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May 25, 2008 - May 31, 2008 Archives


Manny hits 500th home run

9:36 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Manny Ramirez hit his 500th career home run in the seventh inning of tonight's game at Baltimore. The solo shot off former Red Sox reliever Chad Bradford put the Sox on top, 5-3. Ramirez is the 24th member of baseball's......

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Moses Brown girls lax claims Division I state title

7:02 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Chloe Schmitz racked up five goals and an assist, while teammates Leah Saris and Jessica Rubine each scored a hat-trick, in leading Moses Brown to a 14-9 victory over Barrington in the RIIL Division I Girls Lacrosse Championship at RIC.......

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Red Sox move Thursday night starting time to 6:05 to avoid conflict with Celtics

6:07 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Because Game One of the NBA Finals will be tipping off shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday night, the Red Sox have changed the starting time of their home game that evening, against the Rays, from 7:05 to 6:05 p.m. Most......

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Scituate captures D2 girls lax title behind Corsi’s four goals

5:11 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Sophomore Katherine Corsi scored four second-half goals, including one at 13:05 that put Scituate up for good, as the Spartans defeated Bay View, 8-6, in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division II Girls Lacrosse Championship at Rhode Island College.......

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Whiting, Teixeira pace Mt. Hope to IA Girls Lax title

3:15 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

R.I. Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse Player of the Game Kayla Whiting netted five goals and Ariel Teixeira contributed three in leading Mt. Hope to an 11-7 victory over Cranston West in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division IA Girls Lacrosse......

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Tickets for Games One and Two of NBA Finals to go on sale Monday

12:56 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Celtics announced Saturday that a limited amount of playoff tickets for the NBA Finals (Round 4, home games One and Two) vs. the Lakers will go on sale Monday at 2 p.m. There is a two-ticket limit per customer......

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PC to compete in Anaheim Basketball Classic over Thanksgiving weekend

10:03 AM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Providence College is one of eight schools that will participate in the Anaheim Classic, a college basketball tournament played over Thanksgiving weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center adjacent to Disneyland. The games will be played on Nov. 27, 28 and......

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Chauncey Billups shines for Pistons in loss

12:56 AM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

By ROBERT LEE JOURNAL SPORTS WRITER DETROIT – Understandably, many of the Detroit Pistons were upset after their season ended with an 89-81 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. “It’s just disappointing,” said Detroit guard Chauncey......

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Celtics advance to NBA finals

12:40 AM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

BY ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer DETROIT –Paul Pierce wasn’t about to let his first chance to play in the NBA finals slip away from him. And he wasn’t about to let Celtic Nation down in their hopes of......

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Kirylo no-hitter paces Tolman to Game One victory over Scituate in D3 softball finals

8:41 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Macayla Kirylo tossed her seventh no-hitter of the season, as Tolman posted a 5-2 victory over Scituate in Game One of the Division III finals of the Amica Insurance Rhode Island Interscholastic League Softball Championships, yesterday at the Dayna A.......

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STATS Blast: Celtics-Pistons Game Six tidbits

4:40 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Some quick notes from STATS Inc., heading into Game Six: -- The Detroit Pistons are 11-2 in their last 13 Game Sixes. -- On the flip side, Boston big man Kevin Garnett has never won a clinching Game Six in......

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Matsuzaka placed on 15-day DL with 'mild rotator-cuff strain'

4:22 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer BALTIMORE -- The Red Sox have placed Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list with what they're describing as "a mild rotator cuff strain." Jeff Bailey, as was reported earlier today, has been recalled......

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Jim Calhoun treated for skin cancer, will remain at UConn

4:00 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is being treated for a second bout of skin cancer but expects to be on the bench this fall for his 22nd season with the Huskies. "I want to coach basketball......

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Posada draws a step closer to returning

3:55 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is scheduled to throw to the bases in a game Saturday for the first time since being sidelined by a sore shoulder on April 27. Posada, who has been in extended spring......

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Hamilton will play in Game Six

1:08 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Michael Dwyer Richard Hamilton feels the pain after injuring his elbow late in Game Five at Boston. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Richard Hamilton says he will play for the Detroit Pistons against the Boston Celtics......

