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September 2009 Archives


Odom, Kardashian wedding is this weekend

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By Mike McDermott    Email

AP photo -- Former University of Rhode Island basketball star Lamar Odom, 29, is getting married to reality television star Khloe Karadashian after less......

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Recruiters chasing Ricky Ledo, Alex Murphy

12:01 PM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

By KEVIN McNAMARA They may only be high school sophomores - barely 16 years old - but Providence's Ricky Ledo and South Kingstown's Alex......

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Big East Hoop Schedule tale

2:23 PM Fri, Sep 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

By KEVIN McNAMARA How does the Big East go about pairing up 16 teams and scheduling 144 games? Who gets to play on Big......

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Michael Young says son Joseph will be a Friar

12:18 PM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | | Comments (4)
By Kevin McNamara    Email

By KEVIN McNAMARA Good news for Friar fans. Michael Young is now insisting that his son, Joseph, will sign with Providence College in November.......

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Gallery: Meet your 2009-10 Providence College Friars

8:50 AM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

There are a lot of new faces on Keno Davis' team; photographer Kris Craig took these pictures at Tuesday's practice session to help you get......

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NCAA president Brand dies at 67

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Myles Brand, who fired Bob Knight as Indiana University basketball coach and went on to become NCAA president, died Wednesday of pancreatic......

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PC recruit Joseph Young far from done deal

10:06 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

By KEVIN McNAMARA The Friars received a verbal commitment from Houston, Tex., guard Joseph Young earlier this week but this one may get a......

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Big East Hoop Schedule announced

1:27 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

The Big East just announced the league schedule for the first time. Here is the Providence College league schedule. The Friars' non-conference slate was......

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Rams add a wing and a point guard

11:36 AM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Paul Kenyon    Email

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- The URI men's basketball team will have a full complement of scholarship players this season, after all. The Rams have brought......

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Friars snag Texas high schooler Joseph Young

10:45 AM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Kevin McNamara    Email

PROVIDENCE -- It doesn't take John Eurey long to crystallize just what makes Joe Young a top-flight college basketball prospect. "Best shooter in America," said......

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URI to release its nonconference schedule -- one game at a time

3:11 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Beginning at 3:30 this afternoon, URI will be releasing its nonconference schedule -- one opponent at a time, in 15-minute increments. Check it out at......

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Pitt's Gilbert Brown: From academic award winner to academically ineligible

11:41 AM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Last week, Pittsburgh suspended redshirt junior Gilbert Brown from the men's basketball team for the fall semester for academic reasons. Brown, a 6-6 forward, was......

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