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5:15 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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Brown University All-Ivy tight end Colin Cloherty signed a free-agent contract with the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, following the NFL Draft. He will report to the Colts' training camp on Friday. Cloherty led all Ivy League tight ends with 40 catches,......
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3:51 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Bulls star Ben Gordon is listed as day-to-day after an MRI confirmed he has a strained left hamstring. Gordon was hurt in the second quarter Sunday, then sent Game 4 into a second overtime with a......
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3:45 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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CLEVELAND - As expected, shortstop Julio Lugo is here with the Red Sox and was activated for tonight's game with the Indians. Rookie pitcher Michael Bowden, fresh off a clean relief appearance against the Yankees on Sunday night, will......
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2:47 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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Hendricken graduate and Johnston native Joe Mazzulla is in trouble for the second time since his outstanding performance in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, accused of domestic battery for allegedly grabbing a woman by the neck earlier this month at a......
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1:40 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins know they are in the second round of the playoffs, and they know they'll be hosting the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, but they don't know the opponent and they don't know when......
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1:27 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild, Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins are the finalists for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender. The league announced the......
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11:29 AM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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Bulls guard Ben Gordon will have an MRI today on his strained left hamstring. He injured his hamstring in the first half of Chicago's 121-118 double-overtime victory over the Celtics on Sunday, according to a report on ESPN.com. Gordon did......
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11:20 AM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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Messner, a junior midfielder, scored five goals Saturday, leading La Salle to a 15-7 victory over previously undefeated Moses Brown in boys lacrosse. The La Salle victory created a tie at the top of the Division I standings between the......
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10:49 AM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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Undrafted former Michigan State quarterback Brian Hoyer has signed a free-agent deal with the Patriots, according to a report by the Detroit Free Press. The report quoted Hoyer, who issued a statement through his marketing representative, as saying: "While it......
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4:40 PM Sun, Apr 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Another playoff thriller between Chicago and Boston, and this one went to the Bulls. Ben Gordon scored 22 points, hitting the tying 3-pointer in the first overtime, and the Bulls beat the Celtics 121-118 in double overtime......
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4:32 PM Sun, Apr 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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The first game of the Atlantic Division finals between the Providence Bruins and the Worcester Sharks will be played Tuesday at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence at 7:05 p.m. Because the circus is booked at The Dunk from April......
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9:14 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Peter Schaefer's goal late in the second period gave the Providence Bruins a 2-1 win over the Portland Pirates. The Bruins won the Atlantic Division semifinal series, 4-1.......
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8:29 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Commissioner David Stern is aware the NBA has increased security around Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen, though he wouldn't give specifics about the situation. "I want to say this the right way. That issue is not a......
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6:32 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Mention those empty seats at Yankee Stadium at your own risk. Don Garber did. A day after the Major League Soccer commissioner raised the subject, New York Yankees president Randy Levine blasted back. "Don Garber discussing......
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6:24 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL will look into teams revealing their draft picks on their Web sites and through Twitter even before commissioner Roger Goodell might have announced the selections. The San Diego Chargers plan to post their picks......
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5:52 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A south-central Missouri baseball player who was struck by a pitch has died. Doctors at St. John's Hospital in Springfield declared Patrick Clegg brain dead Thursday night and he was taken off a respirator Friday. The......
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5:43 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Matt Cassel's meteoric rise landed him a seat next to established stars Ray Lewis and Larry Fitzgerald at an event Friday promoting the "Madden NFL" video game. Yet even as he's secured his first starting job......
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5:11 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- An equipment manager's estranged wife has been charged with trying to extort Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino. A criminal complaint filed in federal court Friday also accuses Karen Sypher of lying to the FBI. She......
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4:00 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Outfielder Jonathan Van Every, who suffered an ankle injury in spring training and has been on the disabled list since the beginning of the season, has been activated and will be in uniform tonight against the Yankees. Van Every will......
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11:43 AM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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According to a story in the Boston Globe, Celtics forward Tony Allen has received death threats in his hometown of Chicago. Allen is in the city now with the Celts for Games Three and Four of Boston's playoff series against......
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11:16 AM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins today recalled goaltender Adam Courchaine from the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League). He is expected to join the team today for practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington Courchaine, 20, split the 2008-09 season between the Providence Bruins......
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10:51 AM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- When the Boston Red Sox traded Kason Gabbard to the Texas Rangers on July 31, 2007, the left-handed pitching prospect was shocked. He was stunned by the fact he would no longer......
