Eagles stun #1 Tarheels; 85-78

Posted by NECN - Sports Yesterday at 5:27 am

(NECN) - The Boston College Eagles stunned number 1 North Carolina Sunday.

Tyrese Rice scored 25 points and Rakim Sanders added 22 as BC beat the top ranked Tarheels 85 to 78.

The Eagles led by six points at halftime and pushed the lead to 15 before holding a rally by NC.

The Eagles are now 13 and 2.

Bradford: Economy may be in Sox’ favor

Posted by NECN - Sports January 4, 2009 (2 days ago) at 10:40 pm

(NECN) - Mike Giardi welcomes Rob Bradford of WEEI.com into the NECN studio for some Hot Stove talk of the baseball variety.

And while baseball is the main focus of the discussion, it's so hard to keep the country's struggling economy out of the conversation. The Boston Red Sox have made some minor additions this offseason compared to the signings made by the New York Yankees -- CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Mark Teixiera.

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Half court buzzer beater lifts Newton North

Posted by NECN - Sports January 4, 2009 (2 days ago) at 8:00 pm

(NECN) - What beats a crosstown matchup between Newton North and Newton South? Why, a buzzer beater to win the game in this high school girls basketball battle.

With just two seconds remaining in the game, Newton North trailed by two points. Senior Hallie Vitagliano launched a half court prayer as time expired.

The shot went in, and she was mobbed on the floor by her teammates. The shot lifted Newton North to a 47-46 win.

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Bruins draw strong showing for charity

Posted by NECN - Sports January 4, 2009 (2 days ago) at 6:25 pm

(Stephen Iandoli, NECN) - The 19th annual Boston Bruins Wives' Charity Carnival hosted scores of Bruins fans on Sunday.

The even was presented by the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, which benefits from the proceeds of the event.

Bruins players signed autographs, took pictures for and played video games with fans.

And with the Bruins playing much better than in years past, the wives hope this year's event is more profitable.

NECN's Stephen Iandoli reports from the TD Banknorth Garden.

Is McDaniels ready to be a head coach?

Posted by NECN - Sports January 4, 2009 (2 days ago) at 3:37 pm

(NECN) - Mike Giardi welcomes former Patriots offensive lineman Pete Brock into the NECN studio to talk about New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who has been a target of teams with head coaching vacancies.

But is McDaniels ready for the job? Looking back at Eric Mangini's short stint as a defensive coordinator with the Patriots, it can be used as a comparison with that of McDaniels. Maybe he needs a bit more seasoning before taking the reigns of an organization that is in the pits.

Watch the interview in the video player above.

Browns don’t want Pioli? Are they nuts?

Posted by NECN - Sports January 4, 2009 (2 days ago) at 3:30 pm

(NECN) - Mike Giardi welcomes Pete Brock into the NECN studio for some good old fashioned NFL Hot Stove talk. On the slate for this discussion is Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli, who has interviewed with the Cleveland Browns and is scheduled to talk with the Kansas City Chiefs about vacancies in their respective front offices.

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Brock: Franchise tag a ‘huge disservice’

Posted by NECN - Sports January 4, 2009 (2 days ago) at 3:07 pm

(NECN) - Mike Giardi welcomes former Patriots offensive lineman Pete Brock into the NECN studio out of habit, if anything else. With New England's season in the can, the discussion turns to offseason moves -- such as what to do with free agent quarterback Matt Cassel.

"I think they'd be doing him a huge disservice if they franchised him, kept him on this team and Brady comes in and plays," Brock said. "He took it upon himself to better himself to get ready to play the sport."

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UConn wins bowl, Brown NFL bound

Posted by NECN - Sports January 3, 2009 (3 days ago) at 7:02 pm

(NECN/ESPN) - Connecticut's star running back Donald Brown had little to prove at the college level, and it showed on Saturday.

Brown rushed for a career-high 261 yards against Buffalo in the International Bowl -- 208 of those yards coming in the first half.

After becoming the 14th player in major college history to run for 2,000 yards in a season, the junior running back broke the bad news to UConn fans -- he will forego his final season at UConn.

"OK, tell them, bud," coach Randy Edsall said, slapping Brown on the back at the postgame interview table.

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BC’s Jagodzinski to interview with Jets?

Posted by NECN - Sports January 3, 2009 (3 days ago) at 6:53 pm

(NECN) - According to conflicting reports, Boston College head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski may or may not be set to interview for the vacant head coaching position with the New York Jets.

The New York and New Jersey media have reported that Coach Jags is scheduled to interview for Eric Mangini's old post in the coming week.

The problem with that? Jagodzinski and BC Athletic Director Gene DeFilippo said on Saturday that there has been zero contact with the Jets.

Video courtesy of ESPN.

Bruins 10-game win streak snapped

Posted by NECN - Sports January 3, 2009 (3 days ago) at 3:57 pm

BOSTON (AP) - Matt Ellis scored a pair of goals to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win over Boston on Saturday, snapping the Bruins' 10-game winning streak and handing them their first home loss since late October.

Thomas Vanek had his team-leading 26th goal and Paul Gaustad also scored for the Sabres, who had lost four of their previous six - two in overtime.

Phil Kessel scored his team-leading 24th for Boston, and Shawn Thornton had the other goal.

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