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June 2008 Archives
5:50 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Manny Ramirez spoke to reporters this afternoon about his altercation with traveling secretary Jack McCormick and downplayed the possibility of lingering issues. "Let me tell you guys something," began......
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4:42 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON Ellsbury CF Pedroia 2B Drew RF Ramirez DH Lowell 3B Youkilis 1B Moss LF Varitek C Lugo SS Masterson SP TAMPA BAY Upton CF Crawford LF Aybar 2B Pena 1B Longoria 3B Hinske DH Navarro C Gross RF Bartlett......
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4:18 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Attleboro Sun Chronicle reports that Patriots defensive back Willie Andrews (23 at right, returning a kickoff for a touchdown in Miami last Oct. 21), who was arrested in February for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, has......
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2:32 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees broadcaster Bobby Murcer is receiving medical care in Oklahoma after treatment for cancer forced him to curtail his schedule this month. The 62-year-old former star outfielder had surgery in December 2006, four days after......
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2:06 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By PAUL KENYON Journal Sports Writer The URI basketball team has player movement involving former, current and future players. The most noteworthy, for the present, is that Will Daniels (right) has signed to play for the Chicago Bulls. He......
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1:07 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Boston Herald reporter John Tomase will discuss the controversy surrounding his story -- later retracted -- about the Patriots' taping the St. Louis Rams 2002 Super Bowl walkthrough when he appears as a guest on Comcast SportsNet's "Mohegan Sun Sports......
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12:57 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - An athletic guard with a troubled past and a physical forward with a history of knee problems are the newest players the Boston Celtics hope will help them. The chances seem slim that J.R. Giddens or Bill......
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12:18 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Manny Ramirez's confrontation with traveling secretary Jack McCormick, whether it will have an impact on future contract talks and the double-standard applied to star athletes; the......
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11:54 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The State Ethics Commission is alleging Pittsfield's mayor violated a conflict of interest law when he agreed to buy at face value two World Series tickets from former Red Sox General Manager Dan Duquette. The commission alleges......
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11:40 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Michael David Smith of FanHouse reports: The Web site One News Now, which describes itself as providing "your latest news from a Christian perspective," has been running stories that refer to the Olympic springer Tyson Gay as "Tyson Homosexual." This......
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8:55 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Rick Hummel St. Louis Post-Dispatch If you're stumping for now dead-armed Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling as a Hall of Famer, you're overlooking a potload of more deserving candidates. Schilling gets plenty of publicity, none of which he......
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8:30 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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In an AP story primarily about his offseason work helping at-risk children in his hometown of Oklahoma City, Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker had some unkind things to say about cornerback Asante Samuel, who left the Pats as a free......
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8:05 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Steve Krasner reviews the nasty history between the Red Sox and the Rays as the teams prepare to clash tonight in Florida, Sean McAdam details the latest Hideki Okajima failure and gives the troubling story of Manny Ramirez's altercation with......
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7:25 PM Sun, Jun 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer HOUSTON -- Maybe it's something in the water in Houston. Days after Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon tackled general manger Ed Wade in the home clubhouse at Minute Maid Park, the visitors clubhouse was......
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5:29 PM Fri, Jun 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Recognized as one of the best recruiters in the nation, Steve DeMeo has joined the University of Central Florida men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Kirk Speraw announced Friday. DeMeo spent the last 10......
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3:03 PM Fri, Jun 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer HOUSTON -- The Red Sox announced moments ago that Coco Crisp's suspension for rushing the mound in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays has been reduced from seven to five games. Crisp will......
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11:48 AM Fri, Jun 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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The American Hockey League today announced its schedule format and divisional alignments for the 2008-09 season. The Providence Bruins will play six teams from the Western Conference next season along with their current Atlantic Division rivals from the Eastern Conference.......
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3:36 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A federal judge has given a New York Jets season-ticket holder more time to amend a lawsuit that seeks millions from the New England Patriots and coach Bill Belichick for "deceiving customers" by videotaping opponents' signals.......
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3:34 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) - Matt Garza pitched a one-hitter, allowing only Hanley Ramirez's home run leading off the seventh inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Florida Marlins 6-1 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Garza (6-4) struck out 10......
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11:26 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Ryan Westmoreland, the Gatorade Rhode Island Player of the Year in baseball and a recent draft pick of the Boston Red Sox, earlier this month discussed his high school career and the big decisions ahad for him in an interview......
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11:22 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. Sean reflects on the first 81 games of the season and considers what some of the big hurdles will be for the Red Sox in the second 81.......
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10:17 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Dave Pickering with a 10-pounder yesterday Tom Meade has filed his fishing report a day early. Click here to read the report.......
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8:46 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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"It was the stupidest, most freakish thing," Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge said yesterday, according to the Detroit Free Press. Inge goes on to explain that he pulled a muscle in his side trying to push a pillow behind......
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8:25 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Chris Olds The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. - This group of athletes has sold countless tickets, has left an indelible mark on sports and has become legendary. They are icons that will never fade and yet they never played......
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8:23 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Red Sox finish their homestand with a win, Bill Reynolds previews the NBA Draft, and Kevin McNamara takes a look at the Celtics' modest Draft aspirations. Click here to download the file in pdf format.......
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7:00 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Saturday morning we plan to upgrade the active projo blogs to a new version of the Movable Type software. All blogs will remain available during this process. Afterwards you’ll see a new look and some new features, and we’ll welcome......
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3:55 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By STEVEN KRASNER Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- David Ortiz, on the disabled list because of a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, took 25 light swings off a tee today. It was the first time Ortiz had swung......
