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UConn Football links

McCummings back at practice [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn’s Danish Defensive Tackle Draws A Crowd [hartford courant]

UConn Football Notebook — McCummings reports to camp [the hour]

Londonderry’s Griffin wants to follow Reyes from UConn to NFL [nashua telegraph]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Team USA Wins Fifth-Straight Gold Medal! [uconnhuskies.com]

BIG EAST-Heavy Women’s Basketball Team USA Wins Gold in London [bigeast.org]

U.S. women’s basketball team has no rival on world stage [new haven register]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Ray Allen: Kevin Ollie Has What It Takes [dom amore – hartford courant]

Notes/Quotes from Ray Allen: “If he thinks he needs to move on, it’s hard to say ‘I had a great career and that’s it.’” [kevin duffy – ct post]

Even ex-Husky great Allen not certain about Calhoun’s future [ct post]

Ray Allen Discusses UConn’s Future While In Storrs [hartford courant]

Other UConn related links

M. Soccer. Men’s Soccer To Open Preseason Against UMass Sunday, 7 p.m. [uconnhuskies.com]

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After losing 5-2 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get out of Cleveland with a tie of the series this afternoon in the finale of a four-game set with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Indians television market, you can catch the game on SportsTime Ohio (STO). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Jon Lester looks to keep the Red Sox relevant in his 24th start of 2012. In his previous 23 starts, Lester is 5-10 with a 5.36 ERA. He last faced the Indians in 2011 when he picked up the win after six shutout innings on May 25, 2011. Lester has made 10 career starts against the Tribe and is 4-1 with a 3.53 ERA. Six of those starts have come at Progressive Field where he is 2-0 with a 4.33 ERA.

Rookie Corey Kluber makes just his third start of 2012 for the Erie Warriors.  He has no record with a 6.10 ERA (7 ER/10.1 IP) in his two previous starts. Today will mark his first career start against the visiting nine from Boston.

Click on the read more button below to see today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day if you’re on the home page.

Here are today’s lineups:

56-59		53-61
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Jason Donald	2B
2. Carl Crawford	LF	2. Asdrubal Cabrera	DH
3. Dustin Pedroia	2B	3. Shin-Soo Choo	RF
4. Adrian Gonzalez	1B	4. Carlos Santana	1B
5. Cody Ross	RF	5. Shelley Duncan	LF
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	DH	6. Brent Lillibridge	SS
7. Mike Aviles	SS	7. Lou Marson	C
8. Danny Valencia	3B	8. Jack Hannahan	3B
9. Kelly Shoppach	C	9. Ezequiel Carrera	CF
Jon Lester	SP	Corey Kluber	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

NOTES:

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Red Sox find another way to lose [boston globe]

A very bad break for Middlebrooks [boston globe]

Ortiz not quite ready [boston globe]

Valentine’s day [boston globe]

Sox run into an ex [boston herald]

It’s time to free Bobby V! [boston herald]

Testament to last Will [boston herald]

Sox choose not to call up Iglesias [boston herald]

Lillibridge haunts old Sox mates [boston herald]

A Gonzo revival [boston herald]

Ball of confusion [boston herald]

No surgery for Will Middlebrooks, David Ortiz in a holding pattern [clubhouse insider]

Lillibridge comes back to burn Sox [csn new england]

Morales good, though not good enough, against Indians [csn new england]

Postgame notes: Ortiz still doubtful for Sunday [csn new england]

Base-running gaffes hurt Sox [csn new england]

Brighter future with Sox: Lester or Buchholz? [csn new england]

Ortiz could be activated after successful workout [csn new england]

Valencia excited to make first start for Red Sox [csn new england]

Rapid Reaction: Indians 5, Red Sox 2 [espn boston]

Overly aggressive baserunning costs Sox [espn boston]

Baserunning Blunders Run Red Sox Right Out of Game in Saturday Loss to Indians [nesn.com]

Will David Ortiz Recover in Time to Play a Significant Amount of Games Before the Season Ends? [nesn.com]

