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10:56 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Curt Schilling pitched two scoreless innings and highly touted prospect Jacoby Ellsbury had a two-run single as the Boston Red Sox played to a 4-4, 10-inning tie with the Minnesota Twins in both teams Grapefruit League opener in Fort Myers,......
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10:45 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Roger Clemens' agent Randy Hendricks quickly shot down any chance of the free agent pitcher signing with the St. Louis Cardinals should the Rocket consider playing for any team other than Boston, New York Yankees or the Houston Astros. "Let......
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10:18 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Gerald Green scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including seven straight after Boston had finished blowing a 23-point lead, helping the Celtics beat the New York Knicks 102-94 on Wednesday night. Al Jefferson had 26 points......
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9:49 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Curt Schilling got off to a good start for the 2007 season tonight, throwing two scoreless innings in the Red Sox' exhibition opener against the Minnesota Twins. “I expect to be the ace of this staff,’’......
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9:45 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Herbert Hill had 28 points and 16 rebounds, leading Providence past South Florida 77-72 on Wednesday night. Hill had eight points, including a pair of rebound baskets, as Providence (18-10, 8-7) opened the second half with a 12-2 run to......
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8:39 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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ECAC Men's Tournament St. Joseph's (Maine) 70, Roger Williams 65 ECAC Women's Tournament Wheaton 63, Suffolk 51 RIC 46, Colby-Sawyer 44......
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7:39 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOYS Division I North Kingstown 54, South Kingstown 47 East Providence 60, Chariho 40 Hope 81, Central 67 Smithfield 67, Exeter/West Greenwich 49 Division II Tolman 54, Barrington 48 North Providence 79, Narragansett 78, o.t. East Greenwich 61, Coventry 56,......
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4:42 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said today that lefty John Lester will pitch one inning in a minor league "B" game next Monday. Lester, who is recovering from non-Hodgkins lymphoma, will then pitch in another minor league game later......
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4:07 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Celtics are honoring Dennis Johnson during tonight's game against the New York Knicks. Johnson, who died Feb. 22 at 52 years old after collapsing after practice with the NBDL's Austin Toros, spent the final seven seasons of his......
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4:05 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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What's that you say? It's still February? Guess again. Tonight on NESN at 7 p.m., the Red Sox play their exhibition opener against the Twins. Baseball is back, and that means spring . . . figuratively if not literally. Curt......
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4:00 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON — Boston Celtics forward Wally Szczerbiak is set to undergo season-ending ankle surgery, the team announced on Wednesday. Team physician Dr. Brian McKeon will perform the surgery at the New England Baptist Hospital on March 8. Szczerbiak has missed......
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12:00 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported today that the Patriots are reportedly one of the teams interested in disgruntled Oakland wide receiver Randy Moss. The tidbid is buried in a longer piece about the Packers' pursuit of Moss.......
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11:01 AM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON — Boston Celtics radio analyst Cedric Maxwell will offer an on-air apology during Wednesday night's game for saying that a female referee should ''go back to the kitchen” after he disagreed with one of her calls, a station official......
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9:07 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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No. 7 seed Bryant saw its season come to an end last night as No. 2 seed St. Rose defeated the Bulldogs, 78-73, in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 Conference playoffs in Albany, N.Y.......
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8:38 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Division I East Greenwich 60, Lincoln 47 Coventry 54, Ponaganset 52 St. Raphael 69, Cumberland 60 Division II Westerly 53, Prout 36 Scituate 56, Johnston 38 Smithfield 47, Burrillville 39 Portsmouth 47, Warwick 19......
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8:38 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Chariho 51, Woonsocket 48......
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6:00 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Four NFL players, including the New England Patriots Benjamin Watson, will continue an NFL-USO tradition initiated more than 40 years ago when they embark March 4 on visits to U.S. troops at military bases throughout the Persian Gulf. Watson, Atlanta......
