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June 29, 2008 - July 5, 2008 Archives
9:59 AM Sat, Jul 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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CARSON, Calif. - Adam Cristman scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season during a four-minute span in the first half to lead the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday night......
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5:23 PM Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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Boston Ellsbury LF Pedroia 2b Drew RF Ramirez DH Lowell 3b Youkilis 1b Crisp CF Varitek C Lugo SS Lester P New York Damon LF Jeter SS Abreu RF Rodriguez 3b Giambi DH Posada C Cano 2b Betemit 1b Cabrera......
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2:49 PM Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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Landon Wilson and Keith Aucoin, two former Providence Bruins, signed contracts with NHL teams today. Right wing Wilson, a key member of Providence's 1999 Calder Cup championship, signed with the Dallas Stars. Wilson, 33, played the last four seasons in......
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2:39 PM Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- All-Pro receiver Randy Moss is now a NASCAR team owner, announcing todays he's purchased 50 percent of a Truck Series team. Randy Moss Motorsports will make its debut on July 19 at Kentucky Speedway with Willie......
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9:51 AM Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple's second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News. The story on the newspaper's Web......
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6:03 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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Both the Red Sox and PawSox are saying published reports that Clay Buchholz will be summoned from Pawtucket to start for the Red Sox on Saturday in New York are incorrect. Buchholz, they say, will stay with the PawSox and......
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5:17 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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There'll be no chance for Elizabeth Beisel to earn another Olympic berth tonight, as she was edged out by Dagny Knutson for the final spot in the women's 200 individual medley finals.......
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5:01 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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The New England Revolution today announced that the club has loaned two players to other clubs for the remainder of the 2008 season. Goalkeeper Brad Knighton is being loaned to the Portland Timbers of the United Soccer Leagues' First Division,......
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4:16 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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Baseball fans have only a precious few remaining opportunities to visit one of America's most historic ballparks before it is destroyed, as the New York Yankees are playing out the final season in the history of their 85-year-old ballpark. With......
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4:10 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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ESPN.com's Mike Sando reports that 11 of the 18 coaches who responded to the question identified the Patriots' Rodney Harrison as the dirtiest player in the National Football League. "Sometimes reputation precedes people, and unfairly at times," Harrison said. "I......
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4:05 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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After advancing to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup with a 3-0 victory over the Richmond Kickers on Tuesday night, the New England Revolution (9-4-3, 30 pts.) will return to MLS regular-season action when the club visits David Beckham......
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3:41 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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The R. I. Reds Heritage Society's eighth annual reunion at Goddard State Park in Warwick on Sunday, August 3, now expects a record-breaking roster of 38 former Reds and other ex-pro hockey players. Added recently were old-time Reds' players Jimmy......
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3:01 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew has been named the American League Player of the Month for June. This marks J.D.'s first career monthly award honor. In 26 games last month, Drew batted .337 (31-for-92) with 12 home runs and......
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2:53 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Celtics announced that center Kendrick Perkins and second-round draft pick Bill Walker both had successful surgical procedures today at New England Baptist Hospital. Perkins underwent arthroscopic left shoulder surgery while Walker underwent arthroscopic right knee surgery. Both surgeries were......
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2:38 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots will open their 49th annual training camp on Thursday, July 24 with practices scheduled for 8:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the practice fields located behind Gillette Stadium. Training camp will run through Aug. 14,......
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2:12 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer PROVIDENCE -- The Big East has released its scheduling grid for the 2009 season, with Providence College facing off against Cincinnati, Rutgers and Villanova in home-and-home games. PC's games at the fully renovated......
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2:01 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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The reaction has been (mostly) positive after the Bruins signed former Canadiens forward Michael Ryder (left) on Monday night. After it became obvious to them that they wouldn't be signing Marian Hossa -- who appears to be headed to Detroit......
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1:50 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Celtics surprised the basketball world by making a mid-level exception offer to the Clippers' Corey Maggette soon after free agency began, and Fanhouse's Tom Ziller explains why it could prove to be a "brilliant" move on their part To......
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1:36 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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Dennis Eckersley isn't just a local treat anymore. TBS Sports has announced that Eckersley will be on the network's All-Star Selection Show Sunday at 2 p.m. He will join host Ernie Johnson and analysts Cal Ripken and Harold Reynolds. Eckersley......
