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FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, former Boston College baseball captain Pete Frates smiles after he was presented with the annual NCAA Inspiration Award at his home in Beverly, Mass. Dozens of items of sports memorabilia collected by Peter Frates, whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped spread the ALS ice bucket challenge, are being auctioned to help people still fighting the disease. Proceeds from the online auction that started Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, will benefit the Pete Frates Family Foundation, which assists ALS patients and their families with the cost of home health care, his father, John Frates, told The Salem News. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Possessions of man behind ice bucket challenge up for sale

Nov. 04, 2021 02:36 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
Aug. 27 1884 — Richard Sears beats Howard Taylor 6-0, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 to win his fourth straight U.S. national tennis championship. ...

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April 10 1913 — President Wilson threw out the first ball as the Senators edged the New York Yankees 2-1 in Washington’s home opener....

Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy watches from behind the bench during the first period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Bruins fall apart and give up early goals in Game 7 loss

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New England Patriots' Matthew Slater, left, clasps hands with former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz as he holds the World Series trophy before the home opener baseball game between the Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Boston. At right are former Red Sox star Mike Lowell (25) and retired New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski, far right. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Blue Jays at Red Sox 4/9/2019

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Boston Red Sox's Andrew Benintendi tosses his bat after striking out to end the seventh inning of the home opener baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Boston. At left is Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Red Sox stumble again, beaten in home opener by Toronto 7-5

By Kyle Hightower Apr. 09, 2019 06:30 PM EDT

New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox players hold Super Bowl and World Series trophies before the home opener baseball game between the Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Boston. From left they are, Patriots' Matthew Slater, Red Sox's Mike Lowell, David Ortiz and Steve Pearce, Patriots' Rob Gronkowski, Patrick Chung, Julian Edelman, and Stephon Gilmore (24). At rear are Duron Harmon, behind Gronkowski, and New England Patriots' Deatrich Wise, behind Edelman. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Red Sox raise 4th World Series banner in 15 years

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