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May 14, 2008 Archives


Former Pats assistant Walsh talks to HBO

10:50 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Shalise Manza Young    Email

Get all the details on the ProJo PatsBlog.........

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Brown lax dominates All-New England

4:31 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Brown lacrosse goalie Jordan Burke is the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division I player of the year, freshman attackman Andrew Feinberg the rookie of the year and Lars Tiffany the coach of the year. In addition, sophomore attackman......

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Revolution qualify for American Champions League tournament

3:40 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

FOXBORO, Mass. – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that the New England Revolution will compete as one of four U.S. entries in the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League tournament, which begins in August......

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Sporting News picks Ainge as NBA Executive of the Year

3:29 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Sporting News has named Danny Ainge the 2007-2008 NBA Executive of the Year. The Sporting News polled general managers and other executives from all 30 teams, and Ainge received 18 of the 47 votes cast. He beat out Los......

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Complete text of Arlen Specter's Senate statement

2:37 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Following is the text of the statement that Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., put into the record of today's Senate floor proceedings shortly before his midday news conference at the Capitol.......

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Kraft pleased with Herald's apology

2:00 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft complimented the Boston Herald on Wednesday for apologizing for a story that said his team videotaped a St. Louis Rams walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl. He's "very disappointed," though,......

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Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson split up, according to Dallas Morning News

1:54 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click here to read the story. Big sports implications here. If you're an Eagles or a Giants fan, you might say this is the worst thing that has happened this offseason.......

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Hank Steinbrenner says Yankees must play harder and smarter

1:50 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Hank Steinbrenner expects his struggling New York Yankees to focus and turn around their season. "They've got to play smarter and harder," he said Wednesday. "The injuries - when you're missing Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada,......

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Projo CeltsTalk with KMac: Back home, and happy about it

1:23 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click here to listen to Kevin McNamara discuss the Celtics on the morning of Game Five. The topics: the sorry end to Game Four, whether LeBron made a real statement with his fourth-quarter dunk, the Detroit Pistons finishing off the......

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Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: A very bad day in Baltimore

1:15 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click here to listen to today's edition of projo SoxTalk (audio only today). Sean discusses the Red Sox' harrowing day yesterday, Josh Beckett's surprising inability to retire the Orioles' usually inept lineup, the Terry Francona-Brad Mills relationship, and the Red......

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Projo PatsTalk with Shalise: Dissecting Spygate

1:10 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

We recorded this interview with Shalise Manza Young this morning. She discusses covering the Spygate news conference yesterday in New York, whether the story will live on in the hearts of non-Patriots fans around the country, and whether the disclosures......

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Update: Specter slams NFL's handling of Spygate, calls for independent investigation

12:52 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., called today for a "transparent and independent" investigation into allegations that the New England Patriots tried to spy on opposing teams, asserting that the practice went on more frequently than has previously been known.......

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Help for fantasy baseball owners

12:22 PM Wed, May 14, 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 Baseball by the Numbers column. This week, he looks at the surprising drop-off in productivity......

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Sox place Buccholz on DL, recall Van Every

11:53 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

BY STEVEN KRASNER Journal Sports Writer BALTIMORE -- The Red Sox just placed Clay Buchholz on the disabled list because of a torn nail on the middle finger of his right hand and recalled outfielder Jonathan Van Every from Pawtucket.......

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Transcript of Robert Kraft interview on CNBC

10:07 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Following is a partial transcript of Patriots owner Robert Kraft's interview this morning with Scott Wapner of CNBC. Kraft spoke about Spygate and the Boston Herald's apology. WAPNER: ROBERT KRAFT IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS......

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P-Bruins' Gordon cited as candidate for Atlanta coaching job

9:07 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

James Mirtle, the Toronto Globe and Mail's hockey blogger, recently gave a tour around the vacant coaching jobs in the NHL. His column lists Scott Gordon, the AHL's coach of the year with the Providence Bruins, as a strong candidate......

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Herald issues apology for coverage of Spygate

8:09 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Boston Herald has issued an apology for its publication of a Feb. 2 story that stated a member of the New England Patriots video staff had videotaped the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough before Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002.......

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Download today's sports cover

8:06 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

On today's sports cover, Jim Donaldson has a fairly withering column on Sen. Arlen Specter's involvement with Spygate, while Steven Krasner follows the road-weary Red Sox and Mike Szostak greets the Celtics back to Boston. They're happy to be there,......

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