Cutting-edge, from ballyard to backyard
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David Mellor paces in the left-field grandstand at Fenway Park, anxiously watching the field and answering a flurry of phone calls as storm clouds gather overhead. As Fenway's director of grounds, he will decide exactly when his crew will roll out the tarp that protects the infield from rain.
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By Jordan Robertson< Associated Press
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Peanuts, hot dogs and wireless instant replays. It's the future of baseball.
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Straight-shooting ball is one of a slew of nanotechnology products aimed at the sports market.
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By Elliott Minor Associated Press  ALBANY, Ga. -- A technology that professional chefs have used for years to grill juicy sirloins at pricey steakhouses is now available to backyard grillers.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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By ELLIOTT MINOR ALBANY, Ga. - For a quarter century, chefs at pricey steakhouses have been searing meat on burners that cook with infrared energy. Now the high-temperature technology may be coming to a backyard barbecue near you.
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One morning last week, Damon DeHart gazed out a window of his Bedford home at his backyard. "Gee, the leaves are piling up nicely now," he said.
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Get in the game with a visit to these intimate ballparks.
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By Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 16----
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When he signed with the Chicago Cubs in the offseason, hometown guy Cliff Floyd envisioned joining a high-powered offense on the North Side. The last two games at Wrigley Field were what Floyd had in mind.
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There's one way to sift through all it has to offer.
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By John Weiss, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Jun.
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Teenagers, persuade your parents to buy this lawnmower and you can get your weekend afternoons back. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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By Richard Dymond, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 9--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- The Sarasota Polo Club's Bermuda grass is so soft people sometimes just flip off their shoes and socks to feel it on their bare feet.
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By Andre Briscoe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 24--Gardening may soon be on the rise in Pacific Grove, if a new environmental group has its way.
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NEW YORK  - If the job of raking the leaves  falls to you, experts advise approaching it like a sport: warm  up, cool down and watch your form.