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September 2008 Archives
9:55 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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La Salle 4, Mount St. Charles 0 Hendricken 3, Woonsocket 0 St. Raphael 1, Rogers 1 West Warwick 0, Davies 0 Cumberland 1, Hope 1 Exeter/West Greenwich 6, Johnston 1 North Kingstown 2, East Providence 0 To view all of......
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9:13 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Prout 0, Bay View 0 Exeter/West Greenwich 5, East Providence 1 La Salle 2, Coventry 0 Westerly 2, Smithfield 1 Masters 2, Shea 1 Toll Gate 2, Mt. Hope 1 To view all of today's girls soccer results and summaries......
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7:58 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Cumberland 6, Cranston West 1 Exeter/West Greenwich 5 Saint Raphael 2 Tiverton 4, North Smithfield 3 La Salle 4, Prout 3 Shea 4, Bishop Keough 3 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......
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6:23 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Burrillville 3, Smithfield 0 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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3:48 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Amalie Benjamin The Boston Globe The baseball rolled across his fingertips, around his palm, and over his skin. He touched it, judging by weight and by feel, smooth hide and raised seams. Daisuke Matsuzaka knew the differences, had felt......
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2:35 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) - Ricky Williams says he was briefly tempted to smoke marijuana during the Miami Dolphins' bye weekend, an act that could have ended his roller-coaster NFL career. Williams has been in the league's substance-abuse program since 2002 and......
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2:19 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tony Mandarich, the number-two overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft who went on to become one of the biggest busts in NFL history, will talk about his steroid use and alcohol addiction on tomorrow's edition of Showtime's "Inside the......
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2:15 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins will be kept out of scrimmages during training camp because of offseason surgery on his left shoulder. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday that Perkins is allowed to run the floor......
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1:24 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Kevin McNamara's comments, recorded this morning from Anaheim. The topics: Mark Teixeira's impact on the Angels offense, the time Los Angeles has had to set up its pitching and get its players healthy......
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10:52 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia basketball players Joe Mazzulla and Cam Thoroughman have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a July scuffle with police at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. The two were charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness......
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10:06 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Vernon Davis claims he left his frustrations in New Orleans. The rest of the San Francisco 49ers can only hope to emulate their mercurial tight end after a 31-17 loss......
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9:40 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Bill Plunkett The Orange County Register ANAHEIM, Calif. - John Lackey's 2008 season was like a nice car - with an ugly scratch in it. Despite missing the first six weeks of the season because of a strained triceps......
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8:56 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tim Dahlberg AP Sports Columnist OK, I'll give the Red Sox the whole nation thing. Hard not to after following Boston through the playoffs last year and watching the throngs of faithful who always seem to show up no......
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8:28 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Clarke Canfield Associated Press Writer LEWISTON, Maine -- Landing a seat in Margaret Creighton's "Red Sox Nation" course at Bates College is nearly as difficult as scoring a playoff ticket at Fenway Park. With only 15 openings, it took......
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7:50 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. The Red Sox hope that Josh Beckett can come back from an oblique injury much faster than some other players have this year; Bill Reynolds tells Sox fans to be thankful their injury-depleted team has made it this......
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9:53 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Moses Brown 1, Warwick 1 Lincoln 4, Mount Pleasant 2 Westerly 8, Cranston East 0 North Smithfield 5, Fatima 0 To view all of today's boys soccer results and summaries click here......
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9:50 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Classical 20, PCD 0 Tolman 21, Chariho 14 Coventry 22, Cumberland 20 Tiverton 27, Johnston 22 Westerly 34, Warwick 19 Barrington 33, North Kingstown 23 To view all of today's football results and summaries click here......
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9:46 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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East Providence 3, Lincoln 1 Mount St. Charles 3, Mount Pleasant 0 West Warwick 3, North Smithfield 0 Coventry 3, Cranston East 0 Chariho 3, East Greenwich 0 North Kingstown 3, South Kingstown 0 Classical 3, Cumberland 0 Cranston West......
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9:20 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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St. Raphael 1, West Warwick 1 Hope 2, Davies 0 East Greenwich 1, Portsmouth 0 Tolman 3, Rogers 1 Woonsocket 3, Central 1 Barrington 3, Toll Gate 1 Classical 1, North Providence 0 Johnston 4, Middletown 1 To view all......
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9:07 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Warwick 2, Rocky Hill 1 Moses Brown 4, Woonsocket 0 Barrington 3, Lincoln School 1 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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8:11 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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HENDRICKEN 25, EAST GREENWICH 35 HENDRICKEN 15, TOLL GATE 47 EAST GREENWICH 23, TOLL GATE 34 EAST GREENWICH 21, CRANSTON WEST 40 TOLL GATE 25, CRANSTON WEST 36 CUMBERLAND 22, SMITHFIELD 33 CUMBERLAND 15, DAVIES 50 CUMBERLAND 16, CENTRAL FALLS......
