There was no Carlton Fisk home run nor was there a Joe Morgan World Series winning single. While the memories of the 1975 World Series were there between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox, it was a different kind of feeling at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. It was the feeling of triumph this time for the home team when Grady Sizemore singled in David Ortiz to give the Red Sox a 4-3 walk-off win over the Reds. Sizemore’s walk-off single was his third hit of the night and second RBI. Dustin Pedroia also had three hits while Mike Napoli had the other two Red Sox RBIs with a single and bases loaded walk. Felix Doubront started this one and didn’t pitch all that badly allowing just one run on five hits and three walks over 5.1 innings. His only problem was the high pitch count that saw him exit the game earlier than he would have liked. This seems to be one of his consistent issues. Burke Badenhop did his job to get it to the Japanese combo at the end of the game in Junichi Tazawa and Koji Uehara. Unfortunately, Tazawa had an off night and gave up two runs. But the rest of the bullpen picked him up Andrew Miller striking out four over two innings and Craig Breslow picking up the win. PC/ MOBILE/TABLET LINK (full game recap) For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSN New England, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites. And if you must check out the enemy news, head over to the Cincinnati Enquirer and Journal News websites. photo credit: getty images
UConn, Indiana To Play Football Series
STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut football team will play a home-and-home series against Indiana University during the 2019 and 2020 season. The Huskies will travel to Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on September 21, 2019 while the Hoosiers will visit Rentschler Field on September 26, 2020.
Indiana will be the second team the Huskies play from the Big Ten Conference during those seasons as UConn plays home against Illinois in 2019 and returns the game in 2020.
UConn and Indiana have met two previous times in the sport of football as the Huskies defeated the Hoosiers by a 34-10 score on August 30, 2003 in the Dedication Game of Rentschler Field. UConn then won by a 14-7 score on September 23, 2006 in Bloomington.
The following is a summary of all future non-conference UConn football games under contract.
2014: August 28, BYU; September 6, Stony Brook; September 13, Boise State; November 8, Army (Yankee Stadium).
2015: September 5, Villanova; September 12, Army; October 31, at BYU.
2016: September 17, Virginia.
2017: September 16, at Virginia.
2018: September 8, at Boise State.
2019: September 7, Illinois; September 21, at Indiana.
2020: September 12, at Illinois; September 26, Indiana.
UConn and Tennessee have a two-game home-and-home series under contract with dates to be determined.
Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 5/6/14
After enjoying a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox will take on the Cincinnati Reds tonight in the first game of two-game interleague set at Fenway Park.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. The game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Reds’ television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Ohio. For those of you who don’t live in either market you’re in luck as the MLB Network will have coverage of the game as well. And if you can’t catch the game on television, you can always listen on the 2014 Red Sox Radio Network.
Felix Doubront steps to the home mound for the fifth time in his seventh start of 2014. In his previous six starts, Doubront is 1-3 with a 5.70 ERA. He has never faced the Reds in his career.
Homer Bailey makes his seventh start of the season for the visitors. In his previous six starts, Bailey is 2-4 with a 5.50 ERA. He took the loss in the lone start of his career against the Red Sox after allowing five earned runs in 2.1 innings back on June 15, 2008. Tonight marks his first start at the Fens.
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| 1. Chris Heisey | RF | 1. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 2. Joey Votto | 1B | 2. Shane Victorino | RF |
| 3. Brandon Phillips | 2B | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Todd Frazier | 3B | 4. Mike Napoli | 1B |
| 5. Ryan Ludwick | LF | 5. Grady Sizemore | LF |
| 6. Skip Schumaker | CF | 6. Xander Bogaerts | SS |
| 7. Zack Cozart | SS | 7. A.J. Pierzynski | C |
| 8. Neftali Soto | DH | 8. Will Middlebrooks | 3B |
| 9. Tucker Barnhart | C | 9. Jackie Bradley, Jr. | CF |
| Homer Bailey | SP | Felix Doubront | SP |
NOTES:
Here is how the hitters have fared against the starting pitchers during the regular season over their careers.
