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Robbie Russell retires, looks forward to post-soccer career

Friday, May 17, 2013

Robbie Russell’s luggage is about to get some much needed rest. The Amherst Regional alumnus announced his retirement from soccer after a 13-year professional career earlier this week. But while his travel is slowing down, Russell is not. The 33-year-old is shifting his considerable energy to career No. 2 — medicine. Russell, who was born in Ghana but grew up … 0

Red Sox beat Twins in 10 innings

Saturday, May 18, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS — Jonny Gomes hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to another comeback victory, 3-2 over the … 0

Frontier Regional girls capture Division 2 track & field championship

Saturday, May 18, 2013

BUCKLAND — The Frontier Regional girls track & field team may have had a 107-meet winning streak snapped this season, but on Friday night the … 0

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Denise White, of Duxbury, Mass., center, pauses to read notes written on running shoes at the site of a memorial near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, on the one month anniversary of the bombing, in Boston, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Marathon invites stopped runners back

Friday, May 17, 2013

BOSTON — Boston Marathon runners who were stopped on the course when bombs went off at the finish line will have a chance to come back and run again next year, race organizers said on Thursday. One month … 0

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham fixes his tie during a news conference in Los Angeles. Beckham says he is retiring from soccer at the end of the season. The 38-year-old Beckham recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He has become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

David Beckham retiring at season’s end

Friday, May 17, 2013

LONDON — End it like Beckham. David Beckham, whose curling free kicks, rugged good looks and celebrity marriage made him one of the most famous athletes in the world, is retiring from soccer. Whether striding on the grass, … 0

FILE - In this July 13, 2007, file photo, England soccer player David Beckham holds up his new jersey as he is introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team in Carson, Calif. The 38-year-old midfielder, who recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain, said Thursday, May 16, 2013, he will retire after the season. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

David Beckham brought credibility, visibility to Major League Soccer

Friday, May 17, 2013

Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it’s likely to include a reference to “Beckham’s team,” … 0

Derby winner Orb stays on track for the Preakness

Friday, May 17, 2013

BALTIMORE — Kentucky Derby winner Orb remains on track for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, when a win would set the stage for a Triple Crown try three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes. While a media frenzy is building around the Pimlico stakes barn where Orb is … 0

Kentucky Derby winner Orb looks on as he is cooled down after a workout at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The Preakness Stakes horse race is scheduled to take place May 18. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Orb has gone from ordinary to extraordinary

Friday, May 17, 2013

BALTIMORE — Growing up, Kentucky Derby winner Orb was just another horse who fit in with the crowd. Never caused problems. Never raised a ruckus. Never got sick or hurt while frolicking in the fields of Claiborne Farm … 0

Keegan Bradley acknowledges applause from the gallery after sinking a putt for birdie on the second green during the first round of the Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Irving, Texas. Bradley set the TPC Four Seasons course record with a 10-under par 60 in the opening round. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Keegan Bradley shoots course-record 60 at Byron Nelson Championship

Friday, May 17, 2013

IRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship. Until his 136-yard wedge shot … 0

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2012, file photo, Serena Williams reacts after beating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, in the championship match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament in New York. The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN, the U.S. Tennis Association and ESPN, announced Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

US Open tennis leaving CBS for ESPN in 2015

Friday, May 17, 2013

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN. The new deal between the U.S. Tennis Association and ESPN, … 0

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2006, file photo, former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle attends a driver's meeting for the Bodine Bobsled Challenge at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. Authorities in North Carolina said Thursday, May 16, 2013, that Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. (AP Photo/Mark Goldman, File)

Authorities say ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound at 71

Friday, May 17, 2013

CONCORD, N.C. — Dick Trickle, a former NASCAR driver whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation’s small tracks, died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot … 0

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham fixes his tie during a news conference in Los Angeles. Beckham says he is retiring from soccer at the end of the season. The 38-year-old Beckham recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He has become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

David Beckham to retire from soccer, ending riveting journey

Friday, May 17, 2013

LONDON — David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity. The 38-year-old former England … 0

New England Basketball Hall of Fame to induct John Calipari, Derek Kellogg

Friday, May 17, 2013

The New England Basketball Hall of Fame’s annual army of inductees includes several people with University of Massachusetts ties. Former men’s coaches John Calipari, Bruiser Flint and Ray Wilson will be joined by former players Lou Roe, Mike Pyatt and Peter Trow. Derek Kellogg, the current coach, and … 0

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