|
July 19, 2009 - July 25, 2009 Archives
9:43 PM Sat, Jul 25, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a  comment
By Robert Lee  Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The sellout crowd at Fenway Park could sense early on that it was going to be another special night for Jon Lester. His first pitch was a 95 mile-per-hour fastball right down......
|
6:29 PM Sat, Jul 25, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Red Sox legend Jim Rice will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, on Sunday in a ceremony which will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the......
|
9:39 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon Email
Brad Penny went 6 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run as he led the Red Sox over Baltimore, 3-1, Friday night. The victory snaps Boston's season-high five-game losing streak. It also is the 10th straight time the Sox......
|
8:00 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
Comments (1)
By Mark Divver Email
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- Diana Taurasi is ready to get back to basketball after being suspended following a drunk-driving arrest. "It's been hard. It hasn't been an easy month," the Phoenix Mercury star said Friday. "I'm embarrassed. It's a bad......
|
7:41 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
Comments (4)
By Mark Divver Email
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The San Diego Padres' Triple-A affiliate in Portland postponed a trip to Utah because of a flu outbreak that has affected seven players. The Pacific Coast League says the Beavers asked to postpone Friday's game......
|
5:49 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon Email
Daisuke Matsuzaka was back with the Red Sox Friday and he had a busy day. He got in some throwing in the outfield as he does so often. He also spent time being examined by team doctors. But the......
|
5:32 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon Email
Tim Wakefield has received an injection designed to alleviate his back pain. The Red Sox knuckleballer is on the disabled list because of the back problem. ``He was having a tough time the other night (in Texas) sitting on......
|
4:38 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon Email
It is a busy day at Fenway as the Red Sox return home. Adam LaRoche just had his first meeting with the media. He lived up to the laid-back, relaxed atttitude he has been reported to have. Mark Kotsay......
|
4:26 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA sued Delaware Friday, seeking to block the state from implementing sports betting. Delaware's sports betting plan "would irreparably harm professional and amateur sports by fostering suspicion and skepticism......
|
4:17 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
Herb Hammond, 69, who was men's hockey coach at Brown University from 1983 to 1988, died of cancer Thursday in Fort Gratiot, Mich. A native of Beverly, Mass., Hammond came to Brown from Plattsburgh State, where he compiled a 52-17-4......
|
3:02 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mike Szostak Email
Brown wide receiver Bobby Sewall of Portsmouth has received honorable mention in preseason All-America voting by Consensus Draft Services. Teammate David Howard, a defensive tackle, also received honorable mention. Sewall, a senior, was first- team All-Ivy and All-New England......
|
1:10 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mike McDermott Email
This report is according to the Los Angeles Times. It's yet another indication that the former URI star could be back in the purple and gold despite the breakdown in negotiations earlier this month. The Lakers need him, and they......
|
9:32 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mike McDermott Email
By Ben Shpigel The New York Times WASHINGTON -- Displaying his standard smile, Mets General Manager Omar Minaya waded through a crowd of reporters to take a seat in the Mets' dugout on Wednesday afternoon and address the latest unhappy......
|
2:55 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
How desperate for pitching are the Colorado Rockies? Former Red Sox hurler Mike Timlin, 43, who lives in the Denver area, worked out for a second time at Coors Field. "God has given me the strength to do this. I......
|
1:57 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
TMZ has purchased the video of Xavier's Jordan Crawford dunking in the face of LeBron James a couple of weeks ago -- the video that Nike and James didn't want anyone to see. TMZ says it will unveil the clip......
|
11:28 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
Fifty years ago Tuesday, Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green became the first black player in Boston Red Sox history when he was inserted as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz in the seventh inning of Boston's 2-1 loss to the White Sox......
|
10:40 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
Tony Bernazard, the vice president for player development for the New York Mets, is making news for a couple of recent incidents. First, Bernazard, 52, reportedly ripped off his shirt and challenged the players for the Binghamton Mets to a......
|
8:59 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ALAN SCHWARZ The New York Times Confronted with cases of identity and age falsification by Latin American baseball prospects, Major League Baseball is conducting genetic testing on some promising young players and their parents. Many......
|
8:51 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
The New York Times LAS VEGAS -- Lawyers for the former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA on Tuesday, claiming former athletes should be compensated for the use of their images and likenesses in......
|
8:27 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
Yahoo! Sports reports that the New Jersey Nets are one of several teams interested in Boston Celtics free-agent Glen "Big Baby'' Davis. The report also says that the Celtics declined the Pistons' offer of a sign-and-trade deal that would have......