Cody Ross, Adrian Gonzalez Look to Use Hot Bats to Split Series With Cleveland [nesn.com]

Middlebrooks shouldn’t need surgery [projo sox blog]

Ortiz trying to get over pain in heel [projo sox blog]

Red Sox hope Lester can provide a jolt vs. Tribe [redsox.com]

Ciriaco to see time at third base, in the outfield [redsox.com]

Papi feels ‘great’ after resting on Friday [redsox.com]

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After winning 3-2 last night and evening up the series, the Boston Red Sox look to ensure at least a split tonight in the third game of a four-game set with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Indians television market, you can catch the game on SportsTime Ohio (STO). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Franklin Morales makes his seventh start (35th appearance) tonight for the Red Sox. In his previous 34 appearances (six starts), Morales is 3-2 with a 3.14 ERA. As a starter, he is 3-1 with a 3.06 ERA. He’s made two appearances against the Erie Warriors and has no record with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/1.1 IP). Morales has made six career appearances against the Tribe and is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA (4 ER/5 IP). Only one of those appearances has come at Progressive Field where he gave up two runs in an inning of work.

Rookie Zach McAllister makes his 13th start of 2012 for Manny Acta. In his previous 12 starts, McAllister is 4-4 with a 3.60 ERA. His lone career start against the Red Sox came earlier this season when he took the loss after allowing four runs in seven innings of work.

Click on the read more button below to see today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day if you’re on the home page.

Here are today’s lineups:

56-58		52-61
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Jason Donald	2B
2. Carl Crawford	LF	2. Asdrubal Cabrera	SS
3. Dustin Pedroia	2B	3. Shin-Soo Choo	RF
4. Adrian Gonzalez	1B	4. Carlos Santana	DH
5. Cody Ross	RF	5. Michael Brantley	CF
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	6. Shelley Duncan	LF
7. Ryan Lavarnway	DH	7. Brent Lillibridge	3B
8. Mike Aviles	SS	8. Casey Kotchman	1B
9. Pedro Ciriaco	3B	9. Lou Marson	C
Franklin Morales	SP	Zach McAllister	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

NOTES: Will Middlebrooks has been placed on the 15-day DL with a broken wrist. Danny Valencia will replace Middlebrooks on the 25-man roster.

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Middlebrooks not expected back in ’12 [rob bradford – weei.com]

Bobby V: ‘No silver lining’ in losing Will Middlebrooks [clubhouse insider]

Sox have options replacing Middlebrooks [csn new england]

Merloni: John Lackey’s behavior a disgrace [csn new england]

Middlebrooks essentially done for season, Ciriaco at third [csn new england]

Sox Notes: Change of scenery could be golden for Valencia [csn new england]

Boston Red Sox put Will Middlebrooks on DL with broken wrist [espn boston]

For Middlebrooks, a tough end to the season [extra bases]

Are the Red Sox Still in Contention to Win the American League East? [nesn.com]

Scorching Cody Ross Leads Red Sox Into Weekend Against Indians [nesn.com]

Sox to recall Valencia to take Middlebrooks’ place [projo sox blog]

Ciriaco gets start at third — for now; Iglesias not called up [projo sox blog]

Ortiz not quite ready to return [projo sox blog]

Morales looks to keep rolling in rotation [redsox.com]

Middlebrooks likely out for ’12 with broken wrist [redsox.com]

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Normally when Clay Buchholz throws a gem like he did last night, we would start off with that. But as happy as we are about the outing from Buchholz and the fact that the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2, the news isn’t all cute puppies and kittens.

It looks as though the Red Sox will go through the rest of the 2012 season without their third baseman Will Middlebrooks who was hit with 96 mph fastball in the wrist. The fastball from Esmil Rogers was not intentional at all but nonetheless it’s a costly injury for the Red Sox.

The reports this morning are stating that WMB has a broken wrist and is likely lost for the season. It’s also being reported that newly acquired Danny Valencia will be called up from the PawSox to replace Middlebrooks on the 25-man roster.

