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November 2008 Archives
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By Brian Schmitz The Orlando Sentinel BOSTON - Sometimes, teammates are forever teammates. No matter if a trade or a transaction separates them and sends them to different cities, some bonds are unbreakable. There are a lot of reasons why......
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7:31 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - New York Giants receiver Amani Toomer used to snicker and scoff when he'd notice pro athletes traipsing around town with personal bodyguards. He isn't laughing now. Not after hearing about various violent episodes involving NFL players,......
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6:34 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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The senior running back picked up the honor after scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 170 yards to lead Narragansett to a 24-6 victory over East Greenwich on Thanksgiving Day. With the victory, the Mariners secured the No. 2 seed......
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7:42 PM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Boston center Kendrick Perkins addressed the crowd before tipoff tonight. "On behalf of the NBA and the Boston Celtics I would like to wish you a happy and safe Thanksgiving," Perkins said. "Thanks for your support and being......
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7:37 PM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics had a brief moment of silence before tonight's game for Helen Heinsohn, the wife of NBA Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn. They put a picture of her up on the big screen and she......
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7:10 PM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- It's understandable that there is a lot of emotion when the Boston Celtics take the court to play night in and night out. After all, they are the defending world champions and......
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7:05 PM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - If you look up in the rafters at the TD Banknorth Garden, you will see a retired #19 jersey up there. Golden State coach Don Nelson says that he never looks up......
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6:58 PM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Redsox.com, quoting two Japanese newspapers, is reporting the Red Sox have won the battle for prized right-hander Junichi Tazawa: According to . . . [the] Mainichi Daily News and Nikkan Sports . . . Tazawa will reveal by the beginning......
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2:25 PM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune CHICAGO - During an interview Tuesday on Chicago's WMVP-AM, ESPN's Lee Corso said Notre Dame is stuck with coach Charlie Weis because of his buyout. "The entire Catholic Church doesn't have enough money to pay......
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1:57 PM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The NFL has announced that Matt Cassel is the AFC offensive player of the week for Week 12, after his 415-yard, three touchdown performance against the Dolphins on Sunday. It is the second time that Cassel has claimed the honor;......
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1:35 PM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Paul Kenyon. Today we discuss the Rams' hot shooting streak, the breakout season that Keith Cothran is having (at this early juncture), Friday night's......
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11:28 AM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Jamie McCourt, wife of Dodgers owner and Boston native Frank McCourt, said this week at an appearance with her husband that the team is considering how it would appear to fans to re-sign Manny Ramirez to one of the richest......
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11:27 AM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - The Boston Celtics are planning a moment of silence before Wednesday night's game in memory of Helen Heinsohn, the wife of NBA Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn. Helen Heinsohn died Monday after a long battle with......
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11:23 AM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Light of New England and Channing Crowder of Miami have been fined $15,000 apiece by the NFL for what the league called "a verbal and physical altercation" last week. Neither will be suspended, the league......
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10:06 AM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Today we discuss what Providence gained from its three recent wins against weaker competition, preview Thursday night's late game against Baylor, profile......
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9:30 AM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO (AP) - Randy Moss finally played like Randy Moss. One touchdown on a pass in the deep right corner of the end zone. Another when he outleaped the cornerback on the left side. And a third on which he......
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9:25 AM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers, unable to get their running game going recently without Willie Parker, may not have Parker or four other starters for Sunday's key AFC game at New England. Defensive end Brett Keisel could miss three......
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8:38 AM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have expressed an interest in bringing back captain Jason Varitek but have not made a contract offer, the catcher's agent said Tuesday. "We've had no financial discussions with the team as of yet......
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8:09 AM Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Roger Clemens has been asked to end his involvement with a charity golf tournament he has hosted for four years as the fallout from the Mitchell Report continues to haunt the seven-time Cy Young award winner, the Daily News reported......
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9:20 PM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The trade that sent Zach Randolph from New York to the Los Angeles Clippers was completed Tuesday, though Cuttino Mobley still wasn't available to play for the Knicks. The deal was made Friday but was hung......
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4:26 PM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Red Sox today announced that tickets for all 2009 spring training home games at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Florida will go on sale on Saturday, December 6. The club also released its 37-game spring schedule, which......