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6:54 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON 18, EAST PROVIDENCE 37 BARRINGTON 15, ST. RAPHAEL 50 EAST PROVIDENCE 15, ST. RAPHAEL 50 COVENTRY 15, WARWICK 50 COVENTRY 15, CRANSTON EAST 49 COVENTRY 16, PILGRIM 47 PILGRIM 15, WARWICK 50 PILGRIM 22, CRANSTON EAST 34 CRANSTON EAST......
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5:24 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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PCD 7, Central 0 Classical 5, Toll Gate 2 Moses Brown 7, Narragansett 0 Middletown 7, Mt. Hope 0 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......
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3:13 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will have offseason surgery on his sore right shoulder but should be ready to throw by spring training. Manager Joe Girardi said Monday that the procedure will shave down calcification of the......
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3:10 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Providence College hockey team has been picked to finish eighth in the Hockey East conference in this year's preseason coaches poll. The poll was released Monday at the Hockey East media day at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. Boston......
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2:34 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Former Red Sox prospect Kelly Shoppach, one of the bright spots in a disappointing season for the Cleveland Indians, had surgery on his right knee Monday. The arthroscopic procedure by Dr. Mark Schickendantz was termed minor by......
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2:26 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Joe McDonald has notes on all of the players the Red Sox will be seeing when they take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the American League Divisional Series. Click here to read the story.......
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2:21 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An attorney for John Daly's estranged wife, Sherrie Daly, says she did not steal the pro golfer's cell phone. Randy Fishman said Monday that "this is a divorce case and people accuse each other of stuff......
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1:48 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) - Skating in ski country, the Boston Bruins are in Vermont for some preseason practice and team building. The Bruins, who resume their exhibition season Wednesday in Montreal, held the first of three practices in Waterbury, Vermont,......
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12:52 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Ruben W. Perez Kevin Galvin, a junior forward, scored the game's only goal as Portsmouth posted a 1-0 triumph over North Kingstown in a meeting of two of the state's top Division I boys soccer teams......
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12:30 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Three Olympians from Rhode Island will be honored at a State House ceremony at 4 o'clock today. Governor Carcieri and other state leaders will present citations to Elizabeth Beisel, a 15-year-old swimmer from North Kingstown, Mike......
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12:25 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Joe McDonald's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the implications of scratching Josh Beckett from his Game 1 start, Jon Lester's strength under pressure, and the roster questions surrounding Mike Lowell and J.D.......
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10:11 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Bob Ryan The Boston Globe Sit down, put your feet up, pour yourself a nice glass of wine. Just relax. This year the Red Sox are playing with house money. The pressure's on the Orange County American League Baseball......
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9:46 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Sam Mellinger The Kansas City Star Somebody's about to be anointed a hero, and that'll happen even if it's just luck. It'll happen whether it's deserved or not,and whether the evidence says there is such thing as a clutch......
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8:24 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Manny Ramirez, speaking to the Los Angeles Times, gave his version of the events this summer that led to his shoving Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick in Houston. Here's the Times' T.J. Simers wrote in a broad-ranging column about......
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8:22 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Get the coffee and No Doze ready Red Sox fans. Major league baseball has just announced game times for this week's playoffs and it is not good for Sox fans. Boston will play the LA Angels on Wednesday at......
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8:11 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. The Red Sox honored Johnny Pesky by retiring his number, then completed their regular season by splitting a doubleheader with the Yankees. Meanwhile, Jim Donaldson thinks he sees a sweep ahead in the playoffs, the only question is......
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11:56 PM Sun, Sep 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Sox manager Terry Manager announced after tonight's second game that Josh Beckett will not get the start for the Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Angels after the right-hander strained an oblique muscle......
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10:32 AM Sun, Sep 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Results from yesterday's meet, courtesy of Bob Leddy: Rhode Island runners comprised the top three finishes at the New Balance/Ocean State Cross Country Invitational Boys' Championship race, held in rainy conditions Saturday at Goddard Park, Warwick. Westerly senior Andrew Springer......
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9:47 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Exeter/West Greenwich 29, North Smithfield 6......
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6:34 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Narragansett 3, Barrington 0 Bay View 3, Rogers 0 Mt. Hope 3, Westerly 2 To view all of today's girls soccer results and summaries click here......
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3:53 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Here are the games for this weekend that we know will not happen as scheduled, with the reschedule times in parentheses where known: Girls Tennis State tournament qualifying has been postponed until next weekend. Football Games Scheduled Tonight Mount Pleasant......
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2:51 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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There's never a shortage of unintelligent acts in any given week of the football season, and in this new Friday feature, we will try to provide a roundup of the dumbest behavior that we have seen or read about --......
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2:50 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Red Sox were planning on retiring Johnny Pesky's No. 6 in a pregame ceremony Friday night at Fenway Park. Due to the inclement weather, the organization has decided to move the ceremony to Sunday at 1:15. The Red Sox......
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2:31 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike Fitzpatrick AP Baseball Writer Try to remember an MVP race that was this wide open going into the final weekend. Two or three leading contenders? Sure, happens all the time. But take a look around the American League......
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11:16 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: why the Sox should stick with Lester as their number-two playoff starter and Dice-K as number three, despite Lester's superior record at Fenway; the pros......
