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WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY FRIDAY:
MLB: Red Sox at Rays, 7:10 p.m. (NESN; WEEI)
SATURDAY:
MLB: Red Sox at Rays, 7:10 p.m. (NESN; WEEI)
MLS: FC Dallas at Revolution, 7:30 p.m. (CSNNE)
SUNDAY:
MLB: Red Sox at Rays, 1:40 p.m. (NESN; WEEI)
AROUND THE WEB:
‘¦ Former Red Sox outfielder Carl Everett was arrested last week on family violence charges in Texas. The 40-year-old, who was arrested in April for allegedly pointing a gun at his wife’s head, was taken into custody last Friday morning at the home he shares with his wife in Colleyville, Texas. He was charged with assaulting and injuring a family member.
Everett, no stranger to controversy, played in the majors from 1993-2006 with the Marlins, Mets, Astros, Red Sox, Rangers, White Sox, Expos and Mariners. He played for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League in 2010.
‘¦ Jets coach Rex Ryan on Wednesday cautioned Cowboys fans planning to attend Monday night’s opener in New Jersey that they might not want to show their colors. On Thursday, he explained that he wasn’t trying to threaten opposing fans, and he clarified his comments. “If somebody else comes to enjoy a game, that’s fine. I’m not calling for our guys to do anything,” he said. “The safety of every fan is important to everybody in this organization, including me. But would I prefer not to see another color jersey, another team’s jersey? Absolutely. I would love to see our stadium just in our color.”
Linebacker Bart Scott backed up his coach and called on Jets fans to stay focused as the team begins its second season at the newly renamed MetLife Stadium. “I think the last stadium was a lot louder and maybe some of the diehard fans can’t afford tickets any more,” Scott said. “We have to challenge the people that’s in the stadium now to get off their iPads and tweets and represent the stadium and get loud and make it a home-field advantage for us.”
‘¦ ESPN signed an eight-year extension with the NFL that will keep “Monday Night Football” on the cable giant through the 2021 season. The deal reportedly is worth $1.9 billion per season, an increase of $800,000 over the current pact. “Five hundred new hours of programming, right now, starting today,” ESPN/ABC Sports president George Bodenheimer said Monday during a conference call. “From our point of view, this is a great deal for the company. It really fuels our company 24-7.”
ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Sept. 9, 1960, the Patriots played the first regular-season game in franchise history, losing to the Broncos 13-10 before a crowd of 21,597 at which area stadium?
QUOTE OF THE DAY: ‘I’ve been swinging the bat like [expletive] for five games. There will be a time where I swing the bat for five games where I won’t get out. That’s how it happens.’ ‘ Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who is mired in a 1-for-23 slump
STAT OF THE DAY: 477 ‘ Net yards allowed by the Packers Monday night before they stopped the Saints on a goal-line stand on the final play of a 42-34 victory in the NFL season-opener
‘NET RESULTS: Tennis star Andy Roddick lets a tournament organizer know he is not happy with water on the court at the US Open.
TRIVIA ANSWER: Boston University’s Nickerson Field
SOOTHING SOUNDS: Otis Redding, who died in 1967, was born on this day in 1941.