2012
Nadal pulls out of U.S. Open
NEW YORK Rafael Nadal withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, sidelined by the knee tendinitis that has kept him out of action since his stunning loss at Wimbledon in late June. The third-ranked Spaniard reached the final at Flushing Meadows each of the past two years, winning the title in 2010 to complete a […]
USA Football launches youth safety program
NEW YORK In a conference room down the hall from his office, Roger Goodell played the role of running back while a youth coach demonstrated the safest way to tackle. The NFL commissioner was impressed. “I like your technique initiative,” Goodell told three player safety coaches trained by USA Football, the national governing body for […]
For Brady, practice shouldn’t be perfect
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Preseason or practice, regular season or postseason, mistakes are inevitable. No one, not even Tom Brady, is immune. When he looked into triple coverage Tuesday in practice and decided to test the waters anyway, he paid for it. Patrick Chung hawked down his throw. It was a win for the defense, particularly a […]
Henry says no players asked for new skipper
BOSTON (AP) — None of the Boston Red Sox players in a series of meetings with the team’s top brass called for manager Bobby Valentine to be replaced, owner John Henry said Wednesday. Henry issued a statement one day after Yahoo! Sports reported that several players met with him and team president Larry Lucchino in […]
CALENDAR
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: Wouldn’t it make sense if grade school teachers set aside time, weekly or monthly, to go over some very generic information that kids need to learn? I’m talking about things like how important it is to have pets neutered and why, how to manage money, and show them what the average dad earns […]
