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BOSTON -- Nothing like a pre-dawn 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 wakeup calls last year, trying them out on two dozen students at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, a charter high school in the shadow of Fenway Park.Xaquiel Martinez, a 9th-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 may tap the New England Patriots for a future call.No word on whether Tom Brady or Rob Gronkowski could be rousing students next.---Follow Bill Kole on Twitter at https://twitter.com/billkole . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/william-j-kole . DaRon Payne Jersey . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Landon Collins Jersey . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. https://www.redskinssportsgoods.com/Womens-John-Riggins-Inverted-Jersey/ . JOHNS, N. DaRon Payne Womens Jersey . Mickelson barely made the cut but had the best round of the day with nine birdies and an eagle coupled with two bogeys to sit two shots behind leader Craig Lee of Scotland. Lee shot a 69 for a 12-under 204 total. "I just love the fact I am in contention and have an opportunity in my first tournament of the year here in Abu Dhabi," Mickelson said. Earnest Byner Womens Jersey . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. PRINCETON, N.J. -- Joe Rhattigan ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns and Princeton held on late to beat Lafayette 35-31 in its season opener on Saturday.Isaiah Barnes hauled in five catches for 102 yards and Chad Kanoff added 160 yards passing for the Tigers, who were outgained in total yardage by Lafayette, 416-360, but forced three crucial Leopards turnovers including two interceptions of quarterback Drew Reed.A Jacob Bissell 36-yard field goal gave Lafayette a 24-21 lead in the third. From there the Tiigers gained a measure of breathing room on two Rhattigan TD runs which gave them a 35-24 advantage heading into the fourth.ddddddddddddA 24-yard scoring strike from Reed to Matt Mrazek cut the Leopards deficit to 35-31, but they never had another opportunity as Princeton ran out the final 5:22.Reed finished with 356 yards passing and Mrazek had 81 yards receiving and two scores. ' ' '