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3:56 PM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY DAN BARBARISI Journal Sports Writer A quick look at where the Red Sox stand at this point of the offseason: Junichi Tazawa The Red Sox may be close to signing Japanese righty Junichi Tazawa, perhaps the most highly touted......
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3:01 PM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Atlantic 10 will move its men's basketball tournament championship game to CBS in 2010 and play first-round games at campus sites. Under a deal announced Tuesday, the 14-team league's championship game will be played on the......
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2:57 PM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux, who is attempting a comeback with the San Jose Sharks after five years in retirement, could be in the Worcester lineup on Friday night in Providence. Lemieux, 43, signed a tryout contract......
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1:02 PM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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ESPN reported this morning that former University of Rhode Island star Cuttino Mobley, who was recently traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the New York Knicks, is scheduled to see a heart specialist today and that completion of the......
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10:06 AM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Boston Herald's Michael Silverman reports today that 22-year-old Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa has received an offer from the Red Sox and is considering it, along with offers from the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers. An......
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8:20 AM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ken Davidoff Newsday NEW YORK - With Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman preaching the virtues of patience in the Yankees' offices, club officials are trying not to sweat as they wait out the negotiations involving starting pitchers CC Sabathia,......
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8:16 AM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Michael S. Schmidt The New York Times Brian McNamee has submitted samples of his DNA to federal investigators, who are seeking to determine whether Roger Clemens committed perjury when he told Congress that he had never used performance-enhancing drugs,......
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7:51 AM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island guard Jimmy Baron has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference player of the week after his 24-point performance against Duke. Baron averaged 18.7 points per game last week against Duke, Monmouth and Virginia......
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7:31 AM Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates.......
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9:19 PM Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Brown head football coach Phil Estes, who led Brown to its third Ivy League Championship this season, has been named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, presented annually to the NCAA Division I FCS Coach of the Year. Estes......
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11:37 AM Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Patriots-Seahawks game in Seattle on Dec. 7, originally scheduled as an NBC Sunday night game, has been moved back to 4:05 p.m. through the NFL flex scheduling process. The NFL reserves the right to change the starting times of......
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10:15 PM Sun, Nov 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach TALK IS CHEAP: Joey Porter certainly had plenty to say before the game and the Dolphins did a lot of yapping while it was going on, as well . . . and some of......
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8:19 PM Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Armed with the same winning chemistry that earned the program its first Division I title last fall, the La Salle girls volleyball team rolled to another state crown last night, sweeping Classical in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division I......
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7:50 PM Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots signed rookie linebacker Vince Redd to the active roster from their practice squad today. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Redd will wear number 49 for the Patriots. New England also placed linebacker Eric Alexander......
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10:44 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - You won't hear Doc Rivers calling last night's, 98-80, victory over the Detroit Pistons a statement game. Nor will you hear any of the Celtics saying that. After all, it's only November.......
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10:13 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Boston -- After three quarters of play, the Celtics are leading the Pistons, 77-57. The Celtics put the pedal on the gas in the third quarter, outscoring Detroit, 26-12, in the opening nine minutes of the half to build its......
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9:22 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Boston's second unit of Tony Allen, Eddie House, Brian Scalabrine, Glen Davis, and Leon Powe started the second quarter, which they opened up with an 8-2 run before Boston coach Doc Rivers started subbing some of his starters......
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8:46 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons are currently tied at 21-21 after one quarter of play. Detroit began the game by knocking down five of its first six shots to jump out to a 13-2 lead before the......
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7:57 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The bidding war for Antonio McDyess continues. Both the Celtics and Pistons hope to obtain McDyess, who is a free agent and can sign with anyone he so chooses to by Dec. 7. "McDyess is not in uniform......
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7:38 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- The Detroit Pistons are in town, hoping to avenge an 88-76 loss to the Celtics in Allen Iverson's home opener on Nov. 9. The Pistons (8-3) seemed to have found their groove since then. They have won......
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5:47 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Detroit Pistons are in town, hoping to avenge an 88-76 loss to the Celtics in Allen Iverson's home opener on Nov. 9. The Pistons (8-3) seemed to have found their groove since then. They have won four......
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4:32 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Exciting news for Hanson brothers fans, courtesy of the Boston Bruins web site: Throughout the Bruins/Panthers game on Friday, November 21, the Boston Bruins will honor what many say to be the greatest hockey movie of all time, Slap Shot.......
