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July 20, 2008 - July 26, 2008 Archives
10:46 PM Sat, Jul 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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JUNIORS (13-14) -- Championship final: Johnston 15, Barrington5. MAJORS (9-10) -- Cumberland National 10, Johnston American 0; Middletown 7, Warwick American 3. MAJORS (10-11) -- Lincoln 5, Cranston Western 4; Portsmouth 12, Warwick Continental 1, 4 inn. JUNIOR SOFTBALL......
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8:11 PM Sat, Jul 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Sunday, July 27th #16 Ocean State Financial-Post 10 at #1 Gershkoff Auto/Auburn Post 20, 5pm, Cranston Stadium (first game, best-of-three) #2 Shields Post 43 at #15 Providence Panthers, 1:00, Davis Park, Providence (Shields leads series, 1-0) #3 Cra-Mar Meadows at......
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3:11 PM Sat, Jul 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer The Patriots have just announced the signing of RB Lamont Jordan. The NFL Network is reporting it as a one-year deal. To make room for him, WR Robert Ortiz was released. Jordan, 29,......
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3:06 PM Sat, Jul 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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As the Yankees are on the field taking batting practice at Fenway, the guy scheduled to play left field today and hit seventh in the New York lineup is on his way to the park. Xavier Nady, obtained in......
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1:49 PM Sat, Jul 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Take a deep breath Red Sox fans, because Manny is back in the lineup. He's playing left field and batting fourth. "Don't even worry guys,I" he said to a group of reporters......
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1:00 PM Sat, Jul 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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What shapes up as a wild day for the Red Sox has gotten off to an interesting start, most notably on the Manny Ramirez front. For one of the rare times all season, the Boston lineup was not posted......
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2:03 PM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting this hour that the New York Jets, a team that already has a quarterback competition involving Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens, have received permission to talk to Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Favre, who......
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1:49 PM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) - A Cape Cod man accused of beating a man with a baseball bat because he thought he was a Yankees fan was released from jail Friday by a judge who said the media had made too......
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12:38 PM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault. (Click here to see a video) Peoria Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo was arrested Thursday......
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12:17 PM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots Alumni Club is now selling tickets to its Game with the Greats, a chance for fans to watch the broadcast of the Oct. 5 Patriots-49ers game in San Francisco with some of the team's all-time great......
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12:12 PM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer Bill Belichick just held his daily press conference; and here are some key points from the chat: Getting Jerod Mayo signed: "It's good to have every player in camp. But we worked with......
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12:09 PM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the Yankees' surprising pitching success, Joba Chamberlain's first start at Fenway Park, and which of these two teams is better positioned to win the division. Here's......
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11:24 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Indianapolis receiver Marvin Harrison walked onto the field to cheers Friday, while the Colts opened their first training camp practice since 1998 without quarterback Peyton Manning. Harrison missed most of last season because of a......
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10:26 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Earlier this week we mentioned that Providence Bruins coach Scott Gordon and former Providence and Boston Bruins coach Mike Sullivan were among seven candidates for head coach of the New York Islanders. Today Newsday reports that both Sullivan and Gordon......
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10:22 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Chaka Daley, head coach of the Providence Colege men's soccer team, has signed a contract extension to remain with the Friars through 2013, the college announced today. Daley, who took over the program in the summer of 2000, led the......
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9:52 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Marc Topkin St. Petersburg Times KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As executive vice president Andrew Friedman looks to acquire a right-handed-hitting outfielder, the Rays might yet have another intriguing option. Rocco Baldelli played rightfield for Double-A Montgomery on Wednesday his......
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9:36 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Danielle Sessa Bloomberg It took nine years for Rich "Goose" Gossage to get enough support to be voted into the baseball Hall of Fame and be recognized as one of the greatest closers in history. He says the wait......
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8:09 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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MADRID, Spain (AP) - Now that the Boston Celtics are once again NBA champions, American basketball's next great championship hope falls to the men's Olympic team. "They need it worse than the Celtics needed a championship this year," Paul Pierce......
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8:03 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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HOUSTON (AP) -- Nancy Lieberman savored every moment of her brief return to professional basketball, even throwing in a no-look pass. The 50-year-old Hall of Famer had two assists and two turnovers in the Detroit Shock's 79-61 loss to the......
