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Bruins assign Sobotka to Providence

3:37 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Bruins today assigned center Vladimir Sobotka to the Providence Bruins for the balance of the Calder Cup playoffs. With the move, Providence now has 27 players on its roster, including 15 forwards, eight defensemen and four goaltenders. Sobotka, 20,......

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Connecticut hoops star Monteiro signs to play at Duquesne

2:59 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

PITTSBURGH (AP) - B.J. Monteiro, a 6-foot-5 swingman chosen as the Connecticut high school player of the year, signed a binding letter of intent Thursday with Duquesne University. Monteiro, an excellent shooter and penetrator, is expected to compete immediately for......

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Goodell says he will approach Spygate material with open mind

2:26 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Goodell is fully prepared to crack down again on the New England Patriots if his meeting with Matt Walsh uncovers a tape made of the St. Louis Rams' final walkthrough practice before the 2002 Super......

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Red Sox 'curse' jersey fetches $175,100 for charity

1:48 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox jersey secretly buried under the new Yankee Stadium in a failed curse attempt sold Thursday for $175,100 in a charity auction. The bid was the highest of 282 for the battered No. 34......

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Tonight: HSGameTime All-State girls swimming

1:42 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State girls swimming team online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland. We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in......

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Don Gillis, long-time Boston sportscaster, dies at 85

12:09 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Don Gillis, who was the top sportscaster in Boston during the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 85. Gillis' son Gary, who followed his father into sportscasting, provided the story to Gillis' old station, Channel 5. Gillis......

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Lowell to join PawSox on rehab assigment; will play at McCoy Friday night

12:03 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Pawtucket Red Sox will have 2007 World Series MVP Mike Lowell as their designated hitter tomorrow night (Friday) on injury rehab (sprained left thumb) from Boston when the PawSox and the Syracuse Chiefs play the finale of their 3-game......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Bugged by the flu

11:47 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. Today's topics: the illness that is messing up the Red Sox' plans, what to expect from Justin Masterson, and Craig Hansen's 2008 debut.......

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Updates on Beckett, Matsuzaka

11:45 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Josh Beckett, who missed his scheduled start on Tuesday night because of a stiff neck, was able to throw a bullpen session this morning. That puts him in line to be able to make his next scheduled start, which will......

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Download today's sports cover

8:23 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Kevin McNamara and Bill Reynolds lead our coverage of the Celtics' Game 2 defeat of the Atlanta Hawks at TDBanknorth Garden, while Paul Kenyon has less happy news from Fenway Park, where the Red Sox saw......

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