The Sox won't need Ramon Martinez in the outfield today - he has a much bigger role in Game 3. (Globe Staff Photo / Mark Wilson)
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Home run time
Ailing Sox fighting to play another day
(By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
After an afternoon dominated by medical updates on pitcher Pedro Martinez (better) and shortstop Nomar Garciaparra (ouch), New England won't need a doctor to detect whether the Red Sox season still has a pulse come tonight.
Brothers in arms, Ramon has to shoulder load
(By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
-Extensive Red Sox coverage
Burned Up
Practice puts Bruins in the line of coach's fire
(By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
WILMINGTON - Any spectators walking into the Bruins' workout at the Ristuccia Center yesterday were best advised to tiptoe or duck. The Bruins are off to their worst start since 1965-66, only the seventh time they have begun the season 0-3.
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Jordan, Atlanta win in 12
(By Paul Newberry, Associated Press)
HOUSTON - The missed chances. The brilliant defensive play. The managerial blunder. The starters coming on in relief. The aching hitter finally ending 4 hours 19 minutes of extraordinary drama.
Patriots try to avoid a run-on sentence
(By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
FOXBOROUGH - They heard it all week - the Patriots are the most unimpressive undefeated team in the NFL.
They're in the ballpark
Mayor 'encouraged' by meetings with Sox
(By Will McDonough, Globe Columnist)
The news may be bad on the field, but off it, the Red Sox might be on their way to a major victory.
Ali is a knockout in debut
(By Ron Borges, Globe Staff)
VERONA, N.Y. - The real fighting Ali entered the ballroom at the Turning Stone Casino last night surrounded by television minicams and a crowd chanting his name.
Burba staying on steady course
(By Shira Springer, Globe Staff)
According to Cleveland pitcher Dave Burba, his job is pretty predictable. And the righthander likes to keep it that way.
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Food for thought from column A or B
(By Michael Holley, Globe Staff)
The rules have been broken today. I was supposed to have given you a single Red Sox column with a single Sox theme. Usually, I have no complaints with that. This morning is different. So different that I am expecting a scorching e-mail from the boss to pop up in my online box (''Welcome ... You've got hell'').
Rongen the right choice for D.C. United
(By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
HERNDON, Va. - Thomas Rongen has landed on his feet. Rongen, who resigned as Revolution coach with six games remaining last year, has taken D.C. United to the best record in the MLS this year in what at United Park is known as ''the second-most important coaching position in the US.''
SPORTS LOG
Kramer gets staring nod for Chargers
(By Globe Staff)
SPORTS LOG
Agassi, Kafelnikov upset in Switzerland
(By Globe Staff)
Miscellany Agassi, Kafelnikov
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Mercker hopes he'll get a chance to take ball
(By Gordon Edes and Jim Greenidge, Globe Staff)
If there is a tomorrow, lefthander Kent Mercker is the pitcher to whom the Red Sox will turn in Game 4 of their American League Division Series with the Cleveland Indians.
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A 1-2 punch by the Indians
(By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
They knew it before, but they know it even better now. They know it in 0-2 reality. On the verge of being swept out of the American League Division Series, the Red Sox return for Game 3 at Fenway today knowing all too well the depth, talent, and persistent determination of the Cleveland Indians.
Daubach looks for right stuff
Rookie seeks to regain magic
(By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
Brian Daubach has no idea whether he'll be the Red Sox' designated hitter this afternoon, or if he'll even play again this season.
Rangers need lift from Loaiza, for starters
(By Larry Whiteside, Globe Staff)
ARLINGTON, Texas - What the Texas Rangers need is to hit the trifecta. But for now they'll settle for a single victory over the Yankees in their American League Division Series.
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Clemens: man on a mission
(By Larry Whiteside, Globe Staff)
ARLINGTON, Texas - The last thing you expected to see yesterday in the interview room at The Ballpark was Roger Clemens wearing a shirt and tie. But even cowboys can strut their stuff on demand. And this is one of those times.
ROUNDUP
New rule is costly for Sabres
(By Associated Press)
Alexei Tezikov scored the winner with a goal similar to the controversial play that decided last season's Stanley Cup championship, giving Washington a 3-2 victory over Buffalo last night.
BRUINS NOTEBOOK
Allison improving
Center will play against Flyers
(By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
WILMINGTON - Most of the news surrounding the Bruins has been bad. However, there was a glimmer of hope for Jason Allison. Allison was trying lefthanded faceoffs in practice yesterday and said he feels better than he has in a while.
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Thumb keeps Piazza out
(By Shira Springer, Globe Staff)
NEW YORK - When the Mets took the field for batting practice prior to Game 3 last night, No. 31 appeared in the catcher's slot. By the time batting practice concluded, a new lineup had been posted on the home side. The switch meant Todd Pratt would play instead of superstar Mike Piazza.
