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10:44 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins dropped their season-high fourth game in a row Saturday night, falling to Nashville in a shootout, 3-2. The Bruins' Zdeno Chara had tied the game with about a minute-and-a-half to go in the third period after they'd......
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9:53 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Details to come . . . Click here for the official gamesheet. Click here for the summary.......
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9:10 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Providence College Friars avoided an embarrassing -- and potential devastating -- defeat on Saturday night. PC jumped ahead by 20 in the first half, and then let lowly Rutgers cut the lead all the way to a single point......
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3:56 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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The University of Rhode Island increased its Atlantic 10 record to 7-4 with a 69-61 victory over Saint Louis Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center. More to come . . .......
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2:46 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Olympian Elizabeth Beisel and U.S. Olympic trials finalist Laura Sogar delivered record-setting performances at the R.I. Interscholastic League's girls state swim meet Saturday afternoon at URI. Read the story here.......
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1:26 PM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Baseball Prospectus has posted its list of Top 100 Prospects for 2009. Red Sox prospects: 17. Lars Anderson, 1B; 31. Michael Bowden, P; 87. Josh Reddick, OF; 97. Daniel Bard, P. Yankees prospects: 38. Jesus Montero, C; 46. Austin Jackson,......
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12:35 PM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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So what if the Major League trade deadline is nearly six months away. It's never too early to start speculating about who might be available to the Red Sox. Fire Brand of the American League tosses out a few names:......
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12:02 PM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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From the New England Revolution FOXBORO - U.S. Soccer has announced that New England Revolution Under-16 forward Devin Devoy of North Attleboro is among a group of 36 players selected by U.S. Under-15 Boy's National Team head coach Jim Barlow......
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11:56 AM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Aaron Kuriloff Bloomberg National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell will cut his pay for the year ending March 31 by about a quarter and freeze his salary for the following year, the league said. Goodell won't increase his $11......
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11:47 AM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Click here to listen to Keno Davis' interview yesterday with Kevin McNamara, in which he talks about the PC Friars' goals for the rest of the season, and the importance of securing one of the top eight seeds in the......
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10:50 AM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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From the San Jose Mercury News: The Sharks' 5-2 victory against the Bruins on Tuesday was the highest-rated and most-watched regular-season game in Versus' four years with the NHL. It drew a 0.54 household rating nationally (550,000 viewers) and was......
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9:05 AM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Joe Posnanski is one of the best baseball writers around. Actually, he's one of the best sports writers around. His take on the A-Rod mess is well worth reading. See it here. By the way, here's Posnanski's answer to those......
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8:36 AM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Clyde Haberman The New York Times NEW YORK - Pitchers and catchers report. For baseball fans, those are four of the sweetest words in the language, forming an answered prayer that winter will soon recede. This is the weekend......
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8:29 AM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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TV ratings for the Pro Bowl were down from a year ago, but were still higher than for the Kobe vs. LeBron matchup on the same day. Read about it here. This proves once again that NFL football -- even......
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4:33 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Gatorade Company, in partnership with ESPN RISE, today announced Allison Kelley of La Salle Academy as its 2008-09 Gatorade Rhode Island Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Kelley is the second Gatorade Rhode Island Girls Soccer Player of the......
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4:14 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge dismissed most of Roger Clemens' defamation lawsuit against his former personal trainer on Thursday, saying statements made in the Mitchell Report on doping in baseball are protected. Brian McNamee has told federal agents, baseball......
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2:21 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The New England Patriots have made three staff changes, putting Shane Waldron in charge of tight ends, making Jon Robinson director of college scouting and naming Monti Ossenfort a national scout. The Patriots announced the moves......
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2:10 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Hockey dads are always taking heat for acting out -- and rightly so -- but what about the fathers of basketball players? Why shouldn't they face the same ridicule? Let's start with this guy.......
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1:37 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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It appears that Bill Parcells was serious about leaving the Dolphins once the sale of the team was complete. Read about that and a brief discourse on the death spiral of the newspaper business here.......
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11:01 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Had enough of Brett Favre? On the outside chance that you haven't, here's the latest: Dennis Dillon of The Sporting News wonders whether Favre might be, God help us, setting the stage for a comeback with the Vikings. Read it......
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10:35 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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With Petteri Nokelainen and Chuck Kobasew unavailable for Friday night's game in Jersey against the Devils, Vladimir Sobotka and Martins Karsums have been recalled from Providence. Nokelainen (eye) and Kobasew (leg) were injured on Tuesday night.......
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10:06 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By DAVID POLLAK San Jose Mercury News PITTSBURGH -- The life of a backup goalie isn't for everyone. You don't play most games, and on the rare occasion you do, it can be under challenging circumstances. Consider Brian Boucher's......
