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Before a recent golf event, I knew little about Joshua Frase, his dad, Paul, his mom, Alison, or the illness that they are fighting.
Talk high school football with Salem head coach Jack Gati for even a few minutes and you're bound to hear his season-long mantra: The next game is the biggest. What's upcoming -- the Division I championship -- tops them all.
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DURHAM - Updated, 11:19 p.m. After going winless in five straight games, the UNH men's hockey team has won consecutive games for the first time since the third week of October.
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New York - Updated, 2:49 p.m. The Cardinals ace, Bedford resident and Trinity High of Manchester grad was runner-up to the Giants' Tim Lincecum.
The Red Sox have many potential gaps to fill. The shopping list is in progress.
BOSTON - Updated, 8:40 p.m. The Red Sox captain chose to exercise his $3 million player option on Wednesday afternoon and will thus return to Boston for a 14th season in 2010.
BOSTON - The Red Sox exercised All-Star Victor Martinez's $7.1 million club option on Monday. But veteran Jason Varitek, who has caught more games than any player in Red Sox history, remains in limbo.
INDIANAPOLIS - Updated, 8:04 p.m. Peyton Manning delivered another milestone performance, Joseph Addai produced a second straight winning score, and the Colts found another unconventional way to win when Houston's Kris Brown missed a 42-yard field goal as time expired, keeping Indy's winning streak intact 20-17.
The Yankees' mission statement was completed on Wednesday with a 7-3 victory over the Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series.
PHILADELPHIA - Updated, 11:33 p.m. The Phillies came to Citizens Bank Park on Monday for Game 5 of the World Series against the New York Yankees with clear minds, Chase Utley's hot bat and Cliff Lee on the mound. Utley hit two home runs to tie Reggie Jackson's record of five home runs in a single World Series in an 8-6 victory.
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