Dustin Pedroia #15 of the Boston Red Sox heads out to the field before a game against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park May 31, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

BOSTON (CBS) Dustin Pedroia is back in the Red Sox lineup Tuesday night.

Pedroia will bat second and play second as Boston opens a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway.

Pedroia returns after missing the last six games after leaving Bostons May 28 win over the Tigers. He was diagnosed with aslight tear in the adductor muscle in his right thumb, an injury heinitiallysuffered on May 2, but has avoided a trip to the disabled list.

Im real excited, Pedroia told WBZ NewsRadio 1030s Jonny Miller Tuesday afternoon.Obviously its still healing, but if we protect it the right way Im able to play while it heals up all the way.

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Pedroia resumed taking batting practice on Saturday and Sunday in Toronto, with the help of a specially designed brace, and did not report any problems on Bostons off-day on Monday.Pedroia also switched the kind of bat he uses, opting not to use maple to lessen the impact on his hands.

Combine that with the brace, and some may be a little concerned there would be a getting-used-to period for Pedroia. But the former MVP isnt too worried, and may have even found a new part to his routine.

Hopefully this pad helps me out and who knows, I might wear it forever, he said.

The Red Sox went 4-2 in Pedroias absence, and have won six of their last nine games. Never one to want to miss time, Pedroia is extremely anxious to get back to helping out his team add more wins in the standings.

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6 June 2012 Last updated at 07:33 By Michelle Warwicker BBC Nature

Gouldian finches have different personalities depending on the colour of their heads, researchers have found.

Scientists from Liverpool John Moores University and The Royal Veterinary College investigated the "highly sociable" Australian birds.

The team set the finches a series of behavioural tests to understand the purpose of their bright appearance.

They found that red-headed finches were more aggressive, while black-headed birds were bolder and took more risks.

The findings are published in the journal Animal Behaviour.

"Our idea is that the colour signals their behavioural tactics," said lead researcher Leah Williams.

She explained that the research also suggests that "bolder" black-headed finches may act as "leaders" in a group.

Gouldian finches are found in open, subtropical woodland and are known for their colourful plumage.

In the wild, the majority of the birds have black or red heads, although a very small number are yellow-headed.

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Manchester United have signed Borussia Dortmund attacker Shinji Kagawa for an undisclosed fee.

Manchester United have signed Borussia Dortmund attacker Shinji Kagawa for an undisclosed fee.

A statement on the Red Devils website read: "Manchester United is delighted to announce that it has agreed terms with both Borussia Dortmund and Shinji Kagawa for his transfer to the Club.

"The deal is subject only to the player medical and obtaining a UK work permit.

"These conditions are anticipated to be completed by the end of June. Further details will be announced in due course."

The 23-year-old had been linked with a move to Sir Alex Fergusons side more strongly since Chelsea secured the signature of Eden Hazard.

The transfer went through on June 5, just three days before Kagawa takes his place in Japan's side for their AFC Group B World Cup qualifier against Jordan.

The Japanese international helped win the Bundesliga for the second consecutive year with Borussia Dortmund last season and was named in the Bundesliga team of the season.

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By: Bayani San Diego Jr. Philippine Daily Inquirer

DIRECTOR Adolfo Alix Jr. (left) worked nonstop in Palawan, recalls Ananda Everingham. PHOTO COURTESY OF PHOENIX FEATURES

Although he is best known for the Thai horror hit Shutter, which was remade as a Hollywood flick, Laotian-Australian actor Ananda Everingham has balanced his commercial work with involvement in art-house projects.

Visitors to Bangkok invariably encounter Everingham, whose face is on billboards and posters all over the city.

Time was when Thai cinema, powered by young indie visionaries, was among the most dynamic in the world, he recalled in an exclusive interview with the Inquirer.

Then it stagnated, he said. Government instability didnt help. Now, we are struggling.

To help revitalize the industry, he makes use of his celebrity by championing significant projects. I am in a unique position. I was never under contract with a studio, so its been easier for me to pursue and create my own projects, he noted.

He formed his own company, Halo, which has gone into film and TV production. As a producer, I started out a bit too idealistic, he admitted. Ive since realized that, to continue making the movies I want, I should make the company sustainable. My commercial work supports my more abstract, indie films.

