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05/23/2013 - 11:35pm
Rask: 'We gave them a couple of gifts'
By: Mike Petraglia

NEW YORK — It was the blooper that will live in infamy.

Tuukka Rask lost an edge and then his balance and fell over at exactly the wrong time, allowing Carl Hagelin to score and cut Boston’s 2-0 lead in half with 11:21 left in the second period. Hagelin shook off Johnny Boychuk just enough to flip a backhander on net that Rask would’ve normally turned aside without any fanfare. But he fell backward.

“I took a step to the side,” Rask explained. “There was what I think was a skate mark or something. That’s what it felt like. I lost my balance and the rest is history.

“Happens maybe twice a year in practice. Focus, got to be more focused, I think. Just a tough mistake. Looks pretty bad on TV. Just sloppy, I think. It kind of freezes you, and you still have a second to decide whether you’re going to scramble with the paddle...

05/23/2013 - 9:57pm
Bruins blow two leads, lose in OT
By: DJ Bean

The Bruins suffered what had to be their ugliest loss of the playoffs Thursday at Madison Square Garden, as they blew two separate leads in the third period and instead of sweeping the Rangers suffered their first loss of the series. Chris Kreider scored in overtime to give New York a 4-3 win.

The Bruins took a 2-0 lead in the second period on goals from Nathan Horton and Torey Krug, but Carl Hagelin brought the Rangers within one on a shaky goal in which Tuukka Rask fell down. Derek Stepan tied it in the third period after taking the puck away from Zdeno Chara rather easily, and although the Bruins took the lead yet again on Tyler Seguin...

05/23/2013 - 9:17pm
Middlebrooks exits Sox loss with back spasms
By: Alex Speier

Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks was replaced by Pedro Ciriaco prior to the top of the fifth inning with what the Red Sox described as lower back spasms. Middlebrooks had been 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts on Thursday.

The 24-year-old has been dealing with discomfort as a result of a separation of his ribs from the cartilage connecting them to the sternum earlier this month as a result of a collision with catcher David Ross, but the suggestion of back spasms represents a new malady. In his last three games (including Thursday), he’s 0-for-10 with one walk and five strikeouts, bringing his line for the season to a .201 average, .234 OBP and .408 slugging mark.

More on the situation as information becomes available.


05/23/2013 - 7:59pm
Francona takes stock of return to Fenway
By: Alex Speier

The event did not represent closure. Terry Francona said that he achieved that some time ago.

Nor did his arrival in Fenway Park some sort of exercise in the distinctly German undertaking of Vergangenheitsbewältigung, a coming to terms with the past. After all, Francona returned to Fenway Park several times last year, whether to take part in various celebrations (the Fenway centennial, the 2004 World Series team’s eight-year reunion) or to broadcast games for ESPN.

The idea of heading to a different clubhouse and a different dugout at Fenway Park than the one he occupied for eight seasons did not jar Indians...

05/23/2013 - 6:52pm
Sullinger: 'I'll be 100 percent' by September
By: Ben Rohrbach

As the Celtics honored hundreds of middle school students for their perfect attendance at Thursday’s 22nd annual “Stay in School” celebration at Northeastern University, Jared Sullinger shared the lessons he’s learned since undergoing the surgery to repair a lumbar disk that ended his rookie season in February.

“In life, it’s kind of different,” said the recently turned 21-year-old power forward. “Teachers give you a lesson and then the test whereas in life you get the test and then the lesson. I’ve learned that through this situation right now. I’m getting a test of my patience, my discipline … so I’m just learning the lesson now.”

The lesson in patience should be completed by the end of the summer. By his calculations, Sullinger’s 50 percent and on target to return fully...

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