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10:13 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Harvey Araton The New York Times Only the Mets, it appears, can spare Hank Steinbrenner an October emotional meltdown by failing to save themselves from another September nervous breakdown. Misery would love the Mets' company in the shuttering of......
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10:05 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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SEATTLE (AP) - Things got so bad in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse during this discouraging season that one player reportedly threatened to "knock out" outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, the team's highest profile player. A "clubhouse insider" quoted in Thursday's edition of......
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9:17 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Romano The New York Times DETROIT -- Two starts. Two chances to clinch. Two completely different sides of Scott Kazmir. It is, in essence, the story of his season. And could, potentially, be the story of the postseason.......
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8:35 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A University of New Haven soccer goalie is in critical condition at a hospital in Boston with a head injury he suffered during a game against Merrimack College. James Hilaire is being treated in the......
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8:20 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Top-seeded Maria Kirilenko advanced to the Korea Open semifinals Friday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 5 Pauline Parmentier of France. Kirilenko saved all six break points she faced and hit a forehand winner......
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7:46 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. Troy Brown walks into the sunlight and into the TV lights; Joe McDonald asks if the Sox' MVP is Dustin Pedroia or Kevin Youkilis; and Mike Szostak reminisces about the history of the Brown-Harvard rivalry, which will be......
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9:38 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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East Greenwich 2, Scituate 1 Davies 1, Mount Pleasant 0 Ponaganset 4, Westerly 0 Warwick 1, Cumberland 0 Portsmouth 4, North Kingstown 0 To view all of today's girls soccer results and summaries click here......
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9:19 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Middletown 5, Cranston West 1 Central 2, Tolman 2 Smithfield 2, Scituate 1 Lincoln 7, North Providence 0 To view all of today's boys soccer results and summaries click here......
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9:09 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Central Falls 3, Central 0 Ponaganset 3, Burrillville 0 To view all of today's girls volleyball results and summaries click here......
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8:16 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Toll Gate 9, Chariho 1 Pilgrim 1, Warwick 0, o.t. Bay View 4, Tiverton 0 East Greenwich 1, Cumberland 0 Rocky Hill 2, Classical 0 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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6:42 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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East Providence 4, Exeter/West Greenwich 3 CLASSICAL 7, SCITUATE 0 TOLMAN 6, WEST WARWICK 1 MOSES BROWN 5, CRANSTON WEST 2 Portsmouth 7, North Smithfield 0 CHARIHO 7, ST. RAPHAEL 0 TOLL GATE 4, CUMBERLAND 3 NORTH KINGSTOWN 4, BARRINGTON......
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4:12 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Providence College will kick off the 2008-09 baskeball season on Friday, Oct. 17, with "Late Night Madness," the first practice of the season. Doors to Alumni Hall will open at 9:30 p.m. There will be games and entertainment until 11,......
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3:56 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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With the weather forecast looking ominous this weekend, we've already had three high school football games postponed. The Barrington vs. North Kingstown game originally scheduled for tomorrow will be played at 6 Sunday night. The PCD-Wheeler vs. Classical game scheduled......
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3:34 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Fluto Shinzawa The Boston Globe COLE HARBOUR, Nova Scotia - Zdeno Chara, the tallest and among the strongest players in NHL history, regularly stares down the league's most accurate sharpshooters and occasionally squares off against its toughest brawlers. But......
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3:13 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Nancy Armour AP National Writer One of the Chinese gymnasts whose age has been called into question is blaming the discrepancy on a slip of the tongue. International gymnastics officials have expanded their investigation into the eligibility of the......
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2:27 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Troy Brown, who announced his retirement from the NFL at Gillette Stadium today, will be a regular contributor to Comcast SportsNet's "Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight." Brown will make his first appearance tonight at 10. Comcast said that Brown will focus......
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12:09 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mickey Vernon, a two-time American League batting champion with the Washington Senators and seven-time All-Star first baseman during a 20-year career in the major leagues, has died. He was 90. Click here to see Vernon's career stats.......
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11:34 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Providence Bruins will open training camp Friday at the Rhode Island Sports Center in North Smithfield and run through Tuesday, October 7. The practices on Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27 are open to the public. The P-Bruins......
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11:06 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Two-time Boston Marathon winner and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson set a U.S. record at Sunday's CVS Caremark Downtown 5K. Samuelson finished the course in 17 minutes and 24 seconds, a new record for the 50 to 54......
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11:03 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the return to the lineup of J.D. Drew, closing arguments in the Byrd versus Wakefield debate, Justin Masterson's contribution to the Red Sox bullpen, and......
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10:38 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Patriots all-time receiving leader Troy Brown retired this morning during a news conference attended by head coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft. We'll have more later this morning on the PatsBlog from Shalise Manza Young, who is at the......
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10:01 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tyler Kepner The New York Times TORONTO - Brian Cashman spent part of his day Wednesday as the good organizational soldier, representing the New York Yankees at a news conference to announce a six-year partnership with the Double-A Trenton......
