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October 25, 2009 - October 31, 2009 Archives
5:53 PM Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter  Email
While Andre Agassi's former coach is telling the New York Times that the first time he learned Agassi had used crystal meth was when he read an early draft of Agassi's autobiography last year, it appears that football legend Jim......
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10:31 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON - The game at the TD Garden between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls played in front of a sellout crowd of 18,624 was billed as a rematch of one of the most exciting playoff series in NBA history.......
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10:23 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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With 20 points in tonight's Celtics' victory over the Bulls, Ray Allen moved ahead of John Stockton (19,711) and into 33rd place on the NBA all-time scoring list with19,715 for his career.......
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9:27 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
-- After the starters built a 21-17 lead after one quarter of play, Boston's second unit, led by Marquis Daniels (7 points) and Eddie House (7 points), opened up the second quarter with a 19-9 surge to give the Celtics......
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8:50 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Pre-game comments from Danny Ainge and Glen Davis Danny Ainge "Hello everybody. Thank you for everybody coming, its just-I've been bombarded with a lot of requests and questions about what's going on with Glen so we would like to just......
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8:19 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- The NBA is investigating the allegations made by former referee Tim Donaghy, who states in his unpublished book that his former colleagues manipulated games and allowed friendships with coaches to dictate calls. He also alleges that referees occasionally......
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8:06 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- Glen Davis's life was turned upside down early Monday morning when he got into a fight with his former high school teammate, Shawn Bridgewater. He broke his right thumb in the scuffle and he needed surgery to fix......
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6:13 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- Boston guard Eddie House and his son, Jaelen, will be featured in the short-form series from the Cartoon Network "My Dad's a Pro." The series is the first initiative in a multifaceted partnership between Cartoon Network and the......
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5:21 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON -- Welcome to the TD Garden where the Boston Celtics are set to renew their rivalry with the Chicago Bulls. The two teams had an epic battle in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs last year, with......
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9:30 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The NBA announced Thursday night that it has pushed back the deadline for contract extensions for all players from the 2006 draft class from Saturday to Monday, meaning that the Celtics will......
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3:04 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The obnoxious coaching rant of the week goes, hands-down, to Mike Leach of Texas Tech, whose Red Raiders lost last week to Texas A&M, 52-30. Last year, Texas Tech was a national powerhouse, thanks in part to the play of......
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1:18 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Shaquille O'Neal is looking to continue a sideline career in law enforcement now that he's in Ohio playing for the Cavaliers. Spokesman John O'Brien of the Cuyahoga County sheriff's office says the Cavs center has applied to......
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9:36 AM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Celtics Nation took a deep breath when Kevin Garnett (10 points, 7 rebounds) went down awkwardly while trying to corral a loose ball with about 4:20 remaining in the third quarter of Boston's 92-59 beating of the Charlotte Bobcats. Charlotte......
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9:24 AM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON - Boston coach Doc Rivers and Celtics president of basketball operations, Danny Ainge, both said yesterday that they are disappointed in Glen Davis, who broke his right thumb while fighting with his childhood......
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10:04 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- The Celtics have their swagger back. If there were any doubts after Boston beat Cleveland in both teams' season opener Tuesday night, captain Paul Pierce put those doubts to rest before the......
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9:21 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
After leading by 11 at halftime, the Celtics opened up the second half with a 15-0 to put to rest any hopes of a Charlotte upset. But superstar Kevin Garnett suffered a nasty spill while trying to track down a......
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8:49 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
-- The Celtics have their swagger back. If there were any doubts after Boston beat Cleveland in both teams' season opener Tuesday night, captain Paul Pierce put those doubts to rest before the Celtics made their TD Banknorth Garden season......
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8:35 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Charlotte guard Raymond Felton left the game with 5:18 remaining in the first half after Kevin Garnett landed on his head while chasing a loose ball, driving Felton's face into the court. At the time, the Celtics were up,......
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7:08 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Welcome to the TD Banknorth Garden where the Boston Celtics are set to tip-off against the Charlotte Bobcats. This will be the home opener for the Celtics (1-0) and the Bobcats (0-0) season debut. Boston coach Doc Rivers said thatt......
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1:27 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- A football player has been charged with slamming a referee in the face with his helmet at the end of an unruly semi-professional game in upstate New York. Police say 23-year-old running back Leon Woods was......
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11:17 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
ESPN.com is reporting that contract talks between point guard Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics are not dead. An extension could still be reached before Saturday's deadline, Rondo's agent, Bill Duffy, told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher on Tuesday. "Celtics......
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6:00 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
BOISE, IDAHO (AP) -- An Idaho junior hockey team was banished temporarily from a city ice rink after players engaged in a game of "strip hockey" -- shedding a piece of uniform every time a practice shot missed its mark.......
