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The Red Sox moments ago released a statement regarding Dustin Pedroia: "Red Sox Medical Director Dr. Tom Gill examined Dustin Pedroia this evening in Fort Myers, FL. Pedroia was diagnosed with a minor strain in his lower left abdominal region.......
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8:12 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Read Mike Szostak's quick game account here.......
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7:45 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Read John Gillooly's game story here.......
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7:10 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Read Carolyn Thornton's quick game account here.......
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5:57 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Read Daniel Barbarisi's story here.......
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5:32 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Read Robert Lee's quick game account here.......
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3:48 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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3:22 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Bruins posted their second win a row Saturday afternoon, defeating the New York Islanders, 2-1, at the TD Banknorth Garden. See the box score here. More to come . . .......
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3:11 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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The knee injury that forced Julio Lugo out of Friday night's exhibition game against the Yankees may be a tear of the meniscus. Depending on its severity, he could be sidelined anywhere from four weeks to several months. Read Daniel......
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3:08 PM Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Read Mike Szostak's quick account on the HS Gametime blog.......
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10:08 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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The UMass-Dartmouth men's basketball team was outscored, 20-3, in the final 7:26 and dropped a 67-59 decision to DeSales of Allentown, Pa. Friday night in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Sectionals at Lancaster, Pa. Read the game story......
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9:52 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE - When you win 28 state championships in a 32-year period there have to be some great comebacks. But maybe no Mount team has ever matched what this year's Mounties did en route to the state crown. It......
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8:43 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Celtics headed into the locker room for halftime leading Memphis 47-44, and the story of the game so far has been Leon Powe. The forward, who started the game due to injuries to Kevin Garnett and Glen Davis, has......
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5:40 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Bill Belichick and Charlie Weis sang with Jon Bon Jovi at a benefit dinner in New York City on Thursday night. Belichick shows more emotion here than in a whole season on the sidelines. Watch the video here.......
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1:38 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo says he will "definitely" start Friday night's home game after missing two games with a sprained right ankle. Coach Doc Rivers was more reserved, saying Rondo is "likely" to start......
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11:39 AM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Journal Sports Writer I tuned in for the final two minutes. Or at least what I thought were going to be the final two minutes. I was checking scores on my computer just before going to bed......
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11:08 AM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Eric Young, the former ballplayer who is now an analyst on ESPN's Baseball Tonight, says that Jonathan Papelbon's rip job on Manny Ramirez in Esquire violates one of baseball's unspoken rules. Read what Young has to say here.......
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10:26 AM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Matt Taibbi paid a visit to the lair of super-agent Scott Boras and comes away with a Men's Journal story that, to paraphrase the immortal words of Dennis Green, proves that Boras is who we think he is. Taibbi......
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9:50 AM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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There's no truth to the rumor that NFL scouts used a sundial instead of a stop watch to time UMass quarterback Liam Coen in the 40-yard dash at Boston College Pro Day on Thursday. But let's just say that the......
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9:28 AM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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A few days after Boston University fired Dennis Wolff as basketball coach, the list of candidates to replace him is taking shape. According to the Boston Globe, Richard Pitino, a Louisville assistant coach and son of the head coach, is......
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9:19 AM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and JOSHUA ROBINSON The New York Times NEW YORK -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman angrily took issue Thursday night with an anecdote about him and Jason Giambi that is contained in a new book about......
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8:37 AM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pete Thamel The New York Times NEW YORK - It was a game that appeared finished, but never really wanted to end. And after nearly four hours, six overtimes and countless records, Big East rivals Syracuse and Connecticut played......
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9:58 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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9:49 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Sophomore Tim Doyle became the newest Mount St. Charles hockey hero as his unassisted goal with 26 seconds to play in the first overtime period gave the Mounties a 4-3 victory over Hendricken in the opening game of their best......
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9:31 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins jumped out to a 4-1 lead and went on to defeat the Ottawa Senators, 5-3, Thursday night at TD Banknorth Garden. Click here for the box score. More to come . . .......
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8:28 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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The University of Rhode Island was eliminated from the Atlantic 10 Tournament, and most likely saw its chances for an NCAA Tournament berth evaporate as well, as the Rams lost to Duquesne, 78-74, Thursday night in an A-10 quarterfinal-round game......
