Antiwar Newswire

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=92762417&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK By Tony Chamberlain Globe correspondent Anybody remotely connected with ski racing and/or the Winter Olympics knows the Bill Johnson story, and in fact may have some confusion about where the real racer begins and the fictitious character in “Downhill Racer'' ends. To straighten the timeline, “Downhill Racer,'' the story of a brash American [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=92653561&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK FORT MYERS, Fla. – Not to heap any additional pressure on the man, but Josh Beckett stands to be the most important Red Sox player as we look toward this season of great expectations. Sure, Kevin Youkilis is the soul of the Sox. Dustin Pedroia has been an MVP. Adrian Gonzalez could be [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=92293858&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK FORT MYERS, Fla. – There are so many reasons that it's better to be in Fort Myers than in Boston today. I'm not usually much of a weather guy. I always felt sorry for my parents' friends who traded their drafty New England farmhouses for some pre-fab condo in a sterile courtyard near [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91997445&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK By Marty Basch Globe correspondent BRETTON WOODS, N.H. – Between West Mountain's wide sweeping groomers are pockets of pleasure in the trees. The man behind Bretton Woods's growing trail blueprint, director of ski operations Chris Ellms, doesn't mind riding the quad on busy days and not seeing very many skiers or snowboarders on [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91474560&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK By Shira Springer Globe Staff Sitting in his stepfather's car, Lukas Verzbicas stared in amazement at the Chicago skyline with its sleek, steel-and-glass towers. The drive through downtown served as his introduction to the United States, where his mother and stepfather believed a better life awaited. In his 8-year-old mind, it was a [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90108566&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK By Marty Basch Globe Correspondent They'll be going to new heights at Killington. The Winter Dew Tour, a winter sports action tour featuring top snowboarders and skiers in halfpipe and slopestyle events, lands this weekend at the Vermont ski area featuring an Olympic-sized 500-foot superpipe with 22-foot-high walls. Sponsors seize opportunity. B5 Found [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90108708&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK Emptying Out the Desk Drawer of the Sports Mind: Tell me why anyone over 6-6 is allowed to enter a dunk contest. As an aside, I saw Nate Robinson, who might be 5-8, touch a piece of padding that was a good foot above the rim at Celtics practice the other day. Now [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89886174&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK There are only two members of the 2,000 Club. Reggie Miller made 2,560 3-pointers. Ray Allen has made 2,530. And when the Magic face the Celtics tomorrow night under the bright lights at TD Garden, Miller will watch as Allen comes closer to supplanting him in the top spot. It's something Miller has [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89705499&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK By Mark Blaudschun Globe Staff BC NOTEBOOK As expected, Boston College offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill announced his retirement yesterday. Tranquill, who came out of retirement two years ago when his longtime friend Frank Spaziani was elevated to the head job at BC, said it was simply time to return to a more sedate [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89519843&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK By Mark Blaudschun Globe Staff SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Neither of them were expected to be here. Oregon was a tepid choice to win the Pac-10, ranked 11th in the preseason Associated Press and coaches' polls, while Auburn wasn't even picked to win the West Division of the Southeastern Conference, ranked 22d in the [...]