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Marcus Reilly named RIC women's basketball coach

6:13 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Rhode Island College has named Marcus Reilly as its new Head Women¹s Basketball Coach. Reilly takes over for Spencer Manning, who guided the Anchorwomen over the previous five seasons. Reilly joins the RIC staff after spending two separate stints guiding......

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Garnett misses Celts' workout again

3:40 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

The Celtics insist that they're not worried even as star center Kevin Garnett missed practice again today as the team continues its preparations for the start of the NBA playoffs. Multiple media reports out of Boston Friday claimed that......

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Travis Ford's contract: seven years, $9 million

3:20 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

LANGSTON, Okla. (AP) - New Oklahoma State basketball coach Travis Ford will make about $9 million over seven years under a deal revealed Friday at a regents meeting. The contract calls for Ford to make $1.3 million per year. He......

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Chamberlain's father improving; no word yet on return to Yankees

2:23 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

April 18 (Bloomberg) -- New York Yankees relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain said his father's medical condition has improved, giving no word on returning to the team. Chamberlain, placed on the bereavement list by the Major League Baseball club on April......

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Tonight: HSGameTime girls basketball

1:40 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Tonight at 6, you can find the 2008 HSGameTime Providence Journal All-State girls basketball team online at www.hsgametime.com/rhodeisland. We asked each of our first-team selections to fill out a personal survey with questions including favorite TV show, favorite subject in......

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Bloomberg: Celtics parlay team's revival into cash

1:26 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

April 18 (Bloomberg) -- The Boston Celtics had no sooner announced the acquisition of All-Star forward Kevin Garnett last July 31 when the National Basketball Associations club's marketers launched a fast-break. Seemingly within 24 seconds -- the time allotted NBA......

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Hoops chat transcript

1:20 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Bill Reynolds took questions from projo.com readers today about PC basketball. He was a late substitution for Kevin McNamara, who is in Boston today covering the Celtics (hence the questions addressed to Kevin). Here's a full transcript of the hour-long......

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Hoops chat substitution: Reynolds in for McNamara

11:35 AM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Kevin McNamara had a late conflict come up -- it involves the basketball team that wears green and plays near North Station -- and so he had to back out on today's scheduled PC hoops chat. Fortunately, Bill Reynolds is......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Earning the split in New York

11:31 AM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning as from New York. He discusses Manny Ramirez's mastery of Mike Mussina, Kyle Farnsworth's brush-back pitch and possible repercussions down the road, Josh Beckett, similarities between the current......

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Download today's sports cover

8:02 AM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Joe McDonald writes about Manny's big night in New York, while Sean McAdam focuses on Josh Beckett's quality start. Jim Donaldson laments the trend of college freshmen leaving for the NBA Draft, and Shalise Manza Young......

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