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5:52 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Among current NBA players, are there any who have contributed to losing situations more than Ricky Davis and Jamal Crawford? According to the San Jose Mercury News, Crawford, who toiled for the Warriors last season before hooking on with......
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3:36 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
According to The Boston Herald, Glen Davis injured his thumb when he got into a fight early Sunday morning in a black SUV with Shawn Bridgewater, a man described as Davis' "best friend" and a former teammate at University High......
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2:53 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck has said on WEEI's Big Show that forward Glen Davis had surgery today on a broken thumb. He did not have many details, but indicated that the surgery was a success and that he believed Davis......
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1:44 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, speaking today on Fox Boston, said that a suspension of Glen Davis is "very likely" after the forward injured his hand in an off-the-court altercation with a former teammate. "There's never a good time to deal......
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1:24 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
According to the AP, Cleveland coach Mike Brown said after today's shootaround that the former Celtics guard would probably be on the inactive list for tonight's season opener against Boston. West, who has a past history of bipolar disorder, was......
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12:36 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- A defense attorney on Tuesday said his client had been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a University of Connecticut football player outside a school dance. John William Lomax, of Bloomfield, was......
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11:09 AM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut state police say there are "significant developments" in the investigation of the fatal stabbing of a University of Connecticut football player. Police have scheduled a 12:30 p.m. news conference Tuesday at the university's police station.......
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8:32 AM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
-- The Celtics reportedly offered Rajon Rondo a contract extension yesterday, but, according to Yahoo! Sports, Rondo and the Celtics could not come to an agreement. The report states that Rondo's agent Bill Duffy wants to be paid among the......
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8:29 AM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The news is not good for the Celtics, on two fronts, as they prepare to begin their season Tuesday night in Cleveland. The Celts have lost forward Glen "Big Baby'' Davis, likely for an extended time, because of a......
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8:22 AM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
-- Celtics forward Glen Davis injured his thumb Sunday night in an off-the-court incident and is out indefinitely. The Boston Globe is reporting that it is a right thumb injury, citing an unnamed source, and it occurred in an altercation......
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10:17 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West's status is unknown for Tuesday night's season opener against the Boston Celtics. West, who has not played in the preseason, was at Cleveland's practice on Monday but was not available to the media. Head coach......
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2:38 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
News release FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution will host its arch rival, the Chicago Fire, in Game 1 of the MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinal Series at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31 in a match that......
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2:29 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
News release Providence, Rhode Island - Brown freshman defensive back A.J. Cruz (Lake Forest, Calif.) had had another strong game in the Bears' secondary in a 34-14 win over Cornell and was named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Week.......
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1:54 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
The International Tennis Hall of Fame's 18-Under Advanced Division team will play in the USTA Junior Team Tennis National Championships Friday to Sunday at the Mobile Tennis Center in Alabama. The team includes Sam Baines and Daniel Hanson of......
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1:41 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
Quarterback Jeff St. Onge of Salve Regina is the New England Football Conference co-offensive player of the week for his all-around performance in the Seahawks' 28-17 victory over MIT Saturday. St. Onge completed 16 of 13 passes for 170......
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1:00 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
Chas Gessner, the former All-America wide receiver at Brown, was placed on the Injured Reserve list by the Florida Tuskers of the new United Football League Monday. The UFL release did not elaborate on the nature of the injury,......
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12:43 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
Johnson & Wales won its fourth consecutive Great Northeast Atlantic Conference golf championship Sunday and will compete in the NCAA Division III Championships next May in Hershey, Pa. Junior Steve LeDonne of Rehoboth was the medalist at 77-77-154 and......
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12:34 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
Bentley University junior Rachel Graham of Foster (Ponaganset) is on the Northeast-10 -All-Conference third team after finishing 15th in the conference cross-country championships Sunday at St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vt. She ran the 5,000-meter course in 19:25.7 and......
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12:12 PM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
West Virginia spoiled Providence College's last chance to earn a berth in the Big East women's soccer tournament. First, the Mountaineers battled Connecticut to a scoreless tie while the Friars defeated Pittsburgh, 1-0, on Friday. PC needed a UConn......
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11:45 AM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
Providence College posted two shutouts and earned a berth in the Big East field hockey tournament over the weekend. The Friars blitzed Georgetown, 8-0, Saturday and clinched a spot in the tournament, scheduled for Nov. 7-8 at the PC......
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9:39 AM Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
A weekend sweep at Bowling Green has the Providence College hockey team off to a 4-1 start, its best since 2003. The Friars routed the Falcons, 8-2, on Friday night and beat them, 3-1, Saturday night. Bowling Green is......
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