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November 15, 2007 Archives


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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