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March 22, 2009 - March 28, 2009 Archives


Sox tab Beckett as Opening Day starter; Masterson sent to bullpen

12:30 PM Sat, Mar 28, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY DANIEL BARBARISI Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Red Sox rotation to start the season is set, and Justin Masterson won't be a part of it. Beckett will start opening day for the first time in his......

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UConn's Calhoun says mistakes may have been made

5:47 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun has acknowledged that he or his staff may have made mistakes in recruiting basketball player Nate Miles. Calhoun, speaking to Yahoo! Sports after Thursday night's 72-60 UConn win over Purdue in the......

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Kessel won't play for Bruins this weekend

2:48 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien has announced that Phil Kessel has an injury (which he did not disclose) and will not play tomorrow in Toronto or Sunday in Philadelphia, according to The Boston Globe.......

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Update -- URI secures funds to temporarily fix tennis courts

2:48 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island's tennis courts will get a $20,000 makeover after the women's tennis team was forced to cancel a game Thursday afternoon due to the unsafe conditions of the courts. The Quinnipiac University......

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Rondo says he'll play tonight; Garnett a game-time decision

1:17 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Rajon Rondo said after today's Boston Celtics shootaround that he will play tonight in Atlanta despite having sprained both of his ankles recently. Coach Doc Rivers wasn't as certain, calling Rondo a game-time decision and saying he same about Kevin......

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Female Tim Wakefield disciple makes Japanese pro baseball debut

1:12 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Japan's first female professional baseball player made her debut Friday, striking out one batter in the ninth inning. Eri Yoshida, a 17-year-old who throws a sidearm knuckleball, took the mound during Kobe 9 Cruise's 5-0 season-opening......

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Lugo back in Fort Myers to rehab knee, 3-4 weeks from return

12:38 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Julio Lugo is back in Fort Myers, a week after having surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his right knee. Lugo flew in last night after spending a week rehabilitating in Boston. He said the rehab is going well,......

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Police: Calgary fan threatens Columbus Blue Jackets

11:33 AM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Police say a passionate hockey fan made physical threats against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a series of phone calls to the team's arena during a game. Columbus Police Sgt. Rick Weiner says 52-year-old Peter Stenzel......

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Local bracketologist Joe Jamroz had a rough night

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By Mike McDermott    Email

It appears that the celebrity run for Johnston's Joe Jamroz has come to an end. The retired letter carrier emerged after last weekend's NCAA Tournament games in a three-way tie for first place out of more than 5 million entries......

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Working for Lenny Dykstra is no fun

11:19 AM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

In hindsight, it's easy to conclude that Kevin Coughlin should have known better. Coughlin, a former New York Post editor, had a job interview with Lenny Dykstra, the ex-ballplayer turned businessman, that lasted from 1 to 5 a.m., during which......

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Garnett steps to defense of Marbury

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Kevin Garnett has offered a spirited defense of backup point guard Stephon Marbury, who has struggled since coming to Boston from New York. Marbury played just 6:21 in Wednesday night's Celtics loss at Orlando, the least amount of time he......

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George Steinbrenner expected to attend first game at new Stadium

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Steven Marcus Newsday George Steinbrenner is expected to be at the new Yankee Stadium for the season's home opener on April 16, a person with knowledge of the situation told Newsday on Thursday. Steinbrenner, 78, and considered in frail......

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Van Every out two more weeks

9:53 AM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Jonathan Van Every turned his ankle almost two weeks ago, and was expected to be back within a few days. It's now been almost two weeks, and Van Every thinks it will be two more before he's back on the......

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Hype builds for pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg

9:39 AM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Here is what major league scouts are saying about Stephen Strasburg: ** "I've never seen anyone like him." ** "He's a once-in-a-lifetime talent." ** "He doesn't need the minor leagues. He's ready for the majors right now." ** "The......

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Chiefs like Matt Cassel's passion for football

9:11 AM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

By Adam Teicher McClatchy Newspapers DANA POINT, Calif. -- New Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel has often been compared with Tom Brady, if for no other reason than they were both low-round draft picks by the New England Patriots......

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Masterson, Bowden dominant in PawSox' victory over Louisville

6:54 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Justin Masterson and Michael Bowden combined for 14 strikeouts to lead the Pawtucket Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Louisville Bats in an exhibition baseball game Thursday at Fort Myers, Fla. Masterson pitched the first 4.2 innings......