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4:11 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Daniel Barbarisi Journal Sports Writer The Red Sox have brought up three of their top prospects to the major-league roster, giving lefty pitchers Hunter Jones and Felix Doubront and catcher Mark Wagner a chance to make the team come......
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3:10 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Action Auto Parts of Providence captured the Senior Softball-USA Over-50 Easton Winter National Championship, last weekend in Fort Myers, Fla. The Rhode Island club posted a 7-1 record en route to the 50+ AAA Division title of the double-elimination tourney,......
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1:32 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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NORTH SMITHFIELD -- The Providence Bruins will be without prized goalie prospect Tuukka Rask for Friday night's game against the Portland Pirates and possibly for the rest of the weekend as well. Coach Rob Murray would not disclose the nature......
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1:18 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Paul Kenyon. Today we break down URI's unimpressive win against Brown and its very impressive loss against Duke, and try to figure out what......
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1:08 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina says he's retiring. Mussina announced his retirement Thursday after winning 20 games this past season. He becomes the first pitcher to call it quits following a 20-win season since Hall......
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1:04 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball owners approved the shift of control of the New York Yankees from George Steinbrenner to his son, Hal, on Thursday. Hal Steinbrenner and his brother, Hank, took over most of the daily operation......
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8:55 AM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Gutierrez Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Knute Rockne implored his Notre Dame squad to win one for the Gipper. Jackie Sherrill had a live bull castrated during practice at Mississippi State. Jimmy Johnson stomped on some Flutie Flakes......
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8:27 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By KEVIN McNAMARA PROVIDENCE - Ryan Hurd, the coach at New England prep school power Notre Dame of Fitchburg, Mass., has a message for Providence College basketball fans. ``There is reason to celebrate in Providence tonight,'' Hurd said. ``They......
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12:15 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer The Red Sox just announced they have traded center fielder Coco Crisp to the Royals in exchange for right-hander Ramon Ramirez. Ramirez, 27, spent the entire season with the Royals and posted a 3-2......
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11:01 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Rotoworld.com has posted an item that, according to a Kansas City radio station, the Red Sox have traded Coco Crisp to the Royals for reliever Ramon Ramirez. Click the link to view Ramirez' profile, via projostats.com. The trade of Crisp......
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11:02 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer Boston New York forward Quentin Richardson doesn't believe that the Celtics are as tough as they think they are out on the court. Boston and New York played a physical game last night and......
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9:57 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Boston Red Sox have apparently thrown their hats into the ring in what could become a three-way battle between AL East rivals to land free-agent right hander A.J. Burnett. The New York Yankees are known to covet Burnett, along......
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7:47 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Kevin Garnett is serving a one-game suspension tonight. He got tangled up with Milwaukee forward Andrew Bogut in the fourth quarter Saturday night, underneath the basket, in Boston's overtime victory against the......
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6:13 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Almost everyone, including Boston's media relations staff, assumed that Leon Powe would be starting tonight for Kevin Garnett, who is serving a one-game suspension for an altercation with Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut that occured Saturday night. But Powe just......
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5:52 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics will be without All-Star forward Kevin Garnett tonight when they host the New York Knicks at the TD Banknorth Garden. Garnett is serving a one-game suspension for shoving Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut Saturday night in the......
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2:25 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Zach Hamill, the eighth overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft, has recovered from hand surgery and is likely to make his season debut with the Providence Bruins this weekend. "He's a go, unless there's a setback,'' coach Rob Murray......
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2:01 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Gritty Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been named Most Valuable Player of the American League for 2008. Pedroia is the 10th Red Sox player to win the award since 1931, and the first since Mo Vaughn in 1995.......
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1:53 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO (AP) - The New England Patriots get another shot Sunday to silence Joey Porter and the Miami Dolphins. Their first chance didn't go so well. Porter, who leads the NFL with 13.5 sacks, stated again how much he dislikes......
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12:04 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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The following is from the Revs' communications office: FOXBORO - New England Revolution defender and Cranston, R.I., native Michael Parkhurst is among the 20 players U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has recalled to camp to begin preparations......
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9:36 AM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Jim Leyritz, the former Yankee star who also spent part of one season with the Red Sox, has asked a judge to have a Breathalyzer device removed from his car because it is a "bothersome" inconvenience, according to The New......
