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September 7, 2008 - September 13, 2008 Archives


H.S. Football scores -- Updated 10:17

10:17 PM Sat, Sep 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Narragansett 26, Chariho 6 Lincoln 18, North Providence 6 West Warwick 21, Pilgrim 0 Cumberland 20, Classical 14 Mount Pleasant 14, PCD 6 Ponaganset 23, Scituate 0 Tiverton 53, Burrillville 0 To view all of today's football results and summaries......

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Boys Soccer scores

8:56 PM Sat, Sep 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Portsmouth 2, Hendricken 0 To view all of today's boys soccer results and summaries click here......

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Girls Soccer scores

6:18 PM Sat, Sep 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Cranston West 2, Chariho 0 To view all of today's girls soccer results and summaries click here......

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Field Hockey scores

5:40 PM Sat, Sep 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Wheeler 4, Smithfield 0 Pilgrim 2, Rocky Hill 1, o.t. To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......

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Game 2 Lineups

5:05 PM Sat, Sep 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Sean McAdam    Email

TORONTO Inglett 2B Scutaro SS Rios CF Wells DH Overbay1B Lind LF Rolen 3B Zaun C Snider RF Litsch SP BOSTON Ellsbury CF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Youkilis 1B Kotsay RF Bay LF Lowrie 3B Cora SS Cash C Colon......

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Football results -- Updated 11:04 p.m.

11:04 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Middletown 36, Rogers 24 Barrington 28, Moses Brown 6 Smithfield 21, North Smithfield 6 Cranston West 16, Tolman 14 Exeter/West Greenwich 29, East Greenwich 14 Johnston 28, Coventry 16 Toll Gate 20, Warwick 13 South Kingstown 12, Hendricken 0 Central......

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Girls soccer results -- Updated 9:49 p.m.

9:49 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Classical 2, Cranston East 0 Rogers 3, Hope 3 St. Raphael 1, Narragansett 0 Moses Brown 3, West Warwick 0 Central Falls 3, Shea 2 Johnston 1, Burrillville 0 Central 5, Fatima 0 North Kingstown 5, Coventry 2 Mount Pleasant......

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Boys Soccer results -- Updated 9:33 p.m.

9:33 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

South Kingstown 4, Mount St. Charles 1 Davies 1, Ponaganset 0 Central Falls 1, Coventry 0 Chariho 0, Cumberland 0 Prout 0, West Warwick 0 Barrington 9, Toll Gate 0 Rogers 2, Exeter/West Greenwich 2 North Kingstown 4, Woonsocket 0......

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Brown women's soccer upsets No. 11 Penn St.

8:44 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

STORRS, Conn. - Freshman Sarah Hebert-Seropian's first career goal with 58 seconds left in the first overtime lifted the Brown women's soccer team (2-1-0) to a thrilling 1-0 upset over No. 11 Penn State. Junior Brenna Hogue was outstanding in......

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Girls tennis results -- Updated 8:33 p.m.

8:33 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

PCD 7, Shea 0 East Providence 6, Tolman 1 Cranston East 5, Central 0 Mt. Hope 7, Hope 0 Warwick 6, Coventry 1 Middletown 5, Bishop Keough 0 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......

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

8:32 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Central Falls 3, Hope 0 Prout 3, Exeter/West Greenwich 2 Scituate 3, North Smithfield 0 Mount Pleasant 3, Tolman 1 To view all of today's girls volleyball results and summaries click here......

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Girls Field Hockey results -- Updated 7:28 p.m.

7:28 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Toll Gate 2, Warwick 1 Barrington 1, Lincoln 1 Lincoln School 2, Tiverton 1 East Greenwich 3, South Kingstown 0 North Kingstown 2, Bay View 1, o.t. To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......

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Bruce Cassidy named P-Bruins assistant coach

4:59 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Former Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Cassidy was named assistant coach of the Providence Bruins today. Cassidy will serve under new head coach Rob Murray, who was promoted to head coach on Aug. 21 after Scott Gordon became head coach......