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4:25 PM Thu, Mar 12, 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 today's game against Louisville and what it says about the Friars, and their postseason prospects.......
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3:53 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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PHOENIX (AP) -- Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez was scratched from his first scheduled spring training start because of tightness in his left hamstring. Ramirez had been in the lineup as a designated hitter for the Dodgers' exhibition against......
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2:04 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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The PC Friars have lost to the Louisville Cardinals, 73-55, in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. The result probably ends PC's NCAA Tournament hopes; it appears to be NIT or bust. The Friars turned the ball over too......
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2:02 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio high school basketball player is so good at making long-distance shots that his coach and teammates are challenging LeBron James to a contest. Casey Weber of Dayton Christian High School sank a 90-footer during......
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12:58 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By DAN BARBARISI Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In the latest issue of Esquire Magazine, Jonathan Papelbon calls ex-teammate Manny Ramirez a "cancer," and says the team clearly had to get rid of him. Papelbon didn't travel with......
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12:58 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Len Elmore just asked, "If you were watching this game and there was no score, what would you think?" Well, I'd wonder where the score was, but I see his point -- Louisville has really made PC look horrendous in......
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11:56 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Kevin Youkilis, a member of the United States squad in the World Baseball Classic, says he has been disappointed to feel like a visiting team in all three of the Americans' games so far this year. Playing in Toronto, where......
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11:34 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer NEW YORK - Do you believe in David vs. Goliath? For much of its history, Providence College's basketball program has lived and died off of the sight of its little David firing sligshots at......
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11:13 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Paul Kenyon. Paul gives his impressions of last night's Duquesne-UMass game, and previews the matchups in tonight's Dukes-Rams game. Kahiem Seawright is a man......
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10:59 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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The cover story in the latest issue of Bazaar magazine is an interview with Giselle Bundchen. Here's some of what she has to say about Tom Brady: "Tom is a good guy. He has a very pure heart. He's very......
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10:23 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Montana High School Association does not allow dunking in pregame warmups in tournament play. So when 5'11'' senior guard Isaiah Martin shattered a backboard during warmups for a game between Harlem and Shelby on March 5, Harlem had to......
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9:56 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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March 12 (Bloomberg) - The Big East is sticking around the Big Apple. The college sports conference and Madison Square Garden are close to a contract extension that'll keep the Big East's postseason basketball tournament in New York past the......
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9:26 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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It was another rough night for Stephon Marbury, as the Celtics' backup point guard went 0 for 6 in Boston's loss at Miami. Marbury is now shooting at just under 26 percent since his arrival in Boston. As for the......
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9:10 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Chip Alexander Raleigh News and Observer RALEIGH, N.C. - It was early in the game and the Carolina Hurricanes were sluggish when Tim Conboy decided enough was enough. Before a faceoff, the Canes' forward looked over at Chris Stewart......
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8:33 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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While Manny Ramirez's Dodgers teammates talk about what a great teammate he is, some of Ramirez's old mates in Boston seem to have a hard time getting the bad taste out of their mouths from Manny's acrimonious departure last season.......
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7:47 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Hendricken and Mount St. Charles meet tonight in the first game of their best-of-three boys hockey championship series (it's the 16th time in the last 29 years that the two have met in the finals). The game is at 7:30......
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10:34 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Read Mike Szostak's account of both semifinal-round games.......
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10:24 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Read Carolyn Thornton's story on both semifinal games.......
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10:08 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The short-handed Celtics were overtaken by the Heat in the second half and lost in Miami, 107-99, Wednesday night. See the box score here. More to come . . .......
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8:53 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Woonsocket has earned its first trip to the finals in the program's history, defeating Prout, 64-38. Read Carolyn Thornton's quick game account here.......
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8:50 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tyler Hoxsie broke a 50-50 tie with a short jump shot with 1:52 to play, and Narragansett hung on for a 55-52 victory over Coventry in their Credit Union Division II Boys Basketball Championships semifinal at CCRI. Read Mike Szostak's......