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3:27 PM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Providence College nearly signed Allan Chaney two years ago when he was coming out of New London (Conn.) High. Instead he chose Florida. Now he may be heading back this way. Chaney is leaving Florida when......
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2:25 PM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- John Calipari's move to Kentucky has cost him one of his prized recruits. Oklahoma City high school star Xavier Henry announced Thursday that he would not follow Calipari after he left Memphis, and committed instead to......
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12:20 PM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An official at a Florida pharmacy tells The Associated Press that the business incorrectly prepared a supplement for 21 polo horses that died over the weekend before a championship match. The chief operating officer......
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11:41 AM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Zdeno Chara is one of three finalists for the Norris Trophy, which goes to the NHL's top defenseman in the regular season, the NHL announced today. The other finalists are Niklas Lidstrom of Detroit, who has won the Norris six......
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11:14 AM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Bruins rolled this ad out after last night's beatdown of the Montreal Canadiens. No truth to the rumor that it's Jack Edwards in the bear suit.......
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10:34 AM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Here is the add that the coffee chain is about to start running to promote its Turbo Boost promotion, in which customers at participating locations will receive free "Turbo shots" in their iced-coffee purchases through June 2:......
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10:06 AM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tickets for the first and second games of the NHL's Eastern Conference semifinals, in Boston, go on sale at 11 Thursday morning on the team's web site or through Ticketmaster. The Bruins' second-round opponent is yet to be determined (as......
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9:40 AM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - One-third of Major League Baseball teams declined in value over the past year while the New York Yankees' worth increased 15 percent to $1.5 billion, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine. The Washington Nationals......
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8:32 AM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Portland has been chosen to be the host city for next year's American Hockey League all-star game. The Portland Press Herald reported that league and city officials planned to make an official announcement Thursday afternoon. The......
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8:07 AM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) - Former Patriots wide receiver Donte' Stallworth is set to be arraigned on DUI-manslaughter charges. Stallworth does not have to be present at Thursday morning's hearing. He is expected to enter a written plea of not guilty, and......
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10:29 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The Red Sox swept the Minnesota Twins in a day/night doubleheader Wednesday at Fenway Park. After beating the Twins 10-1 in the matinee, Boston took the nightcap 7-3 to win its seventh game in a row. Red......
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9:33 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1999, and completed their first playoff series sweep since 1991, by defeating the Canadiens, 4-1, Wednesday night in Montreal. The Bruins won......
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7:27 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The tarp is off the field at Fenway Park and the game between the Red Sox and Twins will begin at 7:55 p.m. -- JOE McDONALD......
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5:26 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Saying that he "just felt it was time,'' Bemidji State sophomore goalie Matt Dalton has given up his final two years of college eligibility and signed with the Boston Bruins. "A day after the Frozen Four my adviser called and......
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4:16 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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BY PAUL KENYON Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Red Sox have won the first game of their day-night doubleheader, 10-1 in a rain-shortened contest with the Twins. The game was called by rain in the bottom of the seventh.......
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3:46 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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MONTREAL (AP) - Montreal defensemen Andrei Markov and Mathieu Schneider will miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference playoff series against the Boston Bruins because of injuries. Coach and general manager Bob Gainey says before Wednesday night's game that Markov......
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3:30 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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The New England Revolution announced today that defender Chris Albright has undergone successful surgery on the lateral meniscus in his left knee. The procedure was performed this morning by head team physician Dr. Bertram Zarins at Massachusetts General Hospital. Albright,......
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2:04 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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DEER ISLE, Maine (AP) -- Fans streaming through the massive gates of the new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium walk right by Deer Isle granite, quarried by die-hard Red Sox fans. The Working Waterfront, a publication of the Island Institute, says......
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1:21 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Game 4 of the Bruins playoff game against Montreal overlaps with the Red Sox contest against Minnesota. Cox customers can catch the Red Sox on Cox Sports (ch. 3) or NESNplus HD (Cox channel 753-CT/724-RI). Cox customers will be able......
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1:18 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox have called up first baseman and outfielder Jeff Bailey from Triple-A Pawtucket and he was active for Wednesday's day-night doubleheader against Minnesota. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitcher Devern Hansack......
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12:45 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) - Derrick Rose, who led his hometown Bulls to the playoffs and restored hope to a franchise in disarray, was the runaway pick as the NBA's rookie of the year. Rose became the third Bulls player to......
