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10:56 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Curt Schilling pitched two scoreless innings and highly touted prospect Jacoby Ellsbury had a two-run single as the Boston Red Sox played to a 4-4, 10-inning tie with the Minnesota Twins in both teams Grapefruit League opener in Fort Myers,......
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10:45 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Roger Clemens' agent Randy Hendricks quickly shot down any chance of the free agent pitcher signing with the St. Louis Cardinals should the Rocket consider playing for any team other than Boston, New York Yankees or the Houston Astros. "Let......
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10:18 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Gerald Green scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including seven straight after Boston had finished blowing a 23-point lead, helping the Celtics beat the New York Knicks 102-94 on Wednesday night. Al Jefferson had 26 points......
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9:49 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Curt Schilling got off to a good start for the 2007 season tonight, throwing two scoreless innings in the Red Sox' exhibition opener against the Minnesota Twins. “I expect to be the ace of this staff,’’......
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9:45 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Herbert Hill had 28 points and 16 rebounds, leading Providence past South Florida 77-72 on Wednesday night. Hill had eight points, including a pair of rebound baskets, as Providence (18-10, 8-7) opened the second half with a 12-2 run to......
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8:39 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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ECAC Men's Tournament St. Joseph's (Maine) 70, Roger Williams 65 ECAC Women's Tournament Wheaton 63, Suffolk 51 RIC 46, Colby-Sawyer 44......
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7:39 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOYS Division I North Kingstown 54, South Kingstown 47 East Providence 60, Chariho 40 Hope 81, Central 67 Smithfield 67, Exeter/West Greenwich 49 Division II Tolman 54, Barrington 48 North Providence 79, Narragansett 78, o.t. East Greenwich 61, Coventry 56,......
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4:42 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said today that lefty John Lester will pitch one inning in a minor league "B" game next Monday. Lester, who is recovering from non-Hodgkins lymphoma, will then pitch in another minor league game later......
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4:07 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Celtics are honoring Dennis Johnson during tonight's game against the New York Knicks. Johnson, who died Feb. 22 at 52 years old after collapsing after practice with the NBDL's Austin Toros, spent the final seven seasons of his......
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4:05 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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What's that you say? It's still February? Guess again. Tonight on NESN at 7 p.m., the Red Sox play their exhibition opener against the Twins. Baseball is back, and that means spring . . . figuratively if not literally. Curt......
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4:00 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON — Boston Celtics forward Wally Szczerbiak is set to undergo season-ending ankle surgery, the team announced on Wednesday. Team physician Dr. Brian McKeon will perform the surgery at the New England Baptist Hospital on March 8. Szczerbiak has missed......
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12:00 PM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported today that the Patriots are reportedly one of the teams interested in disgruntled Oakland wide receiver Randy Moss. The tidbid is buried in a longer piece about the Packers' pursuit of Moss.......
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11:01 AM Wed, Feb 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON — Boston Celtics radio analyst Cedric Maxwell will offer an on-air apology during Wednesday night's game for saying that a female referee should ''go back to the kitchen” after he disagreed with one of her calls, a station official......
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9:07 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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No. 7 seed Bryant saw its season come to an end last night as No. 2 seed St. Rose defeated the Bulldogs, 78-73, in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 Conference playoffs in Albany, N.Y.......
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8:38 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Division I East Greenwich 60, Lincoln 47 Coventry 54, Ponaganset 52 St. Raphael 69, Cumberland 60 Division II Westerly 53, Prout 36 Scituate 56, Johnston 38 Smithfield 47, Burrillville 39 Portsmouth 47, Warwick 19......
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8:38 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Chariho 51, Woonsocket 48......
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6:00 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Four NFL players, including the New England Patriots Benjamin Watson, will continue an NFL-USO tradition initiated more than 40 years ago when they embark March 4 on visits to U.S. troops at military bases throughout the Persian Gulf. Watson, Atlanta......
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5:15 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Brad Boyes has been dealt to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for defenseman Dennis Wideman. Boyes had been rumored to be part of a deal, but he said he's still shocked by the transaction. ''At the same......
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5:03 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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That's what we're looking at, as all the local professional and college teams -- with the exception of the Bryant women's basketball team -- get the night off. The Interscholastic League girls basketball playoffs continue tonight with three games in......
