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March 29, 2009 - April 4, 2009 Archives
10:00 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 104-92, Friday night at TD Banknorth Garden. See the box here. More to come.......
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8:45 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- -It has been a tight one so far, with the Celtics clinging to a 52-48 lead at halftime. Neither team has led by more than five points. There have been nine ties and 10 lead changes so far. This......
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8:19 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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BY ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Ray Allen has done it again. For the second time in his illustrious 13-year career, the NBA announced Friday that Boston's 9-time All-Star was named as one of the six divisional Sportsmanship......
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8:02 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - March Madness is alive and well in the Celtics locker room. When the men's and women's NCAA Final Four gets under way this weekend, you can bet that Ray Allen's eyes will......
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7:58 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Boston backup guard Tony Allen made his first appearance on the court with the Celtics in 23 games when he entered the game 3:04 remaining in the first quarter. Allen had missed Boston's previous 23 games after having......
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7:55 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Boston guard Rajon Rondo entered tonight's game against Atlanta ranked fifth in franchise history for assists in a single-season with 627. Bob Cousy has the franchise record with 715 assists. Cousy also has the fourth-best mark (642). Thanks......
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5:52 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Ron Wilson of the Toronto Maple Leafs is expected to be named coach of the U.S. Olympic team for next year's Winter Games in Vancouver, according to several reports Friday that cited unidentified sources. USA Hockey said......
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5:19 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer On Sept. 8, 2008, the Boston Red Sox set a new major league record with 456 consecutive regular-season sellouts. The streak, which began on May 15, 2003, now stands at 468 games. While the......
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3:32 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Giants released Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress on Friday, a little more than four months after the talented but troubled wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the thigh in a New York......
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3:12 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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According to the football experts at People Magazine, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen are planning a second wedding ceremony for friends, family, Patriots teammates and Bundchen's modeling friends -- everyone who couldn't make the small February......
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2:27 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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It's not looking promising for anything that is supposed to be played outside today. Here's the list of postponements that we know about so far. Reschedule dates, where known, are in parentheses: Baseball Fatima at Mt. Hope Burrillville at Central......
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12:12 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Bryant University's football schedule was announced Friday. The Bulldogs were 7-4 last fall, the first season of their four-year transition to Division I. September Saturday, Sept. 5 Southern Connecticut 1:00 pm Saturday, Sept. 12 Hofstra 1:00 pm Saturday, Sept. 19......
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11:56 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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The International League's Buffalo Bisons, the Mets AAA affiliate, are giving free tickets to their April 9 game to people who are out of work. The opponent that day is the Pawtucket Red Sox. It's the season opener for both......
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11:24 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Johnny Boychuk picked a great time to have a great year. After four nondescript seasons in four AHL outposts -- Hershey, Lowell, Albany and Cleveland -- the 25-year-old free-agent-to-be has found his groove this year in Providence. Boychuk on Friday......
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10:43 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick told a bankruptcy court on Friday that his time in prison has given him a chance to think, and he's realized he needs to make some changes. The ex-Atlanta Falcons......
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10:25 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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"My idea of it -- it sucks," Thomas said this morning, according to Shalise Manza Young. "Going to an 18-game season -- for what? I'm just trying to figure out, what's the purpose?" Find much more about this story on......
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9:28 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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One day after Hal Steinbrenner acknowledged that some seats at the new Yankee Stadium are too expensive (the average ticket at the new Stadium is now close to $50 more expensive than the average MLB ticket), I read news that......
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9:22 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth was in the NFL's substance-abuse program when he ran over and killed a pedestrian in Miami, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.......
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9:01 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Kevin Paul Dupont of boston.com is reporting that the Boston Bruins will announce Friday morning that goalie Tim Thomas has agreed to a three-year contract extension. "According to a source familiar with the negotiations, the deal will pay the 34-year-old......
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8:57 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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I'd like to be able to explain to you why the Chicago Bears gave up so much to get Denver's disgruntled quarterback, Jay Cutler, when they could have obtained the promising Matt Cassel from the Patriots for a lot less.......
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8:26 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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URI's Jimmy Baron may have fallen short in his bid to win the NCAA 3-point shootout last night at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich., but he did leave a lasting impression last night with his amazing pass to Charlie......
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9:31 PM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Bruins reached the 50-victory mark in the regular season for the eighth time in franchise history with a 2-1 win over Ottawa Thursday night at TD Banknorth Garden. See the box score here. More to come . . .......