In Thailand, he has three projects in the can: Fatherland, a political-action-drama about religious strife; Concrete Clouds, an art film set amidst the 1997 Asian economic crisis; and Shambala, a road movie about two brothers in Tibet.

He coproduced Shambala which, he explained, is Tibetan for nirvana.

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Dustin Pedroia #15 of the Boston Red Sox heads back to the dugout after striking out in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees on April 21, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 15-9. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BOSTON (CBS) As the Boston Red Sox prepared to leave Toronto after taking two-of-three from the Blue Jays over the weekend, Dustin Pedroia had one thing on his mind.

Play Tuesday, Pedroia told the teams website Sunday afternoon.

Out for the last week with a tornabductormuscle in his right thumb, Pedroia was able to avoid a trip to the disabled list and is primed for a return. He resumed batting practice on Saturday, with the help of a special brace over his hand, and felt no discomfort or swelling on Sunday.

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Now the Red Sox second baseman hopes to return Tuesday when they open a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles in Boston.

When asked if the team had said he was good to go, Pedroia gave his usual Pedroia-like response.

They dont tell me anything, man. I play Tuesday, he told the Boston Herald.

Pedroia was nearly called upon over the weekend in Toronto, after short stop Mike Aviles was hit in the hand by a grounder during Bostons 7-4 win on Saturday. Manager Bobby Valentine said he was ready to put Pedroia in the game, as the team had no other infielders available on the bench.

But Aviles was able to remain in the game, and Pedroia glove in hand stayed on the bench.

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Macon - The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA recently inducted the All American Red Heads, the only women's team to receive such an honor. Created in Cassville in 1936, the group was a professional women's basketball team up until 1986. KOMU 8's Sarah Hill recently had a chance to interview these former athletes and for these mothers and grandmothers, a Hall of Fame induction isn't the Red Heads' only bragging right.

"Everyone had red hair. Only our hair dresser knew which ones was real," said Lynn Thomas, a former All American Red Head in the 1970's.

Thomas' team from 1971 to 1973 played 206 games and only lost 6 with 96 consecutive wins in 96 days.

"While the men we played were out resting at half time, we were out putting on a show," said Brenda O'Bryan Koester.

The Red Heads' greatest accomplishment might have to do with their children and grand children . The former players are also teaching the younger generation how to play. Krisha Burk, daughter of Kay Kay O'Bryan Burk, is learning how to do some of her mom's signature moves. Recently Krisha Burk received three medals in the Special Olympics 50 and 100 meter walk.

"She's been competing since she was 6 years old and she's 31 years old now," said Kay Kay Burk. "I still do a lot of things with her and she still loves to do a lot of things with me, especially when it comes to the All American Red Heads. She's part of it."

Far greater than any Hall of Fame induction is a mother proud of her daughter. Krisha is already learning from her mother by regularly sinking baskets. Krisha may be brunette but she shoots...like a red head.

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From a fash-nerd perspective, the MTV Movie Awards rule. You have no idea how dressy everyone will take it, and stylists seem to stunt on each other in terms of new designers and obscure labels. Plus, where else in the world can you get a red carpet that features shorts (a la Leighton Meester's Christian Cota) as well as a black floor-length draped evening gown with a plunging neckline and a sky-high slit like the Maria Lucia Hohan number on special MTV Style correspondent Kat Graham? See? It's totally magical.

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So it'll come as no surprise that our favorite looks of the night ran the sartorial gamut something crazy. We went ballistic when "Twilight" actress Julia Jones cleaned way up from her usual werewolf threads to glow in a bright, neon yellow laser-cut Joy Cioci dress. Not only did Kat flip for the color, Julia mentioned that even Paris Hilton leaned over to ask her who she was wearing. You know some covert calls were made to stylists right from our pre-show.

We also adored how the ladylike peplum trend is making its way from the runway to the red carpet. Charlize Theron wore a beautiful red Lanvin version, and Emma Stone wore a black and grey iteration. Julianne Hough and her enviably hard-body torso also featured a structured version in a long-sleeved cutout dress from Lady Gaga fave Sally LaPointe.

