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Tuesday, December 04, 2001
Resolute Ruiz in home arena
He says Holyfield will be next stop
(By Ron Borges, Globe Staff)
The Quiet Man spoke loudly yesterday. An emotional John Ruiz returned to Boston to begin final preparation for the biggest fight of his life - the Dec. 15 rubber match with Evander Holyfield - and showed unusual emotion during a welcoming press conference at the Sports Club/LA, a chic gym that could never produce the kind of fighters Ruiz and Holyfield are.
Opposites qualify as compelling golfers
(By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - For five days the golf fairy tales unfolded in warm breezes in front of sparse galleries at Bear Lakes CC. Ty and Boo, coming at you from different ends of life's spectrums: the teen-age phenom cultivated to be a pro golfer and the good ol' country boy in his sneakers and warmup pants.
Rays open to Everett - but at a price
(By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff)
Eyeing a chance to keep Carl Everett near his home, the Red Sox have been trying to find a place for their controversial center fielder with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Major League Baseball sources said yesterday.
Chances are ...
Hot Patriots are climbing playoff charts
(By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
FOXBOROUGH - ''What will it take to get to the playoffs?''
I'm ready to punch their ticket
(By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Staff, Globe Columnist)
Super Bowl Patriots. There. I said it. None of this fraidy-cat, maybe-playoff talk for me. The 2001 Patriots are a team of destiny. They are Super Bowl-bound and I say this even though the Patriots are not being purchased by The New York Times Co.
Olympic torch set to begin American leg of its journey
(By Associated Press)
ATLANTA - Five years after it was extinguished at the end of the Centennial Games, the Olympic flame returns to the United States today for the start of a two-month, 46-state journey to Salt Lake City.
AT THE RACES
Jini's Jet is a local who runs express
(By Ron Indrisano, Globe Staff)
Jini's Jet is the rarest of breeds, a thoroughbred born in Massachusetts with the talent to make an impact on the national scene.
Sports Log
(By The Globe)
SPORT VIEW
This story of Bell rings true
(By Bill Griffith, Globe Staff)
Most who tune into HBO's ''The Game of Their Lives'' tonight (10-11) will consider the story of the National Football League during the 1950s as history.
SOCCER NOTES
Rain looms as an obstacle
US could be all wet for its Cup matches
(By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
In ''Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles,'' Simon Winchester relates a spirit-dampening experience in Suwon, 30 miles south of Seoul. Winchester had to briefly abandon his hike of the 320-mile peninsula, hiring a car because ''the weather was simply too terrible to consider pressing on by foot.''
NFL WEEK 12
Kennison signs with Chiefs
(By Associated Press)
Wide receiver Eddie Kennison will return to the playing field after signing a two-year contract yesterday with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Breakers waive six
(By Susan Bickelhaupt, Globe Staff)
The Boston Breakers yesterday waived six of their players, who will be available for the WUSA waiver draft tomorrow afternoon.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
His ribs weren't tickled
(By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
FOXBOROUGH - Tom Brady's sore ribs, in his words, are ''no big deal.''
PACKERS 28, JAGUARS 21
Packers finally fight off Jaguars
(By Fred Goodall, Associated Press)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Facing a tie game with two minutes left last night, the Green Bay Packers weren't worried.
NHL ROUNDUP
Sillivan's heroics end Chicago's skid
(By Associated Press)
Steve Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and added two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks stopped a nine-game winless streak last night with a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens in Montreal.
NBA ROUNDUP
Knicks ruin Rice's return
(By Associated Press)
Allan Houston got the better of Glen Rice on the most important play of the game - spoiling Rice's return to Madison Square Garden for the first time since being traded - as the Knicks defeated the Rockets, 89-86, last night.
Picture this: A nice Celtics trip
They made progress in their 4-1 stretch
(By Shira Springer, Globe Staff)
A few postcards from the road. The first one from Washington, D.C., features two telling photos. From left to right, there is Joe Johnson throwing an inbounds pass into the arms of Wizards guard Richard Hamilton, ending any chance of a Celtics win in overtime. Beside it is a closeup of Paul Pierce with a postgame look that seems to say, ''How could we fall to Washington and extend our losing streak to four?''
BRUINS NOTEBOOK
No panic over poor power play
(By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
On paper, the Bruins' power play looks woeful. They have converted just once in their last 41 opportunities over a span of 12 games.
ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
These numbers could crunch BCS system
(By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
The numbers came in yesterday, and they told a story that finally could implode the Bowl Championship Series. And no one will feel the least bit sorry if it happens.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Terps break loose in second half to top UConn
(By Associated Press)
Lonny Baxter had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Juan Dixon scored 16 points as No. 3 Maryland pulled away in the second half to beat Connecticut, 77-65, last night and win the BB&T Classic in Washington.
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