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August 31, 2008 - September 6, 2008 Archives


Bryant football evens record at 1-1 with 39-36 win

6:42 PM Sat, Sep 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Thom Cahir    Email

Junior running back Jerell Smith helped the Bryant University football team avenged last year's NCAA playoff loss to Southern Connecticut with a 39-36 victory Saturday at Smithfield in front of 2,417 fans. Smith's 221 yards on 34 carries and two......

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Rams football postponed at Fordham

6:10 PM Sat, Sep 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Thom Cahir    Email

Saturday's football game between the University of Rhode Island and Fordham was postponed until Sunday at noon because of the inclement weather.......

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Girls volleyball results - updated 10:19 p.m.

10:19 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

West Warwick 3, Exeter/West Greenwich 0 La Salle 3, Chariho 0 Cranston East 3, Burrillville 0 Coventry 3, Ponaganset 0 Pilgrim 3, Woonsocket 0 Classical 3, South Kingstown 1 North Kingstown 3, Lincoln 2 To view all of today's field......

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Injury Fund football results -- Updated 10:12 p.m.

10:12 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

North Kingstown 26, South Kingstown 15 Lincoln 2, Woonsocket 0 Ponaganset 33, North Smithfield 6 Smithfield 16, Burrillville 6 Johnston 23, North Providence 0 To view all of tonight's Injury Fund football results and summaries click here......

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Boys soccer results -- Updated 9:46 p.m.

9:46 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Chris Venditto    Email

East Greenwich 2, Cranston East 1 Narragansett 3, Warwick 3 South Kingstown 3, Coventry 1 Moses Brown 4, Cranston West 1 Westerly 0, Pilgrim 0 Classical 2, Scituate 0 Smithfield 6, North Providence 0 Chariho 2, North Kingstown 0 To......

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Girls soccer results - Updated 9:14 p.m.

9:14 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

North Providence 2, Johnston 1 Narragansett 4, Cranston East 2 Hope 2, Central 1 Central Falls 2, Bishop Keough 1 Woonsocket 7, Shea 0 Mount Pleasant 6, Fatima 0 Burrillville 5, West Warwick 2 Tiverton 7, St. Raphael 2 To......

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Girls tennis scores

7:55 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Toll Gate 6, Westerly 1 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......

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Field hockey scores - Updated 7:30 p.m.

7:30 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Pilgrim 2, Cranston East 1 Chariho 0, Warwick 0 Wheeler 3, Burrillville 1 Woonsocket 2, Classical 1 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......

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Dunk Open for Business

3:53 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

PROVIDENCE - An array of Rhode Island political leaders have just christened the newly renovated Dunkin' Donuts Center. The building's first event will be an All-access Open House on Saturday from 10 a.m.-3p.m. The building will be open, free......

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The Yankees are winners under Democrats, losers under Republicans

2:33 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

I wouldn't call the Steinbrenner family a bunch of liberals, but thanks to the reporting of the Tom Fornelli on the FanHouse blog, I realize that perhaps they should be. Fornelli notes that it has been 50 years since the......

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Arlen Specter still not done with Spygate?

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By Mike McDermott    Email

Well, we know his crusade isn't going anywhere, but that won't stop Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Arlen Specter from continuing to rant against the NFL for its conduct in the Spygate story involving the taping of signals by the New England......

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CBS sues NFL players over fantasy football

2:24 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - CBS Interactive has filed a federal lawsuit in Minneapolis to clarify who can use the statistics that underlie fantasy football leagues. The lawsuit filed earlier this week claims the NFL Players Association has threatened to sue the......

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Track and field federation asks 'drunk' jumper for an explanation

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By Mike McDermott    Email

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Track and field's ruling body wants Ivan Ukhov to explain his conduct at the Athletissima meet in which rival high jumpers said the Russian had been drinking vodka and Red Bull during the competition. Ukhov failed......

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2 out of 3 people worldwide tuned into Olympics

1:24 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

NEW YORK (AP) - More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics. Nielsen Media Research says 4.7 billion viewers globally saw at least some of the 17 days of TV coverage last month. This......

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Projo PatsTalk -- Shalise on the new-look Patriots backfield

12:29 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: upgrades in the New England backfield, the return of Tom Brady, and the tough challenge facing Brodie Croyle. Here's what Shalise said about the......