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Futures at Fenway and “Field of Dreams” on Sunday, July 13 [sox & dawgs]
Mariano Rivera: ‘I’d have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman’ [clubhouse insider]
Farrell: Koji Uehara ‘confident he’ll get back to a level similar’ to last year [clubhouse insider]
Xander Bogaerts: Boston’s future, Aruba’s everything [csn new england]
Xander Bogaerts: Boston’s future, Aruba’s everything (Part 2) [csn new england]
Minihane: Red Sox ‘not a playoff team’ [csn new england]
Notes: Mujica passing tests to avoid DL [csn new england]
Red Sox wary of Hamilton’s speed [csn new england]
Farrell: ‘Game is intended’ to manufacture runs [csn new england]
What you need to know about Reds [espn boston]
Farrell on Rivera: ‘Incredible compliment’ [espn boston]
Quick hits: Sox offense, Koji, Mujica [espn boston]
Rivera wrong on Cano vs. Pedroia [espn new york]
Nine to Know: Red Sox vs. Reds [extra bases]
Red Sox-Reds series preview [full count]
Edward Mujica avoids disabled list [full count]
Red Sox pregame notes: Bunting back in vogue?; Koji Uehara’s struggles; no rotation shuffling [full count]
How Cincinnati instilled roots of leadership in Jonny Gomes [mike petraglia – weei]
A Series Matter: Red Sox-Reds and Reliving History [providence journal]
Red Sox prepare themselves for Billy Hamilton on the bases [providence journal]
Boston confident in Koji Uehara; Edward Mujica should avoid DL [providence journal]
Red Sox rotation will stay on turn despite off-days [providence journal]
Boston not shying away from small ball [providence journal]
Doubront aiming to defuse Reds’ offense [red sox]
Red Sox eager to improve in game of RISP [red sox]
One pick away from Sonny Gray: How close did Red Sox come to drafting pitcher? [alex speier – weei]
Nine Innings: Turning Points Aren’t Necessary for Red Sox to Head in Right Direction [touching all the bases]
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Patriots sign DE Will Smith
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced that they have signed DE Will Smith. Terms of the contract were not announced.
Smith, 32, is a veteran of 10 NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints (2004-13) after joining the team as a first round draft pick (18th overall) out of Ohio State in 2004. The 6-foot-3, 282-pounder was released by the Saints on Feb. 12, 2014.
Smith has played in 139 NFL games with 120 starts and has accumulated 457 total tackles, 67 1/2 sacks, 25 passes defensed, two interceptions, 20 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries. He has started in eight postseason games and added 22 total tackles, one interception and one forced fumble. Smith was named to the Pro Bowl in 2006 after finishing with a career-high 10 ½ sacks.
Smith spent the entire 2013 season on injured reserve with a knee injury suffered during training camp.
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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 5/6/14
Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis.
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UConn Football links
DC answered a question in his mailbag [desmond conner – hartford courant]
Smallwood And His Agent Out To Prove NFL Naysayers Wrong [hartford courant]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
UConn Coaches To Participate In Leadership Panel At Pentagon [sox & dawgs]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
UConn Coaches To Participate In Leadership Panel At Pentagon [sox & dawgs]
Ollie To Lakers? Would You Bet On It? [dom amore – hartford courant]
Source on Ollie: “It’s going to be hard to pry him out of (UConn).” [william paxton – ct post]
DeAndre Daniels 2014 NBA Scouting Video [uconn huskies basketball]
Ollie will listen to NBA, but likely stay at UConn [new haven register]
Report: Kevin Ollie to meet with Lakers [pro basketball talk]
Other UConn related links
Field Hockey. 2014 Champions Challenge Comes to Victorious Finish for U.S. Women’s National Team [uconn huskies]
UConn Club. Impacting Champions [uconn huskies]
Softball. UConn Set For First Round Rematch With UCF In The American Softball Championship [uconn huskies]
Destination Red Sox Nation – 5/6/14
Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings can be found below.
