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C6 THE CALL SPORTS Saturday, August 31, 2013 NHL Contract extension leaves Bruins’ Chiarelli ‘appreciative’ By The Associated Press Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli has a new contract. The job is the same as it used to be. "Our challenges are now at a level that we compete for the Stanley Cup and we want to compete for the Stanley Cup every year," Chiarelli said Friday. "And it's my mandate, my charge to do that. ... I am very appreciative to be here for five more years at least and I look forward to this coming season and seasons after." The Bruins signed Chiarelli to a four-year contract extension on Thursday that would keep him in Boston through the 2017-18 season. Charlie Jacobs, the son of owner Jeremy Jacobs, recalled the negotiations with Chiarelli to bring the then-assistant GM in Ottawa to Boston in 2006 and said, "We've come a long way." "This was a rather easy negotiation," Jacobs said. "I think it spells a lot about the stability of our franchise and where we've come from." Chiarelli, 49, will enter his eighth season with Boston when training camp opens next month. The Bruins have qualified for the playoffs in six of his first seven years, compiling a 50-35 postseason Tennis record while winning the Stanley Cup in 2011 and returning to the Finals this season. In all, Boston is 291-187-62 under Chiarelli. "He's done a fantastic job as a GM since he's been here and certainly deserves the extension," Bruins president Cam Neely said at a news conference on Friday. "One of the things we talked about here being the Boston Bruins is, not just making the postseason but competing for Stanley Cups. We've been to the Finals twice." Jacobs said the real vote of confidence came this summer, when the team signed forward Patrice Bergeron to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension and gave goaltender Tuukka Rask an eight-year deal worth about $56 million. "We committed over $100 million in a matter of about a week just this summer to two players," Jacobs said. "I think that that speaks volumes about the amount of trust we place in not only Peter but his hockey operations department and their projections about how these player personnel will deliver for us in the future." Asked what he is proudest of as the Bruins GM, Chiarelli said it was hiring coach Claude Julien in 2007 and sticking with him -- including 2010, after the team blew a 3-0 lead in the playoffs against Philadelphia. Julien's job seemed in jeopardy again the next year when the Bruins fell behind Montreal 0-2 in the first round of the playoffs. They went on to win it all. "He came off of being fired twice and there were a lot of questions about him," Chiarelli said. "So, obviously, I knew what he was like -- receptive to things so he could evolve with the rest of us." Now they'll have a few more years to work together to bring the Cup back to Boston. Julien was signed to an extension of undisclosed length last summer. "Stability is really important and significant when you are delivering these messages," Chiarelli said, adding that there has to be turnover as well to guard against complacency. "So there is stability, there's strong leadership but you have to keep everybody on their toes, especially in this cap world. "So you can be stable and proactive and that is what I like to think we do as a group." Also on Friday, the Bruins said their rookie training camp will start next week and announced the roster. Among those invited are two goaltenders who could compete for a backup spot: Malcolm Subban, the brother of Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban, and Adam Morrison. Also invited is former Boston College star Tommy Cross. Peter Chiarelli Djokovic, Murray pull out second-round victories at U.S. Open NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic and ndy Murray have met in three of the last four rand Slam finals, though if they play in the .S. Open this year, it will be in the semis. Each took a step forward Friday, shaky at oments and sensational in others, in secondound victories. The top-seeded Djokovic aced two early set points, while defending hampion Murray had to go four sets. Leonardo Mayer, ranked 81st, ran Murray ll over the court, but the third-seeded Brit xcels at chasing down shots. Murray won the ast five games for a 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 victory. "He's a big hitter of the ball. I had to defend lot," Murray said in an on-court interview. "I hink he played some really, really good tennis. t made for an entertaining match." After pulling out the first set in a tiebreaker, jokovic needed less than an hour to close out is victory. The 2011 champion beat 87thanked Benjamin Becker of Germany 7-6 (2), -2, 6-2. Becker had a chance to serve for the first set gainst Djokovic at 5-4. But he wasted the first et point with a forehand into the net and the econd when a backhand sailed wide. "Becker is a quality opponent and he should ave won the first set," Djokovic said. "I was ortunate enough to come back and win the irst set, and after that, I was much more comortable on the court." Djokovic was playing in Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the wind often swirls to players' frustration. "You need to have this adjustment, footwork, steps, in order to get on the ball," Djokovic said. "I didn't have that in the first set. I was still trying to find my way from baseline, and the other side he was serving well. ... After I played a good tiebreak, everything kind of settled. I started to serve better, started to step into the court, which is important." Murray was in Louis Armstrong Stadium, a place that had bedeviled him in the past. Last year, he was pushed to four tough sets in the third round and quarterfinals there. Another Grand Slam winner, Li Na, also showed some championship form on Ashe. This time, her opponent, Laura Robson, looked very much like a teenager. The fifth-seeded Li avenged her third-round upset loss to the young Brit at last year's U.S. Open, winning in straight sets at the same stage at Flushing Meadows. Li, the 2011 French Open champ, rallied from down a break in the second set for a 6-2, 7-5 victory. Li was nervous after she noticed that her draw was a repeat from last year. A pep talk from coach Carlos Rodriguez eased her anxiety. "After the talk I was feeling much, much better," she said. "Because before I never try to share the feeling with the team." Australian Open semifinalist Sloane Stephens, seeded 15th, beat fellow American Jamie Hampton 6-1, 6-3. Hampton, at No. 23, was seeded at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. Stephens' next opponent could be defending champ Serena Williams, who faces Yaroslava Shvedova in the nightcap at Ashe. It would be a rematch of their Australian Open quarterfinal, won by the young American. Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 9- seeded Angelique Kerber and No. 9 Jelena Jankovic all advanced in straight sets. Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki, seeded 16th, won't be making a run at Flushing Meadows after she was eliminated in straight sets by Ekaterina Makarova. The 24th-seeded Russian won 6-4, 7-5. A year ago, Robson's upset of Li was the biggest victory of her breakthrough run. Meanwhile, it was the third straight frustrating U.S. Open loss for the Chinese star. Robson was ranked 89th coming into last year's tournament. She had never advanced past the second round at a Grand Slam event or defeated a top-10 opponent. That all changed when she upset major champions Kim Clijsters and Li back-to-back to make the fourth round. Now 19, Robson was seeded 30th at Flushing Meadows and coming off a fourth-round run at Wimbledon. Li had 34 unforced errors in their match a year ago, and she lamented then that the free points lifted the teen's confidence. This time, Robson never had much of an opening. "She served very well today and I thought she was returning really deep," Robson said. "You know, there wasn't a lot I could do in some points." Li surprised herself with 11 aces Friday — including one on a second serve on match point — and won all nine points when she went to the net. She's back in the fourth round at the U.S. Open for the first time since 2009. Her run over, Robson now must face an unfortunate reality for many teens: getting her wisdom teeth out. "All the other girls in the locker room are telling me their horror stories: 'Oh, yeah, I pulled my gauze out and it was just blood,'" Robson said. "So that's not too nice." Fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych beat Denis Kudla of the U.S. 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3. American Tim Smyczek, ranked 109th, reached the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. He edged 73rdranked Alex Bogomolov Jr. in five sets, needing nearly four hours to win 3-6, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Mickelson, Davis grab early lead at Deutsche Bank Championship Continued from page C1 Kevin Stadler birdied his last four holes for a 64. Sergio Garcia, Hunter Mahan and Roberto Castro were in the group at 65. Garcia tends to skip the Deutsche Bank, but he is No. 55 in the FedEx Cup, no guarantee of being among the top 70 who advance to the third playoff event outside Chicago. Instead, the Spaniard is playing his fifth straight week. Rory McIlroy opened with a 70, which he said was the worst score he could have shot. It was at the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2007 when Mickelson first got over the mental hurdle of playing with Woods, his longtime nemesis. He said swing coach Butch Harmon, who formerly worked with Woods, gave him a few tips about playing with the world's No. 1 player that relaxed Mickelson. In the 15 rounds they have played together since, Mickelson has a 9-5-1 advantage in posting the lower score. He has shot the better score all five times in the final round, three of those leading to wins. Mickelson had said Woods "brings out the best in me" on Thursday after his pro-am round. When asked about that again after his 63, Lefty smiled and said, "After today, it's hard to think any differently." Woods referred to the course as "gettable," the same description he gave of Muirfield when Mickelson shot 66 on the final day to win the British Open, considered one of the great closing rounds in a major. That was the case, though. The TPC Boston was soft enough — and the fairways wide enough — to allow some low numbers. Woods said his back felt fine, and there were no outward indications he was in any pain. The only thing that hurt was not hitting enough shots close for birdie chances, and missing a few at the end. Woods had a 6-foot birdie putt on the seventh and a downhill birdie putt from about 12 feet on his last hole, missing both of them. "The back is good," Woods said. "Unfortunately, I didn't give myself a whole lot of looks." Even though the majors are over, and Mickelson added a big one at the British Open, the next month is a great chance for him. For all his greatness over the last two decades — 42 career wins on the PGA Tour, five majors and a spot in the Hall of Fame — he came along at the wrong time. Mickelson has never been player of the year, No. 1 in the world or tops on the PGA Tour money list. And he hasn't won the FedEx Cup, now in its seventh year. This might be his best chance. Mickelson feels great, though at 43 he was reminded he wasn't getting any younger when he went home to San Diego last week to take his oldest daughter to high school. With two wins — one a major — and a runner-up in the U.S. Open, another win at a FedEx Cup playoff event might be enough to get voted PGA Tour player of the year. Woods has five wins, all of them strong, but failed to win a major. "If I finish off with one or two wins this year, and win the FedEx Cup, I think that would be enough to get the player of the year," he said. "My game clicked again last week, and I feel like these next three weeks I'm going to play very well. I can just feel it. You can just tell sometimes. The game feels sharp. And mentally, I have a lot of energy and I'm able to focus clearly. And that's usually when you play well." Free Pic of the Day Photo Give-A-Way If your child’s name appears in the Pic of the Day you are welcome to receive FREE photo reproductions of the Pic of the Day. Call Diane Ames at 401-767- 8505 to request your Pic of the Day photo set and you will receive one 8”x10” and two 5”x7” photos as a free gift from Navigant Credit Union. Please give us the date that your Pic of the Day ran in the paper. 