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  • Red Sox top Indians behind Lackeys pitching

    John Lackey allowed two hits in seven innings, Mike Carp hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on a rainy Friday ...

  • Official 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

    Forty years have passed since Eastern Flight 401 slammed down in the Florida Everglades, yet no memorial has been raised to remember the 101 people who perished that ...

  • Red Sox 8 Indians 1

    E_Saltalamacchia (4). DP_Cleveland 1, Boston 1. LOB_Cleveland 5, Boston 3. 2B_Brantley (7), Saltalamacchia (11). HR_Carp (3). SB_Kipnis (10), Mar.Reynolds (2), Brantley (3), Ellsbury (14). IP H R ER BB SO Masterson L,7-3 6 6 5 5 5 R.Hill -3 Albers -3 Pestano Lackey W,3-4 7 8 Uehara ...

  • Small plane out of Massachusetts crashes in N.Y.

    A small passenger plane that took off from Hanscom Air Force Base crashed in New York tonight.The Piper PA 34 aircraft with three people on board crashed in Garoga, N.Y., near Highway 29 at about 5:10 p.m., said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.The identities and conditions of the people on the plane were not immediately known.Bergen said the plane had been headed to ...

  • Gov. promises to make neighbor land deal right

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Gov. Peter Shumlin is defending a property deal he made with a neighbor whose family now says the man is mentally unfit to make the sale ...


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Movie Review

Withnail and I [DVD]

Withnail and I [DVD]

Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I is a doped-out comedy spun from autobiographical threads about two unemployed actors trying to make the best of times in London in late 1969. It features a bizarre cast of characters, has no real plot, and is shot in the rather dull, straightforward style of a first-time director trying to find his feet. Yet, it is a wonderfully written bit, more literary th ... ...

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  • Small plane from Hanscom Field crashes in New York

    A small plane that departed from Hanscom Field in Bedford with three people on board has crashed in New York, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Piper PA 34 aircraft was 60 miles from its Rome, N.Y., destination when it went down near Garoga, N.Y., at 5:10 p.m., said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. The conditions of the passengers were not immediately available. The ...

  • Dealing with sore hamstring Victorino placed on DL

    Email BOSTON -- The Red Sox couldn't afford to play the waiting game with Shane Victorino this time around. Victorino's sore left hamstring and ailing back forced him to the 15-day disabled list on Friday, retroactive to Tuesday. "Our goal was to be back the next couple days, but situations come up," said Victorino, who expects to miss the minimum amount of time. With Will ...

  • Concussion symptoms gone Ross activated

    Email BOSTON -- The Red Sox activated David Ross from the seven-day concussion disabled list Friday after doctors cleared him to resume playing. The catcher, who has been on the disabled list since May 12, completed a one-game rehab assignment at Double-A Portland on Thursday, going 1-for-3 with an RBI double. In order to make room for Ross on the roster, Boston sent catcher Ryan Lavarnway to ...

  • Bulger judge allows juror background checks

    BOSTON (AP) -- The judge presiding over the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is allowing prosecutors to conduct criminal background on potential ...

  • No change of heart on Maine hospital debt

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic lawmakers had no change of heart Friday on a bill to repay a $484 million debt to Maine hospitals and expand ...

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