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8:45 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Duquesne Dukes have beaten the Massachusetts Minutemen, 91-81, in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament, setting up a date with Rhode Island tomorrow night. The URI-Duquesne game will be a rematch of URI's final regular-season road game,......
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6:25 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Check the HSGametime High School blog for up-to-the-minute reports from the high school basketball semifinal doubleheaders on Wednesday night. Carolyn Thornton is covering girls Division II card, and Mike Szostak is covering the boys Division II games.......
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4:14 PM Wed, Mar 11, 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 reviews today's game against DePaul and looks ahead to Louisville. The key tomorrow figures to be the same man who was......
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2:13 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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They had to expend a lot of energy to do it, and they made a couple DePaul players look like big-time stars, but the Providence College Friars survived today for an 83-74 win at Madison Square Garden. It's the Friars'......
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1:33 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Few Connecticut residents are calling foul on UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun's recent outburst to a blogger who pressed him on his $1.6 million annual salary. More than three of every five Connecticut residents surveyed......
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1:02 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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AP photo at right -- DePaul's Mac Koshwal sends Geoff McDermott to the floor with a hard foul in the first half. By Kevin McNamara Journal Sports Writer NEW YORK - What a half to open this second day of......
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12:11 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Celtics travel to Miami tonight, and that means a meeting with Dwyane Wade, the NBA's leading scorer and by far its hottest player. In 11 games since the All-Star break, Wade has averaged more than 40 points and......
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12:07 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The son of famed football announcer John Facenda has settled a lawsuit with NFL Films over the brief use of his father's voice in a show about the John Madden video game. Facenda's contract with NFL Films......
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11:17 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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YahooSports.com's Josh Peter and Dan Wetzel shine a light on how agents and AAU teams compete for the affection of up-and-coming college basketball recruits and those who've already made a name in the college game. It may remind you of......
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10:35 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Former Rhode Island high school basketball stars Stace Garrick of West Warwick and Corey Connor of Classical are on their way to the 2009 NCAA Division III Sweet 16 with the Bridgewater (Mass.) State College Bears. Garrick nailed a clutch......
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9:56 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT (AP) - Mayoral candidate and former NBA great Dave Bing has retracted his claim that he earned a master's degree in business administration but says he doesn't see it as a "big issue." Radio station WWJ played audio Wednesday......
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9:51 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tom Brady is taking time out from his grueling knee rehab regime, not to mention being Mr. Giselle Bundchen, to play himself on HBO's Entourage. Read about it on Deadspin and Pop Sugar.......
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9:49 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist David Hyde writes today that dancing defensive end Jason Taylor, long a Miami icon, has a "rather obvious, and enviable, landing spot in New England," despite the desire of some Dolphins fans to see Taylor wear......
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9:38 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Matt Taormina wasted no time in making a good impression with the Binghamton Senators. The former Providence College defensemen signed a tryout contract earlier in the day, then scored the game-winner as Binghamton beat the Portland Pirates, 3-1, on Tuesday......
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9:17 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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PHOENIX (AP) -- Manny Ramirez is scheduled to make his spring training debut Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers play South Korea's World Baseball Classic team. Los Angeles manager Joe Torre said Tuesday he isn't sure if Ramirez, who signed......
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8:27 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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New Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels tried to mend fences with angry quarterback Jay Cutler in a conference call on Monday, but ESPN is quoting an anonymous "source close to the situation" as saying that the call resulted in......
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9:53 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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La Salle dominated North Kingstown from start to finish and advanced to Sunday's Division I girls basketball state championship game with a 62-29 trouncing of the Skippers Tuesday night. Read Robert Lee's quick game account here.......
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9:40 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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She may only be a freshman, but Elizabeth Scala has already assured itself of a special place in annals of Bay View sports. It was Scala's goal with 1:11 to play that broke a 2-2 tie and set the stage......
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9:35 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Columbus Blue Jackets broke a scoreless tie early in the third period and then clinched it with an empty-net goal with 26.7 seconds remaining as they handed the reeling Boston Bruins a 2-0 defeat Tuesday night. Click here for......
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9:28 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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8:51 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK -- Anjuwon Spence broke a 41-41 tie with a three-pointer in the first minute of overtime, and Moses Brown went on to defeat North Smithfield, 51-45, in their Credit Union Division III Boys Basketball Championship semifinal at CCRI Tuesday......