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Cavaliers reach new deal with Delonte West

3:49 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

CLEVELAND (AP) - Former Celtics guard Delonte West signed a multiyear deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, ending concerns the restricted free agent would hold out at training camp. General Manager Danny Ferry didn't disclose terms of the deal......

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Bryant's Pressler named head coach of U.S. national lacrosse team

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Bryant University head lacrosse coach Mike Pressler will serve as head coach of the U.S. men's lacrosse team that will compete in the 2010 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship in Manchester, England, the university announced today. Pressler, the former......

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Rodney Harrison's advice for Tom Brady: Be patient

3:07 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Robert Lee Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- Tom Brady won't be suiting up for the Patriots this season, but that doesn't mean he can't help in other ways. His appearance at practice on Thursday gave the Patriots morale a......

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Rhode Island big-game fishing tradition comes to an end

2:52 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Tom Meade Journal Sports Writer A 39-year tradition, the Block Island Billfish Tournament has come to an end. It was the last of Rhode Island's big-game fishing tournaments, produced by Rhode Island's big-game fishing community. That community of offshore......

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Projo PatsTalk -- Shalise on the importance of a good start for Cassel

12:41 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Matt Cassel's challenge to get off to a good start, the status of Randy Moss and Jabar Gaffney, whether the Patriots surprise everyone and......

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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on Byrd's value in the postseason

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

Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Paul Byrd's value as a long reliever and potential starter on the postseason roster, the importance of matchups when building a playoff roster, and the......

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Steinbrenner vows not to care about anyone's feelings this offeason

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Pete Caldera The Record (Hackensack N.J.) If Johan Santana was a free agent this year, you can bet Hank Steinbrenner would not have taken "no" for an answer. The Yankees only have a bittersweet 16 games remaining in their......

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Jeff Hostetler on the challenge facing Matt Cassel

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Bob Glauber Newsday FOXBORO - As the New England Patriots players gathered around former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jeff Hostetler during training camp, Matt Cassel listened closely. Hostetler talked about his unique experience in 1990, when he took over as......

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Mass. man pleads guilty to selling drugs to Patriots' Kaczur

8:36 AM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - A Saugus man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that he sold New England Patriots offensive lineman Nick Kaczur about 300 Oxycontin pills. The charges against Daniel Ekasala were based on three transactions between the......

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Tim Cowlishaw -- Young and Leinart have fallen far and fast

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Tim Cowlishaw The Dallas Morning News Thirty-two months ago, they were on top of the football world. It's hard to say who has fallen further, Matt Leinart or Vince Young. They were the quarterbacks in the spotlight of the......

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Blackmon named NFL special teams player of the week

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Former Hendricken all-starter and Boston College standout Will Blackmon was named the NFC special teams player of the week for Week 1. With the Packers ahead 10-6 in the third quarter, Blackmon increased the lead with a 76-yard punt-return touchdown......

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Download today's sports cover

8:01 AM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Good morning. Matt Cassel speaks his mind, Jim Donaldson asks who will win the game if Cassel's job is just to manage it, Sean McAdam sketches out the Red Sox' postseason roster, and Paul Kenyon reacquaints you with URI sharpshooter......

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Girls volleyball results -- Updated 9:47 p.m.

9:47 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

North Kingstown 3, Coventry 0 La Salle 3, Woonsocket 0 East Greenwich 3, Pilgrim 0 Classical 3, East Providence 2 South Kingstown 3, Tol lGate 0 Burrillville 3, Cumberland 1 Chariho 3, Cranston East 2 To view all of today's......

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Girls Soccer Results -- Updated 9:36 p.m.

