The American League voting totals are out for the 2011 MLB All-Star Game being held in Phoenix, AZ in July and it looks to be a New York Yankees love fest. Right now there are six Yankees leading the vote totals at their respective positions while the Boston Red Sox have a few in contention.

Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays leads all voters in the AL with Yankees OF Curtis Granderson and Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton holding down the starting outfield nods.

The entire infield right now consists of Yankees as Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez all lead at their positions. Heck, if you wanted to count the catcher spot as part of the infield, they lead there too with Russell Martin. Michael Young of the Rangers leads the balloting at DH.

As for the Red Sox, Adrian Gonzalez sits in second and is about 130,000 votes behind Teixeira at first base. Dustin Pedroia is second in voting at second base but trails Cano by roughly 589,000 votes. Kevin Youkilis is fourth in voting at third base as he is about 500,000 votes behind ARod.

David Ortiz is second in voting at DH, only approximately 28,000 votes behind Young. In the outfield, Jacoby Ellsbury is in 6th, 150,000 votes behind Hamilton while Carl Crawford is 9th, 300,000 votes behind Hamilton. J.D. Drew is in 14th place about 440,000 votes behind Hamilton.

Yes it’s still early in the voting but do we really want to see an entire Yankees infield Red Sox Nation. It’s our time to make our voices heard.

Since the Red Sox are partnering up with the San Francisco Giants in the NL, be sure to Vote the Ticket! and get our boys to starting positions at the 2011 MLB All-Star Game.

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Here’s a press release from the UConn Huskies football program detailing the addition of three people to the support staff.

STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut has announced the hire of three people that will have primary responsibility of providing support to the football program

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Michael Cerullo, who has extensive experience in both the National Football League and the college level, has been named a Program Aide with the University of Connecticut football program.

Cerullo was most recently an offensive consultant for the University of Miami for the 2010 season and also had a number of recruiting responsibilities. Miami earned a Sun Bowl berth following the ’10 season.

Cerullo spent four seasons with the New Orleans Saints – from 2007-08 as an Offensive Assistant working with the offensive line and special teams and from 2009-10 as the Assistant to the Defensive Coordinator. The Saints won Super Bowl XLIV for the 2009 season during his tenure there. His duties with the Saints included providing quality control on both offense and defense, assisting with linebackers and special teams and all scout teams. He also performed film breakdown and creating scouting reports.

Cerullo was a Pro Personnel and Special Teams Intern with the Atlanta Falcons in the 2006 and ’07 seasons.

He was a Defensive Graduate Assistant at Syracuse from 2003-05 and worked alongside current Husky head coach Paul Pasqualoni for the first two seasons. The 2004 Orange were BIG EAST Conference champions and played in the Champs Sports Bowl.

From 2000-02, Cerullo worked at Northeastern an assistant coach working with the tight ends and linebackers. With the Huskies, he served with current UConn defensive coordinator Don Brown, who was the head coach for NU at the time.

A native of Middleton, Mass., he was an assistant coach at Curry College in Milton, Mass. in 1999 and was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield, Mass., from 1991-98.

Cerullo is a 1999 graduate of Central Connecticut with a Bachelor’s degree in science, industrial technology and project management. He was a running back for the Blue Devils football team.

Cerullo was a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1993-97 and received his honorable discharge in 1997.

He is engaged to Elizabeth Nickle and has two daughters – Isabella and Emma.

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Todd Devers, who has been a member of the Dallas Cowboys strength and conditioning staff since 2007, has been named an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Connecticut with primary responsibilities of working with the football team.

With the Cowboys, Devers implemented in-season and off-season conditioning programs, designed programs for rookie players and worked with the rehabilitation process

He served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League from 2005-09 and worked at private training and rehabilitation centers from 1999-2007.

Devers was the assistant strength and conditioning coach of the Colorado Xplosion of the American Basketball League in 1997-98.

He is a 1997 Northern Colorado graduate with a major in kinesiology and a minor in biological sciences.

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Jason Sanders, who has served as the Assistant Video Coordinator at Oklahoma since 1997, has been named the Assistant Director of Video Services at the University of Connecticut with a primary emphasis on working with the football team.

At Oklahoma, Sanders managed all in-house post-production duties, including highlight videos and position group recruiting videos. He also assisted with the day-to-day operations of the entire video department.