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5:15 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Brad Boyes has been dealt to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for defenseman Dennis Wideman. Boyes had been rumored to be part of a deal, but he said he's still shocked by the transaction. ''At the same......
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5:03 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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That's what we're looking at, as all the local professional and college teams -- with the exception of the Bryant women's basketball team -- get the night off. The Interscholastic League girls basketball playoffs continue tonight with three games in......
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4:07 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots have named Bill O’Brien as an offensive assistant coach. O’Brien, an Andover, Mass., native, attended Brown, where he was a linebacker and defensive end from 1990-92. O’Brien began his coaching career at Brown, coaching tight ends......
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2:38 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Cox Sports Television announced today that Rhode Island College's playoff game against Coast Guard Friday night at 8 o'clock will be televised live on Cox3.......
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2:18 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins made a deadline-day trade today, sending Paul Mara to the Rangers for Aaron Ward. Read more here on projo.com's Bruins Blog.......
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12:58 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- More often than not, our job affords us the opportunity to do some pretty great things -- sit in the Monster Seats during batting practice on a perfect late-May day; travel to the Super Bowl; cover the......
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10:26 AM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Center David Krejci, who was recalled by the Boston Bruins from Providence last Tuesday and was with the parent club for its last four games, was sent back to the P-Bruins this morning. Krejci has played in five......
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10:22 AM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It's an uneventful day so far at Fort Myers on this, the final day before the beginning of the exhibition season. The Red Sox are holding their last workout at the minor-league complex before moving to......
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11:26 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Paul Pierce scored 28 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 77-72 win over the short-handed Houston Rockets on Monday night and break a 12-game road losing streak Monday night at Houston. The Celtics rallied from a 13-point fourth......
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9:42 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Marian Hossa scored the game-winner and Alexei Zhitnik had an assist in his Atlanta debut to lead the Thrashers to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night. Eric Belanger had a goal and an assist and Scott......
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8:59 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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RESULTS MONDAY NIGHT Opening Round: North Providence 70, Tiverton 35 Play-in game: Mount St. Charles 49, Middletown 39 (The Mounties clinch the 16th and final seed).......
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2:00 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Some good news for the local entrant at the NFL Combine, Brown's Zak DeOssie. The linebacker, who is the first Bears player invited to the league's annual meat market, reportedly ran 40-yard dash times of 4.53 and......
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1:28 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Interscholastic League girls basketball playoffs get started tonight with two games in Division II. Middletown visits Mount St. Charles in a qualifying round game, while Tiverton visits Central Division champion North Providence. Both games begin at 7. Projo.com's High......
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11:46 AM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon rejoined the team Monday after a two-day excused absence to tend to a personal matter. Damon spent the weekend at home with his family in the Orlando area. He didn't discuss......
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9:10 AM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Manny Ramirez unexpectedly reported to camp this morning, arriving early to undergo a physical. Escorted by agent Greg Genske, Ramirez came to camp three days ahead of schedule. Ramirez had informed the club -- first through teammate Julian Tavarez and......
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7:11 PM Sun, Feb 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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Dennis Packard scored one goal and assisted on another and Phillipe Sauve posted his first shutout of the season as the Providence Bruins defeated the Springfield Falcons 4-0 on Sunday. Packard assisted on the first goal of the game, by......
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5:29 PM Sun, Feb 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins assigned Hannu Toivonen and Mark Stuart to Providence today. Sending Toivonen to Providence clears the way for Joey MacDonald to serve as the backup to Tim Thomas. MacDonald was cleared off waivers from Detroit on Saturday.......
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5:21 PM Sun, Feb 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Veteran reliever Mike Timlin was forced to cut his batting-practice throwing session short yesterday because of tightness in his lower back on the left side. Timlin felt the discomfort on one pitch and then threw another,......
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11:34 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Derek Fisher scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and Carlos Boozer had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 105-87 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Boozer had a......
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10:21 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Providence College men's hockey team turned in a near-flawless performance and defeated third-ranked University of New Hampshire, 7-1, Saturday night at Schneider Arena. PC forward Jon Rheault scored twice and added two assists and Colin McDonald, Chase Watson, Matt......
