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October 28, 2007 - November 3, 2007 Archives


Bruins fall to Senators

10:36 PM Sat, Nov 03, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Sean Kilpatrick Dennis Wideman lines up to punch Andrej Meszaros of Ottawa during tonight's game. Mike Fisher's third-period goal broke a tie and gave the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 win at home over the Boston Bruins......

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Wind, rain ground Brown

4:19 PM Sat, Nov 03, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

New Haven -- The remnants of Hurricane Noel battered the Yale Bowl with wind, rain and cold today, grounding Brown's passing game but not stopping Yale's vaunted rushing attack, which produced a 17-7 victory for the 8-0 Bulldogs. Brown......

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Rhody pulls off upset of UMass

3:19 PM Sat, Nov 03, 2007 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Joe Giblin Rhode Island's Raji El-Amin, right, and Matt Hansen tackle Tony Nelson of UMass in the first half. The University of Rhode Island beat the University of Massachusetts in the wind and rain at South......

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Boys soccer postponements; more football, too

2:27 PM Sat, Nov 03, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Both boys soccer playoff games scheduled for tonight have been postponed to tomorrow. La Salle will host Barrington at 2, while Portsmouth hosts Hope at 7. Also, the South Kingstown-Cranston East football game has been moved to tomorrow at 7,......

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High school postponements

11:37 AM Sat, Nov 03, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

A number of football games have been added to the list of postponements on today's high school schedule. Here are the football postponements so far, with the reschedule times in parentheses: Mount Pleasant at Smithfield (Sunday, 2 p.m.) West Warwick......

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Hendricken blanks La Salle to stay unbeaten

10:48 PM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Ruben W. Perez Andrew Ferreira looks to gain yardage for Hendricken in the first half. In a low-scoring showdown, Hendricken remained undefeated by beating La Salle, 7-0, tonight in Warwick. Andrew Ferreira scored the games only......

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Celtics roll to season-opening win

10:43 PM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Winslow Townson Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce celebrate a play in the second quarter. The new-look Boston Celtics got their season off to a great start tonight, trouncing the Washington Wizards, 103-83, at the TDBanknorth Garden.......

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Sox exercise options of Wakefield, Tavarez

4:38 PM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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John Farrell to return as Red Sox pitching coach

2:29 PM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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Field hockey finals to be played Monday

1:40 PM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Division I and Division II state field hockey championship games, originally scheduled for tomorrow at Bryant College, will now be played Monday night at Cranston Stadium. Moses Brown will play Wheeler for the Division II title at 6 p.m.,......

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Video link: Papelbon on Letterman

1:27 PM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

In case you haven't seen it, here's a site that posts Jonathan Papelbon's interview on the David Letterman show earlier this week. The dancing closer made CBS glad that it uses a tape delay.......

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Field hockey state championships postponed

12:38 PM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Interscholastic League has postponed the Division I and Division II field hockey championship games, scheduled for tomorrow, because of the forecast for bad weather. The reschedule dates have not yet been announced on the RIIL Web site. When the......

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Download today's sports cover

9:59 AM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Today's sports cover examines the history of the Tom Brady-Peyton Manning rivalry as the two quarterbacks prepare to meet for the 10th time. Download a copy of the page in PDF format......

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Corrected HSGameTime football poll results

8:08 AM Fri, Nov 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Because of a production error, some inaccurate information was reported in today's newspaper graphic displaying the results of our HSGameTime football poll. Some teams that fans voted as underdogs were listed as favorites. Following are the actual results for the......

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Photo: High school girls soccer quarterfinals

9:50 PM Thu, Nov 01, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson Stephanie Gilkenson of La Salle heads a ball in front of South Kingstown's Bridget McGill during the team's playoff game tonight. La Salle shut out South Kingstown, 2-0, tonight in a Division I girls......

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URI runs away from Stonehill

9:46 PM Thu, Nov 01, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

URI shook off a sluggish defensive first half and ran away from the Stonehill Hawks tonight at the Ryan Center, 107-69. Will Daniels led the way with an impressive 31 points, including 4-of-4 on threes. Jimmy Baron added 21......

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Bruins beat Sabres in overtime

9:41 PM Thu, Nov 01, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo/Charles Krupa Marc Savard shoots the puck over Sabres goalie Ryan Miller for a third-period goal tonight in Boston. The Boston Bruins have defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 4-3, on an overtime goal by Marco Sturm. Click here to......

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Prout, Bay View advance in soccer playoffs

9:04 PM Wed, Oct 31, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Kris Craig Prout defender Katie Hagerty and Mount St.Charles' Eliza Foresti head for the ball during today's Division II quarterfinal. Prout won, 4-1, while Bay View defeated Smithfield, 2-1, in another quarterfinal. We'll have a photo......

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Download today's sports cover

4:00 PM Wed, Oct 31, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The two big themes: the Red Sox' rolling rally through the streets of Boston, and the Patriots-Colts morality play. Download a copy of the page in PDF format......

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Projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young: Bulletin board stuff from Dungy

1:41 PM Wed, Oct 31, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head to the PatsBlog to listen to today's edition of projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young, and to read excerpts from the conversation. The topics: Good versus evil?extra motivation on both sides; does Peyton Manning have Bill Belichick's number now?......

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URI Fullback Joe Casey Finished

12:45 PM Tue, Oct 30, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

URI fullback Joe Casey will miss the last three games of the football season as a result of a shoulder injury he suffered late in the third quarter of the Rams' 49-36 loss at New Hampshire last Saturday. Casey......

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Watch the Sox parade here / photo

10:21 AM Tue, Oct 30, 2007 | | Write a comment
By maria caporizzo    Email

Journal photo / Bill Murphy Nevermind the weather, Bostonians are hot for the Sox, who will march through town in about an hour. Wish you could be in Boston to see the Red Sox' World Series victory parade? We've......

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Red Sox parade set for tomorrow in Boston

2:50 PM Mon, Oct 29, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON, Mass. -- Jonathan Papelbon will take his wacky Irish gig on the road Tuesday when the Boston Red Sox hold their World Series victory parade. The parade will start at noon from Fenway Park and will travel through Back......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Kings of the baseball world

11:21 AM Mon, Oct 29, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head to the SoxBlog to listen to today's version of projo SoxTalk with Sean McAdam, and read excerpts from the conversation. The topics: putting the Red Sox' latest triumph in perspective; many players deserving of MVP honors; keeping the nucleus......

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Download today's sports cover

7:42 AM Mon, Oct 29, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

It's one to keep, celebrating the Red Sox' second world championship in four years. Download a copy of the page in PDF format......

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Red Sox win World Series

12:26 AM Mon, Oct 29, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Get all the details on projo.com's Red Sox page.......

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Patriots 52, Redskins 7

8:04 PM Sun, Oct 28, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

After opening the season with second consecutive lopsided wins, the Patriots handed out their worst beating yet today at Gillette Stadium. And with a 52-7 win -- the second-largest margin of victory in franchise history -- the team made yet......

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