And, well, we couldn't quite figure out if the apron-like tie-front side panel on Emma Watson's marbled blue, grey and black Brood dress quite counts as a peplum, but who cares? Honestly, the "Perks of Being a Wallflower" star looked exquisite, despite confessing to pre-show jitters via Twitter. Check out the "Perks of Being a Wallflower" trailer to get a tease of this phenomenal movie.

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If Hailee Steinfeld's Louis Vuitton sequined-lapel tux was the curveball on the pantsuit last year, this year, Shailene Woodley takes the title in her gorgeous Stella McCartney. Black halter-neck with a deep V, Shailene takes what could've been a sad-face menswear risk and transforms it to a sleek, dramatic and elegant option. The devil is definitely in the details, and this was all about the impeccable fit.

Speaking of dramatic, we can't overlook Christina Ricci's bonkers black Christian Siriano for Timex dress. Yes, you read that right. The strapless bodice had a grip of actual watch faces embroidered into the fabric. It was masterfully executed. We're talking nary a stray lump nor a single iota of added bulk onto the starlet's whippet-thin frame.

And, finally, Kristen Stewart took a fashion risk in a silver, yellow and purple Guishem by Guillermo Jop dress. It was short, sweet and revealed her willowy stems. Plus, in predictably awesome form, minutes after she left the press line, K.Stew discreetly hopped out of heels to step into comfy sneakers.

Jaw-dropping, heart-pounding, gut-busting moments galore. See what just happened at the 21st annual MTV Movie Awards!

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Stripping for a cause ... Kerri-Anne Kennerley with dancing partner Carmelo Pizzino and model Tyler Atkins in a shoot for Red Undies Week in support of kidney disease. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

Kerri Anne Kennerley will dance her way to Channel 7's Dancing With The Stars along with Johnny Ruffo and model Vogue Williams. Vision Craig Greenhill

Kerri-Anne Kennerley survives a tumble on Dancing With The Stars and wins praise from judge Todd McKenney.

Turning heads ... Kerri-Anne dons a pair of sequined hot pants in support of kidney disease. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

KERRI-Anne Kennerley sure is making the most of her post Dancing With The Stars bod - and is not too keen to hang up her dancing shoes just yet, either.

The TV veteran has stripped off - kind of - for a campaign for Red Undies Week, which raises awareness for kidney disease.

Some 1.3 million Australians are walking around with the "silent killer" and don't know it, so make sure you get checked.

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For four glorious seasons in the late 1960s and early '70s, Pat "Watusie" Deroche Hymel of Gramercy was part of a traveling women's professional basketball team called the All-American Red Heads. In September, the 61-year-old grandmother will rejoin some of her teammates as the franchise is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, alongside the likes of Reggie Miller and Ralph Samson.

The Red Heads will become the first women's basketball team to be so enshrined.

"The Hall of Fame is just, that's it. The ultimate," Hymel said recently. "You want to shoot for the stars and grab it. When we were nominated, we were excited just to be nominated. But there are a few people who didn't know about the Red Heads."

As a young girl growing up in Gramercy, Hymel loved to play basketball. That love manifested itself in a stellar high school career as a Lutcher Lady Bulldog.

When she graduated from high school in 1969, that might have been the end of her playing days. Grants and scholarships were virtually unheard of then, and her family had no money for college. But Hymel had a dream, and a father who wanted to see her live it.

It was Hymel's father, Bobby Deroche, who heard about the All American Red Heads, a professional barnstorming basketball team made up of young, red-haired women from around the U.S. who would travel across the country to play pick-up games against local men's teams. It was Bobby Deroche who made the call and got his daughter a try-out. But it was Hymel who, at the tender age of 17, wowed the coaches enough to earn herself a spot on the traveling team.

Hymel used her basketball skills as "Watusie" Deroche, also known as "The Cajun Queen," to impress the crowd with her famous off-the-elbow shot, her off-the-back shot and her thick Cajun accent as the team's designated comedian.

The team was formed in 1936 by C.M. "Ole" Olson, and allegedly was named by his wife, who owned a string of hair salons. The All-American Red Heads was one of the first professional basketball teams for women. For 50 years, the team would crisscross the country and take on men's teams in whichever community they happened to land. Then, at halftime, to impress the crowd, they would put on shows that included comedy routines and exhibitions of trick shots.

