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September 2008 Archives
9:55 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
La Salle 4, Mount St. Charles 0 Hendricken 3, Woonsocket 0 St. Raphael 1, Rogers 1 West Warwick 0, Davies 0 Cumberland 1, Hope 1 Exeter/West Greenwich 6, Johnston 1 North Kingstown 2, East Providence 0 To view all of......
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9:13 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Prout 0, Bay View 0 Exeter/West Greenwich 5, East Providence 1 La Salle 2, Coventry 0 Westerly 2, Smithfield 1 Masters 2, Shea 1 Toll Gate 2, Mt. Hope 1 To view all of today's girls soccer results and summaries......
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7:58 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Cumberland 6, Cranston West 1 Exeter/West Greenwich 5 Saint Raphael 2 Tiverton 4, North Smithfield 3 La Salle 4, Prout 3 Shea 4, Bishop Keough 3 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......
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6:23 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Burrillville 3, Smithfield 0 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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3:48 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Amalie Benjamin The Boston Globe The baseball rolled across his fingertips, around his palm, and over his skin. He touched it, judging by weight and by feel, smooth hide and raised seams. Daisuke Matsuzaka knew the differences, had felt......
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2:35 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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MIAMI (AP) - Ricky Williams says he was briefly tempted to smoke marijuana during the Miami Dolphins' bye weekend, an act that could have ended his roller-coaster NFL career. Williams has been in the league's substance-abuse program since 2002 and......
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2:19 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tony Mandarich, the number-two overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft who went on to become one of the biggest busts in NFL history, will talk about his steroid use and alcohol addiction on tomorrow's edition of Showtime's "Inside the......
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2:15 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins will be kept out of scrimmages during training camp because of offseason surgery on his left shoulder. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday that Perkins is allowed to run the floor......
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1:24 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Kevin McNamara's comments, recorded this morning from Anaheim. The topics: Mark Teixeira's impact on the Angels offense, the time Los Angeles has had to set up its pitching and get its players healthy......
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10:52 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia basketball players Joe Mazzulla and Cam Thoroughman have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a July scuffle with police at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. The two were charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness......
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10:06 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Vernon Davis claims he left his frustrations in New Orleans. The rest of the San Francisco 49ers can only hope to emulate their mercurial tight end after a 31-17 loss......
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9:40 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Bill Plunkett The Orange County Register ANAHEIM, Calif. - John Lackey's 2008 season was like a nice car - with an ugly scratch in it. Despite missing the first six weeks of the season because of a strained triceps......
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8:56 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tim Dahlberg AP Sports Columnist OK, I'll give the Red Sox the whole nation thing. Hard not to after following Boston through the playoffs last year and watching the throngs of faithful who always seem to show up no......
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8:28 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Clarke Canfield Associated Press Writer LEWISTON, Maine -- Landing a seat in Margaret Creighton's "Red Sox Nation" course at Bates College is nearly as difficult as scoring a playoff ticket at Fenway Park. With only 15 openings, it took......
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7:50 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. The Red Sox hope that Josh Beckett can come back from an oblique injury much faster than some other players have this year; Bill Reynolds tells Sox fans to be thankful their injury-depleted team has made it this......
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9:53 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Moses Brown 1, Warwick 1 Lincoln 4, Mount Pleasant 2 Westerly 8, Cranston East 0 North Smithfield 5, Fatima 0 To view all of today's boys soccer results and summaries click here......
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9:50 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Classical 20, PCD 0 Tolman 21, Chariho 14 Coventry 22, Cumberland 20 Tiverton 27, Johnston 22 Westerly 34, Warwick 19 Barrington 33, North Kingstown 23 To view all of today's football results and summaries click here......
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9:46 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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East Providence 3, Lincoln 1 Mount St. Charles 3, Mount Pleasant 0 West Warwick 3, North Smithfield 0 Coventry 3, Cranston East 0 Chariho 3, East Greenwich 0 North Kingstown 3, South Kingstown 0 Classical 3, Cumberland 0 Cranston West......
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9:20 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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St. Raphael 1, West Warwick 1 Hope 2, Davies 0 East Greenwich 1, Portsmouth 0 Tolman 3, Rogers 1 Woonsocket 3, Central 1 Barrington 3, Toll Gate 1 Classical 1, North Providence 0 Johnston 4, Middletown 1 To view all......
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9:07 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Warwick 2, Rocky Hill 1 Moses Brown 4, Woonsocket 0 Barrington 3, Lincoln School 1 To view all of today's field hockey results and summaries click here......
