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February 15, 2009 - February 21, 2009 Archives


Final: Panthers 2, Bruins 0

9:32 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Florida Panthers scored a pair of third-period goals and defeated the slumping Boston Bruins, 2-0, Saturday night. Boston has now lost five of its last six games. See the box score here. More to come . . .......

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Darren Rizzi resigns as URI football coach

6:49 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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Final: URI 77, Fordham 58

3:02 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The University of Rhode Island's Atlantic 10 surge continues, as the Rams rolled to an easy victory at Fordham on Saturday afternoon. See the box score here. More to come . . .......

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Final: Notre Dame 103, PC 84

2:03 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Notre Dame took control of the game in the opening minute and never let go, cruising to a 103-84 victory over Providence College Saturday afternoon that keeps the Friars in a downward spiral in the Big East. PC is now......

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Pats, Bills in pursuit of RB Fred Taylor

1:24 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Shalise Manza Young    Email

The New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills are the teams currently showing the most interest in veteran running back Fred Taylor. Check out more on the Pats blog.......

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Garnett to miss 2-3 weeks

11:31 AM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Celtics star Kevin Garnett has been diagnosed with a posterior muscle strain of the right knee and will miss the next two to three weeks, although executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge says that Garnett's injury is not serious.......

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Garnett postpones MRI to Saturday

4:26 PM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

-- Kevin Garnett returned to Boston today and is scheduled to see Dr. Brian McKeon tomorrow at New England Baptist Hospital to get an MRI on his knee, according to the Boston Globe. Garnett injured his right knee late in......

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Projo SportsTalk -- 'Hold on to your seats' for PC-Notre Dame game

2:11 PM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin talks about PC's second-half collapse at Louisville, Geoff McDermott's struggles, Notre Dame trying to save its season, and the likelihood of......

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Hard times for Les Habitants

1:49 PM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Dictionary.com defines schadenfreude as "satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.'' Along those lines, Fluto Shinzawa, the Boston Globe's ace Bruins beat man, describes what Bruins fans are feeling as they watch the Montreal Canadiens flounder through their 100th......

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Dodgers have eye on Orlando Cabrera

12:59 PM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Like another member of the 2004 World Champion Red Sox, Orlando Cabrera also is looking for work. Cabrera, like Manny Ramirez, is reportedly talking with the Dodgers. Read about it here.......

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P-Bruins sign former UNH star Hemingway

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By Mark Divver    Email

Journal Photo / Gretchen Ertl Colin Hemingway, right, and Dennis Wideman play poker at Foxwoods in March 2005. At the time, Hemingway and Wideman were playing for the Worcester Icecats. With leading scorer Martin St. Pierre sidelined with a......

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Celtics may add Mikki Moore

11:13 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

A new name has come into the forefront of Boston's mission to add some height to a depleted bench - Mikki Moore. The 7-foot, 225-pound Moore was released by Sacramento after Boston sent Patrick O'Bryant to Toronto for Will Solomon,......

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The first of many NFL mock drafts

11:08 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com has posted a pre-combine mock draft. He has the Patriots taking Peria Jerry, a defensive tackle from Mississippi. Read it here. It goes without saying, of course, that past results are no indication of future performance.......

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Garnett will get an MRI today

10:54 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Robert Lee    Email

-- Right now the Celtics are saying that Kevin Garnett's return to Boston to get an MRI on his right knee which he injured late in the first half of Boston's 90-85 loss to Utah is precautionary, but he could......

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Indians ready to dump former Sox prospect

10:44 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Remember when Andy Marte was the Red Sox third baseman of the future? In case you don't, he came to Boston from Atlanta in 2005 as part of the Edgar Renteria deal, and departed for Cleveland six weeks later as......

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Former URI player Adingono charged with felony assault on 4-year-old son

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Lazare Adingono, a former University of Rhode Island basketball player who is now an assistant coach at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y., was arrested by Buffalo police this month and accused of beating his 4-year-old son with a belt in......

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Garnett returns to Boston for MRI

10:02 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Kevin Garnett, who left last night's Celtics-Jazz game in the second quarter after hurting his right knee, has returned to Boston on his own to get an MRI, according to media reports. We'll have more information as it becomes available.......

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Should Red Sox be leading the salary cap charge?

