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Posted by Mike McDermott  at 11:56 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Cross country state championship results

Hendricken's Bronson Venable won the boys cross country state championship with a 5K time of 15.53.0, and La Salle's Jeanne Mack won on the girls side with a time of 18.14.6, at this afternoon's state meet at Ponaganset High School.

The team titles went to East Greenwich on the boys side and La Salle on the girls side.

Here are more results:

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

TEAM SCORES: 1, La Salle 58; 2, N. Kingstown 89; 3, Coventry 99; 4, Cranston. West 103; 5, E. Greenwich 165; 6, Westerly 174; 7, Barrington 188; 8, S. Kingstown 192; 9, Smithfield 237; 10, Bay View 243; 11, Cumberland 259; 12, E. Providence 328; 13, Portsmouth 380; 14, Lincoln 391; 15, Toll Gate 393; 16, Ponaganset; 17, Chariho 447; 18, Mount St. Charles 480.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1, Jeanne Mack, La Salle 18:14.6; 2, Jean Christensen, La Salle 18:46; 3, Abigail Jones, Barrington 19:10; 4, Hope Nelson, S. Kingstown 19:25; 5, Allison Stasiuk, N. Kingstown 19:30; 6, Stephanie Beaudette, Bay View 19:32; 7, Arianna Colella, CW 19:37.4; 8, Kaitlyn Grimshaw, Coventry 19:37.9; 9, Nicolle Cocozza, La Salle 19:52; 10, Erin Brennan, N. Kingstown 19:59; 11, Susan O’Connell, E. Greenwich 20:00; 12, Vicki Lima, Westerly 20:01.5; 13, Michon Dinwoodie, Westerly 20:01.9; 14, Lindsay Paiva, Coventry 20:03; 15, Rebecca Morley, N. Kingstown 20:10; 16, Cassie Clarke, CW 20:16; 17, Kate Meinertz, Smithfield 20:19.5; 18, Monica Black, N. Kingstown 20:19.9; 19, Amanda Hallworth, E. Greenwich 20:20; 20, Tasi Rittling, Cumberland 20:21; 21, Vicky Beardwood, La Salle 20:22. Dist. - 3.1 miles (5,000 meters).

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

TEAM SCORES: 1, E. Greenwich 53; 2, La Salle 82; 3, Hendricken 102; 4, Chariho 110; 5, S. Kingstown 162; 6, N. Kingstown 201; 7, Barrington 204; 8, Cumberland 247; 9, Pilgrim 295; 10, N. Providence 308; 11, Ponaganset 318; 12, Coventry 326; 13, Portsmouth 331; 14, E. Providence 337; 15, Woonsocket 374; 16, Moses Brown 376; 17, Lincoln 407; 18, Scituate 427.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1, Bronson Venable, Hendricken 15:53.0; 2, Tim O’Loughlin, Westerly 15:59; 3, Conor Mercurio, La Salle 16:01; 4, Nick Ross, E. Greenwich 16:08; 5, Dave Hurley, Chariho 16:15; 6, Mark Feigen, E. Greenwich 16:16; 7, Nate Wigton, N. Kingstown 16:19; 8, Akash Chougule, E. Greenwich 16:25; 9, Corey Brunelle, Woonsocket 16:40; 10, Sean Kelley, Chariho 16:42.3; 11, Conor McCloskey, S. Kingstown 16:42.8; 12, Tom McLaughlin, Hendricken 16:43.0; 13, Pat Erban, La Salle 16:43.2; 14, Craig Johnson, N. Kingstown 16:44.4; 15, Sid Griffin, Barrington 16:47; 16, Zach Fraielli, CW 16:49; 17, Mitch Leveille, N. Kingstown 16:50; 18, Tim Calcagni, Chariho 16:53; 19, Matt Macedo, Ponaganset 16:54.3; 20, Mike Pezzullo, E. Greenwich 16:54.6; 21, Ryan Sullivan, E. Providence 16:55. Dist. - 3.1 miles. (5,000 meters).

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 8:03 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Patriots come back for improbable win

They played poorly for much of the game and set a franchise record for penalty yards, but the New England Patriots still emerged undefeated from today's showdown with the Indianapolis Colts.

The Patriots came back from a 20-10 fourth-quarter deficit, with Tom Brady throwing touchdown passes in the final eight minutes of action to Wes Welker and Kevin Faulk. Brady, who was picked off twice, ended with three touchdowns and 255 yards.

With the Patriots ahead, 24-20, and the Colts driving near midfield with less than three minutes left, Jarvis Green helped seal the win by knocking the ball out of Peyton Manning's arm just as Manning was attempting to throw the ball away. Rosevelt Colvin picked off the ball out of the air, and the Patriots needed to get just one first down to cinch the win. They got it, on a pass from Brady to Welker.

We'll have a complete report tonight on projo.com's Patriots page, including stories as soon as they are filed and a photo gallery from Bob Breidenbach, who is in Indianapolis. For now, we invite you to post your comment on the game.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 7:33 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

UConn blasts Bryant in hoops exhibition

The Univesrity of Connecticut beat Bryatn, 100-65, in the Huskies' final exhibition tune-up before the start of the regular season. The game was played at the Hartford Civic Center. Jerome Dyson led the Huskies with 27 points, while Jon Eziokoli led Bryant with 15.

Click here to see the box score, as a pdf, from the UConn Web site.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 6:47 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Ray Allen gives Celtics a dramatic victory

Ray Allen sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to beat the Toronto Raptors, 98-95, and improve the Celtics' record to 2-0.

Allen's 3-pointer followed another three, by Toronto's T.J. Ford, that tied the game with less than five seconds left.

Allen led the Celts with 33 points. Kevin Garnett added 23 points and 13 rebounds, his second straight double-double.

Click here to see the box score from projo Stats.

Boston's next game is Wednesday night, at home against Denver.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 5:36 PM to Celtics | Permalink | Comments 0

Bad boys make for good ratings

Don Imus is back. (Like that's a big surprise.)

Less than a year after he became a pariah at CBS for his callous comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team, Imus has been hired -- at $5 million annually -- by Citadel Broadcasting. His show will air on WABC, New York, starting in early December.

Gee, and I thought his next gig would be as color analyst on the broadcasts of the Scarlet Knights' women's hoops games.

It's not unlike our own, beloved Buddy Cianci, who walks out of the penitentiary and into gigs on both radio and television.

How can you not love America?

Posted by Jim Donaldson  at 3:16 PM | Permalink | Comments 0