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7:08 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Nichole Vargas knocked down a 10-foot jumper from the left baseline with six seconds left, giving Bay View the victory over South Kingstown Tuesday night at Rhode Island College and lifting the Bengals into the state championship game. Read Robert......
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5:40 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Long snapper Nathan Hodel has signed with the New England Patriots. Tuesday's move fills a vacancy created when Lonie Paxton signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos after spending the past nine seasons as......
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4:23 PM Tue, Mar 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, who watched DePaul upset Cincinnati today in New York, talks about that game, and the matchup tomorrow between the Blue Demons......
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2:01 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The DePaul Blue Demons, who finished the regular season at 0-18 in the Big East, have just started the conference tournament with a surprising 67-57 victory over Cincinnati at Madison Square Garden. DePaul will next face the PC Friars tomorrow......
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1:33 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Commissioner David Stern says the NBA and union might have to make "some adjustments" to the labor contract when it expires in two years, but he foresees no "doomsday scenario" for the league because of the current......
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1:19 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Reports continue to trickle out of the World Baseball Classic that David Ortiz isn't feeling as well as he could be. The latest word is that Ortiz won't play first base anymore in the WBC because his shoulder hurts when......
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1:04 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Major League teams looking for pitching are watching Pedro Martinez, 37, closely in the World Baseball Classic. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports says that the Dodgers, Marlins, Indians, and Mets may be the right fit for Martinez, while the A's,......
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10:48 AM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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You wouldn't expect the amenities in the luxury suites at the Dallas Cowboys new stadium to be tasteful and understated. After all, this is Texas we're talking about. So, as Charlotte Jones Anderson, the team's executive vice president of brand......
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10:28 AM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Senior defenseman Matt Taormina was an assistant captain and one of the better players on a bad Providence College hockey team this season. Now that PC's season is over, Taormina has signed a tryout contract with the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's......
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9:55 AM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journeyman defensive back Hank Poteat, who won a Super Bowl ring with the New England Patriots in 2005, has signed with the Cleveland Browns. Poteat was released, re-signed, then released again by New England within a six-week span early......
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9:31 AM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Here's video from the final minute of Friday night's Celtics victory over Cleveland. Boston's captain put forth a heroic effort, with 29 points, and he either didn't see or didn't want to give a high-five to a young fan sporting......
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9:06 AM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Barry Jackson Miami Herald Look at the big contracts lavished on some star players in recent months, and it's difficult to tell the United States is mired in its worst financial crisis in decades. The New York Yankees committed......
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8:34 AM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tom Garrick, the former URI basketball star from West Warwick, has resigned after six seasons as coach of the Rams' women's basketball team. Garrick, whose teams compiled a 56-112 record (30-60 in the conference), said "I truly am sorry that......
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8:14 AM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Michael S. Schmidt The New York Times Federal authorities investigating Roger Clemens on perjury charges have found performance-enhancing substances on the drug paraphernalia that his former trainer said he used to inject Clemens, according to people briefed on the......
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10:32 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Hope 31, Fatima 23 Central Falls 44, Mount Pleasant 15......
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Division I-A Semifinals Cranston West 3, Burrillville 2 Division II Semifinals North Kingstown 1, Cumberland 0......
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Hendricken 82, Cranston West 39 Mount Pleasant 71, Cranston East 68......
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The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's men's basketball team will play in the NCAA Division III Sectionals at the Mayser Center at Franklin and Marshall University in Lancaster, Pa. this weekend. The Corsairs will play DeSales, while Franklin and Marshall will......
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- The Boston Celtics' biggest opponent right now is the training room. The Celtics will not dress five players when they play at the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Coach Doc Rivers on Monday ruled out Rajon......
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2:24 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Paul Kenyon: Hi everyone. Welcome to March Madness. There's nothing like it for those of us who enjoy college basketball. I'll focus on URI talk primarily and Kevin NcNamara will be here for Friars' discussion. Kevin McNamara: I'm here college......
