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BOSTON -- Nothing like a predawn phone call from?Red Sox?slugger David Ortiz to get you out of bed in the morning.At least thats the idea behind a Boston Public Schools initiative that starts next month, when middle- and high-school students will be able to sign up for wake-up calls from Big Papi.Wake up! Its David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox. Get out of bed and get ready for school. Your future is yours, he says on the calls.The 40-year-old All-Star designated hitter has said hell retire after this season. He leads the majors in slugging percentage, on-base average and extra-base hits this year.Boston schools superintendent Tommy Chang said Monday the goal of the Ortiz calls is to help kids get to school on time and fight absenteeism.Boston Mayor Marty Walsh called it a fun, outside-the-box approach to a chronic problem. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Education says more than 6 million students -- 13 percent of all school-age Americans -- missed at least three weeks of school in the 2013-14 academic year, the most recent for which figures are available.Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said he hopes the calls, which are being offered free of charge, will help inspire, motivate and encourage children to attend school. The calls will be available in English and several foreign languages, though Ortiz wont be speaking all of them.Bostons school system ran a pilot of the wake-up calls last year, trying them out on two dozen students at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, a charter high school near Fenway Park.Xaquiel Martinez, a ninth-grade student there, acknowledges he was tardy to school nearly every day before getting the wake-up calls, which helped him get out the door on time.With Ortiz wrapping up his final season with the Sox, Changs office says it might tap the New England Patriots for a future call.No word on whether Tom Brady or Rob Gronkowski could be rousing students next. Emmitt Smith Cowboys Jersey . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Bob Lilly Youth Jersey . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. https://www.cowboyssportsgoods.com/Womens-Michael-Gallup-Inverted-Jersey/ . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. Larry Allen Womens Jersey . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Terrell Owens Womens Jersey . Tevez, who has had conflicts with coaches in the past, has not been called up since Sabella was named coach in 2011. Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- First-round picks Jared Goff and Joshua Garnett are both inactive for the season opener between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.Goff, the No. 1 overall pick, is the third quarterback for the Rams and did not dress for his first game as a pro. The other Rams inactives for the game are receivers Pharoh Cooper and Nelson Spruce; cornerbacks E.J. Gaines and Steve Williams; tackle Pace Murphy and defensive end Matt Longacre.Garnett, the 28th pick, did not dress for the 49ers with Andrew Tiller startinng at right guard in place of Anthony Davis, who reportedly considered retiring this weekend.ddddddddddddDefensive lineman Glenn Dorsey also is inactive as he tries to come back from ACL surgery. Quarterback Christian Ponder, cornerbacks Chris Davis and Keith Reaser, offensive lineman John Theus and defensive lineman Taylor Hart also are inactive.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '