The Providence Bruins had better turn things around quickly or their stay in the AHL's Final Four will be a quick one. The Pawtucket Red Sox jumped out front early yesterday, but this time did a better job than they did Saturday of protecting their lead, holding off the Norfolk Tides, 4-2, at McCoy Stadium. While members of the Pawtucket Red Sox and Norfolk Tides prepared for yesterday's game in the outfield, the Providence Grays and Bristol Blues showed how the game of baseball was played more than 100 years ago. Those storm clouds that blackened the sky over the University of Rhode Island last winter are long gone. The acrid smell of burning rubber returned to Seekonk yesterday, as Seekonk Speedway opened its 56th season of racing with a super-modified feature race.
All abilities welcome.
Harvard just slipped by Dartmouth, but Crimson sailors flew by 16 other schools to win the New England Intercollegiate Co-Ed Dinghy Championship yesterday. Sailors for the top two schools said it was practice that paid off. It was the extra turn that did it. Krystle Madeiros is hitting .762 this year. With the rubber game of the series between the Red Sox and Oakland A's set for tonight, it's likely that the winner will be the team that holds the best meeting sometime this afternoon.