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There's another big auction of Kennedy stuff brewing in New York and this time many of the items are from Robert White, the master collector from Catonsville who worked long and hard to build one of the largest private collections of JFK artifacts anywhere. White said for years he wouldn't sell his Camelot artifacts, but now he has agreed to offer at least some of them to bidders at a two-day auction scheduled for mid-March.White is the major contributor to the auction, which will feature more than 500 items, many of them personal possessions of JFK. White's items include some things he acquired through a bequest of Evelyn Lincoln, the late president's longtime personal secretary whom White befriended.

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals, having a 3-1 series lead over the Boston Bruins before last night's game, were hoping to shed their bad karma and win a playoff series for the first time since 1994.But it didn't turn out that way.Boston's Byron Dafoe made 26 saves to backstop a 4-0 shutout, and Jason Allison set up the first goal, scored one and assisted on a third to keep Boston alive. The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series now goes back to Boston for Game 6 tomorrow at 2 p.m."

Opponent: Boston BruinsSite: FleetCenter, BostonTime: 1: 30 p.m.TV/Radio: HTS/WWLG (1360 AM), WTEM (570 AM)Outlook: Both teams lost their last games before the All-Star break. The Caps fell, 5-1, at Ottawa, and Boston was beaten by New Jersey, 4-2. Jim Carey (13-13-1, 2.66 goals-against average) will be in net for the Capitals, who are 0-1-1 against Boston this season. Boston, which has the worst goals-against average in the league (3.60), has used four goalies but probably will go with Bill Ranford (11-12-6, 3.37)

Opponent: Providence BruinsSite: Providence (R.I.) Civic CenterTime: 7:05Radio: WITH (1230 AM), WAMD (970 AM)Outlook: It has been so long since the Bandits played the farm team of the Boston Bruins -- a 3-3 tie Nov. 10 -- they didn't even bother dragging along a videotape of that game while busing up yesterday. The Bandits have played four ties and lost another game in overtime over their past 12 games. Both teams have 48 points and are in third place in their respective divisions.

Flyers: After a 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals Sunday, Philadelphia is 0-2-2 in its last four games and 1-6-2 since Jan. 3.Canadiens: Martin Rucinsky had five goals and five assists in Montreal's three victories over a four-day span. Sunday, Rucinsky had two goals and an assist in his team's 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins. It was Boston's final game at the Forum; the Canadiens will move into the Molson Center March 16.

BaseballOrioles -- Signed P Alvie Shepherd.Arizona Diamondbacks -- Signed a two-year affiliation agreement with Lethbridge of Pioneer League.Chicago Cubs -- Agreed to terms with P Jeffrey Yoder.Cincinnati Reds -- Signed OF-1B Stephen Larkin.Kansas City Royals -- Obtained P Rick Huisman from Houston Astros as the player to be named in the Pat Borders trade of Aug. 12. Recalled P Dilson Torres from Triple-A Omaha. Optioned P Billy Brewer to Single-A Springfield.Tampa Bay Devil Rays -- Named Dan Jennings director of scouting.

Auto racingNASCAR -- Fined car owner Junior Johnson $45,000 after discovering an illegal engine piece in qualifying and barred driver Brett Bodine from qualifying.BaseballLos Angeles Dodgers -- Signed IF Edwin Alicea, IF Richard Parker, IF Chris Butterfield, P Rafael Montalvo, P George Tsamis and P Tom McCarthy to minor-league contracts.Seibu Lions (Japanese Pacific League) -- Agreed to terms with OF Darrin Jackson on a $3.5 million, one-year contract; he hit .312 with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs last season for the Chicago White Sox.BicyclingChesapeake Wheelmen -- Awarded the 1994 Lauf-Fuller Trophy to Galen Wallace, who accumulated the most points in the "A" category of a three-event race series.

LANDOVER -- Washington coach Jim Schoenfeld likes to say the Capitals win as a team and lose as a team. Last night, there was certainly enough blame to go around when the Boston Bruins came out of nowhere for a 4-3 victory.The Capitals appeared to be in control with 14 minutes to play. They had a 2-1 lead and things were going nicely.Then the Capitals went to pieces as the Bruins scored three goals in 2:55 of the third period to take the lead and end a three-game losing streak.Capitals forward Joe Juneau lost the puck along the boards with 13:46 to play, and Boston center Jozef Stumpel went down on one knee in the right circle to blast the puck past Washington goalie Jim Carey, who never made a move to save it."

LANDOVER -- Washington goaltender Jim Carey had the best seat in the house. Right there on the ice, in the crease. And he stood there, tall, strong, stick and glove at the ready.Occasionally, he'd point to a teammate, run his stick blade around the border of his crease, or straighten his helmet.If he had yawned -- or set up a lemonade stand -- no one would have noticed, until the closing moments, anyway, when the Florida Panthers applied some heat.But Carey didn't flinch and skated off the ice with a 3-0 victory last night and the fourth shutout of his young career.

The All-Kid goaltending tandem of Jim Carey, 21, and Olie Kolzig, 25, that the Washington Capitals plan to put on the ice this season just got a little incentive to play harder.With the signing of veteran Ron Tugnutt, general manager David Poile has made sure he will not be caught one goaltender short this season -- as the Capitals nearly were a year ago, when Rick Tabaracci was injured shortly after the Caps had traded their all-time winningest goalie, Don Beaupre, and left the team dependent on the two rookies.

