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ESPN: Patriots are NFL's second-most hated team

10:00 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Fans were only allowed five choices, but according to an ESPN SportsNation poll, the Dallas Cowboys are the team that football fans most love to hate. Bill Belichick's Patriots made it close, though. The Cowboys got 36 percent of the......

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Police interview Pitino about woman's allegations

8:34 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police have interviewed Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino about allegations brought by a woman charged with trying to extort him, his lawyer said Monday. Attorney Steve Pence said Pitino has been cooperating in the investigation......

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N.Y. columnist: Yankees should take not just Halladay, but Vernon Wells, too

7:50 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

You've got to love the audacity of the New York media. Not content to fantasize about getting their hands on Toronto's best pitcher, they feel entitled to the Jays' best hitter, too. See for yourself: By Anthony Rieber Newsday So......

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Pedro Martinez could be a Phillie on Wednesday

7:28 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

According to multiple media reports today, future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez will take a physical for the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday and could sign with the team by Wednesday. The reports indicate that the Phillies are hoping Martinez will......

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Bruins sign four players for duty in Providence

7:06 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

The Bruins have signed centers Trent Whitfield and Drew Larman and defensemen Rob Kwiet and Zach McKelvie to one-year contracts, according to an announcement by the Providence Bruins Whitfield, 32, was a 1996 draft pick of the Bruins and has......

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R.I. Amateur: Golfer forgets to bring his clubs

5:45 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Paul Kenyon Journal Sports Writer REHOBOTH -- Only in golf could something like this happen: A competitor in a state championship event showed shows up without any equipment. But he got gets to play anyway, with the help of......

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Sun's Whitmore needs knee surgery

4:28 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Sun forward Tamkia Whitmore plans to undergo knee surgery and is expected to be sidelined for about three weeks. Whitmore missed Saturday's game against Detroit with bone spurs in her right knee, ending a streak......

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