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7:20 PM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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URI's Jimmy Baron is one of eight players who will take part tonight in the 3-point shooting contest held as part of Final Four festivities in Detroit. Baron already has drawn some attention, reports Mike Laprey, URI's assistant athletic......
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3:43 PM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- This year's Hobey Baker award winner will have a Boston accent. Defenseman Matt Gilroy and forward Colin Wilson, both of Frozen Four favorite Boston University, are candidates. They're joined by Northeastern goalie Brad Thiessen as......
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12:40 PM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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This is shaping up as quite a week for Johnny Boychuk of the Providence Bruins. The 25-year-old defenseman was named to the American Hockey League First All-Star Team on Thursday. On Friday, Boychuk is a strong candidate to win the......
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12:32 PM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By DANIEL BARBARISI Journal Sports Writer The offseason renovations to Fenway Park are complete, and with them, comes a proclamation from Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino that the team isn't going anywhere for a long, long time. Boston Mayor Thomas......
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12:30 PM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- A limited amount of Celtics playoff tickets for Round 1, home games one and two at the TD Banknorth Garden will go on sale Friday, April 3 at 10 a.m. There is a four ticket limit per customer......
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11:22 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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AP / Steve Helber An unidentified supporter of Michael Vick, left, walks with Vick's girlfriend, Kijafa Frank, as they arrive at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Michael Vick in Newport News, Va., on Thursday morning. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -......
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10:48 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Curt Schilling this morning returned to WEEI's Dennis and Callahan show for his first radio interview since announcing his retirement. Click here to listen to the full audio, which runs close to a half-hour. Some highlights: -Schilling said his decision......
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10:28 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Answering questions in a live chat on NFL.com, veteran linebacker Willie McGinest stated that he hopes he can finish his career where it started: with the New England Patriots. "I enjoyed my run there," McGinest wrote in response to a......
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10:12 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Curry College in Milton, Mass., has suspended the remainder of its men's lacrosse season after school officials learned of an allegation of hazing at an off-campus party in February. The team had a 2-5 record. The cancellation leaves Roger Williams......
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9:34 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Ray Allen's 3-point shot near the end of the second overtime may have finally decided Wednesday night's game, but Boston's huge advantage in free-throw shooting was really the difference for the Celtics. Boston was 18 of 26 from the foul......
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8:22 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tim Cowlishaw The Dallas Morning News DALLAS - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell favors expanding the league's regular season. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones likes the idea of an 18-game schedule. I think it's a big mistake. NFL owners discussed shortening......
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7:50 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) - The NFL and the Cleveland Browns are reviewing the charges against wide receiver Donte Stallworth, who is accused of killing a pedestrian while driving his Bentley drunk after a night out at a posh South Beach hotel.......
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7:39 AM Thu, Apr 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Steve Thompson The Dallas Morning News DALLAS - The Dallas police officer who has been the target of national ridicule for detaining an NFL player as his mother-in-law was dying resigned Wednesday, according to a statement issued through his......
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10:26 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Ray Allen sent the game into a second overtime by draining a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in the first extra period, then won it by hitting another 3 with 2.1 seconds to play in the second overtime as the......
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10:11 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- The Celtics nearly made an improbable comeback after falling behind by eight with 2:02 remaining in the game after a Raja Bell 16-foot jumper. First Pierce knocked down a 15-foot jump shot. Then Rondo connected on a layup. House......
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9:21 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- After a sluggish start where Boston fell behind by seven after the first quarter of play, the Celtics picked up their intensity on defense and shot the lights out in second quarter when they outscored the Bobcats 28-18 to......
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8:34 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge said on WEEI today that Kevin Garnett's knee injury has no structural damage, and that surgery was never an option. "From my understanding, surgery was never really discussed as an option,"......
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4:30 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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She's trying to get back to her seat in time for the fourth period.......
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3:01 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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John Henry, 59, will marry Linda Pizzuti, 30, a Lynnfield, Mass., developer, on June 27 at Fenway Park. The Sox are in Cleveland that day.......
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2:57 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Greg Bishop The New York Times Count the New York Jets among the teams interested in trading for Jay Cutler, the disgruntled Denver Broncos quarterback. A Jets employee confirmed the team's interest on Wednesday morning, although the team has......
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2:53 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut legislative report shows the UConn men's basketball program had a profit of just over $6 million in the 2008 fiscal year. According to the Office of Legislative Research, the program earned $14.07 in revenue......
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1:26 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk is the American Hockey League co-player of the month for March along with Peoria defenseman Justin Fletcher. Boychuk, 25, is having a career season in his fifth year in the AHL. He is Providence's leading......