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9:00 AM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Kat O'Brien Newsday NEW YORK - The Yankees have expressed strong interest in righthanded pitchers Derek Lowe and A.J. Burnett in the past couple of days, according to sources familiar with the talks, after offering ace lefty CC Sabathia......
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8:39 AM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett was suspended for one game and Phoenix center Shaquille O'Neal was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for separate incidents over the weekend. Garnett was penalized for hitting Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut in the face......
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8:30 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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When Joey Porter said before this season's first Patriots-Dolphins meeting that beating New England with Matt Cassel at quarterback would not be "too hard," a lot of folks rolled their eyes. Then Porter went out and had a tremendous ball......
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3:24 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Danielle Sessa Bloomberg Pitcher Mike Mussina will likely make a decision on whether to retire or return for his 19th season in Major League Baseball at the end of this week or early next week, according to his agent......
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2:18 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- One of the questions facing the Providence Bruins in the early going this season was who would replace Steve MacIntyre, last year's consensus AHL heavyweight champion who moved on to Florida and then to Edmonton of the NHL.......
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2:12 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Duke Blue Devils have moved down from eighth in the country to 10th after coming back in the final minutes to beat the University of Rhode Island yesterday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. In the coaches poll, however, Duke holds......
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1:58 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Gillooly Journal Sports Writer You wouldn't think a gasoline spill on Route 195 in Swansea at 6 o'clock Sunday morning would have had any effect on a football game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Cranston Stadium, between Pawtucket's......
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1:48 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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FOXBORO (AP) - Patriots coach Bill Belichick is preparing his team for another look at the Dolphins' unusual "Wildcat" offense. Miami unveiled the tactic - in which a running back takes a direct snap from the center - in its......
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1:07 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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Boyer, a senior outside hitter, had 20 kills in 25 attempts with only one error to lead the defending state champion Rams to a 3-1 victory over Chariho in the quarterfinal round of the Division I state volleyball tournament last......
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12:35 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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TOKYO (AP) - A 16-year-old schoolgirl is making a pitch to become the first woman to play professional baseball in Japan. High school student Eri Yoshida was drafted by the Kobe 9 Cruise, a professional team in a new independent......
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12:16 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators on Monday charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale to avoid more than $750,000 in losses. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a......
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11:30 AM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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The latest issue of Sports Illustrated includes a feature on the Boston Bruins' Phil Kessel, a player that SI describes as "the most heralded young player in U.S. hockey history" when he was a teenager. That was before Kessel found......
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10:54 AM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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With Newport skipper Ken Read in command, the PUMA Ocean Racing team led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Table Bay in Cape Town en route to Kochi, India, over the weekend. "Our boat il mostro is in great......
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10:20 AM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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Sean McAdam of The Boston Herald has some encouraging commentary today for Red Sox fans who want to see their team land free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. The Sox, McAdam writes, won't have to outbid the Yankees to get......
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8:17 AM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Boston Red Sox were prepared to suspend Manny Ramirez -- and even had an official letter of suspension delivered to Ramirez -- a week before trading the slugging left fielder to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the end of......
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8:17 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- History has proven that Ray Allen and Eddie House are two of the better 3-point shooters in the NBA, but this season both sharpshooters have struggled with their 3-point shot. Allen is......
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6:19 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Boston Celtics captain and NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce will host a charity bowling tournament with his teammates and other celebrities, Monday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. at Kings Lanes, 50 Dalton Street, in Boston. All proceeds from Pierce's......
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6:14 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Press Release from Comcast BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics are responding to the challenges of defending their 17th NBA Championship and Celtics fans responded in record numbers for Comcast SportsNet's Celtics-Hawks telecast. The rematch of NBA first round playoff opponents......
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3:50 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Luis Alicea was hired Friday by the New York Mets to replace Ken Oberkfell as first-base coach. Alicea spent the past two seasons as first-base coach of the Boston Red Sox after managing Class A Lowell......
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3:44 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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AP photo / Schalk van Zuydam The yacht Ericsson 4 is accompanied by a flotilla of small boats as it approaches the port of Cape Town, South Africa. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Eight yachts taking part in......
