Tigers 2, Red Sox 0: Sox fall in series finale

For the Boston Bruins, a shootout loss was an improvement over a shutout loss. Patrice Bergeron's goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout, but Michael Cammalleri scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Boston last night.

The parade of quarterbacks down Route 1 extended through the summer, with most meeting the same fate. Some stayed in Foxboro longer than others. In the end, only two quarterbacks survived: four-time Pro Bowler Tom Brady, and undrafted rookie free agent Brian Hoyer.

Timing is everything. Don Larsen had it, pitching a perfect game in the World Series to immortalize an otherwise ordinary career. And how else to explain the popularity of pet rocks in the '70s or Paris Hilton today? It's true of college football too.

On Tuesday evening, the popular Web site profootballtalk.com (PFT) speculated about the possibility of the players staging a walkout after the regular season, sparked by the stalled labor negotiations between the players union and the league's owners.

Even though the Bentley University football team didn't play last week, it had one of its most productive weeks of the season as far as the standings and polls are concerned.


 

Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 last night, finally seizing that elusive 27th title.

Kevin Garnett had 12 points and 11 rebounds in his third game back in Minnesota since he was traded in 2007, helping the Boston Celtics remain undefeated with a 92-90 victory over the Timberwolves last night.

In the NFL, where parity generally rules, one thing has been consistent: the Patriots' dominance of the AFC East. Even a modest 4-2 divisional record was good enough to secure the AFC East title in 2006, due to the annual mediocrity of the Dolphins, Jets and Bills. That is, until last year.

Rich Gunnell arrived quietly on the Boston College campus in the fall of 2005. He's been anything but silent since then. Gunnell, a senior wide receiver for the Eagles, doesn't tower over opposing players, standing 5-foot-11. He doesn't possess lightning speed, the ability to simply outrun defensive players for passes. And he talks softly. His play, however, speaks volumes.

No. 2 seed Lasell College fell in the semifinals of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament 2-1 to sixth-seeded Emerson College yesterday.