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Thursday, May 23, 2013

NFL WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon SANTA CLARA, Calif. – San Francisco 49ers leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. Crabtree underwent surgery yesterday, though the team is optimistic he will return at some point in 2013. Crabtree was operated on at Stanford by Dr. Tim McAdams one day after suffering the … 0

Jaworski serious about Tebow in AFL

Thursday, May 23, 2013

PHILADELPHIA – Could it be Tebow Time in the Arena Football League? Philadelphia Soul part owner Ron Jaworski said yesterday he was serious about his … 0

Source: Coach K returning to US men’s team

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight … 0

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A place setting announces Kentucky senator Rand Paul and GOP Chairman Reince Priebus as speakers for a fund-raising dinner for the New Hampshire Republican Party at the Grappone Center in Concord; Monday, May 20, 2013.

ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff

In Concord, Rand Paul raises cash for N.H. GOP and stokes 2016 speculation

Concord family scours the state in search of covered bridges

A salmon waits in a bucket waiting to be measured and weighed.

Winni Derby instates lie detectors for winners. Dakota Wright, 17, of Laconia, a Bishop Brady student, skipped prom to fish the derby with his father Mark and won in the overall salmon category. He will have to take a lie detector test at some point to verify that he caught it in Lake Winnipesaukee.

(ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

Fishermen subject to scrutiny at annual Winni Derby

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5 Questions: Volunteers with Concord Veterans Council spruce up graves of servicemen, women

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Concord Boys & Girls Club to hold ground-breaking ceremony

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New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola heads back onto the field after running a route during a team practice in Foxborough, Mass., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Patriots’ new receivers getting offensive crash course at OTAs

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady dropped back and threw a pass. Danny Amendola ran to where he expected it to be. It was a painful connection. “He darted me in the chest with one ball,” the Patriots receiver … 0

Indiana Pacers' Paul George participates during NBA basketball practice ahead of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Indianapolis. The Miami Heat and the Pacers are scheduled to meet for the second straight postseason starting Wednesday night, with a trip to the NBA Finals awaiting the series winner. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Experienced Heat, upstart Pacers ready to go

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

MIAMI – Dwyane Wade’s rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat was headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship was in its sights. … 0

Boston Bruins' Daniel Paille celebrates after scoring during the third period in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Rangers Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in New York. The Bruins won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Paille’s goal puts Bruins on verge of East finals

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

NEW YORK – Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the … 0

Jerry Reinsdorf chairman of the Chicago White Sox walks on the field during batting practice before the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox baseball game,Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)

Quintana dominates as White Sox beat Red Sox, 3-1

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

CHICAGO – Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh before David Ortiz broke it up with a one-out broken-bat single, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night. Jeff Keppinger hit … 0

NBA basketball team representatives sit onstage at the start of the NBA draft lottery, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years yesterday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft. Gilbert, … 0

Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson was arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. Johnson was jailed yesterday morning by a Broward County judge and later released after posting $1,000 bail. Another hearing was set … 0