Relief at last as Gossage gets Hall call
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Goose Gossage takes a long, hot shower after snow-blowing the driveway on this Tuesday morning. He brings in his old husky's big water bowl because it's still freezing outside, where five inches of fresh-fallen flakes blanket his beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was a relieved man after his team ended lingering doubts about their Champions League progression with a thumping 5-1 win over Rosenborg Trondheim on Tuesday.
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The ovation was loud and long, the crowd sending a message to Mark Buehrle as he walked off the mound. Whether the fans were thanking him or telling him it's about time can be debated. This can't: Buehrle had his best game in months, and the Chicago White Sox got a much-needed victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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Bud Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, had surgery yesterday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical.
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Goliath and his like have had a bad press over the years. But the Champions Trophy is doing all it can to leave us feeling sorry for the big fella and looking forward to the day when David slings his hook.
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Rich Gossage was elected in his ninth year on the ballot while Jim Rice, Andre Dawson and Mark McGwire, a slugger who has been suspected of using steroids, fell short.
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Redemption was sweet yesterday for the Archbishop Williams boys' basketball team in its 65-62 win over host Bishop Fenwick.
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With a playoff berth and a share of the Cape Ann Large title secured, the No. 9 Masconomet boys' soccer team had an opportunity to rest a few players in its final regular-season game. As a testament to the program's depth, those who played for the Chieftains yesterday excelled in a 4-0 victory over Waltham.
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Kansas City Royals: Left-hander Jimmy Gobble was scratched from his start against the White Sox after an MRI revealed a problem in his lower back.
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Tom Glavine was just happy to get back on the mound. Glavine pitched for the first time in a few weeks after being sidelined by a blood clot in his pitching shoulder. He didn't get the win as New York beat Houston 8-7 Friday night, but he was pleased with the outing.
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With Barry Bonds resting for much of the night, Barry Zito finally did his part.
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The boos rained down on Rich "Goose" Gossage when he was introduced to the fans at Yankee Stadium on his home debut for the team he cheered on as a kid.
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&quot;Yes!!!&quot; The giant, single-word headline in The Boston Globe yesterday, above a picture of a heap of joyous baseball players, summed up the exultation and relief of a city
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At last, good news about the stun-gun maker.
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Goose Gossage becomes only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball's highest honor on his ninth try on the ballot.
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Eric Barton really did breathe a sigh of relief, thanks to his teammates.
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All Derek Lowe could do last night was wait and hope. When the baseball gods finally smiled on the Red Sox one more time, extending the season another