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4:07 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots have named Bill O’Brien as an offensive assistant coach. O’Brien, an Andover, Mass., native, attended Brown, where he was a linebacker and defensive end from 1990-92. O’Brien began his coaching career at Brown, coaching tight ends......
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2:38 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Cox Sports Television announced today that Rhode Island College's playoff game against Coast Guard Friday night at 8 o'clock will be televised live on Cox3.......
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2:18 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins made a deadline-day trade today, sending Paul Mara to the Rangers for Aaron Ward. Read more here on projo.com's Bruins Blog.......
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12:58 PM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- More often than not, our job affords us the opportunity to do some pretty great things -- sit in the Monster Seats during batting practice on a perfect late-May day; travel to the Super Bowl; cover the......
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10:26 AM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Center David Krejci, who was recalled by the Boston Bruins from Providence last Tuesday and was with the parent club for its last four games, was sent back to the P-Bruins this morning. Krejci has played in five......
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10:22 AM Tue, Feb 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It's an uneventful day so far at Fort Myers on this, the final day before the beginning of the exhibition season. The Red Sox are holding their last workout at the minor-league complex before moving to......
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11:26 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Paul Pierce scored 28 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 77-72 win over the short-handed Houston Rockets on Monday night and break a 12-game road losing streak Monday night at Houston. The Celtics rallied from a 13-point fourth......
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9:42 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Marian Hossa scored the game-winner and Alexei Zhitnik had an assist in his Atlanta debut to lead the Thrashers to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night. Eric Belanger had a goal and an assist and Scott......
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8:59 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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RESULTS MONDAY NIGHT Opening Round: North Providence 70, Tiverton 35 Play-in game: Mount St. Charles 49, Middletown 39 (The Mounties clinch the 16th and final seed).......
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2:00 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- Some good news for the local entrant at the NFL Combine, Brown's Zak DeOssie. The linebacker, who is the first Bears player invited to the league's annual meat market, reportedly ran 40-yard dash times of 4.53 and......
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1:28 PM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Interscholastic League girls basketball playoffs get started tonight with two games in Division II. Middletown visits Mount St. Charles in a qualifying round game, while Tiverton visits Central Division champion North Providence. Both games begin at 7. Projo.com's High......
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11:46 AM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon rejoined the team Monday after a two-day excused absence to tend to a personal matter. Damon spent the weekend at home with his family in the Orlando area. He didn't discuss......
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9:10 AM Mon, Feb 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Manny Ramirez unexpectedly reported to camp this morning, arriving early to undergo a physical. Escorted by agent Greg Genske, Ramirez came to camp three days ahead of schedule. Ramirez had informed the club -- first through teammate Julian Tavarez and......
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7:11 PM Sun, Feb 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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Dennis Packard scored one goal and assisted on another and Phillipe Sauve posted his first shutout of the season as the Providence Bruins defeated the Springfield Falcons 4-0 on Sunday. Packard assisted on the first goal of the game, by......
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5:29 PM Sun, Feb 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Bruins assigned Hannu Toivonen and Mark Stuart to Providence today. Sending Toivonen to Providence clears the way for Joey MacDonald to serve as the backup to Tim Thomas. MacDonald was cleared off waivers from Detroit on Saturday.......
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5:21 PM Sun, Feb 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Veteran reliever Mike Timlin was forced to cut his batting-practice throwing session short yesterday because of tightness in his lower back on the left side. Timlin felt the discomfort on one pitch and then threw another,......
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11:34 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Derek Fisher scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and Carlos Boozer had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 105-87 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Boozer had a......
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10:21 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Providence College men's hockey team turned in a near-flawless performance and defeated third-ranked University of New Hampshire, 7-1, Saturday night at Schneider Arena. PC forward Jon Rheault scored twice and added two assists and Colin McDonald, Chase Watson, Matt......
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10:15 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Chris Gratton scored two goals and Ed Belfour again dominated Boston in goal to help the Florida Panthers beat the Bruins 7-2 on Saturday night. Belfour made 25 saves to run his career record against Boston to 19-7-3. He has......