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7:21 AM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Celtics forward Kevin Garnett will wait to have surgery until every possible means of getting him onto the floor for the playoffs has been exhausted, coach Doc Rivers says. "He's not going to do it right now," Rivers said, referring......
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8:01 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Tuesday night's game between the Red Sox and Twins was postponed because of rain. There will be a doubleheader Wednesday, with Game One starting at 12:35 p.m. and Game Two at the regularly scheduled time of 7:10 p.m.......
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6:53 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Red Sox just announced that their game against the Twins will not start at the scheduled time of 7:10 p.m. because of rain. It's raining at the moment at Fenway Park. The forecast calls for showers throughout the night.......
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5:40 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PAWTUCKET -- The Pawtucket Red Sox' game against Rochester at McCoy Stadium on Tuesday night has been rained out. No makeup date has yet been set. -- JOE McDONALD......
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3:14 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - When outfielder Elijah Dukes made a personal appearance at a Virginia Little League's season-opening gathering for a little extra cash a few hours before a Washington Nationals game, he turned up late at his day job and......
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2:48 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Boston point guard Rajon Rondo, who sprained his ankle with 5:03 remaining in the second quarter Monday night against Chicago, only to return and post his first career playoff triple-double (19 points,......
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2:38 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - The Celtics are already without All-Star forward Kevin Garnett for the first round, and quite possibly the entire playoffs. Yesterday they received more bad news. Leon Powe tore his ACL and meniscus......
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2:21 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Journal Staff Writer New England has just announced the three men fans will select from for entry into the Patriots Hall of Fame this year. The finalists for the 2009 one-man induction class are: defensive tackle......
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1:02 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Globe is reporting that, according to an NBA source, Celtics forward Leon Powe has a torn ACL and meniscus in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the playoffs. Powe was injured early in Monday night's......
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12:47 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Journal Sports Writer Bill Belichick has just wrapped his annual pre-draft press conference, and toed the line of being revealing about the Patriots desires for this weekend's draft. Belichick said most the work on player evaluation......
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12:28 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By PAUL KENYON Journal Sports Writer BARRINGTON -- Nick Price, the most successful player in the history of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, will be returning to Rhode Island Country Club again this June with another formidable champion as his......
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10:46 AM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Monday was Patriots Day in Massachusetts, so NESN's Bruins announcer Jack Edwards offered up a little history lesson for viewers at the final horn of last night's Bruins win in Montreal. Read more about it here.......
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10:11 AM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Check out URI outfielder Kenny Burns robbing Mike Tamsin of Northeastern of a home run during Monday's game. The Rams lost 12-1, but what a catch!......
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9:23 AM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Celtics forward Leon Powe suffered a sprained left knee early in Monday night's playoff game against the Chicago Bulls, and is questionable for the remaining games of the series, according to The Boston Globe. The injury to Powe is a......
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8:25 AM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night will begin a new ad campaign that the team hopes will help extend its record-breaking streak of consecutive sellouts, a streak that is in danger with seats still available for some games this......
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9:50 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Ray Allen hit a contested 3-pointer with 2 seconds left to lift the Boston Celtics to a 118-115 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Celtics' victory tied the series at one game......
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9:32 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, in Montreal on Monday night to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Michael Ryder put the Bruins ahead to stay with a goal to break a 2-2......
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9:04 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- The Celtics can't pull away from the pesky and upset-minded Chicago Bulls, who are looking to put Boston in an 0-2 hole in the series. Boston is clinging to an 88-86 lead heading into the fourth quarter. All five......
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8:50 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rondo just achieved the rare playoff triple-double with just over six minutes remaining in the third quarter. Rondo grabbed a rebound, his 10th, got the ball to Paul Pierce, who passed it to Ray Allen who buried 3-pointer to give......
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8:39 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Boston guard Rajon Rondo suffered a minor right ankle injury with 5:03 remaining in the second quarter. He did not return in the second quarter and Chicago closed out the quarter with a 19-10 run. The good news for Boston......
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8:16 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- The Celtics second unit proved to be no match for Chicago's 'B' team in the second quarter, and the Bulls currently lead the Celtics, 61-58, at halftime because of it. Boston's second unit of Stephon Marbury, Leon Powe, Mikki......
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8:06 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The estranged wife of Louisville coach Rick Pitino's longtime friend and equipment manager who finds herself in the center of a brewing storm around the revered coach's claims that someone is trying to extort him said......
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8:06 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Boston guard Rajon Rondo sprained his right ankle after being hit hard on a layup attempt with 5:03 remaining in the second quarter. No foul was called on the play, but Rondo remained on the floor for about three minutes......
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7:57 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Leon Powe, who was noticeably limping up and down the court tonight, has been diagnosed with a left knee sprain. His return is probable.......
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7:39 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- The Celtics are playing like they have something to prove. Everyone in the building could sense it from the opening tip. All you had to do was look at Boston's bench. They all stood on their feet and celebrated......
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5:00 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Celtics believe that they should have won Game One in their best-of-seven first-round series against Chicago. But Paul Pierce missed a free throw with two seconds left in regulation that would......
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4:27 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Daniel Barbarisi Journal Sports Writer Opening-day shortstop Jed Lowrie will likely have surgery on his ailing wrist sometime in the next few days, but the prognosis was better than expected and he will not necessarily miss the entire season,......
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4:02 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald and Daniel Barbarisi Journal Sports Writers It appears Red Sox outfielder Rocco Baldelli is heading to the disabled list with a hamstring injury. As a result utility man Jeff Bailey has been recalled to Boston for precautionary......
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12:44 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida coach Billy Donovan turned to his mentor to help stabilize his coaching staff. Donovan hired Louisville coach Rick Pitino's son, Richard, as an assistant Monday. Richard Pitino spent the last two years working in a......
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12:23 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the 113-year history of the event while Americans took third......
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12:11 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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The equipment manager for Rick Pitino's University of Louisville men's basketball program says he is "devastated by the bizarre allegations" his estranged wife has made against Pitino. Pitino said over the weekend that he is the target of an extortion......
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9:47 AM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- The wheelchair racers are off at the Boston Marathon, leaving Hopkinton for the 26.2-mile trip to Copley Square. Ernst Van Dyk is trying to win the men's wheelchair race a record eight times and match Jean Driscoll's......
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10:50 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Eagles senior overcame a three-stroke deficit with a two-over 74 on the final 18 holes and captured the individual title in the annual Challenge Cup High School tournament with a 36-hole total of 153 at the Alpine Country Club......
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9:34 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Rick Morrissey Chicago Tribune CHICAGO - Warning: This is what is called an I-told-you-so column. I don't do many of these, and by saying that, I realize I risk being told there's a simple reason I don't: I'm so......
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8:12 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Wallace Matthews Newsday NEW YORK - Upon further review, maybe the Yankees and Mets should have built them smaller. Their ballparks, I mean. One week into their new eras, and neither team seems able to fill the ones they've......
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8:03 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO (AP) -- Boston left winger Milan Lucic was suspended for a game by the NHL on Sunday for a blow to the head on Montreal's Maxim Lapierre in the Bruins' Game 2 victory Saturday night in Boston. Lucic was......
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6:43 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Johnny Boychuk scored two goals and Tuukka Rask stopped 25 of 26 shots as the Providence Bruins defeated the Portland Pirates, 5-1, Sunday and took a 2-1 lead their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.......
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5:09 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- Providence super middleweight boxing star Peter Manfredo Jr. (32-6-0, 17 KOs), who became a household name on The Contender boxing reality series, knocked out Walid Smichet (20-6-3, 14 KOs) in the seventh round Saturday night at the Montreal Casino,......
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4:39 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Lehigh Valley IronPigs used a four-run eighth inning to break open a close game and get a 6-2 win at McCoy Stadium today. Ahead, 2-1, entering the eighth, Lehigh Valley rallied against Pawtucket reliever Chris George for four runs......
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4:10 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Jon Lester provided a solid pitching performance to lead the Red Sox to a 2-1 margin of victory over the Orioles Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. The southpaw worked seven scoreless innings......
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4:07 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Umpires used the first video review of the season to rule that Jorge Posada's drive to right field was a home run in the Yankees' game against the Cleveland Indians. Posada was pinch hitting Sunday when......
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4:00 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Patrick Sheehan completed a big rally when he rolled in a birdie putt from the fringe on the first playoff hole to beat Michael Sim for the title in the Nationwide Golf Tour's Athens Regional Foundation Classic Sunday at......
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12:22 PM Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Major League Baseball and the Red Sox have come to an agreement to reduce Josh Beckett's suspension by one game. Boston's ace will now serve a five-game suspension, but he says he's......
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10:44 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- Marc Savard scored two power-play goals and the Boston Bruins moved two wins away from their first playoff series victory since 1999 with a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Top-seeded Boston took a......
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8:42 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville coach Rick Pitino says he is the victim of an extortion attempt and has forwarded the information to the FBI. Pitino reported the threats to authorities last month, and the FBI is investigating, the university......
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8:09 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Cleveland Indians set the bar for Yankee Stadium's new record book Saturday, scoring 14 runs in the second inning of a 22-4 victory. Asdrubal Cabrera hit a grand slam and an RBI single in the......
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8:00 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Hunwick had his spleen removed Saturday but has not been ruled out of the NHL playoffs. The surgery was done Saturday afternoon, about 21/2 hours after Hunwick felt increased pain while the team......
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6:10 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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MONTREAL - Former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr. knocked out tough Tunisian veteran Walid "Tempete de Sable" Smichet in the seventh round of Saturday's scheduled 10-round co-feature at Montreal Casino The 28-year-old Manfredo (32-6, 16 KOs), star of The......
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4:27 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Not having a starting pitcher available turned out to be only a minor inconvenience for the Pawtucket Red Sox. Five relievers combined to allow only six hits as the PawSox beat Lehigh Valley, 5-2, at McCoy Saturday. Pawtucket scored......
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3:41 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- Boston's quest to raise championship banner No. 18 got off to a rocky start in Game One of its best-of-seven, first-round matchup with the Chicago Bulls. The upset-minded Bulls stole Game-One with a thrilling 105-103 overtime victory in front......
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2:24 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- Down by nine entering the third quarter, the Celtics finally began playing with a sense of urgency, especially captain Paul Pierce who was 1-for-4 for four points in the first half. Pierce finally found his shooting touch and scored......
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-- Ray Allen (1-for-7, 4 pionts) and Paul Pierce (1-for-4, 4 points) are off to one of their worst playoff performances in their storied careers, and as a result, the Celtics trail the Bulls at halftime, 53-44. The Celtics were......
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--- A face-paced first quarter has come to a close with the score tied at 28-28. Chicago stunned the Celtics in the opening four minutes of the game when the Bulls quickly pushed the ball up the court after every......
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BOSTON -- The National Basketball Coaches' Association announced today that it will dedicate the 2009 NBA Playoffs to former NBA head coach Chuck Daly. The NBCA announced that NBA coaches throughout the playoffs will wear a lapel pin emblazoned with......
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BOSTON -- Boston forward Glen Davis and Chicago forward Tyrus Thomas will be matched up against one another in this best-of-seven first-round series. That is nothing new to them. They've played basketball with and against each other nearly their entire......
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BOSTON -- Good news on the injury front. Backup forward Brian Scalabrine is currently on pace to make his return to Boston's lineup in Game Three against Chicago. Boston coach Doc Rivers said that Scalabrine will go through full contact......
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ben Olsen headed in a cross from Jaime Moreno in the 90th minute as D.C. United salvaged a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on Friday night. United (1-1-3) had trailed since the 50th minute when......
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PROVIDENCE -- Captain Jeremy Reich's goal midway through the third period lifted the Providence Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Portland Pirates Friday night and evened their Atlantic Division semifinal playoff series at one game apiece. Game Three is......
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BOSTON (AP) -- The first black player for the Boston Red Sox will be honored during the team's annual Jackie Robinson Day ceremony at Fenway Park. Pumpsie Green will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Friday's game against the......
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BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge won't be at the team's playoff opener after his minor heart attack. Team spokesman Jeff Twiss said Friday that Ainge is resting comfortably and could be released from Massachusetts General Hospital......
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON -- Phil Kessel's first NHL playoff experience is one he'd like to forget, and he's well on his way to erasing the memories of last year's postseason benching. The third-year forward had two......
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees flopped in their first game at the new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium, getting blown out by the Cleveland Indians 10-2. Jhonny Peralta broke a seventh-inning tie Thursday with a two-run double off......
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Carlos Maldonado's RBI double in the top of the first gave the PawSox a 1-0 win in Rochester. Kris Johnson pitched five innings of scoreless, two-hit ball for Pawtucket. Check back later for more details.......
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AP photos / Peter Morgan The New York Yankees open up their new palace in just a few moments when they host the Cleveland Indians. Above, Derek Jeter works out on the field hours before the game, and at right,......
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Bloomberg Hall of Fame football coach John Madden has retired after three decades of announcing National Football League games, NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol said in a news release. Madden, who has worked as a game analyst for "NBC Sunday......
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Speaking right now on WEEI radio, Celtics coach Doc Rivers is saying that after seeing Kevin Garnett run this morning, the Celtics' center won't play Saturday against the Bulls in the opening playoff game. He may......