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Tomorrow is open house at the renovated Dunk

dunk_512.jpg 12:13 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The view from the restaurant at the newly renovated Dunkin Donuts Center. Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy PROVIDENCE -- You can check out the renovated Dunkin' Donuts Center, which reopens this weekend. The free-admission open house at the Dunk......

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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on the future of Jason Varitek

12:10 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Josh Beckett's return to the mound tonight in Texas (we think), reinforcements arriving in the infield, and whether the Red Sox will or will not......

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Ocho Cinco prays at the altar of himself

10:41 AM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Whitley The Orlando Sentinel In the grand tradition of the Apostle Paul, Muhammad Ali and Prince, Chad Johnson has changed his name. Cincinnati's All-Pro receiver is now Chad Javon Ocho Cinco. Ay, caramba! Ocho Cinco is Johnson's number.......

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Red Sox -- from pity party to glee party

sox0905.jpg 10:15 AM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Anthony Andro Fort Worth Star-Telegram Remember when people used to take pity on the Boston Red Sox and their fans? They felt bad when a beanball cut short Tony Conigliaro's career. Then there was Carlton Fisk's dramatic homer in......

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It will be baptism by fire for Chiefs rookies

9:45 AM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Doug Tucker AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. - First, Branden Albert is moved from the guard position where he's comfortable to left tackle - where he's not. Then, with a vital new position to learn, he hurts his......

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Steinbrenner not faulting Girardi for disappointing Yankee season

girardi0905.jpg 9:23 AM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Paul Hagen Philadelphia Daily News Hank Steinbrenner says the entire Yankees organization is at fault for the fact that the team is poised to sit out October for the first time since 1993. General manager Brian Cashman, certainly. The......

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Download today's sports cover

8:56 AM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

A belated good morning. Joe McDonald brings you inside the hard-charging world of second baseman Dustin Pedroia, Shalise Manza Young hears some encouraging words from the Patriots defense, and Rob Lee reports that Tom Brady is ready for action --......

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High school football results

10:31 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Thom Cahir    Email

Warwick 14, Hendricken 13 Toll Gate 27, Pilgrim 0......

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Girls soccer results -- Updated 9:49 p.m.

9:49 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Coventry 0, Warwick 0 Scituate 4, Mt. Hope 3 Cranston West 0, Prout 0 Central 2, Masters 0 Bay View 1, Smithfield 1 La Salle 2, Cumberland 0 East Greenwich 3, Toll Gate 1 Mount St. Charles 1, Lincoln 0......

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Boys soccer scores -- Updated 9:42 p.m.

9:42 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Thom Cahir    Email

Mt. St. Charles 2, Central Falls 1 Davies 2, Burrillville 1 La Salle 7, Toll Gate 3 Barrington 4, Mt. Hope 1 Cumberland 5, Woonsocket 0 Tiverton 2, West Warwick 1 For complete results and game summaries, click here......

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PC's 2008-09 regular season men's hoops schedule

9:25 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Sat, Nov. 1: Ottawa (exhibition), 7 p.m. Sat, Nov. 8, Slippery Rock (exhibition), 7 p.m. Sat, Nov. 15, Northeastern, 7 p.m. Tue, Nov. 18, Dartmouth, 7 p.m. Thu, Nov. 20, Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Sat, Nov. 22, Maine, 2 p.m.......

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Girls volleyball results -- Updated 9:20 p.m.

9:20 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

North Smithfield 3, Mount Pleasant 0 Mt. Hope 3, Narragansett 2 Tiverton 3, Rogers 0 Warwick 3, Tolman 0 Central Falls 3, Fatima 0 To view all of today's results and summaries click here......

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Girls tennis results - Updated 9:09 p.m.

9:09 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Middletown 7, Hope 0 North Providence 6, East Providence 1 Tolman 6, St. Raphael 1 Prout 5, S. Kingstown 2 Mt. Hope 7, Shea 0 Narragansett 7, Scituate 0 Portsmouth 6, Rogers 1 North Kingstown 5, E. Greenwich 2 Exeter/West......

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Girls field hockey results -- Updated 7:53 p.m.

7:53 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Thom Cahir    Email

Tiverton 1, S. Kingstown 0 Barrington 6, Lincoln School 0 For more results and game summaries, click here......