9:36 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Prout 4, Pilgrim 0 Ex/West Greenwich 0, Cranston West 0 Portsmouth 6, Scituate 2 South Kingstown 7, Coventry 0 East Greenwich 1, North Kingstown 1 Cumberland 3, Barrington 1 Warwick 3, Toll Gate 0 East Providence 1, Lincoln 1 To......

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Boys soccer results -- Updated 9:05 p.m.

9:05 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Smithfield 2, Lincoln 0 Narrangansett 2, Cranston East 0 Pilgrim 2, Cranston West 1 Shea 3, Classical 0 Central 3, North Providence 0 To view all of today's boys soccer results and summaries click here......

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Girls tennis results -- Updated 8:25 p.m.

8:25 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Warwick 7, Pilgrim 0 North Smithfield 4, St. Raphael 3 Bishop Keough 4, Shea 3 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......

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Girls Field Hockey Results - Updated 7:48 p.m.

7:48 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Toll Gate 2, Woonsocket 0 Smithfield 4, Pilgrim 2, o.t. Moses Brown 7, Chariho 0 Classical 3, Warwick 1 o.t. To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......

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Flutie Flakes are back

6:03 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Flutie Flakes are making a comeback. Former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Doug Flutie plans to release a 10th anniversary edition of the breakfast cereal which sold about 3 million boxes after it was first introduced in 1998. Flutie,......

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Revs to auction game jerseys to benefit Military Heroes Fund

3:07 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The New England Revolution Charitable Foundation tonight will launch 11 online auctions to raise money for the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund. The auctions, at http://revsjerseys.cmarket.com, will begin at the kickoff of tonight's match against Chivas USA (set for 7 o'clock),......

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Jim Donaldson -- Cassel can manage the game, but somebody has to win it

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Suddenly, there's more talk these days about "managing" a game going on in the locker room at Gillette Stadium than there is in the clubhouse at Fenway Park. Which, considering that the Red Sox dropped two of three to the......

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Moss and Gaffney back at practice for Patriots

1:52 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer New England is once again in full pads for today's practice on the lower practice field behind Gillette Stadium. Randy Moss (back) and Jabar Gaffney (knee), both of whom were listed as having......

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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on the resilient Rays

11:23 AM Thu, Sep 11, 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 potential for a Red Sox-Rays ALCS, why Tampa Bay won't fall apart (as many had predicted), whether the Rays can afford to keep Troy......

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Get Friday's fishing report today

10:52 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Tom Meade has filed his weekly fishing report early, and it's online now: You can read it here. Sounds like things have been improving out there in recent days.......

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'Cinco Ocho, The High School Years' -- Jonathan Papelbon dance videos

10:20 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Here's a taste. You can find more of this here, thanks to Comcast Sports Net.......

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NFL commissioner to chat with fans

10:15 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

If you're interested in posing a question to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, today's your chance. Goodell will be responding to questions in a live chat beginning at 2 p.m. today on the NFL's web site. You can click here to......

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At 'town meeting,' Bruins officials sound optimistic tone

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By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins, struggling to return to prominence in a city loaded with champions, know they need a good start to the coming NHL season to continue to ride the momentum they created in last year's playoff......

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Patriots are NFL's third most valuable franchise

kraft0911.jpg 8:53 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Giants and New York Jets had the biggest increase in value in Forbes Magazine's annual ranking of NFL franchises, each jumping 21 percent because of their new stadium. And the stadium where they'll......

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In Cassel, Jets face the great unknown

cassel0911.jpg 8:46 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By J.P. Pelzman The Record (Hackensack N.J.) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Here is a thumbnail scouting report on Matt Cassel, courtesy of Jets coach Eric Mangini. Cassel is "disciplined," said Mangini, who added, "He's got a strong arm. He can......

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Timely Rays now becoming timeless

rays0911.jpg 8:34 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By John Romano St. Petersburg Times BOSTON The beauty of baseball, they say, is that it is a timeless game. No clock, no timekeeper, no hurry. Naturally, the people who say that have never tried to hang on to first......

