ANAHEIM, Calif. — Dustin Pedroia came through with another big homer against Huston Street. He almost didn’t have the chance. Pedroia hit a go-ahead, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Xander Bogaerts followed with a solo shot to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 Sunday. Street […]
August 2016
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Rookies Jones, Grugier-Hill turning heads at Patriots camp
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Despite not having a first-round draft choice as a penalty in the Tom Brady “Deflategate” case, the New England Patriots have a group of rookies already opening eyes at training camp. It starts with cornerback Cyrus Jones. “I’m not one to grade people, I’m not coach (Bill Belichick). But I can […]
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Carmelo to continue record Olympic career in Rio
HOUSTON (AP) — Carmelo Anthony was the first player Jerry Colangelo talked to about joining a new U.S. national basketball team program. Now, he’s the last one standing . An Olympic career that started miserably is still going 12 years later, so long that some of Anthony’s teammates were middle schoolers when it began. He […]
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Teacher wants to follow passion for dance
DEAR HARRIETTE: For the past 12 years, I’ve taught kindergartners through third-graders. I love kids, but as the years pass, I don’t feel like this is my calling. I feel like I fell out of love with teaching. I still believe in the kids who I teach, but I can’t see myself spending the next […]
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Straight thinking while on defense
Dame Edith Sitwell, an English poet who died in 1964, said, “I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty. … But I am too busy thinking about myself.” Some bridge players are too busy thinking about their hand and do not consider partner’s plays and problems. In this deal, how can the defenders […]
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‘Pokemon Go’ creators working to be ‘respectful’ of reality
LOS ANGELES — The creators of “Pokemon Go” say they’re working to remove real-world locations that don’t want to be included in the mobile gaming sensation. The Pokemon Company’s consumer marketing director J.C. Smith said in an interview this week that they’re updating the augmented reality game so it remains fun for players but respects […]
