Flying cars aren’t just science fiction anymore. Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia Inc. said April 2 that its prototype flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle — dubbed the Transition — has two seats, four wheels and wings that […]
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Bubba ‘Masters’ Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The rarest shot in golf can happen any time Bubba Watson has a golf club in hands. Watson was so deep in the woods late Sunday afternoon that he couldn’t even see where he was going. With his golf ball nestled on a bed of pine needles, he hit a gap wedge that […]
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Red Sox bullpen implodes not once, but twice
DETROIT — Alex Avila’s drive sailed to deep right field, barely clearing both an outfielder and a wall. An exhilarating opening series at Comerica Park was finally over, and the Detroit catcher could look forward to some much-needed rest. Avila’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Tigers a […]
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Van Zant 4-hits Bobcats
LEWISTON — Bowdoin College baseball pitcher Oliver Van Zant says the Polar Bear pitching staff hasn’t felt any more pressure to do well while his team’s bats struggle to put runs on the board. “You know if you throw a good game you’re going to get the win, and the hitters are definitely coming around and […]
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Polar Bears get 8-1 tennis victory
MEDFORD, Mass. — The Bowdoin College men’s tennis team rolled to its third consecutive New England Small College Athletic Conference win by cruising past host Tufts on Saturday, 8-1. The 10th- ranked Polar Bears stand at 6-5 overall this spring and 3-1 in NESCAC play. Bowdoin is scheduled to play its home opener on Tuesday […]
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Boston College wins NCAA hockey title
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Boston College is making winning NCAA hockey titles look easy. Coach Jerry York and star goalie Parker Milner know how hard it really is. “You can’t buy one of these championships,” York said Saturday night after the Eagles beat Ferris State 4-1 for their fifth NCAA championship and third in five […]
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Hanson’s shank part of ‘tough day’ at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Peter Hanson endeared himself to weekend duffers everywhere with his shank off the 12th tee. Didn’t do much for his chances at the Masters, however. The third-round leader opened with two bogeys in his first three holes Sunday, and could never get anything going. He wound up in a four-way tie […]
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Garnett and Rondo carry Celts
BOSTON ( AP) — The Boston Celtics turned consecutive games against teams they’re jockeying with for playoff positioning into a notice for the rest of the Eastern Conference: They have every intention of breaking off a postseason run. Kevin Garnett scored 20 points and Rajon Rondo dished out double- digit assists for his 17th consecutive […]
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Bruins ready to face Caps in Cup defense
The Boston Bruins still have Tim Thomas, and they’ve added something they think might be even more important as they try to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. “ It’s called experience,” coach Claude Julien said of the lessons he learned in the Bruins’ title run last year. “Once you’ve got that experience, it makes you […]