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PawSox' Jeff Bailey called up to Boston

12:41 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer PawSox first baseman/outfielder Jeff Bailey has been called up to Boston. He's expected to join the team in Baltimore today. It's likely he'll remain with the Red Sox through this four-game series against the......

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Rasheed and Red rejoice: NBA says it will fine floppers next season

12:39 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - The NBA will begin fining players guilty of flopping beginning next season. Although the exact amount of fines has not been determined, the clubs have been informed that a new rule is on the way. "We......

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Outdoors Notes: Lawson Cary Jr. remembered as a force for conservation

12:21 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Tom Meade's weekend outdoors notes column is live now. It contains a substantial item on Lawson M. Cary Jr., the local leader of Trout Unlimited and the Wood River Fly Fishing Club who died last weekend. Tom also writes about......

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Red Sox named 2008 Professional Sports Team of the Year

11:38 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Boston Red Sox were bestowed with the award for 2008 Professional Sports Team of the Year in the inaugural Sports Business Awards. Other sports franchises nominated for the award include the Buffalo Sabres, Hendrick Motorsports, Phoenix Suns and Toronto......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: What impresses us about Masterson

10:43 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click here to listen to Sean's daily audio report, which is audio only today (if we get someone freed up later today, we might be able to add pictures later). The topics: What impresses Sean about Justin Masterson, teams' inability......

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Video: Red Auerbach crusades against basketball "flopping" -- like 30 years ago

9:38 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Amid all the concerns surrounding NBA officiating, you've got to love this instructional video, that was first posted on the Washington Wizards blog Bullets Forever. It shows Red Auerbach -- with help from Paul Silas, Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, Mike......

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Rasheed Wallace fined for tirade against refs

9:35 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW YORK (AP) - Detroit's Rasheed Wallace was fined $25,000 Thursday by the NBA for using profanity and criticizing the officiating after a playoff game the night before. After the Pistons' 106-102 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5......

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Home runs merit the benefit of replay

8:28 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Tim Cowlishaw The Dallas Morning News DALLAS - If Major League Baseball doesn't get serious about using replay to make proper home run calls, someone may die. It looked like it might happen earlier this week in our nation's......

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Banning metal baseball bats wood be a good idea

8:27 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Sam Donnellon Philadelphia Daily News The headline was compelling for several reasons. A mother and father from my hometown of Wayne, N.J., had filed suit against metal bat manufacturer Hillerich & Bradsby and Little League baseball after their son......

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Brett Quigley two off the lead at The Memorial

4:44 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Brett Quigley shot a 5-under par 67 and trails leader Mathew Goggin by two strokes at The Memorial, the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus at the Muirfield Village Golf Course in Dublin, Ohio. Quigley is tied for fourth place with......

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Giants will receive Super Bowl rings tonight

3:49 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Giants will get their final reward for winning the Super Bowl when they are given their championship rings. The private ceremony will be held Thursday night at Tiffany and Co. It will bring......

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Twins claim former Sox smart guy Craig Breslow

2:41 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Charles Krupa Craig Breslow pitches for the Sox in 2006. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Minnesota Twins claimed left-handed reliever Craig Breslow, formerly of the Red Sox, off waivers, a week after he was let......

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Transcript: Bill Belichick's Thursday interview at passing camp

2:11 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

AP photo / Winslow Townson Bill Belichick at Wednesday's Celtics game with his girlfriend, Linda Holliday. We are wrapping up this week at camp and we will start back up on Monday with our full team. These three days......

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Jill Craybas' seven things to know about being a low-ranked tennis player

1:58 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl Jill Craybas, Newport Casino, July 2007 Rhode Island tennis pro Jill Craybas is featured in the current edition of ESPN the Magazine talking about the "7 things you should know about being a low-ranked......

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Get this week's fishing report early

1:25 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Bear Point bass Tuesday Outdoors writer Tom Meade has filed tomorrow's Fishing Report early. You can read the report now: Just click this link to find out what's hot and where.......