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3:40 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Andrew Ference, who did not return after taking an Andrei Markov blast off the right foot or lower leg near the end of the second period Thursday night, did not make the trip to New York for Saturday night's game......
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2:29 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear the latest edition of projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young. Today we talk about the sense that the Patriots let another win get away, Matt Cassel's breakthrough, and a potential "must-win"......
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2:03 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Erik Matuszewski Bloomberg Boston Red Sox President Larry Lucchino said he's expecting "crazy competition" for Major League Baseball's elite free agents, even with the global economic crisis. Today is the first day that major-league teams can have contract discussions......
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1:58 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear the latest edition of projo CeltsTalk with Rob Lee. Today we talk about the Celtics' strong week -- with defeats of the Pistons, the Raptors and the Hawks -- the dramatically......
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1:48 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear this season's first edition of projo Sports Talk with Kevin McNamara. Today we talk about the differences that we've seen in these early days of the Keno Davis era, the challenge......
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1:25 PM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear this season's first edition of projo Sports Talk with Paul Kenyon. Today we try to set a realistic goal for the Rams' season, look at how URI can improve on its......
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9:34 AM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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Maybe you missed it because you were watching the Patriots game. Or maybe you saw it last night and just want to savor it again. Here's Milan Lucic's smackdown of Montreal Mike Komisarek:......
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9:20 AM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
SEATTLE (AP) - Seven interviews in four, whirlwind days. Early breakfast meetings, power lunches, late-dinner talks and reference calls. All that has apparently whittled the Mariners' search for a new manager down to three final candidates and one or two......
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8:54 AM Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mason Levinson Bloomberg Minor-league baseball's Salem Avalanche was renamed the Salem Red Sox to reflect the purchase of the club last year by owners of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox. The 41-year-old Carolina League club, located in Salem,......
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6:35 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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Read the latest on the Providence Bruins, starting with a lost weekend in which the team lost two of three despite firing 141 shots on goal. Click the link to read the full story.......
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6:23 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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Read Mike Szostak's previews of this weekend's local college football matchups by clicking the following links: -- Brown at Dartmouth, as the Bears attempt to avoid a letdown in pursuit of at least a share of the Ivy League championship.......
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4:15 PM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees have given themselves an option at first base, acquiring Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox for pitching prospect Jeff Marquez and infielder Wilson Betemit. The teams also swapped a pair of......
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Brown University photo President George W. Bush poses with members of the Brown University women's rowing team today, during a photo opportunity at the White House with 2008 NCAA sports champions at the White House.......
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Kevin McNamara: Hello everyone. Football season is just getting important but college basketball is beginning as well. It's a busy time here at The Journal but we're excited to get the college basketball coverage rolling starting with tomorrow's Brown-URI game.......
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By Mason Levinson Bloomberg Mick Kelleher was named the New York Yankees' first-base coach for the 2009 season, while Rob Thomson will take over at third base as Tony Pena moves to bench coach. Pitching coach Dave Eiland, hitting coach......
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10:47 AM Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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The NHL is buzzing over Providence College grad Brian Burke's decision to step down as general manager of the Anaheim Ducks. It has been rumored for months that Toronto, where Burke's PC teammate Ron Wilson is coach, is his most......
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A Peoria Chiefs minor-league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan in the head during a bench-clearing brawl has pleaded not guilty. An attorney for 21-year-old Julio Castillo submitted the written plea Thursday......
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"Gas is up and so am I," said Manny Ramirez after the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated from the National League Championship Series, helping Manny achieve his coveted free-agent status. Gas is down now, but Manny in his own mind......
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FOXBORO (AP) - They are 675 pounds of men in the middle, two massive human detour signs that force running backs in another direction. Nose tackles Kris Jenkins of the New York Jets and Vince Wilfork of the New England......
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Attorneys for Roger Clemens' former trainer filed a motion in Houston on Wednesday seeking more time to produce a statement from a federal prosecutor who Brian McNamee says pushed him to speak with former Sen. George Mitchell, the Daily News......
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Gabe Pruitt has succeeded on the basketball court at every level in his life, so there is no reason why he can't succeed in the NBA. At leas that's how Boston's president......
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Atlanta guard Mike Bibby called Boston fans "bandwagon fans" when the two teams met in the opening round of the playoffs last season, prompting Boston center Kendrick Perkins to say, "Coming off......