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1:02 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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After announcing yesterday that negotiations had broken off and Barry Bonds' 756th home-run ball would not be heading to the Hall of Fame, the two sides had a change of direction and now the ball will be displayed in Cooperstown.......
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11:41 AM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
BY PAUL KENYON Journal Sports Writer The Atlantic 10 today announced its scheduling pattern for men's basketball for next season and it contains some surprises for the University of Rhode Island. The Rams will play several of the top contenders......
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5:56 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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Two nights after Saunderstown's Elizabeth Beisel (left) qualified for the U.S. Olympic team (projo.com), she will be competing for another berth tonight. But another Rhode Islander, Exeter's Laura Sogar (right), didn't qualify for the finals in one of her events.......
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4:12 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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One day after news surfaced of his arrest on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, the Patriots today released defensive back Willie Andrews (left). The team had no comment on the reasons for the release. The Pats also......
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3:27 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NEW YORK (AP) - The players' association filed a grievance Tuesday over the release of pitcher Shawn Chacon, saying the team's decision to terminate his contract was without just case. Chacon cleared waivers and was released Monday, five days......
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3:06 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins signed free agent rookie forward Blake Wheeler on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wheeler was drafted fifth overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in 2004, but didn't sign. He then attended the......
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1:42 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A softball player accused of fatally punching a rival team member after a recreational league game spent more than four years in prison for battering a man with a golf club, according to state records. Sean......
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1:41 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - The ball that Barry Bonds launched for his record-breaking 756th home run won't land in the Hall of Fame. The Hall announced Tuesday that talks with fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the souvenir for......
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12:43 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NEW YORK (AP) - Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez are the contenders for best male athlete as the ESPY nominees were announced Tuesday. The sports awards show will air July 20 on ESPN. Golfer Lorena Ochoa,......
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12:42 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. This will be the last edition of SoxTalk this week, as I will be on vacation. We'll return after the Bronx trip on Monday. The topics: the Manny......
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10:37 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Amid rumors that the Bruins might be a front-runner in the sweepstakes for Marian Hossa, both the Herald and the Globe today threw cold water on the notion that Boston will be announcing a big move today as the free-agency......
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10:30 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
We have no idea. But you can read about the rumors in The New York Post.......
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10:16 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Local Patriots fans will be able to hear the team's games on WPRO's AM (630) and FM (99.7) radio stations this season, the station announced today. The station will begin broadcasting the Pats games with the preseason opener, Aug. 7.......
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9:53 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The following is from a Brown press release: PROVIDENCE - TJ Sorrentine, a Pawtucket, Rhode Island native and the leader of the Vermont basketball team that upset Syracuse in the opening round of the 2005 NCAA Championship, has been named......
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9:27 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Brown University attackman Andrew Feinberg has been named to the International Lacrosse Federation Under 19 World Championship team for the United States. The championships begin July 3 in British Columbia, Canada. Feinberg, Brown's fourth-leading scorer with 21 goals and five......
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8:43 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Dayton Daily News reports that when Ken Griffey Jr. found he was left out of the Reds starting lineup last night, he sought answers from the 9-year-old son of manager Dusty Baker. Here, in part, is how the exchange......
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8:02 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BOSTON (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of a man taken into police custody after the Celtics' NBA Finals win earlier this month, police said. Police allege David Woodman, 22, was drinking from an open container of what they......
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8:00 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By MARC J. SPEARS The Boston Globe For the NBA champion Celtics, free agency begins Tuesday with James Posey as the primary focus. All other personnel matters will be handled after Posey's situation is settled. The Celtics have a number......
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7:52 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By DAVID WHITLEY Orlando Sentinel ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - City fathers warned fans to arrive early to beat the crush. City mothers have been naming their first-born males "Akinori." Ladies and gentlemen, we have officially entered a parallel universe. Up......
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7:50 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By PETE WILLIAMS The New York Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays, in just their 11th season, will probably never be part of a rivalry comparable to the long history between the Boston Red Sox and the......
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7:48 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins executives are hoping that the way to a hockey fan's heart is through his stomach. The NHL franchise is selling season tickets that also include all-you-can-eat soda and snacks, including hot dogs, chili, chips, cookies......
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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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By Sean McAdam Email
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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By Mike McDermott Email
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 Mike McDermott Email
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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By Mike McDermott Email
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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By Mike McDermott Email
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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By Mike McDermott Email
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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By Mike McDermott Email
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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By Mike McDermott Email
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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By Mike McDermott Email
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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