Sanders served as the Head Video Coordinator at Jacksonville State from 2003-05.

He was a graduate teaching assistant in news writing and reporting at Mississippi State in its Department of Communications from 2005-06. Sanders earned his Bachelor’s degree in communications from Jacksonville State in 2004 and his Master’s in sports administration from Mississippi State in 2007.

After losing the first two games, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of their three game set with the Chicago White Sox today at Fenway Park.

This afternoon’s game will start at 1:35 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on CSN Chicago.  And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

After watching his competition crumble last night, Tim Wakefield looks to grab a firm hold on a spot in the Red Sox rotation in his 14th appearance (fifth start) of 2011. In his previous 13 games (four starts), Wake is 2-1 with a 4.14 ERA. He made two appearances against the White Sox in 2010 and had no record with a 3.00 ERA (1 ER/3 IP). Wake has made 32 career appearances (21 starts) against the ChiSox in his career and is 7-12 with a 4.93 ERA.  In 19 appearances (14 starts) against the White Sox at the Fens, Wake is 3-5 with a 5.04 ERA.

Gavin Floyd will look to give Ozzie Guillen‘s squad a sweep of the Red Sox in his 12th appearance (11th start) of the season. In his previous 11 appearances (10 starts), Floyd is 5-5 with a 3.69 ERA. He got the win in his only start against the Red Sox in 2010 after allowing one run in six innings of work. In his career against the Red Sox, Floyd is 4-0 with a 3.53 ERA in six appearances (five starts). Three of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA.

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Here are this afternoon’s lineups:

26-31		30-25
1. Juan Pierre	LF	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Alexei Ramirez	SS	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Carlos Quentin	RF	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Paul Konerko	DH	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. Adam Dunn	1B	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Brent Lillibridge	CF	6. Carl Crawford	LF
7. Omar Vizquel	3B	7. Jed Lowrie	SS
8. Ramon Castro	C	8. Josh Reddick	RF
9. Gordon Beckham	2B	9. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
Gavin Floyd	SP	Tim Wakefield	SP

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

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Beckett’s Going To Be a Dad [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Computer Troubles? Call Tek Support [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Pedey, Tito & Crawford [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Big Papi and Gonzo [SOX & Dawgs]

Globe 10.0: Who will be out of the Red Sox rotation [Boston Globe]

Notes: Drew out, Reddick in; Lackey on track [CSNNE.com]

Video: Fact or fiction? [ESPN Boston]

Reddick replaces slumping Drew [ESPN Boston]

Video: State of the Nation with Gordon Edes [ESPN Boston]

Wednesday’s pregame notes: White Sox vs. Red Sox [Extra Bases]

Still no surgery seen for Daisuke Matsuzaka [Full Count]

David Ortiz on Bruins-Canucks: ‘I hope they kick their ass’ [Full Count]

Jenks and Guillen make up [Hardball Talk]

David Ortiz Rooting for Bruins, Says They ‘Need to Win It’ [NESN.com]

David Ortiz, Peter Gammons Discuss What He’s Done to Turn His Career Around [NESN.com]

Catching Up [Nuggetpalooza]

“Scuffling” Drew gets day off [Projo Sox Blog]

Wakefield out to end Boston’s three-game skid [RedSox.com]

Photo credits: AP Photo, AP Photo

If Alfredo Aceves wanted to stay in the Boston Red Sox starting rotation when John Lackey returns, he really has a funny way of showing it. He of the 16-1 career record looked more like a pitcher who was 1-16 in his career in a 10-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

Aceves had a chance to put a little pressure on Tim Wakefield but any chance of that happening quickly changed in the second inning when the White Sox tagged him for four runs. And all that came after Aceves sent the White Sox down in order on seven pitches in the 1st inning.

Obviously he didn’t locate the ball well. He left a lot of pitches out in the strike zone and the ChiSox hitters took full advantage of that. All told, Aceves was charged with eight runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks in 5+ innings. He started the day with an ERA of 2.22 but finished the evening with his ERA sitting at 3.51.

Of course it didn’t help Aceves that the Red Sox were facing a pitcher in Philip Humber who they’ve never seen before. And nine out of 10 times when that happens, the Red Sox bats are usually stymied.

Until the 8th inning, the only run the Red Sox were able to muster against Humber was a home run from the Captain, Jason Varitek, in the third inning. It seemed like whenever Humber would allow a base runner, he would find a way out of it.