10:02 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Salary cap talk. If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger. Give or take a few million, the difference between the Yankees payroll and the Red Sox payroll is roughly the same as the difference between the Red Sox......

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Report -- A-Rod is friends with trainer banned in every MLB clubhouse

9:11 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

If Alex Rodriguez thought he could make the steroid questions go away with his public confession to Peter Gammons and subsequent news conference in Tampa, Fla., he would have been wrong. The story that won't die takes another twist today,......

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Dodgers move on without Manny -- for now

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By Mike McDermott    Email

The Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday had their first full workout of spring training, but it was a man who wasn't there -- free agent outfielder Manny Ramirez -- who was drawing the most attention. USA Today reported that some Dodgers......

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Here's a head-scratcher -- Notre Dame football 'legends' to play Japanese national team

8:32 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

TOKYO (AP) - When Notre Dame asks you to coach, you don't say no, so Lou Holtz will fly to Tokyo in July to coach the Fighting Irish legends team against Japan's national American football team. The former Notre Dame......

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Kevin Regan returns to P-Bruins; is a trade in the works?

6:04 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY MARK DIVVER Assistant Sports Editor The Boston Bruins have reassigned goaltender Kevin Regan to Providence from the Alaska Aces of the ECHL. Regan, 24, was sent to down to get some playing time, since Providence starter Tuukka Rask is......

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Tiger Woods says he's ready to play again

5:17 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

By Bloomberg News Tiger Woods committed to play in next week's U.S. PGA Tour event in Tucson, Ariz., ending his eight- month absence following left knee surgery. "I'm now ready to play again,' Woods, 33, said in a statement......

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Celtics deal Solomon

4:43 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

--- That didn't last long. According to the Boston Globe, the Boston Celtics traded seldom used center Patrick O'Bryant to Toronto for point guard Will Solomon, citing an unnamed league source, shortly before the 3 p.m. trade deadline. The report......

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Celtics trade for point guard Solomon

3:58 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Boston Globe is reporting that the Celtics have traded center Patrick O'Bryant to the Toronto Raptors for backup point guard Will Solomon. The Globe reported that a second-round draft pick and cash considerations will be involved in the deal.......

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A-Rod says he's been happy with fan reception at spring training

2:32 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Rodriguez is pleased with the warm reception he's been given by Yankees fans following his admission that he used a banned substance for three years before joining New York in 2004. The three-time MVP has......

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PC men's hockey team has another goalie on the way

2:21 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Looks like the goal crease at Providence College could be crowded come fall. Goaltender Russ Stein of the Boston Junior Bruins of the Eastern Junior Hockey League has committed to Providence College for this fall, according to ushr.com. Stein, who......

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AHL ref, family opted not to board flight to Buffalo that crashed

2:14 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

American Hockey League referee Jeff Smith, his wife and two small children had boarding passes for Continental 3407, from Newark, N.J., to Buffalo, last Thursday night. But they decided to take a US Airways flight after being advised by a......

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Tedy Bruschi to speak Monday at Bryant University

1:26 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi will come to Bryant University's main gym on Monday night at 7:30 to speak about overcoming obstacles. Tickets are $5. Bruschi will not be taking questions or signing autographs at the event. Click here for more......

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Injured Albany River Rat speaks about Berkshires bus crash

12:10 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

The Albany Times Union says the injured are players Nicolas Blanchard, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer, Jonathan Paiement, and radio commentator John Hennessy. Blanchard says his injuries are "not too bad.'' Read the latest here.......

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Calhoun says 18 games hurts Big East; Pitino says deal with it

12:09 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By KEVIN McNAMARA The Big East just wrapped up its weekly conference call and UConn's Jim Calhoun used the call as a forum to campaign to limit the number of conference games to 16. He says that playing 18 is......

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Ozzie Guillen weighs in on Bartolo Colon

11:21 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

When last seen in Rhode Island, Bartolo Colon was throwing high heat at the buffet table in the home clubhouse at McCoy Stadium. Now he is in camp with the Chicago White Sox. As usual, Colon is the, ah, butt......

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Claude Lemieux, 43, takes a beating from a 21-year-old

10:59 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

You can't teach an old turtle new tricks. Claude Lemieux received a beatdown from Edmonton's Theo Peckham late Tuesday in San Jose. Then Claude the Fraud whined about it: "He beat up on an old man," Lemieux told David Pollak......