WMB came up when Kevin Youkilis went down earlier in the season and played his way, a season early, on to the Red Sox roster for years to come. He’s had a heck of a rookie season as he was hitting .288 with 15 home runs, 54 RBIs and four stolen bases in 75 games before the injury.

Now I know that they acquired Valencia to provide depth in case of something like this but given how he hit with the Minnesota Twins, should they really call him up.

Bobby Valentine has been trying to find ways to get Pedro Ciriaco in the lineup. With David Ortiz being on the DL, he’s been able to do that occasionally. So why can’t they move Aviles over to third, a position he can play, and put Ciriaco in at shortstop. Just a wild thought here.

Whenever the Red Sox have needed a good positive start from a starter the one pitcher who seems to be answering the call is Buchholz. On a team where Jon Lester and Josh Beckett are supposed to be the aces of the team, it’s been Buchholz who looks like the true ace of the 2012 Red Sox.

Yes he got off to a slow start at least ERA wise but once he got comfortable on the mound knowing that his back was healthy, he’s been outstanding.

Because of poor starts lately, the bullpen has been overused again like it was earlier in the season. So the fact that Clay was able to throw a complete game last night and do it with an efficient 104 pitches will help the bullpen out for the next two games. Now with the off day on Monday, Valentine can use his bullpen as he sees fit over these next few days.

Buchholz did give up a home run in the 1st inning to Asdrubal Cabrera but then set down the next eight batters he faced until Cabrera doubled off of him to lead off the 4th. From there though, he allowed just one batter to reach base and that was Jason Donald who reached on errors by Dustin Pedroia and Aviles.

Going forward, they’ll need Buchholz to continue this run along with the others stepping up their games. It’s the others that worry me as I have the utmost confidence in Buchholz when he steps out on the mound.

We’ll be back later with today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. So for now, let’s take a look at the overnight links from the media.

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Buchholz bolsters Red Sox [boston globe]

Mixed signals behind the plate [boston globe]

Middlebrooks breaks wrist [boston globe]

Clay Buchholz plays ace [boston herald]

Ask the Sox, John Lackey’s their guy [boston herald]

Costly win for Will [boston herald]

Ross in the clutch [boston herald]

Middlebrooks has fracture of right wrist [rob bradford – weei.com]

Clay Buchholz hurls two-hitter [csn new england]

Buckley: Why is Lackey still in clubhouse? [csn new england]

Valentine: Ortiz doubtful to return Sunday [csn new england]

Buchholz delivers dominant performance [csn new england]

Pedroia heating up at right time [csn new england]

Report: Middlebrooks has broken wrist [csn new england]

Middlebrooks thanks fans via twitter [csn new england]

Rapid Reaction: Red Sox 3, Indians 2 [espn boston]

Valentine: Middlebrooks hit in ‘bad spot’ [espn boston]

Valentine: Ortiz not likely to play Sunday [espn boston]

Buchholz’ brilliance gives Sox needed lift [espn boston]

Report: Middlebrooks has broken wrist [espn boston]

Closing Time: Clay Buchholz continues to dominate, this time leading Red Sox past Indians [full count]

A reminder why Clay Buchholz might be the Red Sox most important player [full count]

A look at what the Red Sox will do without Will Middlebrooks [full count]

Red Sox Dwindling Playoff Hopes Rest Squarely on Right Arm of Budding Ace Clay Buchholz [nesn.com]

Middlebrooks reportedly has broken right wrist [redsox.com]

Papi takes day off to rest, Sunday return unlikely [redsox.com]

Podsednik rejoins Red Sox; Kalish optioned [redsox.com]

Doubront to have next turn through rotation skipped [redsox.com]

Valentine: Beer rule doesn’t apply to road clubhouses [redsox.com]

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, be sure to head over to the Akron Beacon Journal and Cleveland Plain Dealer websites. You can also check out our Bloguin brother, Burning River Baseball.

