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June 10, 2008 Archives
10:31 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- In light of the Tom Donaghy news, you have to wonder how much coaches think that their whining about officials’ calls can affect a game. Phil Jackson says it does. Doc......
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10:29 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- The Bulls and Pistons both filled their vacant coaching positions, with Vinnie DelNegro and Michael Curry respectively. Neither owns extensive coaching background, or at least not as much as valued Celtics’......
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9:55 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers said he would not be altering his rotation even with the outstanding effort from reserve forward Leon Powe in Game Two. Sure enough, the first big man......
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9:18 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Bill Belichick, Tedy Bruschi, Jay-Z, Beyonce and Curt Schilling have all sat in the best seats in the house at TD Banknorth Garden. They are the four seats that ajoin the......
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9:15 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES -- Lawyers for former NBA referee Tom Donaghy have released some of the information he’s given the FBI. In a letter sent to the sentencing court on behalf of Donaghy, he alleges......
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9:12 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer LOS ANGELES – Phil Jackson certainly has lofty expectations for Lamar Odom. Odom has dipped into his coach’s doghouse in this series. He didn’t play in the fourth quarter of Game Two, choosing instead......
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8:56 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
LOS ANGELES -- We're at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. American Idol winner David Cook just sang the national anthem and the place is jumping. Tough to oogle the stars who must be littered around courtside because our......
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5:08 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The Rhode Island area will be well represented in both U.S. Open championships this month. The men’s Open will begin Thursday at Torrey Pines with three area players in the field. And now Point Judith's Anna Grzebien has given......
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4:27 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, announced Steph Morse of Warwick Veterans High School as its 2007-08 Gatorade Rhode Island Softball Player of the Year. Morse, the state’s returning Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, is the first......
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3:54 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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Jacoby Ellsbury, who suffered a sprained right wrist last Thursday and missed the three-game series against Seattle, is penciled in to start tonight's series opener against the Orioles. Manager Terry Francona said he spoke to Ellsbury this morning and was......
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3:52 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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Curt Schilling threw 40 pitches off the mound today, and while there didn't seem to be any physical problems, the veteran right-hander was not happy with his command, said manager Terry Francona. "The good news is he's ramping it up,"......
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3:09 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pete Dougherty Albany Times Union ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Three simple words, never intended to be heard by the masses, could have derailed a broadcaster's career. Instead, they seemed to enhance a reputation. Dottie Pepper, a Wilton, N.Y., native in......
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3:08 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
TORONTO (AP) — Former East Providence High School and Providence College hockey player Ron Wilson was introduced Tuesday as the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, less than a month after he was fired by the San Jose Sharks.......
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12:58 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
KRT photo / Giulio Marcocchi Bonnie-Jill Laflin What, exactly, are the qualifications of an NBA scout? That's the question that Canada's National Post's Barbara Matson asks when relating the story of Bonnie-Jill Laflin, a 32-year-old Lakers scout whose previous......
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11:56 AM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Clay Buchholz's mission in Pawtucket, the Red Sox' ability so far to overcome injuries, Josh Beckett's streak of good outings, and Ken Griffey Jr.'s 600th home......
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11:07 AM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Email
The Monster on a 2,000-mile qualifier for the Volvo Ocean Race Il Mostro – The Monster – will use the 635-mile Newport-Bermuda Race as a short training run for the Volvo Ocean Race around the world, scheduled to start......
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10:36 AM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
AP Video is presenting live coverage of the funeral for sportscaster Jim McKay. Click here to see it.......
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9:58 AM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach That's what King Kaufman of salon.com thinks, saying that Coco might have helped save the Rays' season when he ducked away from James Shields' big punch after charging the mound on Thursday night. Shields......
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8:55 AM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
In a lengthy post on his 38 Pitches blog, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling strays from baseball and sinks his teeth into the NBA Finals (he was able to watch Game Two from "ridiculously good" seats at TDBanknorth Garden). Schilling......
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8:50 AM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The New York Daily News today has a story about the alleged widespread use of Viagra and imitations by athletes who the story says believe the drugs help build endurance; deliver oxygen, nutrients and performance-enhancing drugs more efficiently to muscles;......
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8:16 AM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter's advice for parents is to avoid putting too much pressure on children to win in sports. “Sometimes the pressure can be a lot for kids to handle,” the Yankees shortstop said in an interview......
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8:12 AM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
On today's sports cover, Bill Reynolds has a grim forecast -- if you're a Celtics fan -- for tonight's NBA Finals Game Three in Los Anggeles. Robert Lee writes that the Celtics will be trying to keep L.A. from stealing......
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