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November 16, 2007 Archives

The Celtics blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead, but managed to win their eighth straight on Paul Pierce's layup with 26 seconds left. Boston beat the Miami Heat, 92-91, tonight at TDBanknorth Garden, as Kevin Garnett led the way with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Click here to see the box score from projo Stats.

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AP photo / Andres Leighton
Jonathan Kale goes for a layup as Arkansas' Steven Hill looks on during the first half.

By Kevin McNamara

The Providence Friars just closed out a 67-51 upset of Arkansas at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan, P.R. The Razorbacks came into the game ranked 18th in the country. PC will play Miami in the tournament finals Sunday night at 7:30.

PC met the challenge of the physical, aggressive Arkansas team and took advantage of a littany of Razorback turnovers against the Friars' assortment of presses and a trapping, zone defense. Arkansas finished the game with more than 30 turnovers.

The last time the Friars earned a win over a ranked team on a neutral court, they upset Illinois at Madison Square Garden in 2003.

PC led 32-28 at the half and extended its lead to double figures early in the second half thanks to 3-pointers from Geoff McDermott, Brian McKenzie and Dwain Williams. Arkansas never really made a run at PC because of its sloppy ballhandling and passing.

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| Categories PC basketball

Will Daniels and Jimmy Baron each scored 17 points to lead the University of Rhode Island to a first-round tournament victory over Southern Florida Friday.

URI trailed by 7 points at half time, but then came back with a 47-point second half to win by 7.
The victory in the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Florida pushes URI's record to 3-0.

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BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox are adding more than 800 new seats at Fenway Park as part of a slate of improvements planned for next season.

The new seats and standing room areas for about 60 people will be added to the pavilion level, which is the third level of seating above home plate. The pavilion area will be extended down the first base line and the third base line, where about three-quarters of the new seating will be located, the team announced.

The announcement comes the same week the team said 2008 ticket prices would increase an average of 9 percent. Prices at Fenway range from $12 for upper bleachers seats to $125 for field box seats. Lucchino said the added revenue was needed to keep the team competitive, particularly as the rival New York Yankees see a major revenue increase when they move into a new stadium in 2009.

The new seats and other improvements are part of the annual offseason renovations the team has undertaken at the league's oldest and smallest ballpark since the ownership group led by John Henry bought the Red Sox in 2002.

Among the major renovations were adding seats above the "Green Monster" in left field in 2003. Before last season, the team added a new bleacher section on the roof deck in right field.

"For decades, there was a presumption that Fenway Park had outlived its useful life and, sentiment aside, would have to be replaced by a modern facility in another location," Lucchino said. "We are eager to see, in 2012, this ballpark become the first ever to celebrate its 100th anniversary."

| Categories Red Sox

In case you missed this news yesterday, the Revolution say that they have stopped taking reservations for their free bus trip to this weekend's MLS championship in Washington. Capacity was actually exceeded yesterday morning, according to the team.

The team is also no longer taking reservations for the championship viewing party in the West Fidelity Investments Clubhouse at Gillette Stadium.

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Greg Sampson and Kevin Silva, two of the youngest area players competing for spots on the PGA Tour, have put themselves in a good spot in their bids to get through Qualifying School.

Both have had two good days in their competitions, Crestwood's Sampson in Panama City Beach, Fla., and New Bedford's Silva in Kingwood, Tex. The third round of the four-dy competition is being held today.

Here are how area players stand:

At Lake Jovita in Dade City, Fla.
Kevin Johnson 67-72, tied for 18th
Jason Caron 72-68, tied for 26th
Michael Sims, 69-72, tied for 35th
Jim Renner 74-72, tied for 65th
Jamie Vargas 71-76, 69th
Mike Sposa leads at 63-69_132
Dustin Johnson, who won the Northeast Amateur this year, is tied for sixth with rounds of 69-66_135

At Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Fla.
Greg Sampson 68-72, tied for 13th
Geoff Sisk 70-74, tied for 21st
Rodney Butcher 71-76, tied for 42nd
Patrick Horgan 73-75, tied for 48th
Jeff Martin 85-76, tied for 76th
Mike Welch, 77-WD
Richard Johnson leads at 62-69_131

At TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Tex.
Jeff Curl 73-70, tied for 24th
Dave Schultz, Cameron Percy and David Lutterus lead at 136

At The Woodlands in Kingwood, Tex.
Kevin Silva 73-70, tied for 14th
Rob Bradley leads at 70-67_137

Champions Tour finals at TPC Eagle Trace, Coral Springs, Fla.
Rick Karbowski 71-70-71_212, tied for sixth
Kirk Hanefeld 70-74-71_ 215, tied for 21st
Jack Ferenz, Rick Rhoden and Scott Masingill lead at 210
The low 30 players and ties after today's final round earn spots into qualifiers for Champions Tour events next year.

| Categories Paul Kenyon on Golf

On today's sports cover, Shalise Manza Young discusses Laurence Maroney's attempt to change his running style to suit the Patriots' plans for him. Kevin McNamara reports on PC's season-opening victory over Temple in Puerto Rico, and of course we have coverage of Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds.

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