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Penn State-Illinois game sets basketball back several decades

10:56 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The winning team shot 28 percent from the field. The leading scorer of the game had 11 points. It took more than four minutes for anyone to score, and both teams were still in single digits 10 minutes into the......

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Racial taunt results in one-year suspension for Mass. high school hoops star

10:31 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Egi Gjikondi, the leading scorer in the Greater Boston League, has been suspended for the rest of this season and most of next season after the Malden High School sophomore aimed a racial slur at an opposing player. Gjikondi, a......

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More details about Albany River Rats bus crash

10:27 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Albany River Rats coach Jeff Daniels describes the chaotic scene on the snowy Mass. Turnpike early Thursday after the team bus overturned. Read the Albany Times Union story here. Boston.com reports that the injured were three players and two......

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Chariho's Dubee named Gatorade soccer player of the year

9:46 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McDermott    Email

Chariho junior Nick Dubee has been selected the Rhode Island Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Dubee, a 5-10 forward, scored 21 goals and had six assists this past fall leading the Chargers to an 11-3-4 record and the......

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A-Rod's cousin found living in Miami

8:40 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The cousin who supplied and injected Alex Rodriguez with performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003 has been identified by ESPN as Yuri Sucart of Miami. Sucart's identity was confirmed to the network by his wife, Carmen Sucart. She said that......

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Bus carrying Albany River Rats hockey team flips in Mass.

8:14 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BECKET, Mass. (AP) - Three people were seriously injured when a bus carrying a minor league hockey team rolled on its side on Interstate 90 westbound in western Massachusetts early Thursday morning, state police say. The bus carrying the AHL's......

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Pierce hopes Celtics make a deal today

8:06 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The NBA's trade deadline arrives at 3 this afternoon, and all appears to be quiet on the Celtics front. Danny Ainge doesn't expect anything to happen, although he says the team is certainly looking for ways to improve. Meanwhile, Celtics......

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Derek Jeter insists -- Not everyone was tainted in baseball's Steroid Era

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Jack Curry The New York Times TAMPA, Fla. - Derek Jeter subtly expressed his support for Alex Rodriguez as Rodriguez grapples with repercussions from admitting to steroid use. But Jeter was much more forceful in distancing himself from any......

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Video -- Garnett tells TNT's Sager to burn his awful clothes

7:50 AM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

This video, from All-Star weekend, shows the Celtics' star forward telling the always boldly dressed Craig Sager to do something dramatic about his fashion choices:......

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Final: Louisville 94, PC 76

9:30 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

At halftime, they led by one. Early in the second half they led by three. Providence College was in position to notch the signature Big East victory -- on the road, no less -- that has eluded the Friars all......

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Final: URI 71, UMass 59

8:50 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The University of Rhode Island's second-half surge continues, as the Rams broke a tie by going on a 14-2 run in the last 2 1/2 minutes and beat traditional nemesis Massachusetts, 71-59, Wednesday night for the seventh victory in its......

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Halftime -- PC 46, Louisville 45

8:34 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Facing a program that they have never beaten in Big East play, and a team that gives up just 61 points per game, the Providence College Friars have been doing almost everything right -- at least offensively -- against the......

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Halftime: UMass 31, URI 28

7:58 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY PAUL KENYON Journal Sports Writer AMHERST, Mass. -- The University of Rhode Island just played 20 minutes of basketball in which Jimmy Baron and Kahiem Seawright went a combined 1-for-8. Baron had two points and Seawright none. Considering that,......

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Projo SportsTalk -- McNamara previews PC-Louisville

3:59 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin talks about Providence's formula for success against Louisville, why he doesn't see Rick Pitino's team as a legitimate national title contender,......

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Projo SportsTalk with Kenyon -- Ulmer elevating his game

3:51 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Paul Kenyon. Paul talks about the importance of tonight's game with UMass and about why the Minutemen remain dangerous, and discusses how Lamonte Ulmer......

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Marbury a Celtic?

2:33 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

-- Marc Berman of the the New York Post reports that the Knicks hope to reach a settlement after tomorrow's 3 p.m. trade deadline with Stephon Marbury, and when that happens, Marbury "would likely join the Celtics" after the buyout.......

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Tom Brady says there's 'no reason why' he shouldn't be ready for training camp

1:53 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer Patriots QB Tom Brady just wrapped up an appearance at an Allston, Mass., Boys & Girls Club as part of the One Laptop Per Child program he supports, and was surprisingly candid --......

