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Sorenstam, Ochoa headed to CVS Classic

BARRINGTON _ LPGA stars will step into the spotlight more than ever at the 14th CVS Caremark Charity Classic. The highlight of the event June 17-19 at Rhode Island Country Club will be the appearance of two of the...

May 14, 2012 11:53 am

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Teen is top attraction at CVS Caremark Charity Classic

By Jim Donaldson

Although the No. 1 player on the LPGA Tour, Yani Tseng, is in the field, the No. 1 attraction next month at R.I. Country Club is 17-year-old Alexis "Lexi" Thompson. Tseng already has won three tournaments this year, but...

May 14, 2012 11:50 am

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Read, Puma team wins Volvo leg; Race up for grabs

By Kevin McNamara

Newport's Ken Read and his crew aboard Mar Mostro are making the Volvo Ocean Race very interesting. Mar Mostro won its second straight leg, traveling from Brazil to Miami in 17 days and one hour to beat CAMPER of New...

May 9, 2012 4:12 pm

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Internationally ranked junior joins Ponaganset tennis team

By Mike Szostak

FOSTER -- Jared Donaldson, a 15-year-old from Chepachet who is No. 241 in the International Tennis Federation junior rankings, joined the Ponaganset High School tennis team last week and played his first dual match on Monday. Donaldson has been...

May 9, 2012 9:37 am

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Patrick Moulton, Sarah Bourne win Cox Sports Marathon

By Mike Szostak

PROVIDENCE -- Patrick Moulton of Providence took the lead at 25 miles and won the Cox Sports Marathon Sunday in 2:28:26. The 30-year-old former Providence College star ran fourth for more than half the race, didn't feel well at...

May 6, 2012 11:13 am

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Sam Querrey joins strong Hall of Fame tennis field

By Mike Szostak

NEWPORT -- Sam Querrey, the 2009 runner-up, will return to the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships July 9-15 at the Newport Casino. Querrey is ranked No. 80 after winning the Sarasota Open last week. Once ranked as high...

April 30, 2012 4:39 pm

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Demetrius Andrade to fight on May 5

By Corey Bourassa

Unbeaten Providence light middleweight Demetrius Andrade will fight on Saturday, May 5 in the 10-round main event at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The fight will be televised on ESPN2 at 10 p.m. Andrade (16-0, 11 KO's) will...

April 27, 2012 5:18 pm

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PawSox top Syracuse, 11-7

By Sports staff

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The PawSox scored three runs in the third inning and four more in the fifth on the way to completing a four-game sweep with an 11-7 victory over Syracuse on Thursday afternoon. The win meant Pawtucket finished...

April 19, 2012 6:06 pm

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Trooper Brendan Doyle finishes marathon in 3:06.57

By Mike McDermott

Trooper Brendan Doyle, running his first marathon since fracturing his skull in a 2007 incident in Providence, finished in 3:06.57. Doyle -- who before 2007 had dreamed of breaking 2 hours and 20 minutes and qualifying for the U.S. Olympic...

April 16, 2012 2:18 pm

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Cumberland graduate finishes 15th at Boston Marathon

By Mike McDermott

Hilary Dionne, who ran cross-country at Cumberland High School, finished 15th among women at the Boston Marathon today in a time of 2:51.56. Her time was third-best among American winners. Dionne -- who now lives in Boston and works as...

April 16, 2012 1:27 pm

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