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May 23, 2008 Archives
8:07 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone  Email
BY SEAN McADAM and JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writers Julian Tavarez, who only a few days ago elected to accept an assignment to Triple A Pawtucket, has had a change of heart and has instead elected free agency. Tavarez, who......
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7:58 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
McALLEN, Texas — During three years in the low minors, John Odom never really made a name for himself. That sure changed this week — he’s the guy who was traded for a bunch of bats. “I don’t really......
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6:58 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
South Kingstown won its 10th straight Division I boys tennis championship with a 5-2 victory over Barrington while Exeter/West Greenwich captured the Division IV crown with a 4-3 win over Woonsocket.......
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3:26 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to read this weekend's edition of Outdoors Notes. This week, Tom writes about the West Bay Anglers' fishing tournament to benefit fishing excursions for children, a coming workshop on changes in state regulations for hunters and freshwater anglers,......
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3:24 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Clark County prosecutor says Charles Barkley is off the legal hook and the case on his $400,000 gambling debt is closed. Chief Deputy District Attorney Bernie Zadrowski said on Friday that the retired NBA star......
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2:19 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The NCAA men's lacrosse championships are this weekend at Gillette Stadium, beginning with the national semifinals tomorrow. Mike Szostak has an interview with Mike Pressler, the Bryant coach who was at the helm at Duke before that program was rocked......
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1:54 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- Kaka had arthroscopic knee surgery Friday and will miss Brazil's upcoming exhibition tour to the United States. The surgery lasted 50 minutes and was performed by Dr. Jose Luiz Runco, the head physician of......
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1:35 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer They are almost always wet and cold. Sleep can be fleeting, meals are Spartan and, by all means, forget even the slightest comforts. They face every danger the world's oceans can throw at them,......
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1:11 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning as Sean was just getting his day started in California. The topics: the Red Sox' remarkable 7-0 homestand, the rarity of two grand slams in one game, Daisuke......
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12:35 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Fresh off his first sitcom role, Terrell Owens is ready to take on more television jobs. Just don't look for one of them to be on "Dancing With The Stars." "They asked me to do that......
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12:10 PM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Pat Jordan, himself a former Braves farmhand, has a story today in the online magazine Slate about his (unsuccessful) quest to do a profile story for The New York Times about Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett, and what stories like......
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10:44 AM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Before last night's White Sox-Indians game in Chicago, the White Sox held a ceremony to honor Carlton Fisk, the Hall of Fame catcher who split his career between Fenway and Comiskey parks. With former teammates Bo Jackson and Ron Kittle......
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10:22 AM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Boys lacrosse coaches last night held their meeting for All-Division selections and All-American honors. We'll run the full All-Division list next month with our spring All-State presentation. Here are some other results, though, as faxed to us by USLacrosse area......
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9:43 AM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Kevin McNamara filed this dispatch on the College Hoops blog yesterday. In case you missed it, here's what he had to say: We've been buried by coverage of the Boston Celtics' playoff run for a few weeks now (with no......
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9:26 AM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Press the play button below to hear Kevin McNamara's analysis of the Eastern Conference Finals Game Two. He discusses the the Pistons' unflappable nature, the Celtics' repeated foul problems, Rajon Rondo's up-and-down play at the point and the challenge of......
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9:17 AM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)- A jury has acquitted a man if murder and manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of a Hartford boxer. Juan Antonio Pena's lawyer says the jury has convicted his client of illegally carrying a firearm and criminal......
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8:29 AM Fri, May 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
On today's sports cover, Kevin McNamara and Bill Reynolds write from the Garden, where the Celtics lost their mojo at home, and Joe McDonald writes from Fenway Park, where the Red Sox remain unbeatable these days. Click here to download......
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