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7:56 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Fifteen players and both managers were ejected -- and a fan was sent to the hospital -- following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and......
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9:34 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Boston Red Sox today announced several new amenities for fans visiting Fenway Park to usher in the second half of the 2008 season. These amenities include improvements to existing facilities and introduction of brand new items in the ballpark......
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8:54 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Outfielder Brandon Moss today was optioned to Pawtucket. While the Red Sox have not added anyone to their roster yet, it is assumed that David Ortiz will rejoin the team for the start of the weekend's series against the New......
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8:43 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Barry Bonds in pinstripes? If nothing else, the New York Yankees talked about it. High-ranking Yankees officials gathered for meetings at their spring training complex Thursday, a day off for the team before it begins an important......
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5:47 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- America East Commissioner Patrick Nero announced today that Burrillville native Kerri Fagan, former Associate Director of Championships at the NCAA, has been hired as Senior Associate Commissioner effective September 2. "We are extremely excited to have Kerri......
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5:32 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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After a three and a half-hour rain delay, the third and final round of the Fidelity Investments Junior Golf Classic at The Bay Club in Mattapoisett, Mass., was canceled. None of the 74 golfers stepped foot on the course yesterday,......
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5:32 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Jerod Mayo is on the field for the Patriots' second training-camp session of the day. The team announced earlier this afternoon it had reached a conrtract agreement with the first-round draft pick. --SHALISE MANZA YOUNG......
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4:24 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Matt Broome finally broke through and won a golf championship yesterday, and he did it in one of his biggest events of the year. The Rhode Island Country Club star and Barrington High grad won the New England Amateur......
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4:01 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Pawtucket Red Sox won an afternoon game, 11-6, today in Columbus to earn a split of their four-game series with the Clippers. Charlie Zink (12-3) pitched six innings for the win, while the PawSox got home runs from Gil......
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3:16 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer The Patriots have announced the signing of first-round pick Jerod Mayo. The 10th overall pick, out of Tennessee, Mayo can now get down to the business of learning the inside linebacker position. Terms......
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2:51 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Barry Bonds in pinstripes? If nothing else, the New York Yankees plan to talk about it. Yankees officials gathered for high-level meetings at their spring training complex Thursday, a day off for the team before it......
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1:36 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Cumberland's Rocco Baldelli, sidelined since May 2007 because of lingering hamstring problems and what doctors have told him and the Rays is a mitochondrial disorder that causes extreme fatigue, played outfield for the first time during his rehab work for......
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1:18 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Shock came up with a way to distract some attention away from their skirmish earlier this week. The Shock signed 50-year-old Nancy Lieberman (shown at right playing for Old Dominion in 1979), a......
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1:04 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Patriots inadvertently left S Rodney Harrison off the physically unable to perform list that we posted earlier. Harrison is the 12th man on the list.......
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12:57 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Bruins have traded center Pascal Pelletier to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for center Martin St. Pierre, according to the Blackhawks' Web site. Pelletier, 25, played his first six NHL games with the Bruins last season. He was a......
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12:39 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Journal Sports Writer For one day a week, sports talk is back on the radio in Rhode Island. If the guy running the show seems familiar, well, that's only because he is. Scott Cordischi, who spent 14......
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12:13 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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AP photo / Winslow Townson Pedro Martinez and his father, Pablo, watch Ramon Martinez pitch a minor-league rehab game in Lowell, Mass., in this 1999 photo. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- New York Mets right-hander Pedro Martinez was......
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12:11 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photos / Gretchen Ertl Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork stretch during the morning camp session, while fans hope to catch glances of players entering practice in Foxboro.......
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11:36 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Bob Bensch Bloomberg New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter spoke to Bloomberg Radio's "On the Ball" program. The interview will air this weekend. On whether he could see himself playing for another team: "Hopefully not. It's a business and......
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11:23 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Justin Masterson, Jed Lowrie and the possibility of obtaining Juan Uribe, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. Here's what Sean had to say about the Sox possibly......
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10:56 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Fans who wanted a glimpse of Red Sox slugger David Ortiz had to deal with rain delays and an unwanted visitor in right field. After Ortiz left the game, a skunk scampered into right field in......
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10:50 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By TOM MEADE Journal Sports Writer The big news this week is the 75-pound striper that East Greenwich angler Peter Vican caught about a mile off Block Island's New Harbor (photo at right). The full story about the catch will......