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9:18 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- After a bomb scare at the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark, authorities pointed the finger at a fuzzy green suspect -- The Phillie Phanatic. Hours before the Phillies-Atlanta Braves' game on Wednesday night, a film crew shot a commercial......
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8:27 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Tampa Bay Rays fans, who have been criticized far and wide for ignoring the terrific story unfolding in their own backyard, announced Tuesday that they have sold out the first two home games of the American League Division Series.......
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8:08 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Marc Topkin St. Petersburg Times BALTIMORE -- LF Carl Crawford may be activated in the next day or two to be used as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement, but he said "it's not looking good" for medical clearance to......
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7:51 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. Sean McAdam asks the Red Sox' unanswered questions heading into the playoffs, Paul Byrd is less than stellar in his final start of the regular season, Bill Belichick finds positive signs in the Patriots' special teams, and Bill......
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10:01 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Mount St. Charles 5, Toll Gate 1 La Salle 2, Central Falls 0 Barrington 3, Coventry 1 Burrillville 9, Fatima 1 Davies 2, Exeter/West Greenwich 0 Portsmouth 1, North Kingstown 0 Prout 1, North Smithfield 1 South Kingstown 4, Mt.......
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8:32 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tiverton 3, West Warwick 1 Narragansett 8, Johnston 1 St. Raphael 4, North Providence 1 Rogers 3, Shea 1 Classical 1, Moses Brown 0 To view all of today's girls soccer results and summaries click here......
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7:24 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Middletown 3, Fatima 1 Cranston West 3, North Smithfield 2......
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7:13 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Patriots have announced a 10 a.m. press conference tomorrow for an "important announcement." Participants will include Troy Brown, Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick. For more, check the ProJo PatsBlog.......
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5:35 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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PCD 7, HOPE 0 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......
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5:21 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Moses Brown 4, Toll Gate 0 Woonsocket 2, Warwick 0 Burrillville 3, Pilgrim 0 Rocky Hill 2, Smithfield 1, o.t. To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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4:47 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Bruins announced today that forward Maxime Sauve has been returned to his junior club, Val d'Or of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The 18-year-old native of Boisbriand, Quebec was the Bruins second round pick (47th overall) in the......
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3:53 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, during his daily news conference at Gillette Stadium, wrapped up his opening statement by recognizing the local baseball team's fifth playoff berth in the last six years: "I congratulate the Red Sox on their playoff......
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3:48 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Red Sox manager Terry Francona, speaking during his weekly radio appereance on WEEI's Dale and Holley Show, said that J.D. Drew will be in the Red Sox lineup tonight for the first time since Aug. 17. Drew, the 2008 All-Star......
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3:38 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike Reiss The Boston Globe It's football roundtable time. We've gathered six people with strong NFL roots - from the ranks of former players, to coaches, to personnel executives - and asked them about the Patriots. Coming off a......
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2:56 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
PROVIDENCE -- Providence boxer Peter Manfredo Jr. (31-5, 16 KOs), star of The Contender I television series, will fight The Contender season three winner Sakio Bika (26-3-2, 16 KOs) on Nov. 13 at the Dunkin Donuts Center for the vacant......
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1:57 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Demetrius Andrade and his daughter, 2-year-old Autum, at his news conference today. Click here to see video of the announcement. PROVIDENCE - Demetrius Andrade closed one chapter of his illustrious boxing career in Beijing,......
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1:34 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Nancy Armour AP National Writer The investigation into the ages of China's gold-medal women's gymnastics team has been expanded to include members of the 2000 team that won a bronze in Sydney, the Associated Press has learned. International gymnastics......
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1:28 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Dick Lynch, who starred at cornerback for the New York Giants during their glory years in the late 1950s and early 1960s and was a longtime radio analyst for the team, has died. He was 72.......
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1:22 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the Red Sox' accomplishment in clinching a playoff berth; relief pitchers Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon stepping up in bases-loaded situations; Terry Francona's lineups in......
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10:37 AM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Twelve athletes, including former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson, have agreed to donate their brains after their deaths to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University, which plans to study the long-term effects of concussions. According to......
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10:26 AM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Joe Torre is on the verge of another trip to the postseason, and his former employer is not. Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner talks about this in the coming edition of the Sporting News magazine. Here's some of what......
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10:02 AM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Dave Hyde South Florida Sun Sentinel The story gets better. The surprise grows richer. It wasn't a college play, after all, that slew the Patriots, humbled the genius, enlivened the stodgy NFL and delivered the Dolphins their best moment......
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8:45 AM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mark Whicker The Orange County Register Maybe he is just a comet in pigtails. Maybe he will have come and gone so quickly that he won't leave a physical trace on the Dodgers. No spring training locker. No record-book......
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8:41 AM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Erik Matuszewski Bloomberg Derek Jeter will have an early start to the offseason for the first time in his 14-year career with the New York Yankees. The Yankees, who have won a record 26 World Series titles, were eliminated......
