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May 2008 Archives


Manny hits 500th home run

9:36 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Manny Ramirez hit his 500th career home run in the seventh inning of tonight's game at Baltimore. The solo shot off former Red Sox reliever......

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Moses Brown girls lax claims Division I state title

7:02 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Chloe Schmitz racked up five goals and an assist, while teammates Leah Saris and Jessica Rubine each scored a hat-trick, in leading Moses Brown to......

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Red Sox move Thursday night starting time to 6:05 to avoid conflict with Celtics

6:07 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Because Game One of the NBA Finals will be tipping off shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday night, the Red Sox have changed the starting time......

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Scituate captures D2 girls lax title behind Corsi’s four goals

5:11 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Sophomore Katherine Corsi scored four second-half goals, including one at 13:05 that put Scituate up for good, as the Spartans defeated Bay View, 8-6, in......

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Whiting, Teixeira pace Mt. Hope to IA Girls Lax title

3:15 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

R.I. Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse Player of the Game Kayla Whiting netted five goals and Ariel Teixeira contributed three in leading Mt. Hope to an......

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Tickets for Games One and Two of NBA Finals to go on sale Monday

12:56 PM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Celtics announced Saturday that a limited amount of playoff tickets for the NBA Finals (Round 4, home games One and Two) vs. the Lakers......

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PC to compete in Anaheim Basketball Classic over Thanksgiving weekend

10:03 AM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Providence College is one of eight schools that will participate in the Anaheim Classic, a college basketball tournament played over Thanksgiving weekend at the Anaheim......

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Chauncey Billups shines for Pistons in loss

12:56 AM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Rob Lee    Email

By ROBERT LEE JOURNAL SPORTS WRITER DETROIT – Understandably, many of the Detroit Pistons were upset after their season ended with an 89-81 loss to......

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Celtics advance to NBA finals

12:40 AM Sat, May 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Rob Lee    Email

BY ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer DETROIT –Paul Pierce wasn’t about to let his first chance to play in the NBA finals slip away......

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Kirylo no-hitter paces Tolman to Game One victory over Scituate in D3 softball finals

8:41 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Carolyn Thornton    Email

Macayla Kirylo tossed her seventh no-hitter of the season, as Tolman posted a 5-2 victory over Scituate in Game One of the Division III finals......

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STATS Blast: Celtics-Pistons Game Six tidbits

4:40 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Some quick notes from STATS Inc., heading into Game Six: -- The Detroit Pistons are 11-2 in their last 13 Game Sixes. -- On the......

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Matsuzaka placed on 15-day DL with 'mild rotator-cuff strain'

4:22 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer BALTIMORE -- The Red Sox have placed Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list with what they're describing as......

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Jim Calhoun treated for skin cancer, will remain at UConn

4:00 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is being treated for a second bout of skin cancer but expects to be on the......

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Posada draws a step closer to returning

3:55 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is scheduled to throw to the bases in a game Saturday for the first time since being......

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Hamilton will play in Game Six

1:08 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Michael Dwyer Richard Hamilton feels the pain after injuring his elbow late in Game Five at Boston. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP)......

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PawSox' Jeff Bailey called up to Boston

12:41 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer PawSox first baseman/outfielder Jeff Bailey has been called up to Boston. He's expected to join the team in Baltimore......

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Rasheed and Red rejoice: NBA says it will fine floppers next season

12:39 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - The NBA will begin fining players guilty of flopping beginning next season. Although the exact amount of fines has not been......

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Outdoors Notes: Lawson Cary Jr. remembered as a force for conservation

12:21 PM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Tom Meade's weekend outdoors notes column is live now. It contains a substantial item on Lawson M. Cary Jr., the local leader of Trout Unlimited......

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Red Sox named 2008 Professional Sports Team of the Year

11:38 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Boston Red Sox were bestowed with the award for 2008 Professional Sports Team of the Year in the inaugural Sports Business Awards. Other sports......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: What impresses us about Masterson

10:43 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click here to listen to Sean's daily audio report, which is audio only today (if we get someone freed up later today, we might be......

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Video: Red Auerbach crusades against basketball "flopping" -- like 30 years ago

9:38 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Amid all the concerns surrounding NBA officiating, you've got to love this instructional video, that was first posted on the Washington Wizards blog Bullets Forever.......

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Rasheed Wallace fined for tirade against refs

9:35 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW YORK (AP) - Detroit's Rasheed Wallace was fined $25,000 Thursday by the NBA for using profanity and criticizing the officiating after a playoff game......

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Home runs merit the benefit of replay

8:28 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Tim Cowlishaw The Dallas Morning News DALLAS - If Major League Baseball doesn't get serious about using replay to make proper home run calls,......

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Banning metal baseball bats wood be a good idea

8:27 AM Fri, May 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Sam Donnellon Philadelphia Daily News The headline was compelling for several reasons. A mother and father from my hometown of Wayne, N.J., had filed......

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Brett Quigley two off the lead at The Memorial

4:44 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Brett Quigley shot a 5-under par 67 and trails leader Mathew Goggin by two strokes at The Memorial, the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus at......

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Giants will receive Super Bowl rings tonight

3:49 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Giants will get their final reward for winning the Super Bowl when they are given their championship rings.......

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Twins claim former Sox smart guy Craig Breslow

2:41 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo / Charles Krupa Craig Breslow pitches for the Sox in 2006. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Minnesota Twins claimed left-handed reliever......