He worked around an Adrian Gonzalez double in the 4th. He was also able to get double plays in the 5th and 6th innings. And when he allowed two hits in the 7th to David Ortiz and Jed Lowrie, he recovered to strikeout J.D. Drew to end the threat.

The one thing about this Red Sox team is they never quit.

They managed to make his a ballgame in the 8th inning when they scored four runs to cut the deficit from 10-1 to 10-5. The big blow of the inning was Big Papi’s three-run blast. They added two more in the 9th and forced Ozzie Guillen to bring in his closer Chris with the tying run on deck in Kevin Youkilis.

But Sale made quick work of Gonzalez by striking him out to end the rally and the month of May for the local nine.

While the Red Sox ended the month with three straight losses, it was still a far better month than April was. The worst part about the three straight losses is the fact the Yankees have won their past three games and now have taken a one-game lead over the Red Sox and a 1.5 game lead over the Rays in the AL East.

But with a new month at end, it’s time for the Red Sox to wipe the slate clean and make June an even better month than May was. They have the tools to do it. It just comes down to whether or not they can use them properly.

We’ll be back in a short while with this afternoon’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. But for now, enjoy the overnight links by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Beckett’s Going To Be a Dad [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Computer Troubles? Call Tek Support [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Pedey, Tito & Crawford [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Big Papi and Gonzo [SOX & Dawgs]

Vintage Papi: Why David Ortiz is off to one of his best starts ever [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

Socked around [Boston Globe]

Jenks thrown right back in [Boston Globe]

Using six starters definitely puts a different spin on rotation [Boston Globe]

Lackey has solid rehab outing [Boston Globe]

Red Sox stumble [Boston Herald]

Fresh start for Jenks [Boston Herald]

Step back to bullpen [Boston Herald]

Here’s a tip: Beckett won’t show pitches [Boston Herald]

Red Sox drop third straight, 10-7 [CSNNE.com]

Aceves not sharp versus hot White Sox bats [CSNNE.com]

Ortiz finds his stroke against lefties [CSNNE.com]

Notes: Matsuzaka returns from meeting surgeon [CSNNE.com]

Lackey satisfied with rehab start in Pawtucket [CSNNE.com]

Rapid Reaction: White Sox 10, Red Sox 7 [CSNNE.com]

Dice-K, Red Sox to discuss next steps [CSNNE.com]

Closing Time: White Sox get better of Alfredo Aceves, Red Sox [Full Count]

John Lackey: ‘Encouraged for sure’ by quality rehab outing [Full Count]

Kevin Millwood: ‘Good opportunity for me’ in Red Sox system [Full Count]

Red Sox Bullpen May Start Rounding Out As Pitching Staff Gets Healthy [NESN.com]

Red Sox’ Struggles Against White Sox Reaching Historic Levels After Chicago Rolls Again at Fenway Park [NESN.com]

Which AL East Team Will Be in First Place at End of June? [NESN.com]

Alfredo Aceves Possibly Pointed Toward Bullpen After Rocky Outing Against White Sox [NESN.com]

Chicago dishes out another spanking [Providence Journal]

April showers bring May power for Sox [Providence Journal]

Productive start by Ortiz may cause dilemma for Red Sox [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Lackey’s return causes a few rotation tweaks [Providence Journal]

For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSNNE,  ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.

And if you must check out the enemy news, head over the Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Southtown or ESPN Chicago websites.

Photo credits: AP Photo

Who do the guys at the MLB Fan Cave call when they need some help with their computers? They call “Tek Support”, Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek‘s “side business”.

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 some of the other sports. 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.

Thank you for stopping by and making SOX & Dawgs your home for UConn Huskies news.

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UConn Men’s Basketball links

Calhoun to speak as 176 graduate from Dedham High tomorrow [Boston Globe]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Tamika Williams-Raymond On Maya Moore’s Minnesota Mission [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Candace Parker Offers Maya Moore Some Advice [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Better Days Arrive For Diana Taurasi [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

UConn Football links

Masuk QB Casey Cochran Set To Attend 1-Day Camp At UConn [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn Huskies Football Opponent: West Virginia [Hartford Courant]

Other UConn related links

Baseball: UConn Assistant Justin Blood Named UHart Baseball Coach [Hartford Courant]

Baseball: UConn leaning on couple of SCC left-handers [New Haven Register]

Before you know it, the Boston Red Sox are going to have a clubhouse full of little rugrats running around.

