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the week in review the week ahead 

Carmelo Anthony

The Nuggets forward has been lighting up the scoreboard this season. For his sake, let's hope that's all he's been...

Bill Conlin: Phillies face music with noteworthy effort in Game 5 

CLIFF LEE had just given up a first-inning run. That's like Tim McGraw starting off "I like It, I Love It" with a belch. It's like a Charlie Manuel...

Rangers beat Bruins on Lundqvist's shutout 

NEW YORK -- Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots for his 150th NHL victory and 21st career shutout, and Marian Gaborik returned from injury and scored...

Even best umpire should be allowed a few mistakes 

Mike Lopresti's column criticizing the best umpire in baseball, Tim McClelland, in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series was just a...

Great performers on and off the field 

Five watch By definition, athletes are entertainers. Current example: Fox analyst Tim McCarver's CD Tim McCarver Sings from the Great American...

David turns Goliath again; Ortiz walk-off homer wins it 

Byline: Bill Ballou

BOSTON - Progress is a great thing in general, but there are times when turning back the clock is just what the...

baseball report 

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

David Ortiz curled his second homer of the game around the Pesky Pole to break a ninth-inning tie Wednesday...

Yanked around; New York pounds Sox early, often 

Byline: Bill Ballou

BOSTON - The difference between a home run and a popup, it is said, is about a quarter-inch on the barrel of a...

Yankees turn tables on Red Sox 

The Boston Red Sox racked up the American League's best record in the first half, while the New York Yankees tried to overcome injuries, pitching...

American League has been dominant past 12 years 

ST. LOUIS -- A lot sure has changed since baseball's All-Stars last pulled into the Gateway City. Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron and...