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8:11 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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HENDRICKEN 25, EAST GREENWICH 35 HENDRICKEN 15, TOLL GATE 47 EAST GREENWICH 23, TOLL GATE 34 EAST GREENWICH 21, CRANSTON WEST 40 TOLL GATE 25, CRANSTON WEST 36 CUMBERLAND 22, SMITHFIELD 33 CUMBERLAND 15, DAVIES 50 CUMBERLAND 16, CENTRAL FALLS......
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6:54 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON 18, EAST PROVIDENCE 37 BARRINGTON 15, ST. RAPHAEL 50 EAST PROVIDENCE 15, ST. RAPHAEL 50 COVENTRY 15, WARWICK 50 COVENTRY 15, CRANSTON EAST 49 COVENTRY 16, PILGRIM 47 PILGRIM 15, WARWICK 50 PILGRIM 22, CRANSTON EAST 34 CRANSTON EAST......
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5:24 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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PCD 7, Central 0 Classical 5, Toll Gate 2 Moses Brown 7, Narragansett 0 Middletown 7, Mt. Hope 0 To view all of today's girls tennis results and summaries click here......
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3:13 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will have offseason surgery on his sore right shoulder but should be ready to throw by spring training. Manager Joe Girardi said Monday that the procedure will shave down calcification of the......
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3:10 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Providence College hockey team has been picked to finish eighth in the Hockey East conference in this year's preseason coaches poll. The poll was released Monday at the Hockey East media day at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. Boston......
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2:34 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Former Red Sox prospect Kelly Shoppach, one of the bright spots in a disappointing season for the Cleveland Indians, had surgery on his right knee Monday. The arthroscopic procedure by Dr. Mark Schickendantz was termed minor by......
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2:26 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Joe McDonald has notes on all of the players the Red Sox will be seeing when they take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the American League Divisional Series. Click here to read the story.......
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2:21 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An attorney for John Daly's estranged wife, Sherrie Daly, says she did not steal the pro golfer's cell phone. Randy Fishman said Monday that "this is a divorce case and people accuse each other of stuff......
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1:48 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) - Skating in ski country, the Boston Bruins are in Vermont for some preseason practice and team building. The Bruins, who resume their exhibition season Wednesday in Montreal, held the first of three practices in Waterbury, Vermont,......
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12:52 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Ruben W. Perez Kevin Galvin, a junior forward, scored the game's only goal as Portsmouth posted a 1-0 triumph over North Kingstown in a meeting of two of the state's top Division I boys soccer teams......
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12:30 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Three Olympians from Rhode Island will be honored at a State House ceremony at 4 o'clock today. Governor Carcieri and other state leaders will present citations to Elizabeth Beisel, a 15-year-old swimmer from North Kingstown, Mike......
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12:25 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Joe McDonald's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the implications of scratching Josh Beckett from his Game 1 start, Jon Lester's strength under pressure, and the roster questions surrounding Mike Lowell and J.D.......
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10:11 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Bob Ryan The Boston Globe Sit down, put your feet up, pour yourself a nice glass of wine. Just relax. This year the Red Sox are playing with house money. The pressure's on the Orange County American League Baseball......
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9:46 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Sam Mellinger The Kansas City Star Somebody's about to be anointed a hero, and that'll happen even if it's just luck. It'll happen whether it's deserved or not,and whether the evidence says there is such thing as a clutch......
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8:24 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Manny Ramirez, speaking to the Los Angeles Times, gave his version of the events this summer that led to his shoving Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick in Houston. Here's the Times' T.J. Simers wrote in a broad-ranging column about......
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8:22 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Get the coffee and No Doze ready Red Sox fans. Major league baseball has just announced game times for this week's playoffs and it is not good for Sox fans. Boston will play the LA Angels on Wednesday at......
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8:11 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. The Red Sox honored Johnny Pesky by retiring his number, then completed their regular season by splitting a doubleheader with the Yankees. Meanwhile, Jim Donaldson thinks he sees a sweep ahead in the playoffs, the only question is......
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11:56 PM Sun, Sep 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Sox manager Terry Manager announced after tonight's second game that Josh Beckett will not get the start for the Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Angels after the right-hander strained an oblique muscle......
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10:32 AM Sun, Sep 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Results from yesterday's meet, courtesy of Bob Leddy: Rhode Island runners comprised the top three finishes at the New Balance/Ocean State Cross Country Invitational Boys' Championship race, held in rainy conditions Saturday at Goddard Park, Warwick. Westerly senior Andrew Springer......
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9:47 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Exeter/West Greenwich 29, North Smithfield 6......
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6:34 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Narragansett 3, Barrington 0 Bay View 3, Rogers 0 Mt. Hope 3, Westerly 2 To view all of today's girls soccer results and summaries click here......
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3:53 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Here are the games for this weekend that we know will not happen as scheduled, with the reschedule times in parentheses where known: Girls Tennis State t | |