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Download today's sports cover

8:12 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Good morning. The Rays proved once and for all that they are not about to fold and hand over the division to the Red Sox. Meanwhile, the Patriots get set to take on Brett Favre and the Jets, and Bill......

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Boys soccer results -- Updated 10:53 p.m.

10:53 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Pilgrim 4, Narragansett 1 West Warwick 7, Fatima 0 Cranston West 3, Warwick 0 Prout 4, Exeter/West Greenwich 2 Tolman 3, Scituate 1 Shea 2, North Providence 1 Davies 3, St. Raphael 0 South Kingstown 4, Woonsocket 0 Cumberland 2,......

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Field hockey results -- Updated 9:35 p.m.

9:35 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Pilgrim 1, Classical 0, o.t. Moses Brown 5, Rocky Hill 0 North Kingstown 5, Tiverton 0 East Greenwich 4, Bay View 2 Barrington 3, Cumberland 1 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......

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

9:20 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Cranston West 7, Scituate 0 Moses Brown 4, Classical 3 PONAGANSET 5, TOLMAN 2 PORTSMOUTH 7, TIVERTON 0 WOONSOCKET 4, CRANSTON EAST 3 Coventry 7, Central 0 HOPE 4, SHEA 3 PCD 4, Middletown 3 Mt. Hope 7, Bishop Keough......

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Girls soccer results -- Updated 9:00 p.m.

9:00 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

South KIngstown 5, Toll Gate 1 North Providence 1, West Warwick 0 Mount Pleasant 4, Hope 1 Woonsocket 7, Central Falls 3 Rogers 0, Central 0 Scituate 3, Barrington 1 Burrillville 4, Moses Brown 3 Tiverton 3, Classical 1 North......

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Girls volleyball results -- Updated 8:38 p.m.

8:38 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Bay View 3, Tiverton 0 Mt. Hope 3, Rogers 0 North Smithfield 3, Warwick 1 Prout 3, Narragansett 0 To view all of today's girls volleyball results and summaries click here......

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Schilling blasts New York fans

5:38 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

A shoulder injury has kept Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling sidelined all season, but his mouth is in good enough shape to take on New York. Schilling blasted New York sports fans, calling them "bitter and mad and miserable" for......

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In Vegas, the money is on the Patriots

4:05 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Jim Donaldson Journal Sports Writer Bettors, at least, believe in the Patriots. Despite the loss of star quarterback Tom Brady for the season midway through the first quarter of the first game, and the fact that his replacement, Matt......

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Doc Rivers contract extension update

3:58 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - Doc Rivers received a contract extension giving him three more years as coach of the Boston Celtics on Tuesday after leading them to an NBA title one year following the second worst season in team history. Rivers'......

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Colts' Ed Johnson arrested on drug charge

3:34 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Colts starting defensive tackle Ed Johnson was arrested early Wednesday on a drug possession charge. Colts president Bill Polian said the team was still gathering facts about the case before determining how it will discipline Johnson,......

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Pete Carroll, prank caller exchange strange banter in conference call

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By Mike McDermott    Email

According to Doug Lesmerises of the Cleveland Plain Dealer: "An idiot and a college football coach made for a combustible mix [yesterday], and the final result was USC coach Pete Carroll, completely justifiably, hanging up on a conference call with......

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Pudge, Torii Hunter suspended for two games

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By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez and the Los Angeles Angels Torii Hunter were suspended two games each Wednesday for their roles in a bench-clearing scuffle. Rodriguez took an openhanded swing at Hunter after getting shoved in the......

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Chris Simms joins Titans

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By Mike McDermott    Email

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Chris Simms, who this week visited Foxboro, joined the Tennessee Titans' practice Wednesday after agreeing to terms to back up veteran Kerry Collins at least for one week while Vince Young's sprained left knee heals. Simms......