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NBA approves new 'too-many-men-on-the-court' violation

5:38 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBA owners have approved a rules change regarding violations for too many men on the court, closing a loophole that allowed Portland to score on a 6-on-5 situation against the Boston Celtics earlier this season. If......

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UConn official: NCAA, school discuss investigation

5:33 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The University of Connecticut and the NCAA have discussed an investigation into alleged recruiting violations by the school's men's basketball program, a university official said Thursday. The official, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized......

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Red Sox freeze food prices at Fenway

5:27 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox aren't increasing the prices for food and drinks at Fenway Park this season for the first time since 2002. The Red Sox announced the freeze Thursday, meaning Fenway Franks will still cost $4.75......

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Lebron James can shoot from anywhere

4:12 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Lebron James is scheduled to be on 60 Minutes Sunday. On YouTube already is this clip of him casually tossing in an underhanded half-court shot while chatting with interviewer Steve Kroft.......

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Aaron Boone's heart surgery scheduled today

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By Mike McDermott    Email

HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston Astros third baseman Aaron Boone is scheduled to have heart surgery in California to replace a bicuspid aortic valve. The 36-year-old Boone was diagnosed with a congenital defect in his heart where the valve has two......

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Michigan St. QB Hoyer to work out for Patriots, Browns

12:44 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Michigan State senior quarterback Brian Hoyer reportedly has scheduled private workouts with the New England Patriots and Eric Mangini's Cleveland Browns, according to ProFootballTalk.com. Read more here.......

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Tejada receives probation for lying about steroids

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Bloomberg Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada was sentenced to probation for lying to congressional investigators probing the use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional athletes. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Key issued the sentence at a hearing today in Washington. Tejada pleaded......

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Police officer blocked NFL player from seeing his dying relative (with video link)

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By Mike McDermott    Email

A Dallas police officer has been placed on desk duty after he pulled over a Houston Texans running back who was rushing members of his family to a hospital where the player's mother-in-law lay dying of breast cancer. The confrontation......

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Revs sign forward Ombiongo from Cameroon

11:12 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The New England Revolution have signed Stephane Assengue Ombiongo, a forward from Cameroon, to occupy one of the team's seven international roster spots, the club announced today. Ombiongo will join the team pending receipt of a P-1 visa. The 19-year-old......

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Economy no problem for champion Phillies

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By Mike McDermott    Email

By Mason Levinson Bloomberg The Philadelphia Phillies are finding it easier to make money off their World Series title than they did after past successes, even amid what may become the longest recession in seven decades. The Phillies were unable......

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Sweet 16 may lack elite NBA prospects

10:48 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

By Shannon Ryan Chicago Tribune This season's NCAA Tournament games have rocketed television ratings and made the blood flow, whether it runs Cardinals red or Carolina blue. Like last season, four No. 1 seeds are alive in this week's Sweet......

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John Calipari -- the college coach America loves to hate

10:40 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

By Joe Posnanski McClatchy Newspapers GLENDALE, Ariz. -- You don't often hear a college basketball coach use the words "I would have slit my wrists" in a press-conference setting. But nobody ever said that Memphis' John Calipari is like other......

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Sabathia to start Yankees' road and home openers

10:27 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- High-priced left-hander CC Sabathia will start both the regular season and home opener for the New York Yankees. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Thursday that Sabathia will pitch the season opener at Baltimore on April 6,......

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Van Gundy says Celtics using injuries as an excuse

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By Mike McDermott    Email

In case you missed these comments from today's Celtics-Magic game story, we've pulled them out for Celtics fans to see. It's Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, after his team squeaked out an important home victory over Boston, on the Celtics'......

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Shawn Johnson fan arrested on set of 'Dancing With the Stars'

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By Mike McDermott    Email

A 34-year-old man who says he is "meant to be" with 17-year-old U.S. Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson was arrested Tuesday after trying to sneak onto the set of "Dancing With the Stars," in which Johnson is a contestant. The police......

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Panthers coach says Peppers-to-Pats trade story 'almost laughable'

8:04 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

If you believe anything that Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox says, then you can't possibly believe that the Patriots are going to land Julius Peppers for a second-round draft pick. Fox spoke to reporters yesterday at an NFC coaches......