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By James Barron The New York Times NEW YORK - Yankees catcher Jose Molina hit the last home run at Yankee Stadium. That is not in dispute. Who should have pocketed the ball seems to be. In Sunday night's Yankees-Orioles......
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7:39 AM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. The Red Sox clinched a spot in the playoffs, Joe McDonald looked at the lessons learned this year by Terry Francona, and Jim Donaldson wrote about how he was not impressed. Click here to download the file in......
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10:00 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Central Falls 3, Fatima 0 La Salle 3, East Providence 0 Shea 3, Central 0 Classical 3, Ponaganset 0 Burrillville 3, Lincoln 1 To view all of today's girls volleyball results and summaries click here......
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9:59 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Shea 0, Smithfield 0 Narragansett 2, Middletown 0 Moses Brown 1, East Greenwich 1 Warwick 1, Pilgrim 0 Classical 3, Tolman 2 To view all of today's boys soccer results and summaries click here......
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9:53 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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North Providence 7, West Warwick 0 Cumberland 5, Scituate 2 Moses Brown 6, Toll Gate 1 Cranston East 7, Shea 0 Bay View 7, Wheeler 0 LINCOLN 5, NARRAGANSETT 2 East Providence 7, Tiverton 0 Middletown 5, Coventry 2 Cranston......
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8:55 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Lincoln 4, Bay View 1 East Greenwich 2, Barrington 0 Cumberland 3, South Kingstown 1 North Kingstown 4, Lincoln School 0 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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8:53 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Pilgrim 3, East Providence 1 Burrillville 3, Cranston East 1 Barrington 0, Coventry 0 Lincoln 1, Westerly 1 Mount St. Charles 0, Cranston West 0 South Kingstown 2, Cumberland 2 Exeter/West Greenwich 6. Smithfield 0 Warwick 3, Scituate 2 North......
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4:28 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Red Sox will sack their time-honored policy of only retiring uniform numbers of Hall of Fame players when they honor Johnny Pesky this Friday night. The Red Sox host the New York Yankees at 7 p.m. The Sox......
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2:57 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The International League and the Pawtucket Red Sox announced today that PawSox team president Mike Tamburro has been selected as the 2008 International League Executive of the Year. Tamburro earned his record-setting fifth IL Executive of the Year Award in......
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2:13 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tim Korte Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS, N.M. - It was shocking enough when six high school football players were accused of sodomizing six younger teammates with a broomstick during training camp. But the scandal was raised to a......
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1:53 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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It went unnoticed by no one that when a video honoring the greatest pitchers to call Yankee Stadium home was shown before the final regular-season game at the Stadium, there was no footage of Roger Clemens. According to The Rocket's......
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1:49 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Boston Herald is reporting today that the Red Sox will break longstanding policy regarding the retirement of uniform numbers, and retire Johnny Pesky's number 6 during a ceremony this weekend at Fenway Park. The Globe later confirmed the Herald......
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1:00 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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The NBA last week confirmed a 10-game suspension for forward Darius Miles, who is with the Celtics on a nonguaranteed contract. Once Miles returns (he will be eligible for a Nov. 15 visit to Milwaukee), his new teammates will be......
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12:59 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the lack of intensity shown by the defense on Sunday, whether the players would rather not have the bye right now, questions about Matt......
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12:09 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: last night's frustrating loss, including Jeff Bailey's would-be double that bounced off third-base umpire Gerry Davis; Josh Beckett's uncharacteristic struggle with control; the division crown......
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11:18 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Two students -- one dressed as a gorilla and one dressed as a banana -- were arrested and held in jail overnight after pulling a goofy stunt before a high school football game at Flower Mound High School in......
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10:59 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Brown junior defensive end James Develin (6-3, 260) has been named the Sports Network's Football Championship Subdivision National Player of the Week for his play in Brown's season-opening 17-7 victory over Stony Brook. The Gilbertsville, Pa., native headlined a Brown......
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9:17 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City police say they arrested more than a dozen people for stealing pieces of Yankee Stadium during the 85-year-old ballpark's final game. Police say 18 fans were charged with possessing stolen property. Officers were......
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7:55 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. The Red Sox fail to clinch a playoff spot, Joe McDonald reviews how the team has responded to adversity in the clubhouse this season, Bill Reynolds discusses the adversity now facing the Patriots, and Shalise Manza Young reports......
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9:31 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Scituate 3, Tolman 0 West Warwick 3, Warwick 0 North Smithfield 3, Narragansett 2 Hope 3, Middletown 0 Mount St. Charles 3, Johnston 0 Coventry 3, Toll Gate 1 Cranston West 3, Mount Pleasant 0 Tiverton 3, Exeter/West Greenwich 2......
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9:30 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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East Greenwich 2, Mt. Hope 0 Lincoln 3, Exeter/W. Greenwich 1 To view all of today's girls soccer results and summaries click here......
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9:26 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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West Warwick 3, St. Raphael 0 Toll Gate 2, Woonsocket 1 Hope 1, Mt. St. Charles 1 Prout 9, Johnston 0 Barrington 4, Chariho 2 Rogers 1, North Smithfield 1 Hendricken 1, Central Falls 1 S. Kingstown 1, Portsmouth 0......
