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Celtics, Bobcats in trade talks

5:09 PM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

ESPN's Chris Broussard is reporting that the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats are discussing a trade that would center around Glen Davis and D.J. Augustin. Read the full story here.......

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Globetrotters win first-ever game on ice

4:38 PM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

NEW YORK -- The Harlem Globetrotters have a new way to beat the Washington Generals -- on ice. The famed basketball barnstormers played on a hockey rink for the first time in their 84-year history Tuesday, putting on a show......

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COX to air Bryant men's basketball game on Thursday

3:48 PM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

COX Sports will air the Bryant and Saint Francis, Pa., men's basketball game on Thursday night at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield. Bryant is still looking for its first win of the year (0-24). The game will also be......

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Funeral Mass celebrated for son of Maple Leaf GM Burke

1:41 PM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

CANTON, Mass. (AP) -- Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, has been remembered at a funeral Mass. The Mass at St. John The Evangelist Catholic church in Canton,......

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ESPN's Berman reportedly being wooed by Direct TV, NFL Network

11:21 PM Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

With his contract set to expire in a few months, ESPN personality Chris Berman is reportedly being pursued by Direct TV and the NFL Network. The Brown grad has been at ESPN since the network went on the air in......

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BC beats BU, 4-3, for Beanpot championship

10:48 PM Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- Barry Almeida scored to give Boston College a three-goal, third-period lead and the Eagles held off a late charge from Boston University to win 4-3 and claim the 58th Beanpot championship Monday night. Tournament MVP John Muse......

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Harvard hockey player suspended for hit in game at Brown

6:16 PM Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Mark Divver    Email

Harvard freshman Danny Biega was suspended for one game by the ECAC for hitting Brown's Jesse Fratkin from behind during Friday night's game at Meehan Auditorium. Biega received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the hit, which happened......

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