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The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
ReutersOrtiz gave Boston a cushion in the eighth with a homer to center field, his 23rd of the season and 200th of his career.
Schilling and Glavine dueled for five innings before both allowed two runs in the sixth.
The Mets went ahead 2-0 on Beltran’s 22nd homer after a two-out single by Paul Lo Duca.
The Red Sox tied it when Glavine, in his second-shortest outing of the year, left after failing to retire any of the first three batters. Loretta led off with his third homer, Ortiz doubled and Manny Ramirez walked.
Heilman relieved and got Mike Lowell on a flyout to Beltran in deep center. The slow-footed Ortiz tagged up and slid in safely at third, and Ramirez advanced to second. Ortiz’s hustle paid off when he scored on Jason Varitek’s sacrifice fly.
Through five innings, Schilling and Glavine gave up just three hits each.
Glavine didn’t allow a ball out of the infield until Loretta singled with one out in the fourth for Boston’s first hit. Schilling let just one runner reach second in the first five innings, Julio Franco, and Schilling picked him off to end the fifth.
For the first time in 28 seasons at Fenway Park, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, two starters with more than 200 career wins faced each other: Glavine with 286 and Schilling, who now has 202. On Sept. 11, 1978, Boston’s Luis Tiant (with 201 wins) pitched against Baltimore’s Jim Palmer (212).
Notes: Cliff Floyd went 0-for-2 with a walk and played left field for seven innings of a rehab game with Class-A Brooklyn. New York manager Willie Randolph said there was a chance Floyd could play for the Mets on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. ... Lo Duca was back behind the plate after serving as the DH in New York’s 10-2 loss Wednesday night. ... Boston’s last error was by Youkilis at first base in the first inning on June 11 against Texas.
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