"You had to have some sort of personality," Hymel said. "It wasn't just about the basketball."

Longtime Lutcher football coach Tim Detillier remembers Hymel as a player, even though he was in elementary school during her heyday. His sister was one of Hymel's high school teammates.

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KERRI-Anne Kennerley sure is making the most of her post Dancing With The Stars bod - and is not too keen to hang up her dancing shoes just yet, either.

The TV veteran has stripped off - kind of - for a campaign for Red Undies Week, which raises awareness for kidney disease.

Some 1.3 million Australians are walking around with the "silent killer" and don't know it, so make sure you get checked.

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Scott Dixon provided a rare bit of sunshine for Ganassi, on a chilly Saturday morning in Detroit that proved not to many Honda-powered cars' liking ahead of qualifying at Belle Isle.

The session had barely got underway when there was a quick red flag for a spin by Ryan Briscoe on his out lap, and the 2.07-mile, 14-turn street course had only just reopened when Oriol Servia then spun and went into the wall at turn 14 with a heavy impact that badly damaged the right-front of the Panther/DRR car.

Emphasising how much everyone was really pushing things close to the limit on this unfamiliar circuit, Dario Franchitti was next to spin five minutes into the next green session just before the midpoint of the one hour practice session. He lost the #10 car at turn 5, but mercifully in his case kept the car off the barriers.

After Franchitti's mishap, there was a finally a decent period of green flag running for the remainder of the session, which survived a brief bit of off-roading for Helio Castroneves out of turn 12, Ed Carpenter taking to the run-off area at turn 8 with around six minutes remaining, and a harmless spin by Justin Wilson that he was able to deal with without assistance.

Off the track in pit lane, there was also some wheel-to-wheel contact between the two Ryans in the field when Ryan Hunter-Reay was ushered out of his pit box right into the path of Penske's Ryan Briscoe who was also exiting the pits and returning to the track. No serious harm was done, but Hunter-Reay was given a 60 second stop-and-hold penalty for the unsafe pit release.

During this time, Scott Dixon had gone top of the timesheets with a lap of 1:11.3913, over a quarter of a second faster than Will Power who had a similar margin over Hunter-Reay. Both drivers at the front would shave a little more time off with their last flying laps of the morning.

In total, there were seven Chevrolet cars in the top ten - including all three Penske cars - and just three Hondas, with Dixon joined by Justin Wilson and Simon Pagenaud. Graham Rahal briefly nudged his way into the top ten in the final minutes, but was summarily hustled out again by Tony Kanaan and JR Hildebrand before the chequered flag came out to end proceedings.

Qualifying for the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix takes place at 11.45am (4.45pm BST). After the unique format seen at Indianapolis, qualifying reverts to the usual road/street system with two groups having 15 minutes to set a time, and the top six from each group moving forward into a single ten minute Top 12 session. The top six from this round fight it out for pole in the Firestone Fast Six to complete the grid order.

The race itself is scheduled to take place on Sunday afternoon at 3.45pm (8.45pm BST) after a final early morning half-hour warm-up opportunity.

Full practice 3 times available.

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The Queen spent the first official day of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations indulging in one of her favorite passions - horses.

The 86-year-old monarch, who is celebrating six decades on the throne with four days of festivities, attended the Epsom Derby - considered one of the most exciting and prestigious horse races in the world.

She and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, 90, were given an affectionate welcome from a crowd of about 130,000 race-goers as the royal motorcade entered the stadium in Surrey, southeastern England, and took a quick spin along the course.

The Queen, wearing an elegant floral print dress and royal blue jacket and hat, joined a large party including the Duke of York and his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, before visiting the paddock to inspect some of the horses running in the Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup.

Her Majesty's love of all things equine is well known - she is a racehorse owner, breeder and trainer, and her horses have competed at the highest level. While one of her animals has yet to win the Epsom Derby, in 1953 her horse Aureole came a close second. This year, she had no runner in the race.

With the jubilee party officially kicking off Saturday across Britain, thousands of miles of bunting was festooned over England and Wales, and almost 9500 road closure applications were granted for street parties.

Heathrow Airport rehearsed worst-case baggage-handling situations to prepare for the arrival of nearly 800,000 overseas travelers and well-wishers, and supermarket chain Tesco expects to sell 200,000 bottles of champagne.