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Israeli minister apologizes to China over Olympic athlete's insult

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By Mike McDermott    Email

JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli Cabinet minister called the Chinese ambassador Wednesday to apologize after Israel's only Beijing Olympics medalist used a curse to describe the Chinese in a newspaper interview. Israeli windsurfing bronze medalist Shahar Zubari used a scatological......

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Matt Cassel and his brother both filled in for injured players Sunday

12:09 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On Sunday, while Matt Cassel was standing on the sidelines in Foxboro during the Patriots' season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, his brother Jack was in the visiting clubhouse in Denver as the Houston Astros waited to play the......

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Patriots sign Gutierrez to practice squad

12:05 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

FOXBORO - The New England Patriots have signed quarterback Matt Gutierrez to their practice squad and could activate him for Sunday's' game at the New York Jets. Gutierrez was released on the team's final roster cutdown for the regular season......

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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on Papelbon's ninth-inning pitch selection

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

Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Tampa Bay's stirring comeback, Jonathan Papelbon's increasing reliance on the fastball, Josh Beckett's second start since coming off the DL, and the surging Toronto Blue......

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Now, it's up to Belichick and the Patriots' system

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Mark Craig Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Tom Brady is done for the season. Logic and Bill Belichick's losing record without Brady suggests the Patriots are as well. However . . . Before we bury the team of the decade and......

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Jeter passes Babe on Yankees' hit list

8:30 AM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Derek Jeter singled in the first inning Tuesday night, passing Babe Ruth for second place on the New York Yankees' career hits list. Jeter sent an 0-2 pitch from Los Angeles Angels right-hander Ervin Santana into......

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Rays determined to hold onto first place

rays0910.jpg 8:22 AM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach By Jack Curry The New York Times BOSTON - The Tampa Bay Rays want everyone to believe there is nothing awry. They are still the same talented team that has been nestled in first......

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Download today's sports cover

8:08 AM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Good morning. Jonathan Papelbon melts down in the ninth inning, and Tampa Bay stays in first place; Sean McAdam tries to describe a night watching Daisuke Matsuzaka; the Patriots put on a brave face; and Keno Davis' PC Friars get......

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Girls soccer results

9:13 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Lincoln 1, Bay View 0 To view the Lincoln and Bay View girls soccer summary click here......

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Doc Rivers gets contract extension

8:25 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Boston Celtics have reached agreement on a contract extension with head coach Doc Rivers through the 2010-2011 season.......

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Girls volleyball results -- Updated 8:11 p.m.

8:11 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Classical 3, Burrillville 0 Coventry 3, Chariho 0 North Kingstown 3, Toll Gate 0 To view all of today's girls volleyball results and summaries click here......

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Slovakia routs Bulgaria 82-0 in women's hockey

7:37 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- With more goals than minutes in the game, Slovakia's women's ice hockey team claimed an amazing 82-0 victory over Bulgaria in Olympic qualifying. Slovakia outshot the Bulgarians 139-0 during the 60-minute game, played in Latvia. The......

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Steeler-fan site starts "Bernard Pollard Fan Club"

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By Art Martone    Email

Delighted that his hit on Tom Brady knocked the Patriots' quarterback out for the season, a Steeler-fan site called Believe! is selling T-shirts honoring Kansas City defensive back Bernard Pollard. Click this link to access the site.......

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Manny Ramirez one home run away from passing Ted Williams

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Manny Ramirez enters tonight's game against the San Diego Padres with 521 career home runs, putting him in a four-way tie for 17th place on the all-time list with Ted Williams, Willie McCovey and Frank Thomas. Ramirez, who hit number......

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PC-URI men's soccer postponed

3:36 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Friars and the Rams, who were scheduled to meet at Glay Field at 3 p.m., will not play today. No makeup date has been set.......

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Today's high school postponements

2:47 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Here is the list as we have it now, with the makeup dates in parentheses where they are known. Check the Interscholastic League's web site for updates later tonight. Boys soccer Coventry at North Kingstown Middletown at Cranston East (tomorrow,......

