Beat goes on for Manuel, Thome
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com. Thome has known Charlie Manuel for his entire professional baseball life, which started shortly after he became a 13th-round draft pick by the Cleveland Indians in 1989.
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With the game on the line, all Big Papi could manage was a soft popup. Jim Thome came through, though, reaching 500 homers in style.
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The Bourne football team has compiled five shutouts and played to a 10-1 record this season behind the mantra: &quot;Respect everybody, fear nobody.&quot; That formula becomes harder to live by tomorrow when the Canalmen take on Eastern Athletic Conference champion Bishop Feehan in the Division 2A playoffs at 4 p.m. at Greater New Bedford Vocational High School.
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Hunter Mahan watched Jay Williamson hit two great approach shots from the 18th fairway yesterday. Mahan stepped up both times and hit his better.
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Revolution coach Steve Nicol is shifting into an improvisational gear as the team prepares for preseason matches in Mexico this week. Forward Pat Noonan (groin) and defender Michael Parkhurst (separated shoulder) are returning to Boston for treatment and will be replaced in the lineup by first-year professional Adam Cristman and James Riley.
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It seemed like a difficult assignment. Felix Trinidad returned to the ring last night after more than two years of inactivity to fight Ricardo Mayorga, a sturdy former champion who is capable of scoring a knockout with either hand.
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COLOGNE - Padraig Harrington led the way in the German Masters first round yesterday, as Europe&#39;s Ryder Cup players warmed up for next week&#39;s match against the United States.
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With a few more starts, Pedro MartÃ­nez could tinker with his control and recapture his sharpness. Unfortunately for the Mets, he is out of time.
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All this week, Matt Connolly and Darius Pocha will be running their business on the move. They have been challenged to work as normally as possible using only mobile communications.
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Ronald 'Winky' Wright outpointed Ghanaian veteran Ike Quartey over 12 rounds on Saturday to move a step closer to a possible rematch with undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - According to a published report, the Philadelphia Phillies have named Charlie Manuel as their 50th manager on Wednesday night.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Last night, according to Tim Thomas, at least the effort was there.
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The Mets' approach to this off-season could be determined by the connection between a Dominican-born general manager to a pair of Dominican-born players he helped sign.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies  introduced Charlie Manuel as their 51st manager on Thursday  afternoon. The 60-year-old Manuel was one of eight candidates  interviewed for the job.
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Tennessee lost the second member of its heralded freshman quarterback duo and Notre Dame capitalized with an interception return for a touchdown, then held on to win 17-13 Saturday over the No. 9 Volunteers. Eleventh-ranked Miami was also upset, beaten by Clemson 24-17 on Reggie Merriweather's 2-yard touchdown run in overtime. Both ranked teams lost at home.
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SEATTLE -- It was a Manny Moment. Chests bumping, hearts thumping, the full-of-confidence Red Sox were ready to beat Seattle yet again yesterday. It was the top of the first inning and Johnny Damon was on third and Manny Ramirez on second with only one out when Jason Varitek smoked a liner to fairly deep right field. The Sox were ...
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In the wake of the Patriots' shutout loss in Miami last week, quarterback Tom Brady promised his team had plenty of fight left. Then later in the week, Brady showed his scrappy side by verbally challenging some of his teammates to get with the program.