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No Place Like This for Soothing Care
SPORTS AND HEALTH – The renovated barn next to the family house was always one of Kevin Pearce’s favorite places. There is a skateboard ramp out back and a giant recreation room inside, with three loftlike bedrooms above.
But Pearce, 22, did not move into the barn until he was a teenager, and soon he was [...] -
Canadiens’ Goalie May Not Be Familiar, but Theme Is
SPORTS AND HEALTH – When it comes to the Canadiens, there is always a proud tradition of one kind or another, like that of a young, relatively green goalie rising from obscurity to lead them on a surprising run through the playoffs.
In 1971, there was Ken Dryden; in 1986, there was Patrick Roy. Now there [...] -
Raised to Hit Hard and Overcome the Blows
SPORTS AND HEALTH – The eccentric uncle reclines on a couch, shoes off, feet up. The father, once estranged from his famous son, naps in the corner. Children scurry around, boxing gloves covering their tiny hands.
This gym is the Mayweather family living room.
At the center stands Floyd Mayweather Jr., 33, the undefeated welterweight, perhaps boxing’s [...] -
Once-Mighty Devils Tumble Out in First Round Again
SPORTS AND HEALTH – It has become a grim rite of spring: the Devils crashing out of the playoffs, either meekly or spectacularly, but always ingloriously and early.
On Thursday night, the Devils took the meek route, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers by 3-0 and surrendering the series, four games to one. It was the Devils’ [...]