Boston Latin relies on Elvin magic
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Siobhan Elvin kept her team in the game. Anne Marie Elvin won it. Anne Marie Elvin scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway with 36.9 seconds left, and her sister Siobhan stopped 40 shots as No. 5 Boston Latin beat No. 9 Acton-Boxboro, 3-1, in a Dual County League game last night at Valley Sports Rink in Concord.
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His name still isn't on his locker -- the only member of the Red Sox to hold that distinction -- but Jacoby Ellsbury continued making a strong case to be a mainstay in the clubhouse as he picked up his first major league extra-base hit and RBI yesterday.
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NORTON -- We're all drawn to greatness. When David Ortiz steps into the batter's box at Fenway Park, we lay claim to him because he plays for our team, in our city, and that means we are qualified to take ownership of a small piece of his greatness when he hits one over the Wall. Same thing with Ted Williams, ...
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When you&#39;re from Boston, you get used to knowing everything about everything, especially sports. It&#39;s as simple as that. When the hometown is
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Double-overtime games can be exhausting for running backs. But not for Boston Latin senior Garo Yessayan. He had plenty left in the tank last night, scoring on a 4-yard run and a 2-point conversion rush to push Boston Latin (1-2) to a 36-34 victory over Catholic Memorial (0-2) in a nonleague football game.
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In the refreshing worlds of the rookies Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury, the Red Sox are a team with a winning pedigree, not some cursed franchise.
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Before last night's game, Red Sox manager Terry Francona could not have been more pointed in refuting any suggestion the Sox are thinking of keeping rookie Jacoby Ellsbury as an extra outfielder. In case anyone didn't catch his drift, Francona announced after last night's 15-4 victory that Ellsbury had been returned to Triple A Pawtucket. The Sox did not announce ...
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CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Claimed RHP Bobby Jenks off waivers from Anaheim. Designated RHP Eduardo Villacis for assignment. Agreed to terms with OF Timo Perez on a one-year contract.
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Freshman Justina Langone has been a two-sport varsity star for Latin Academy this winter. She's a swimmer and she is a goaltender on the hockey team. The problem, according to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association rulebook, is she's doing both sports at once.
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Mike Lowell started off the Red Sox with a grand slam and finished off the Orioles with an outstanding defensive play.
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Several things transpired last night on Malcolm X Boulevard. First, No. 1 Madison Park remained undefeated with a 75-70 win over visiting No. 4 East Boston (the Cardinals clinching the Boston City title for the first time since the 1989-90 season). Second, Madison Park played its best game of the season, according to coach Dennis Wilson.
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Manny Ramirez returned to the Boston Red Sox lineup after a 24-game absence and helped cut their magic number to four to clinch the AL East title.
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BALTIMORE - Rookie Jacoby Ellsbury's single in the fourth inning gave him at least one hit in each of the nine games he has played since his Sept. 1 recall. Just before his callup, Ellsbury had a 25-game hitting streak snapped in Pawtucket, a club record, when he went 0 for 4 Aug. 31. But between Pawtucket and Boston, he ...
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If Dave Mellor, keeper of the greensward at Fenway Park, could have found a way that would not have torn up his precious turf, it would have been fitting for the 36,533 fans present last night to emulate the pregame ritual observed by the bullpens of the Red Sox and Yankees.
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TOKYO -- A great story line in Boston has now become a global phenomenon. There are no limits, apparently, to the legend of David Ortiz, half-Dominican, half-Godzilla, one monster Big Papi.
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Big man Esteban Batista and swingman Dahntay Jones played well enough over the past few days to earn themselves an all-expenses-paid (working) vacation to Rome and London. There, and back in the United States next month, they will have the chance to make the 2007-08 Celtics.
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For stretches of the girls' basketball city semifinal playoff between Charlestown and perennial champion Burke, it was a battle of opposite styles. The Townies possess a dominating frontline, and the Bulldogs rely on the speed and skill of their guard play, notably senior Laniece Langford.