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MAJOR-LEAGUE NOTES / Red Sox pitcher Matsuzaka to DL

Jun. 21, 2009
Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday for the second time this season with a mild right shoulder strain, but he could be sidelined much longer. "This is not going to be a two-week DL," manager Terry Francona said. "We have...
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch