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January 27, 2008 - February 2, 2008 Archives


Andre Tippett named to Pro Football Hall of Fame (updated)

4:38 PM Sat, Feb 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

It was announced moments ago that former Patriots linebacker Andre Tippett has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Tippett is the fourth player with Patriots ties to make the Hall of Fame. The others are guard John......

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Multimedia: Kevin McNamara previews PC-West Virginia

11:59 PM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear the show, as Kevin McNamara previews the Friars' game Saturday at The Dunk against the Mountaineers.......

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Multimedia: Paul Kenyon previews URI-Dayton

4:25 PM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear the show, as Paul Kenyon previews the Rams game Saturday at the Ryan Center against the Flyers.......

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Game of the Day: Readers pick Hendricken

4:21 PM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

We asked readers on HSGametime to predict the winner of tonight's boys basketball game between Hendricken (10-1 Division I, 12-1 overall) and Hope (6-5, 8-7). There were 52 votes, with 33 picking the Hawks to win. Tomorrow on HSGametime, we'll......

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Red Sox reportedly sign Sean Casey

1:24 PM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

ESPN.com is reporting the Red Sox have signed first baseman Sean Casey to a one-year deal worth $700,000. An 11-year major-league veteran, Casey will serve as a backup for Kevin Youkilis. Casey is a career .301 hitter and played for......

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Blind, 92-year-old golfer gets hole-in-one

1:17 PM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hitting a hole-in-one is hard enough. Now consider that Leo Fiyalko is 92 years old and blind. "I was just trying to put the ball on the green," he said. Fiyalko, who has macular degeneration and......

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Knoblauch talks to congressional committee

12:56 PM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Susan Walsh WASHINGTON (AP) - Former major leaguer Chuck Knoblauch carried his toddler son in his arms on his way out after speaking for about 11/2 hours Friday with congressional lawyers investigating drugs in baseball. Accompanied......

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Former UConn player imprisoned on sex charges

12:44 PM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP)- Former University of Connecticut basketball player Eric Hayward has been sentenced to three years in prison on sex charges. Hayward was sentenced Thursday on charges stemming from his relationship with two teen patients at a state-run psychiatric......

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Multimedia: Final Super Bowl predictions from Jim and Shalise

11:22 AM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Jim Donaldson and Shalise Manza Young take a look at the keys to victory for the Giants and the Patriots in this multimedia show, and reveal their final-score predictions. Click the play button below to listen and watch. Shalise will......

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Talk college hoops on Wednesday with Bill Reynolds

10:30 AM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Sports columnist Bill Reynolds will answer projo.com readers' questions in a live chat on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. You can send in your questions now: go to projo.com/chat, click launch chat, choose a display name (you don't need......

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Download today's sports cover

9:41 AM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Jim Donaldson profiles Stephen Gostkowski, the Patriots' kicker who carries the heavy burden of history (and particularly, the three Super Bowl-winning kicks by predecessor Adam Vinatieri) onto the league's biggest stage on Sunday. Robert Lee writes......

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Fans urged to arrive early for URI-Dayton

5:08 PM Thu, Jan 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

With a sellout expected for Saturday's Rams-Flyers rematch at the Ryan Center, officials are advising fans to get to the game early to avoid getting hung up in traffic. Doors to the Ryan Center will open at 12:30, an hour......

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Game of the day: Readers pick Woonsocket

4:00 PM Thu, Jan 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

We asked readers on HSGametime to predict the winner of tonight's boys basketball game between Woonsocket (11-0 Division I, 15-0 overall) and North Kingstown (10-1 Division I, 11-2 overall). There were 46 votes since yesterday afternoon, with a slim majority......

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Multimedia: Kevin McNamara previews PC-Notre Dame

3:08 PM Thu, Jan 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear the show, as Kevin McNamara previews the Friars' game tonight at South Bend against the Fighting Irish.......

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Stoudamire to San Antonio, not Boston

3:06 PM Thu, Jan 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Point guard Damon Stoudamire plans to sign with the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, giving the defending champions another veteran option while Tony Parker nurses a left heel injury. Stoudamire negotiated a buyout with Memphis......

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Download today's sports cover

12:38 PM Thu, Jan 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Jim Donaldson profiles the ultimate NFL survivor: Patriots assistant coach Dante Scarnecchia, who has been with the team since 1982. Shalise Manza Young writes about the memory of Marquise Hill, and Paul Kenyon reports on the......

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URI adding women's lacrosse, dropping gymnastics

12:29 PM Thu, Jan 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

The University of Rhode Island is adding women's lacrosse to its lineup of varsity sports and dropping gymnastics. The Rams will begin play in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the spring of 2010. Thorr Bjorn, director of athletics, cited......