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Faith, Page D2 Classifieds, Page D3 Insure yourself before Mother Nature strikes (BPT) — Hurricanes and tornadoes, blizzards and heat waves, floods and wildfires ... Mother Nature has become the lead story in nearly every news cycle. Can meteor showers be far behind? Whether it's climate change or simply cyclical, one fact can't be debated: According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, natural disasters in the U.S. have increased 700 percent since 1950. And all sides would agree that these calamities are deeply affecting people and businesses across North America. One of the industries inexorably tied to this decadeslong trend is insurance, which is entrusted with financially protecting consumers from the after-effects of wicked weather and natural catastrophes. While disasters can't be prevented, people and businesses can certainly be prepared in terms of their insurance coverage, according to Doug Menges, chief claims officer for Mercury Insurance Group, which provides homeowners and/or auto insurance in regularly ravaged states, such as California, Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Texas. "All of the weather-related chaos over the last few years has caused many policyholders to re-evaluate their insurance coverage and purchase lower deductibles. They're willing to pay more to protect their belongings," says Menges. "In lieu of being price sensitive, many consumers are becoming more and more coverage sensitive. "No matter the level of coverage, though, it's incumbent upon everybody to be prepared ... before disaster strikes. There are some simple precautions everyone should be aware of that could help you weather the storm." Menges offers these "before and after" insurance tips: * Know what is covered and not covered. Review home and auto policies with an insurance agent who's familiar with local severe weather conditions before tragedy strikes. * Catalog property. Document belongings by taking photos or video of your home and possessions, store them in a secure place (like a password-protected portable hard drive or online storage site) and place backup copies in an off-site location. "This will expedite your claims process," says Menges. * Develop an evacuation plan. This should be part of a more comprehensive family emergency strategy that incorporates out-of-town contacts, emergency phone numbers, Social Security numbers, community evacuation meeting sites, doctor/pharmacist contacts, and homeowners/rental insurance policy numbers and phone numbers that can be printed on wallet-sized cards or stored in a smartphone. * Contact your insurer immediately to report an auto or home loss. Do not remove any debris or damaged property that may be related to your claim. Menges says smart policyholders should be ready to provide all pertinent information, including a policy number, as well as date and time of the loss. * Prepare a detailed inventory of destroyed or damaged property. Provide photos or videos of your home and possessions to your claims adjuster. Keep records and receipts for additional living expenses that were incurred if you were forced to leave your home and provide copies to your adjuster. (BPT) — Chances are you've thought about adding a splash of color to the exterior of your home, and you're not the only one. Many people have the same idea, but they don't act because they're worried they will choose poorly. Selecting the wrong color for your home's exterior isn't only costly, it's embarrassing as well. "Many homeowners are afraid to add color to their home's exterior because they don't want to make a mistake," says Sensational Color's Kate Smith, Color Marketing Group (CMG), a career color trend forecaster. "Especially when people look at the style of their homes, they can become confused by what colors will enhance their exteriors." One common mistake homeowners make when seeking to add color to their home's exterior is they fail to identify a full color palette. They set out to choose that perfect color for their home without thinking about how it will interact with the newly-installed window frames or new roof. Smith says the selection of your main color should take into account the colors of fixed features related to your home, such as the brick, stone or stucco found on your foundation, porch or walkway. Selecting color options for the trim, shutters and the front door should only come after the main color has been selected. All of this may sound daunting, but Smith says the key is to follow the process. If you're ready to take the opportunity and make your home the most envied on the block, a new, 36- page free ebook, titled "FRESH Color Schemes (BPT) — The Environmental Protection Agency has named indoor air quality as one of the top five environmental risks to public health citing research that indoor air may be up to 100 times more polluted than the air outside. With Americans spending 90 percent of their time indoors, purifying indoor air is paramount to keeping families healthy - especially those with family members suffering from asthma and allergies. "Poor indoor air quality has been linked to a host of health issues such as headaches, dry eyes, nasal congestion, nausea, fatigue, heart disease and chronic respiratory disease," says Chris Chase, product marketing manager at Aprilaire. "For individuals that suffer from asthma or allergies, air particles such as pollen, dust and dust mites are known triggers for asthma attacks and allergic reactions." 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