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3:38 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge doesn't expect to draft a player who can help the NBA champions next season. The Celtics have the 30th and 60th picks in Thursday night's draft and are in a much......
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2:01 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Victoria Flowers, one of the top high-school track athlete in throwing events in the country, discussed this past season and her future after high school in an interview earlier this month with Mike McDermott of HSGameTime. She was joined by......
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1:39 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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June 25 (Bloomberg) -- A trophy commemorating the Boston Red Sox' 1912 World Series victory and bestowed to the manager by John F. Kennedy's grandfather will be auctioned in the next four months. The 11-inch sterling silver piece was given......
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1:04 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Wednesday he's is thinking of moving some high-priced contracts in order to pursue high-profile player. Among the free agents he's considering is Marian Hossa, a highly skilled goal-scorer who helped......
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1:03 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Mike Lowell's clutch-hitting prowess; Jason Varitek's slump-breaking, game-winning single; the slumping Drew brothers; and tonight's meeting with Randy Johnson. Here are some excerpts from Sean's comments:......
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12:21 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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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 examines the way teams treat pitchers with......
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9:01 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Here's the description, and keep in mind that we can't vouch for the authenticity: I was at the US Open this Friday, following Tiger Woods down the 12 th Fairway, after his tee shot, he was eating an apple, 30......
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8:36 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Mark Stuart, who played every game for the team last season, to a multiyear extension Tuesday. Stuart, the Bruins' first-round draft pick in 2003, had career highs of 82 games, four goals,......
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8:34 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The Gatorade-stained shirt worn by Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers as the team won its first NBA championship in 22 years has been auctioned for $55,000. An anonymous bidder bought the shirt, autographed by Rivers and Celtics......
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8:27 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By David Whitley The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. - Johnny Miller, you have gone too far. As a former pool boy, I demand an apology and that NBC send you to pool-boy sensitivity training. Miller thinks a camera clicking during......
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8:26 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The University of Connecticut's varsity sports teams will be sporting Nike gear and the school will be getting millions of dollars in return. UConn's trustees have approved a 10-year, $46 million contract with Nike Inc. USA......
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8:22 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Rain makes the CVS Caremark Charity Classic exciting in a way that the organizers hadn't intended, the odd couple of Camilo Villegas and Bubba Watson takes the tournament title, the Red Sox rally for a dramatic victory, and Jason Varitek......
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5:34 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Bruins today acquired defenseman Johnny Boychuk from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Matt Hendricks. The 6-2, 225 pound Boychuk spent the majority of the 2007-08 season with Colorado's minor-league affiliate, Lake Erie of the American......
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5:33 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Bubba Watson and Camilo Villegas birdied all three holes of a four-team playoff to win the rain-delayed CVS Caremark Charity Classic today at Rhode Island Country Club. The event was delayed almost four hours by a heavy and at......
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4:15 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins today signed defenseman Mark Stuart to a multiyear contract extension. Stuart's 2007-08 season with the Bruins was marked by a number of career highs, including games played (82), goals (4), assists (4), and points (8).......
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3:22 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The patience of CVS Classic organizers apparently is going to pay off with more golf. It has just been announced that the four teams tied at 15-under-par through 28 holes will hold a three-hole playoff, beginning at 4:05 p.m.,......
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2:34 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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TORONTO (AP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs put forward Kyle Wellwood and goalie Andrew Raycroft on waivers Tuesday, possibly paving the way for their exit. Wellwood had 21 points and a minus-12 rating in 59 games last season while earning......
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2:34 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Strahan says he won't be afraid to criticize former teammates or friends in the NFL in his new job on Fox's pregame show. The recently retired New York Giants defensive end was introduced at a......
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2:11 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Spectators clear the course as rain arrives at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic today. Give the organizers of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic an ``A’’ for determination. And the players, too. As of 2:15......
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1:36 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: whether the Red Sox are missing David Ortiz more now than a week ago, the odd situation at first base last night, and the prospects of......
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12:52 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
We are switching modes here at the CVS Caremark Classic from sports to weather reporting. At 12:40 p.m., a half hour after play was halted, the rain finally arrived. It is pouring right now. For the pat half hour,......
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12:16 PM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The horn has just sounded, shortly after noon, stopping play in the CVS Caremark Charity Classic. The stoppage comes just as rain is beginning. Fans are now filing back to safety under overcast skies. However, there are cells in......
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11:59 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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This week's Sports Illustrated cover links the Celtics past to the Celtics present in celebrating the franchise's 17th championship:......
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11:56 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photos / Bob Breidenbach Charles Howell III Billy Andrade Davis Love III Rocco Mediate Bubba Watson......
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11:04 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Can anyone say playoff? Three times in the fist nine years of the CVS Caremark Classic a playoff has been needed to determine a champion. If the tournament ended right now, not only would there be a playoff, it......
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9:22 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Here it is, the video that recently has come to redefine rain delays at Fenway Park.......
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8:38 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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9 a.m.: Nick Faldo and Justin Rose; Brad Faxon and Peter Jacobsen 9:10 a.m.: J.J. Henry and Stewart Cink; Dana Quigley and Brett Quigley 9:20 a.m.: Charles Howell III and Nick Price; Laura Diaz and Nicole Castrale 9:30 a.m.: Billy......
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8:32 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Red Sox were stymied by Dan Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sean McAdam writes on the team's potential need for a second starter, Camilio Villegas and Bubba Watson lead after one day of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, and......
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6:29 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON _ Bubba Watson birdied each of the first three holes, starting he and his partner, Camilo Villegas, on the way to a 10-under 61 and the first-round lead in the CVS Caremark Charity Classic today. Watson, who leads......