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10:13 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The New England Revolution announced today that tickets for the team's Aug. 30 game against the Los Angeles Galaxy will go on sale at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The Galaxy feature celebrity midfielder David Beckham, as well as the MLS' two......
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9:35 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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CBS Sportsline's Danny Knobler, quoting unnamed sources, reports today that the Boston Red Sox are "deep in conversations" with the Chicago White Sox about a trade for infielder Juan Uribe. Uribe, who can play several infield positins, including shortstop, is......
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9:21 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer The Patriots announced their camp-opening physically unable to perform list, and it includes 11 players: DL Jarvis Green RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis DB Ellis Hobbs T Nick Kaczur G Stephen Neal T Oliver Ross......
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8:47 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Steve Bartman, the Cubs fan who is widely blamed for ruining his team's 2003 World Series dreams when he reached out for a possibly playable foul ball during the eighth inning of the 2003 NLCS, may be about to cash......
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8:37 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Four-time Rhode Island girls javelin champion Leigh Petranoff has signed a national letter of intent to join the track team at Illinois State University, according to a university news release. Petranoff, the daughter of former world champion Tom Petranoff, holds......
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8:10 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Dan Shaughnessy The Boston Globe SEATTLE - Yankees Friday. At Fenway. The return of David Ortiz. Maybe the return of Manny Rammrez. Joba Chamberlain and Josh Beckett throwing darts. Get there early. This could be the beginning of the......
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7:57 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Patriots have just announced that due to the weather and field conditions, today's training camp sessions have been moved indoors and thus are not open to the public. Today is the first day of camp for the defending AFC......
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7:53 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Boston Globe reported just after 6 a.m. that the Patriots and first-round pick Jerod Mayo had come to terms on a contract. Mayo is expected on the field this evening for the team's second training camp session.......
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7:51 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Sam Mellinger The Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A clubby came up to George Brett. This was spring training, before a Yankees-Royals game, maybe a decade or so ago - and you should know that George Brett......
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7:50 AM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By J.P. Pelzman The Record Say it isn't so. Has Eric Mangini gone soft? The Jets' coach said recently that he plans on having shorter practices during training camp, which begins Thursday with two sessions at Hofstra University in Hempstead,......
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10:34 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Patriots have just sent out an advisory which says that due to the rain forecast throughout the day tomorrow, the team's opening training camp sessions may be forced inside the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse. If that happens, the public will not......
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9:53 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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MAJOR/MINOR BASEBALL (9-10) -- Lincoln 8, Glocester 1, 5 inn.; Cumberland National 5, Bernon 0, 4 inn. MAJOR/MINOR SOFTBALL (9-10) -- Smithfield 8, Glocester 7, 5 inn.......
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9:31 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The second round of the New England Amateur Championship at the Charles River Country Club in Newton, Mass., was suspended yesterday with a pair of Barrington golfers atop the leaderboard. David McAndrew, this year's Rhode Island Amateur champion, was 1-under......
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6:40 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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SENIOR BASEBALL (15-16) -- Barrington 10, Johnston 1. MAJOR SOFTBALL (11-12) -- Championship: Cumberland 9, Cranston National/Budlong 5.......
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6:21 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Barrington High senior Eddie Hjerpe fired a 1-under par 70 and sits alone in third place after the second round of the Fidelity Investments Junior Classic at the Brad Faxon designed Bay Club in Mattapoisett, Mass. Hjerpe, who is at......
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3:40 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Red Sox start play in Seattle in about an hour, and both the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays have already won today. The Yanks completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 victory......
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3:27 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike Reiss The Boston Globe CHARLESTON, W.Va. - His tenure with the Patriots began with questions swirling about his work ethic and loss of speed, but those innuendos aren't hovering over Randy Moss anymore. They've been left behind with......
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3:23 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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SEATTLE (AP) - Manny Ramirez was out of Boston's lineup Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners with what his manager said was a sore knee. "Just showed up this morning. He just came in and said, 'My right knee hurts,'" manager......
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2:56 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Boston Globe is reporting that the Bruins have placed Glen Murray on unconditional waivers, the first step of the buyout process. If Murray goes unclaimed and the Bruins complete the buyout, they will reduce their 2008-09 salary cap figure......