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Pistons' Hamilton questionable for Game Six

12:27 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Pistons don't know if Richard Hamilton will be healthy enough to play against the Boston Celtics on Friday. Detroit's leading scorer strained his right elbow in the final seconds of Boston's 106-102 win......

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Projo CeltsTalk with Bill Reynolds: The big one almost got away

12:20 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Press the play button below to hear Bill Reynolds' analysis of the Eastern Conference Finals Game Five. He discusses the Pistons' near comeback and what it says about the series, Ray Allen's breakout game, Kendrick Perkins' terrific first half and......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: They forgot to bring their bats

12:10 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning in Seattle. The topics: Boston's offensive slump, Erik Bedard, Tim Wakefield, the potential return of Justin Masterson, and whether Kevin Youkilis can get the offense going again. Here......

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Tavarez accidentally leaves his World Series ring in Boston

11:50 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Thanks to Dan Lamothe at Red Sox Monster for passing this one along: Julian Tavarez, according to The Capital Times of Madison, Wisc., accidentally left his World Series ring -- worth $20,000 -- in his locker at Fenway Park when......

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High school wrestling coach loses job, accused of trying to convert Muslim students

10:25 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - A longtime high school wrestling coach has lost his job amid concerns a former assistant coach tried to convert Muslim students to Christianity. The Detroit News reports 35-year coach Jerry Marszalek's contract with Fordson High School......

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China to end NBA blackout next week

8:47 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

May 29 (Bloomberg) -- National Basketball Association playoff broadcasts in China will resume as early as next week after the government blocked them for being too "entertaining" for a nation mourning the Sichuan earthquake. CCTV, China's state broadcaster, suspended transmissions......

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High school football player dies following practice in California

8:46 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - A high school football player is dead after collapsing during practice in Southern California. Irvine police Lt. Rick Handfield says 15-year-old Dylan Bradshaw apparently had an asthma attack during junior varsity practice Wednesday at Northwood High......

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Connecticut Yankee fan says team cheated him out of All-Star tickets

8:40 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Alexander Martinez, a 35-year-old Yankees fan from Hartford, says the team has reneged on a bargain he made after catching the ball that Hideki Matsui hit for his 100th career home run. According to the New York Post, Martinez said......

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Download today's sports cover

8:32 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Mike Szostak and Bill Reynolds write from TD Banknorth Garden, where the Celtics had a mighty hard time closing out the Pistons in Game Five, and Sean McAdam reports on the Red Sox' latest loss in......

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Celtics survive Pistons' fourth-quarter charge

2:41 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

BY MIKE SZOSTAK Journal Sports Writer BOSTON – The Celtics are one victory from their first NBA Finals since 1987, but they could just as easily be one game from elimination. Leading by 17 points three times in the third......

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Masterson to start Tuesday for Red Sox in Dice-K's spot?

5:43 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer PAWTUCKET -- Justin Masterson was originally scheduled to make his Triple-A debut on Saturday in Durham. But now the Red Sox pitching prospect will start for Pawtucket on Thursday at McCoy Stadium, perhaps as......

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Patriots passing camp photos

2:38 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photos / Stew Milne Bill Belichick talks with defensive lineman Santonio Thomas. Rookie quarterback Kevin O'Connell Owner Robert Kraft watches O'Connell work. Tight end David Thomas runs through drills. Rookie wide receiver Matthew Slater, foreground, and defensive back......

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Notes from Patriots passing camp

2:31 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer Hey all - Unlike last week's Patriots passing camp, which had nearly 100 percent attendance, the sessions the team is holding this week are more sparsely attended. In all, we counted 36 players......

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La Salle freshman becomes first girl to win state golf title

2:11 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Juliet Vongphoumy of La Salle drives a shot yesterday during the state team championship. By JOHN GILLOOLY Journal Sports Writer CRANSTON - Juliet Vongphoumy became the first girl to win the Rhode Island Interscholastic......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: A painful night for Dice-K

2:07 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning from Seattle. the topics: Daisuke Matsuzaka's injury, the ejections of Terry Francona and Julio Lugo, and encouraging signs from Manny Ramirez. Here are some excerpts from Sean's comments:......

