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November 11, 2007 - November 17, 2007 Archives


Wild swings at Q School

10:35 AM Sat, Nov 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon    Email

Golf pros tell stories about how PGA Tour Qualifying School is the most pressure packed event they play in all year. Warren’s Greg Sampson and Attleboro’s Jim Renner were living examples on how wild the swings can be at......

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Celtics beat Miami, barely

10:21 PM Fri, Nov 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Celtics blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead, but managed to win their eighth straight on Paul Pierce's layup with 26 seconds left. Boston beat the Miami Heat, 92-91, tonight at TDBanknorth Garden, as Kevin Garnett led the way with 26......

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PC upsets 18th-ranked Arkansas

8:05 PM Fri, Nov 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Andres Leighton Jonathan Kale goes for a layup as Arkansas' Steven Hill looks on during the first half. By Kevin McNamara The Providence Friars just closed out a 67-51 upset of Arkansas at the Puerto Rico......

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URI beats South Florida, 74 to 67

4:21 PM Fri, Nov 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Peter Phipps    Email

Will Daniels and Jimmy Baron each scored 17 points to lead the University of Rhode Island to a first-round tournament victory over Southern Florida Friday. URI trailed by 7 points at half time, but then came back with a 47-point......

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Sox adding 800-plus seats at Fenway

4:07 PM Fri, Nov 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox are adding more than 800 new seats at Fenway Park as part of a slate of improvements planned for next season. The new seats and standing room areas for about 60 people will......

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No more room on the Revs bus

10:14 AM Fri, Nov 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

In case you missed this news yesterday, the Revolution say that they have stopped taking reservations for their free bus trip to this weekend's MLS championship in Washington. Capacity was actually exceeded yesterday morning, according to the team. The team......

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Sampson, Silva in good position

10:00 AM Fri, Nov 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon    Email

Greg Sampson and Kevin Silva, two of the youngest area players competing for spots on the PGA Tour, have put themselves in a good spot in their bids to get through Qualifying School. Both have had two good days......

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Download today's sports cover

9:41 AM Fri, Nov 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Shalise Manza Young discusses Laurence Maroney's attempt to change his running style to suit the Patriots' plans for him. Kevin McNamara reports on PC's season-opening victory over Temple in Puerto Rico, and of course we have......

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Middletown, Central Falls to meet for Division III volleyball title

9:43 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Central Falls players Natalia Szulc, left, and Alba Vargas go for the ball during the team's match tonight agianst Hope. Middletown swept Shea while Central Falls beat Hope, also 3-0, tonight to set up the championship match in Division......

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Bruins throttle Maple Leafs

9:32 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Milan Lucic squares off with Toronto's Mark Bell during the first period tonight. The Boston Bruins won their second consecutive game, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-2, tonight at TDBanknorth Garden. Left wing Peter Schaefer scored two goals for......

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Bonds indicted in wake of steroid probe

6:31 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds was indicted today for perjury and obstruction of justice, charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs. If convicted on all five counts, baseball's......

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PC charges back to beat Temple in opener

5:16 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Andres Leighton Geoff McDermott dunks for the Friars during the second half of today's game. After trailing 62-52 with just under six minutes left, Providence College roared back to nip Temple, 66-64, today at the Puerto......

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Celtics draw highest TV rating in 10 years

2:53 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Celtics win last night over the New Jersey Nets delivered a 5.4 household rating, the highest-rated regular season game for the Celtics since the 1997-98 season, according to Comcast SportsNet, the station that broadcasts the team's games. The station......

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Bruins recall Rask to replace Fernandez

2:44 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins have recalled Tuukka Rask from Providence of the AHL to replace injured goalie Manny Fernandez. The team placed Fernandez on injured reserve on Nov. 9 with a left knee strain. There's no timetable for......

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NE-10 Honors Bryant's Granatell, Fine; AIC's Parent

11:33 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

The Northeast-10 Conference today named Bryant quarterback Charlie Granatell its offensive player of the year, Marty Fine its coach of the year and American International College quarterback Rob Parent of West Warwick a co-freshman of the year. Granatell, a......

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Projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young: Back to the pursuit of perfection

11:13 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head to the PatsBlog to listen to this week's edition of projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young, and read excerpts from the conversation. The topics: players coming off the bye week, lingering media hype, Wes Welker on the injury report,......