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Mikki Moore, foul machine

7:45 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Mikki Moore continued his whistle-stop tour of the NBA as a member of the Boston Celtics last night, committing four more personal fouls in just 11 minutes of action. Moore scored 2 points and grabbed 1 rebound. After that ugly......

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Miguel Tejada due for sentencing

7:16 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada is due in court for sentencing after pleading guilty to misleading Congress about performance-enhancers in baseball. Prosecutors have recommended the five-time All-Star and 2002 AL MVP get probation and avoid prison time. Tejada......

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Red Sox sign former Orioles reliever Rocky Cherry

9:53 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Red Sox announced Wednesday night that they have signed free agent right-handed pitcher Rocky Cherry to a minor-league contract. He went 0-3 with one save and a 6.35 ERA in 18 relief appearances for Baltimore in 2008, but spent......

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Calhoun says UConn will investigate recruiting violations report

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said he and the university are looking into a Yahoo! Sports report claiming the school broke NCAA rules during the recruitment of former basketball player Nate Miles, but added Miles is not at UConn and his......

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Belichick says he has no problem signing older players

3:45 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Bill Belichick tells Alex Marvez of Foxsports.com that he doesn't hesitate to sign free agents who are on the north side of age 30 -- such as Shawn Springs, Fred Taylor and Joey Galloway: "You know what you're getting when......

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Trot Nixon cut loose by Milwaukee Brewers

3:42 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Looks like Trot Nixon has reached the end of the line. He was released by the Milwaukee Brewers today after hitting .108 with one homer in 38 at-bats. Manager Ken Macha reportedly was choked up over having to cut his......

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NFL commissioner advocates longer regular season

3:36 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) - Roger Goodell wants the NFL regular season to expand to 17 or 18 games. The commissioner hopes to have a proposal to present to league owners in May. The matter was discussed at length during......

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Rivers says no change in plans for Garnett tonight

2:56 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Doc Rivers said in today's Celtics shootaround that he will continue playing Kevin Garnett for about seven minutes each in the first and third quarters during tonight's game in Orlando, according to The Boston Globe. Rivers went on to say......

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UConn pledges to review report that it broke NCAA rules

2:38 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- The University of Connecticut said it will review a Yahoo! Sports report that the school broke NCAA rules when it recruited former basketball player Nate Miles. Miles, a 6-7 guard from Toledo, Ohio, was given lodging,......

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'Oil Can' Boyd is on the comeback trail at age 49

2:20 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Dennis 'Oil Can' Boyd's best days with the Boston Red Sox were in the mid-1980s, but the East Providence resident is planning to pitch for the Ottawa Voyageurs of the Cam-Am Baseball League this season. Boyd, seven months from his......

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Smoltz could be back with Red Sox by mid-May

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By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Charles Krupa Pitcher John Smoltz is doing so well in his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery that it's possible he could be back before his long-projected June 1 return date - as early as mid-May, manager Terry Francona......

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Tigers' Good Friday opener draws criticism

1:24 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers have upset some Roman Catholics who are unhappy that the club's home opener is scheduled during holy hours on Good Friday. Traditional Christian belief says Jesus hung on the cross from noon to 3......

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Michigan minor-league park to offer 4,800-calorie burger (with video)

12:58 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

Well, I guess the days of excess are not behind us entirely. The West Michigan Whitecaps, a Class A team affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, plan to offer a very, very unhealthful and unnecessary food item at their ballpark this......

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Harrison rips new NFL rules: 'It's like patty-cake right now'

12:01 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Free-agent safety Rodney Harrison, a guest on the Dan Patrick Show this morning, tore into the NFL's new rules. Here are some of his comments, from dp.com: "It's crazy. You've been taught since you were six and seven years old......

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What does T.O. have in common with the president of France?

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By Mike McDermott    Email

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Terrell Owens has a pretty good reason for missing the start of the Bills' voluntary offseason conditioning program this week. The star receiver is in Washington, D.C., attending the sixth annual National Alzheimer's Gala. He'll receive......

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Playoff home-court advantage at stake as Celtics face Magic tonight

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By Mike McDermott    Email

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Doc Rivers says the defending champions can win anywhere and getting his banged up Boston Celtics healthy for the playoffs is more important than homecourt advantage. Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy believes homecourt advantage is......

