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06/17/2013 - 9:30am
Cherry on D&C: Penguins' Malkin 'a loser'
By: Jerry Spar

Don Cherry joined Dennis & Callahan on Monday morning, and the CBC Hockey Night in Canada analyst said he is sticking with his pick of the Bruins to win it all against the Blackhawks.

“They are going to win the Cup,” Cherry said point-blank. “I picked Boston all the way through.”

“It’s funny how the Bruins can turn it on like that,” he added, referencing the Bruins seemingly flipping a switch in the middle of Game 2 Saturday night. “It was like how it was against Toronto [in Game 7]. ‘Oh, 4-1? We’re going to turn it on for about 15 minutes.’ And that’s what they did in the overtime. If Chicago plays like they did in the overtime, it’s not going to go long.”

Part of that, the former Bruins coach said, was the result...

06/17/2013 - 7:54am
Mashup: T.O. visits Chad Johnson in jail
By: Jerry Spar

Welcome to Monday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

MONDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: Stanley Cup finals: Blackhawks at Bruins, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) MLB: Cubs at Cardinals, 7 p.m. (ESPN) College baseball: World Series, Louisville vs. Oregon State, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) College baseball: World Series, Mississippi State vs. Indiana, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

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♦ Former Patriots receiver Chad Johnson, who has a hearing scheduled for Monday with Judge Kathleen McHugh to reconsider his 30-day jail sentence for a probation violation,...

06/16/2013 - 9:03pm
Putin spokesman: Prez didn't take Kraft ring
By: Christopher Price

Because there’s no shortage of odd stories during the most fallow period on the NFL calendar, we introduce the latest chapter in the story of the Patriots’ (allegedly) purloined Super Bowl ring.

To recap: New England owner Robert Kraft told a story late last week — one that has been recounted on several occasions — about Russian President Vladimir Putin accidentally/on purpose pocketing Kraft’s ring from Super Bowl XXXIX on a trip to Russia.

“I took out the ring and showed it to [Putin], and he put it on and he goes, ‘I can kill someone with this ring,’ ” Kraft told the crowd at a gathering at Carnegie Hall’s Medal of Excellence gala where Kraft was receiving an award. “I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out.”

According to CNN, Putin is denying Kraft’s claim, saying the ring was a gift.

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06/16/2013 - 5:57pm
Napoli, Carp expect to be ready by Tuesday
By: Rob Bradford

BALTIMORE — After the Red Sox’ 6-3 loss to the Orioles Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards, Sox manager John Farrell surmised that both Mike Carp (hamstring) and Mike Napoli (illness) would be ready to play in time for the team’s day-night doubleheader Tuesday against the Rays at Fenway Park.

Carp was forced to leave Sunday’s game in the seventh inning after feeling tightness in his right hamstring running into third base. The first baseman said he first felt the discomfort running into second on his double. He was replaced by pinch-runner Shane Victorino, who ultimately scored when Will Middlebrooks launched a three-run home run.

“Felt it a little bit and then I hit the line-drive and I had a little concern right there,” said Carp, who...

06/16/2013 - 4:46pm
Lester's struggles continue; Sox lose to O's
By: Rob Bradford

BALTIMORE — Jon Lester still hasn’t quite fixed things.

After seemingly finding some solutions in recent days, through meetings with pitching coach Juan Nieves and manager John Farrell, Lester still couldn’t break free from the struggles he had experienced in his last five starts (0-3, 6.90 ERA). Sunday, the lefty allowed five runs on nine hits over five innings, paving the way for a 6-3 Red Sox loss to the Orioles, at Camden Yards.

Lester allowed three runs in the third inning and two more in the fifth, departing with a five-run deficit. He entered the game having gone 7-0 with a 2.52 ERA in 10 starts at Camden Yards.

The Sox starter came away feeling like he had taken significant steps in the right direction.

“I think it was a lot better than the linescore as far as the way the ball came out of my hand, the way I...

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