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2:45 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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1:34 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Yankees catcher Jorge Posada wants to put off surgery on his right shoulder even if it means sacrificing the start of next season. If he does play the rest of this year, it won't be behind......
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1:30 PM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Details of the upcoming Bayside Family YMCA Triathlon, from Bayside Y program specialist Edna Kurtzman: The Bayside Family YMCA annual Triathlon will take place on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 8 am starting from the Barrington Town Beach. Registration on......
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11:57 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. He discusses the Red Sox' streak of four straight quality starts, Jonathan Papelbon's unprecedented (in club history) third 30-save season, Clay Buchholz's search for consistency, and Manny Ramirez's......
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11:00 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The buzz surrounding Darren Rizzi's hiring as football coach at the University of Rhode Island failed to pursuade his counterparts in the Colonial Athletic Association and selected media that the Rams will be much of a threat this season.......
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9:10 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island Table Tennis Association plans an open tournament on Sunday, Aug. 3, at 30 Railroad St. in Manville. The association says that the event is sanctioned by United States of America Table Tennis. Players of all abilities are......
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9:06 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Patriots get the chance to put 2007 behind them, Dice-K and the Red Sox move within one game of a Seattle sweep, and Providence College basketball is getting a whole new look. Click here to download the file in......
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8:19 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Marc Topkin St. Petersburg Times ST. PETERSBURG -- If the Rays are going to be all right, they're going to have to do better against left-handers. Tuesday, Oakland's Dallas Braden was the latest lefty to beat them, as they......
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8:13 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Sara White, the widow of Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White, spoke of her own illness at a luncheon held by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Wisconsin Chapter. Diagnosed with the disease......
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8:06 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ken Davidoff Newsday NEW YORK - The Yankees approached last winter with the idea that they wanted to rest their veterans regularly in 2008. They pursued utility players such as Nick Green and Chris Woodward, promising them that, if......
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8:00 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Roderick Boone Newsday NEW YORK - Johnny Damon could be more than a designated hitter this weekend in Boston. Damon, who started at DH against the Twins on Tuesday night for the second straight game, is increasing the distance......
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7:54 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - LeBron James limped from the trainer's table to a nearby folding chair, careful not to put any pressure on his sprained right ankle. A few feet away, Dwyane Wade conducted interviews with ice packs on both......
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10:11 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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MAJORS (10-11) -- Championship: Cranston Western 10, Johnston American 3.......
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10:09 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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10:09 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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MINORS (9-10) -- Darlington 10, Barrington 8. MAJORS (9-10) -- Middletown 4, Portsmouth 2. MAJOR SOFTBALL (9-10) -- Championship final: Tiverton 2, Barrington 0.......
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6:19 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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North Scituate's Joe Augustine, who enters his 20th season as head coach of the University of Rhode Island men's hockey team, has been named head coach of the 2009 U.S. University Select Team. The team will compete at the Winter......
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4:02 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Journal Sports Writer The Patriots open training camp Thursday. Thank goodness. The 2008 season is upon us, which means the 2007 season is behind us. Finally. What should have been the most memorable, unforgettable season, not just......
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3:45 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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WHITESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - New England Patriots offensive lineman Nick Kaczur pleaded guilty Tuesday to speeding in a deal with prosecutors that will put a misdemeanor drug possession charge on hold. The 28-year-old Kaczur was ordered to pay $355 in......
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3:30 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mark McGuire Albany Times Union The baseball season is a little more than half over, but it's not too soon to start looking back at the best moments in the most hallowed of American sports venues: Yankee Stadium. Most......
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3:29 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO (AP) - The New England Patriots have signed offensive lineman Lavdrim Bauta, a rookie free agent from Villanova. Bauta spent his final collegiate season with Villanova in 2006 after playing the previous three seasons at Duke. He started 21......
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2:21 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Nationals say outfielder Wily Mo Pena has had surgery on his left shoulder and will miss the remainder of the season. The team says the surgery was performed Tuesday in Cincinnati to repair a partial......
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1:24 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sebastian Telfair will return for a second season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Telfair's agent said Monday the point guard has agreed to terms with the Wolves. The move fills a big void for the Wolves, who have......
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12:48 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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R.I. Reds Heritage Society president Buster Clegg reports that the Reds eighth annual reunion, Aug. 3 at Goddard State Park, is completely sold out. No tickets will be sold at the gate. The event will include 30 former Reds, more......
