January 2010
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Bruins Upset San Jose in Shootout
Daniel Paille celebrates a second period goal against San Jose
The Boston Bruins (23-16-7) played the second game of a back-to-back and surprised the San Jose Sharks (30-10-8), winning in a shootout Thursday night, 2-1, on the road at the HP Pavillion Center.
The game played extremely close the entire way. The first period featured a barrage of shots by both teams, as neither was able to...
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Might Washington Do The Unthinkable?
Arenas has been suspended indefinitely
An interesting story has developed in Washington D.C. throughout the day, as prosecutors have charged Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas with felony gun possession in connection to a December locker room incident with teammate Javaris Crittenton. The maximum penalty for such a charge is five years in prison.
Arenas has apparently agreed to a...
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Complete Team Effort Leads Friars Second Half...
Everyone on the Bench Contributed Tonight for PC
DePaul (7-9, 0-4) suffered a huge blow when the found out Mac Koshwal would be out 2-4 weeks with a foot injury. The bigger blow might have been the disappointing effort the Blue Demons played with in the second half, as the Providence Friars (11-6, 3-2) clicked in every aspect of the game and defeated DePaul, 79-62 in Chicago.
The first...
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Celtics Outplayed by Bulls
Brian Scalabrine is still a beast despite the loss
Despite blowing out the New Jersey Nets last night, the Boston Celtics (27-11) strugged all night against the Chicago Bulls (17-20), and were just not able to make enough plays on both sides of the ball as they lost, 96-83, on Thursday night.
The Celtics played extremely well last night, but just were not able to come out with the same...
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Dean Pees out as Defensive Coordinator of Patriots
Despite going 53-18 as the defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots from 2006 through 2009, Dean Pees has been fired.
Pees went 10-7 this season (including playoffs), but had a defense full of young players, as defensive veterans Rodney Harrison, Mike Vrabel, Tedy Bruschi, Ellis Hobbs, and Richard Seymour were not on this years roster but starters during 2008. However, New England...
Analyzing the Local Airwaves
Toucher and Rich air from 6-10 A.M.
Ever since the destruction of The Score 99.7 in Rhode Island, Rhode Islanders’ have been forced to listen to Boston Sports Talk for the past five years or so. I am not saying that is a bad thing, but it certainly has it’s restrictions. For one, local college sports from Rhode Island are rarely covered, but there are several good...
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Following the Russ Permenter Drama
Yesterday rumors were flying surrounding the whereabouts of Russ Permenter. It was first reported by John Rooke that Permenter had not borded the team plane headed out to Chicago and later to Marquette for the two game road trip. Speculation was rampant among the whereabouts of our backup center, who has played only 33 minutes in the past ten games.
Last night, Kevin McNamara...
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Bruins Fall Out on West Coast to Anaheim
Dan Sexton (ANA) Scores on Tuukka Rask (BOS) During First Period Power Play
The Boston Bruins (22-16-7) blew a 3-2 leading entering the third period, and fell to the Anaheim Ducks (21-19-7), 4-3 on Wednesday night.
The first period was played very back and forth, with a few intense fights breaking out, but a Vladimir Sobotka tripping penalty set up a Dan Sexton power-play goal with 48 seconds...
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Celtics Dismantle Nets in New Jersey
“Big Baby” Glen Davis had a good game of the bench for the C’s
After a tough loss Monday night, the Celtics (27-10) returned to the fashion fans are used to and blasted the New Jersey Nets (3-35), 111-87 at the Izod Center on Wednesday Night.
This game was over quickly, as a Paul Pierce three in the opening seconds was all the Celtics really needed to open seperation in...
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Friars Preview for DePaul
Mac Koshwal blocks Jon Kale in the Big East Tournament Last March
The Providence Friars (10-6, 2-2) return to the Big East road circuit where they stand at a solid 1-1, as they prepare to take on the Jerry Wainwright-less DePaul Blue Demons (7-8, 0-3) in Chicago at 9 P.M. on January 14th.
To say the least, DePaul has had a very interesting season. They started out the season 2-0, and then...
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Blake Griffin Suffering From Greg Oden Curse?
