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Dan Shaughnessy
Rondo is the Celtics’ best player now. In Game 2, he was also better than LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Too bad it wasn’t enough.
On basketball
That they showed a passion not yet seen this postseason provides little comfort. The Celtics must be demoralized after their Game 2 loss.
Gonzalez’s willingness to play right field allowed the offensive output from Youkilis, Middlebrooks, and Ortiz that powered Wednesday’s win.
Red Sox 6, Tigers 4
The Sox overcame a 3-0 deficit with home runs by David Ortiz, Will Middlebrooks, and Kevin Youkilis.
Brady, after his second week of offseason workouts, said he expects his new crop of receivers to make the Patriots’ offense and defense better.
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Zoltan Mesko, Stephen Gostkowski, and Danny Aiken, left to right, stretched as the Patriots gathered for an offseason workout Thursday.
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Tom Brady was among the participants as the Patriots closed their second week of workouts.
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Offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia gave directions to some of his linemen.
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Tight end Aaron Hernandez took a breather during the workout.
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Julian Edelman lined up with the receivers during the practice.
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Newly acquired receiver Brandon Lloyd, center, joked with teammates during stretching exercises.
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From the archives | May 31
Down 6-1, the Red Sox rallied amid a multiple ejections and an injury to their starting pitcher for an 8-7 victory over Detroit on Memorial Day in 1999.
Pedroia (thumb) is ready to play with a brace, but the team has yet to sign off and may still opt to place him on the DL.
Allen, fighting ankle pain, recovered from a dismal Game 1 performance to score 13 points, including a shot that forced overtime.
Anze Kopitar scored a spectacular goal on a breakaway in overtime that gave Los Angeles a 1-0 series lead on the road.
Brady, after his second week of offseason workouts, said he expects his new crop of receivers to make the Patriots’ offense and defense better.
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