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Sox fans -- Mark Teixeira doesn't mind if you hate him

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By Mike McDermott    Email

New Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira says he's fine with being the new lightning rod in the New York-Boston baseball rivalry. In fact, he wouldn't mind if he's the most hated man in the park when the Yanks visit Fenway......

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Yahoo! report accuses UConn of NCAA rules violations

8:03 AM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The University of Connecticut violated NCAA rules by knowing about but not preventing a professional sports agent who once worked for UConn from providing lodging, transportation, restaurant meals and representation to a men's basketball player between 2006 and 2008, according......

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Gatorade names Jeannotte R.I.'s top boys basketball player

6:34 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Chris Venditto    Email

Jay Jeannotte, of Narragansett High School, has been named the 2008-09 Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence and high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the......

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NFL passes 4 player safety rules, including 'Brady' call

5:48 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) -- NFL owners passed four player safety rules for next season on Tuesday and adjusted the calls on the kind of tackle that injured Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the 2008 opener. Defenders who are knocked......

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Lester takes loss in PawSox' loss to Rochester

5:42 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

Jon Lester gave up four runs on 11 hits through six inning and was tagged with the loss as the Pawtucket Red Sox dropped a 5-2 decision to the Rochester Red Wings Tuesday in an exhibition game at Fort Myers,......

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Robert Kraft inducts franchise father Billy Sullivan in Patriots Hall of Fame

5:37 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Shalise Manza Young    Email

Current New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has inducted Billy Sullivan, the original owner of the franchise, into the Patriots Hall of Fame as a contributor, the team announced today. Find out more at the PatsBlog.......

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Tom & Gisele invite family, friends to wedding celebration

3:52 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

From people.com: "The newlyweds have invited friends, family, Brady's New England Patriots teammates and Bündchen's pals in the modeling world to Costa Rica for a dinner on Friday, April 3, followed by a Saturday replay wedding ceremony and reception,......

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Johnston man tied for lead in ESPN college hoop pool

2:49 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

By Kate Bramson Journal staff writer JOHNSTON, R.I. -- Joseph Jamroz, of Johnston, is gaining a bit of attention as his best guesses for the NCAA college basketball tournament have rocketed him to the top of ESPN's online bracket challenge.......

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International soccer: AC Milan to play Inter at Foxboro

2:47 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

NEW YORK (AP) -- AC Milan will play rival Inter Milan at Foxboro, Mass., on July 26 as part of a four-club, six-city tournament that also includes Chelsea and Club America. Inter, closing in on its fourth straight Italian Serie......

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Duke star Henderson bound for scene of father's big moment

2:30 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

By HARVEY ARATON The New York Times Twenty-five years after Gerald Henderson stole the ball, his son of the same name is going to Boston, scene of the crime. "I wish it were another city, to be honest," Henderson the......

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Blue Jays demote former Sox pitcher Clement

1:55 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

The Toronto Blue Jays cut former Red Sox hurler Matt Clement today. Read it here.......

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NFL awards three compensatory draft picks to Patriots

1:31 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

The New England Patriots have been awarded three compensatory picks -- in the third, fifth and sixth rounds -- in the 2009 draft. The picks are compensation for losing free agents Randal Gay, Asante Samuel and Donte Stallworth last year.......

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P-Bruins' goalie Rask won't be suspended for tantrum

12:55 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Providence Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask will not be suspended for his stick-and-milk-crate-throwing outburst after Friday night's 1-0 shootout loss to Albany at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Coach Rob Murray said Tuesday morning that he had been informed by the......

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Coast Guard women's coach suspended before his suicide

10:46 AM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) -- The superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy says the women's basketball coach who committed suicide earlier this month was suspended three days before his death and was under investigation by federal prosecutors. Fifty-two-year-old Alex......

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Narragansett's Jeannotte is Gatorade's basketball player of year

10:38 AM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Jay Jeannotte, who led Narragansett High to a 24-2 record and a runner-up finish in the Division II state tournament, was named the Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The award recognizes athletic excellence, academic achievement and......

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Providence boxer Estrada faces biggest test

10:13 AM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

Providence boxer and former United States Olympian Jason Estrada will face undefeated heavyweight Alexander Povetkin on April 4 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Here is a press release from Classic Entertainment & Sports. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former U.S. Olympian and heavyweight prospect......

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Providence-based Lingerie Football League team holds tryouts

9:42 AM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Providence's newest professional sports team -- the New England Euphoria of the Lingerie Football League -- held tryouts the other day in Revere, Mass. The new league, which is scheduled to start play this fall, features full-contact 7-on-7 football played......