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9:18 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Former Boston Red Sox All-Star Jose Offerman is facing a federal lawsuit for a bat-wielding attack at a minor league game that injured two opposing players. Bridgeport Bluefish catcher John Nathans filed the lawsuit Thursday......
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7:46 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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A soon-to-be-released Manny Ramirez biography alleges that the team betrayed Ramirez in the press, and also claims that the team's traveling secretary had a history of insulting Ramirez in front of other Red Sox players. Ramirez got into hot water......
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7:29 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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All-Star guard Ray Allen, who missed the second half of last night's Celtics-Hornets game with an injured thumb, hopes to return to the court tonight as the Celtics play in Dallas, their last game before the All-Star break. Allen had......
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7:14 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Since news broke Saturday that Alex Rodriguez had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, it has been assumed that the Yankees slugger would face no punishment because the test in question was supposed to have been kept confidential and......
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10:33 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Celtics recorded their eight straight road victory Wednesday night, pulling away in the second half for an 89-77 victory over the New Orleans Hornet. See the box score here. More to come . . .......
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9:01 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The University of Rhode Island came back from 15 points down and defeated St. Bonaventure, 87-80, Wednesday night at the Ryan Center. More to come . . .......
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8:17 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Mount St. Charles boys hockey team scored four goals in the third period, breaking a 2-2 tie, and defeated Massachusetts powerhouse Catholic Memorial, 6-2, at Adelard Arena. Trevor Plante scored twice in the final period and assisted on Mount's......
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6:56 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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George Kolb, Roger Williams University Director of Athletics, Recreation, and Intramurals, will be leaving the University after accepting the position of Assistant Vice President for Athletics Development at Villanova University. "I've immersed myself in this community over the past seven......
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5:43 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Patriots head honcho stopped in to see Howard Stern yesterday. Read about it here.......
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4:27 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The 1996 Providence Capitals AAA hockey team will play its first game on Saturday in the 50th Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament in Quebec City, Canada. The Caps, all of whom were born in 1996, are one of the top......
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3:29 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A Fresno antiques dealer has hit a home run with the sale of a rare baseball card she thought was worth only $10. Bernice Gallego ended up selling the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings team card on......
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2:29 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona is upbeat about the improved health of David Ortiz and Mike Lowell. Francona said Wednesday that neither is a question mark heading into spring training after a season in......
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2:08 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. _ Brad Penny threw a bullpen session Wednesday morning at the Red Sox' Player Development Complex and the results were pleasing to the right-hander. His new pitching coach and manager were......
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1:29 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger, by Shawn Boburg, a former Lawrence Eagle-Tribune reporter, and UMass-Boston professor and clinical psychologist Jean Rhodes, will be out next month. Some copies of the book are around. The Boston......
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1:29 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The New Orleans Hornets are always a tough opponent, particularly when they are playing at home, but the Celtics tonight may be facing a Hornets team without three of its usual starters. Center Tyson Chandler (ankle) and shooting guard Mo......
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1:12 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Bill Simmons, the Boston Sports Guy, insists he doesn't hate Koby Bryant. But he would rather watch LeBron James score 52, grab 9 rebounds and hand out 11 assists, than Bryant score 61 with 0 rebounds and three assists. Read......
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12:04 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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ESPN is reporting that Brett Favre will inform the New York Jets today of his plan to retire. Just 11 months ago, Favre gave a tearful speech announcing his retirement from football; his decision to reconsider touched off a battle......
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11:48 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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AP photo / Pablo Martinez Monsivais WASHINGTON (AP) - All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to Congress about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in professional baseball. Tejada was the American League's Most Valuable Player in 2002......
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11:32 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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From Straw: Finding My Way by Darryl Strawberry, which will be in bookstores in April: ''We were the boys of summer. The drunk, speed-freak, sneaking-a-smoke boys of summer. [An] infamous rolling frat party . . . drinking, drugs, fights, gambling,......
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11:20 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Remember when wide receiver Freddie Mitchell of the Philadelphia Eagles dissed the New England Patriots secondary before Super Bowl XXXIX and then followed it up with a no-show performance in the big game? Mitchell's out of the NFL, but he's......
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10:54 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The good folks at Baseball Prospectus have crunched the numbers and concluded that the Boston Red Sox will win the American League East with a 98-64 record. The Yankees will finish a game back at 97-65 and will win the......
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10:32 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Former New England Patriot linebacker Tully Banta-Cain, who will always be remembered here for losing his Super Bowl ring in a men's room at Providence Place, has been cut by the San Francisco 49ers, according to the San Jose Mercury......
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10:12 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The New York Daily News reports that former New York Met Roberto Alomar, 35, has full-blown AIDS but insisted on having unprotected sex, his ex-girlfriend charged in a lawsuit. Read it here.......