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Not so fast, Celtics, not so fast

1:13 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Deadspin has pictures of Boston Celtics: Eastern Conference Champions T-shirts on sale at the ESPN Store at Disneyworld in Orlando, Fla. Since the Celts and Pistons are tied, 2-2, in the conference finals -- with Game Five scheduled for tonight......

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Baseball Legends author finds holes in classic Fisk-Munson story

1:08 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

One book I'm planning on checking out soon is Rob Neyer's "Big Book of Baseball Legends." ESPN.com this month posted an excerpt from the book, in which Neyer checks out a story about the bitter rivalry between Red Sox catcher......

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Former Patriot Sauerbrun pleads guilty to disturbing the peace

12:40 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

DENVER (AP) - Former punter Todd Sauerbrun, whose 13-year NFL career included a brief 2006 stint with the New England Patriots, pleaded guilty Wednesday to disturbing the peace in a confrontation with a taxi driver last December and was sentenced......

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Chinese TV station told to stop showing NBA playoffs during earthquake mourning period

12:35 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BEIJING (AP) - NBA playoff games have mysteriously disappeared from Chinese television. Entertainment programs on Chinese television were suspended last week during a three-day period of mourning for victims of the deadly Sichuan earthquake, including NBA playoff games. When the......

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Video: Hockey trophy snaps in half during championship celebration

10:44 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Spokane Chiefs were in for a surprise as they celebrated their victory in Canada's Junior Hockey Championships: The replica of the championship trophy, the Memorial Cup, snapped in half as players were hoisting it for their fans to see.......

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Fan's racist taunting of Revs players posted on YouTube

10:36 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Columbus Crew MLS soccer team is investigating a racial slur made by a fan toward New England Revolution players that was captured on camera and posted on the video-sharing Web site YouTube. Forward Kheli Dube......

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Former PC hockey player suing Reebok over eye injury

9:22 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Bryan Horan, a former Providence College hockey player who suffered permanent eye damage last year, is suing Reebok International, claiming the company was responsible for manufacturing a defective face mask, according to The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Mass. Horan, who......

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Help for fantasy baseball owners

9:06 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Right now on our Fantasy Sports Blog, you can find updated position-by-position hitter rankings, complete rankings for starting and relief pitchers, plus Michael Salfino's weekly Baseball by the Numbers column. This week, he takes a look at the most reliable......

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ESPN cans radio host for comments about Senator Kennedy

8:34 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Thanks to the blog FanHouse for calling my attention to this: ESPN has removed Pittsburgh-based radio host Mark Madden from the air following his inflammatory comments about Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer. On his......

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Download today's sports cover

8:15 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Bob Breidenbach has great photos from yesterday's high school team golf championships, Mike Szostak catches up with the split-personality Celtics on their return to Boston, and Sean McAdam discusses why the Red Sox buck the trend......

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Five Red Sox lead All-Star balloting

7:17 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

There could be a lot of red in the Yankee Stadium infield for the All-Star Game. In early fan voting for the July 15 midsummer classic, Red Sox players lead the way at first base (first-time-on-the-ballot Kevin Youkilis), second base......

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Barrington captures sixth state golf title in seven years

6:36 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Edging Bishop Hendricken by one stroke on the first playoff hole, Barrington captured its sixth R.I. Interscholastic League Golf State Team Championship in seven years, its 20th overall, today at Cranston Country Club. Tied at 306 through 18 holes, all......

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Doc Rivers' son transfers to Indiana

5:30 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Georgetown guard Jeremiah Rivers, the son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, will transfer to Indiana. Doc Rivers confirmed his son's decision Tuesday. Jeremiah will have to sit out this coming season, but then will have two years of eligibility......

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Brewers sign Julian Tavarez

5:27 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

The Milwaukee Brewers finalized a deal with Julian Tavarez, and he will be in uniform for Tuesday night's game against the Atlanta Braves. The 35-year-old right-hander, cut loose by Boston earlier this month after going 0-1 with a 6.39 ERA......

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Bruins acquire Matt Marquardt from Columbus for Jonathan Sigalet.