Despite the countrywide excitement, there was a dark cloud hanging over the celebrations, literally - but although the day started out bleak for parts of England, the weather began to clear in several places by the afternoon.

The extended public holiday weekend began with a bang Friday night in Portsmouth, on the southern coast of England, where the HMS Diamond fired a 21-gun salute in honour of the queen.

On Sunday, Her Majesty will board a royal barge on the River Thames and lead a flotilla of 1000 vessels in a grand maritime pageant. More than a million people are expected to gather along the river to witness the spectacular event.

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The Boston Red Sox head into the month of June with the worst record in the American League East. Many teams would find satisfaction in the 26-25 mark that the Red Sox sport through the end of May, but that won't cut it in the East.

It's not what you would call an easy schedule for the Red Sox in June, but the team plays nine divisional games that could allow them to climb the standings. There are also 15 games against National League opponents before the team heads to Seattle for a four-game series.

The Red Sox have to make a move before one of the other teams starts pulling away and with a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles coming up, the opportunity is there.

June 2012 Boston Red Sox Schedule

Friday, June 1

Boston at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m. ET (NESN, RSN)

Saturday, June 2

Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. ET (NESN, RSN)

Sunday, June 3

Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. ET (NESN, RSN)

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Kyle Richardson drove in the go-ahead run for St. Johns University in the Big East Conference championship game Sunday and the former Mohawk Valley DiamondDawg heads south to North Carolina with his Red Storm teammates next as the third seed at the Chapel Hill Regional to begin the NCAA Tournament.

St. Johns (37-21) won its conference-record seventh Big East championship with a 7-3 victory over the University of South Florida in Clearwater, Fla., Saturday. The Red Storm trailed entering the sixth inning but tied the game when a batter was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded then took a 4-3 lead on Richardsons sacrifice fly.

The center fielder and leadoff hitter from Rome has played 43 games this spring, starting 29. Richardson carries a .299 batting average with 11 runs batted in, 22 runs scored and seven stolen bases in eight attempts.

Richardson, who had played at Mohawk Valley Community College prior to his summer in Little Falls and transferring to St. Johns, was the runner-up to DiamondDawgs teammate Jason Simone in the 2010 New York Collegiate Baseball League batting race.

The Red Storm begins its 34th NCAA Tournament with a game Friday against East Carolina, the No. 2 seed. Host North Carolina is the regions No. 1 seed and opens regional play against Cornell University at Boshamer Stadium.

Two more former DiamondDawgs are tournament bound, Tyler Dunaway at the University of Kentucky and Michael Gunn at the University of Arkansas. Both schools are No. 2 seeds, Kentucky in Gary, Ind., and , Arkansas in Houston.

Dunaway has pitched two innings in two appearances out of the bullpen for Kentucky (43-16) which heads to the tournament for the seventh time. Dunaway struck out three batters and allowed two earned runs. Catcher Luke Maile, a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League all-star while playing for the Amsterdam Mohawks last summer, was a second-team all-Southeastern Conference honoree after batting .313 with 12 home runs and 49 runs batted in.

The Wildcats open play against Kent State at a regional that also includes Purdue and Valparaiso. Oriskanys Mike Gaglianese, a 2011 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Utica, has made three mound appearances, including one start, for Purdue, allowing five runs on five hits in five innings.

Because Purdue does not have a home field which meets NCAA standards for a host site, regional games will be played at U.S. Steel Yard, home of the independent Gary Southshore RailCats of the American Association.

Arkansas takes on Sam Houston State Friday at the regional hosted by Rice which meets Prairie View A&M in its first-round game. Gunn, a freshman first baseman, outfielder and pitcher, has appeared in 14 games this spring, delivering six hits and five runs batted in at the plate in 24 at-bats while striking out 19 batters in 14 innings as a hard-throwing left-handed reliever. Gunn won his only decision on the mound and limited opponents to a .125 batting average while walking 10 batters.

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold slipped on Friday, on course for a second straight week of losses, as a weaker euro sapped appetite for bullion amid the debt crisis in Europe while investors awaited a key U.S. employment report later in the day for further trading cues.