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6:18 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
Alex Jackson’s brand new 100-foot sailing yacht, Speedboat, was the first to finish the 635-mile Newport Bermuda Race, crossing the finish line this morning at 8:12:56, daylight savings time. The 635-mile race started Friday afternoon off Castle Hill in Newport.......
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4:40 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON -- Camilo Villegas and Bubba Watson hold a one-shot lead after the first day of the CVS Charity Classic. They combined for a 61. In a four-way tie for second, one stroke back at 62, are the teams of......
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3:56 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Sports talk radio personality Chris "Mad Dog" Russo on Monday refuted reports that he and co-host Mike Francesa are parting ways on their hugely popular "Mike and the Mad Dog" show. Newsday had reported in Sunday's......
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3:37 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A spot on the Olympic team would have been an incredible present for Chellsie Memmel's 20th birthday. Instead, Memmel, former Brown standout Alicia Sacramone and Samantha Peszek are in gymnastics limbo. Most assume the trio will be......
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3:35 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By MIKE SZOSTAK Journal Sports Writer The Community College of Rhode Island experienced two major changes in 2007-08, but three constants remained. Lou Pullano, director of athletics since 2002, left his position before school started for a temporary assignment as......
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3:03 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates are throwing a welcoming party Tuesday night when the New York Yankees play in Pittsburgh for the first time since the 1960 World Series. This time, Bill Mazeroski will have a baseball in his hand......
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2:12 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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On Monday morning at 9:12:56 Atlantic Daylight Time, Alex Jackson’s Speedboat crossed the finish line at St. David’s light in Bermuda. Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Commodore Ralph Richardson and Cruising Club of America Commodore Ross Sherbrooke greeted the first boat......
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1:57 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Bubba Watson and Camilio Villegas made only two pars on their first nine holes in the CVS Caremark Charity Classic today, which is good news in the team format of the $1.5 million tournament at Rhode Island Country Club.......
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12:57 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Chloe Schmitz, a star on the Division I state champion Moses Brown girls lacrosse team, discussed this past season and her future after high school in an interview earlier this month with Mike McDermott of HSGameTime. Click the play button......
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12:04 PM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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As expected, Bryant University today named Tim O'Shea as the man to lead its men's basketball program into Division I. Bill Reynolds was at the news conference, and we'll have more from him later today. Here's a link to the......
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11:06 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Nick Faldo feels right at home today in Barrington. And Justin Rose, too. Most others, though, are a bit uncomfortable as the 10th annual CVS Charity Classic gets started. The good news is that the tournament is on schedule.......
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10:49 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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CHICAGO (AP) - LeBron James will get another shot at Olympic gold, and this time, he'll have reigning MVP Kobe Bryant. The two NBA superstars were part of the U.S. men's basketball that was announced Monday for the Beijing Games.......
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10:48 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: yesterday's long afternoon at Fenway Park, Jonathan Papelbon's recent troubles, Daisuke Matsuzaka's disastrous start on Saturday, and the coming series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here are......
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8:40 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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This is kind of a must to include today in tribute to the late great comic, who died yesterday at age 71.......
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8:21 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Bryant University has a news conference scheduled this morning at 11 at the Chace Athletic Center to introduce its new head basketball coach. Kevin McNamara reported last week that the new coach is expected to be former URI assistant and......
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8:17 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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10:30 a.m.: Dana Quigley and Brett Quigley; Paul Goydos and Tim Herron 10:40 a.m.: Bubba Watson and Camilo Villegas; Nick Faldo and Justin Rose 10:50 a.m.: Billy Andrade and Davis Love III; Laura Diaz and Nicole Castrale 11 a.m.: Brad......
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8:11 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Kevin Youkilis ends a marathon game with his second home run of the afternoon, Jonathan Papelbon gets poor results from his splitter, Rocco Mediate has a big fan in North Attleboro, and Jim Donaldson recites his CVS Charity Classic Top......
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7:35 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
George David, owner of Rambler, and Alex Jackson on Speedboat, the two men vying for line honors in their respective classes, will have to put their record-breaking ambitions on hold until the next Newport Bermuda Race in 2010. A light......
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9:23 PM Sun, Jun 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Point Judith’s Jeffrey Martin has earned a berth in the PGA Championship in August. Martin, who is back playing the New England circuit after competing on the Nationwide Tour, fired rounds of 72-68-70-74 and tied for 10th in the......
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5:53 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
Cumberland's Brad Adamonis shot a 2-under par 68 on Friday and is tied for fifth, two shots back of leader Stewart Cink, at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn. Adamonis, who is 8-under par for the tournament, had......
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1:40 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tim O’Shea, the former University of Rhode Island assistant coach who just completed his seventh season as the head coach at Ohio University, reportedly will be the next coach at Bryant University. Read Kevin McNamara's story here.......
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1:36 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager John Gibbons and replaced him with former manager Cito Gaston. The Blue Jays are 35-39 and in last place in the AL East. Toronto has lost 12 of its last......
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1:13 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Read a detailed story on Curt Schilling to have season-ending, and possibly career-ending, surgery here. And Schilling himself has weighed in on 38pitches.com in an entry entitled "Not a thing in the world to be upset about"......
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1:02 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Providence College's Jeff Xavier will join the Cape Verdean national team as it attempts to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Beijing, according to the PC Athletics Department. Xavier, who went to St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, led the Friars......
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12:52 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Bryant University has scheduled a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday at the Chase Athletic Center to announce its new head basketball coach. The new coach will replace Max Good, who built Bryant into a Division II power over the......