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Red Sox ownership not against a salary cap in baseball

10:58 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox ownership believes a salary cap could work for Major League Baseball. "An enlightened form of a salary cap would have the Red Sox support," said Red Sox president/CEO......

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David Letterman's 'stunning admission' to Peter Gammons

10:55 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Here's another video link, this one to David Letterman's take on the Alex Rodriguez situation. Letterman tells Peter Gammons that he, too, used steroids.......

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Many arrested after brawl at high school hoops game in Alabama

10:23 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McDermott    Email

Ten to 12 juveniles were arrested and the game was suspended after a chaotic brawl broke out at a high school basketball game between Carver-Montgomery and Valley high schools in Montgomery, Ala., according to a story in the Birmingham News.......

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Only one boys basketball team remains undefeated in Rhode Island

10:21 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Coventry's 76-63 victory over previously undefeated Narragansett last Friday night leaves Classical as the only team with an undefeated record in regular season Interscholastic League boys basketball play. Tuesday night's victory over Pilgrim upped Classical's Division II-North record to......

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Former BC player Sean Williams arrested on campus

williams0218.jpg 9:02 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - New Jersey Nets forward Sean Williams was arrested at Boston College over the weekend for allegedly violating a no trespassing order. According to a campus police report, the former BC player was arrested Sunday shortly before the......

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Tony Allen will miss the remainder of the regular season

9:00 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

BOSTON -- The Celtics announced yesterday that backup guard Tony Allen will miss the remainder of the regular season after he undergoes thumb surgery today. Allen injured his left thumb in practice on Feb. 10.......

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Pitino still finding strange ways to motivate his Louisville Cardinals

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By Mike McDermott    Email

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville's embarrassing loss at Notre Dame last week did more than cost the Cardinals an ounce or two of pride and a spot in the polls. Their practice gear went out the window too. Coach Rick......

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Johnny Damon defends A-Rod; says at least he didn't kill anyone

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Here are some of Yankees teammate Johnny Damon's thoughts after Alex Rodriguez's remarks yesterday in Tampa, Fla.: Damon: "Yeah he did some bad things, he took a steroid. I definitely do not condone that at all, but there could be......

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Final: Bruins 5, Hurricanes 1

10:02 PM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Boston Bruins received goals from Blake Wheeler, Shane Hnidy, David Krejci, Chuck Kobasew and Patrice Bergeron and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, Tuesday night. See the box score here. More to come . . .......

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Pats release Washington, Yates

9:41 PM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

According to the Boston Globe's Mike Reiss, the New England Patriots have released wide receiver Kelley Washington and center/guard Billy Yates. Click here to get all the details.......

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Final: Bryant 70, NJIT 46

8:50 PM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Bryant Bulldogs got their revenge. And then some. Embarrassed when New Jersey Institute of Technology broke its 51-game losing streak by beating them a few weeks back -- which got them some unwanted national publicity -- the Bulldogs turned......

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Pettitte talked to feds in Clemens investigation

3:59 PM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors have interviewed Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte as they investigate whether his former teammate Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. Two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press that......

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A-Rod offers more detail about substance use

2:36 PM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Alex Rodriguez, speaking before a capacity crowd of media members at the Yankees spring training complex in Tampa, Fla., said in prepared remarks that from 2001 to 2003 he and a cousin used a substance available over the counter in......

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Video -- Watch A-Rod's news conference live

1:20 PM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click here if you're interested in a live video feed of Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez's remarks, which are set to be delivered at 1:30 today.......

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High school sports governing body bans horse-collar tackles

1:10 PM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Following the lead of the NFL and the NCAA, the National Federation of State High School Associations has banned the horse-collar tackle from high school football. Starting this fall, tackling a player by grabbing the inside collar......

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Charles Barkley to return, just in time for Celtics-Jazz game

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Charles Barkley will return from his leave of absence and be back on the air Thursday night during TNT's NBA coverage. Barkley was arrested Dec. 31 in Scottsdale, Ariz., and his leave began Jan. 9. Police said the 45-year-old NBA......

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Former Patriot pawned Super Bowl ring for $2,000

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Even if you're a big Patriots fan, you probably have to think hard to remember Brock Williams. A third-round draft choice out of Notre Dame in 2001, Williams tore a knee ligament in training camp and never saw action during......

