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Hey, NFL, the sports world needs you now in a big way

OK, National Football League. You're up. Free agency is set to start Monday at noon, that so-called “legal tampering” period, when the tampering lasts about a minute and then it's reported on twitter, etc. that said free agent player has agreed to a contract with said team. They just ...

NHIAA had few options in current situation

The NHIAA is treading into some interesting territory here. Thursday’s announced state tourney postponements smack of panic, a response to the pandemic spreading here and throughout the world known as “Coronavirus.” Certainly, the administrators would eschew the term panic and head ...

Celtics need to shake off fourth-quarter nightmares

Tuesday night’s decision went to the Celtics, but calling it a win would be laughable. There is something about this team that cannot be fully explained in pure basketball terms. There is no team out there more fully incapable of protecting a big lead. Ahead by 16 points with less than ...

Merrimack’s Soucy doing double duty

He slithered through the West Side Arena parking lot, two hands clenched on the cash box, like a petty thief who just picked up a substantial score. There’s never a policeman around when you need one, right? All kidding aside, Mike Soucy’s Saturday travails would have inspired a Rob ...

Tournament time often creates the great equalizer

The look on Hollis Brookline senior standout guard Christina Balsamo told it all a few nights ago. It was a look of shock. It was likely the same look the players from the Merrimack High School girls basketball team had on Saturday night. Or the Hollis Brookline-Derryfield hockey players. Or ...

For once, LeBron James is right

LeBron James is right. That may be the first, and likely last time that line will appear in this space. Asked about the possibility of the NBA playing in empty arenas until the coronavirus threat eases, James said: “We play games without the fans? Nah, that’s impossible. I ain’t ...