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Saturday, May 18, 2013

•••Sports on TV••• AUTO RACING 11 a.m. IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 Pole Day, NBCSN 5:30 p.m. NHRA, qualifying for Kansas Nationals, at Topeka, Kan. (same-day tape), ESPN2 7 p.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Showdown and All-Star Race, at Concord, N.C., SPEED BOXING 9:15 p.m. Champion Devon Alexander (24-1-0) vs. Lee Purdy (23-1-0), for IBF welterweight title; welterweights, Lamont Peterson (31-1-1) vs. Lucas Matthysse (33-2-0), at Atlantic City, N.J., SHO COLLEGE SOFTBALL 3 p.m. NCAA regionals, game 3, …

Rookies Give a Boost to Bruins’ Back Line

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Boston — The Boston Bruins have three rookie defensemen in the lineup for the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers. It’s not because they want to. It’s because they have to. “As you know, we’re getting thin here,” Bruins coach Claude Julien said yesterday, a day after Torey Krug, in his first career NHL playoff game, scored to send the game …

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Spain's David Ferrer at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Friday, May 17, 2013. Nadal won 6-4 4-6 6-2. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

Top-Ranked Djokovic Defeated in Rome

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Rome — Novak Djokovic can’t seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats. The top-ranked Serb wasted a chance to serve out the match and was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by …

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Family members talk with a Cabot Funeral Home employee at the scene of an accident that killed Norma Sawyer, of Bridgewater, in Woodstock yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Another Route 4 Tragedy: Bridgewater Woman, 84, Is Fourth to Die on Road Since March
Volunteer Wendy WIndsor, of Hartford, talks over dress choices with Hartford High School senior Jordan Schaal, 18, while volunteer Betsy Durkee ,of Lebanon, back left, mends a dress and Hartford senior Rhyan Mavilla, back right, searches the racks at the Cinderella Project shop in the Raq-On Dance Studio on the Lebanon Mall Wednesday. The Upper Valley Cinderella Project is an all-volunteer effort providing a choice of about 250 donated prom dresses to girls attending the spring dances throughout the Upper Valley. The shop is open Wednesdays from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 - 2 p.m. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Preparing for Prom
Oxbow Union High girls lacrosse captain Dilan Clements leads her team in a cheer at the close of practice in Bradford, Vt., yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Oxbow Scoring Aces Get Help From Their Friends
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