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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. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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UConn Football links

DC answered a question in his mailbag [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Hand’s Matt Walsh talks about his decision to commit to UConn [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn’s Cochran, Stewart talk about their health [jim fuller – new haven register]

Injuries and a transfer impacting QB and DT depth [jim fuller – new haven register]

Terry Baltimore Cup Final: Teggart’s BCS-clinching kick vs. Moore’s one-handed grab [the uconn blog]

UConn Football Holds Annual Media Day [uconnhuskies.com]

Injured UConn QB Cochran sits and waits for his chance [ct post]

QB Scott McCummings Expected Back At UConn Camp Next Week [hartford courant]

Two biggest question marks taking hits already [new haven register]

Hand RB/LB Matt Walsh commits to Huskies [new haven register]

Lineman from Denmark has UConn hopeful [norwich bulletin]

Seniors boast lots of experience to lead Huskies back to the top [the hour]

Connecticut: 5 questions heading into the season [cbssports.com]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

UConn recruiting target stars for U-17 squad [jim fuller – new haven register]

Other UConn related links

W. Soccer. Women’s Soccer Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather [uconnhuskies.com]

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After losing last night 5-3, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the second game of a four-game set with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Indians television market, you can catch the game on SportsTime Ohio (STO). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Clay Buchholz looks for his 10th win of 2012 in his 20th start. In his previous 19 starts, Buchholz is 9-3 with a 4.48 ERA. He picked up the win in his only start of 2012 against the Tribe after allowing three runs in 6.1 innings of work. Buchholz has made four career starts against the Indians and is 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA. He’s made two starts at Progressive Field where he is 0-1 with a 3.14 ERA (5 ER/14.1 IP).

Chris Seddon makes just his third apperance (second start) for the Erie Warriors this season. In his previous two starts (one appearance), Seddon has no record with a 7.71 ERA (4 ER/4.2 IP). He has not faced the Red Sox this season and is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/4.2 IP).in three career appearances.

Click on the read more button below to see today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day if you’re on the home page.

Here are today’s lineups:

55-58		52-60
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Ezequiel Carrera	LF
2. Mike Aviles	SS	2. Asdrubal Cabrera	SS
3. Dustin Pedroia	2B	3. Shin-Soo Choo	RF
4. Adrian Gonzalez	1B	4. Carlos Santana	C
5. Cody Ross	RF	5. Michael Brantley	CF
6. Will Middlebrooks	3B	6. Shelley Duncan	DH
7. Ryan Lavarnway	DH	7. Casey Kotchman	1B
8. Kelly Shoppach	C	8. Jack Hannahan	3B
9. Scott Podsednik	LF	9. Jason Donald	2B
Clay Buchholz	SP	Chris Seddon	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

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Red Sox Sign Dedgar Jimenez For $175,000 [baseball america]

On postgame beer drinking in Red Sox’ clubhouse [clubhouse insider]

Explaining why John Lackey is with the Red Sox during surgery rehab [clubhouse insider]

Felix Doubront to miss at least his next start for Red Sox [clubhouse insider]

Mullen on the Minors: Couch adjust to changing role [csn new england]

Veteran OF Podsednik re-joins Red Sox [csn new england]

Sox to skip Doubront’s next scheduled start [csn new england]

Podsednik slots right back into lineup [csn new england]

Buchholz tries to lift fading Sox [espn boston]

If it’s coming, Red Sox run must start soon [espn boston]

Red Sox giving Doubront a rest [extra bases]

Will Adrian Gonzalez Reach the 25 Home Run Plateau This Season? [nesn.com]

Report: Pedro Ciriaco Being Considered for Outfield Spot in Hopes of Increasing Options for Playing Time [nesn.com]

White-Hot Adrian Gonzalez Continues to Rake, Looks to Help Red Sox Stop Slide Against Indians [nesn.com]

Jenny Dell, Red Sox Nation Team Up to TweetUp, Share Laughs at Social Media Event (Video) [nesn.com]

Two months into Triple-A stint, Mark Prior still battling [projo sox blog]

Doubront to have turn skipped in Baltimore [projo sox blog]

Podsednik back in uniform and in lineup [projo sox blog]

Valentine, players support Lackey [projo sox blog]

Buchholz looks to right Red Sox’s ship vs. Tribe [redsox.com]

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