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9:54 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Saunderstown's David Robertson scored the game-winning goal midway through the second period and also had an assist leading the Brown men's hockey team to a 3-1 victory over Union last night in Schenectady, N.Y. Mark Sibbald stopped 29 shots for......
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9:52 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Providence Bruins got two goals apiece from Marco Rosa and T.J. Trevelyan and defeated the Springfield Falcons, 6-2, Saturday night at Springfield, Mass. Martins Karsums and Sean Curry also scored for Providence, which is now in third place in......
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9:25 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Megan Barry hit one of two free throws with six seconds to play as Salve Regina won the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship, 53-52, over Colby-Sawyer yesterday in New London, N.H. The Seahawks receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Division......
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9:00 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale each had 22 points as Cornell snapped Brown's three-game winning streak with a 79-67 victory in Ivy League men's basketball last night at the Pizzitola Center. Barrington's Mark McAndrew had a game-high 33 points for......
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6:55 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Forget about Mariano Rivera closing for the Red Sox next season. Rivera, who will test the free agent market after this season, said on Saturday that he does not envision himself pitching for Boston next year. "I don't think so,"......
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6:46 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island College men's basketball team shot 50 percent from the field and 82 percent from the free-throw line as it defeated Keene State, 87-75, in the championship game of the Little East Conference Tournament Saturday. Four players scored......
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5:44 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Boston Bruins left wing Marco Sturm agreed to a multiyear contract extension on Saturday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sturm has 20 goals and 11 assists this season. In 2005, the Bruins traded star center Joe Thornton to......
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4:46 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Ryan Center season ended on a down note yesterday for the University of Rhode Island basketball team. The Rams lost any hope of winning their first Atlantic 10 regular-season title in 26 years when they were beaten by......
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4:03 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Craig Hansen, the Sox' first-round pick in 2005 and seemingly the team's closer-of-the-future, is suffering from a back sprain and was instructed not to throw Saturday. The right-hander said he felt a twinge while doing ''squat''......
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3:54 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- The University of Rhode Island's chances of winning the regular-season Atlantic 10 championship all but ended today as the Rams were upset by Fordham, 71-62, at the Ryan Center. The loss drops URI to 10-5 in the......
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1:50 PM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Fifteen seconds after Geoff McDermott missed an under-the-basket layup that would have given PC the lead, Syrcause's Demetris Nichols -- the former St. Andrew's (Barrington) star -- drained a three-pointer with 36.9 seconds to go, putting Syracuse ahead......
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12:48 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Freshman Sean McMonagle and junior Jeff Prough each scored in the third period, but the Brown men’s ice hockey team couldn’t net the equalizer as it dropped a 6-5 decision to RPI in an ECAC game last night at Troy,......
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12:35 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Third-period goals from New Hampshire's Bobby Butler and Thomas Fortney gave the third-ranked Wilcats a 6-4 victory over the Providence College men's hockey team last night at Durham, NH. The four Friar goals came from Greg Collins, Tony Zancanaro, Jon......
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12:32 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Brad Boyes had two goals and Tim Thomas made 24 saves, leading the surging Boston Bruins past host Tampa Bay, 6-2, last night. Marco Sturm, Phil Kessel, Brandon Bochenski and Stanislav Chistov had Boston’s other goals. The Bruins have won......
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12:12 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Manchester Monarchs goaltender Jason LaBarbera stopped 41 shots and blanked the Providence Bruins, 1-0, last night at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. LaBarbera outdueled P-Bruin net minder Phil Sauve, who also had a strong game, making 27 saves.......
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12:03 AM Sat, Feb 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Senior guard Kinsey Durgin scored a game-high 24 points, on 8 of 11 shooting, to lead the Rhode Island College basketball team to a 76-68 win over UMass-Dartmouth in the semifinals of the Little East Conference playoffs last night at......
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11:43 PM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Brown men's basketball team held an 11-point lead at halftime and hung on to beat Columbia, 64-59, Friday night at the Pizzitola Center in Providence. Four players scored in double figures for the Bears led by Damon Huffman, who......
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6:48 PM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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According to the New England Patriots website, Corey Dillon’s agent Steve Feldman spoke today on WSKO Radio (Providence’s late afternoon show) and said the Patriots have agreed to release the veteran running back on March 2 - the first day......
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3:18 PM Fri, Feb 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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