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Marandola Nursing Back Injury

Providence College basketball star Chelsea Marandola has a herniated disk in her lower back and is not sure when she will be able to play. The junior from Johnston will miss her fourth game tonight. PC is 2-1.

Marandola suffered the injury in May while lifting weights and was diagnosed with the herniated disk in July. She has been in physical therapy since that time. If she does not return in December, she may apply for a medical red-shirt so she will have two years of eligibility remaining. Coach Phil Seymore said if she participates in one game after Jan. 1 and re-injures her back and misses the season, she will lose the year of eligibility.

Marandola was second-team All-Big East last season. She led the Friars in scoring (17.3), rebounding (7.1) and steals (1.7).

Posted by Mike Szostak  at 2:47 PM to College Sports | Permalink | Comments 0

URI fires Stowers

BY MIKE SZOSTAK
Journal Sports Writer

The University of Rhode Island has fired football coach Tim Stowers after an eight-year tenure that produced one winning season in 2001. His overall record at URI was 33-57. His last game was a 35-30 victory over Northeastern last Saturday.

Stowers has one year remaining on his contract. He earned $196,027 in 2006.

"I have been informed that I will no longer be the coach of the University of Rhode Island football team," Stowers said early this afternoon.

The director of athletics, Thorr Bjorn, was in a meeting, and other administrators were unavailable for comment. Stowers received the word this morning.

Several weeks ago, Bjorn said he would discuss Stowers' fate after the season. The Rams lost seven of their first eight games this year but won two of their last three, including a 12-6 upset of third-ranked Massachusetts on Nov. 3.

"Obviously, we had one winning season," Stowers said. "Even though we had a difficult schedule -- we played six playoffs teams and one I-A team -- you never know. They just wanted to ake a decision for the future of the program, and I respect their opinion."

Stowers came to URI in 2000 after two years as an assistant coach at Temple. He was head coach at Georgia Southern for six years, winning the NCAA Division I-AA national championship in 1990. His career record as a head coach is 84-80.

Posted by Mike Szostak  at 2:08 PM to College Sports | Permalink | Comments 0

Lowell re-signs with Sox for three years, $37.5 million

Get the details on projo.com's Sox Blog.

Posted by Art Martone  at 1:59 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Reports say Lowell on his way back to Sox

The Boston Herald's Rob Bradford, quoting an unnamed source, reports that the Red Sox and Mike Lowell have agreed to a three-year deal worth $12 million to $13 million a year. The deal will not be finalized today, Bradford says, quoting the source.

Earlier today, ESPN's Buster Olney reported that Lowell and the Red Sox were close to a three-year deal.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 1:22 PM to Red Sox | Permalink | Comments 0

Download today's sports cover

It was a stampede. That about sums up the Patriots' devastating win over Buffalo last night, and that story is the highlight of today's sports cover. We also discuss PC's loss to Miami and URI's win over UAB.

Download a copy of the page in PDF format

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 9:50 AM | Permalink | Comments 0

Tim Welsh's postgame audio

Kevin McNamara recorded Tim Welsh's comments following last night's loss to Miami in Puerto Rico. To here them, head over to our College Hoops Blog.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 9:46 AM to PC basketball | Permalink | Comments 0