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BOSTON -- All five of Boston's starters are on the official 2009 NBA All-Star Ballot, which was unveiled yesterday. Fans can vote for who they think is deserving of playing in the 2009 All-Star Game beginning tomorrow at NBA.com, via......
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5:29 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Lost in all of the excitement of Paul Pierce's huge 22-point, fourth quarter effort against Toronto on Monday was the fact that Pierce surpassed Bob Cousy for second all-time on Boston's free throw made list. Pierce, who was......
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4:12 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Danielle Sessa Bloomberg Fewer people are visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame and the shrine is raising less money because of the sluggish U.S. economy. The museum in Cooperstown, New York, had a 12 percent drop in the number......
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Ty Law headed straight for the cold tub when he got to the New York Jets' training facility Wednesday morning. The 34-year-old cornerback was still feeling the effects of his first practice with his new......
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NEW YORK (AP) - Left-hander Damaso Marte and the New York Yankees agreed Wednesday to a $12 million, three-year contract that includes a club option for 2012. New York last week declined a $6 million option on the 33-year-old reliever,......
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NEW YORK (AP) - The average ticket price for NFL playoff games this season will decrease by approximately 10 percent from last season. Citing economic challenges facing fans as the reason for the reduction, the NFL confirmed the lower prices......
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LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- Despite Brett Favre and a three-game winning streak, the New York Jets don't have what it takes to finally get over the hump and pass the New England Patriots atop the AFC East. That's according......
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By Erik Matuszewski Bloomberg John Marinatto was named as the successor to Big East Conference Commissioner Mike Tranghese, who is stepping down in June 2009 after a 19-year tenure. Marinatto has been the league's senior associate commissioner since 2002. He'll......
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11:18 AM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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For the first time in 14 years, the Boston Red Sox are freezing prices on tickets for all pre-existing seats and standing-room space at Fenway Park. The team will also freeze ticket prices for spring-training games in Fort Myers, Fla.......
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By J.P. Pelzman The Record (Hackensack N.J.) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Brett Favre doesn't find it easy to compare the rivalries he remembers from the NFC North to the AFC East blood feud in which he will be a central......
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By Bernard Fernandez Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA - The phenomenon of children of celebrities trying their hand at professional boxing probably peaked some years back, but it clearly hasn't died out entirely. Music producer and fledgling cruiserweight Julius "J" Erving......
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The Boston Herald's Karen Guregian has a report today about the status of Tom Brady's rehabilitation from knee surgery, which now has the star quarterback back in Foxboro. The Herald, citing a source familiar with Brady's condition, says Brady is......
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9:55 PM Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer PROVIDENCE - The Big East is set to name its third commissioner and it appears that the job will remain in the Providence College family. John Marinatto, a former PC athletic director and......
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8:19 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Toronto coach Sam Mitchell and Boston All-Star Kevin Garnett are real good friends. In fact, the two were teammates from 1995-2002 and they regularly stay in touch. "I was talking to him this summer, and I was telling......
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7:58 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - A year ago today, Tony Allen didn't know what his basketball future held. And because of that, he wasn't sure what direction his life was headed. "A year ago at this time......
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BOSTON -- Boston guard Rajon Rondo injured his right elbow in the Celtics 88-76 victory over the Pistons, but he said that he is fine and will play tonight. Rondo was icing his right elbow about an hour an a......
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5:31 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Celtics fans will have the opportunity to win their own piece of championship hardware as the team is set to raffle off an authentic 2008 NBA Championship Ring between now and Feb. 3, 2009. Fans can purchase $2......
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2:30 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Denver Nuggets have officially worked out a buyout with forward Antonio McDyess for $6 million today, according to Denver's Rocky Mountain News. McDyess was traded to Denver with Chauncey Billups and Cheikh Samb last week from Detroit......
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12:21 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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ESPN.com, quoting unnamed sources, is reporting that Patriots linebacker Adalius Thomas has a broken left forearm and likely will miss the rest of the season. The Patriots have not commented on the report. Coach Bill Belichick is not scheduled to......
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7:55 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey did not return with his teammates to the court immediately after halftime against the Boston Celtics. Stuckey squatted with discomfort Sunday in the final seconds of the first half, then......