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Belichick says Cassel is prepared to take on the Jets

2:20 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Robert Lee Journal Sports Writer Bill Belichick just had his conference call with the media and the topics of discussion were the new-look New York Jets with quarterback Brett Favre now leading their team, Matt Cassel stepping in for......

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Projo PatsTalk -- Shalise on Cassel vs. Mangini

2:18 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: pressure on the Patriots' other stars to pull together, the new balance of power in the AFC East, the stakes for Matt Cassel and......

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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on gut-check time for Tampa Bay

2:01 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Tampa Bay's need to get a win at Fenway Park, last night's injury to B.J. Upton, Jon Lester vs. Josh Beckett (who is your ALDS......

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Brady's injury costs NFL top QB, and sponsor pick

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By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Winslow Townson The scoreboard operator at Fenway Park has a Tom Brady jersey; he's not the only one. By Aaron Kuriloff Bloomberg The National Football League lost one of its most successful and popular players in......

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Volvo Ocean Race -- The Monster arrives in Spain

volvo0909.jpg 10:16 AM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Tom Meade Journal Sports Writer The Monster, a 70-foot racing yacht built in Rhode Island, arrived in Spain over the weekend after 10 days at sea. With Newport sailor Ken Read as skipper, the boat's crew - PUMA Ocean......

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A history of NFL subs who became stars

cassel0909.jpg 10:12 AM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Dave Goldberg AP Football Writer In 1999, Trent Green went down with a knee injury and an unknown named Kurt Warner stepped in and led St. Louis to a Super Bowl victory. Two years later, little-known Tom Brady did......

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Rookie homers on first big-league pitch

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Associated Press First pitch in the big leagues, home run. Mark Saccomanno quickly made a name for himself Monday night and helped the surging Houston Astros creep closer into playoff contention. Called up from the minors earlier in the day,......

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Coen national player of the week

9:55 AM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Liam Coen, the University of Massachusetts quarterback and former La Salle star, is The Sports Network national offensive player of the week for his role in the Minutemen's 45-42 victory over Holy Cross last Saturday. Coen, of Newport, is......

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Jason Giambi -- Seven years, $120 million, no championships

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Tyler Kepner The New York Times ANAHEIM, Calif. - It has been a wild ride for Jason Giambi, which is how it had to be for a player of such outsize tastes. For seven seasons, he has hit more......

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Yankees and Angels do battle in Anaheim

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Actually, the Yankees didn't put up much of a fight at all. But there was this incident in the midst of the 12-1 shellacking by the Halos: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez took an openhanded swing at......

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A good night and a bad night for Hendricken athletes in the pros

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Kris Craig Rocco Baldelli swings and misses against Jon Lester in the sixth inning last night. Right about the time that Will Blackmon was returning a punt 76 yards for a touchdown, Rocco Baldelli was striking......

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Download today's sports cover

7:50 AM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Good morning. Robert Lee checks in with Matt Cassel, the man of the moment in Foxboro. Jim Donaldson expresses his skepticism that Cassel can do what Tom Brady did in 2001. At Fenway, Jon Lester gives the Sox another brilliant......

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Girls volleyball results -- Updated 10:17 p.m.

10:17 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Central Falls 3, Central 0 Exeter/West Greenwich 3, Rogers 0 South Kingstown 3, East Greenwich 0 Prout 3, Mt. Hope 1 Cranston East 3, Pilgrim 0 West Warwick 3, Mount St. Charles 2 Barrington 3, Westerly 0 Shea 3, Hope......

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Field hockey results -- Updated 9:27 p.m.

9:27 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Woonsocket 3, Cranston East 0 Lincoln School 1, Cumberland 0 E. Greenwich 4, Tiverton 1 Bay View 6, South Kingstown 1 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......