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10:15 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Chris Gratton scored two goals and Ed Belfour again dominated Boston in goal to help the Florida Panthers beat the Bruins 7-2 on Saturday night. Belfour made 25 saves to run his career record against Boston to 19-7-3. He has......
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9:54 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Saunderstown's David Robertson scored the game-winning goal midway through the second period and also had an assist leading the Brown men's hockey team to a 3-1 victory over Union last night in Schenectady, N.Y. Mark Sibbald stopped 29 shots for......
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9:52 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Providence Bruins got two goals apiece from Marco Rosa and T.J. Trevelyan and defeated the Springfield Falcons, 6-2, Saturday night at Springfield, Mass. Martins Karsums and Sean Curry also scored for Providence, which is now in third place in......
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9:25 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Megan Barry hit one of two free throws with six seconds to play as Salve Regina won the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship, 53-52, over Colby-Sawyer yesterday in New London, N.H. The Seahawks receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Division......
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9:00 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale each had 22 points as Cornell snapped Brown's three-game winning streak with a 79-67 victory in Ivy League men's basketball last night at the Pizzitola Center. Barrington's Mark McAndrew had a game-high 33 points for......
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6:55 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Forget about Mariano Rivera closing for the Red Sox next season. Rivera, who will test the free agent market after this season, said on Saturday that he does not envision himself pitching for Boston next year. "I don't think so,"......
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6:46 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island College men's basketball team shot 50 percent from the field and 82 percent from the free-throw line as it defeated Keene State, 87-75, in the championship game of the Little East Conference Tournament Saturday. Four players scored......
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5:44 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Boston Bruins left wing Marco Sturm agreed to a multiyear contract extension on Saturday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sturm has 20 goals and 11 assists this season. In 2005, the Bruins traded star center Joe Thornton to......
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4:46 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Ryan Center season ended on a down note yesterday for the University of Rhode Island basketball team. The Rams lost any hope of winning their first Atlantic 10 regular-season title in 26 years when they were beaten by......
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4:03 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Craig Hansen, the Sox' first-round pick in 2005 and seemingly the team's closer-of-the-future, is suffering from a back sprain and was instructed not to throw Saturday. The right-hander said he felt a twinge while doing ''squat''......
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3:54 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- The University of Rhode Island's chances of winning the regular-season Atlantic 10 championship all but ended today as the Rams were upset by Fordham, 71-62, at the Ryan Center. The loss drops URI to 10-5 in the......
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1:50 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Fifteen seconds after Geoff McDermott missed an under-the-basket layup that would have given PC the lead, Syrcause's Demetris Nichols -- the former St. Andrew's (Barrington) star -- drained a three-pointer with 36.9 seconds to go, putting Syracuse ahead......
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12:48 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Freshman Sean McMonagle and junior Jeff Prough each scored in the third period, but the Brown men’s ice hockey team couldn’t net the equalizer as it dropped a 6-5 decision to RPI in an ECAC game last night at Troy,......
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12:35 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Third-period goals from New Hampshire's Bobby Butler and Thomas Fortney gave the third-ranked Wilcats a 6-4 victory over the Providence College men's hockey team last night at Durham, NH. The four Friar goals came from Greg Collins, Tony Zancanaro, Jon......
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12:32 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Brad Boyes had two goals and Tim Thomas made 24 saves, leading the surging Boston Bruins past host Tampa Bay, 6-2, last night. Marco Sturm, Phil Kessel, Brandon Bochenski and Stanislav Chistov had Boston’s other goals. The Bruins have won......
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12:12 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Manchester Monarchs goaltender Jason LaBarbera stopped 41 shots and blanked the Providence Bruins, 1-0, last night at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. LaBarbera outdueled P-Bruin net minder Phil Sauve, who also had a strong game, making 27 saves.......