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7:11 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Brad Adamonis has hung on to maintain full playing privileges on the PGA Tour for next year, but Patrick Sheehan was not able to do so. Despite missing the cut in the season-ending tournament at DisneyWorld, won today by......
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6:24 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte filed for free agency Sunday after repeatedly saying he hopes to return to the club next year. Pettitte went 14-14 last season with a 4.54 ERA - his highest ERA since 1999.......
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6:06 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Dave Goldberg AP Football Writer FOXBORO (AP) - This win belongs to Scott Pioli. OK, and to Bill Belichick because he has a lot to do with who New England signs and who it doesn't. In any case, look......
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We'll have game stories from Carolyn Thornton later tonight on HSGametime.com For now, here are the scores: Division III Final: St. Raphael 2, Tiverton 0 Division IV Final: Woonsocket 3, Tolman 1......
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4:07 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mason Levinson Bloomberg The New York Jets posted the most lopsided victory in the team's history, beating the St. Louis Rams 47-3. With their first win against the Rams in eight National Football League matchups, the Jets (6-3) remained......
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3:04 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Reeves Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas - For the Texas Rangers to have an actual Catch-22 situation working behind the plate this off-season, they'd have to pick up another 18 catchers somewhere along the way. For now,......
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1:21 PM Sun, Nov 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ken Davidoff Newsday In this crucial baseball offseason for New York teams, the Mets and Yankees still are trying to define themselves as organizations. They're trying to discover that balance between the one-year plan and the five-year plan, getting......
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9:09 PM Sat, Nov 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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Mark Feigen of East Greenwich became only the seventh Rhode Islander in the 74-year history of the race to win the New England Cross Country Championships today. (Former Hendricken star Tom Webb was the last Rhode Island boy to capture......
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11:41 AM Sat, Nov 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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Having consulted with Pierce Stadium facility manager Joe Medeiros and having checked the weather radar, Dick Magarian, assistant executive director of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, has just announced that the Division I girls soccer final between La Salle and......
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11:05 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics (5-1) will meet the Detroit Pistons (4-1) in a highly-anticipated match up that will feature Allen Iverson making his home debut with his new team. "It's going to be awesome,"......
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10:55 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Boston center Kendrick Perkins only played 24 minutes last night, but he made the most of it by scoring six points, pulling down eight rebounds, and blocking seven shots. "I was messing......
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10:06 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Led by Kevin Garnett (16 points, 9 rebounds) and Paul Pierce (18 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists) and another big performance by their second unit, the Celtics won their third consecutive game......
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9:24 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Milwaukee Bucks have cut Boston's lead down to 75-70 after three quarters of play. Milwaukee picked up its aggressivness on defense and forced five Boston turnovers. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett have 16 points each for the......
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8:36 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Some call them the role players. Others call them bench players. One thing that Boston coach Doc Rivers will never call his second unit is unimportant. Because it was Boston's second unit, Rivers said, that set the tone......
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8:03 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Richard Jefferson knocked down his first six shots and scored 14 points in the opening quarter to get Milwuakee out to the early 30-23 lead. After falling behind 25-12, Ray Allen (7 points) and Kevin Garnett (6 points)......
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7:29 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Celtics are in the midst of a grueling part of their schedule that has them playing six games over an eight day span. Boston coach Doc Rivers said that he will......
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7:25 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Rajon Rondo wants to be the best point guard in the NBA. To him, that means doing whatever he can to make his teammates better. He is a pass first, shoot second......
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7:21 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Boston rookie forward Bill Walker is active tonight for the Celtics. Walker has yet to play in a regular season game this season.......
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6:02 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Paul Pierce could surpass Bob Cousy tonight on the Celtics' all-time free throws made list. Pierce (4,613) is only eight made free throws behind Cousy (4,621), who is ranked second all-time in......
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5:54 PM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- In less than two hours from now, the defending champion Boston Celtics will battle the Milwaukee Bucks in an Eastern Division crossover battle between two teams on two-game winning streaks. Boston (4-1)......
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Albert Breer of the Sporting News is reporting that cornerback DeAngelo Hall, released earlier this week by the Oakland Raiders, is signing with the Washington Redskins. There had been various reports that the Patriots might have been interested in acquiring......
