Rivers wants to play hardball
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WALTHAM -- Doc Rivers could not remember exactly when the Celtics last played the Pistons. And he wasn't exactly looking for a way to refresh his memory after practice yesterday afternoon. With Ben Wallace , Rasheed Wallace , and Co. in town tonight at the FleetCenter as the Celtics put their five-game home winning streak on the line, some games ...
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Ticker) -- It appears coach Doc Rivers has the Boston Celtics in mid-season form after just one preseason contest.
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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers needed surgery to get his right knee through the AFC championship game, and now needs a more extensive operation to repair a torn ligament in the same knee. His rehab could last six months.
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Bronson Arroyo, the Red Sox pitcher whom Alex Rodriguez twice referred to as Brandon Arroyo last week, promised that he would pitch inside against the Yankees last night. He calmly explained why it was a necessity. Do it or be destroyed, Arroyo intimated.
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Philip Rivers just got a lot closer to taking his first snap with the woeful San Diego Chargers.
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Doc Rivers was on the defensive following practice yesterday at The Arena, though purely in a basketball sense, which had nothing to do with the frustrations of Paul Pierce or the ongoing constructive criticism of Gary Payton.
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When Ryan Gomes was not picked to play on the nine-man, second-year team for a game against the top rookies during All-Star Weekend, Doc Rivers offered the following explanation: "Our record [bad word]."
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Had quarterback Philip Rivers had his way, he would have thrown a few passes during yesterday's practice. Or so suggested coach Norv Turner , who took it upon himself to ban any such audible.
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With a glut of wing players on the Celtics' roster, coach Doc Rivers is looking for some creative ways to get his swingmen on the floor. Rivers experimented with a new look in practice yesterday that saw both Ricky Davis and Jiri Welsch , who are in competition for a starting spot, on the floor with Paul Pierce ...
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Rusty Hardin, the lawyer hired by Roger Clemens to defend him from charges he used performance-enhancing drugs, has vowed to play hardball.
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SAN DIEGO -- Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has a sprained ligament in his right knee and is listed as questionable for Sunday's AFC championship game against the undefeated New England Patriots.
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NEW YORK -- In the wake of a second straight fourth-quarter collapse Friday night, coach Doc Rivers said, &quot;It just doesn't take a lot to distract us right now.&quot;
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Two games under .500 -- and first place in the brutal Atlantic Division. That's what's at stake tomorrow night for the Celtics. With the Knicks conveniently losing yesterday to Boston's next opponent, the rampaging Chicago Bulls, the door is open for Doc Rivers's gang.
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Mike Fratello said he saw something in the seven years he coached Doc Rivers in Atlanta. He saw a future NBA head coach.
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As soon as the halftime buzzer sounded last night , Doc Rivers started a very public argument with Wally Szczerbiak . The two could be seen and heard yelling at each other as the Celtics headed to the locker room, Rivers appearing to criticize Szczerbiak for what the coach thought was a missed defensive assignment.
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Barry Bonds wants to see a fastball or two or three on Tuesday night that gives him the chance to go deep, which is something many fans are craving, too.
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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said his sprained right knee felt good, but the training staff decided to keep him out of practice at least one more day.