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September 2, 2007 - September 8, 2007 Archives
4:15 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- After failing to get into the end zone in four tries from the Army 4-yard line, URI lost in overtime to the Cadets, 14-7. The Rams came up short on the final play when junior......
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4:12 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- On the first play of overtime, Army QB David Pevoto lofted a 25-yard TD pass to senior tight end Justin Larson, giving the Cadets a 14-7 lead over upset-minded URI. The Rams now have to......
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4:07 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Rams and Cadets head into overtime, tied 7-7, as URI QB Derek Cassidy is sacked on the final play in regulation. Army is 3-0, all-time, in o.t., winning twice last year -- over Kent......
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4:03 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- With 21 seconds left in regulation, the Rams stopped a last-ditch Army drive when Kirk Blackmon sacked Cadets' QB David Pevoto from behind, forcing him to fumble. Carl Daniel recovered for URI at the Army......
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3:58 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- URI missed a marvelous opportunity to take the lead late in the game when, with 1:56 to go, senior kicker Bryan Giannecchini hooked a 33-yard, field-goal attempt from the middle of the field wide left.......
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3:48 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- After surviving an illegal participation penalty that enabled Army to retain possession after the Cadets had punted the ball away, but resulted only in a missed, 39-yard, field-goal attempt, URI has driven from its own......
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3:20 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- It's dangerous being the mascot for the Rhody Rams. Last year, "Rhody" was accosted in a men's room at the Civic Center during a basketball game with arch-rival Providence College. During the third quarter this......
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2:55 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
Rhode Island, leading Army, 7-0, was driving on its first possession of the second half when it lost a fumble near midfield, after which the Cadets marched to the tying touchdown.......
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2:12 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- After failing to capitalize on two earlier scoring opportunities, the Rhody Rams capped an impressive, 80-yard drive in the closing minutes of the first half with a 5-yard scoring run by sophomore Tim Allen, who......
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1:46 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. _ The Rams have failed to capitalize on a couple of excellent scoring opportunities early in their game at Army. The Cadets fumbled the ball away at their own 48 on the third play of the......
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1:26 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- There is no one from Rhode Island on Army's football roster. And just two of URI's 22 starters played their high-school ball in the R.I. Interscholastic League -- 6-3, 285-pound, offensive guard Antal Keszthelyi (LaSalle)......
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1:13 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Temperature at kickoff this afternoon was 84 degrees, but the humidity made it feel much warmer -- especially for aging sportswriters who made the steep climp up Stony Lonesome Road from The Plain to Michie......
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1:06 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- It would appear that Army doesn't have a prayer of beating Navy. Although the sign on the front door of the Cadet Chapel -- a beautiful church high above the campus -- said it was......
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1:01 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Visitors to West Point can grab a bite to eat in Grant Hall. That's U.S. Grant, class of 1843, later General-In-Chief of U.S. Armies during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United......
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12:56 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. _ Following the parade, four members of the Academy's "Black Knights" parachute team jumped from a "Huey" helicopter at 2,500 feet and, after about 10 seconds of free fall, opened their 'chutes and landed on The......
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12:50 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
The Fourth Regiment of Cadets marched into Michie Stadium 15 minutes before kickoff wearing, not their usual grey uniforms, but their Army Combat Uniform -- camouflage shirts, pants, and caps, with brown combat boots. The rest of the Corps,......
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12:40 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. _ Fight songs are an integral part of college football, and few would argue that "On, Brave Old Army Team" is one of the very best. "On, Brave Old Army Team, On to the fray; Fight......
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12:19 PM Sat, Sep 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
WEST POINT, N.Y. _ This is one of the great places in America to watch college football. The campus of the United States Military Academy sits on a bluff above the Hudson River, and part of the pageantry of......
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11:46 AM Fri, Sep 07, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Now on the SoxBlog, Sean McAdam joins us for today's edition of projo SoxTalk. Today's topics: Clay Buchholz's gutsy relief performance last night; Tim Wakefield's shaky return from the disabled list; the emergence of Kevin Cash as an alternative to......
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8:12 AM Fri, Sep 07, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
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4:21 PM Thu, Sep 06, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
2007-08 University of Rhode Island Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Location Television Time Nov. 1 Stonehill (exh.) Ryan Center 7 p.m. Nov. 5 Concordia (Que.) (exh.) Ryan Center 7 p.m. Nov. 9 Florida Atlantic (Glenn Wilkes Classic) Ryan Center......
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10:57 AM Thu, Sep 06, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
AP photo / Michael Sohn Brown's Alicia Sacramone performs the winning presentation at the women's team final of the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday. STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — The tears of joy started as soon as......
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8:37 AM Thu, Sep 06, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
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4:00 PM Wed, Sep 05, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
The Big East released its schedule of games today. Here is the full schedule for the Providence College Friars. PC Basketball Schedule, 2007-08 Nov. 2 vs. Carleton University (exhib; Ryan Center) 15 vs. Temple in Puerto Rico Tip-Off 16......
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10:36 AM Wed, Sep 05, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Sean McAdam rejoins us today for our latest edition of projo SoxTalk. Head over to the SoxBlog to listen to the audio report and read excerpts from the conversation. Today's topics: different ways to beat the Blue Jays; Jonathan Papelbon......
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8:40 AM Wed, Sep 05, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
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8:40 AM Wed, Sep 05, 2007 | Permalink |
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8:38 AM Tue, Sep 04, 2007 | Permalink |
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6:43 PM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
For one of the first times in his pro golf career, Phil Mickelson stared down Tiger Woods and won a big tournament today at the TPC Boston. Mickelson made seven birdies and shot a final round 66 to post......
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2:40 PM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Here at TPC Boston, Phil Mickelson has surged into the lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship with three birdies in his first five holes. Out in Kansas, Paul Quigley, the winningest player in R.I. Golf Association history, has just......
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11:59 AM Mon, Sep 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Welcome to a beautiful Labor Day at TPC Boston. We are still two hours away from the beginning of the Tiger and Lefty Show, chapter three, with Brett Wetterich and Arron Oberholser hoping to steal the spotlight. In the......
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6:32 PM Sun, Sep 02, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
In a rarity for the PGA Tour, American players will be the only ones in the final two groups tomorrow when the Deutsche Bank Championship is decided at TPC Boston. In even more of a rarity, Tiger Woods and......
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1:15 PM Sun, Sep 02, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Just a follow up on our earlier report about the traffic being so heavy heading to the course today for the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship: The traffic is still backed up, but anyone who does not......
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11:43 AM Sun, Sep 02, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Good morning on another absolutely glorious day at the golf course. We have something new today, a traffic report. I’ve been to every day of every event in the five years of the Deutsche Bank Championship and it has......
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12:18 AM Sun, Sep 02, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
They're not much, but here are some shots I took from the ninth inning of Clay Buchholz' no-hitter. (I was with colleague M. Charles Bakst, who, as you can see, has marvelous seats on the third-base side.) These are fans......
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