May 18, 2013

NASCAR: Regan Smith takes Nationwide at Talladega after review

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Regan Smith, driver of the No. 7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates with his crew in victory lane after he won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.(Photo: Sean Gardner, Getty Images) Story Highlights Regan Smith won the Nationwide race at Talladega Officials used a video review of the last scoring loop [...]

NASCAR: New car has been positive for racing

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The only certainty at the unveiling of NASCAR’s new car was the Gen-6 was aesthetically pleasing. The new design looked more like a stock car and returned brand recognition to the manufacturers. Adding driver names to the windshield was a late addition, but a sporty touch. But if the Gen-6 wasn’t [...]

NASCAR: Brad Keselowski rallies in Nationwide race at Richmond

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Brad Keselowski won the NASCAR Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway on April 26, 2013 in Richmond, Va.(Photo: Streeter Lecka, Getty Images) Story Highlights Keselowski took the lead with 10 laps to go He had to hold off Harvick as he closed to within a few car lengths It was Keselowski’s 21st victory [...]

MLB – AL Roundup: Red Sox win emotional game, off to best start in 11 years

(PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – After honouring the victims and the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings, the Red Sox kept on with their best start in 11 years by beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Saturday as David Ortiz played his first game since last summer and Daniel Nava hit a three-run homer [...]

Sports: A reeling Boston starts the road to recovery at Fenway

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David Ortiz provided the perfect exclamation point to what had been a somber ceremony at Fenway. Michael Dwyer/AP BOSTON (AP) — A defiant David Ortiz stood on the Fenway Park infield and told the crowd to “stay strong,” bringing a rousing cheer from Bostonians weary from a week of bombings, stay-at-home orders and a manhunt [...]

Boston Marathon Bombing: Bombing suspect alive and in custody

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(Police surround an apartment building in Watertown, Mass. on April 19, while looking for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Charles Krupa, AP) Boston bombings: ‘CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over,’ police say Police: Boston bombings suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev is in custody. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed earlier Friday. Police: Events began after store robbery, fatal [...]

NHL Roundup: An Emotional filled lost for Boston but they clinched a playoff spot

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(Boston Bruins fans show their support for victims of the recent bombings at the Boston Marathon.(Photo: Bob DeChiara, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – Drew Stafford scored the only shootout goal after Buffalo tied the game in the final minute of regulation, and the Sabres beat the Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night [...]

Boston Marathon Bombing: Search for bombing suspects, motives is ‘wide open’

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Investigators in white jumpsuits work the crime scene on Boylston Street on Tuesday.(Photo: Darren McCollester, Getty Images) Story Highlights Police Commissioner describes ‘most complex crime scene in the history or our department’ Devices believed to have been assembled in common kitchen pressure cookers U.S. investigators have refrained from attributing the attack to any one terror [...]

NBA Roundup: NBA cancels tonight’s Celts-Indy game

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — WALTHAM — The Celtics now have just one game remaining in the regular season after the news that tonight’s game against the Pacers at the Garden has been canceled in the wake of the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line yesterday afternoon. With both teams’ playoff seedings secure, the [...]

Breaking News: Bombs at Boston Marathon fashioned out of pressure cookers

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(U.S. Secret Service and FBI agents are on scene near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. MATT CAMPBELL/EPA) BOSTON (AP) — The bombs that ripped through the Boston Marathon crowd appear to have been fashioned out of ordinary kitchen pressure cookers, packed with nails and other fiendishly lethal shrapnel, and hidden in duffel bags [...]