Reid takes charge as Brighton rebounds to beat Marian
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Coach James Philip's rebuilding effort at Brighton is nearing completion. Just a few years after a miserable 0-9 season, a 32-29 Division 4 semifinal victory yesterday over Marian at Stonehill College propelled the Bengals into the Super Bowl for the first time in school history.
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Wanted man Andy Reid did his market value no harm by grabbing his first Republic of Ireland goal against Bulgaria at Lansdowne Road tonight.
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Brandon Johnson scored 25 points and Gyno Pomare added 20 to lead San Diego to a 63-55 victory over No. 21 Saint Mary's on Monday night, snapping the Gaels' five-game winning streak.
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The Archbishop Williams boys' basketball team, leading St. Mary's of Lynn, 52-51, with less than a minute to play last night, had two free throw attempts to thwart St. Mary's chances of a comeback.
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After exploding for all of his 25 points in the second half of Cambridge's 65-60 victory last night over Springfield Central at the BABC Stop &amp; Shop Classic in Chelsea, Falcons point guard Robert Wesley Jr. had every right to be a little cocky.
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Clinton Morrison, Robbie Keane and Andy Reid struck for Ireland and Kerr said: &quot;We made a lot of chances for 3-0, but I would have settled for that before the game and in the circumstances after losing a lot of players through injuries I am very happy
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Ian O'Leary scored a season-high 20 points and No. 21 Saint Mary's routed Portland 86-49 on Saturday night in the Gaels' final tuneup before facing West Coast Conference unbeaten and rival Gonzaga.
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It took until the final league game of the season, but the four contenders for the boys' city basketball playoffs have been decided. Madison Park (18-0), East Boston (17-2), and Brighton (13-1) had secured the top three spots, and they were joined yesterday by O'Bryant (12-2), which took care of Dorchester, 84-53.
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Amare Stoudemire was at it again on Friday night, this time making Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers feel the effects of his overpowering and vastly improved game.
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Geno Auriemma came back to new-look Virginia on Monday night but brought his same old No. 6 Connecticut women's team with him, unleashing them on former boss Debbie Ryan's Cavaliers for a 96-60 victory.
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This win meant a little more than most to Marian Hossa and the Atlanta Thrashers. They were tired of getting trounced by Toronto. Hossa had three goals and an assist to take over the NHL scoring lead and Kari Lehtonen stopped 36 shots, sending Atlanta to a 5-0 victory Thursday night for its first win over the Maple Leafs in more than three years.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves didn't stop when the clock did. Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell combined for 11 straight points after the game clock malfunctioned, and the Timberwolves went on to a 121-110 victory over the host Sacramento Kings last night.
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With the game on the line, Tanna Ross and the Black Bears rarely missed. Ross, a freshman, hit 10 of 11 free throws en route to a game-high 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds for Maine, which hit 33 of 40 from the line to eke out an 82-77 victory over Boston University last night in Orono, Maine.
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JUVENTUS maintained their unbeaten run and restored their five-point Serie A lead with this hard-fought win today. Alessandro Del Piero opened the scoring with a low drive just after the half-hour and Marcelo
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Lamar Odom poured in 21 points and  Kobe Bryant chipped in with 19 to power the Los Angeles Lakers  to a 99-93 win over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday.
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A slump-breaking day by veteran Marian Hossa and a breakout game by the brother of a Bruin helped the Atlanta Thrashers feel better about their playoff chances.
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Hakim Warrick scored 20 points, Gerry McNamara added 18 and fourth-ranked Syracuse bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 86-56 victory Saturday night over Binghamton.