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Celtics beat Clippers, 90-77

9:53 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - The Boston Celtics know that they can't turn it on and off whenever they want to and still win the NBA title. But against the lowly Los Angeles Clippers (17-54), that is......

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Celtics-Clippers in-game update: Boston leads by two at halftime

8:36 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics are in a dogfight with the lowly Los Angeles Clippers. The Celtics looked like they were going to rout the Clippers in the first quarter, but the Clippers rallied to cut Boston's 13-point lead to......

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Pierce is struggling but the wounded Celtics are still winning

8:31 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Paul Pierce is human after all. The Truth, who Kevin Garnett recently started calling Superman, was held to a combined 15 points on 5-of-22 shooting in Boston's wins over San Antonio and......

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Celtics forward Bill Walker is living his dream

8:25 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Bill Walker's dream became a reality when the Washington Wizards drafted him in the second round, 47th overall, of the 2008 NBA Draft. All of the dedication, personal sacrifice and hard work......

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Ray Allen and Doc Rivers are watching the NCAA Tournaments

8:20 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Lee    Email

BOSTON -- Ray Allen and Doc Rivers have been following both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments very closely. Boston's star shooting guard went to UCONN and the Huskies own a top seed in both the men's and women's brackets.......

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Hitting .108, Trot Nixon is on the bubble with Brewers

5:48 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Trot Nixon is hitting .108 this spring with the Milwaukee Brewers. Needless to say, his chances of making the Opening Day roster look slim. Read more here.......

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Jamie Gresh No. 1 in USTA Men's Open

5:03 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Jamie Gresh, the former Barrington High and Penn State tennis star, finished 2008 as the No. 1 player in the nation in the USTA Men's Open Division, USTA New England announced today. Gresh won the 2008 USTA National Gress......

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Red Sox go back-to-back-to-back-to-back against Tigers

3:19 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

By DAN BARBARISI Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox hitters Mike Lowell, Jason Bay, and Chris Carter, and Ivan Ochoa have just clubbed back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs off Tigers pitcher and former Red Sox farmhand Brandon Lyon. First,......

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Report: Pats-Bills will open Monday Night Football schedule

2:32 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- It won't take long for the New England Patriots to face T.O. in a Buffalo Bills uniform. The NFL on Monday announced its prime-time matchups for the opening weekend of the 2000 season and the Patriots......

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Video: P-Bruins' Rask goes nuts after shootout loss

2:16 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Providence Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask lost his temper after Friday night's 1-0 shootout loss to Albany at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Rask was assessed a game misconduct, and may face disciplinary action from the league office. Puck Daddy recaps......

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UConn president upset at Obama pick

11:57 AM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- University of Connecticut President Michael Hogan says he's upset with President Barack Obama's NCAA Tournament bracket which has UConn losing in the West Region final to Memphis. In a letter to Obama, Hogan says he is......

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Warwick's Cavanagh recalled by Sharks

11:48 AM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Former Toll Gate star Tom Cavanagh was called up from Worcester of the AHL by the San Jose Sharks on Saturday after an injury to center Marcel Goc. Cavanagh played 14 shifts for a total of 9:40 in the Sharks......

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Girardi: A-Rod making progress in rehab

11:34 AM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is making progress in his rehab program after right hip surgery. Even so, he is unlikely to rejoin the team before New York breaks spring training camp on April 1. Yankees......

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Boston U. seeded No. 1 in NCAA hockey tournament

10:39 AM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

By The Associated Press Hockey East champion Boston University was seeded first Sunday in the NCAA hockey tournament, followed by CCHA winner Notre Dame, Denver and Michigan. Boston University (31-6-4), seeking its fifth national title and first since 1995, will......

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Schilling announces his retirement from baseball

10:39 AM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said on his blog this morning that his days as a player are over. He finishes with 216 wins and a 3.46 ERA. Let the debate begin over whether he is worthy of the......

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Four from Rhode Island compete in NE All-Star basketball game

9:05 PM Sun, Mar 22, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

West Warwick's Sam Martin, a basketball standout at Worcester (Mass.) Academy, scored 21 points and was named MVP of the New England High School All-Star Challenge yesterday at Springfield, Mass. Other local players participating were Hendricken's Billy Baron (13 points);......

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