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June 15, 2008 - June 21, 2008 Archives
5:53 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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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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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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AP photos / Steven Senne AP photos / Steven Senne AP photos / Steven Senne AP photos / Steven Senne AP photos / Stephan Savoia......
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1:33 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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1:27 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:14 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:07 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:04 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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12:21 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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10:59 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
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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8:44 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:41 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:40 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:39 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:36 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:34 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:02 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:00 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:30 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:32 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:31 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:30 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:11 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
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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1:10 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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12:52 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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12:33 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:43 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:41 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:39 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:04 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:02 AM Wed, Jun 18, 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 takes a look at the rule of......
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10:23 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
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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8:40 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:33 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:32 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:15 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:12 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:11 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:08 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:06 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:04 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:02 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:53 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:32 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:25 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:14 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:03 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:00 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:00 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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10:01 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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9:34 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:56 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:30 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:22 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:18 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:15 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:13 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:50 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:30 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:22 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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5:58 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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3:43 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
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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3:29 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
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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2:28 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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2:05 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:26 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
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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12:30 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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12:19 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
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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12:15 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
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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11:46 AM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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10:05 AM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:22 AM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:19 AM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
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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9:35 PM Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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3:02 PM Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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6:12 AM Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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3:11 AM Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:30 AM Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:25 AM Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:21 AM Mon, Jun 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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9:30 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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9:15 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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9:13 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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9:11 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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9:06 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:46 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:56 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:45 PM Sun, Jun 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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