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John Rooke Interview

Saturday morning, thanks to a close family friend Peter Figueiredo, I had the tremendous opportunity to meet, speak to, and interview legendary sports broadcaster John Rooke.  Rooke is the public address announcer for the New England Patriots and has been the voice of Providence College basketball for the last 20 plus years.  He also has a radio show called

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Fan of the day

Here at New England Sports React, we are always looking for ways to improve the site and for variety towards it.  Much like we are dependent on all of our viewers, sports teams are dependent on their fans. So we have decided to combine these together and have a ‘Fan of the Day’ for each

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Death to Penn State Football?

Published on July 15, 2012, by in NCAA.

-Ryan Hartley

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2012 NBA draft: Celtics get big

Celtics grab Fab Melo, left, Jared Sullinger, above, and Kris Joseph, right, in the 2012 draft. With the NBA draft concluding late Thursday night, the Celtics were caught at a crossroads. With the well-documented aging roster, it was going to come down to whether would begin the rebuilding process now, or trade draft picks and

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Celtics Likely to Go Big in Draft

Published on June 28, 2012, by in NBA, NCAA.

The Boston Celtics surprised everyone this season by making it to the Eastern Conference Finals.  While they managed to play solid offensively and lockdown defensively, their poor rebounding proved to be their undoing.  With power forwards Brandon Bass and Kevin Garnett’s statuses up in the air due to free agency, along with the uncertainty of

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Playground Basketball Surprise

Published on June 19, 2012, by in NBA, NCAA, Uncategorized.

Here at NESR, we play a lot of pick up basketball at local courts around RI and MA and we can appreciate all types of people visiting and trying to get the next game. As players ourselves I’m not sure how we would have reacted if this happened to us. Enjoy the Video!!!  

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Former Hendricken Star Drafted by Arizona Diamondbacks

Published on June 6, 2012, by in MLB, NCAA.

Hendricken Alum Evan Marzilli Drafted in MLB 2012 Draft June 5, 2012- Former Hendricken baseball player Evan Marzilli was drafted yesterday by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round. Evan became the 1st RI player to be drafted in this year’s draft. He joins fellow Rhode Islander Anthony Meo on the Diamondbacks. Evan currently attends

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NCAA Lacrosse Championships at Gillette Stadium May 25-28

Published on May 25, 2012, by in NCAA.

  NCAA Lacrosse coming to Gillette This weekend will be action packed around Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA as the 2012 NCAA Lacrosse Championships come into town.  Lacrosse has become the nation’s fastest growing sport and is gaining more and more publicity. The 1st lacrosse movie will be coming out next week which will be

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Kentucky/Kansas to Play for National Championship

Published on April 2, 2012, by in NCAA, Poll.

Thomas Robinson (#0) shoots against Terrence Jones (#3) in the Wildcats/Jayhawks match-up on November 15 of this past year.  Kentucky won that contest, 75-65; let’s see who comes out on top this time around. Tonight’s the night, folks.  The night we finally get to toss our brackets after another hectic March, one which saw the picks

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Austin Rivers Going Pro

Published on March 23, 2012, by in Celtics, NBA, NCAA.

Doc’s son Austin will be entering the NBA after just one year of playing college ball at Duke.  Is he really good enough to play with the big boys at the ripe age of 20? BREAKING NEWS: According to ESPN SportsCenter, which picked up a report off of CBSSports.com, Austin Rivers will forgo his sophomore

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