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The Friday fishing report: Will storms stir up some action?

1:34 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Most of Tom Meade's sources are reporting slow action right now, but that could change with the arrival of rough weather. Click here to read this week's full report.......

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Don't hear this every day -- MLB team to reduce ticket prices

11:03 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Danielle Sessa Bloomberg The Washington Nationals, who have the second-worst record in Major League Baseball, cut prices on season tickets for almost 18 percent of the seats in the team's new ballpark. The Nationals won't increase prices for season-ticket......

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Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on how the fans help the Sox win

10:57 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: yesterday's miracle victory over Baltimore, good contributions from the bottom of the order, gaining ground on Tampa Bay in the A.L. East, and the Red......

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Giambi loses bout with bathroom door

giambi0904.jpg 10:46 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

But at least the Yankees won the game. Jason Giambi reported for duty at Tropicana Field yesterday with a gash on the corner of his swollen and discolored right eyelid that. Here's his explanation, according to the New York Post:......

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PC soccer match moved from Saturday to Friday

10:31 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Providence College has rescheduled Saturday's men's soccer game against Holy Cross due to Saturday's stormy forecast. The game will now be played at 7 p.m. Friday night. Click here to see the latest weather forecast for Providence.......

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Inexperienced Chiefs secondary to face potent Patriots offense

chiefs0904.jpg 9:18 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Adam Teicher Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Chiefs rookie cornerback Brandon Flowers has a good idea of what his day will involve on Sunday. He imagines spending much time running down the field along with Randy Moss......

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With Brady, the Patriots are still football's best team

brady0904.jpg 9:10 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Rick Gosselin The Dallas Morning News The New England Patriots failed in their quest to become the greatest team in NFL history in 2007. But coronation as the greatest dynasty in league history is still within their grasp. New......

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Download today's sports cover

7:41 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Good morning. The Orioles hand the Red Sox an improbable win at Fenway Park (and it wasn't even Mothers Day), Jim Donaldson is tired of hearing Bill Belichick's non-answers, and Robert Lee introduces you to new Patriot Deltha O'Neal. Click......

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Girls soccer results -- Updated 9:51 p.m.

9:51 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Shea 2, Davies 1 Rogers 2, Mount Pleasant 0 North Smithfield 5, West Warwick 0 Burrillville 5, North Providence 1 Woonsocket 9, Bishop Keough 0 St. Raphael 6, Middletown 4 Johnston 1, Moses Brown 0 Tiverton 10, Cranston East 5......

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Boys soccer results -- Updated 9:29 p.m.

9:29 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

East Greenwich 4, Middletown 1 Westerly 6, Warwick 2 Smithfield 3, Tolman 0 Pilgrim 2, Moses Brown 1 North Kingstown 2, South Kingstown 1 Shea 4, Scituate 1 Central 1, Classical 0 To view all boys soccer results and summaries......

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Girls volleyball scores -- Updated 9:28 p.m.

9:28 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Middletown 3, Hope 1 La Salle 3, Cranston East 0 Coventry 3, Cumberland 0 Lincoln 3, Toll Gate 0 Classical 3, Chariho 0 East Greenwich 3, Woonsocket 0 East Providence 3, North Kingstown 0 Burrillville 3, Pilgrim 0 To view......

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Girls field hockey scores - Updated 9 p.m.

9:00 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Thom Cahir    Email

Cranston East 1, Rocky Hill 1, o.t. Warwick 1, Pilgrim 0 Wheeler 3, Classical 0 Moses Brown 4, Woonsocket 0 For complete results and game summaries click here......

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Girls tennis scores -- Updated 8:54 p.m.

8:54 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Corey Bourassa    Email

Ponaganset 5, St. Raphael 2 West Warwick 5, Tiverton 2 To view all girls tennis results and summaries click here......

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Bruins sign Stephane Yelle

4:19 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Art Martone    Email

The Bruins today signed free-agent center Stephane Yelle to a contract. A 12-year veteran of 844 regular season games and 154 postseason contests, Yelle comes to the Bruins having won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and......

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Red Sox shut down draft pick Ryan Westmoreland

4:01 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Red Sox draft pick and Rhode Island native Ryan Westmoreland has been shut down temporarily due to strength issues and for precautionary measures. It's not a serious issue for Boston's fifth-round selection......