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Pawtucket Red Sox
The PawSox held off the Toledo Mud Hens for a 6-4 win.
PawSox Beat Toledo 6-4 [pawsox]
Clutch hitting propels Pawtucket [providence journal]
Erratic command cuts short promising start for Anthony Ranaudo [providence journal]
Toledo Mud Hens @ Pawtucket Red Sox 5/5/14 box score [milb]
International League 2014 Standings
Portland Sea Dogs:
The Sea Dogs spanked the Reading Fightin Phils 8-1.
‘Dogs with a two-out party, beat Reading 8-1 [portland sea dogs]
Sea Dogs’ 1-2 punch knocks out Reading [portland press herald]
McCarthy Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week [portland sea dogs]
Portland Sea Dogs @ Reading Fightin Phils 5/5/14 box score [milb]
For Matt Spring, making the most out of a life in the minors [sox prospects]
Salem Red Sox:
Salem walked off with a 2-1 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks.
Johnson Drills Walk-Off Double as Sox Prevail 2-1 [salem red sox]
Johnson drives in winner for Salem Red Sox [roanoke times]
Wilmington Blue Rocks @ Salem Red Sox 5/5/14 box score [milb]
Carolina League 2014 standings
Greenville Drive:
The Drive pounded the Augusta Greenjackets 13-3.
Drive Run Away from GreenJackets, 13-3 [greenville drive]
Greenville Drive @ Augusta Greenjackets 5/5/14 box score [milb]
South Atlantic League 2014 Standings
Lowell Spinners:
The Lowell Spinners 2014 season kicks off on Friday, June 13 when they’ll host the Vermont Lake Monsters.
Spinners Back at Futures at Fenway: Sunday, July 13 [lowell spinners]
Final Lowell Spinners 2013 Roster
Final Lowell Spinners 2013 stats
Final NY-Penn League 2013 Standings
Gulf Coast League Red Sox
The GCL Red Sox kick off their 2014 season on Friday June 20 when they’ll host the GCL Twins.
Futures at Fenway and “Field of Dreams” on Sunday, July 13
BOSTON, MA – The Red Sox will host the 9th annual “Futures at Fenway,” and screen the popular movie, “Field of Dreams” at Fenway Park on Sunday, July 13.
Admission is $15 for both the minor league game and the movie. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, May 8, at noon on redsox.com/futures.
Boston’s short-season Single-A affiliate, the Lowell Spinners, will make their sixth appearance at Futures at Fenway, taking on the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Fenway Park gates will open at 2 p.m. for the 3:30 p.m. game.
For the second straight year, fans are welcome to bring their dogs to the ballpark, and the Red Sox will again provide special family-friendly concession prices. Fans interested in bringing their dog can purchase a special ticket available over the phone at 877-REDSOX9, or in person at the Red Sox ticket office. Those attending with pets may enter through Gate E.
Approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the game, fans can enjoy “Field of Dreams” on the video board. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 1989 story that stars Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones, features Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, and Dwier Brown, and includes a memorable scene filmed at Fenway Park.
UConn Coaches To Participate In Leadership Panel At Pentagon
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5, 2014) — UConn’s duo of 2014 NCAA national champion basketball coaches, men’s coach Kevin Ollie and women’s coach Geno Auriemma, will join a renowned group of USA Basketball coaches on a visit to the Pentagon on Wednesday, May 7, for a strategy seminar with military officials and conduct a panel discussion on leadership for more than 400 service members.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, in collaboration with USA Basketball, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their NBA Cares Hoops for Troops program, will host coaches from the USA Basketball Men’s and Women’s National teams and NCAA collegiate teams. The group of seven coaches, which features six with extensive USA Basketball coaching experiences, will also participate in a leadership panel discussion in the Pentagon Auditorium.
The panel discussion will be televised on The Pentagon Channel and webcast at www.pentagonchannel.mil/livestream.aspx starting at 1:30 p.m.