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The teams played three times this season, twice in Boston and once in Chicago. The home team won all three meetings. Oct. 31: Celtics 96, Bulls 80. Kevin Garnett had 18 points (reaching the 1,000-point milestone for his career) and......
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Game 1: Saturday, at Boston, 12:30 p.m., ESPN Game 2: Monday, at Boston, 7 p.m., TNT Game 3: Thursday, at Chicago, 7 p.m., TNT Game 4: Sunday, April 26, at Chicago, noon, ABC Game 5: April 28, at Boston, TBD,......
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BOSTON -- Eddie House scored 17 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Celtics to a thrilling 115-107 victory over the upset minded Washington Wizards in Boston's regular season finale. House sank back-to-back 3-pointers late in......
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--- Washington is taking advantage of playing the Celtics minus the Big Three, and are up 83-79 after three quarters of play. The Celtics used a 15-4 run to close out the first half to give them a 57-52 lead......
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PROVIDENCE -- The Providence Bruins fell to the Portland Pirates, 3-0, Wednesday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center before a crowd of 4,283 to take a 1-0 lead in their Atlantic Division playoff series. This is the second season......
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis confirms he talked with his family about quitting at the end of last season, though he says he never thought he'd leave. Weis says he would have been negligent......
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BOSTON -- Boston All-Star guard Ray Allen is expected to break the franchise-record for free throw shooting and the fourth-highest mark in NBA history tonight, and he is not even expected to play. Allen has shot a career-best .952, making......
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BOSTON -- The fans have spoken. Boston fans voted Leon Powe as the 2008-09 Celtics Sixth Man of the Year. Powe will be honored tonight in a ceremony before the Celtics host the Washington Wizards in the team's season finale......
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BOSTON -- When the Boston Celtics (61-20) host the Washington Wizards (19-62) at 8 p.m. at the TD Banknorth Garden in their season finale, neither team will have much to play for except pride. The Celtics have already secured the......
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. _ Rocco Baldelli was originally scheduled to play 2 out of 3 games in this series due to the Red Sox facing three left-handers. The Rhode Island native is not in the......
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona just announced the club has placed Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day DL due to arm fatigue. The Red Sox have called up reliever Hunter Jones. Francona......
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NEW YORK (AP) - A baseball fan says he was ejected from Yankee Stadium for leaving his seat to use the bathroom while "God Bless America" played. Bradford Campeau-Laurion filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against New York City and the......
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BOSTON (AP) -- The home arena of the NHL's Boston Bruins and NBA's Boston Celtics is getting a shorter name. Delaware North, owner and operator of the facility now known as the TD Banknorth Garden, said in a statement Wednesday......
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NEW YORK (AP) - All players, coaches and umpires will wear No. 42 on Wednesday to honor Jackie Robinson on the 62nd anniversary of the day he broke major league baseball's color barrier. More than 330 players, managers and coaches......
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By John Gillooly Journal Sports Writer CRANSTON - Ed Hjerpe overcame a four-stroke deficit over the final 18 holes as he captured the individual title and led Barrington to the team title in the 27th annual Challenge Cup high school......
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The 76ers might be in big trouble in a playoff series with Boston if Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett are back. Paul Pierce hit the winning jumper, scored 31 points and hindered Philadelphia's shot at the Eastern......
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Fresh from leading unbeaten Connecticut to the NCAA championship, Geno Auriemma is set to become coach of the U.S. women's basketball team through the 2012 Olympics. Auriemma will serve as head coach for the next three......
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The NFL has released the full 2009 regular season schedule and the New England Patriots will have four prime-time games: the Monday Night Football opener against Buffalo on Sept. 14; Sunday Night Football in Indianapolis on Nov. 15; MNF in......
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA has suspended Boston guard Ray Allen one game without pay for elbowing Cleveland forward Anderson Varejao in the groin. The players got tangled under the basket after a free throw with 5:05 remaining in......
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Boston pitcher Josh Beckett has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last week. Beckett......
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Associated Press Former Boston College women's basketball coach Cathy Inglese is being introduced as the new head coach at the University of Rhode Island. The university scheduled a noon news conference Tuesday to make the announcement. Jodi Pontbriand, URI's coordinator......
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By Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Charlie Weis considered it, albeit briefly. Leave Notre Dame. Return to the comfort zone of an NFL coordinator's job. End the abuse, the kind that led son Charlie Jr. to skip......
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Charlie Zink took the loss in his first start of the season as the Red Wings defeated the PawSox, 5-3, on Monday night. Click here to see the box score. Zink walked six batters in just 4.1 innings. He gave......