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12:03 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Senior guard Kinsey Durgin scored a game-high 24 points, on 8 of 11 shooting, to lead the Rhode Island College basketball team to a 76-68 win over UMass-Dartmouth in the semifinals of the Little East Conference playoffs last night at......
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11:43 PM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Brown men's basketball team held an 11-point lead at halftime and hung on to beat Columbia, 64-59, Friday night at the Pizzitola Center in Providence. Four players scored in double figures for the Bears led by Damon Huffman, who......
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6:48 PM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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According to the New England Patriots website, Corey Dillon’s agent Steve Feldman spoke today on WSKO Radio (Providence’s late afternoon show) and said the Patriots have agreed to release the veteran running back on March 2 - the first day......
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3:18 PM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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The regular season in high school basketball wraps up tonight. There's a very full schedule of action on the boys side, and a few games for the girls. Projo.com's High School Game Day page will have a photo gallery from......
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1:10 PM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- We love it when we come back from vacation and all heck breaks loose. This morning, the Boston Globe's Mike Reiss had the news the Corey Dillon was going to ask for his release from his contract......
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11:47 AM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) — New England running back Corey Dillon, 14th on the NFL’s career rushing list, will probably be playing for another team next season, his agent said Friday. “He is intending to ask the Patriots for his release and......
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8:12 AM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - New England running back Corey Dillon, 14th on the NFL's career rushing list, intends to ask the Patriots for his release and will likely retire, although he is leaving the door open to joining another team, according......
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12:36 AM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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Larry Bird led the Celtics to three NBA titles in the 1980s, and Boston worshipped him. Bird had a favorite of his own, though, and it wasn’t either of the future Hall of Famers who joined him in the league’s......
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5:50 PM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said Thursday that Curt Schilling will be the opening day starter April 2 in Kansas City and “I couldn’t be happier about that.” It will be Schilling's second start opening the season for......
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5:31 PM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams and combined with Larry Bird in one of the great postseason plays, died Thursday after collapsing at the end of practice in Austin, Tex. He was 52.......
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4:26 PM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams, including two in Boston, died today at age 52. NBA.com reported Johnson suffered a fatal heart attack. Cedric Maxwell, one of Johnson's teammates in Boston, said on......
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4:19 PM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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After a couple of busy nights, the local sports scene is pretty quiet tonight. In high school sports, the La Salle girls basketball team will look to finish a perfect 18-0 in RIIL Division I when it finishes its season......
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4:09 PM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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Dennis Johnson, a key member of the Celtics' 1984 and 1986 championship, died today at age 52. NBA.com said Johnson, who was coaching the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League, suffered a fatal heart attack during a pickup basketball......
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3:27 PM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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Manny Ramirez will not be attending a classic car show this weekend in Atlantic City, N.J., the Associated Press reports. The Red Sox had given Ramirez permission to report late to spring training, but as of yesterday, organizers of the......
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12:58 PM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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In the last hour, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein and pitcher Curt Schilling spoke to the media about the Red Sox' decision not to offer Schilling a new contract before the start of the 2007 season. Epstein was asked......
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9:05 AM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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Curt Schilling, speaking as he often does on Dennis and Callahan's morning show on WEEI, said that the Red Sox would not offer him a new contract until this season is complete. At that point, the 40-year-old right-hander plans on......
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8:07 AM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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The headline in today's New York Daily News is certainly provokative: "Damon calls Red Sox idiots." And while Damon does not go nearly that far in criticizing his old club's failure to re-sign him after the 2005 season, he does......
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8:02 AM Thu, Feb 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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Patriots wide receiver Chad Jackson suffered a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament in the team's AFC Championship game loss to the Colts Jan. 21, according to a report in today's Boston Globe. The newspaper based the report on sources in......
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10:15 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Providence Bruins special teams produced two power-play goals and one short-handed tally as the P-Bruins blanked Portland, 4-0, last night at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Providence goalie Jordan Sigaliet stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season......
