SPORTS

(NEWS CENTER) -- We are very excited here at NEWS CENTER about a new way to follow high school sports on the internet.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Boston Red Sox skipper Terry Francona scratched Manny Ramirez from today's lineup in Seattle after the veteran slugger told him about a sore knee.

CAPE ELIZABETH -- Race organizers have outlined parking, road closings and race week events leading up to the Aug. 2 TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Yankee fans can once again slather on the SPF 45 as sunscreen is now legal in Yankee Stadium.

Portland, (NEWS CENTER)-- David Ortiz went 2-3 with a run scored and a run driven in in his Sea Dogs debut.

Oxford, (NEWS CENTER)-- Nascar star Kevin Harvick was too strong for anyone to catch in the final laps of the TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway.

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- David Ortiz is in Portland and ready to play.

Oxford,(NEWS CENTER)-- The richest short track race in the region will now be run on Monday after wet weather put the brakes on the action.

Sunday's Portland Sea Dogs game against the Trenton Thunder has been postponed due to rain and poor field conditions.

Pawtucket,RI,(NEWS CENTER)-- David Ortiz hit a home run for the third straight game on Saturday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The FBI says an American Airlines flight on its way from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City after a passenger stripped nude, got dressed and then tried to open an emergency exit door.

With the crowd cheering him on, David Ortiz homered into the visitors' bullpen in his rehab debut.

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- The American Red Cross is giving people the chance to see David Ortiz play with the Sea Dogs; all you have to do is give a little blood.

DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors has notified New Hampshire Motor Speedway that their current contracts will not be renewed.

OXFORD (NEWS CENTER) -- The TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway is coming this weekend, and the region is already feeling the impact.

NEW YORK (AP) - J.D. Drew always had All-Star talent. Now he has the award to prove it.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Red Sox drew a rough reception when they took batting practice tonight at Yankee Stadium preparing for tomorrow's All-Star Game.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The injured Ortiz put on quite a show in the batting cage at Yankee Stadium before Monday evening's All-Star Home Run Derby.

BOSTON (AP) -- "We are all called to do something. I feel like my specific call is to the priesthood. So, no, it was not possible to continue with soccer. It's absolutely inevitable."

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Fans hoping to get tickets to see Red Sox slugger David Ortiz come to bat at Hadlock Field are out of luck. All three games are sold out.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Ryan Newman is leaving Penske Racing at the end of the current season.

BOSTON (NEWS CENTER/Boston Globe)-- David Ortiz is expected to play three games with the Sea Dogs as part of his rehabilitation.

Portland (NEWS CENTER)-- Rick and Gail Crocker are just back from the U.S. Olympic Trials out in Omaha, Nebraska where they watched their son Ian make his 3rd Olympic team.

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox have designated Aug. 3 as Rhode Island Day at Fenway Park.