Hillmanâs Team Tops Valentineâs
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The Nippon Ham Fighters, managed by Trey Hillman, are going back to the Japan Series. The former Montreal Expos player Fernando Seguignol hit a three-run homer to help the Fighters to a 6-2 victory against the Chiba Lotte Marines, managed by Bobby Valentine, to win the Pacific League championship series, three games to two. Hillman, formerly a successful manager in the Yankeesâ minor league system, has been mentioned as a successor to Joe Torre.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida  - Jennifer Rosales matched the best solo leader Annika Sorenstam could do yesterday to stay within sight of the title halfway through the $1 million ADT Championship.
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The Andover girls ' soccer team is starting its tournament run early this year. With most of its Merrimack Valley Conference schedule completed, coach Dick Loschi's 14-1 squad viewed yesterday's matchup against Notre Dame of Hingham as step one in the pursuit of a state title. A scoreless deadlock persisted for most of the game, but when junior Emily Pallotta ...
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Raymond Hines scores a touchdown with 28 seconds left as the Dukes move into the I-AA semifinals for the first time with a 14-13 win over Furman.
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The Lynnfield girls' soccer team has momentum on its side. Riding a 41-game undefeated streak that stretches over two seasons and already includes one state championship, the Pioneers inched another step closer to defending their title with a 1-0 victory over Archbishop Williams in the Division 3 EMass final last night at BU's Nickerson Field.
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DHAKA, October 21: Brendon McCullum hit his highest Test score to help New Zealand to a 225-run lead over Bangladesh on the third day of the first Test on Thursday.
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UNI Southampton Sept 17: Rain interrupted a gripping contest between England and Sri Lanka in the Group D league match at the ICC Champions Trophy at the Rose Bowl here today.
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PULLMAN -â Last week, in studying USC game film, Cougar coaches thought they found a chink in the national championsâ armor. And not just any chink -â one with the potential, right from the get go, to
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Acton-Boxboro's state-record 52-game win streak ended with a loss to Bridgewater-Raynham last season. Yesterday, 367 days later, the teams met again and A-B didn't walk off the field disappointed. Akeem Mercury capped two impressive drives with fourth-quarter touchdown runs as the Colonials rolled to a 25-7 victory in Bridgewater.
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Richard Hill scores a try on his return from a 16-month injury absence.
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JP Batista was nearly perfect, and Gonzaga remained undefeated against third-ranked teams this season. With leading scorer Ronny Turiaf hampered by an ankle injury and foul trouble, Batista came off the bench
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[Sports India, Cricket]: Bangalore, Oct 10 : India&#39;s tail-enders Sunday defied the Australian attack for a fairly prolonged period but could not prevent the visitors from winning the first Test by 217 runs on the fifth and final day at M. Chinnaswamy
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Shawn Hill's encouraging performance Wednesday is a rare treat for the Nationals, whose starters have struggled this spring.
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Medfield overwhelmed Turners Falls after finding its bearings in the MIAA Division 3 state girls' volleyball semifinals last night, overcoming a tight start to roll to a 3-0 victory at Ware.
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CHARLTON goalkeeper Dean Kiely produced a fine performance at The Valley last night - his stunning save from Southampton&#39;s Rory Delap&#39;s second-half screamer was right out of the top drawer - while some swift reactions also bailed the Addicks out of
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Both former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt (d. (5)Chela 6-1 in the third) and two-time Long Island defending champion Paradorn &quot;The Thai Fighter&quot; Srichaphan (d.
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Kyle Ford, Woburn -- In a 2-0 win over Winchester, Ford scored both goals on headers as the Tanners stayed close behind Lexington in the Middlesex League race.