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9:51 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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According to The New York Post, this week's Sports Illustrated suggests that Gene Orza, the chief operating officer of the Major League Baseball Players Association, was concerned that Alex Rodriguez may have still been using performance-enhancers as a Yankee.......
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9:12 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Ken Davidoff Newsday It's now an accepted part of this larger "Alex Rodriguez used steroids" conversation that, some day, we'll learn the names of the other 103 players who failed the 2003 survey tests for illegal performance enhancing drugs.......
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8:11 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A former junior varsity basketball coach from Poultney has been banned from coaching in Vermont for life for tripping an opposing player. The Vermont Principals' Association says Steve Shepardson was coaching the Poultney boys junior varsity......
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9:31 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The San Jose Sharks emphatically won the battle of the NHL's best Tuesday night, erasing a 2-1 deficit with four third-period goals and defeating the Boston Bruins, 5-2, at T.D. Banknorth Garden. It marked the first time all year the......
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9:03 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Jonathan Kale led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points as Providence College snapped its three-game losing streak with a 77-62 victory over South Florida Tuesday night. See the boxscore here. More to come . . .......
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6:31 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Defending International Bowl winner Connecticut, Ivy League champion Brown and NCAA Championship participants Maine, New Hampshire and Villanova highlight the 2009 University of Rhode Island football schedule, which was announced today. Under the direction of second-year head coach Darren Rizzi,......
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5:14 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News has the latest from the Garden before the Bruins-Sharks game. The Sharks, by the way, have lost three in a row since Claude Lemieux joined the team. Read Pollak's post here.......
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4:10 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The injury Jimmy Baron suffered in the Temple game Sunday has been diagnosed as a strained muscle in his back. The problem is not thought to be serious, although how the injury affects Baron will not be known until later......
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2:56 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin talks about the challenge presented by South Florida, the status of Marshon Brooks, the mind-set of the Friars after last weekend's......
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2:41 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- Just when it looked like Boston backup guard Tony Allen was returning to full strength after missing 11 games with a right ankle injury and then returning on Jan. 28 against Sacramento, Allen has suffered another setback. According......
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2:16 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts responds to Alex Rodriguez's allegations. Read it here.......
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1:25 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to Congress about steroids. Tejada is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, where he is expected to plead guilty. The Washington Post has more details here.......
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1:07 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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From USA Football, regarding the appointment of North Kingstown native Gary Del Vecchio to the position of Director of Membership. A 1988 graduate of Bishop Hendricken, Del Vecchio, 38, now makes his home in Colorado Springs, but will soon be......
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12:41 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Carolyn Thornton Journal Sports Writer Andrew Springer's performance in the Boys' Junior Mile at Saturday's Reebok Boston Indoor Games has earned him yet another entry in the high school record books. When the Westerly senior went through the first......
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12:02 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. -- Controversial left wing Sean Avery will resume his hockey career with the New York Rangers' affiliate in Hartford. The Dallas Stars assigned Avery to the American Hockey League team Tuesday and Avery was......
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12:02 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins will be without forward Michael Ryder for up to three weeks as he recovers from surgery to repair a broken face bone. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Tuesday that Ryder had surgery Monday......
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10:01 AM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Baseball writer Joe McDonald is with the early arrivals at Red Sox camp in Fort Myers, Fla., and will be filing reports today at the SoxBlog. He expects to talk later today to Rocco Baldelli and Kevin Youkilis, so check......
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9:53 AM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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When the NHL schedule came out last July, tonight's Sharks-Bruins didn't exactly jump out as a possible early preview of the Stanley Cup Finals. Yet, it could be exactly that. The Bruins are way ahead in the East and the......
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9:17 AM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The NCAA has told member schools that some VitaminWater flavors -- Power-C, Energy, B-relaxed, Rescue, Vital-T and Balance -- contain "impermissible or banned substances'' that could lead to suspensions for some athletes. Read Deadspin's story here, and the Brown Daily......
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8:40 AM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Here's a new play call courtesy of the recession: shorter seasons for high school athletes. The group that oversees public high school athletics in New York state recently approved shaved-down schedules next school year as a......
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8:11 AM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rhode Island native Rocco Baldelli, who is in Fort Myers, Fla., preparing for the start of spring training, says that it is too early for him to know how his body will respond to the increased workload of a new......
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8:09 AM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Patrick Graham, just hired last month to be defensive line coach at the University of Toledo, has quit that job before the start of the season to take an unnamed position with the New England Patriots, according to a report......
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9:18 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Not that we really needed Alex Rodriguez to confirm it, but we now know for sure that five to 10 years of baseball history -- the Steroid Era -- was basically a sham. And there will be a temptation among......
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7:36 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Chris Venditto Email
The Denver Broncos on Monday hired Roman Phifer as assistant coach- linebackers. Phifer, a 15-year NFL veteran and three-time Super Bowl champion, is starting his first coaching assignment after retiring from the NFL in 2005. He will assist Don Martindale......