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By Jimmy Golen AP Sports Writer BOSTON - No one needs to tell Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis how people around here feel about his school: He saw the rivalry between Boston College and the Fighting Irish up-close as an......
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Here's the text of the news release from the P-Bruins: The Providence Bruins, in their 17th season in the American Hockey League, announced that left wing Ned Lukacevic has been reassigned by the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins to the......
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Bills will be without four starters when they travel to New England to play the Patriots in a key AFC East game on Sunday. Starting right guard Brad Butler (left knee sprain), starting defensive......
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10:14 AM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear this season's first edition of projo CeltsTalk with Rob Lee. Today's topics are the Celtics as everyone's number-one target, Kendrick Perkins' terrific road trip, Allen Iverson's impact on the Detroit Pistons......
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9:43 AM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Raise your hand if back in training camp you thought every AFC East team would still have a realistic shot at winning the division at the season's midway point. Yeah, sure you did. For those......
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By Paul Domowitch Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA - The NFL scouting season is in high gear. Hundreds of scouts are on the road right now filing reports on draft-eligible college seniors. Officially, they're supposed to turn a blind eye to......
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8:37 AM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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Six former players, an executive and a scout will be inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame tonight at the annual Hall of Fame Dinner to benefit the Red Sox Foundation. The dinner is at 7 p.m. at the......
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8:07 AM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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Manny Ramirez's agent, Scott Boras, speaking yesterday on the Dan Patrick radio show, said that (obviously) the Red Sox were not on the list of teams that left fielder Manny Ramirez would be willing to play for next season, and......
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7:33 AM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of Hugh Hefner's live-in girlfriends is trading the grotto for the gridiron. The Playboy mogul said in a statement Thursday that "The Girls Next Door" co-star Kendra Wilkinson is engaged to Philadelphia Eagles receiver Hank......
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4:20 PM Thu, Nov 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Pena grabbed attention for all those balls he hit. Now the Tampa Bay first baseman is getting noticed for the ones he caught. The Rays star raised his profile Thursday when he won the Gold......
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DALLAS (AP) - Police in the Texas Panhandle are investigating a minor drug allegation made against former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, who this week was placed on leave from his job as an assistant football coach at West Texas A&M.......
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BY DANIEL BARBARISI Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Red Sox have made a request with Major League Baseball to host the All-Star Game in 2012, which will be the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. Read the complete story here.......
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11:51 AM Thu, Nov 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox are adding more seats to 96-year-old Fenway Park. The team is working on adding 560 new seats to the Major League's oldest and smallest ballpark. Workers are using jackhammers in the rain Thursday......
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The Boston Herald's Sean McAdam, reporting from baseball's general managers meetings in Dana Point, Calif., writes this morning that five or six teams have indicated that they are interested in trade discussions with the Red Sox involving center fielder Coco......
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By Michael S. Schmidt The New York Times DANA POINT, Calif. - Manny Ramirez will turn 37 next season and is widely viewed as one of the great hitters in baseball as well as an amusing and confounding person when......
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Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) - Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wants pitcher Andy Pettitte to stay with the team for the 2009 season. The 36-year-old left-hander said near the end of the season that......
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The golf season is over here at home, but area pros that play for a living are busy heading in a number of directions. Here are some of the goings on: The final PGA Tour event will be held......
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Jason Varitek, who hit .220 last season, deserves a contract similar to the four-year, $52.4-million deal that the Yankees gave Jorge Posada last offseason, according to Varitek's agent, Scott Boras, speaking to reporters at the general managers meetings in Dana......
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Glen Murray is challenging the Boston Bruins' buyout of his $4.1 million contract last July. According to the Boston Herald, Murray contends that he was injured at the time of the buyout and thus should receive the full $4.1 million......
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EAST RUTHERFPORD, N.J. (AP) -- New York Giants Super Bowl hero David Tyree will miss the rest of the season. Tyree, who made "The Catch" in New York's Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in February, was placed on injured......
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By Erik Matuszewski Bloomberg Greg Norman, a two-time major tournament winner and former No. 1 golfer in the world, said purses for U.S. PGA Tour events will shrink because of the global credit crunch. PGA Tour prize money, which comes......
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BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts man has filed a federal lawsuit against the father of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for allegedly failing to pay him about $600,000 in sales commissions and business expenses. Richard Vasquez, of Weston, claimed......
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