Big foot spotted on Broadway

Ray Allen stands 6-foot-5, and the two feet on which he stands are looking pretty good. The Boston Celtics guard was spotted on Tuesday at Creative Nails on Broadway getting a pedicure. The nail technician likely earned her money, considering Allen wears a size 14 sneaker.

Patrons and workers recognized him right away, and although Allen tried to downplay his appearance, he posed for pictures. While his feet were being worked upon, he read from an iPad.

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R.I. high school football poll Week 3.

After a mediocre first half last week against previously undefeated Narragansett, Middletown, behind the running of Dylan Gracia and Rico McCray, exploded in the second half en route to a 44-26 victory. That helped move the unbeaten Islanders up three spots to No. 8 this week.

Portsmouth, which lost to Division I foe La Salle, flip-flopped spots with the Rams, while Rogers, on the strength of a victory over Lincoln, continues to climb in the poll, reaching No. 15.


Team Points Last week
1. Hendricken (6) 215 1
2. East Providence (5) 212 2
3. Barrington 198 3
4. La Salle 187 5
5. Portsmouth 160 4
6. Johnston 158 6
7. Mount Hope 141 8
8. Middletown 125 11
9. Cranston West 107 7
10. Toll Gate 98 13
11. Tolman 95 NR
t-12. Cranston East 94 10
t-12. Moses Brown 94 12
14. Central 77 18
15. Rogers 76 16
16. Chariho 69 19
17. Woonsocket 52 9
18. Ex.-West Greenwich 39 NR
19. Westerly 32 NR
20. Burrillville 25 NR

Dropped from poll (place): Narragansett (14), Shea (15), Coventry (17), South Kingstown (20).

Also receiving votes: Shea 17, Narragansett 15, Coventry 11, Lincoln 7, Mount Pleasant 4, St. Raphael 2.

Celtics by the sea

Hopefully no Boston Celtics players showed up to the first day of practice assuming coach Doc Rivers was going to take it easy on them. By the time media were allowed in the gym at Salve Regina University’s Rodgers Recreation Center, guys looked flat-out exhausted — some more than others.

It was easy to understand why. Tuesday’s practice went nearly three hours.

“It was a long practice,” Rivers said.

The workout seemed to take its toll on center Shaquille O’Neal. As the team ran full-court transition offense drills near the end of practice, O’Neal was a bit slower than usual getting up and down the floor. And while other players caught the ball near the hoop and dunked it, Shaq opted for a layup each time, barely leaving the ground in the process.

“Shaq looked great,” Rivers said. “Mostly everybody made it through practice. I thought, the last hour, you could see that they had run three hours.”