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Red Sox placed shortstop Jed Lowrie on the 15-day disabled list with a left wrist injury. The club has recalled Gil Velazquez from Pawtucket. Lowrie played with a non-displaced fracture......
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BOSTON (AP) - Kevin Garnett will not play in the Celtics' two final regular season games, but remains on track for the start of the playoffs. Garnett has missed 21 of the team's last 25 games due to a strained......
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. -- It appears Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie is hurt because Gil Velazquez has been called up from Pawtucket. Lowrie did not play against the Angels on Sunday and Red Sox manager......
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Rodriguez resumed drills on the baseball field Monday five weeks after hip surgery and hopes to return as "good as new." The New York Yankees third baseman hit 36 balls off a tee and took......
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BOSTON (AP) - Mark Fidrych, an eccentric All-Star pitcher nicknamed "The Bird" whose career was shortened by injuries, was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm. He was 54. Worcester County district attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.......
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BARRINGTON _ Women not only will continue to compete in the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, they will become a bigger presence than ever this year. At least four of the world's top women pros will take part in the......
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North Kingstown's senior midfielder scored six goals, leading the Skippers to a 12-11 victory over defending state champion Moses Brown in the opening Division I lacrosse game of the season for both teams last week. This week's top event is......
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Phil Kessel had three goals and an assist to help the Boston Bruins wrap up their Eastern Conference championship with a 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday. Click here to see the box......
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Angel Cabrera claimed the second major championship of his career Sunday, winning the Masters on the second hole of a three-way playoff. Click here for complete Masters coverage. Cabrera, the 2007 U.S. Open winner, pulled off......
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By Kat O'Brien Newsday KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Alex Rodriguez's rehab hits Tampa on Monday, as the Yankees third baseman is slated to take the next step in his recovery from March 9 hip labrum surgery. Rodriguez will work out......
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead two-run single and Vladimir Guerrero hit his first home run of the season, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a testy 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Sunday.......
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- After every 3-pointer, every dunk and every block, LeBron James turned and glared at Boston's bench. The message was clear: Not here. James made five 3-pointers and scored 29 points before dancing in his seat, and the......
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AP photo / Lori Shelpler] ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - A high pitch from Josh Beckett to Bobby Abreu as time was being called touched off a bench-clearing incident in the first inning of Sunday's game between the Boston Red Sox......
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Nick Evans hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the 15th inning off Carlos Maldonado, who is usually a catcher, to lead the Buffalo Bisons to a 4-2 victory over the Pawtucket Red Sox today in Buffalo. The game was......
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Boston University must feel as though it got to celebrate this NCAA hockey championship twice. Trailing by two goals with a minute left in regulation, the top-seeded Terriers stormed back to force overtime, then beat Miami (Ohio)......
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WORCESTER -- The Providence Bruins fell to the Worcester Sharks 3-0 Saturday evening at the DCU Center. The P-Bruins begin the Calder Cup Playoffs at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Wednesday, April 15 versus the Portland Pirates at 7:05 p.m. After......
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Jimmy Baron broke the single-game and tournament record for 3-pointers made at the 2009 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament -- an annual tournament that scouts prospective NBA players in Portsmouth, Virginia. In his final game at Portsmouth on Saturday, Baron connected on......
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NEW YORK (AP) - Muhammad Ali described his third and final fight with Joe Frazier as "death, closest thing to dyin' that I know of." Frazier recalls their brutal matchup outside Manila as something much less grandiose. "We just did......
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Cox Communications announced today that it will add NESNplus and NESN HD to its channel lineup for the spring, allowing coverage of both Red Sox and Bruins games when both teams play at the same time. Cox Sports (Cox ch.......
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Today's scheduled chat with Pawtucket Red Sox manager Ron Johnson is being postponed due to a late scheduling conflict. We will work to set up a new chat soon, hopefully next week. If you have already sent in a question,......
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LONDON (AP) -- The head of world cycling on Friday accused France's anti-doping agency of unprofessional and "disturbing" behavior after it released a report saying Lance Armstrong did not fully cooperate with a drug tester. The French agency, known as......
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Boston Red Sox first baseman Mo Vaughn has sued an Ohio woman who managed his finances for four years, accusing her of stealing more than $1 million. Vaughn wants Ra Shonda Kay Marshall, of the......
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox are in discussions with the NHL to hold the next Winter Classic at Fenway Park. A baseball official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because no deal had been reached, confirmed that Fenway......
