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9 hurt in Gardner apartment fire, 1 seriously

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:38:30 -0500

GARDNER - One person suffered burns and eight were treated for smoke-related injuries after a fire in a Gardner apartment complex that is home to several disabled residents. Fire...

Northeastern University accepts gifts

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:57:21 -0500

For a coach who prides himself on defense, Bill Coen was pleased with what he saw from his Northeastern squad last night. The Huskies smothered Colonial Athletic Association...

Tyrese Rice keys BC triumph

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:53:11 -0500

Reggie Jackson readily admits the lure of what unfolded Sunday is exactly why he chose Boston College. This infinitely talented freshman from Colorado, in his wildest...

Heel of a win, but no 'upset'

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:51:40 -0500

Frank Haith remembers receiving a show of confidence from Al Skinner when the former became coach at Miami before the 2004-05 season. The Hurricanes were leaving the...

Goalie rotation suits Bruins well

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:49:38 -0500

WILMINGTON - Bruins coach Claude Julien counted on the harmonious cooperation of two rivals to keep his team on top of the NHL's Eastern Conference. The goaltending...

Notre Dame stops Georgetown Hoyas

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:48:26 -0500

Luke Harangody had 31 points and 11 rebounds and No. 13 Notre Dame shot 45 percent against No. 9 Georgetown in a 73-67 victory last night in South Bend, Ind., that ended a...

Tim Tebow preps quietly

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:45:36 -0500

MIAMI - Oklahoma cornerback Dominique Franks walked into Dolphin Stadium alongside teammates yesterday, took a seat in the stands and politely declined every interview request. ...

Celtics navigate bumpy road

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:45:04 -0500

Celtics fans need not join any doomsday cults or fill out a change-of-address card for the afterlife. "We have six losses," Paul Pierce said. "I mean,...

In title game, teams try to defend honor

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:43:31 -0500

MIAMI - Enlighten us, Brandon Spikes: Did you really mean to call Big 12 defenses an embarrassment? "I said that. I said it," the Florida linebacker reiterated...

Fix those darn Red Sox

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:43:24 -0500

In just more than five weeks, Red Sox pitchers and catchers will begin reporting to spring training in Fort Myers, but a number of holes remain to be filled before the roster...

Loss of Asante Samuel costly to Patriots

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:40:38 -0500

If you really want to know why your Patriots aren't in the playoffs, the reason was running down the sideline in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon with a football in his...

Spurs put pressure on Heat

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:39:51 -0500

Tim Duncan scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Southwest Division-leading San Antonio Spurs held off the Heat, 91-84, last night in Miami. The Spurs,...

Jeff Jagodzinski running go route

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:39:05 -0500

Something made us think he was different. Maybe it was the smile. It was like something out of a Colgate commercial, almost too bright and white to be real. Jeff Jagodzinski...

DUI charge for Antoine Walker

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:38:12 -0500

Former Celtic Antoine Walker was charged with suspicion of drunk driving in Miami Beach early yesterday morning, further hurting his chances of playing in the NBA again this...

Inger Christensen, 73, Danish writer, poet

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:36:44 -0500

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Inger Christensen's publisher says the Danish writer who built experimental poems, essays and novels around systematized and mathematical structures...

Griffin B. Bell, at 90, Carter's attorney general

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:35:28 -0500

ATLANTA - Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd Southern lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and later became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died yesterday....

Rangers keep Penguins staggering

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:32:53 -0500

Henrik Lundqvist became the fifth NHL goalie to start a career with four 20-win seasons, and the Rangers turned their struggling power play into a plus in a 4-0 victory over...

Ramon J. Christie

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:32:00 -0500

Ramon "Jerry" J. Christie of Millis, a retired quality engineer, died Thursday at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 72. Born in Boston, he lived...

James P. Jacques Sr.

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:31:06 -0500

James P. Jacques Sr. of Worcester, a security guard, died Saturday. He was 80. Born in Worcester, he lived in Worcester most of his life. Mr. Jacques spent 21 years...

Virginia (Vaughan) Cole

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:29:57 -0500

Virginia (Vaughan) Cole of Duxbury, formerly of Hingham, a homemaker, died Dec. 23 at Radius Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. She was 84. Born in Newton, she...

Breaking the ice: Div. 3 (Part II)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:29:09 -0500

Apologies for the long delay in posting the final version of the season previews. While most teams already are a few games into it, there still is almost two months of hockey...

Leave the Travoltas alone

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:11:12 -0500

With so many innuendos woven throughout coverage of John Travolta's son's death, you might think John Travolta killed the teen himself. He and his...

Scouting report: Wild at Bruins

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:07:08 -0500
TONIGHT - 7, TD Banknorth Garden. TV - Versus. Radio - WBZ-AM (1030). THE NUMBERS 440: Saves by B's goalie Manny Fernandez out of 473 shots faced,...

Obama's intel picks wipe slate clean

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:42 -0500
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering...

Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday-Even Though I'm Posting This at 1:04 AM on a Tuesday.

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:04:50 -0500
1. I'm about five days into Project: Tony Gets Sexified, and all I have to say is that so far, I don't hate life. Well that's a lie, because yesterday I had...