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8:42 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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LINCOLN 22, PONAGANSET 33 CUMBERLAND 15, PONAGANSET 50 CUMBERLAND 20, LINCOLN 40 PORTSMOUTH 17, MIDDLETOWN 45 PORTSMOUTH 18, CHARIHO 42 CHARIHO 22, MIDDLETOWN 33 MIDDLETOWN 27, WEST WARWICK 32 PORTSMOUTH 17, WEST WARWICK 45 CHARIHO 23, WEST WARWICK 32 SMITHFIELD......
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8:13 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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PCD 7, Bishop Keough 0 Barrington 5, East Greenwich 2 Wheeler 4, North Kingstown 3 Mount St. Charles 7, Prout 0 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......
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7:50 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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HENDRICKEN 15, JOHNSTON 50 HENDRICKEN 15, WARWICK 50 HENDRICKEN 18, CRANSTON EAST 43 HENDRICKEN 25, CRANSTON WEST 36 CRANSTON EAST 19, JOHNSTON 39 CRANSTON EAST 25, CRANSTON WEST 36 CRANSTON EAST 15, WARWICK 50 JOHNSTON 15, WARWICK 48 CRANSTON WEST......
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7:21 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Moses Brown 7, Cranston East 0 Woonsocket 4, Pilgrim 2 Wheeler 6, Chariho 0 Smithfield 3, Warwick 2 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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11:12 AM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Bruins made their first training-camp cuts this morning, sending four players to the Providence Bruins, returning three to their junior teams, and releasing three others. Sent to Providence were Scott Fletcher, Kevin Nastiuk, Levi Nelson and Wacey Rabbit. Returned......
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10:28 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Anthony Rieber Newsday NEW YORK - The Yankees snubbed Roger Clemens during their pregame positional montages Sunday night, leaving out the 11-time All-Star when they introduced the top pitchers in the organization's history. Clemens meant enough to the Yankees......
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9:44 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ethan J. Skolnick South Florida Sun-Sentinel MIAMI - They sprinted through the tunnel, Matt Roth tousling Dan Carpenter's hair, Justin Smiley slapping five, Jason Ferguson screaming, "Yeah, Yeah!" Yes, Sunday's 38-13 win meant something. Will it lead to a......
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4:45 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Associated Press Ask Mariano Rivera or Rudy Giuliani or any of those legions of fans who love the pinstripes, and they can describe every detail of Aaron Boone's home run that shook Yankee Stadium. Ask the man himself and it's......
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4:19 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Boston Red Sox have defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-0, today to clinch a tie for the American League wild card playoff spot. The Red Sox need just one more win or a loss by the Yankees (who host......
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4:09 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Anthony Famiglietti of Nashville, Tenn., won the CVS/Caremark 5K today with a time of 13:42, while Olympic bronze medalist Shalene Flanagan of Pittsboro, N.C., was the top-finishing woman with a time of 15:28 at today's race in Downtown Providence. More......
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4:04 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Today's 38-13 blowout loss at the hands of the Miami Dolphins ended the Patriots' NFL-record streak of 21 consecutive regular-season wins. We'll have more on the game, including all of our game stories as they are filed, all night at......
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5:49 PM Sat, Sep 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Jamie Silva, the former East Providence All-Stater, was activated today off the practice squad by the Indianapolis Colts. ``It happened after our practice this morning,'' he said. ``It was exciting.'' Silva was an All-America defensive back at Boston College, but......
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3:56 PM Sat, Sep 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Brown's defense was the story of the game in the Bears' 17-7 season-opening victory over Stony Brook today at Brown Stadium. Led by defensive end James Develin and linebacker Steve Ziogas, the Bears held Stony Brook to only 147......
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10:21 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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South Kingstown 14, Coventry 12 Portsmouth 16, Hendricken 9 La Salle 21, North Kingstown 7 Lincoln 27, Shea 26 Johnston 40, East Greenwich 14 Warwick 19, Mt. Hope 7 Barrington 28, Rogers 6 East Providence 27, Cranston West 13 Toll......
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9:42 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Pilgrim 1, Middletown 0 Narragansett 0, Cranston West 0 Shea 2, Mt. Pleasant 2 Warwick 3, Cranston East 1 Classical 2, North Providence 0 North Kingstown 3, Coventry 2 To view all of today's boys soccer results and summaries click......
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8:10 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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West Warwick 3, Middletown 0 Woonsocket 3, Rogers 1 North Providence 1, Narragansett 1 Cranston West 0, Bay View 0 Tolman 3, Mount Pleasant 1 Burrillville 4, Classical 0 Cumberland 5, Coventry 1 Tiverton 1, Moses Brown 0 North Smithfield......
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7:27 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Middletown 6, Cranston East 1 Pilgrim 6, Shea 1 Portsmouth 7, Tolman 0 Tiverton 4, St. Raphael 3 Hope 3, Central 2 Ponaganset 4, Rogers 3 PCD 6, Woonsocket 1 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries......
