Chess: Boston Takes an Early Lead in United States Chess League
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After three weeks of matches, the Boston Blitz, led by grandmasters Larry Christiansen and Eugene Perelshteyn, is the only team to suffer no losses or ties.
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Hockey Little has changed in the Hockey East men's hierarchy since the end of last season. Reigning regular-season champion New Hampshire and second-place finisher Boston College received the same number of points (84) and first-place votes (five) in the Hockey East Coaches' Poll released yesterday to share the top preseason ranking. Boston University (77 points) was third, followed by Maine ...
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Chess is very hard. As the game proceeds through its early and middle stages, the number of possible moves greatly increases.
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On the heels of its 69-58 setback Sunday at Vermont that left the Catamounts alone in first place in America East, Boston University's men's team hits a much shorter road tomorrow night for a meeting of second-place teams at Matthews Arena. The BU and Northeastern women's teams open the doubleheader at 5 p.m., with the men's game scheduled for 8.
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In just 19 days, the Boston Red Sox have cut the New York Yankees' 10 1/2-game AL East lead to 2 1/2 games. "We're just going to take care of what we can take care of," Boston reliever Mike Timlin said after the Red Sox beat Texas 2-0 on Friday night for their 10th straight victory. "We won today. We're going to win tomorrow."
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Defending champion Padraig Harrington  and his Ryder Cup team mates Miguel Angel Jimenez and David  Howell took the early lead in the Hong Kong Open with first  rounds of 65 Thursday.
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The surging Boston Red Sox have seized control of the AL wild-card race &#151; with an eye on winning their division. Derek Lowe (13-10) pitched effectively into the eighth inning and Boston completed a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with a 4-3 victory Thursday night &#151; the Red Sox's season-high ninth straight win.
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BOSTON (Ticker) - The only poll people care about in Boston tonight is the Pesky Pole. Mark Bellhorn&#39;s two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Red Sox to a wild 11-9 triumph over the St.
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The surging Boston Red Sox have seized control of the AL wild-card race - with an eye on winning their division. Derek Lowe (13-10) pitched effectively into the eighth inning and Boston completed a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with a 4-3 victory Thursday night - the Red Sox's season-high ninth straight win...
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The Rest of the World team took a 3Â½-2Â½ lead over the United States on Friday after the first round of the UBS Cup. The Americans have never lost this Ryder Cup-style match play tournament featuring players aged 40-and-over.
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Boston&#39;s victory over St. Louis in Game 1 of the World Series last night attracted the best television ratings for the opener of Major League Baseball&#39;s championship round since 1999.
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When, where: 7:30 p.m., at Bell Centre, Montreal. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Montreal is 16-8-2-3 (second in Northeast Division with 37 points); Boston is 14-11-0-2 (fifth in Northeast Division with 30 points). Goals: Sheldon Souray 11, Saku Koivu 10, Christopher Higgins and Michael Ryder, 8. Assists: Koivu 18, Andrei Markov 16, Souray and Alex Kovalev, 13. Goaltending: Cristobal ...
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When, where: Tonight, 7, at Philips Arena, Atlanta. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1080). Records: Boston is 18-15-2-2 (third in the Northeast Division with 40 points); Atlanta is 18-19-0-1 (third in the Southeast Division with 37 points). Goals: Ilya Kovalchuk 31, Marian Hossa 13, Vyacheslav Kozlov 10. Assists: Hossa 22, Tobias Enstrom 19, Kovalchuk 19. Goaltending: Johan Hedberg (9-8-1, 3.16 GAA), ...
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The Red Sox take control of the American League wild-card race with a 4-3 win over the Angels. It was Boston&#39;s ninth straight win -- a season high.
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The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Thursday to take a two-game lead in the best-of-seven World Series and move a step closer to their second Fall Classic crown in four seasons.
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Fireballing American Andy Roddick improved his service serve mark blasting a record 155 mph serve in a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, win over Vladimir Voltchkov Friday earning the United States a 1-0 early lead lead over Belarus in the Davis Cup semifinals World Group.
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Boston's 11-9 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night got the highest TV rating for the first game of the World Series since 1999.