Griffin will not play in any games this season
Blake Griffin was the unanimous number one pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, but since that time, Griffin has found it increasingly hard to get out on the court. It was announced a little while ago that Griffin will undergo season-ending surgery on a broken left knee-cap, ending his rookie campaign with no game time.
The comparison to Greg Oden is...
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Is Permenter Done in Providence?
Russ Permenter
Rumor has it that Russ Permenter may be leaving the Providence Friars, but details are still missing. As seen through a conversation between Dave from Friar Blog and John Rooke, Permenter was not present on the team plane heading to Chicago.
In 11 games this year, Permenter has averaged 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds. However since the start of December, Russ has...
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Kiffin Owes Tennessee for the Opportunity
Lane Kiffin Leaves Tennessee after coaching just one season
Fourteen months ago, the University of Tennessee took a risk on a coach who had struggled to find success and chemistry in the National Football League (Oakland), and brought him in to replace legendary coach Philip Fulmer whose tenure lasted seventeen rather successful years. Now, Tennessee is again in search for a head coach after...
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Why is America so Fascinated with Mark McGwire?
McGwire Hit 70 Home Runs in 1998
Why has ESPN and other news services been so involved with McGwire and the news breaking that he has officially taken steroids. Does it honestly surprise anyone that one of the greatest hitters in the 90s was on the juice?
This is just further proof that America loves controversy. America loves people who embarrass themselves and their game. Tim...
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One of the weirdest things in the world might just...
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Jerry Wainwright gets Axe Days before Game Against...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNXcHeuY-wU
To anyone familiar with Big East basketball, it is no surprise that Jerry Wainwright has been fired from DePaul as of yesterday afternoon. DePaul was 7-8 this season, and finished 0-18 in the Big East last season, not including a Big East Tournament win over Cincinnati and loss to our Friars.
However, in my opinion losing 22 straight...
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Is Pete Carroll's Leaving USC a Cowardly Move?
Pete Carroll is probably one of the greatest college football coaches most in my generation have ever seen. In one year he turned around the USC Football program and turned them into a national powerhouse, recruiting several first-round draft picks and even winning two National Championships. But now Carroll is returning to the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks, a place...
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Did Officials Cost Green Bay?
Now, I think we can all agree that officiating is a challenge, and is rarely done perfectly. However, I have also heard that football of all sports is the easiest sport to officiate due to the amount of officials on the field (seven). Now, that does not change certain judgement calls, but I can think of two distinct calls now that have cost teams potential playoffs and Super Bowl Victories in...
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Peterson's Career Game Propels the Friars Over...
Jamine Peterson Had 29 Points and 20 Rebounds to Lead PC
The Providence Friars (10-6, 2-2) scored early and often, building a big lead that they could sit on the entire second half, as they defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-7, 0-3), 94-81, at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Saturday Night.
This game was never really that close, as the Friars started the game off in a manner Friar fans...
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Providence Prepares for Rutgers at the Dunk!
Sophomore Mike Rosario Leads the Scarlet Knights
The Providence Friars (9-6, 1-2) get a shot at Big East Redemption, as they prepare to take on the injury-riddled Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-5, 0-2) at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence at 8 P.M. on January 9th.
After starting off the season 9-2, the schedule forced the Scarlet Knights to face some competition outside of New Jersey,...
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Aftermath from Louisville
PC Needed More than a Helping Hand on Wednesday Night
In a game that featured several exotic twists, the Cardinals made sure they saved the best for last and were able to foil any upset plans the Friars may have had on Wednesday night. So what did last night show to Friar fans?
Well, for one it proved that our freshman talent is for real. Bilal Dixon had a great game before picking up his...
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Friars Flop After Missed Call, Cardinals Win in...
Bilal Dixon’s Efforts were not enough to keep the Friars in the Game
The Providence Friars (9-6, 1-2) opened up the home portion of their Big East conference play in excruciating fashion, blowing a five point halftime lead and falling to the Louisville Cardinals (11-4, 2-0), 92-70, at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Wednesday night.
Maybe it was the large, energetic crowd that unnerved these...