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9:48 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots released Tebucky Jones after the veteran safety spent the entire 2006 season on injured reserve with a leg injury. Jones, 32, began his career in New England, appearing in 72 games over five seasons from 1998......
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9:16 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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Xavier continued its dominance over URI as the Musketeers gained a share of first place in the Atlantic-10 with a 98-72 victory over the Rams last night in Cincinnati. Xavier is now 13-2 against URI in Atlantic-10 play and the......
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8:07 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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Manny Ramirez, who received permission from the Red Sox to report late to training camp for family reasons, was scheduled to attend a car auction in Atlantic City on Saturday, according to the promoter of the auction. It wasn’t immediately......
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6:03 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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According to an NFL source in a story posted on NFL.com, New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi has decided to return for the 2007 season. Bruschi, 33, had hinted at retirement following the Patriots loss to the Colts in the......
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5:58 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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BY STEVEN KRASNER FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox are going to allow Manny Ramirez to report on March 1 as he requested, eight days after the rest of the team and two days after the Basic Agreement......
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4:31 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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Celtics GM Danny Ainge was not too happy about the officiating is last night's game. Ainge, who was a guest this afternoon on Boston radio station WEEI, said his Celtics were not treated fairly at the free throw line in......
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3:28 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Brown University lacrosse team is recruiting Reade Seligmann, one of the three former Duke lacrosse players accused of sexual offense and kidnapping, according to reports in today's Brown Daily Herald and on Bloomberg. A rape charge against Seligmann, David......
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1:56 PM Wed, Feb 21, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island Rams certainly face a stiff test tonight if they want to remain in first place in the Atlantic 10. URI (10-3 in conference, 17-10 overall) will try to do something they have only done twice in 14......
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9:37 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins won for the second time in two nights, and for the fifth time in their last six games, shutting out the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-0, at the Air Canada Centre. Tim Thomas stopped 44 Leaf shots, and......
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9:25 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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Providence College got a much-need quality win over No. 22 West Virginia last night as the Friars overcame nine-point deficit early in the second half for a 64-61 victory at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Weyinmi Efejuku led the Friars with......
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4:22 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins today recalled center David Krejci from the Providence Bruins. Krejci is traveling to Toronto and will be available for the club’s game against the Maple Leafs tonight. Krejci, 20, is from Sternderk, Czech Republic and......
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3:38 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- All Red Sox position players except David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Alex Cora and Manny Ramirez had reported to training camp by this afternoon. Cora sent word that he was en route, and manager Terry Francona said......
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3:34 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Providence College Friars welcome the 22nd-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers and former Hendricken star Joe Mazzulla to the Dunkin' Donuts Center tonight. The game starts at 7:30 and can be seen on Cox Sports Television. West Virginia is one of......
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3:29 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There is nothing official just yet, but Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino said Tuesday that the possibility exists that Boston will open its season in Japan either in 2008 or 2009. There is interest in the......
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2:34 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Brady is happy about becoming a father. "Tom and his family are excited about the pregnancy, and want to thank everyone who has shown support, and particularly for their consideration of Tom's privacy," Brady's agent,......
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12:48 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Globe reported today on its Web site that Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, in an interview with Globe reporter Gordon Edes that will appear on NESN Wednesday night, hinted that Jonathan Papelbon could return to his role......
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12:38 PM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Celtics today assigned rookie guard Allan Ray to their NBA Development League affiliate Austin Toros. Ray is the team’s first assignment to the NBA Development League this season and the 19th NBA player to be assigned to the......
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11:28 AM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in a medical malpractice case brought by Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis after a juror collapsed and several doctors - including the two defendants - rushed to his aid. The......
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11:03 AM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Maintaining they have a fine relationship on the field and in the clubhouse, Derek Jeter resolutely refused to discuss the deterioration of his friendship with Alex Rodriguez away from the......
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11:01 AM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) — A juror hearing the medical malpractice case brought by Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis collapsed during testimony Tuesday, and several doctors in the courtroom — including the two defendants — rushed to his aid. The juror,......
