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UConn Football links

DC's still busy answering questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner - Hartford Courant]

How east does the Big Ten turn? [John Silver - Journal Inquirer]

UConn Women's Basketball links

Lobo Inducted Into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame [UConnHuskies.com]

Rebecca Lobo First Into Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame [Hartford Courant]

UConn Men's Basketball links

Calhoun takes safe ride this year [Neill Ostrout - CT Post]

Calhoun comes out of this bike ride with no scrapes [CT Post]

Calhoun can't make this mess disappear [CT Post]

Calhoun gets back on the bike for cancer charity [The Day]

After turmoil at UConn, Walker going forward [ZagsBlog]

Other UConn related links

Baseball finishes great season empty handed [The Daily Campus]

It really wouldn't surprise me if someone in Hollywood gave the newest Boston Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava a call. After all, his story is one of perseverance, a story about not giving up on your dreams.

Nava spent his first two years of college at Santa Clara washing the team's uniforms instead of playing for them after being cut. He transfered to a junior college where he played for a year before transfering back to Santa Clara where he played his senior season. He wasn't drafted and signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League who then cut him.

He sat out a year and then the Outlaws brought him back and all he did was win the batting title. The Red Sox acquired his rights for a dollar and all he's done since then is produce while in the Red Sox minor league system.

Fast forward to Saturday afternoon when in his first MLB at-bat and on the first pitch he saw from Philadelphia Phillies starter Joe Blanton, planted into the Red Sox bullpen for a grand slam. Yes folks, first pitch grand slam in his first MLB at-bat. If you don't believe me, take a look below.

You really couldn't have written the script any better for this kid.

While Nava was a hero, probably putting himself in Red Sox lore for the rest of his life, you can't leave out the yeoman's work done by Scott Atchison and the rest of the Red Sox bullpen. While warming up before the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka felt something wrong in his forearm and let John Farrell know. Moments later, Dice-K found himself on the DL and Atchison on the bullpen mound warming up to start.

Atchison did a great job on short notice giving up two runs in three innings of work. After that it was curtains for the scoring by the Phillies as Manny Delcarmen, Hideki Okajima, Ramon Ramirez and Jonathan Papelbon allowed a combined five hits while putting up zeroes on the Green Monster scoreboard.

Now thanks to the heroics of Nava, Atchison and the rest of the Red Sox bullpen, they can look to continue the tailspin of the Phillies this afternoon. We'll be back in just a short while with today's lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, any morning news and links but for now enjoy the overnight links.

In the main event at UFC 115 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Rich Franklin effectively ended the career of Chuck Liddell when he scored a knock out of Liddell at 4:57 of the first round.

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In the co-main event at UFC 115 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mirko Cro Cop beat Patrick Barry at 4:30 of the third round by submitting him with a rear naked choke.

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In the first bout on the UFC 115 main card at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Carlos Condit scored TKO of hometown boy Rory MacDonald at 4:53 of round 3.

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The on going unbelievable story of Boston Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava continued on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park as he took the first big league pitch he saw and planted into the Red Sox bullpen for a grand slam.

He joins Kevin Kouzmanoff, of the Cleveland Indians, as the only players to hit grand slams on the first pitch they saw in the show. He's also only the fourth person in MLB history to hit a grand slam in his first at-bat.

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Apparently, Daisuke Matsuzaka felt something while warming up before today's Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Phillies game at Fenway Park. It was serious enough for the Red Sox to place on the DL before the game.

Scott Atchison, who was called up yesterday, is making the spot-start. Dustin Richardson has been called up from Pawtucket to replace Dice-K on the 25-man roster.

More information when it becomes available.

Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Red Sox 4:10 p.m. Fenway Park – Boston, MA SP: Joe Blanton vs Daisuke Matsuzaka TV: FOX Radio: Red Sox Radio Network

Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/12 [SOX & Dawgs]

After beating up on Jaime Moyer and the Philadelphia Phillies last night, the Boston Red Sox will look do it again this afternoon at Fenway Park.

This afternoon's game will start at 4:10 p.m. and will be shown on FOX. To find out if you're getting the Red Sox vs Phillies game on FOX, click here. If you can't catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.

Daisuke Matsuzaka has been up-and-down all season long but has been throwing well as of late. In eight starts in 2010, Dice-K is 5-2 with a 4.59 ERA. He's faced the Phillies once this season and had a no-hitter through 7 2/3 innings. He ended up picking the shut out win. He's made two career starts against the Phillies and is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (12 IP/4 ER).

Joe Blanton has struggled in his seven outings since returning from the disabled list. In those seven starts, he is 1-4 with a 6.07 ERA. Blanton has made nine career starts against the Red Sox and is 3-2 with a 3.61 ERA. In four career starts at the Fens, Blanton is 2-0 with a 4.26 ERA.

Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.