“These preeminent coaches lead their own world-class teams in USA Basketball and the NCAA,” said Dempsey. “We’ll discuss the importance of dynamic leadership to building winning teams and also expose these coaches to what our world-class military team brings to the nation.”
In addition to Auriemma, who is also the head coach for the USA Basketball Women’s National Team, and Ollie, the coaches on the panel will include: Jim Boeheim, assistant coach for the USA Basketball Men’s National Team and head coach of Syracuse University men’s basketball, Jamie Dixon, head coach of University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball, Tom Izzo, head coach of Michigan State University men’s basketball, Tubby Smith, head coach of Texas Tech University men’s basketball, and Jay Wright, head coach of Villanova University men’s basketball. Jay Bilas, ESPN college basketball analyst, will moderate the panel discussion.
“I’d like to thank General Dempsey and his staff for this incredible opportunity. We’re delighted to contribute back to the military community in any way we can,” said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO/Executive Director. “USA Basketball is also extremely proud and very appreciative that these seven great coaches will again give back to their country. It’s an honor to have them continue to represent USA Basketball, the NCAA, as well as their respective universities in such a positive and valuable manner. I’m sure this will be a great learning experience for everyone.”The open panel discussion will focus on challenges facing championship-level teams and the U.S. military. Among the topics will be how to motivate and inspire people towards pursuit of a common goal, how to mentor young adults for a lifetime of positive contributions, how to recruit and retain the best talent, and how to better integrate a diverse group of people.
The strategy seminar with Gen. Dempsey and the coaches provides a venue for the USA Basketball coaches and military leadership to talk about shared values, common themes, and applicable lessons learned over long and successful professional careers.
These two events are part of an expanding relationship between the USA Basketball, NBA, and the Department of Defense (DoD) focused on “Commitment to Service.”
Through “Commitment to Service,” U.S. service members and athletes will serve side-by-side to address challenges and contribute to their local communities. The program will focus on four pillars – Transition, Community, Leadership and Health – and feature a full schedule of events across the country including USO Tours with legends of the game, exhibition games, clinics, open practices, speaking engagements, meet-and-greets, game tickets and more.
“These are two great institutions – American’s premier sports teams and our military – that are the best in the world at what they do,” Dempsey said. “I’m excited about collaborating with the NBA and USA Basketball to serve the communities in which we live and work, and to improve our game.”
Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/6-5/7
Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change
Tuesday, May 6 @ 7:10 PM
Homer Bailey, RHP (2-2, 5.50) vs Felix Doubront, LHP (1-3, 5.70)
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio
Wednesday, May 7 @ 7:10 PM
Mike Leake, RHP (2-2, 3.82) vs Jake Peavy, RHP (1-1, 2.87)
Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 5/5/14
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UConn Football links
Former UConn DB heading overseas [jim fuller – new haven register]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
Sources: Georgetown’s Natalie Butler Visits UConn [john altavilla – hartford courant]
Boykin Commits To UConn [rich elliott – ct post]
Boykin Finally Made Her Decision Official Sunday [rich elliott – ct post]
Report: Top rebounding freshman visits UConn [jim fuller – new haven register]
6-Foot-5 Georgetown Transfer Looking At UConn [hartford courant]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Source: Don’t expect new contract for Ollie this week [kevin duffy – ct post]
Other UConn related links
Softball. UConn Softball Falls to UCF, 12-5, In Regular Season Finale [uconn huskies]
Baseball. UConn Surges To Series Win At Memphis With 13-2 Victory [uconn huskies]
W. Lacrosse. A Look Back At UConn’s Big East Tournament Appearance [uconn huskies]
W. Track. Mania Earns Most Outstanding Performer As Huskies Place Third In American Championship [uconn huskies]
M. Track. O’Donnell and Masington Win Gold as UConn Takes Third in Conference Championship [uconn huskies]
The XL Center’s Future Is Everyone’s Business [hartford courant]