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September 16, 2007 - September 22, 2007 Archives


Red Sox win, clinch playoff berth

11:00 PM Sat, Sep 22, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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Photo: Warwick Vets beats Wizards

7:48 PM Sat, Sep 22, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo/Ruben W. Perez Jacob Petrarca of West Warwick reaches but cannot make the catch as Michael Eldridge defends for Warwick Vets. The Hurricanes won today's game at West Warwick, 34-7. We'll have a photo gallery from the game......

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Photo: Yankees win wild one

7:45 PM Sat, Sep 22, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo/Bill Kostroun Derek Jeter scores on a sixth-inning double by Alex Rodriguez today at Yankee Stadium. For the second day in a row, New York and Toronto played extra innings, but this time the Yankees prevailed, 12-11, on......

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Projo PatsTalk: Putting the controversy behind

1:54 PM Fri, Sep 21, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head over to the PatsBlog to listen to projo PatsTalk with Art Martone and Shalise Manza Young, and read excerpts from the conversation. Today's topics: a relaxed attitude leading up to Sunday's game; practice attendance and possible injuries; the league......

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Brown women's crew at White House today / Video

11:08 AM Fri, Sep 21, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Brown University’s women’s crew team is going to the White House today. The 2007 NCAA Division I rowing champions will join eight other NCAA championship teams at a White House ceremony this afternoon. The Bears will be the first collegiate......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Momentum? We don't need no ...

10:11 AM Fri, Sep 21, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head over to the SoxBlog to listen to today's edition of projo SoxTalk with Sean McAdam, and to read excerpts from the conversation. Today's topics: the importance of momentum heading into the playoffs; the importance of health heading into the......

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Baseball Today: Friday, September 21

8:30 AM Fri, Sep 21, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: More gloom and doom

9:11 AM Thu, Sep 20, 2007 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head over to the SoxBlog to listen to today's edition of projo SoxTalk with Sean McAdam, and read excerpts from the conversation. The topics: letting the division slip away; keeping Clay Buchholz on a pitch count; the eighth inning is......

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Baseball Today: Thursday, September 20

8:27 AM Thu, Sep 20, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Anyone but Gagne

10:19 AM Wed, Sep 19, 2007 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head over to the SoxBlog to listen to today's edition of projo SoxTalk with Sean McAdam, and read excerpts from the conversation. The topics: Terry Francona's decision to stick with Eric Gagne in the eighth; Gagne's state of mind; what......

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Baseball Today: Wednesday, September 19

8:32 AM Wed, Sep 19, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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Photo: Yankees blast O's, cut lead to 2 1/2

10:11 PM Tue, Sep 18, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo/Kathy Willens Melvin Mora can't quite beat the throw to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz at Yankee Stadium, where New York pummeled the Orioles, 12-0, to move to within two games in the loss column of the American East......

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Photo: Sox lose heartbreaker in Toronto

10:01 PM Tue, Sep 18, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo/Adrian Wyld Jon Lester was terrific, pitching into the seventh inning and leaving with the lead, but Eric Gagne surrendered three runs in the eighth as the Red Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3, tonight. It......

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World Cup: U.S. women defeat Nigeria

10:43 AM Tue, Sep 18, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Eugene Hoshiko U.S. forward Abby Wambach struggles for position in front of Nigeria's net during today's World Cup match in rainy Shanghai, China. By Dex McLuskey Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. kept up its campaign......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: The lead is shrinking, shrinking

10:40 AM Tue, Sep 18, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head over to the SoxBlog to listen to today's edition of projo SoxTalk with Sean McAdam, and read excerpts from the conversation. Today's topics: Dustin McGowan's shut-down effort last night; Frank Thomas' three home runs; facing A.J. Burnett tonight; pressure......

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Patriots beat Red Sox in Sunday TV ratings

9:15 AM Tue, Sep 18, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - It was a battle for the hearts - and clickers - of Boston sports fans. On one channel Sunday night was the Red Sox and Yankees, with an intriguing pitching matchup of Curt Schilling for Boston and......

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Baseball Today: Tuesday, September 18

8:33 AM Tue, Sep 18, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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Photo: Yanks win, close gap further

11:05 PM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Kathy Willens Jason Giambi slides safely around the tag of catcher Ramon Hernandez in the fourth inning, scoring on Robinson Cano's double. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles, 8-5, tonight at Yankee Stadium to close to......

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Photo: Thomas, McGowan sink Red Sox in Toronto

9:23 PM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Frank Gunn Frank Thomas hits a two-run home run in the first inning, the first of three home runs on the night for Thomas, as the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, tonight in......

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Bruins make roster cuts; 2 assigned to P-Bruins, 3 invited to P-Bruins camp

5:55 PM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Boston Bruins today announced that four players who have been with the team in training camp will rejoin their Junior clubs, three will be invited to the Providence Bruins training camp and two will be assigned to the P-Bruins......

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Dereck Knight Earns Ivy Football Honor

12:07 PM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Brown tailback Dereck Knight, the senior from Pawtucket and Shea High School, is the Ivy League offensive player of the week for his performance in Brown's season- opening 28-17 victory over Duquesne last Saturday. Knight rushed 33 times for 208......

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NCAA champion Brown women's crew to meet President Bush

12:04 PM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Brown’s women’s crew is going to the White House. The 2007 NCAA Division I rowing champions will join eight other NCAA championship teams at a White House ceremony Friday afternoon. The Bears will be the first collegiate team from Rhode......

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Projo PatsTalk with Art Martone: A very, very satisfying win

11:43 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head over to the PatsBlog to listen to the latest edition of projo PatsTalk, and to read excerpts from the conversation. Today, Shalise Manza Young joins Art to talk about: the Patriots' reaction to last night's win; how the Chargers......

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CVS apologizes for accidental detour of 5K runners

10:07 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Many runners in the second wave of yesterday's CVS Downtown/5K ended up running nearly a half-mile extra after runners at the front of the wave made a wrong turn and many others followed. Race officials said the start of the......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Do the Yankees have their number?

9:02 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Head over to the SoxBlog to hear today's edition of projo SoxTalk with Sean McAdam, and read excerpts from the conversation. Today's topics: last night's classic matchup; Doug Mientkiewicz comes up big; Curt Schilling looks good again; do the Red......

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Baseball Today: Monday, September 17

8:22 AM Mon, Sep 17, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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Photo: One Pats fan's opinion

8:36 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl A fan makes her feelings known during warmups tonight at Gillette Stadium. We'll have more photos and analysis throughout the night on the PatsBlog.......

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Downtown 5K: Ndirangu and Flanagan win

8:11 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY CAROLYN THORNTON Journal Sports Writer PROVIDENCE – They both started off the 2007 racing season with a flourish, and Simon Ndirangu and Shalane Flanagan finished on Sunday in much the same fashion at the 18th annual CVS Caremark Downtown......

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College soccer: Brown 1, URI 0

6:13 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Dylan Sheehan scored the game’s only goal as Brown, the 21st-ranked college soccer team in the country, defeated the University of Rhode Island, 1-0, Sunday at Stevenson Field. Sheehan scored at 59:59, heading in a kick from Darren......

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