FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Linebacker is one of the more competitive positions in New England’s training camp this summer, and it makes sense. After all, the Patriots ranked 31st in the NFL in team defense last season, ahead of only the Green Bay Packers.
August 2012
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Red Sox owner backs Bobby V as manager
“To blame Bobby Valentine for the Red Sox being .500 at this point in the season is simply wrong,” John Henry says.
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New Oakland sewer system up and running
OAKLAND — Local residents may not notice the difference at the business end, but the contents of a toilet flushed today will wind up somewhere very different from the destination of what was flushed yesterday.
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SNAPSHOT: Swinging into August
LETTING GO: Alanna Huling, 11, drops into Mill Pond in Wayne on Monday as Hannah Burr, 11, left, swims to shore. Huling’s sister, Hannah, 8, right, waited for her turn on the rope swing while the girls, of Franklin, Mass., took a dip together before having some ice cream during their summer vacation.
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OLYMPICS: Durant, US men cruise by Argentina
LONDON (AP) — Kevin Durant shot the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team out of trouble, and right into the top seed in their group.
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Maine labor board rejects union’s complaint
The Maine State Employees Association argued that state’s right to reorganize or hire contractors expired with the last contract.
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Lawyer: Whitey Bulger to testify in own defense
Former Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger claims he was given immunity for his 19 alleged murders.
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OLYMPICS: American Suhr wins pole vault gold
LONDON (AP) — Jenn Suhr walked with a purpose over to the stands to see her husband, who gingerly wrapped an American flag around her shoulders while she sobbed into his chest.
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OLYMPICS: US women’s soccer wins thriller to reach gold medal game
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The U.S. women’s soccer team is back in the Olympic gold medal match after a wild come-from-behind 4-3 win over Canada with a goal in the final minute of extra time.
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Obama signs bill restricting protests near military funerals
Sen. Olympia Snowe and a Maine high schooler campaigned for the changes to protect the ‘sanctity’ of military funerals.