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hours after pitching his best game yet in the major leagues, Los Angeles Angels rookie Nick Adenhart was killed by a suspected drunk driver, leaving his teammates and fans stunned he won't be around to fulfill......
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun says he plans to return for a 24th season at the school. Calhoun's Huskies finished the season 31-5, losing in the national semifinals to Michigan State. Several off-the-court issues had......
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Robby Ginepri, the 2003 champion and currently ranked No. 66 on the men's ATP tour, and Sam Querrey, No. 4 in the U.S. and No. 44 on the tour, have entered the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, July 6-12,......
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The complete NFL schedule will be unveiled live on the NFL Network at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. The network is planning a two-hour special to herald the announcement.......
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people were killed Thursday when a minivan ran a red light and struck their car. Adenhart, 22, died in surgery at the University of California, Irvine......
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Mount St. Charles grad and Montreal Canadien Mathieu Schneider was reported to be finished for the season after suffering a shoulder injury over the weekend, but coach and GM Bob Gainey said this morning that there's a "good possibility'' that......
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The already short-handed (as everyone knows) Boston Celtics sent Stephon Marbury and Ray Allen home from practice today because the players had a stomach ailment, according to Gary Dzen of Boston.com. The team was left with just nine players left......
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The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, which showcases the best college seniors for NBA scouts, tipped off Wednesday night. URI's Jimmy Baron and PC's Geoff McDermott were in action. PC's Weyinmi Efejuku and Rhody's Kaheim Seawright don't play until tonight. Baron......
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Nick Adenhart, a promising 22-year-old rookie who started last night's game against Oakland for the Los Angeles Angels, was one of three people killed this morning in a multi-vehicle crash in Fullerton, Calif. According to the Los Angeles Times, witnesses......
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Attleboro company Masters of Design made the World Series rings that were delivered to members of the 2008 champion Phillies before yesterday's game at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park. The rings are, as you might suspect, spectacular. According to the Morning......
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Forbes magazine has compiled a list of the best- and worst-drafting teams in the NFL, and according to the article, the New England Patriots rank as the worst. Forbes looked at the last three years of drafts (2006-08), and New......
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After notching his 20th goal of the season on Wednesday night for the Providence Bruins in Lowell, Vladimir Sobotka was called up to Boston for tonight's game against Montreal. Coach Rob Murray said Sobotka could be back as soon as......
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Dustin Pedroia is Number 8 on a list of 66 men that Esquire magazine says other men should emulate. Here's what the mag says about him: "Dustin Pedroia, the Red Sox second baseman, is a man. He's five-foot-nothing and he......
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Dave Roberts hasn't officially announced his retirement, but he has joined the San Francisco Giants broadcast crew. He's also doing radio work in San Diego. The Giants cut him loose in spring training, paying him $6.5 million not to play.......
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PARIS (AP) - France's anti-doping agency accused Lance Armstrong of violating its rules Thursday for not fully cooperating with a drug tester and says it could punish the seven-time Tour de France champion. Armstrong has denied misbehaving during a test......
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The Boston Herald's Inside Track says that Fenway Park will be the site of next season's NHL Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2010. Though the Bruins' opponent that day hasn't been chosen yet, expect it to be another Original Six......
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North Kingstown senior quarterback Dave D'Errico was named recipient of the Providence Gridiron Club's Gilbane Award as the 2008 Rhode Island high school football Player of the Year. The award, which is named in honor of the late Brown......
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By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Good thing Bemidji State University decided not to change its name a few years back. Imagine the collective yawn from those outside hockey if some place called "University of Northern Minnesota"......
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The azaleas are brighter than ever. As usual, not a blade of grass is out of place. Anticipation is higher than it has been in years at the Masters, with Tiger......
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The recession has hit baseball salaries. Teams cut payrolls for their active rosters and disabled lists by $47 million from opening day in 2008 to the first day of this season, according to an analysis by......
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During an appearance at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Jose Canseco said that he believes there's a "90 percent'' chance that Manny Ramirez's name is on the list of 104 major leaguers who tested positive for steroids......
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Rick Gosselin, NFL writer for the Dallas Morning News, says that Bill Belichick is the reason that New England is his favorite heading into the next NFL season: "The return of Tom Brady automatically makes the New England Patriots a......
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- With one final blowout, UConn grabbed the national title and a piece of basketball history. Tina Charles had 25 points and grabbed 19 rebounds Tuesday night as UConn routed Louisville 76-54 and captured the Huskies' sixth......
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