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Multimedia: Projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young

12:10 PM Thu, Jan 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Before beginning her day on Thursday, Patriots writer Shalise Manza Young spoke to Mike McDermott for this multimedia show. The topics: Tom Brady, Plaxico Burress, stopping New York's running game, and honoring Marquise Hill. Click the play button below to......

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As high ankle sprains go, Brady's apparently is the least serious

4:42 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY MIKE SZOSTAK Journal Sports Writer The Patriots are extremely fortunate that Tom Brady suffered what was apparently the mildest possible high ankle sprain in the AFC Championship game Jan. 20 against San Diego. Had the injury been more serious,......

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Game of the day: Readers pick Bay View

3:53 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

We asked HSGametime.com readers to predict the winner of tonight's girls basketball game between Bay View and South Kingstown. There were 100 votes since yesterday, with 87 picking the Bengals (12-0 Division I, 15-1 overall) to beat the Rebels (12-0,......

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Multimedia: Paul Kenyon previews URI-Richmond

2:55 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to see and hear the show, as Paul Kenyon previews the Rams game tonight at the Ryan Center against the Spiders.......

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Multimedia: Projo PatsTalk with Shalise Manza Young

2:45 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Before beginning her day on Wednesday, Patriots writer Shalise Manza Young spoke to Mike McDermott for this multimedia show. Click the play button below to listen and watch. Shalise will file multimedia reports tomorrow and Friday as well.......

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Clemens shows up at Astros camp

1:25 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

HOUSTON (AP) - Roger Clemens showed up at the Houston Astros' minicamp on Wednesday and sidestepped a question about his upcoming appearance before a House committee investigation performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. "I'm not going to talk about that," said Clemens,......

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Download today's sports cover

12:05 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Shalise Manza Young and Jim Donaldson report from the craziness that is Super Bowl Media Day, and Joe McDonald tells you why missing out on Johan Santana might not be such a bad thing for the......

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USA Today: Twins trade Santana to Mets

4:43 PM Tue, Jan 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

USA Today reported at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday that the Twins have agreed to trade Johan Santana to the Mets. Read the story here.......

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Sox Blog: Santana trade may happen today

2:27 PM Tue, Jan 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

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

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Will Daniels hoops chat transcript

1:28 PM Tue, Jan 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Will Daniels: Hi everyone - Will here. Just want to say hello before we get going with the chat. Thanks to everyone who has stopped by. Rhodewarrior: Will, you guys are off to a great start- congrats! What are you......

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U.S. diplomat, son of Globe columnist Bob Ryan, found dead in Pakistan

11:35 AM Tue, Jan 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - Keith Ryan, an American diplomat posted to Pakistan and the son of Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan, has been found dead in his Islamabad residence. Ryan, 37, apparently took his own life Monday just before a......

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Talk college hoops today with URI's Will Daniels

8:53 AM Tue, Jan 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Rhode Island Rams' senior star Will Daniels will be available to answer projo.com readers' questions in a live chat today at noon. You can send questions in ahead of time: go to projo.com/chat, click launch chat, choose a display......

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UMass Dartmouth No. 5

8:03 AM Tue, Jan 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

UMass Dartmouth, one of only five undefeated teams in men's college basketball, is ranked No. 5 in the D3hoops.com national poll this week. The Corsairs were No. 8 last week. UMD, 17-0, 7-0 in the Little East Conference, is......

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Red Sox acquire Aardsma from White Sox

7:26 PM Mon, Jan 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

The Red Sox obtained reliever David Aardsma from the Chicago White Sox for Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich on Monday in a trade involving three right-handed pitchers. Aardsma started last season with Chicago and went 2-1 with a 6.40 ERA......

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Former Brown head coach Mark Whipple hired by Philadelphia Eagles

7:25 PM Mon, Jan 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Former Brown quarterback and head coach Mark Whipple was hired yesterday by the Philadelphia Eagles as offensive assistant coach. Whipple, a 1979 graduate of Brown, was the Bears starting quarterback from 1977-78 and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall......

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A reminder to high school basketball coaches

1:43 PM Mon, Jan 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Attention, basketball coaches! In addition to stories, photos and standings, HSGameTime.com is designed to collect and tabulate individual scoring. It's easy. Once a week, just send us your year-to-date statistics. We're looking for games played, points scored, 3-point shots made,......

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Ivy League honors Brown's Huffman, Williams

1:09 PM Mon, Jan 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Brown senior Damon Huffman is the Ivy League basketball player of the week for thee second time this season, and freshman Adrian Williams is the Ivy rookie of the week. Huffman scored 23 points, 15 in the last 10......

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Download today's Sports cover

7:52 AM Mon, Jan 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Rich Lee    Email

Jim Donaldson continues his six-part series on the Patriots, this time highlighting the Pats' brain trust -- the front office. Also, Syracuse continues to hobble through the Big East season with a 71-64 win over Providence College. Download file......

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