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Lackey Sox weather storm to sweep Twins

BOS@MIN: Middlebrooks slaps a solo homer to right MINNEAPOLIS -- John Lackey allowed one run on one hit over six innings, as the Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Twins with a 5-1 win on Sunday that featured a three-hour rain delay at Target Field. Lackey, who earned his second win and first since April 28, lost his perfect game when Trevor Plouffe led off the fifth inning with a ...
Bruins Top Rangers 5-2 Johnny Boychuk Breaks Game 2 Tie Boston Takes 2-0 Series Lead

The Boston Bruins celebrate a goal against the New York Rangers in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 19, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty ...
J.R. Smith very likely to test free agency and leave Knicks MAY 19

Knicks are out of the NBA Playoffs and the team now has more than a few questions to answer about where the club will be when the season tips off in 2013. One of those question marks surrounds Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith and his plans for the future. He was teetering on the brink but after the Game 6 loss to ...
Can Paul George stop LeBron James MAY 19

06:29 PM ET 05.19 | The series will come down to one thing: can the Pacers take LeBron James out of the series? If the Pacers contain James and neutralize him, then they match up incredibly well against the Heat. Miami has struggled inside all season and the Pacers present a beefy, physical gameplan when it comes to whose bigs can out-rebound the other teams. Amazingly enough, with the Big 3 in ...
Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment

Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned ...

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Commuters warned of traffic mess for up to 1 week

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is warning commuters that a traffic mess awaits them in southwest Connecticut for as long as a week until service is restored to Metro-North following a derailment that injured scores of ...
Revere man sentenced to 10 years in prison for breaking and entering as repeat offender

A Revere man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of breaking and entering while being a habitual offender, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan's office. Patrick Wiswall, 41, was found guilty on Tuesday of breaking and entering in the daytime to commit a felony and larceny under $250, following a five-day trial at the Middle Superior Court, ...
Fisherman rescued from Megansett Harbor in North Falmouth

A fisherman was rescued from Megansett Harbor in North Falmouth Sunday morning after he was found unresponsive in the water, Falmouth Police said in a statement. The man's fishing companion alerted area residents, who pulled him from the water. He was resuscitated and taken to Falmouth Hospital. The man was identified as a 69-year-old Somerville resident, though police have not released ...
Victims to get One Fund Boston money in June

The administrator overseeing efforts to provide financial help to victims of the Boston Marathon bombings says he will keep to the June 30 date for release of donated ...
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Brewery develops new beer dedicated to slain cop

A Massachusetts brewing company is creating a beer in the honour of a hero cop, Sean Collier, who was allegedly gunned down by the Boston Marathon bombers.

According to the Cambridge Brewing Company, 'Collier Stout' -a dry Irish stout- will hit bars by mid June and 1 dollar from every sale will go to Collier's memorial fund, the New York Post reported.

Collier's friend Travis Dixon told the Boston Globe that he thinks that the late cop would be beside himself if he knew a beer was being named after him.

Collier, 26, of Somerville, Mass., was shot dead after he responded to a disturbance near the MIT campus in Cambridge on April 18, just three days after the Boston Marathon bombings.

"The memorial service at MIT was the dream send-off that he would have wanted. Now having a beer named after him - it's so fitting," Tim Croke, who was Collier's roommate said. (ANI)