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November 15, 2009 - November 21, 2009 Archives
5:01 PM Sat, Nov 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee  Email
BOSTON -- Rather than have him sitting on the bench and not getting any playing time, the Celtics announced today that they decided to assign forward Bill Walker to the Maine Red Claws where he will get more playing time......
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10:38 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
The Orlando Magic survived a furious second-half Celtics rally attempt to beat Boston, 83-78, at the Garden. It was an uphill battle for the Celtics right from the start as the Celtics fell behind by 16 after one quarter of......
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10:04 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Despite nine points from Paul Pierce in the third quarter, the Magic increased their lead to 66-59 after three quarters of action. Pierce has 19 points for the game and Ray Allen has 11. Boston center Kendrick Perkins, who limited......
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9:12 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
The Celtics rallied from a 29-13 first-quarter deficit to slash the Magic's lead to 43-40 at halftime. After allowing Orlando to shoot 64.7 percent from the floor in the first quarter, the Celtics held Orlando to just 4-of-18 shooting in......
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8:31 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- The Celtics couldn't have gotten off to a worse start in this game, and the Magic couldn't have asked for a better start. The result has Orlando leading, 29-13, after one quarter of action. Boston began the game by......
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8:07 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON - Who does the best center in the NBA, Orlando's Dwight Howard, hate facing more than anyone else? Boston center Kendrick Perkins, who held Howard to just 13.1 points per game in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season. Howard......
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7:56 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy believes that Boston guard Rajon Rondo is the fastest point guard in the NBA. "I don't know if there is anybody in the league faster [than Rondo]," Van Gundy said. "[Rondo] and Derrick Rose......
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7:51 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- There are many facets to Rasheed Wallace that fans don't get to see, and one of them is being a role model to younger players in the game. Orlando center Dwight Howard is one of the many players that......
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7:47 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Boston coach Doc Rivers said that Kevin Garnett's surgically-repaired right knee is "100 percent healthy, but his game is just not there yet. It's coming. "He's got a lot of things that are there. His jump shot is back for......
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6:04 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- Welcome to the Garden where the Celtics are preparing to take on the defending Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. The locker rooms open up at 6:30 p.m., but in the meantime, here are some some quick notes about the......
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5:51 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
This hasn't been a great week for LeBron James. First, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that city officials there have rejected a proposed 10-story mural of the basketball star -- saying it crosses the line from civic art into a......
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5:32 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
LONDON (AP)-- The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997. Agassi revealed in his recent autobiography that he failed a 1997 drug test, a......
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6:52 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
CCRI women's soccer team was defeated by Paradise Valley Community College, of Phoenix, 1-0, in the first round of the NJCAA National Tournament Thursday at Tyler, Texas. Amy Eyden's goal in the 25th minute was the difference. The Knights will......
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1:18 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James, NFL player. Just a fantasy, says New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey. The Cavaliers' All-Star forward caused a stir this week by saying he could be "really good" if he committed himself to playing......
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1:13 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday. However, the question of......
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9:11 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
DUBLIN (AP) -- Ireland appealed to France and soccer authorities Thursday to replay their World Cup playoff in Paris after an obvious handball by Thierry Henry produced the winning goal. Ireland's government and opposition leaders united in demands for......
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9:57 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
BOSTON - It's not how you start a game, it's how you finish. That was the message Boston coach Doc Rivers told his team last night before they stormed the Garden to take on the Golden State Warriors. Rivers said......
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8:49 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
The Pittsburgh Penguins are launching a 30-minute Russian-language radio show devoted to Russian NHL fans, according to NHL.com. "NHL In Russian" ("NXL Na Russkom") will be broadcast on the Penguins' HD radio station and streamed live on www.pittsburghpenguins.com and NHL.com.......
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8:45 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- The Golden State Warriors, playing their final game on a five game road trip with only eight healthy bodies, have gone blow-for-blow with the Celtics in the first half thus far. The Celtics are clinging to a 49-48......
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7:13 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Boston coach Doc Rivers said that Celtics captain Paul Pierce will play tonight. "He's fine," Rivers said. "He's ready to go."......
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5:56 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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-- Welcome to the Garden where the Celtics are preparing to take on a severely undermanned Golden State team. The Warriors (3-7) only played seven players in their 114-108 loss to Cleveland Tuesday night after trading away one of their......
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5:40 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- There's no truth to the rumor that the Celtics are looking to trade Tony Allen, Brian Scalabrine and J.R. Giddens. A recent ESPN report said that the Celtics have had discussions with the Sacramento Kings and the Philadelphia......
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1:50 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Houston Baptist had one of the worst weekends in women's college basketball history. It hurts to look at the scores. The Huskies got hammered 104-35 by Duke on Friday night, then got demolished 109-30......
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1:43 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- If LeBron James truly believes he can help the Cleveland Browns, coach Eric Mangini has an orange helmet waiting for him. "I think he should come on down," Mangini said. The NBA superstar, who was an......
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9:52 AM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
With Providence headed to Tuscaloosa for a game on Friday night, here's Cornell basketball senior tri-captain Jon Jaques' behind-the-scenes look at his team's trip to Alabama. The Friars hope to do as well as the Big Red, who knocked......
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5:48 PM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) -- U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father. Plys, an alternate on the men's......
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5:08 PM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
WTAE-TV in PIttsburgh and now several Chicago media outlets have been reporting the story of Zack Heddinger's near-blinding, which he says was caused by Chicago Bears fans "poisoning" him a in Chicago bar. Heddinger says he's also suffered memory loss......
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4:49 PM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce has returned to practice after missing a day with a sore left knee. Pierce was hurt on Friday night against Atlanta. The 32-year-old says it was only a slight sprain, and......
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1:00 PM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis says he doesn't believe a decision has been made yet on whether he will be back with the Fighting Irish in 2010. Weis said at his weekly news conference Tuesday......
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8:51 PM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
AP photo / Charles Krupa Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, right, gives Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara a pat on the shoulder after he dropped the ceremonial first puck prior to a game between the Bruins and the......
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8:20 PM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
WASHINGTON (AP) - The NFL Players Association is trying to set up a meeting with Cleveland Browns players this week to talk about coach Eric Mangini's practices, a person at the union told The Associated Press on Monday. The person......
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7:17 PM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Szostak Email
Here's the release from Brown: Providence, RI- The Brown men's soccer team received an At-Large bid in the 2009 Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, as announced by the NCAA on Monday evening. The Bears will host Stony Brook (6-9-4)......
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5:46 PM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
DENVER -- NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival. Cable giant Comcast Corp., is expected to purchase NBC Universal, a transaction that would merge the two TV companies that were at......
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11:13 AM Sun, Nov 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
Saturday night in Indianapolis, where the Celts lost to the Pacers, 113-104, it was defense -- usually a strong point for the C's. In the first half, the Pacers forced 6-11 Kevin Garnett to come outside to guard Danny......
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