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11:33 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning (before the news of Curt Schilling's surgery broke). The topics: J.D. Drew's terrific weekend in the place where he is hated the most, whether Drew can sustain his......
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10:53 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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James Boyce, a star on the Division I state champion East Providence boys volleyball team, discussed this past season and his future after high school in an interview earlier this month with Mike McDermott of HSGameTime. Click the play button......
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10:00 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, on this morning's edition of the WEEI radio show Dennis and Callahan, said that he will have shoulder surgery on Monday, ending his chances of pitching this season. The big right-hander went on to say......
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9:38 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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From Johnette Howard, in Newsday: If they can keep this up for the next 12 games, the streaking Yankees will have their first chance this season to make Boston sweat, to make Boston notice them more in the AL East......
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9:34 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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From Scott Fowler, in the Charlotte Observer: CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Happy birthday, Bill Werber. The oldest living former major league baseball player turns 100 years old on Friday in a south Charlotte retirement community. In front of about 85 friends......
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9:30 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Reported today by Greg Bishop of The New York Times: Sen. Arlen Specter clarified Thursday that his involvement in the New England Patriots' videotaping controversy was not over. Neither is his battle with the NFL. Specter, R-Pa., said in a......
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9:29 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
NEWPORT – Among the 200 boats on the starting line for the Newport Bermuda Race today, three of them – The Monster, Rambler and Speedboat – could set a new record, even though forecasters are calling for light air. The......
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9:14 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Mark Shearer and the 62.5-pound bass he caught yesterday. By TOM MEADE Journal Sports Writer Mark Shearer was thinking about staying ashore yesterday. Then he realized it was the last day of Rhode Island's hook-and-line commercial fishing season for......
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8:31 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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On today's sports cover, Mike Szostak compares the circumstances of this most recent Celtics championship with those of the 1980s, Steven Krasner writes about the maturation of Manny Delcarmen, Jim Donaldson asks why pitchers can't pick up a bat without......
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6:33 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
Cumberland's Brad Adamonis fired a 6-under par 64 and is in a four-way tie atop the leaderboard at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn. Adamonis is tied with Steve Lowery, Brian Davis and Johnson Wagner. Adamonis made seven......
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5:44 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced Andrew Springer of Westerly High School as its 2007-08 Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Springer is the first Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Track &......
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2:15 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui did not start for the second straight game Thursday because of a swollen left knee. Manager Joe Girardi called the decision precautionary with a day game after a night game. He......
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State girls golf champion Samantha Morrell discussed this past season and her goals for the coming year in an interview earlier this month with Mike McDermott of HSGameTime. Click the play button below to hear what Samantha had to say,......
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SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Mariners have fired manager John McLaren, replacing him with bench coach Jim Riggleman. We'll have more as the day goes along on projosports.com......
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A Boston Celtics fan points to her number 44 jersey as Celtics forward Brian Scalabrine (44) passes by in the team's NBA championship parade along Tremont Street today. BOSTON -- They came by train, on foot and on crutches.......
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First-time bass anglers aboard L'il Toot Tom Meade has filed his fishing report a day early. Click here to read the report.......
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Journal photo / Bill Murphy Celtics fans Nick Adams, 15, from Cranston, Jianny Bautista, 14, from North Providence, and Mike and Linda Guadagno, from Cranston, at Providence Station to board the train that will take them to Boston to......
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BOSTON (AP) - President Bush has offered his congratulations to the Boston Celtics for winning their 17th NBA championship. Team owner Wyc Grousbeck says the president called him Wednesday, one day after the Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in......
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From Josh Levin and John Swansburg, in Slate.com: As the clock expired on the Boston Celtics' merciless beating of Los Angeles Tuesday night, Kevin Garnett fell to his knees atop the leprechaun logo at center court. It was a touching......
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BOSTON (AP) — Boston is going green. Fans began gathering Thursday morning along the route of a “rolling rally” to celebrate the Boston Celtics’ first championship in 22 years. Trains headed into the city were jammed, as was the Garden’s......
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By David Haugh Chicago Tribune CHICAGO - Before sending the Bears off Wednesday after their final organized activity to enjoy a final month of freedom, coach Lovie Smith invoked the worst-to-first, newly crowned NBA champion Boston Celtics for inspiration. "It's......
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By Al Iannazzone The Record (Hackensack N.J.) The best part about the Lakers-Celtics Finals was NBA TV airing the classic games between the two teams and the retrospectives on their championship years, which came in handy during Tuesday night's anti-climactic......
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By Bob Ryan The Boston Globe This was a championship for a Lost Generation of Boston Celtics fans. These are people for whom Bill Russell, the greatest winner in American team sports, and Bob Cousy, the legendary "Houdini of the......
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By Mike Bianchi The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. - The former NBA ref, when contacted this week, wanted nothing to do with this column about the game-fixing allegations in pro basketball. He didn't want to be quoted. Didn't want to......
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. John Baldacci has invited the Boston Celtics to show off their championship trophy in Maine, as the Red Sox have done following World Series victories in 2004 and 2007. It's personal for Baldacci. He says......
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Bill Reynolds gives you five lessons that we can all take from the Celtics' championship season, John Gillooly announces the winners of the Dick Reynolds Sportsmanship Awards, Paul Kenyon writes about Rocco Mediate's entry to the CVS Caremark Charity Classic......
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NEW YORK — Game 6 drew the highest NBA finals television ratings in eight years. The Boston Celtics’ deciding victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night earned a 10.7 rating on ABC, the network said Wednesday. It’s the......
