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URI spring practice starts Saturday

6:29 PM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

University of Rhode Island football coach Darren Rizzi will get his first look at his team on the field when the Rams kick off spring practice Saturday. The Rams will have 14 practice sessions leading to the annual spring......

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Rays put Baldelli on 60-day DL

4:15 PM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Rocco Baldelli on the 60-day disabled list Friday and filled his roster spot by claiming outfielder Nathan Haynes off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels. Baldelli, who missed most......

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Pettitte throws bullpen session for Yankees

4:14 PM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte threw 25 pitches off a bullpen mound Friday and remained scheduled to pitch in a minor league game Sunday. Originally slated to start the Yankees' second game of the regular season, Pettitte......

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Knee surgery for UConn's A.J. Price

2:25 PM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) - University of Connecticut guard A.J. Price had knee surgery Friday, a week after getting injured in the NCAA tournament. The surgery on Price's left knee took about 80 minutes. Price's rehabilitation is scheduled to start Saturday......

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SOCCER: 'In a sport that generally defies the American love for statistics, this year’s FA Cup semifinals are rife with them'

1:46 PM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

EDITOR'S NOTE: Colin McCullough writes a weekly soccer column and is an occasional contributor to ESPN. He submitted this column about the unusual matchups in next weekend's English FA Cup semifinals. BY COLIN McCULLOUGH Special to projo.com On April 5......

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Sports quotes of the week, from the AP

12:44 PM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Compiled by MARK WIEDENHEFT By The Associated Press "The timing's not right. Let's see how Alex reacts. Let's see if they all call me a liar again. How's that for you? Let's see if all of a sudden they're going......

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Former Yankee official seeks leniency, says he's not as bad as the players

12:19 PM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Former New York Yankees traveling secretary David Szen asked to be spared prison time for failing to report tips he received from players and coaches. Szen, who was fired last December, said in court documents......

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Multimedia: Projo SoxTalk with Sean McAdam, from Los Angeles

12:18 PM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. He discusses the rocky first outings by Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester in Japan, Manny Ramirez's new attitude, and Saturday night's freak-show exhibition game at the Los Angeles......

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Patriots' Watson has ankle surgery, may miss start of camp

11:17 AM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

In news first reported by the Boston Herald, tight end Benjamin Watson recently underwent left ankle surgery and may not be ready come training camp in late July. The surgery reportedly revealed cartilage damage and scar tissue; when asked about......

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UNH's Kevin Regan named top college hockey player in New England

11:15 AM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BOSTON (AP) - New Hampshire goalie Kevin Regan has been named winner of the Walter Brown Award as the top U.S.-born Division 1 college hockey player in New England. Regan had a .933 save percentage and a 2.12 goals against......

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Columnists opine on baseball's opening day, Jose Canseco and A-Rod

8:12 AM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

KEVIN SHERRINGTON, The Dallas Morning News, on BASEBALL RENEWAL: Hard as it may be to believe, I have it on good authority that baseball season already has begun in Japan. Not Japanese baseball, which already was in session. The American......

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Download today's sports cover

7:50 AM Fri, Mar 28, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Joe McDonald writes why the Red Sox are not too concerned by the early-season struggles of Clay Buchholz and Jacoby Ellsbury, and Kevin McNamara updates the slow-moving search for a new PC basketball coach. Click here......

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