The latest to join the Red Sox baby boom is Josh Beckett.

The girls at the Inside Track spoke with Beckett’s wife Holly Fisher about her being pregnant with the couple’s first child. According to Fisher, they’ll be having a girl.

Fisher is due in late September which as the article points out is about when the Red Sox would be starting the playoffs. So let’s hope the Beckett’s will be celebrating the birth of their daughter and playoff berth in September.

Congrats from us here to Josh and Holly on their good news.

Photo credit: Getty Images

With the Boston Bruins playing on Saturday, June 4th at 8:00 p.m. in game two of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Boston Red Sox have officially moved the start of their game from 7:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

The move will allow fans of both teams to be able to catch the games.

After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to close out the month of May with their 20th win of the month in game two of a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park.

Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on WCIU.  And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

Alfredo Aceves looks to put together another good outing in his 14th appearance (third start) of 2011. In his previous 13 appearances (two starts) Aceves is 2-0 with a 2.22 ERA. He made two appearances against the White Sox in 2010 as a member of the Yankees and was 1-0 with 0.00 ERA (0 ER/2 IP). He’s made five career appearances (one start) against the south siders in his career and is 2-0 with a 4.05 ERA (6 ER/13.1 IP).

Rookie Philip Humber makes his 10th start of 2011 for the always outspoken Ozzie Guillen. In his previous nine starts, Humber is 3-3 with a 2.85 ERA.  This will be his first career start against the Boston Red Sox.

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 tonight’s lineups:

25-31		30-24
1. Juan Pierre	LF	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Alexei Ramirez	SS	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Carlos Quentin	RF	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Paul Konerko	1B	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. A.J. Pierzynski	C	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Alexis Rios	CF	6. Carl Crawford	LF
7. Adam Dunn	DH	7. Jed Lowrie	SS
8. Gordon Beckham	2B	8. J.D. Drew	RF
9. Brent Morel	3B	9. Jason Varitek	C
Philip Humber	SP	Alfredo Aceves	SP

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

Bobby Jenks has been activated from the 15-day disabled list. Michael Bowden was optioned back to Triple-A Pawtucket to make room on the 25-man roster for Jenks.

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Video: Is the Red Sox Bullpen Band Coming Back? [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Pedey, Tito & Crawford [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Big Papi and Gonzo [SOX & Dawgs]

Crawford named Player of Week, Jenks returns [Clubhouse Insider]

As Jenks nears return, starters look for relief [CSNNE.com]

Jenks is back, and anxious to start pitching [CSNNE.com]

Pregame notes: Scutaro cleared to work out [CSNNE.com]

PawSox notes: Lackey to throw about 70 pitches [CSNNE.com]

Pitching Depth, Contributions From Carl Crawford and David Ortiz Have Been Keys to Red Sox Turnaround [Don Orsillo – NESN.com]

Stark: Red Sox AL team of the month [ESPN Boston]

Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona reworks rotation for series vs. New York Yankees [ESPN Boston]

Video: Edes on Boston’s surge in May [ESPN Boston]

Lester gets some time to think it over [Extra Bases]

Red Sox considering Saturday time change because of Bruins Stanley Cup game [Extra Bases]

Pregame notes: White Sox vs. Red Sox [Extra Bases]

Terry Francona on the Big Show: Not a tough call to keep Jon Lester in game [Full Count]

For Carl Crawford, a welcome form of recognition [Full Count]

Alex Rodriguez Voted Most Overrated In Poll Of Players [Hartford Courant]

Carl Crawford of the Boston Red Sox named the American League Player of the Week [MLB.com]

Adrian Gonzalez’s Positive Attitude Permeates Through Clubhouse, Helps Red Sox Continue to Rise After 2-10 Start [NESN.com]

Heidi Watney Catches Bruins Fever at Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit [NESN.com]

Red Sox Mailbag: Pedro Martinez Won’t Be Making Return to Red Sox Come Playoff Time [NESN.com]

Bobby Jenks Activated From Disabled List, Eager to Start Fresh [NESN.com]

Adrian Gonzalez is nonplussed about saving lives [Projo Sox Blog]

Jenks excited for return against former team [Projo Sox Blog]

Aceves aims to further define starting role [RedSox.com]

Photo credits: Getty Images, Getty Images