Red Wings are again kings of the NHL.
Byline: Ira Podell COLUMN: STANLEY CUP PITTSBURGH - Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup - again. Using a little Motown magic on the road, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons last night with...

Mowed down; Pistons rout Celtics to tie series, 2-2.
Byline: Bill Doyle AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The opportunity was certainly there for the Celtics to take command in the Eastern Conference finals. Detroit's Chauncey Billups was slowed again by a sore hamstring and several of his teammates got in foul trouble, but the Celtics...

Finals frenzy; Celtics eliminate Pistons.
Byline: Bill Doyle AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - This was a comeback with a capital C, and it was one that Celtics fans will never forget. With the Celtics trailing by 10 early in the fourth quarter, another Game 7 looked as if it would be...

In control; Celts one win away from final.
Byline: Bill Doyle BOSTON - It was a Big Game, and the Big Three came up big. And so, by the way, did Kendrick Perkins. The Celtics got past the Pistons, 106-102, last night at the Garden to take a 3-2 lead in...

Beavers draw four top-100 players into baseball class.
Byline: OSU RECRUITS The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Four high school players ranked among Baseball America magazine's top 100 were among the 11-player recruiting class announced by Oregon State University coach Pat Casey on Wednesday. B.J. Hermsen, a right-handed pitcher from Masonville, Iowa, is ranked 16th...

Ralph Philip Ziegler, 62.
NEW BERN, NC Ralph Philip Ziegler, 62, of New Bern died suddenly Friday, October 26th. He and his wife, Carolyn, moved to New Bern in January of 2007 and were former residents of Northborough, Massachusetts. He is survived by his daughter, Laura Kursman, son-in-law, Jeff, grandson Gavin and granddaughter...

Ralph Philip Ziegler.
NEW BERN, N.C. - Ralph Philip Ziegler, 62, of New Bern, died Friday, Oct. 26. He and his wife, Carolyn, moved to New Bern in January and were former residents of Northboro, Mass. He is survived by his daughter, Laura Kursman; his son-in-law, Jeff; a grandson, Gavin;...

Ralph Philip Ziegler.
NEW BERN, N.C. - Ralph Philip Ziegler, 62, of New Bern, died Friday, Oct. 26. He and his wife, Carolyn, moved to New Bern in January and were former residents of Northboro, Mass. He is survived by his daughter, Laura Kursman; his son-in-law, Jeff; four grandchildren; a...

Mill exhibit hits one out of park.
Byline: Sandy Quadros Bowles NORTHBRIDGE - A crowd of 12,000 filled the stands Sept. 26, 1946, as The Splendid Splinter Ted Williams led the Red Sox against Joltin' Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees. Workers from area businesses and students in local schools took...

The name game.
Huddle up! In this issue you read the news debate about Native American mascots in schools. Now it's time to tackle some other team names. The names of some professional football, basketball, hockey, and baseball teams are in the box below. Complete the sentences that follow by writing the...