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September 2008 Archives


Boys soccer results -- Updated 9:55 p.m.

9:55 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls Soccer Results -- Updated 9:13 p.m.

9:13 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

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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Girls Tennis results -- Updated 7:58 p.m.

7:58 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

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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Field hockey results

6:23 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Burrillville 3, Smithfield 0 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......

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Dice-K: An underappreciated 18-3

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Ricky Williams thought about smoking pot this weekend, but didn't do it

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Tony Mandarich to admit steroid use, slam Jose Canseco

2:19 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Celtics clear Kendrick Perkins for drills, but no contact

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Projo SoxTalk with McNamara -- How Teixeira has made the Angels better

1:24 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Joe Mazzulla pleads guilty to drinking charge

10:52 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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49ers regroup for Patriots after frustrating loss

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Lackey vulnerable to the long ball

lackey0930.jpg 9:40 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Writer is tired of the Sox' traveling caravan

nation0930.jpg 8:56 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Bates College offers a course in 'Red Sox Nation'

bates0930.jpg 8:28 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Boys Soccer results -- Updated 9:53 p.m.

9:53 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

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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H.S. Football results -- Updated 9:50 p.m.

9:50 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls Volleyball results -- Updated 9:46 p.m.

9:46 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

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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Girls soccer results -- Updated 9:20 p.m.

9:20 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Field Hockey results -- Updated 9:07 p.m.

9:07 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

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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Boys cross country results -- Updated 8:11 p.m.

8:11 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls cross country results -- Updated 6:54 p.m.

6:54 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls tennis results

5:24 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Mariano Rivera to have shoulder surgery

3:13 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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PC picked eighth in Hockey East coaches poll

3:10 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Kelly Shoppach needs knee surgery

2:34 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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A major league scout tells you what to expect from the Angels

2:26 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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John Daly's wife steals his cell phone

2:21 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Bruins hold 'team-building' exercise in Vermont

1:48 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Kevin Galvin of Portsmouth named HSGameTime Athlete of the Week

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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R.I. Olympians to receive honors today at State House

12:30 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Projo SoxTalk with McDonald -- Could scratching Beckett be a good thing?

12:25 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Red Sox' chances are as good as anyone's in the postseason

sox0929.jpg 10:11 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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For Ortiz and other 'clutch' hitters, opportunity matters as much as skill

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Ramirez says Sox' traveling secretary 'disrespected' him

8:24 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Late nights await Red Sox fans, as playoff schedule is released

8:22 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

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 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Strained oblique will keep Beckett off the mound until Sunday

11:56 PM Sun, Sep 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

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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Rhode Island runners take top three spots at New Balance Ocean State Invitational

10:32 AM Sun, Sep 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

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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H.S. Football results

9:47 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Exeter/West Greenwich 29, North Smithfield 6......

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Girls Volleyball results

6:34 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

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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High school sports postponements -- 4 o'clock update

3:53 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Five NFL players who did stupid things this week

2:51 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Red Sox postpone Johnny Pesky tribute

2:50 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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One writer's votes for MVP -- Pedroia and Pujols

pedroia0926.jpg 2:31 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam gives his early read on the Angels-Red Sox series

11:16 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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A Mets collapse would help soothe the Yankees' pain

hank0926.jpg 10:13 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Reports -- Seattle teammate threatened to 'knock out' Ichiro

ichiro0926.jpg 10:05 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Rays wonder which Kazmir will show up for postseason

kazmir0926.jpg 9:17 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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New Haven goalie critically injured in college soccer game

8:35 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Jill Craybas posts upset win to advance to semifinals of Korea Open

craybas0926.jpg 8:20 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Girls soccer results -- Updated 9:38 p.m.

9:38 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Boys soccer results -- Updated 9:19 p.m.

9:19 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls volleyball results -- Updated 9:09 p.m.

9:09 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Field hockey results -- Updated 8:16 p.m.

8:16 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls tennis results -- Updated 6:42 p.m.