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11:59 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. He discusses Jon Lester's success at getting the ball to Jonathan Papelbon last night, Terry Francona's loyalty to both Jason Varitek and Jacoby Ellsbury, and the strangely high......
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11:59 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Seattle Times reports yet another Manny Being Manny moment, at a time when we seem to be getting even more of them than usual. Seems that Boston slugger Manny Ramirez was leaving the ballpark, with headphones on trying to......
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9:55 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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The New York Post is reporting this morning that as the heat soared well into the 90s this weekend in The Bronx, security guards were confiscating sunblock from fans entering Yankee Stadium. The move was intended to protect the stadium......
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9:55 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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WHITESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - New England Patriots offensive lineman Nick Kaczur is due in an upstate New York courtroom for arraignment on a misdemeanor drug possession charge. The Canadian-born Kaczur was arrested by police who said he was carrying a......
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9:17 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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As we all know by now, Jonathan Papelbon got some pretty rough treatment from New York fans before and during last week's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. It started with his comments about wanting to close the game -- when......
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9:13 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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According to Canadian media reports, the Boston Bruins and defenseman Dennis Wideman have avoided salary arbitration by agreeing on a four-year deal worth $15.75 million. Wideman, 25, scored 13 goals with 23 assists for the Bruins last season. The Wideman......
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8:26 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Erik Matuszewski Bloomberg Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees is banking on the William Morris Agency LLC to improve his image and boost sponsorship income from companies that are concerned about his off-field profile. The three-time Most Valuable......
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8:11 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Gregg Bell Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Boston manager Terry Francona is having trouble grasping why the Red Sox have been so dreadful on the road recently. "It's a little perplexing," the Red Sox manager said of his defending......
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8:00 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Journal Sports Writer Thorr Bjorn will always remember his first year as athletics director at the University of Rhode Island. Budget cuts, program cuts and coaching cuts were among the challenges the former University of Massachusetts administrator......
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7:30 AM Tue, Jul 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Erik Murphy of South Kingstown sets his sights on a future in elite college hoops, Sean McAdam considers the possibility that the Red Sox will not do anything to improve their bullpen before the trading deadline, and Shalise Manza Young......
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8:48 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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DISTRICT III Results Monday MAJOR BASEBALL (9-10) -- Warwick Westside 7, South Kingstown American 5; Warwick American 2, Warwick Continental 1. Game Wednesday MAJOR BASEBALL (9-10) -- Warwick Westside at Warwick American, 7:30 p.m.......
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8:27 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Thom Cahir Email
DISTRICT I Results yesterday MAJOR BASEBALL (10-11) -- Cranston Western 7, Johnston American 1, 3rd inn., susp. MAJOR BASEBALL (9-10) -- Johnston National 15, Johnston American 2. Game tonight MAJOR BASEBALL (10-11) -- Game resumed, Johnston American at Cranston......
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8:25 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
MAJOR BASEBALL (10-11) -- Championship: Lincoln 9, Cumberland American 1. MAJOR BASEBALL (9-10) -- Cumberland American 10, Burrillville 7; Glocester 9, Smithfield 2; Bernon 7, East Woonsocket 3; North Smithfield 4, Scituate/Foster 0. MAJOR SOFTBALL (9-10) -- Cumberland 17, Glocester......
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7:31 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Thom Cahir Email
Red Sox Ellsbury, lf Pedroia, 2b Drew, rf Ramirez, dh Lowell, 3b Youkilis, 1b Crisp, cf Varitek, c Lowrie, ss Lester, starting pitcher Mariners Ichiro, rf Bloomquist, cf Ibanez, lf Beltre, 3b Lopez, 2b Cairo, dh Lahair, 1b Clement,......
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By Corey Bourassa Email
The New York Yankees placed Jorge Posada on the 15-day disabled list Monday with an injured right shoulder, leaving the All-Star catcher's season in doubt. Posada was scheduled to see New York Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek on Tuesday......
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5:18 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
Brown University assistant track and field coach, Jerome Romain, has been selected to coach the Dominica Olympic Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Romain, who is in his third season with the Bears, represented Dominica at the 1996 Centennial Games......