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Horgan returns to course

10:40 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon    Email

Patrick Horgan has returned to competitive golf. And the Newport native and former PGA Tour player has picked one of the most demanding events of all to do so. Horgan is competing this week in the second stage of......

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Download today's sports cover

9:12 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Sean McAdam examines the Red Sox' decision to begin their season in Japan, and what it means for the 2008 season. Also, Paul Kenyon writes on Rhode Island's win at the Pizzitola center, and Bill Reynolds......

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Celtics continue winning ways vs. Nets

10:15 PM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo/Charles Krupa Kevin Garnett looks to pass as he is pressured by Nets forward Malik Allen tonight in Boston. The Boston Celtics, for the second time in less than a week, routed the New Jersey Nets, sending an......

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East Providence, La Salle will meet for volleyball title

10:10 PM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo/Glenn Osmundson Kelley Clancy of East Providence spikes the ball past North Kingstown's Casey Whitehead in the second game of their teams' match. East Providence avenged last year's championship game defeat to North Kingstown by beating the Skippers,......

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URI runs past Brown, 75-61

8:56 PM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon    Email

Journal photo / Kris Craig Will Daniels of URI blocks the shot of Brown's Chris Skrelja. Will Daniels scored 26 points, but it was more great work by the bench brigade that keyed URI to a 75-61 victory over......

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Revs will bus fans to MLS championship in Washington

4:00 PM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Kraft family is offering free round-trip bus transportation for fans who want to watch the Revolution play the Houston Dynamo in the MLS championship game on Sunday at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The team has also arranged for......

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Revolution offer free bus rides to MLS Cup in D.C.

2:55 PM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Comments (1)
By Shalise Manza Young    Email

FOXBORO – Robert Kraft and Jonathan Kraft, investor/operators of the New England Revolution, have arranged for free round-trip bus transportation for fans wishing to attend MLS Cup 2007 at RFK Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 18. The Revolution has secured coach......

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Sox announce full '08 schedule, plans to raise ticket prices

2:19 PM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Red Sox have released their entire schedule for the 2008 season. Some highlights: -The season begins with games March 25 and 26 against the Oakland Athletics in Tokyo. Oakland is the home team; the two teams will fly across......

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Download today's sports cover

9:35 AM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Sean McAdam explains how C.C. Sabathia's heavy workload won him the Cy Young Award, but may have hurt his team's chances to win the pennant. Also, Paul Kenyon previews tonight's matchup of URI and Brown at......

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Red Sox agree to open 2008 season in Japan

9:30 AM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Red Sox will open their World Series title defense in Tokyo. Following months of negotiations, the Red Sox agreed to a two-game series against the Oakland Athletics in Japan on March 25-26, and the commissioner's office announced the trip......

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Celtics remain perfect

9:41 PM Tue, Nov 13, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Darron Cummings Kevin Garnett draws a foul from Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal in the second quarter of tonight's game in Indianapolis. The Boston Celtics improved to 6-0 by defeating the Indiana Pacers, 101-86, tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse......

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Celts assign Wallace to D-League

5:12 PM Tue, Nov 13, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Shalise Manza Young    Email

From the team's P.R. department: The Boston Celtics announced today that they have assigned rookie forward Brandon Wallace to their NBA Development League affiliate Utah Flash. Wallace is the team’s first assignment to the NBA Development League this season and......

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Indians' Sabathia beats out Beckett for Cy Young Award

2:13 PM Tue, Nov 13, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Get all the details on projo.com's Sox Blog.......

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Red Sox' Pedroia named Rookie of the Year

2:35 PM Mon, Nov 12, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

For details, go to projo.com's Sox Blog.......

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Sewall Ivy Player of the Week

11:39 AM Mon, Nov 12, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Bobby Sewall of Portsmouth is the Ivy League offensive player of the week. The Brown sophomore ran for four touchdowns and passed for a touchdown in Brown's 56-35 victory over Dartmouth last Saturday. A flanker, he caught 18 passes for......

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Bryant in Division II Playoffs

1:51 PM Sun, Nov 11, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Bryant University will play at Southern Connecticut Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division II football tournament. The NCAA announced the pairings today. Bryant (8-2) won the Northeast-10 Conference championship Saturday with a 29-3 victory over Bentley.......

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