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February 3, 2008 - February 9, 2008 Archives


Martin advances to finals

11:51 PM Sat, Feb 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Warwick's Jeff Martin and Sean Kenily of Nashport, Ohio, have advanced to the finals of the 45th annual TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Match Play Championship. They will meet for the title at 8 a.m. Sunday on the Dye course at the......

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Tasca III qualifies for NHRA Winternationals

11:42 PM Sat, Feb 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

After three days of qualifying and dealing with a tire shake issue, Hope, R.I.'s Bob Tasca III and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang team earned a spot in Sunday’s NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, Calif. Tasca became the No. 14 qualifier......

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Schilling's doctor: No chance at pitching again without surgery

4:30 PM Fri, Feb 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Dr. Craig Morgan, the personal physician for Curt Schilling, says the right-hander's problems stem from a ''diseased'' biceps tendon and the chances of his pitching again without surgery are almost nil. ''If he has surgery, the chances of his coming......

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What would have been: The Reebok commercial if the Pats had won

12:02 PM Fri, Feb 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

By now, you've probably seen the Reebok commercial of the 1972 Dolphins in Perfectville (population: 1) receiving a gift from the New York Giants, via Giants Courier. But you know they didn't up and film that commericial immediately after the......

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Journal's Joe McDonald named R.I. Sports Writer of the Year

11:19 AM Fri, Feb 08, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Art Martone    Email

The Providence Journal's Joe McDonald has been named Rhode Island Sports Writer of the Year for the second time by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. The announcement was made today by the NSSA, which names a sports writer and......

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Download today's sports cover

12:05 AM Fri, Feb 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Joe McDonald and Sean McAdam have the latest on Curt Schilling's arm injury, Paul Kenyon writes on URI's loss at UMass, and Robert Lee looks ahead to the Patriots' offseason plans for the defense. Click here......

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Update: Schilling responds

10:59 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Read Curt Schilling's full blog concerning his shoulder injury......

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Schilling update: Sox release statement

8:18 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Curt Schilling was examined by Red Sox doctors in January after he reported feeling right shoulder discomfort. Curt has started a program of rest, rehabilitation and shoulder strengthening in an attempt to return to pitching. --RED SOX......

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Schilling's season, and career, may be ended by arm injury

7:21 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Read the complete story here.......

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Game of the day: Readers pick Bay View

3:50 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

We asked readers on HSGametime to pick the winner of tonight's girls basketball game in East Providence between Bay View and Stonington of Connecticut. Out of 32 votes since yesterday afternoon, 22 picked Bay View to win. We'll have a......

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Update: Schilling reportedly may miss season

2:28 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Boston Herald and Boston Globe, both citing unnamed sources, are reporting that Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is suffering from a shoulder injury that may sideline him for the entire season. In addition, both news organizations reported the Red......

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Report:: Schilling won't be ready for start of spring training

1:19 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Boston Globe is reporting today that shoulder problems will prevent Curt Schilling from opening spring training with the Red Sox. Citing unnamed sources, the Globe says that the problems Schilling is dealing with are similar to those that led......

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YouTube video showed Pedro Martinez at a cockfight

1:11 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

A video of New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal at a cockfight was posted this week on YouTube. Martinez and Marichal laugh before releasing the roosters. The two took part as honorary "soltadores," the......

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Multimedia: Paul Kenyon previews URI-UMass

11:20 AM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear the show, as Paul Kenyon previews the Rams game tonight against the Minutemen.......

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Trip to Block Island should be a good investment for bass fishermen

11:19 AM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Tom Meade Journal Sports Writer Striped-bass fishing at Block Island probably will be great this season, according to experts, but they say it will be an expensive trip for mainlanders. "By the time you pay for bait and gas,......

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Harris poll lists Americans' favorite sports

11:17 AM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Three in 10 people in the U.S. said professional football is their favorite sport, according to a survey by Harris Interactive. The poll was conducted online from Jan. 15-22, among 2,302 adults, of whom 1,562 followed......

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Photo: Clemens, McNamee in Congress

10:46 AM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photos / Susan Walsh Roger Clemens Brian McNamee WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee brought their vastly different stories to Capitol Hill on Thursday, when the star pitcher was meeting one-on-one informally with congressmen and his......

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Download today's Sports cover

9:12 AM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Rich Lee    Email

The Patriots are already looking ahead to next season, and that might be a season without Randy Moss and Donte Stallworth. Also, as PC struggles without Sharaud Curry, URI gears up to take on UMass tonight. Download file......

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Bryant football signs 18

7:09 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Bryant University has its first class of Division I football recruits. Eighteen high-school players returned signed National Letters of Intent yesterday to coach Marty Fine. They will go through the four-year transition period Bryant is entering from the Division......

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Game of the Day: Readers pick North Smithfield

3:44 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

We had a pretty sparse turnout for today's high school Game of the Day poll, but out of the 17 who did vote, a majority of 10 picked North Smithfield to win at Moses Brown. The Northmen (11-3 Division III,......

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URI football: 20 signees, 3 transfers

3:02 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

By MIKE SZOSTAK Journal Sports Writer University of Rhode Island football coach Darren Rizzi has signed 20 high-school players to a National Letter of Intent and welcomed two transfer students who are already enrolled and taking classes. He will......

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Bill Reynolds' hoops chat transcript

1:24 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Below is the transcript for this week's college hoops chat, with Bill Reynolds. Next week, we'll have URI guard Jimmy Baron at 1 o'clock Thursday. More details on that later. Bill Reynolds: Hi everyone, i'm in the house and ready......

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Download today's Sports cover

9:51 AM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Rich Lee    Email

Patriots coach Bill Belichick is tough -- tough to figure out, that is. Also, the PC Friars get defensive and halt a four-game losing streak with a 79-65 win over DePaul.......

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Talk college hoops today with Bill Reynolds

8:55 AM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Sports columnist Bill Reynolds will answer projo.com readers' questions in a live chat today from noon to 1 p.m. You can send in your questions now: go to projo.com/chat, click launch chat, choose a display name (you don't need a......

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Clemens speaks under oath for five hours, says he denied steroid use

3:33 PM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Clemens spoke under oath for about five hours to congressional lawyers Tuesday, then said he told them he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. "I just want to thank the committee, the staff that I just met......

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Multimedia: Kevin McNamara previews PC-DePaul

2:54 PM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear the show, as Kevin McNamara previews the Friars' game tonight at The Dunk against the Blue Demons.......

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Patriots' Willie Andrews charged with marijuana possession

1:26 PM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - New England Patriots defensive back Willie Andrews was arrested during a traffic stop Tuesday on charges of possession of marijuana and driving an unregistered motor vehicle. The morning arrest came one day after the team returned......

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Derek Jeter settles tax dispute with New York state

11:04 AM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Derek Jeter settled his case with tax officials, who had said the New York Yankees captain should have paid three years of taxes as a New York state resident. A state official confirmed the settlement, which......

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Photo: Clemens arrives to talk to Congress

9:58 AM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / J. Scott Applewhite WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Clemens arrived to give private, sworn testimony Tuesday to congressional lawyers about whether he used performance-enhancing drugs, pausing briefly to look around the House hearing room where he is......

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Download today's Sports cover

8:55 AM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Rich Lee    Email

It was the Giants' last chance, and Eli Manning took full advantage of it in stunning the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Also, PC men's basketball coach, Tim Welsh, is on the hot seat, but does he deserve it? Download......

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Download today's sports cover

12:56 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

It's not pretty, if you're a Patriots fan, but here it is. Click here to download the file in pdf format.......

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