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4:50 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By The Associated Press DALLAS -- Sean Avery cleared waivers Monday, and the next step for the Dallas Stars is to find a team for the controversial left wing to start playing again. Stars spokesman Rob Scichili said Avery cleared......
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3:28 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves' Al Jefferson is out indefinitely with a torn ACL in his right knee. The team made the announcement Monday after practice. Jefferson hurt his knee when he landed awkwardly late in Sunday's 101-97 loss......
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2:41 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has just admitted to ESPN's Peter Gammons that he used performance-enhancing drugs early in this decade. "I did take a banned substance," he said. "For that I am deeply sorry and deeply regretful." Rodriguez......
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1:51 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs comes by his reputation as a money-grubbing, penny-pinching, fleece-the-fans-until-it-hurts owner honestly. Check out this Jacobs gem from a Buffalo News story on ticket prices. Said Sabres minority owner Larry Quinn: "[Boston owner] Jeremy Jacobs was......
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1:31 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played Super Bowl XLIII with at least two small rib fractures -- injuries that were not found in X-rays taken before the game but showed up in MRIs afterward -- and he hints that he......
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1:28 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Charles Barkley isn't laughing off his recent arrest. And he says he'll return to TNT after the NBA All-Star Game. Read it here.......
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1:05 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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According to ESPN's Peter Gammons: "The Giants may well be seriously considering constructing a three-year package for Manny Ramirez, especially knowing the condition he is in working out religiously at API in Pensacola, Fla. '' Read more here.......
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10:20 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Sunday's Pro Bowl isn't worth talking about, and the NFL draft is still months away. So, for any NFL fans with a few hours to kill, today might be a good day to try to parse the free agency rules.......
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10:08 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Brian McNamee says he couldn't risk lying to federal agents when they asked him about Roger Clemens and performance-enhancing drugs. McNamee, the pitcher's former trainer, broke his silence by appearing on "The Howard Stern Show" on......
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9:40 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl The Westerly senior star proved he is one of the best distance runners in the country as he finished second in the boys junior mile race at the 14th annual Reebok Indoor Games on......
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8:30 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Scott Van Pelt of ESPN apparently got a little too personal in his anti-Bud Selig rant last week. At least his bosses at the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports thought so. Read about it here. There's no chance that ESPN's......
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8:19 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pete Caldera The Record (Hackensack N.J.) Now that Alex Rodriguez has been linked to a positive steroids test from the 2003 season, the baseball world awaits his response. Will he own up to the limited use of performance enhancing......
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8:14 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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SEYMOUR, Conn. (AP) - The coach of the Seymour High School swim teams has been fired after nine members of the boys' squad were suspended from school for wearing T-shirts that criticized a former teammate. Superintendent of Schools MaryAnne Mascolo......
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6:25 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Providence Bruins beat the Worcester Sharks, 3-2, on a controversial goal by Mikko Lehtonen with 1:36 left before over 9,000 fans at the Dunkin Donuts Center Sunday afternoon. With Providence on a power play after Brad Marchand goaded Worcester's......
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3:25 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- The NBA caught some criticism for putting Roger Mason Jr. in the 3-point contest during the All-Star Weekend festivities, but Mason showed the country just how good he was at hitting clutch 3-pointers this afternoon in front of......
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2:46 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- Kevin Garnett, the reigning defensive player of the year, was trying to do a little too much on the defensive side of the ball in the first half, especially in the second quarter where the Spurs shot 66.7......
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1:59 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- Both the Celtics and Spurs are teams that prides themselves on defense, but the second quarter was devoid of defense. The Spurs outscored the Celtics, 38-29, and lead, 60-52 at halftime. The Spurs knocked down 66.7 percent of......
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1:29 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Not used to the early starts, it took a while for the Celtics to wake up in the first quarter, but once they did, they controlled the rest of the quarter, which ended with the Celtics leading, 23-22.......
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1:23 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- Ray Allen said that he had no problem cancelling his vacation plans during the All-Star break to make his ninth All-Star appearance. He said that it is always an honor and a privilege to play in an All-Star......
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12:45 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Boston guard Rajon Rondo is drawing comparisons to San Antonio 3-time All-Star guard Tony Parker by both Celtics coach Doc Rivers and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "There are a lot of similarities,"......
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12:19 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Boston coach Doc Rivers said that was not surprised that he got fined $15,000 for verbally abusing the officials after the Celtics lost to the Lakers, 110-109, in overtime last Thursday. "It......
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11:27 AM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- The Celtics swept the season series against the Spurs last season (2-0). The last time the C's accomplished that elusive feat was during the 1988-89 season. Paul Pierce averaged 28.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two games against......
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