Who says Bill Belichick is humorless? His dog at the computer for the Pats’ first NFL Draft pick, an empty room for the next one … perfect. Must have greatly annoyed Roger Goodell. APRIL 26, 1950 – “Mario J. Vagge, president of the Central New England semi-pro baseball league, ...
Today is the first national sports holiday of the current COVID-19 pandemic era. It's NFL Draft Day. Draft Weekend, for that matter. Fans both locally and nationwide will be glued to their televisions and cell phones, as the first national live sports event of any consequence (sorry NBA ...
Well, at least we learned something with the trade that reunites Rob Gronkowski with Tom Brady as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer: A rassler for the WWE is only worth a fourth-round draft pick. APRIL 22, 1955 – “Nashua’s Ronald Cote, star hurler for the Holy Cross diamond team, and former Nashua ...
Fans got to enjoy some Boston Bruins hockey on Sunday. OK, sure, we didn’t see them play in what probably would have been a first-round Stanley Cup playoff game (against Toronto? The Islanders?). But for some Bruins fans, especially those of a religious nature whose Sunday services are ...
In honor of the rescheduled Boston Marathon that would have been run Monday, a shout-out for Nashua’s one and only champ of that fabled race., Henri Renaud, winner in 1909. Renaud is also the only runner from New Hampshire to win Boston. The 19-year-old finished in 2 hours, 53 minutes, 36 ...
Eight years after one of the most glittering celebrations brick and mortar ever had, Fenway Park stands empty 108 years after its opening. On April 20, 1912, the Red Sox beat the New York Highlanders (who wisely adopted the nickname Yankees one year later) 7-6 in 11 innings. Before The ...