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5:03 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
Cranston East head football coach Tom Centore is one of 51 high school coaches selected by the NFL to participate in a youth football summitt Hall of Fame weekend. Here's the NFL's full press release. Fifty-one top high school football......
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4:30 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
Former Brown gymnast, Alicia Sacramone, was recently selected to compete on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Beijing after the final selection camp at the Women's National Team Training Center in Huntsville, Texas. Sacramone was Brown's top gymnast in 2006,......
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2:43 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
July 21 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Giants agreed to send tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for draft picks. The agreement is pending approval by the National Football League, and Shockey must also pass a physical,......
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1:43 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
TORONTO (AP) - With David Beckham, Landon Donovan and Cuauhtemoc Blanco at his disposal, New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol loves considering his attacking options for Thursday's Major League Soccer All-Star game. "They're all pretty tasty, to be honest," Nicol......
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By Mike McDermott Email
It's been a very active month, to say the least, for Manny Ramirez. It all started with Ramirez shoving traveling secretary Jack McCormick, a story that (along with an altercation earlier this season with Kevin Youkilis) belied Ramirez's laid-back reputation.......
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer The Patriots announced the signing of two more rookies today -- third round picks LB Shawn Crable and QB Kevin O'Connell. That leaves first-round pick LB Jerod Mayo and second-round pick CB Terrence......
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10:36 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Former Brown star Scott Stirling will return to Providence to become assistant coach of the men's hockey team, the university announced this morning. Here is the text of the university's news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Former Brown goaltender and MVP......
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10:33 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. He discusses the Red Sox' offensive woes in this weekend's sweep by the Angels, poor run support for Tim Wakefield, how the club will use Justin Masterson, and......
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Boston Herald is reporting that the Boston Celtics have agreed to terms on two-year contracts with reserves Eddie House and Tony Allen. The Herald says Danny Ainge confirmed the agreements, without providing financial terms.......
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9:51 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction." The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S.......
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By Mike McDermott Email
Current Providence Bruins coach Scott Gordon, as well as former P-Bruins and Boston Bruins coach Mike Sullivan, are among seven confirmed candidates for the New York Islanders' head coaching job, Newsday is reporting today. The newspaper says that former Toronto......
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8:32 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Red Sox continue to be a disaster on the road, Bill Belichick and the Patriots get ready for the start of training camp, Padraig Harrington wins his second straight British Open, and Juliet Vongphoumy gets some help as she......
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8:26 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Charean Williams The Fort Worth Star Telegram The New England Patriots didn't do much this off-season, which is why not much has changed in the American Football Conference. New England did lose All-Pro cornerback Asante Samuel, but otherwise looks......
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By Mike McDermott Email
By JUDY BATTISTA The New York Times After an off-season that closely resembled a soap opera - the Patriots' spying scandal, the Steelers' family squabble over ownership, and Brett Favre's flip-flop over his future - NFL training camps will be......
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Boston Globe Andre Tippett on why he has chosen Patriots chairman and CEO Robert Kraft to be his presenter during Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies Aug. 2: "Robert and I have shared a lot of special moments......
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10:05 PM Sun, Jul 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Thom Cahir Email
DISTRICT II Results Sunday MINOR BASEBALL (9-10) -- Darlington 8, Bristol 7. MAJOR BASEBALL (9-10) -- Portsmouth 6, Rumford 4. Games Monday MAJOR BASEBALL (10-11) -- Middletown at Barrington, 5:45 p.m. MAJOR SOFTBALL (9-10) -- Tiverton at Barrington, 5:45 p.m.......
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9:40 PM Sun, Jul 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
MAJOR BASEBALL (11-12) - Cranston Western 7, Warwick Continental 1; Barrington 7, Cumberland American 3.......
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8:49 PM Sun, Jul 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Thom Cahir Email
Place, First name, Last name, City, State, Boat Name, Type, Finish Positions, Total CLASSICS 1 - Non-Spinnaker 1. Trevor Fetter, New York, Newport, RI, Black Watch , S&S, 1-1-5/DNC, 7 2. Edward Kane, New York, Concord, MA, Bolero, S&S,......
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7:50 PM Sun, Jul 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Thom Cahir Email
LITTLE LEAGUE DISTRICT I Results Sunday MAJOR SOFTBALL (9-10) -- Cranston National Budlong 8, Mount Pleasant 7; Cranston National Budlong takes District I championship.......
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