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10:17 AM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Nashua Pride announced today that they have signed portly former Red Sox reliever Rich Garces to pitch for them in the independent Can-Am League. Garces was an effective set-up man for the Jimy Williams-managed Red Sox of the late......
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9:56 AM Tue, Feb 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Weis underwent gastric bypass surgery on a Friday. He was critically ill the following Monday. Jurors this week will begin deciding whether the Notre Dame coach’s two surgeons should be held responsible. The New England Patriots......
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9:44 PM Mon, Feb 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins got two goals from Petr Tenkrat less than five minutes apart in the second period to break a 2-2 tie en route to a 6-3 win over the lowly Flyers at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. The......
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4:56 PM Mon, Feb 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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Nick Caserio, who has spent the last three seasons as the Patriots' director of pro personnel, was named the team’s wide receivers coach today. He replaces Brian Daboll, who left the Pats to join Eric Mangini's staff with the New......
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3:30 PM Mon, Feb 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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It's school vacation week, and Mount St. Charles is hosting an intra-state girls hockey tournament at Adelard Arena in Woonsocket. Projo.com's High School Game Day page will have a photo gallery from the first game of the MSC President's Challenge......
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12:04 PM Mon, Feb 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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TAMPA, Fla. — On the first day of his fourth season with the New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez finally acknowledged his relationship with Derek Jeter has cooled. After insisting for three years that they remained close, Rodriguez said it was......
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8:23 AM Mon, Feb 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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Manny Ramirez won't report to spring training until March 1, according to friend and teammate Julian Tavarez, who spoke today to Journal reporter Steve Krasner. The mandatory reporting date for all players is Feb. 27. Tavarez, who has been a......
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3:34 PM Fri, Feb 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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It's a big night for Providence's Ivy League school. The Brown men's basketball team (2-6 Ivy League, 7-16 overall) is at the Pizzitola Center tonight to take on Harvard (3-5, 10-12) at 7; Paul Kenyon will have a game story......
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2:22 PM Fri, Feb 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - The Boston Red Sox and outfielder Wily Mo Pena reached agreement on a one-year contract shortly before they were to go to arbitration on Friday. Details of the one-year deal were not announced. Pena, who......
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11:33 AM Fri, Feb 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady testified Friday that he watched his mentor Charlie Weis move in and out of consciousness after the Notre Dame coach’s gastric bypass surgery. Brady testified during Weis’ medical malpractice lawsuit against......
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10:09 AM Fri, Feb 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island High School swim championships, which were postponed this week because of concerns about the roof at the Brown University Smith Swim Center, will now be held on Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, at the University......
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9:18 AM Fri, Feb 16, 2007 | Permalink |
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As it turns out, Keith Foulke apparently threw his last major-league pitch in a Boston Red Sox uniform. The right-handed reliever, who was brilliant in the 2004 World Series run before falling into mediocrity or worse due to injury-plagued '05......
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3:36 PM Thu, Feb 15, 2007 | Permalink |
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BY STEVEN KRASNER Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. -- If the obvious winning personality expensive new Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka displayed yesterday in a press conference at the team's City of Palms Park matches his performances on......
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3:21 PM Thu, Feb 15, 2007 | Permalink |
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By tomorrow, we should have a better idea whether or not the Providence College Friars will be heading to the NCAA Tournament next month. Sure, they could always win the Big East Tournament, but barring that, they need to win......
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11:50 AM Thu, Feb 15, 2007 | Permalink |
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AP photo / Chitose Suzuki Relief pitcher Hideki Okajima arrives at the Red Sox' minor league complex in Fort Myers this morning.......
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11:39 AM Thu, Feb 15, 2007 | Permalink |
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AURORA, Ill. (AP) — A father bounded into a youth wrestling match, picked up his son's winning opponent and launched him out of the ring, an episode caught on a home video. After tossing the 11-year-old boy into the air......