|
8:19 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mike McDermott Email
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is optimistic the NBA champions will re-sign key free agent Lamar Odom. "I'm optimistic that he'll be back," Bryant said Wednesday at a news conference in Singapore as part of a......
|
8:16 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton Email
In case you missed Brown head football coach Phil Estes' appearance earlier this month on ESPN's College Football Live on the "50 States of College Football," click here to see the video.......
|
6:03 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
By PAUL KENYON Journal Sports Writer SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Jimmy Baron officially is a professional basketball player. The URI grad reported Tuesday that he has signed a contract to play in a league in Turkey. He will play in the......
|
2:14 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton Email
After helping the University of Rhode Island baseball team post arguably the best season in school history, Nick Greenwood is now getting his minor league career off to a strong start. Selected by the San Diego Padres in the 14th......
|
1:51 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mike McDermott Email
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Maine Red Claws basketball team says Austin Ainge will be the team's head coach for the upcoming season. The 27-year-old Ainge was most recently a scout for the Boston Celtics and is the son of......
|
1:04 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A minor-league pitcher accused of throwing a baseball during a brawl that struck and injured a fan in the stands had been angry and decided to hurt someone, a prosecutor said Tuesday. In opening statements......
|
12:44 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton Email
The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game will be played Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The starting lineups for the game, which will be nationally televised live on ABC, were determined by the fans through......
|
11:01 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott Email
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- Sports broadcasting network ESPN says sideline reporter Erin Andrews has been "grievously wronged" by a video posted on the Internet showing her nude in a hotel room. The blurry, five-minute video shows a nude blonde-haired woman......
|
11:57 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers moved past Mickey Mantle and into 15th place on the career home-run list Monday night, hitting a two-run shot off Cincinnati's Micah Owings for the 537th of his career.......
|
8:07 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
CHICAGO (AP) -- Former New England Revolution defender Michael Parkhurst is rejoining the U.S. roster for Thursday's semifinal against Honduras in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Parkhurst, a Rhode Island native, played in three first-round matches, then returned to Denmark to......
|
7:52 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
\NEW YORK (AP) -- Charlie Weis remembered when he met with George Steinbrenner at Legends Field during spring training two years ago. "I looked at him and said, 'Mr. Steinbrenner, you've got this new stadium going up. I mean, you're......
|
5:11 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton Email
Seven Rhode Islanders have qualified to compete at the 32nd annual Hershey's Track & Field Games North American Finals, to be held July 30 to Aug. 2 in Hershey, Pa. The athletes earned a spot in the national meet, which......
|
2:39 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mike McDermott Email
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker said nothing in a Las Vegas court Monday about criminal charges that he failed to repay $822,500 in casino gambling debts. The 6-foot-9 Walker also declined to comment outside the courtroom......
|
8:22 PM Sun, Jul 19, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Kheli Dube scored his first goal in four months and the New England Revolution beat Chivas USA 2-0 on Sunday. Dube, who hadn't scored since New England's season opener on March 21, ended a 302-minute scoreless......
|
7:07 PM Sun, Jul 19, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
Looks like the Julian Tavarez era in Washington is over. The former Red Sox righthander was 3-7 with a 4.72 ERA in 41 appearances this season. Click here to read more.......
|
6:20 PM Sun, Jul 19, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Abby Wambach scored her 100th international goal Sunday in the United States' 1-0 win over Canada in her hometown, where Mia Hamm reached the century mark in 1998. The goal in an exhibition before a crowd......
|
6:17 PM Sun, Jul 19, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Mark Divver Email
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- 81-year-old Hershel McGriff has become the oldest driver to take part in a national NASCAR series race after qualifying for a Camping World West Series event at Portland International Raceway. McGriff took part in Sunday's pre-race......
|
3:57 PM Sun, Jul 19, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon Email
The Pawtucket Red Sox came within one out of a no-hitter Sunday as they beat Indianapolis, 3-2. With two outs in the ninth, the Indians' Larry Broadway stroked a clean single up the middle to end the no-hit bid......
|
2:52 PM Sun, Jul 19, 2009 | Permalink |
Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon Email
If Michael Bowden was not a big part of trade talks in Boston before, he could be after what he did Sunday. The rugged right-hander returned to the Pawtucket Red Sox rotation after a 13- day ``vacation.`` He pitched......
|
|
Tags
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
David Ortiz
Jacoby Ellsbury
Jon Lester
Rob Lee
Robert Lee
New photos
New posts
Projo blogs
Archives