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Former Toll Gate star Jake Rinn, last season's Providence Journal first team All-State goalie, made 26 saves to backstop Nichols College to a 4-3 win over Wentworth for the ECAC Northeast championship on Saturday. The win gave Nichols, 25-3, which......
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez had arthroscopic surgery Monday to repair a torn labrum in his right hip, and his projected timetable for recovery remained six to nine weeks. Dr. Marc Philippon performed the 1-hour, 20-minute......
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ESPN's John Clayton is reporting that the contract the Patriots have with veteran cornerback Shawn Springs is for three years and more than $10.5 million. Springs could make as much as $13 million because of performance incentives. Springs' signing becomes......
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12:58 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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ESPN's Peter Gammons notes that the Red Sox pitching staff is not only good, but good value, too "As the Red Sox prepare to sign Lester for five years and $30 million, they will pay Beckett, Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Tim......
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12:42 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Brown's junior center, Matt Mullery, has earned his second Ivy League Player of the Week award after his remarkable game Friday against Harvard, followed by another strong effort against Dartmouth. Mullery had 21 points and 20 rebounds as Brown defeated......
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BOSTON (AP) -- The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that a boy whose leg was broken when a goal post flipped over cannot sue nonprofit youth soccer associations for negligence. Dustin Welch was hurt on April 10, 1998, when......
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11:56 AM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Daniel Barbarisi Journal Sports Writer Manager Terry Francona just finished his daily media briefing, and he reports that Mike Lowell is looking good, and is still on track for his first game action of the spring tomorrow. Lowell is......
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11:29 AM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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A week after the two teams battled to the finish for the Rhode Island crown, Cranston West and Cumberland finished in second and third place, respectively, in Saturday's New England regional championship meet at New Haven, Conn. Four-time Rhode Island......
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9:59 AM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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It is the fourth time that Baron has won the honor. All-conference honors were extended to Jimmy Baron (first team) and Kahiem Seawright (third team), while Delroy James was named top sixth man. Click here to read more.......
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9:55 AM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Does Terrell Owens make the Buffalo Bills, who have gone nine consecutive seasons without a postseason berth, an upper-echelon team in the AFC? Probably not. But what might Owens finally be able to do that Buffalo has not gotten done......
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8:32 AM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The biggest on-field accessory might be missing when baseball's most expensive stadium opens on April 16. Fans will be able to slip into the $2,500 first-row seats and order expensive drinks from the martini bar at......
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7:43 AM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson The Rams' freshman goaltender was named Most Valuable Player of the Division II girls hockey tournament after her combined 54-save performance in the two games of the title series led La Salle to back-to-back......
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10:16 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Rhode Islanders have more players to root for in the World Baseball Classic than just the Red Sox -- or, in some cases, Yankee -- representatives on the various teams. Former St. Raphael star Chris Iannetta, now a catcher for......
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9:18 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Chris Venditto Email
Rochester, N.Y. - Wacey Rabbit scored the game-winning goal in the second period as the Providence Bruins defeated the Rochester Americans, 2-1, last night at the Blue Cross Arena. The other P-Bruins' goal came from Johnny Boychuk. The first place......
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3:40 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Get up-to-the-minute results of Sunday's high school playoff events on the HSGametime blog.......
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3:28 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Down by as many as 22 points in the second half, the Celtics scrapped their way back against the Orlando Magic in the fourth quarter but couldn't pull off the comeback. Boston got within three, 82-79, with 1:22 to play,......
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3:04 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
With his 14th point today, Paul Pierce moved past Robert Parish for third time on the team's all-time scoring list. Pierce now has 18,246 points in his 10-year career.......
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2:48 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The injuries keep piling up for Boston -- forward Glen Davis rolled his ankle (and was called for an offensive foul in the process) with around 6:30 left in the third quarter and will not return to the game. With......
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2:11 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Celtics are playing today without both Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett, and Stephon Marbury started the game at point guard for Boston in Rondo's stead. Signed by the Celts last week, Marbury is still rusty from all of his......
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12:27 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Celtics coach Doc Rivers just said it's "doubtful" point guard Rajon Rondo will play this afternoon after rolling his ankle in the first quarter Friday night against Cleveland. Rondo did return to the game that night, but the focus now......
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