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1:12 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth will be charged with DUI manslaughter after a Miami car crash that killed a pedestrian, according to people familiar with the case. Two people with knowledge of the case said on......
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12:59 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Sports Illustrated's baseball preview is out this week with CC Sabathia on the cover. Click here for the Red Sox preview and here for the Yankees preview. If SI is to be believed, the season won't end happily for either......
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12:34 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Houston Chronicle's David Barron recently caught up with Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone, and found a woman who is moving on from her disappointing performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and trying to begin a career in television. Sacramone is......
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12:27 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The New York Yankees plan to have Derek Jeter start the regular season as the leadoff hitter. New York manager Joe Girardi says Wednesday as of right now, the lineup for Monday's season opener at Baltimore......
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11:38 AM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Celtics fans should get one piece of good news tonight when their battered team takes the floor to host the Charlotte Bobcats. Tony Allen, who has missed nearly two months after injuring his thumb in practice, said after this morning's......
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9:44 AM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has pleaded guilty to a Nebraska charge of drunken driving and has been given probation. After a plea deal, prosecutors dropped the second charge of driving with an open alcohol......
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9:28 AM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Fernanda Santos The New York Times NEW YORK - A lawyer hired by the Yankees to oversee the distribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars given by the team each year to community groups in the Bronx on Tuesday......
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9:04 AM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Kevin Garnett's injured right knee does not require immediate surgery, according to an unnamed NBA source quoted today by The Boston Globe. The source indicated that Garnett has had two concurring medical opinions stating that there is no ligament damage......
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8:56 AM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Boston Magazine has an interesting package of Red Sox stories in its latest issue, including a profile of Dustin Pedroia. The Pedroia story contains loads of interesting stuff, including the fact that Pedroia went through his entire senior season in......
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9:41 PM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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As it turns out, this marriage -- the shotgun union of Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler and new coach Josh McDaniels -- can't be saved. The Broncos announced last night that, after Cutler refused to return their calls for 10 days,......
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2:54 PM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Kevin Garnett will miss at least the next four games with a sore right knee and may return for the final three games of the Boston Celtics' regular season. The emotional leader and defensive star of......
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1:20 PM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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In his blog, Ken Davidoff of Newsday looks back on a 2004 conversation with a major-league scout. Here's what Davidoff wrote on June 27, 2004: "Youkilis, now 25, did not impress one American League scout, who noted a slow first......
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11:37 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Rodriguez is making progress in rehab after hip surgery and could soon move his workouts from Colorado to the New York Yankees' spring training complex. A firm date for the switch to Tampa, Fla., is......
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10:56 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By DANIEL BARBARISI Journal Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Chris Carter has won the competition for the last roster spot over Jeff Bailey, barring an unforeseen acquisition by the Red Sox. Carter should serve as a backup first baseman/corner......
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10:36 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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"I believe winning is fun and losing is for losers," Michael Kinahan wrote in a letter to his soccer team of 6- and 7-year-old girls. Kinahan also told his troops to be ready to play like a "Michael Vick pit......
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9:53 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Detroit Tigers this morning released nine-time All-Star Gary Sheffield, who is one home run away from 500 for his career, but who struggled last season and has hit under .200 so far this spring. The Tigers will eat all......
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9:43 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tyler Kepner The New York Times DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Yankees, who once spent wildly on middle relievers, have built a bridge to Mariano Rivera from other teams' castoffs. It is a testament to the players' desire, the scouts'......
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9:34 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Story Lexington, Ky., Herald-Leader LEXINGTON, Ky. -- An open letter to University of Kentucky President Lee Todd: Re: What appears to be the impending hiring by UK of John Calipari as its men's basketball coach. The present athletics......
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9:29 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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A French pole-vaulting champion who blames the global recession for his lack of a corporate sponsor has posted a video of himself running naked through the streets of Paris in an attempt to garner publicity for a new deal. Romain......
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9:14 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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David Ortiz doesn't want to hear anymore talk that he needs Manny Ramirez behind him to be as productive a hitter as he can be. The Red Sox' designated hitter, coming off an injury-wracked 2008 season, told The Boston Herald's......
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9:00 AM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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With seven games remaining, Eddie House has a chance to complete the best 3-point shooting season, percentage-wise, in Celtics franchise history. House enters the final stretch of the season shooting 43.5 percent from long range, just behind Danny Ainge's record......
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2:11 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tim Wakefield was hit hard today in a minor league start at the team's player development complex, with Cincinnati Reds minor leaguers slamming him for five runs in five innings. Wakefield threw 94 pitches, 57 of them for strikes. he......
