Athens, Fenway Park, Lance Armstrong
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Two great civilizations - Greece and Red Sox Nation - celebrated magnificent comebacks. And then there was the compelling American cyclist, roaring through France.
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Lance Armstrongâs seven Tour de France titles seemed compelling, while Barry Bondsâs approach to Hank Aaronâs home run record has seemed mostly sour.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The first road cycling race since these Olympics began was on a course circling the 2,500-year-old Parthenon on the Acropolis.
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Take notice Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Gary Sheffield: If you crowd the plate, you are going to hear a symphony of chin music. Or worse, you could get hit with a 90-mile-per-hour fastball in tonight's Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park.
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At all corners of cold and ancient Fenway Park Friday afternoon, there was a bustling of activity as preparations were being made to stage the World Series.
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New geolocation devices worn by cyclists in the Amgen Tour of California let you follow the race in your browser. By Michael Calore.
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Reggie Sanders and the other St. Louis Cardinals outfielders spent a lot of time looking around Fenway Park on Friday. They paid particular attention to the Green Monster in left, the low fence in right and the odd angles in between.
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The Red Sox open a crucial seven-game West Coast road trip with an 8-to-3 victory over the Athletics in Oakland. David Ortiz hit a solo homer and had four RBI&#39;s for Boston.
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at Fenway Park Records: Chicago is 42-51 (fourth in the American League Central, 14 games behind); Boston is 56-38 (first in the AL East).
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Familiar sights dominated the 103-year-old grounds of Harvard Stadium last night. Six former Cannons suited up for the Washington Bayhawks, including all-time Boston assists leader Conor Gill. Bayhawks coach Scott Hiller paced the sideline, as he did with the Cannons from 2002-05.
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Lance Armstrong is training for the New York City Marathon, his first major athletic competition since retiring from pro cycling last year.
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IN THE brasseries of the Etoile quarter of Paris yesterday lunchtime, the talk was of how many more years the locals would have to endure Lance Armstrongâs domination of their cherished Tour de France.
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With his record six victories, Lance Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits his rivals rather than the American.
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Red Sox 11, Athletics 6. Seventeen Boston hits. Fun for all on a nice, hot, late September evening. The magic number is down to 2. It could all be over tonight.
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It doesn&#39;t get any better than this. The Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium, the Giants and Padres battle it out for the NL wildcard, while the Cubs try and keep pace and are leaning on a kid to do so.
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Thanks to David Ortiz&#39;s two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 12th at 1:22 this morning, this baseball season isn&#39;t over just yet at Fenway Park.
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Even the man who built the Red Sox into a World Series champ was amazed by the greeting Daisuke Matsuzaka got at Fenway Park. "Wow," gasped Boston general manager Theo Epstein as he faced a relentless battery of camera flashes, illuminating Fenway's premium club packed with 300 reporters and photographers.