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Girls tennis results -- Updated 9:25 p.m.

9:25 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Prout 4, East Greenwich 3 Exeter/West Greenwich 6, West Warwick 1 Bay View 6, South Kingstown 1 Pilgrim 5, Central 2 Middletown 7, Shea 0 Westerly 7, Scituate 0 Coventry 7, Cranston East 0 Cranston West 5, Toll Gate 2......

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Girls cross country results -- Updated 7:33 p.m.

7:33 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

East Greenwich 15, Pilgrim 50 East Greenwich 15, Johnston 50 Pilgrim 17, Johnston 44 Toll Gate 19, Scituate 42 Scituate 16, Cranston East 41 Scituate 16, Warwick 42 Toll Gate 15, Cranston East 45 Toll Gate 15, Warwick 45 Cranston......

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Boys cross country results -- Updated 7:31 p.m.

7:31 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Mount St. Charles 15, Davies 50 Ponaganset 24, Central Falls 31 Ponaganset 15, Davies 49 Mount St. Charles 15, Central Falls 50 Mount St. Charles 26, Ponaganset 33 Toll Gate 27, Cranston East 28 Cranston East 19, Scituate 37 Toll......

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Boys Soccer results -- Updated 10:05 p.m.

6:05 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Hendricken 7, Toll Gate 1 Mount Pleasant 3, Central 2 Portsmouth 2, Barrington 1 East Providence 3, Mt. Hope 2 To view all of today's boys soccer results and summaries click here......

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Sox News and Notes

4:30 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Sean McAdam    Email

With the Pawsox season officially complete, the Red Sox added two more players to their major league roster. Catcher George Kottaras and outfielder/DH Chris Carter were promoted. The presence of Kottaras gives the Sox four catchers -- to go......

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Lineups For Sox-Rays showdown

4:24 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Sean McAdam    Email

TAMPA Iwamura 2B Upton CF Pena 1B Baldelli DH Aybar 3B Navarro C Bartlett SS Gross RF Perez LF Jackson SP BOSTON Kotsay RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Youkilis 1B Bay LF Lowell 3B Lowrie SS Varitek C Crisp......

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Brady to miss remainder of season

3:06 PM Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The New England Patriots announced moments ago that Tom Brady will be placed on the injured-reserve list and will miss the rest of the 2008 season. The statement: "After extensive tests this morning, it was revealed that New England Patriots......

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Pollard: Hit that injured Brady wasn't dirty

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By Jim Donaldson    Email

By Kent Babb The Kansas City Star FOXBORO - Bernard Pollard said it wasn't a dirty hit. Randy Moss said it was. Either way, Pollard's hit sent New England quarterback Tom Brady to the sideline Sunday because of a left......

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Yahoo! Sports: Brady out for the year with 'severe knee injury'

7:55 PM Sun, Sep 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Tom Brady will miss the rest of the season. Citing a Patriots' team source, Silver also says Brady has an ACL tear in his left knee. "It's bad," the source said. "We're......

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After Brady injury, no emotion from Belichick

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Dave Goldberg AP Football Writer FOXBORO - In Bill Belichick's ultra-secret world, good news can be bad and bad news can be good. So the question is whether Belichick's moderately flippant attitude about Tom Brady's left knee injury on......

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Hammon leads Silver Stars past Sun

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By Mike McDermott    Email

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Becky Hammon scored 24 points and the San Antonio Silver Stars pulled into a first-place tie in the Western Conference with an 85-73 win Sunday over the Connecticut Sun. San Antonio (21-10) and Seattle are tied......

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URI football team loses at Fordham

3:42 PM Sun, Sep 07, 2008 | | Comments (6)
By Art Martone    Email

The University of Rhode Island was shut out at Fordham, 16-0, on Sunday afternoon in a game rescheduled from Saturday because of Tropical Storm Hanna. The Rams are now 1-1 for the season.......

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