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New Date for Field of Dreams Clean-Up

Also, the Boston Red Sox play an early game on Patriots' Day.

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: A partly cloudy day with a high of 59 is expected. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low of 41.

2. NEW FIELD OF DREAMS CLEAN-UP DATE: The town announced last week that the new date for the spring Field of Dreams clean-up will be April 27 at 8:30 a.m. The event was postponed due to last week's inclement weather.

3. AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE!: On Sunday, Adam Scott went from a good Australian golfer to a Masters champion, winning in a dramatic playoff against Argentinian Angel Cabrera. Scott became the first player from Down Under to capture the coveted green jacket, awarded to the tournament's champion.

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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly 50 years later, on April 15, 1997, Robinson's groundbreaking career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by over 50,000 fans at New York City's Shea Stadium. Robinson's was the first-ever number retired by all teams in the league.

5. RED SOX PLAY EARLY ON PATRIOTS' DAY: It's an annual tradition at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox will start at 11:05 a.m. against the Tampa Bay Rays as part of the Patriots' Day celebrations in Boston. The early start coincides with the running of the Boston Marathon.

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