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Red Sox’s Quest To Get David Ortiz One Last Ring Off To Lackluster Start

Red Sox’s Quest To Get David Ortiz One Last Ring Off To Lackluster Start
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Hanley Ramirez revealed in a recent Players’ Tribune post that the Boston Red Sox set a goal in spring training to get David Ortiz a World Series ring in his final season. And so far, that plan is not going not going well at all. Well, it was going well, for a while, at least. The Red Sox surpassed all their expectations in the regular season, pulling themselves out of the American League East’s basement to win the division with a 93-69 record. But since their postseason actually has begun, it’s been a poor showing all-around. Game 1 of their AL Division Series against Cleveland saw ace Rick Porcello give up five runs over

Serbia stands in the way of U.S. quest for basketball gold

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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — No gold, no glory. That’s the way it is for the U.S. men’s basketball team. The Americans, the standard in the sport since winning their first 63 games after it debuted 80 years ago in the Olympics, are either winners or failures. There is no celebrating silver. When they say adeus to Rio, it can be with only one thing around their necks to deem the games a success. “That’s what we came here for and we don’t want to leave with anything less than the gold medal,” forward Carmelo Anthony said. Anthony and the Americans will be playing for their third in a row Sunday when they face Serbia, a team of heroes back home

Paris joins UEFA quest to find All-time EURO 11

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Paris city hall, hip hop cultural centre La Place and UEFA are joining together to bring the quest to find the All-time EURO 11 to a dramatic conclusion.Fans have until 1 June to select their team of all-time competition greats by visiting all-time11.uefa.com, with a massive artistic project planned following the unveiling of the selection at a press conference on 5 June. A team of 11 internationally renowned graffiti artists selected by La Place will immortalise the 11 players in spray paint, with the pictures to be shown at the French capital's Place de la Concorde until 9 July – the day before the final of UEFA EURO 2016."This historic project bringing the worl...