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Press the play button below to hear Bill Reynolds and Kevin McNamara summarize the Celtics championship victory. The topics: the Celtics' greatness and the Lakers' lameness, MVP Paul Pierce, how the team became great, what we can look forward to......
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston police said 22 people were arrested during the Celtics' championship celebration, the vast majority for disorderly conduct. Several storefront windows were damaged near the TD Banknorth Garden after the Celtics' 131-92 win over the Los Angeles......
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston's streets will be crowded again Thursday with screaming fans celebrating a championship - but this time they'll be wearing green. Mayor Tom Menino announced plans Wednesday for a "rolling rally" at 11 a.m. Thursday to celebrate......
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What looked to be bad news for the CVS Caremark Charity Classic has turned out to be not so bad, after all. The $1.5 million tournament, which will be held June 22-24 at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington,......
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Rocco Mediate, who took Tiger Woods to a dramatic sudden-death finish in the U.S. Open this past weekend, has been added to the field at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, June 22 to 24 in Barrington. Mediate will replace Boo......
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Jon Lester's outstanding showing in Philly, Terry Francona's mild reprimand of Jacoby Ellsbury, Curt Schilling's setback, and the dismissal of Willie Randolph (which Sean saw coming......
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State boys tennis champion Kyle Burke discussed his game in an interview earlier this month with Mike McDermott of HSGameTime. Click the play button below to hear what Kyle had to say, and see some photos from his spectular junior......
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By STEVEN KRASNER Journal Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona watched with a smile on his face as the Celtics destroyed the Lakers in winning the NBA Championship Tuesday night. Francona has forged a friendly relationship with......
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By STEVEN KRASNER Journal Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA -- Opting to err on the side of caution, manager Terry Francona elected not to put Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game. Factoring into his decision was......
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PAWTUCKET -- Hall of Fame baseball player Cal Ripken Jr. is visiting Rhode Island, where he'll be honored for participating in the longest game in professional baseball history more than 25 years ago. Ripken will be at McCoy Stadium in......
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BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident was killed......
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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 rule of......
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The biggest week of the area golf season has gotten even bigger. Anna Grzebien and Patrick Horgan are the latest to join the fun. Those two have earned spots in this week’s tour events in qualifiers. Point Judith’s Grzebien......
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By Rick Hummel St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS - The only three teams in the major leagues that had winning records on the road before last weekend all would be in the playoffs if they started today. The Los Angeles......
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There's just one word you need to know about today's sports cover: Champs. Click here to download the file in pdf format.......
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Journal photo/ Bill Murphy Claudia Guevare, of Pawtucket, helps print the Boston Celtic championship shirts at Mirror Image in Pawtucket this morning. The Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 131-92, last night to win their 17th NBA championship.......
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BOSTON (AP) - The Celtics' 39-point margin in Tuesday night's championship clinching win is the largest in a decisive NBA finals game. In fact, Boston now has four of the six biggest margins in games that clinched titles. The Lakers......
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By Kevin Ding The Orange County Register BOSTON - The Los Angeles Lakers drag their battered bodies and frazzled minds away after Game 103 of this surprising season certain of one thing: Losing in the NBA Finals is way better......
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By Mark Kiszla The Denver Post Boston — Victory cigars smell better in Boston. In the long, green line of Celtics tradition, add Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. The Big Three did what is thought impossible in this......
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AP photo / Bill Sikes GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) - General Mills says it will issue a special-edition commemorative package honoring the NBA champion Boston Celtics. The Golden Valley-based cereal maker says the 15.6-ounce Celtics Wheaties box will be......
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By Dan Shaughnessy The Boston Globe They are not your old man's Celtics. No black canvas high-tops. No cigar smoke wafting toward the Garden rafters from the Boston bench. No behind-the-back passes from Cooz, and no Larry Legend smashing his......
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By Bob Ford The Philadelphia Inquirer BOSTON - The chant was the same as it has ever been, or so it seemed, as it echoed back across all those years. "Beat L.A. Beat L.A." But that wasn't the game on......
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics did more than win their first NBA championship in 22 years Tuesday night. They made sure Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson would not pass Celtics patriarch Red Auerbach's nine titles as a coach......
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BREWSTER, Mass. (AP) - The commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League says players involved in an incident that left one hospitalized with severe injuries and another facing drunken driving charges could face further sanctions. Ryan Woolley of Montclair, Va.,......
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON – When the moment they had all dreamed of finally arrived, the emotion poured out of their bodies. Cradling a model of the NBA’s championship trophy, Kevin Garnett sighed and said “other......
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By ROBERT LEE JOURNAL SPORTS WRITER BOSTON -- Quick. Name the Celtic who took the most shots last night. Paul Pierce? Wrong. Ray Allen? Try again. Well then surely it must be Kevin Garnett. Strike three. If you said Rajon......
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. Doc Rivers has pushed the concept of mental toughness all year, He talked about it in timeouts. He talked about it in practice. He talked about it before last night's game. ``We talked about adversity all year,'' he......
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By ROBERT LEE JOURNAL SPORTS WRITER BOSTON – Ray Allen was playing with a heavy heart last night. He was playing for his teammates, the Boston fans, and to cement his Hall of Fame career by winning his first NBA......
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``This is the reason we came here,'' said Kevin Garnett. ``This is it, right here.'' He was in the interview room last night about an hour after the game, and he was talking about his first meeting with Paul......
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By ROBERT LEE JOURNAL SPORTS WRITER BOSTON -- Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson said that Boston took away the Lakers fire midway through the second quarter when the Celtics used a 26-6 run to break open a 32-29 game and......
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BY ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Ray Allen returned from Boston's locker room with 6:00 left in the second quarter to a standing ovation. He left the game late in the first quarter after being poked in the......