Gold briefly moved in tandem with the dollar in the previous session as safe-haven appetite overflowed from the greenback and U.S. Treasuries, but that quickly came to an end as Asian investors started the day fretting over the euro zone situation.

"It's an extension of the fear trade," said Nick Trevethan, senior metals strategist at ANZ in Singapore.

"With big euro zone risk bubbling just below the surface and occasionally rising to a popping force, people are just uncomfortable holding risk, even gold. All and all, bears are back in the woods again."

Spot gold slipped 0.3 percent to $1,558.25 an ounce by 0641 GMT, recovering from an intra-day low at $1,548.50. Gold fell 6.3 percent in May, the steepest monthly fall since December. It was headed for an almost 1-percent weekly loss.

Gold had fallen nearly 20 percent from its peak of $1,920.30 hit last September, flirting near the edge of a technical bear market. The most-active U.S. gold futures contract for August delivery dropped 0.2 percent to $1,559.90.

Bullion was pressured by a weaker euro, which dropped to its lowest level against the dollar in nearly two years, dogged by worries that Spain may need external aid to shore up its struggling banking sector and fix its public finances.

Prices are likely to remain volatile as investors follow the twists and turns in euro zone's struggle with the debt crisis and assess the possibility of more monetary stimulus, with the focus on June 17 Greek elections that may decide if the country will break away from the single currency bloc.

"It's not hard to come up with a rationale for a decent rebound if you are tied to the belief that Europe will end up in a central-bank led rescue of some kind, but the bar for such action is high," said a Singapore-based trader.

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BOSTON The Red Sox' revolving door in right field turned to Ryan Sweeney last night and he responded with one of the best defensive plays any Boston outfielder in any position has made this season.

The Tigers had runners at second and third with one out in the second inning when Jhonny Peralta hit a fly ball down the line, headed for that strange section of low fence that leads to Pesky's Pole.

Sweeney raced over, made the catch just a few feet from the fence, then delivered a perfect throw to catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. He made the tag on Delmon Young to complete an inning-ending double play.

He made the adjustment on the run was how manager Bobby Valentine saw the play, and was able to throw a strike to the plate. It was a really good defensive play.

Infield help coming Dustin Pedroia was still on the active roster as of yesterday, but Valentine said, I suspect that before the weekend is over, there will be another infielder.

The swelling in Pedroia's right thumb has gone down some, the manager said. The second baseman is still listed as day to day.

Keeping relievers busy Valentine has made 153 pitching changes and the Boston bullpen has worked 164-1/3 innings compared to 298-2/3 by the starters. The manager was asked if he were concerned with overusing his relievers and burning out the bullpen.

I wondered that myself, he said, and he had the information at his fingertips.

The Sox entered yesterday fourth in the league in relief appearances and innings pitched so, Valentine added, We're basically on par.

Compared to last year and Terry Francona, Valentine had made 152 pitching changes to 132 for Francona and used his bullpen for 162-1/3 innings compared to 150-2/3 for Francona.

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STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) -

Robin Windgate and Donna Lee-Golden of the American Red Cross opened the boxes for what felt like Christmas in May. Briggs and Stratton, a national small-engine maker, donated generators and pressure washers to local chapters across the country.

"Oh, it's absolutely Christmas," exclaimed Golden, who heads the Statesboro and Lyons ARC offices. "These are the kinds of gifts that you love to get and really need."

The company donated more than 1,300 pieces of equipment to Red Cross chapter offices in 20 states.

Ironically, many of the components to both models' engines were fabricated at Briggs' Statesboro factory.

"We are glad to be a part of this," stated Briggs & Stratton's Mike Aldredge. "But doing this at the start of the season is a real key. After a storm hits, it's a lot harder to get this equipment into the area with all the damage."

According to Windgate, Briggs is one of roughly 100 companies that supply equipment and/or products to American Red Cross for hurricane season, which begins June 1. She hoped individuals will take a page from Red Cross' preparations.

"It is not a matter of if a storm will hit. It's a matter of when a storm will hit," explained Windgate, executive director for Southeast Georgia Red Cross. "We hope people will look online and pull down the lists of what they need in case a storm is approaching.

Red Cross offices for the Southeast Georgia branch received equipment as part of the first wave of donations.

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