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Besides the fact the photo looks distorted, that is definitely not Dice-K pitching.

Good news fans of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. with the #8 tattooed on your body. According to sources, Little E will drive the #88 car next season.

Robert Yates Racing owns the rights to the 88 but has agreed to sell it to Rick Hendrick Motorsports. The car will be sponsored by Mountain Dew and Amp Energy drink.

The official announcement will come on Wednesday at a press conference in Dallas.

A little while back, Steve told you about 59-year old Mike Flynt who decided he wanted to play college football again after being kicked off the Sul Ross State University team before his senior season.

Flynt made the team on his own merit but unfortunately missed the first two games with an injury. Not surprising considering he is 59 after all.

This Saturday he will make his appearance for the Lobos as they take on their American Southwest Conference foes, the Crusaders from Mary Hardin-Baylor. Gramps will be playing linebacker in the game.

He will not be the oldest player to play in a college football game. That honor goes to 60-year old Edgard Barreto, who played one down in a blowout for Ashland (Ohio) University. He will be the oldest though play regularly.

We will be rooting for you Mike.

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It’s that time again when the Red Sox play the Yankees and this one has the makings of a good series. You could possibly see the Red Sox retaliate against the Yanks for what Joba did the last time the teams played. You have a matchup of two Cy Young candidates on Saturday in Josh Beckett and Chien-Mien Wang. You have a chance for the Red Sox to wrap up the AL East. The Yanks are probably playing for the wild card but this weekend will tell the story for us.

Here is a look at the lineups from Steven Krasner of the Providence Journal

BOSTON
Lugo ss
Pedroia 2b
Ortiz dh
Lowell 3b
Youkilis 1b
Drew rf
Varitek c
Kielty lf
Crisp Ellsbury cf

Matsuzaka p

NEW YORK
Damon dh
Jeter ss
Abreu rf
A. Rodriguez 3b
Posada c
Matsui lf
Giambi 1b
Cano 2b
Cabrera cf

Pettitte p

This Week

The New England Patriots host the San Diego Chargers at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro MA on Sunday evening. It is a rematch of last season’s AFC Divisional playoff game won by the Patriots, 24-21. Game time is 8:15 p.m.

Here are the rosters for the Chargers and the Patriots.

The Line/Prediction

As of Tuesday the line on the game from Yahoo Sports is Patriots -3.5 points, the over/under is 46.5.

My prediction is Patriots 28, Chargers, 21. Give the points, take the over.

Tickets

The game is reported as a sell out.

Tickets to game, if available, may be purchased through Ticketmaster. You can check the availability here. Many times tickets are released in the last 48 hours prior to the game.

Getting To The Game

If you’re lucky enough to have tickets and you are going to the game make sure you check out the links.

Here is the up to date weather forecast for the game from the American Weather Service.

Click for stadium directions, parking information, parking map, specific MBTA train times for this game and a Gillette Stadium seating chart.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Television

NBC is televising the game, it is the national Sunday Night Football Game. The play-by-play duties will be handled by Al Michaels with John Madden doing game analysis. The entire country gets the game along the the NBC Network.

Radio

The Patriots Rock Radio Network broadcasts the game from flagship station WBCN-FM 104.1 in Boston. Gil Santos handles the play-by-play and former Patriot Gino Capelleti does the color.

It all starts with Gary Tanguay, Scott Zolak and Andy Gresch and the pregame show at 5 p.m. along the network.

The post game starts after the final gun and continues for three hours.

For the low down on the Patriots Rock Radio Network and stations in your area.

If you are outside of the broadcast area of the stations on the Patriots Rock Radio Network you can purchase NFL Field Pass which allows you to listen to any NFL game live. You can also pick which teams broadcasters you want to listen to.

The game will also be broadcast nationally by Westwood One. Dave Sims and BobTrumpy will call the game. Find a Westwood One station near you.

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An Open Letter to Appalachian State Fans

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It’s that time of the season again folks, Red Sox vs Yankees. The Red Sox come into the game with 5 1/2 game lead over the Yankees and had the day off on Thursday. The Yankees, on the other hand, are coming into Boston having lost on a walk-off hit to the Toronto Blue Jays last night. It should be an interesting series to say the least. I guess the biggest question to be answered is whether or not the Sox will retaliate against the Yanks for what Joba Chamberlain did to Kevin Youkilis the last time these two teams met. Here is a look at the video and the headlines from the Boston area and New York media on this chilly late summer morning in New England.

Video courtesy of Texy from Center Field

Yankees are rolling, but Sox don’t yield [Boston Globe]

YANKS: DON’T COUNT US OUT [NY Post]

Matsuzaka on the big stage [Boston Herald]

Joba doesn’t feel Fenway will faze him [NY Daily News]

Sox – Yanks: Here We Go Again [Hartford Courant]

Excitement grows again for Yankees-Red Sox [Newsday]

A fresh look at an age-old rivalry [Pro Jo]

Clemens says he’s ready [Boston Globe]

ROTATION DEBATE NO LONGER SWINGS IN BOSTON’S FAVOR [NY Post]

Heads up, Joba [Boston Herald]

Time For Matsuzaka To Step Up For Sox [Hartford Courant]

As always stop by here first for your latest Red Sox news then head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Hartford Courant, Providence Journal, NY Post, NY Daily News and Newsday websites to see what else they are writing.

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Friday September 14^th, 7:05 PM

Andy Pettitte, LHP (13-8, 3.78) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (14-12, 4.44)

Saturday September 15^th, 3:55 PM

Chien-Mien Wang, RHP (18-6, 3.69) vs Josh Beckett, RHP (18-6, 3.27)

Sunday September 16^th, 8:05 PM

Roger Clemens, RHP (6-6, 4.45) vs Curt Schilling, RHP (8-7, 3.93)

Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis has good numbers against the Dodgers.

Justin Speier is glad he chose to play for the Angels this year.

Derek Lowe will make his next start for the Dodgers on Saturday.

Kurt Suzuki is improving behind the plate for the A’s.

Dan Ortmeier has shown the Giants he can be the everyday first baseman.

Adam Jones hit a monster pinch-hit home run for the Mariners Wednesday night.

Brett Tomko will make his first start for the Padres on Saturday.

Hank Blalock will test his arm on Friday before the Rangers game with Oakland.

Mark Redman will get a start for the Rockies on Tuesday.

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The Milwaukee Brewers are making postseason tickets available to their fans for the first time in 15 years. Milwaukee fans will have to dress for the cold because hell has frozen over.

How bad are the Pittsburgh Pirates? A day after the Honus Wagner baseball card sold for $2.8 million, it batted fifth.

A Cubs fan built a one-third-size replica of Wrigley Field so he’ll only have to wait one-third of a century for a World Series. Wow. You can really get a lot done when you’re not distracted by women or friends.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is on a five-city tour of Asia. That’s how far he has to go to find people who still like him.

Speaking of people who don’t like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal plans to return to the Heat after shedding over 120 pounds of useless weight this off-season. His ex-wife.

Chivas USA Soccer has hired former NHL and NBA exec Shawn Hunter to help increase home attendance, by one.

A neurologist has concluded that former WWE star Chris Benoit suffered from brain damage. The brain damage was brought on by years and years of watching wrestling.

A punter who was cut by the Patriots was charged with assaulting his own father later that night. Convicting him will be easy, since Bill Belichick probably taped it.

And world champion Tyson Gay has decided to pull out of the Golden League 100 meters due to fatigue. Gay was exhausted after years spent running from his last name.

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