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3:28 PM Wed, Feb 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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The state's boys and girls high school swimmers will have to wait two more weeks to decide their state team and individual champions. The boys and girls state championships meets had been scheduled for this weekend at Brown University's Smith......
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3:19 PM Wed, Feb 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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The URI Rams (8-3 Atlantic 10, 15-10 overall) return to the Ryan Center after a three-game road trip, no doubt hoping that a good percentage of their fans brave the weather to see a first-place team in action. The Rams'......
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2:29 PM Wed, Feb 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Globe is reporting that Brian Daboll, the Patriots' wide receivers coach since 2002, is leaving to take a job with the New York Jets.......
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1:55 PM Wed, Feb 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) — Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis testified Wednesday he had gastric bypass surgery because he was afraid he would die if he didn't lose weight, but life-threatening complications resulted after the procedure. In his malpractice lawsuit, Weis claims......
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1:22 PM Wed, Feb 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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The full complement of Interscholastic League events has been postponed tonight, including the Divisions II and III boys swimming championships. The swimming will be held tomorrow at Roger Williams University, with a 6 p.m. warmup and a 7 p.m. start......
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11:55 AM Wed, Feb 14, 2007 | Permalink |
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Former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson was on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan show, discussing the physical and psychological struggles that he and his doctors blame on the concussions he suffered in the NFL. Johnson took questions from callers, some......
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3:54 PM Tue, Feb 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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The new-look Boston Bruins are on the ice tonight for the first time since the weekend's trade with Calgary. They'll take on the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers. The game starts at 7; you can catch it on NESN.......
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12:47 PM Tue, Feb 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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Daisuke Matsuzaka arrived at the Red Sox minor league complex in Fort Myers, Fla., at 12:01 this afternoon. He drove up to the Red Sox offices in a black Cadillac Escalade, and emerged wearing a sleeveless gray T-shirt, shorts and......
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12:17 PM Tue, Feb 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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Rhode Island's soccer fans with cable will have to get help from Cox Cable in order to watch most New England Revolution games this season. The Revs announced today they have signed a two-year contract with Boston's Channel 38 that......
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11:21 AM Tue, Feb 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will arrive at the Boston Red Sox' player development complex in Fort Myers, Fla., at noon today, the club announced in a news release. The Japanese phenom is not expected to speak to the media, but the......
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9:38 AM Tue, Feb 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Milton "Rip" Clement was a versatile and talented ballplayer - speedy on his feet, skilled with his bat. A longshoreman by trade and a U.S. Army veteran, he also played center field on an all-black amateur......
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3:45 PM Mon, Feb 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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AP photo / Chitose Suzuki Pitcher Jon Lester, center, wears a T-shirt that reads, "It's a strong man's game," as he reports to the club's minor league complex in Fort Myers, Fla. Assistant trainer Mike Reinhold is at left.......
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3:32 PM Mon, Feb 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Randy Foye was cited early Monday for disorderly conduct after police found him in a fight outside a gas station. Foye and two others were released after receiving citations, Lt. Amelia Huffman said. A......
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3:29 PM Mon, Feb 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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At 3:30, Moses Brown and the Lincoln School will get together for a friendly game of squash at Brown University's Pizzitola Center. Robert Lee is there to do a game story, which we'll have tomorrow along with a gallery of......
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3:12 PM Mon, Feb 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - New England Revolution forward Taylor Twellman, a two-time Major League Soccer scoring champion and former league MVP, has signed a four-year deal with the team. Twellman will make $375,000 in each of the first two years......
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1:42 PM Mon, Feb 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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AP photo / Chitose Suzuki The official reporting day for pitchers and catchers is Friday, but some Boston hurlers are getting an early start today at the club's minor league complex in Fort Myers, Fla. Jonathan Papelbon, above, is......
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10:17 AM Mon, Feb 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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Welcome to the Projo.com SportsBlog. Beginning today, this will be your fastest source for breaking sports news from Providence Journal sports writers and staff. Check here for results, trades, injuries, and anything else you need to know about the Red......
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