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5:39 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Toll Gate 4, Smithfield 1 Moses Brown 6, Classical 0 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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3:17 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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There's never a shortage of unintelligent acts in any given week of the football season, and in this new Friday feature, we will try to provide a roundup of the dumbest behavior that we have seen or read about --......
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3:02 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Greg Stoda Palm Beach Post DAVIE, Fla. - The more Bill Parcells tries not to overshadow Tony Sparano and Jeff Ireland, the more he diminishes them. The longer Parcells remains as silent as a sphinx on all things Dolphins,......
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3:00 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Aaron Kuriloff Bloomberg Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Goose Gossage and Ron Guidry will be part of ceremonies before the start of the final game at New York's Yankee Stadium this weekend. The stadium will open at 1 p.m. and......
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1:20 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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According to Art Thompson III, on the Orange County Register's Lakers blog, the Lakers have talked to former URI player Lamar Odom about becoming a bench player. The Lakers next year will be getting center Andrew Bynum back healthy, and......
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1:15 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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12:16 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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When Lincoln-Sudbury High School hosts Hingham High in a Massachusetts high school football game tonight, students will be required to bring a parent in order to gain admission. The requirement results from widespread drinking at the last Lincoln-Sudbury game, according......
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11:55 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) - It's over for A-Rod and his wife of more than five years. New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Rodriguez reached a settlement of their divorce, their lawyers confirmed Friday. The terms weren't disclosed, but a......
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11:04 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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This is, I guess, a three-year-old claim (at least), but it just came to my attention today reading Art Martone's Baseball Today blog. Art saw it on a Tampa Bay Rays fan blog; it came up in a discussion among......
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11:00 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Joey Porter; the injuries to Laurence Maroney and LaMont Jordan and what that might mean to the Patriots' offensive philosophy; Jake Long's big test......
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10:58 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Jason Varitek's contention that he is not finished as a productive hitter, his value on the free-agent market, the availability this weekend of J.D. Drew......
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10:27 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Curry The New York Times It was a time when the Yankees and their fans did not consider a playoff appearance a divine right, a time when there were actually empty seats at Yankee Stadium and a time......
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10:20 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Anthony Rieber Newsday NEW YORK - We know the Yankees are saying goodbye to Yankee Stadium on Sunday. But did Yankees fans say a fond farewell to Mike Mussina last night? Mussina walked off to a long standing ovation......
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10:00 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brant James St. Petersburg Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Memo to American League pitchers: Evan Longoria says he needs another 10 at-bats before he's really back to his preinjury form. That's a scary notion considering that Thursday night he......
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9:31 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ethan J. Skolnick South Florida Sun-Sentinel DAVIE, Fla. - For many Dolphins fans, it should be comforting to face the Patriots this Sunday. Not pleasurable, but comforting. Ignore the score. Take some solace in what the Patriots represent. Like......
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9:18 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Dave Hyde South Florida Sun Sentinel Here was Bill Belichick at his best. He was asked Wednesday about his 42-57 record without Tom Brady starting at quarterback. It is one of the intriguing statistics in sports, one that's been......
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9:51 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Mt. Hope 4, Toll Gate 0 Portsmouth 2, Hope 0 Burrillville 0, St. Raphael 0 Central Falls 2, South Kingstown 0 Chariho 3, Woonsocket 0 Westerly 2, East Greenwich 1 Rogers 4, Fatima 0 Hendricken 3, East Providence 0 North......
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9:23 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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La Salle 2, East Greenwich 1 Scituate 4, Toll Gate 1 Central Falls 2, Central 1 Smithfield 1, Prout 0 Ponaganset 5, Pilgrim 0 Mount St. Charles 1, Exeter/West Greenwich 1 To view all of today's girls soccer results and......
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9:13 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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East Providence 3, Woonsocket 0 Bay View 3, Narragansett 1 La Salle 3, Burrilville 0 Westerly 3, Rogers 0 Ponaganset 3, Cumberland 0 Click here for full results and game summaries......
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8:14 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Lincoln 6, Toll Gate 1 Smithfield 7, Scituate 0 Cumberland 6, Narragansett 1 Cranston West 4, Classical 3 Lincoln School 6, East Greenwich 1 Warwick 7, Hope 0 Barrington 4, Prout 3 To view all of today's girls tennis results......
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6:39 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Lincoln School 1, South Kingstown 0 Cumberland 3, Tiverton 0 Barrington 2, Bay View 1, o.t. To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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2:49 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Demetrius Andrade, the U.S. Olympian and 2007 world amateur champion, will have a news conference Wednesday at the Dunkin' Donuts Center to announce his pro boxing debut. The 20-year-old Andrade will appear with his new promoters, Joe DeGuardia (Star Boxing)......
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2:45 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics will visit the White House to celebrate their 17th NBA championship with President Bush. The team's owners, along with general manager Danny Ainge, coach Doc Rivers and members of the team, will attend a......
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2:43 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Nomar Garciaparra did not badly injure his left knee while stumbling on the basepaths and could be ready to play this weekend against San Francisco. Garciaparra apparently broke loose some scar tissue during......