Two players among four missing at sea nfl The Coast Guard searched off Florida's Gulf Coast yesterday for a fishing boat carrying NFL players Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper and two other men missing more than a day in choppy seas. Smith, a defensive end for the Detroit Lions, and Cooper, an Oakland Raiders linebacker, were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass for a fishing trip Saturday morning and did not return as expected, the Coast Guard said. Crews used a helicopter and an 87-foot ship to search a 750-square-mile area west of Clearwater Pass, but poor weather made the search difficult.

1 November madness?: College basketball has just begun, but it's coming at you in full force. You can see up to seven games tonight, highlighted by Mount St. Mary's at Virginia Tech (8 p.m., Comcast SportsNet). 2 Beasts of the East: Can anyone explain how the Boston Bruins have the second-best record in the NHL's Eastern Conference? See for yourself how they got there when the Bruins travel to Toronto (7:30 p.m., Versus). 3 AFC watch: The Ravens and their fans will have some interest in the Browns-Bills matchup because the Buffalo is a wild-card contender in the AFC (8:30 p.m., ESPN)

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals, having a 3-1 series lead over the Boston Bruins before last night's game, were hoping to shed their bad karma and win a playoff series for the first time since 1994.But it didn't turn out that way.Boston's Byron Dafoe made 26 saves to backstop a 4-0 shutout, and Jason Allison set up the first goal, scored one and assisted on a third to keep Boston alive. The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series now goes back to Boston for Game 6 tomorrow at 2 p.m."

There's another big auction of Kennedy stuff brewing in New York and this time many of the items are from Robert White, the master collector from Catonsville who worked long and hard to build one of the largest private collections of JFK artifacts anywhere. White said for years he wouldn't sell his Camelot artifacts, but now he has agreed to offer at least some of them to bidders at a two-day auction scheduled for mid-March.White is the major contributor to the auction, which will feature more than 500 items, many of them personal possessions of JFK. White's items include some things he acquired through a bequest of Evelyn Lincoln, the late president's longtime personal secretary whom White befriended.

Opponent: Boston BruinsSite: FleetCenter, BostonTime: 1: 30 p.m.TV/Radio: HTS/WWLG (1360 AM), WTEM (570 AM)Outlook: Both teams lost their last games before the All-Star break. The Caps fell, 5-1, at Ottawa, and Boston was beaten by New Jersey, 4-2. Jim Carey (13-13-1, 2.66 goals-against average) will be in net for the Capitals, who are 0-1-1 against Boston this season. Boston, which has the worst goals-against average in the league (3.60), has used four goalies but probably will go with Bill Ranford (11-12-6, 3.37)

Opponent: Providence BruinsSite: Providence (R.I.) Civic CenterTime: 7:05Radio: WITH (1230 AM), WAMD (970 AM)Outlook: It has been so long since the Bandits played the farm team of the Boston Bruins -- a 3-3 tie Nov. 10 -- they didn't even bother dragging along a videotape of that game while busing up yesterday. The Bandits have played four ties and lost another game in overtime over their past 12 games. Both teams have 48 points and are in third place in their respective divisions.

Flyers: After a 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals Sunday, Philadelphia is 0-2-2 in its last four games and 1-6-2 since Jan. 3.Canadiens: Martin Rucinsky had five goals and five assists in Montreal's three victories over a four-day span. Sunday, Rucinsky had two goals and an assist in his team's 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins. It was Boston's final game at the Forum; the Canadiens will move into the Molson Center March 16.

LANDOVER -- Washington coach Jim Schoenfeld likes to say the Capitals win as a team and lose as a team. Last night, there was certainly enough blame to go around when the Boston Bruins came out of nowhere for a 4-3 victory.The Capitals appeared to be in control with 14 minutes to play. They had a 2-1 lead and things were going nicely.Then the Capitals went to pieces as the Bruins scored three goals in 2:55 of the third period to take the lead and end a three-game losing streak.Capitals forward Joe Juneau lost the puck along the boards with 13:46 to play, and Boston center Jozef Stumpel went down on one knee in the right circle to blast the puck past Washington goalie Jim Carey, who never made a move to save it."

BaseballNew York Yankees: Announced that they won't offer salary arbitration to P Steve Howe, granting him free agency.CollegesLombardi Award: Named finalists for award given to the lineman of the year: Ohio State sophomore OT Orlando Pace, Arizona senior DE Tedy Bruschi, UCLA senior OT Jonathan Ogden and Illinois senior LB Simeon Rice. The winner will be announced Dec. 7 in Houston.FootballCleveland Browns: Waived TE Walter Reeves and replaced him on the roster with S Vashone Adams.HockeyBoston Bruins: Recalled D Mark Cornforth and C Ryan Hughes from AHL Providence.

The All-Kid goaltending tandem of Jim Carey, 21, and Olie Kolzig, 25, that the Washington Capitals plan to put on the ice this season just got a little incentive to play harder.With the signing of veteran Ron Tugnutt, general manager David Poile has made sure he will not be caught one goaltender short this season -- as the Capitals nearly were a year ago, when Rick Tabaracci was injured shortly after the Caps had traded their all-time winningest goalie, Don Beaupre, and left the team dependent on the two rookies.