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Time Travel for Dec. 20

Here is a reminder of what can happen when an All-State tackle makes a seamless transition from football season into basketball? DEC. 13, 1980: “When you have a good game plan for your hoop squad, you don’t mess around with it - and Merrimack High School definitely has a good ...

A December Sunday means a big Pats game, right? Nope

Ah, a Sunday in December. Yes that must mean a big New England Patriots game to tune in to, right? Nope, they played Thursday. Too bad; there's a pandemic so it's not a great idea to go out and hit the hot Christmas shopping spots. Well, maybe a good chance to check out a couple of the teams ...

Time Travel for Dec. 13

Nashua High School didn’t win a state championship in the first post-World War II football season but it did claim a measure or two of success. DEC. 12, 1945: Three NHS players were first-team picks for the All-New Hampshire team, including left guard George Petropoulos, quarterback Earle ...

Holiday wish: A safe winter sports season

We’ve hit mid-December, there’s snow on the ground, temps earlier in the week were below freezing and sports practices are set to begin on Monday with just 12 shopping days before Christmas. What’s on your list? Here’s mine, and it contains just one item: We want a safe high ...

Rough night vs. Rams pretty much seals Patriots’ fate

Thud. That's the sound of the New England Patriots playoff hopes crashing to the ground on Thursday night. It pretty much looks over. The Patriots certainly didn't look like a playoff team during their 24-3 drubbing at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. And it's likely they ...

Will Belichick be the teacher and McVay the student again?

It's a great coaching matchup. Yes, Bill Belichick is the defensive whiz, and the Los Angeles Rams' Sean McVay is known as an offensive whiz. But L.A.'s offense hasn't been quite right this season, as the team's strength is its defense led by Aaron Donald. Remember the Super Bowl two years ...