6:42 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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PC to hold "Late Night Madness" on Oct. 17

4:12 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Three high school football games postponed

3:56 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Zdeno Chara -- a big man with a financial planning degree

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Chinese gymnast blames slip of the tongue for age discrepancy

yang0925.jpg 3:13 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Troy Brown to join Comcast SportsNet as analyst

2:27 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Former Red Sox Mickey Vernon dies

12:09 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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P-Bruins announce training-camp schedule

11:34 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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Woman set U.S. record at CVS 5K

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on J.D. Drew's return

11:03 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Troy Brown retires

10:38 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Yankees want Cashman to decide his own future

cashman0925.jpg 10:01 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Phillie Phanatic's hot dogs cause ballpark bomb scare

phanatic0925.jpg 9:18 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Tampa fans finally wake up -- Rays will play before packed houses in playoffs

8:27 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Crawford pessimistic about joining Rays lineup for playoffs

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Boys soccer results -- Updated 10:01 p.m.

10:01 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls soccer results -- Updated 8:32 p.m.

8:32 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls Volleyball Results

7:24 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Middletown 3, Fatima 1 Cranston West 3, North Smithfield 2......

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Patriots and Troy Brown to hold press conference tomorrow

7:13 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Shalise Manza Young    Email

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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Girls Tennis Results

5:35 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

PCD 7, HOPE 0 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......

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Field hockey results

5:21 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Bruins return Maxime Sauve to junior team

4:47 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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Belichick congratulates the Red Sox

3:53 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Drew returns to Red Sox starting lineup tonight

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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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Six experts seek trends with the 2008 Patriots

3:38 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Peter Manfredo Jr. gets another world title shot

2:56 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Providence Olympian Demetrius Andrade making pro debut soon

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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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Investigation into age of Chinese gymnasts expanded to past athletes

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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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Former Giants player, radio analyst Dick Lynch dies

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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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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on the wild-card Sox, and honoring Johnny Pesky

1:22 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Former Patriot Ted Johnson will donate his brain to concussion study

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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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Hank Steinbrenner not impressed by Torre's success in L.A.

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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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Dolphins went to high-school's playbook to confound Patriots

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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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Even if Manny leaves the Dodgers, his impact will linger

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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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Jeter, Yankees face reality of season without playoff trip

8:41 AM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Last home run at Yankee Stadium -- Fans clash over who caught the ball

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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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Download today's sports cover

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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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Girls Volleyball results -- Updated 10:00 p.m.

10:00 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Boys soccer results -- Updated 9:59 p.m.

9:59 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls tennis results -- Updated 9:53 p.m.

9:53 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Field hockey results -- Updated 8:55 p.m.

8:55 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls soccer results -- Updated 8:53 p.m.

8:53 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Pesky to be Honored Friday

4:28 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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PawSox' Tamburro named I.L. Executive of Year for fifth time

2:57 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Horrific football hazing case shakes New Mexico town

2:13 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Were the Yankees trying to snub Roger Clemens, or protect him?

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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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Reports -- Red Sox to retire Johnny Pesky's number this week

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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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Celtics hope Darius Miles can be key to repeat effort

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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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Projo PatsTalk with Shalise -- Not just a loss, but a test of character

12:59 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam -- Last playoff auditions for Byrd and Wakefield

12:09 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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High school football prank lands Texas teens in jail

11:18 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Brown's Develin named national player of the week

10:59 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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18 arrested for stealing pieces of Yankee Stadium

9:17 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Download today's sports cover

7:55 AM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls Volleyball results -- Updated 9:31 p.m.

9:31 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls Soccer results - Updated 9:30 p.m.

9:30 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Boys soccer results -- Updated 9:26 p.m.

9:26 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls cross country results -- Updated 8:42 p.m.

8:42 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls Tennis results -- Updated 8:13 p.m.

8:13 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Boys cross country results -- Updated 7:50 p.m.

7:50 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Field Hockey results -- Updated 7:20 p.m.

