Milton pulls even with Foxboro

MILTON - Turnabout is fair play. A day after shutting out Milton in the first game of its three-game playoff series, the Foxboro Legion team lost 4-0 Tuesday night to Post 114 at Cunningham Park in Milton, sending the series to its decisive third game tonight at Foxboro.

Cappello rescues Seekonk again

SEEKONK - Jake Cappello came through again for the Seekonk American Legion Post baseball team.

AAGA qualifier on tap

ATTLEBORO - A field of 113 golfers will be taking to the Heather Hill Country Club in Plainville Friday for the 18-hole qualifying round to the 2008 Attleboro Area Golf Association Open in August.

FARINELLA: Get ready for the lies

There's something we have to get clear today, right from the start, and then we can continue with the business at hand for the next seven months.

Offense has a few question marks

FOXBORO - The Shortest Offseason that Would Never End is finally giving way to the hope and promise of a new football season, and that can't come soon enough for the New England Patriots.

Pats sign Wheatley

FOXBORO - The Patriots now have just one unsigned draft pick following the announcement early Tuesday evening that second-round selection Terrence Wheatley, cornerback out of Colorado, had signed.

Post 93 opens playoffs with win

FOXBORO - Joe Swindells had never faced any of the batters on the Milton Legion Baseball team before Monday night.

Post 312 faces must-win tonight

EASTON - Taking a two-run lead, rallying from a four-run deficit, regaining the lead, squandering the lead... it was a rollercoaster of a ride for the South Attleboro American Legion Post 312 baseball team Monday at Frothingham Park.

LEGION: Cappello burns D-R teammate

SWANSEA - So much for good teammates!?

GOBIS: Perry part of D-R track family

It hasn't been easy for Chris Perry to step to the starting line. There have been hurdles, seemingly, all along the road to Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High for the Falcon senior track-athlete.

Pats sign four more

FOXBORO - With training camp just officially two days away, the signings are coming fast and furious at Patriot Place.

New England ties Chivas USA 1-1

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Shalrie Joseph scored the tying goal on a header in the 78th minute as New England tied Chivas USA 1-1 in a SuperLiga match Sunday night.

Callan puts out the fire, Post 312 rallies

ATTLEBORO - It was Brian Callan to the rescue for the South Attleboro American Legion baseball team.

FBI: Revolution staff help subdue man on flight

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City Friday after a passenger stripped, put his clothes back on and then tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of the New England Revolution Major League Soccer team on board, the FBI said.

Post 312 Juniors finish strong

NORTH ATTLEBORO - Two days after a complete-game dandy by Garret Briggs, the South Attleboro Junior Legion baseball team got another mound gem, this time out of Brett Mastropoll.

Ortiz homers again for PawSox

PAWTUCKET (AP) - David Ortiz homered for the third straight game during a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday night.

Locals shine at Bay State Games

Local residents both young and old flocked to the Bay State games the past two weekends to compete in a variety of events with the best Massachusetts had to offer.

Wrentham 12's take seventh

WRENTHAM - The Wrentham Youth Hockomock 12-year old baseball team finished seventh recently at the state tournament in Tyngsboro.

Top seeds in top form

ATTLEBORO - They're the top four seeds in the Attleboro Singles Tennis Tournament for a reason.

McGrath new Randolph AD

MANSFIELD - After seven seasons of serving as the varsity ice hockey coach at Mansfield High School, Mike McGrath has resigned that post to become the new Director of Athletics at Randolph High School.

Ortiz homers again for PawSox

PAWTUCKET - Hitting streak? How about a home run streak by Big Papi?

Bowden another promising arm

PAWTUCKET - On the fast track to success, perhaps. But make no doubt about it, Michael Bowden is a highly-acclaimed, well-sought-after pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Papi-razzi

PAWTUCKET - A standing room-only crowd, four straight sell-outs, games televised every night, lots and lots of convoluted jugs with balls and pieces of paper to sign an autograph - all to watch David Ortiz swing a baseball bat.

GOBIS: Connors back in the water

No sooner has Bishop Feehan High swimming star Kristen Connors of Mansfield landed back in New England after spending two weeks at the U.S. Olympic Team trials in Omaha, Nebraska, she is off with the Attleboro Bluefish Swim Club this weekend for the U.S. Swimming Federation championships in the outdoor pools at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "It was awesome being at the trials, I learned from the experience and it'll be good to use in four years," said the Boston University-bound Connors, who clocked a 2:34 in the 200 breaststroke. "I've had experience swimming at big meets (like the Olympic Trials), so I wasn't really in awe or intimidated."

Post 312 clinches top seed

ATTLEBORO - The South Attleboro American Legion baseball team has had its share of blowouts and walk-off victories this season, but perhaps none more satisfying than Thursday night's Zone 9-clinching, season-ending, 4-3 win over Somerset Post 228.

Swindells pitches Post 93 into 2nd place

FOXBORO - Two weeks ago it look like Foxboro's American Legion baseball team was a 50-50 shot to make the playoffs. After Wednesday's rout of Dedham, Post 93 is in position to claim the division's No. 2 seed.

Revs 'hand' Pachuca FC tough loss

FOXBORO - As fate would have it, the New England Revolution found favor in the decision of referee Walter Quesada.

Congdon eliminated from Mass Amateur

MARION - The first day of match play at the 100th Massachusetts Amateur Championship has come to an end and eight golfers have earned a spot in Thursday's quarterfinals. This year's event, which features two days of stroke play and three days of match play, is being held at The Kittansett Club in Marion.

The long goodbye: AL wins All-Star game 4-3 in 15

NEW YORK (AP) - J.D. Drew wondered whether he'd be pitching soon. Clint Hurdle sounded out David Wright about his mound prowess.

Najarian lifts South Attleboro

ATTLEBORO - Greg Najarian delivered the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and then delivered the game-winning run with a two-out, RBI-single in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday at Beach Field as South Attleboro American Legion Post 312 rallied twice for a 5-4 verdict over Easton.

Callahan powers Seekonk Post 311

SOMERSET - Cody Callahan drove in five runs as the Seekonk American Legion baseball team scored early and often in a 14-5 pounding of Somerset Tuesday night in Zone 9 action.

Congdon makes cut at Mass Amateur

MARION - Following two days of stroke play at The Kittansett Club, the 100th Massachusetts Amateur Championship field has been reduced from 144 to only 32 players. Those low scorers from the first two rounds have earned the right to compete in the Match Play portion of the event, which begins on this morning.

Exchanging his cleats for a collar

BOSTON - When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck would seek comfort in the churches to satisfy his spiritual needs and remind him of childhood Sundays spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown of Bloomington, Ill.

Resident Burns named Hornet AD

MANSFIELD - Pat Burns is coming to Mansfield.

Laverghetta learns from AAGA veterans

ATTLEBORO - She kept whacking away and by the time her golf ball landed in the cup on the No. 9 (backside) par-4 280-yard hole at the Highland Country Club Monday, Elizabeth Laverghetta discovered that she had hacked an "11" on her scorecard.

GOBIS: Messier switches up sports

Having been a hockey player, he never gave much thought to tennis.

Russo, Brown win YMCA TRY-athlons

WRENTHAM - Peter Russo was probably on his second helping on the post-race spread Sunday when the second-place finisher at the Hockomock YMCA TRY-athlon crossed the tape.

Post 93 jumps up with victory

NORWOOD - The Foxboro American Legion Post 93 baseball team jumped up to second place in its division with an 11-5 rout under the lights at Norwood.

Seekonk knocks off Post 312

SEEKONK - The Seekonk American Legion team managed to throw a wrench in the Zone 9 standings, upsetting first place South Attleboro Monday night, 6-3.

Congdon in contention at Massachusetts Amateur

MARION - A field of the best amateur golfers in the state came together Monday at The Kittansett Club to compete in the 100th playing of the Massachusetts Amateur Championship. The prestigious five-day Massachusetts Golf Association event is being held this week in Marion.

Area golfers to compete in international tourney

Hundreds of golfers ages 10-18 will travel from throughout the world to play in the annual tournament, now in its 13th year at PGA National. Golfers ages 10-15 will play July 26-28 in three age divisions each for boys and girls: 10-11, 12-13 and 14-15. The older golfers, ages 16-18, will have their turn July 31-Aug. 3. The tournament will showcase some of the most talented young players in the world, many of whom could be the leading collegiate and professional golfers of tomorrow.

Santoro defends crown

NEWPORT, R.I. - In winning four matches over four straight days, all in straight sets, Fabrice Santoro did not allow many opportunities for his opponents in winning his second straight International Tennis Hall of Fame Championships.

Post 93 clinches playoff berth

FOXBORO - In an offensive explosion, the Foxboro Legion Baseball team defeated Westwood 14-1 Sunday afternoon at Foxboro High School to clinch a spot in the District 6 playoffs.

Marcus, Gagnon win Kids Day 5K road races

NORTH ATTLEBORO - The Kids Day 5K had two come-from-behind scripts play out on the streets of North Attleboro on Sunday morning.

McCormack keeps it in the family

ATTLEBORO - Winning the Pro 1-2-3 race at the Attleboro Bicycle Criterium has become a family tradition for the McCormack clan.

Santoro out to defend tennis title

NEWPORT - Racing to the baseline and sensing that the 20 knot winds out of the south might aid his cause, Fabrice Santoro delved into his bag of magic shots and uncorked a between-the-legs lob - unbelievable as it may sound.

Old timers advance

NEWPORT - It's always much more difficult to bend for the ball when you are 35 years of age, such as Fabrice Santoro, or 33 years young, as is Vince Spadea.

LEGION: MacKenzie leads Norton

SWANSEA - Tom MacKenzie pitched a complete-game beauty as the Norton American Legion baseball team doubled up on Swansea Friday night in Zone 9 play, 6-3 the final.

Round-n-round

ATTLEBORO - The sport of cycling will take over the city of Attleboro - at least for one day - this Saturday when cyclists from across New England will take part in the 15th annual Bicycling Criterium.