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A double standard on coverage of athletes linked to steroids?

8:51 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Commenting on the news that Larry Izzo of the New England Patriots may testify at the Barry Bonds trial, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com sees a double standard in coverage of baseball players who use steroids and football players who use......

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Report: Celtics to trade Cassell to Sacramento

8:45 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

From ESPN.com: The Sacramento Kings agreed in principle to a deal with the Boston Celtics on Monday night, a league source told ESPN.com. The Celtics will send Sam Cassell and cash to the Kings for a future second-round pick. Read......

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Jamie Moyer, former teammate, has harsh words for A-Rod

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Jim Salisbury The Philadelphia Inquirer CLEARWATER, Fla. - Shortly after joining the Phillies in August 2006, Jamie Moyer reminisced about playing with Alex Rodriguez in Seattle. Moyer told of how his two oldest sons, Dillon and Hutton, had idolized......

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Bryant gets chance to avenge embarrassing loss tonight

8:40 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

For Tim O'Shea's Bryant Bulldogs, it has been a pretty successful first season of Division I play. The Bulldogs have earned the respect of some big-time foes, and they've surprised a lot of us by winning seven games, for an......

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Sox fan avoids jail time for bat attack on New Yorker

8:19 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts man accused of hitting a New York tourist three times with an aluminum baseball bat because he thought he was a Yankees fan will not serve jail time if he stays out of trouble.......

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Manny shows his generous side

4:28 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Giants reliever Billy Sadler was low on money and was about to quit his workout regimen at Athletes' Performance. Then Manny Ramirez came to the rescue. Read the story here.......

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Former Mountie Schneider traded to Montreal

3:09 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

TSN reports that the Atlanta Thrashers have traded Mount St. Charles alum Mathieu Schneider to the Montreal Canadiens. In exchange, the Thrashers receive a second round draft pick in 2009 and a third round selection in 2010. In addition to......

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Michael Phelps won't be charged in 'bong' incident

3:04 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina sheriff is not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott made the decision Monday.......

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A look at AFC offseason story lines

2:15 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Charles Robinson of Yahoo!Sports looks at AFC offseason story lines. Regarding the Patriots, Robinson says: "If the Patriots deal Cassel, it's an indication Brady will be ready for the start of the regular season. Forget what the Patriots and Brady......

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Moyer is ashamed for MLB

2:09 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Jamie Moyer, at 46 the oldest player in the major leagues, is ashamed of the steroid scandal. "At times, I'm almost embarrassed as a player to be in the middle of this. I haven't taken them, I haven't tested positive,......

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Smoltz remains upset about the way it ended with Braves

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Jack Curry The New York Times FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The new guy on the Boston Red Sox was finished with his workout in less than an hour, so he politely, almost dutifully, signed autographs. He inched along one......

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Ortiz gives emotional State-of-the-Game address

1:14 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz spoke for the first time this spring and it was an emotional 14-minute speech. He gave his personal opinion about the state of the game,......

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South Korea leaves Byung-Hyun Kim off WBC roster

12:00 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for Byung-Hyun Kim, South Korea tells him that his services will not be needed for the World Baseball Classic. It seems that the former Arizona, Boston, Colorado and Florida reliever --......

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Spinazzola siblings share HSGameTime Athlete of the Week honor

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson Bianca Spinazzola shakes hands with East Greenwich's Nicole Passa after Spinazzola won the 100-yard freestyle race at Saturday's girls swimming state meet. A Narragansett High brother-and-sister combo posted a unique family accomplishment over the......

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Report -- Patriots' Izzo to admit receiving banned drugs

11:45 AM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

According to this article on the San Francisco Chronicle's website, Patriots' linebacker Larry Izzo is expected to testify in the trial of baseball star Barry Bonds, who is accused of lying to a federal grand jury about steroid use. Izzo......

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Permenter commits to Providence

10:31 AM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Russ Permenter, a 6-9 junior college player from Temple, Texas, has verbally committed to Providence. Permenter was sitting behind the PC bench during Saturday night's game against Rutgers. Kevin McNamara will have much more on this story later today. Until......

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Lugo says he's not ready for the bench

10:01 AM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Julio Lugo heard the rumors during the offseason. The Red Sox shortstop was asked by friends and family members whether or not he was getting traded. Boston did not move......

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