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2:05 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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The new issue of Vanity Fair has Gisele Bundchen on the cover. Inside, Tom Brady's wife dishes about, among other things, John Edward Thomas Moynahan, Brady's son with ex-girl friend Bridget Moynihan. "I understand that he has a mom, and......
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1:35 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer New England has announced its four opponents for the 2009 preseason: Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Washington and the New York Giants. The dates and times of three of the games have not yet been decided;......
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1:00 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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Add Paul Pierce's name to the growing list of NBA stars who are fascinated by Twitter. Already this month, the Bucks' Charlie Villanueva became the first known player to Twitter during a game. Shaquille O'Neal has become a poster boy......
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12:41 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Erik Matuszewski Bloomberg The University of North Carolina returns to the Final Four of the men's college basketball tournament as a heavy favorite to claim a fifth title, according to Las Vegas oddsmakers. Who do you think will win?......
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12:37 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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According to court filings in Michael Vick's bankruptcy case, the ex-Falcons QB hopes to earn up to $10 million a year. He would keep the first $750,000 earned each year, and use the rest to pay off his creditors.......
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12:10 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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The NESN announcer said what Bruins fans were thinking last night when the fans in Philadelphia booed a noncall on Milan Lucic for hitting the Flyers' Randy Jones, who nearly ended Patrice Bergeron's career with a dirty hit.......
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9:54 AM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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The field for the NCAA Frozen Four is set: In the first semifinal, Bemidji State (20-15-1) will face Miami of Ohio (22-12-5) at 5 p.m. on April 9 at The Verizon Center in Washington. #1-ranked Boston University (33-6-4) will play......
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9:50 AM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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Ryan Moats, the Houston Texans running back who was stopped by a Dallas police officer for 13 minutes as he tried to rush with family members to be with his mother-in-law in her dying moments, said today that he accepted......
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8:23 AM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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Free-agent defensive end Jason Taylor said last night at a charity event in Florida that he was flattered by the comments of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who said that he would like to have Taylor join the team. "I did......
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9:26 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Looking to keep pace with idle Orlando (54-18) in the race for the second seed in the East, the Boston Celtics were hoping for an easy win last night against the Oklahoma......
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8:55 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- Boston forward Glen Davis, who is starting for Kevin Garnett (sore knee), took a Kevin Durant elbow to the head with 5:47 remaining in the third quarter and was forced to leave the game. After getting 10 stiches back......
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8:55 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- Boston forward Glen Davis, who is starting for Kevin Garnett (sore knee), took a Kevin Durant elbow to the head with 5:47 remaining in the third quarter and was forced to leave the game. After getting 10 stiches back......
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8:37 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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Boston forward Glen Davis, who is starting for Kevin Garnett (sore knee), took a Kevin Durant elbow to his head with 5:47 remaining in the third quarter and has left the game. Davis went back to the locker room with......
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8:11 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- The Boston Celtics are currently tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder, 45-45, at halftime. It has been a close game so far, with neither team leading by more than eight points. It was a closely contested first quarter until......
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7:47 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - A sore right knee will keep Boston All-Star Kevin Garnett out of his second consecutive game tonight. Boston coach Doc Rivers said that he kept Garnett out of the lineup for precautionary......
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7:43 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Backup guard Tony Allen (left thumb surgery) is scheduled to see his hand specialist tomorrow. He could give Allen medical clearance to begin practicing with the Celtics as early as tomorrow afternoon.......
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7:37 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Boston backup forward Leon Powe (7.5 points, 4.8 rebounds) made his first appearance in the Celtics locker room since injuring his right knee against Chicago on March 17. "I'm feeling good," Powe said. "I've been rehabbing twice a......
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7:29 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Backup forward Bryan Scalabrine (3.5 points) has been a little discouraged lately. In his mission to rehab and get healthy before the playoffs start, Scalabrine said that he has been working hard......
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6:36 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Boston coach Doc Rivers said that Boston All-Star forward Kevin Garnett (right knee sprain) will not play tonight or Wednesday night, and he is questionable for Friday's game against Atlanta. Rivers said that the earliest Garnett will begin......
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5:29 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON - Boston backup guard Eddie House and his seven-year-old son Jaelen will be the first father-son duo to appear on the newly created Cartoon Network short-form series, My Dad's A Pro, the Cartoon Network and the NBA announced......
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12:25 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Boston Globe is reporting that Kevin Garnett, who is recovering from a right knee strain, will miss tonight's game against Oklahoma City, and is questionable for Wednesday's game against Charlotte. He did not participate in this morning's......
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