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2:39 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Journal Sports Writer PROVIDENCE - Now in its fourth season as a basketball-football conglomerate, the Big East is ready to roar on the hardwood this season. Again. After placing a record eight of its teams in the......
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2:26 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tom Meade's Friday fishing report is online now and ready for you to read. Click here to see the report.......
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2:20 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Basketball fans lined up at the Connecticut state Capitol to catch a glimpse of several Boston Celtics players and the team's 2008 NBA championship trophy. Celtics star and former University of Connecticut standout Ray Allen thanked......
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1:21 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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On Friday, the Boston Celtics will travel to Washington D.C. to meet with President George W. Bush and receive recognition for winning the 2008 NBA World Championship. Celtics players will be accompanied by coaches, ownership, and members of the front......
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1:16 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson has a sprained right knee and will be sidelined for two to three weeks. The team said Thursday that Jefferson is expected to be ready by the start of the regular season.......
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1:12 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Devlin Barrett WASHINGTON - A congressional panel has taken tough swings at the New York Yankees and New York City government over a new stadium for the Yankees. But neither the team nor the city budged from their positions......
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1:06 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO (AP) - New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel won't get into a war of words with Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter. Porter told reporters in Florida that Cassel isn't Tom Brady, "so if it's not Tom Brady, it shouldn't......
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11:25 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Brown University, Citadel Broadcasting and Nelligan Sports Marketing announced today that 790 WPRV-AM will be the broadcast partner of the Brown Bears football, men's basketball, and men's ice hockey teams beginning this weekend and extending through the 2012-13 season. 790......
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11:23 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Erik Boland Newsday FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - In the moments after Sunday's loss to the Patriots, Brett Favre wasn't into questioning his offensive coordinator. "I don't second-guess Schotty's calls one bit," Favre said. He had been asked about the......
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11:21 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Big East announced this morning that Providence College will host the 2009 conference field hockey championships at the Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. It will be the first league tournament held on Providence's campus since 1993, when the......
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11:01 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Marc Topkin St. Petersburg Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The only thing actually decided in Wednesday's easy 10-3 win over the Red Sox was the season series between the teams, which as a potential first-place tiebreaker the Rays hope......
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10:54 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: How difficult it will be for the Red Sox to emerge as division champions now, the importance of claiming the division as opposed to the......
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10:15 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Nick Cafardo The Boston Globe ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Red Sox must make a tough decision in the next two weeks. Tim Wakefield or Paul Byrd as the No. 4 starter in the playoffs? It goes back and......
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10:05 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - The Florida county commissioner where the Boston Red Sox spend spring training said he expects the team will soon leave its current ballpark in Fort Myers. But Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah is trying to......
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9:54 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ian O'Connor The Record (Hackensack N.J.) NEW YORK - Best known for hitting a triple in the World Series, Joe Girardi needed a home run as manager of the Yankees. He is putting the Stadium to rest on a......
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9:09 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. The Rays put an emphatic punctuation mark on their season series with the Red Sox, Randy Moss opens up in a magazine interview, and Curt Schilling speaks up about former teammate Manny Ramirez. I didn't think those two......
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10:00 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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Pilgrim 4, Cranston East 1 PCD 3, Wheeler 0 Scituate 3, N. Providence 0 Moses Brown 4, Narragansett 1 Westerly 5, Middletown 0 Shea 2, Central 1 Mount Pleasant 6, Tolman 1 Lincoln 4, Classical 0 Ponaganset 5, Johnston 2......
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Rogers 3, Fatima 0 Hope 7, Masters 3 Woonsocket 3, Tolman 3 Cranston East 1, Middletown 0 Shea 1, Bishop Keough 1 Smithfield 3, Classical 1 Moses Brown 1, North Providence 0 Johsnton 3, West Warwick 0 North Smithfield 1,......
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9:25 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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Central Falls 3, Middletown 0 N. Smithfield 3, Johnston 0 Shea 3, Fatima 1 Hope 3, Central 0 West Warwick 3, Tolman 0 Scituate 3, Warwick 0 Cranston West 3, Mt. St. Charles 1 Classical 3, Lincoln 2 To view......
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8:18 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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Pilgrim 3, Chariho 2 Warwick 1, Cranston East 0 Moses Brown 2, Burrillville 0 Wheeler 5, Woonsocket 0 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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7:25 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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MOSES BROWN 6, LINCOLN 1 EX./WEST GREENWICH 5, TOLMAN 2 NORTH PROVIDENCE 7, TIVERTON 0 ROGERS 6, SAINT RAPHAEL 1 PORTSMOUTH 5, EAST PROVIDENCE 2 SHEA 4, CENTRAL 3 NORTH SMITHFIELD 4, WEST WARWICK 3 PCD 6, COVENTRY 1 To......
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6:30 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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Joey Porter -- last seen in Patriots Nation preening on the Steelers' sideline and screeching, "THEY'LL NEVER BE AT OUR LEVEL!! NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!!! NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!!!!" after Pittsburgh beat New England in a regular-season game in 2004......
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