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BY ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Ray Allen was poked in the left eye late in the first quarter and was cut on the bridge of his nose, forcing him to the bench. He is expected to return......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Celtics’ Ray Allen was at the Garden and shooting jumpers nearly four hours before Tuesday night’s game. The Celtics were happy to see him. Allen was rushed away from Monday night’s......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Celtics took the long and slow route home from Los Angeles. They encountered problems with two planes before finally boarding a third and flying home to Boston. A trip that was......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Celtics always host a pregame prayer service for both their own players, opposing players and officials of either team. The service is led by a local chaplain who attends every game.......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- You can’t hide in Los Angeles, especially after a big win. The Lakers edged the Celtics Monday night and forward Lamar Odom celebrated at a nightclub. All of Odom’s fun, which took......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Phil Jackson didn't have much to say before the game and the international press didn't have much to ask the Lakers' coach. Here is the extent of Jackson's pregame remarks: Asked about......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- A Celtics season that began back in October and journeyed all the way to Rome and London in the preseason is finally on the verge of a conclusion. The Celtics played their......
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Thanks to our friends at the Riverside Press-Enterprise for tipping us off to the Top Ten Signs An NBA Game Is Fixed from The Late Show With David Letterman:......
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By Andrea Panciera Email
The Bermuda sailor steaming solo from Bermuda to Newport, in an 18-foot boat with a 9.9-horsepower outboard, ran out of gas just 18 miles south of Point Judith today. Bobby Doe, the 66-year-old boat builder, commercial fisherman, and professional sailor......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Celtics took the long road home from Los Angeles due to flight delays. The Celts were scheduled to fly home on their charter flight at about 10 a.m. Monday but the......
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- It's a shade before six o'clock and the atmosphere is heating up at TD Banknorth Garden. Both Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are on the floor and firing up jumpers. Three hours......
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Steve Krasner reports that the Red Sox today have placed pitcher Bartolo Colon on the 15-day disabled list. Colon has back stiffness following hard swings he took during last night's Red Sox-Phillies game. The Sox have called up relief pitcher......
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NBA TV reporter David Aldridge has a good column on the Web site The Root about the conflicted relationship between black fans and the Boston Celtics, and how a team long reviled in black circles has come into vogue. Aldridge......
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Bartolo Colon's swing-for-the-fences plate approach, the debate over whether the National League should adopt the designated hitter, and Cole Hamels' prediction that the Sox and the......
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Celtics coach Doc Rivers expects Ray Allen to play in Game 6 of the NBA finals after the guard skipped the team's shootaround following his overnight flight from Los Angeles. Boston center Kendrick Perkins participated in......
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston police say they will step up surveillance and security during and after Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Police plan to increase patrols around the TD Banknorth Garden......
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Press the play button below to hear Kevin McNamara's preview of the NBA Finals Game Two. The topics: why the Celtics really don't want this to go to Game Seven, Ray Allen's challenge, and making up for the absence of......
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Bermudian Bobby Doe at the dock in St. George's A Bermuda boat builder, described by his daughter as "a bit of a rebel," is nearing the end of his 635-mile trip from Bermuda to Newport in an 18-foot skiff,......
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In an interview with the editorial board of the Philadelphia Daily News, Sen. Arlen Specter says he has gone as far as he can go in pressing for more investigation of the Spygate story, and adds that he will not......
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By Mike McDermott Email
ESPN.com columnist Jemele Hill has reportedly apologized for writing in a recent column that rooting for the Celtics was "like saying Hitler was a victim. It’s like hoping Gorbachev would get to the blinking red button before Reagan." A reworked......
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By MARK DIVVER Journal Assistant Sports Editor Former University of Minnesota right wing Blake Wheeler has agreed to a free-agent contract with the Boston Bruins, according to the U.S. Hockey Report (USHR.com). Wheeler, 21, a 6’4’’, 220-pounder, was the fifth......
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics came back from California, not champions and not whole. They returned from Los Angeles following a long day of travel without the Larry O'Brien trophy and without Ray Allen, who stayed behind to attend......
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On today's sports cover, Kevin McNamara tells you why the Celtics feel confident that they will bring home a title tonight (or early tomorrow morning) and Mike Szostak tells you why he feels confident for the C's. Steve Krasner has......
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By Corey Bourassa Email
ORLEANS, Mass. — A Cape Cod Baseball League player has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving and other charges after allegedly hitting his teammate with his truck, pinning him underneath. Twenty-year-old Ryan Woolley of Montclair, Va., was charged Monday,......
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By Art Martone Email
HOUSTON (AP) — Free agent linebacker Rosevelt Colvin said Monday he's set to sign with the Houston Texans. Colvin, who won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, told Houston television station KRIV that final contract details were being......
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6:24 AM Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter Phipps Email
The Celtics are bruised and battered right now and will need their bench to finish the Lakers off back in Boston. Kendrick Perkins did not play due to a sprained shoulder and Rajon Rondo is still slowed by a......
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By Peter Phipps Email
For the first time in the series, the Lakers matched or exceeded the toughness and energy of the Celtics. Those intangibles were measured off the glass where L.A. held a 40-37 edge, including 10 offensive boards. Both Pau Gasol......
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By Kevin McNamara Email
Kobe Bryant made the key defensive play in the game, poking the ball away from Paul Pierce with just 40 seconds left in a 97-95 game. Lamar Odom scooped up the loose ball and fed a breaking Bryant for......
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LOS ANGELES - Dogged by almost instant foul trouble, Kevin Garnett never did settle into Game Five last night. He still posted a decent line with 13 points and 14 rebounds, but he was clearly out-played by Pau Gasol......