Mets battle to victory
Six-run sixth keeps team on wild ride
(By Shira Springer, Globe Staff)
NEW YORK - From batting practice through the fifth inning, the Mets' team motto seemed to be, ''Why make anything easy when it can be absurdly difficult?''
Boxing's battle of the sexes
MacGregor to trade punches with a man
(By Mark Kram Knight-Ridder)
Tonight at Mercer Arena in Seattle, Margaret MacGregor will carve out a small and altogether odd place in boxing history by becoming the first woman ever to step into the ring against a man. Her opponent is Loi Chow, a 5-2, 125-pound power-lifter and occasional jockey who is built along the lines of a steroid-enhanced Chihuahua. Chow is just 0-2 in his undistinguished boxing career, but he figures he should have no problem stopping MacGregor early in their scheduled four-round go.
For NBA defenses, what was fair is now foul
(By Joe Burris, Globe Staff)
WALTHAM - While NBA players spend the offseason away from their sport, league officials dabble with the rulebook, aiming to make games more entertaining. To hear Celtics coach Rick Pitino and his players tell it, officials have come up with a rule that will, at the least, dramatically affect the speed and strategy involved in games this season.
Minutemen need early spark
(By Joe Burris, Globe Staff)
As University of Massachusetts coach Mark Whipple conjures up solutions for what ails the defending 1-AA national champions, surely one area he's probing could be titled, ''Points in the first quarter.''
NEW ENGLANDS TOP 100
No. 84 Fred Lynn: Lynn shone in golden season
(By Steve Richards, Globe Staff)
He was like a musician who brought the house down with his first number, or a golfer who stepped to the first tee and nailed a hole-in-one. After a rookie season of unprecedented accomplishments, Fred Lynn had a tough act to follow.
GOLF ROUNDUP
Italy's unknowns leave US reeling
(By Associated Press)
Three of America's Ryder Cup heroes - Payne Stewart, Mark O'Meara, and Tom Lehman - were upset by Italy, 3-0, yesterday at St. Andrew's, Scotland, virtually knocking the United States out of the Dunhill Cup.
Eagles on the verge
Only Owls can prevent 5-0 start
(By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
PHILADELPHIA - OK, so the October jinx is over, right? Boston College took care of that by snapping an 0-for-8 October skein with a flawed effort in last week's 33-22 victory over Division 1-AA Northeastern at Alumni Stadium.
Tiliakos strikes again for Trojans
(By Andy Nesbitt, Globe Correspondent)
When the Bridgewater-Raynham boys' soccer team started the season 0-2-1, coach George Pacheco was worried about his team's chances of qualifying for the state tournament. Now, thanks to a scoring spree by senior striker Orestis Tiliakos, the Trojans are sitting comfortably atop the Old Colony.
APPRECIATION
A loss for school sports
(By Bob Holmes, Globe Staff)
Hundreds of people will gather in Hamilton this morning to say a final goodbye to a man who, for 68 years, was so easy to approach, so easy to say hello to.
CITY FOOTBALL
East Boston cruises on second-half surge
(By Sherlon Christie, Globe Correspondent)
When Boston English's Omar Brown hit Aljamel Jenkins with a 34-yard touchdown pass just before halftime yesterday, it cut the East Boston lead to two points.
WAKEFIELD 21 WINCHESTER 13
Wakefield takes the win out of Winchester
(By Jim McKenzie, Globe Correspondent)
WAKEFIELD - A team that for years has featured a tenacious defense appears now to have an offense to match, and as a result, Wakefield appears ready to again challenge for the Middlesex League championship.
Brockton runs by Fitchburg
New Bedford edges Central
(By John McGuirk, Globe Correspondent)
Brockton may want to consider playing all of its games on the road. Home may be where the heart is, but in the Boxers' case, the road is where Brockton is finding success.
BELMONT HILL 14 LAWRENCE ACADEMY 13
Cleary converts a win for Belmont Hill
(By Adam Kurkjian, Globe Correspondent)
GROTON - Lawrence Academy's scrappy defense was able to neutralize Belmont Hill's size advantage in yesterday's meeting of defending Independent School League co-champions. But Belmont received clutch performances from Kurt Bennett, Andrew Cleary, and John Clifford to escape with a 14-13 win and a 3-0 record.
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
La Russa will stay in St. Louis
(By Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa yesterday signed a two-year contract extension through the 2001 season.
More Than Ready, Yagli set to race
(By Ed Schuyler Jr., Associated Press)
NEW YORK - More Than Ready, a rookie, and Yagli, a veteran, will try to bounce back from defeat in two Grade I stakes today at Belmont Park and re-establish their standing as major players in the Breeders' Cup races.
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