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Celtics D was a No Show in first quarter

10:23 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

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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NBA FINALS IN-GAME: Garnett starts slow again

9:56 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

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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NBA FINALS IN-GAME: Odom and Gasol sparking an improved offensive flow for L.A.

9:46 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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NBA FINALS IN-GAME: Magic Johnson confident Lakers will take control of series

9:42 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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NBA FINALS IN-GAME: Rondo heads to the bench early

9:31 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

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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NBA FINALS PREGAME: Stern defends referees

9:23 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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NBA FINALS PREGAME: Odom a late arrival for Game Four

8:40 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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NBA FINALS PREGAME: Rondo warms up; Rivers says ankle injury is a "non-factor"

8:22 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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Teams set for CVS Classic

6:35 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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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URI's Zach Zaneski signs with Texas Rangers

5:40 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Colon keeps on winning

3:59 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Papelbon: It's not over between Red Sox and Rays

3:30 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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ESPN ombudsman critiques network's coverage of Spygate

2:06 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Women's hoops recruit takes a break from UConn

11:34 AM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Get Friday's fishing report early

11:32 AM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Bruins owner gives $10 million to the University of Buffalo

11:06 AM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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 food stands failed health inspections

9:09 AM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Desmond Tutu and the Boston Celtics

8:44 AM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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