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LOS ANGELES - The Celtics' Ray Allen played last night's Game Five of the NBA Finals with a heavy heart. One of his children apparently has an unknown health issue. It is unclear just when Allen found out about......
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES – After waiting 22 years for another world championship, the Boston Celtics are making their fans wait at least another few days. The Celtics had their chances to nail down banner......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- You wouldn't think the Celtics could repeat the first-quarter blues they suffered through in Game Four but that's happened tonight. After falling behind 35-14 in Game Four, the Celts went down......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- The Celtics had won three of their last five playoff road games entering last night’s Game Five. That’s quite a difference from the six-game road losing streak that built up over......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- There was a plea in the Los Angeles Times yesterday for Lakers’ fans to stand, cheer and generally act like fans. That apparently hasn’t been the case in the games here......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- The travails of Lamar Odom will not end in Los Angeles. If Laker fans and the press in the area aren’t critiquing Kobe Bryant, their focus usually turns to Odom. After......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- One adjustment Doc Rivers hoped to stay away from in finding answers to fill the gap in Game Five for Kendrick Perkins’ absence was extending Kevin Garnett’s minutes. Garnett has averaged......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- The rise of P.J. Brown in the Celtics’ plans is one of the stranger stories of the year for this team. Brown was essentially retired for this season but by his......
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8:39 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES – Kendrick Perkins wanted to be on the court in the worst way for the Celtics last night but his aching shoulder simply would not let him. Perkins hoped to be running......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Doc Rivers said he'll start either Leon Powe or PJ Brown to start in place of Kendrick Perkins. Both will certainly play big minutes tonight. Rivers said the left shoulder has......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins will not play in tonight's Game Five of the NBA Finals. There is no word on who will replace him in the starting five. Perkins strained......
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7:48 AM Fri, Jun 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter Phipps Email
The Celtics’ bench has enjoyed big games throughout the playoffs and last night was no different. Eddie House and James Posey were the killers in this one. Both came into the game when Doc Rivers chose to employ his......
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By Kevin McNamara Email
The Celtics can certainly use the two days off before Game Five on Sunday. Rajon Rondo will be able to rest the ankle that he tweaked in Game Three. he was clearly not himself last night as he finished......
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By Kevin McNamara Email
Big plays always get plenty of cheers but when someone makes a play that leaves a defender grasping at air, fans remember. That’s the type of reaction that Ray Allen’s game-clinching, driving layup past Sasha Vujacic elicited from the......
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES – You have Cousy dribbling out the clock, Havlicek’s steal, Russell beating Chamberlain and Bird shooting down Magic and the Lakers. Now Boston Celtics’ fans have memories of The Comeback to......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES --For a team that relied on its defense to roll to an NBA-best 66 wins, last night’s awful play came as a shock to the Celtics. As the Lakers went off for......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Doc Rivers wanted to get Kevin Garnett going right out of the box last night but the Lakers’ stunning 35-14 first quarter haymaker scrapped those plans. Garnett had picked up two......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- The Lakers are playing without their starting center, Andrew Bynum. His knee injury has forced Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom to play opposing centers on defense and try to hit the......
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Magic Johnson just met the press and says he’s confident that the Lakers can come together and take control of this series in the next two games. Johnson, who is a......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES – The Celtics entered tonight’s game with little concern about Rajon Rondo’s ankle, but that didn’t last too long. Rondo turned the ankle in the third quarter of Game Three but a......
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LOS ANGELES — David Stern came to the defense of his beleaguered referees Thursday, saying they don’t manipulate games or engage in other criminal activity. Speaking to the media for the third time at an NBA finals that has been......
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The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports that ex-URI star Lamar Odom was 15 minutes for Game Four tonight, arriving at the Staples Center at 4:45 p.m. Pacific time when he expected to be there at 4:30. The Press-Enterprise said Odom has been......
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LOS ANGELES -- Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo warmed up as usual before Game Four of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers and said he was ready to go. Coach Doc Rivers said the ankle injury will be......
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Brad Faxon and Billy Andrade have decided to split up again for this CVS Caremark Charity Classic. As they have number a number of times in the previous nine years of the event, the two tournament co-hosts will partner......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Rhode Island catcher Zach Zaneski has signed with Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers as a free agent and will report to the Rangers’ Single-A affiliate Spokane Indians on Friday, June 13. “I am very excited about this......
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Click here to watch the video of Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Bartolo Colon's 150th career win and the ball that struck him in the arm last night, the Red Sox' pitching depth and how it will help......
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During his weekly appearance on Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon praised the Tampa Bay Rays . . . but also warned that he and his teammates haven't forgotten the bad blood between the teams. Papelbon on......
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Le Anne Schreiber's piece can be found here. It's interesting reading that takes some network personalities to task for their performances on the day that Matt Walsh met Roger Goodell.......
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - University of Connecticut women's basketball recruit Elena Delle Donne says she left summer school in Storrs because of personal issues and will be taking a long break. The national high school player of the year......
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Shane Bettencourt with the 22-pound, 4-ounce bass he caught to win the youth division of the Striper Marina 15th annual spring tournament. Tom Meade has filed his fishing report a day early. He says that it's a real jungle......
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Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and his wife have given $10 million to the University of Buffalo in the name of Jeremy Jacobs' brother, Dr. Lawrence Jacobs, who was chairman of the Department of Neurology in the university's School of......
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Fenway Park food stands on opening day failed city health inspections on more than a dozen health and safety measurements, according to a report in today's Boston Globe. The violations were significant enough to cause potential food poisoning, and followed......
