'04 Sox Hero Roberts Diagnosed With Cancer

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Dave Roberts, whose stolen base for Boston in the 2004 playoffs sparked the Red Sox to an elusive World Series championship, is being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Roberts was diagnosed in mid-March. He said the cancer was detected early and he's undergone two rounds of chemotherapy. The prognosis is "good," he said.

"I expect to beat this and be fully recovered," Roberts said during a conference call Monday.

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Red Sox manager Terry Francona said "I expect Dave can probably outrun anything."