5:17 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Bruins today acquired forward Matt Marquardt from the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Jonathan Sigalet. Marquardt, who will turn 21 on July 19, scored 43 goals and 26 assists in 68 games during the 2007-08 season, which he split......

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Jon Lester named A.L. Co-Player of the Week

4:49 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester and Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordoñez have been named the Bank of America Presents the American League Co-Players of the Week for the period ending Sunday, May 25, it was announced today. On May......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Ortiz raises the Yankees' ire again

1:47 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click here to listen to Sean's daily audio report, which is audio only today. The topics include the weekend debacle in Oakland, last night's win over the free-falling Mariners, Kevin Youkilis' mysterious hand injury, and the controversy over David Ortiz's......

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RIIL postpones freshman track meet

1:19 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The meet, at Westerly High School, will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, according to the Interscholastic League's Web site.......

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Jose Canseco's boxing 'career' begins this summer

12:37 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

It's official: Jose Canseco will do anything for money. The former Sox slugger, and steroids-user-turned-steroids-advocate-turned-steroids-whistleblower has signed on to a celebrity boxing match in Atlantic City. His opponent? Former NFL player Vai Sikahema, who is now the sports director at......

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Projo CeltsTalk with KMac: It's a best-of-three series now

12:19 PM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Press the play button below to hear Kevin McNamara's analysis of the Eastern Conference Finals Games Three and Four, and to hear him set the scene for the return of the series to Boston. He has strong things to say......

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Pennsylvania papers take Specter to task

10:49 AM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

In many ways, fans' opinions on Spygate depend on the city where they happen to reside, or at least the team they happen to support. But at least two newspapers in Pennsylvania, the home state of Sen. Arlen Specter, are......

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Assistant hockey coach Brooks leaving Brown

9:58 AM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Danny Brooks, an assistant hockey coach at Brown, has signed on as an assistant at Drummondville, a team in the Quebec major junior hockey league. Brooks has been at Brown since 2002. Click here to read the story, in French,......

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Yannick Noah says son's arrest is no big deal

9:17 AM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

PARIS (AP) - Former French Open champion Yannick Noah doesn't think his son Joakim's arrest for possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol is a big deal. Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah was arrested Sunday in Gainesville,......

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South Kingstown's Burke named HSGameTime player of the week

8:43 AM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Rebels junior Kyle Burke captured his second consecutive state singles tennis title Sunday with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 victory over Classical's Vidth Huot.......

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Download today's sports cover

7:55 AM Tue, May 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Kevin McNamara writes from Auburn Hills, Mich., where the Celtics fell back into their losing ways on the road, while Sean McAdam has the story of a rare road victory for the Red Sox. Bill Reynolds......

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Ex-Patriot Bethel Johnson signs with CFL team

7:17 PM Mon, May 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Former New England Patriot wide receiver Bethel Johnson has signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.......

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Former Red Sox pitcher killed by lightning

4:42 PM Mon, May 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

CARACAS, Venezuela — Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997 and played for the Boston Red Sox in 2005, was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela on Sunday.......

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SK's Burke wins tennis singles title; Barrington duo wins doubles crown

7:57 PM Sun, May 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

South Kingstown junior Kyle Burke won his second straight boys tennis state title with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 victory over Classical's Vidith Huot at the Mike Kenny Courts in Slater Park. Also, the Barrington doubles team of Sam Jerome and......

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Buchholz solid in his return

7:35 PM Sun, May 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon    Email

Clay Buchholz has just completed a solid, if not spectacular, rehab appearance with the Pawtucket Red Sox. Working for the first time since tearing the nail on his right middle finger while pitching for Boston on May 12th, Buchholz......

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More Celtics postgame reaction

1:15 AM Sun, May 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – If there’s been one consistent fault with the Celtics this season, it’s the lack of production from their bench on the road. That all changed Saturday night as the Big......

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Celtics roll, 94-80

12:40 AM Sun, May 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – For nearly a month now, the Boston Celtics have listened to faint praise during their run to the Eastern Conference finals. As the Celtics outlasted the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland......

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