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Doc Rivers first wanted to hear more about Marquette University's student work-study program in South Africa, because he was thinking about taking his family there to visit. Then, Rivers wanted to find out more about the teachings......
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rocco Baldelli could be ready for the next step in his attempt to play in the majors again. The Tampa Bay Rays center fielder, sidelined since May 2007 because of lingering hamstring problems and what doctors......
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FOXBORO – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football today unveiled the preliminary round match-ups for the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League, and the New England Revolution has been drawn with Joe Public FC of Trinidad & Tobago.......
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BOSTON (AP) - A Red Sox Nation slugger has found a new nation to call home. David Ortiz and 220 other immigrants became U.S. citizens Wednesday at a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. The 32-year-old slugger......
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is refusing to practice because the Super Bowl champions haven't renegotiated his contract. Burress reported to Giants Stadium for a mandatory minicamp Wednesday, but said he told the......
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Click here to watch the video of Bill's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: The good news about last night's bad result, the burden on Kobe Bryant to carry his team, and Tim Donaghy's damaging allegations. Here are some excerpts......
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Click here to watch the video of Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Last night's loss, the struggling Hideki Okajima and his accountability issues, the improved state of the bullpen in general, and Kevin Millar's inability to cut the......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Big East conference is forming a new men's lacrosse league. The league will start competition in the spring of 2010 and will include Syracuse, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, Villanona, Notre Dame and Georgetown. Each school......
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By Gene Laverty Bloomberg Boston Ventures, a private equity firm in Massachusetts that owns stakes in Six Flags amusement parks and Motown Records, has added a controlling interest in NASCAR Petty Enterprises to its media and entertainment holdings. David Zucker,......
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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 writes about the importance of sleep schedules......
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AP photo / Gene Puskar Rodney Harrison, the defender who was closest to the play when David Tyree made his unbelievable catch late in Super bowl XLII, has written the introduction to Tyree's book, "More Than Just a Catch,"......
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Police say New York Giants Super Bowl rings were among the $2 million worth of items stolen from an Attleboro jewelry company sometime over the weekend. Police say thieves disabled the alarm system at E.A. Dion’s building,......
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Celtics center Scot Pollard, who has been inactive since late February because of a torn tendon in his ankle, was a key member of the 2002 Sacramento Kings team that lost in the Western Conference Finals to the Los Angeles......
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On today's sports cover, Kevin McNamara reports from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the Lakers climbed back into the NBA Finals with an ugly win last night. Bill Reynolds writes that Kobe Bryant rose to the occasion with......
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By KEVIN McNAMARA LOS ANGELES - Lamar Odom still hasn’t played well in the NBA Finals but he insists he’s not getting frustrated. Odom fell into foul trouble for the third straight game. He had three fouls in a......
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant calls him a machine. Phil Jackson labels him a rock head. The Boston Celtics can call Sasha Vujacic a killer. The Celtics let Vujacic slip through their clutches......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- In light of the Tom Donaghy news, you have to wonder how much coaches think that their whining about officials’ calls can affect a game. Phil Jackson says it does. Doc......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- The Bulls and Pistons both filled their vacant coaching positions, with Vinnie DelNegro and Michael Curry respectively. Neither owns extensive coaching background, or at least not as much as valued Celtics’......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers said he would not be altering his rotation even with the outstanding effort from reserve forward Leon Powe in Game Two. Sure enough, the first big man......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Bill Belichick, Tedy Bruschi, Jay-Z, Beyonce and Curt Schilling have all sat in the best seats in the house at TD Banknorth Garden. They are the four seats that ajoin the......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Lawyers for former NBA referee Tom Donaghy have released some of the information he’s given the FBI. In a letter sent to the sentencing court on behalf of Donaghy, he alleges......
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES – Phil Jackson certainly has lofty expectations for Lamar Odom. Odom has dipped into his coach’s doghouse in this series. He didn’t play in the fourth quarter of Game Two, choosing instead......
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LOS ANGELES -- We're at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. American Idol winner David Cook just sang the national anthem and the place is jumping. Tough to oogle the stars who must be littered around courtside because our......
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The Rhode Island area will be well represented in both U.S. Open championships this month. The men’s Open will begin Thursday at Torrey Pines with three area players in the field. And now Point Judith's Anna Grzebien has given......
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By Corey Bourassa Email
The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, announced Steph Morse of Warwick Veterans High School as its 2007-08 Gatorade Rhode Island Softball Player of the Year. Morse, the state’s returning Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, is the first......
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Jacoby Ellsbury, who suffered a sprained right wrist last Thursday and missed the three-game series against Seattle, is penciled in to start tonight's series opener against the Orioles. Manager Terry Francona said he spoke to Ellsbury this morning and was......
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Curt Schilling threw 40 pitches off the mound today, and while there didn't seem to be any physical problems, the veteran right-hander was not happy with his command, said manager Terry Francona. "The good news is he's ramping it up,"......
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By Pete Dougherty Albany Times Union ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Three simple words, never intended to be heard by the masses, could have derailed a broadcaster's career. Instead, they seemed to enhance a reputation. Dottie Pepper, a Wilton, N.Y., native in......
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TORONTO (AP) — Former East Providence High School and Providence College hockey player Ron Wilson was introduced Tuesday as the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, less than a month after he was fired by the San Jose Sharks.......
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KRT photo / Giulio Marcocchi Bonnie-Jill Laflin What, exactly, are the qualifications of an NBA scout? That's the question that Canada's National Post's Barbara Matson asks when relating the story of Bonnie-Jill Laflin, a 32-year-old Lakers scout whose previous......
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