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Brown men's, women's hoops teams both lose

9:42 PM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Brown Bears men's basketball team lost a tough one at home tonight to Wagner, 64-63, with the winning points coming on two foul shots with seven seconds remaining. Brown (2-3) was led by Chris Skrelja, who scored 21 points......

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URI pulls away from Northeastern

9:23 PM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

A powerful surge by URI in the final minutes turned a nail biter into a runaway. The final was Rhody 92-72 over Northeastern. Jimmy Baron and Parfait Bitee each had 17 points for the Rams but the big lift in......

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PC women rout Fordham

9:21 PM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Providence College Lady Friars beat Fordham tonight, 63-45, in New York. Providence, which got 26 points and 16 rebounds from Shantee Darrian, improved to 5-2 while Fordham dropped to 0-7. Click here to see the box score from projo......

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URI women win

9:13 PM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The University of Rhode Island women's basketball team picked up a road win tonight at Central Connecticut State, 74-57, outscoring the Lady Blue Devils (0-6) by 20 points in the second half. URI (4-3) was led by Amanda McGrew, with......

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Old Dominion Stuns Brown, 2-1,in Double Overtime

7:53 PM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Old Dominion forward Ambane Emmanuel scored a breakaway goal with 3:15 left in the second overtime, and ODU upset sixth-seeded Brown, 2-1, in the second-round of the NCAA men's soccer tournament a cold but still night at Stevenson Field.......

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Grzebien starts well at finals

5:42 PM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon    Email

Anna Grzebien is off to an excellent start in her bid to earn an LPGA Tour card. The Point Judith star and Duke grad fired a 2-under 70 today in the first round of LPGA Qualifying School finals in Daytona......

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Sox' Lester wins Tony C. Award

3:53 PM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Jon Lester, who returned to the Red Sox in 2007 after being cured from a form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma, has been named this year's winner of the annual Tony Conigliaro Award, sponsored by the Boston Red Sox. The......

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URI Names Search Committee

3:18 PM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

It's official. The search committee charged with finding a new football coach at the University of Rhode Island includes Thorr Bjorn, director of athletics; Gregg Burke, deputy director of athletics; John Vanner, associate director of athletics; Barbara Luebke, journalism......

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Packers-Cowboys: The big game that most won't see

11:38 AM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The Dallas Cowboys host the Green Bay Packers tomorrow night in one of the National Football League's most anticipated games this season. Chances are, you won't be able to watch it. The NFL remains locked in......

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Download today's sports cover

11:24 AM Wed, Nov 28, 2007 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Today's sports cover is full of high school playoff football coverage. John Gilloolly writes about St. Raphael's backup quarterback getting thrust into the spotlight, Robert Lee writes about Hendricken's victory over La Salle, and Paul Kenyon covers Toll Gate's upset......

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