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Transcript: Bill Belichick's Thursday interview at passing camp

2:11 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

AP photo / Winslow Townson Bill Belichick at Wednesday's Celtics game with his girlfriend, Linda Holliday. We are wrapping up this week at camp......

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Jill Craybas' seven things to know about being a low-ranked tennis player

1:58 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl Jill Craybas, Newport Casino, July 2007 Rhode Island tennis pro Jill Craybas is featured in the current edition of......

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Get this week's fishing report early

1:25 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Bear Point bass Tuesday Outdoors writer Tom Meade has filed tomorrow's Fishing Report early. You can read the report now: Just click this link......

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Pistons' Hamilton questionable for Game Six

12:27 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Pistons don't know if Richard Hamilton will be healthy enough to play against the Boston Celtics on Friday.......

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Projo CeltsTalk with Bill Reynolds: The big one almost got away

12:20 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Press the play button below to hear Bill Reynolds' analysis of the Eastern Conference Finals Game Five. He discusses the Pistons' near comeback and what......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: They forgot to bring their bats

12:10 PM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning in Seattle. The topics: Boston's offensive slump, Erik Bedard, Tim Wakefield, the potential......

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Tavarez accidentally leaves his World Series ring in Boston

11:50 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Thanks to Dan Lamothe at Red Sox Monster for passing this one along: Julian Tavarez, according to The Capital Times of Madison, Wisc., accidentally left......

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High school wrestling coach loses job, accused of trying to convert Muslim students

10:25 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - A longtime high school wrestling coach has lost his job amid concerns a former assistant coach tried to convert Muslim students......

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China to end NBA blackout next week

8:47 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

May 29 (Bloomberg) -- National Basketball Association playoff broadcasts in China will resume as early as next week after the government blocked them for being......

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High school football player dies following practice in California

8:46 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - A high school football player is dead after collapsing during practice in Southern California. Irvine police Lt. Rick Handfield says 15-year-old......

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Connecticut Yankee fan says team cheated him out of All-Star tickets

8:40 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Alexander Martinez, a 35-year-old Yankees fan from Hartford, says the team has reneged on a bargain he made after catching the ball that Hideki Matsui......

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Download today's sports cover

8:32 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Mike Szostak and Bill Reynolds write from TD Banknorth Garden, where the Celtics had a mighty hard time closing out the......

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Celtics survive Pistons' fourth-quarter charge

2:41 AM Thu, May 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

BY MIKE SZOSTAK Journal Sports Writer BOSTON – The Celtics are one victory from their first NBA Finals since 1987, but they could just as......

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Masterson to start Tuesday for Red Sox in Dice-K's spot?

5:43 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer PAWTUCKET -- Justin Masterson was originally scheduled to make his Triple-A debut on Saturday in Durham. But now the......

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Patriots passing camp photos

2:38 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photos / Stew Milne Bill Belichick talks with defensive lineman Santonio Thomas. Rookie quarterback Kevin O'Connell Owner Robert Kraft watches O'Connell work. Tight......

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Notes from Patriots passing camp

2:31 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer Hey all - Unlike last week's Patriots passing camp, which had nearly 100 percent attendance, the sessions the......

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La Salle freshman becomes first girl to win state golf title

2:11 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Juliet Vongphoumy of La Salle drives a shot yesterday during the state team championship. By JOHN GILLOOLY Journal Sports......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: A painful night for Dice-K

2:07 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning from Seattle. the topics: Daisuke Matsuzaka's injury, the ejections of Terry Francona and......

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Not so fast, Celtics, not so fast

1:13 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

Deadspin has pictures of Boston Celtics: Eastern Conference Champions T-shirts on sale at the ESPN Store at Disneyworld in Orlando, Fla. Since the Celts and......

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Baseball Legends author finds holes in classic Fisk-Munson story

1:08 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

One book I'm planning on checking out soon is Rob Neyer's "Big Book of Baseball Legends." ESPN.com this month posted an excerpt from the book,......

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Former Patriot Sauerbrun pleads guilty to disturbing the peace

12:40 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

DENVER (AP) - Former punter Todd Sauerbrun, whose 13-year NFL career included a brief 2006 stint with the New England Patriots, pleaded guilty Wednesday to......

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Chinese TV station told to stop showing NBA playoffs during earthquake mourning period

12:35 PM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

BEIJING (AP) - NBA playoff games have mysteriously disappeared from Chinese television. Entertainment programs on Chinese television were suspended last week during a three-day period......

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Video: Hockey trophy snaps in half during championship celebration

10:44 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Spokane Chiefs were in for a surprise as they celebrated their victory in Canada's Junior Hockey Championships: The replica of the championship trophy, the......

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Fan's racist taunting of Revs players posted on YouTube

10:36 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Columbus Crew MLS soccer team is investigating a racial slur made by a fan toward New England Revolution players that......

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Former PC hockey player suing Reebok over eye injury

9:22 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Bryan Horan, a former Providence College hockey player who suffered permanent eye damage last year, is suing Reebok International, claiming the company was responsible for......

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Help for fantasy baseball owners

9:06 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Right now on our Fantasy Sports Blog, you can find updated position-by-position hitter rankings, complete rankings for starting and relief pitchers, plus Michael Salfino's weekly......

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ESPN cans radio host for comments about Senator Kennedy

8:34 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Thanks to the blog FanHouse for calling my attention to this: ESPN has removed Pittsburgh-based radio host Mark Madden from the air following his inflammatory......

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Download today's sports cover

8:15 AM Wed, May 28, 2008 |