7:21 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Bruins make first training-camp cuts

11:12 AM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Yankees snub Clemens in Stadium closing ceremony

10:28 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Victorious Dolphins see a light at the end of the tunnel

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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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So many years, so many memories at Yankee Stadium

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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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Red Sox clinch tie for wild-card spot

4:19 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Famiglietti, Flanagan are top finishers at CVS 5K

4:09 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Patriots regular-season win streak halted

4:04 PM Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
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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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East Providence's Silva activated off Colts' practice squad

5:49 PM Sat, Sep 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Defense leads Brown in football opener

3:56 PM Sat, Sep 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Football results -- Updated 10:21 p.m.

10:21 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Boys soccer results - Updated 9:42 p.m.

9:42 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls soccer results -- Updated 8:10 p.m.

8:10 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls tennis results -- Updated 7:27 p.m.

7:27 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Field hockey results -- Updated 5:39 p.m.

5:39 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Five NFL players who did stupid things this week

3:17 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Parcells' silence leaves Sparano out to dry

3:02 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford to join in ceremonies before last Yankee Stadium game

3:00 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Lakers may move Lamar Odom to sixth-man role

1:20 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Tom Meade's Outdoor Notes -- With items on wild mushrooms and duck hunting regulations

1:15 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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Click here to read this week's notes column.......

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With drinking out of hand, school requires students to bring parents to football game tonight

12:16 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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A-Rod and C-Rod reach divorce settlement

11:55 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Could Wade Boggs really drink 50 beers on a single flight?

11:04 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Projo PatsTalk with Shalise -- With injuries in the backfield, time to open up the offense

11:00 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam -- Varitek's trade value; update on Lowell and Drew

10:58 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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In '93, the Yankees missed the playoffs and it was no big deal

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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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Mussina may have pitched his way into a return with the Yankees

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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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Longoria homers three times, but says he's not yet back to form

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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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Patriots are proof for Dolphins of Parcells magic

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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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Belichick and Brady saved each other

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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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Boys soccer results -- Updated 9:51 p.m.

9:51 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls soccer results - Updated 9:23 p.m.

9:23 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls volleyball results -- Updated 9:15 p.m.

9:13 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Girls tennis results - Updated 8:14 p.m.

8:14 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Field hockey results -- Updated 6:39 p.m.

6:39 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Andrade to announce pro boxing debut

2:49 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Celtics to meet President Bush tomorrow

2:45 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Garciaparra's knee injury not serious

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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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College Basketball Notes -- Experienced Friars prepare for challenges in loaded Big East

2:39 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Get this week's fishing report

2:26 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Fans line up in Hartford to see Celtics championship trophy

2:20 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Celtics to visit White House on Friday

1:21 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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Former Celtic Al Jefferson injures knee

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill slam Yankee Stadium deal

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Cassel won't respond to Porter

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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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Brown football, basketball, hockey games to be broadcast on 790 AM

11:25 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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Favre defends play calling in loss to Patriots

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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PC to host Big East field hockey championships in 2009; first conference tourney at the school since '93

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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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Rays could clinch first-ever playoff spot this weekend

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on the Sox' division chances and Manny's MVP chances

10:54 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Sox face tough playoff choice between Byrd and Wakefield

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Florida official expects Red Sox to leave City of Palms Park soon

10:05 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Girardi learned this year, but better improve in 2009

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By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Download today's sports cover

9:09 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

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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Boys Soccer Results - Updated 10 p.m.

10:00 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls Soccer Results -- Updated 9:30 p.m.

9:30 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

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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Girls Volleyball Results - Updated 9:25 p.m.

9:25 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Field hockey results -- Updated 8:18 p.m.

8:18 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Girls Tennis Results - Updated 7:25 pm

7:25 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

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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Dolphins' Porter: 'It'll be good to go out there and get our first victory' Sunday against Pats

6:30 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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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Updated: Schilling, Merloni blast Ramirez on WEEI

6:08 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone