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Odds are Nashua sports betting foes are misinformed

By a margin of 65 votes, Nashuans on Tuesday rejected the concept of sports books in the city. To those who voted against the measure, odds are you associate gambling on sporting events with evils such as drugs, prostitution, violence and any other seedy mayhem and misadventures that invade ...

Bright future for Bishop Guertin’s Fischer

Bad things come in threes, right? Well, this morning we choose to take the glass half-full approach and salute three of the great ones from the region, who have made news recently. The first is Bishop Guertin senior Caroline Fischer, last seen tuning up for this weekend’s New England Cross ...

Red Sox gain with Martinez staying, but now plot thickens

Less than one week into his tenure and the Red Sox’ new supreme leader, Chaim Bloom, can bask in the glow of a key victory. Well, Bloom at least avoided a key empty space in the middle of his 2020 lineup. J.D. Martinez declined to opt out of his contract, which has three more years to run. ...

November has arrived, and so have the playoffs

There's a different feeling in the air. The air is crisper. The ground harder. The wind shaprer. That November football playoff feeling. There's a lot slew of local teams involved this week; it may be the most the area has seen in recent years as we await the pairings from the NHIAA today. A ...

Greenwood: Cole’s cap, attitude really stink

Gerrit Cole shows signs of assuming a lengthy stay as the best pitcher in baseball. Through the second half of the season he literally was best of the best. His fifth and final loss of the 2019 regular season came on May 22 against the White Sox. His 20-5 record and 2.50 earned run average ...

Out with the old, in with the new for Patriots

Out with the old, in with the new. You could say that for the New England Patriots personnel – hello N'Keal Harry and Nick Folk, bye-bye Josh Gordon and Mike Nugent. Hello more decent competition, buh-bye literal pushovers. It's the second half of the NFL season, no trades, maybe a waiver ...