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Who’s on first? What’s up with Rays’ lineup?

We now have irrefutable evidence that ridding the American League of the designated hitter rule can shorten the time of a game by 20 minutes or more. For those watching the Wednesday matinee between the Red Sox and Rays, live from Tampa Bay’s sorry excuse for a big-league ball dome, those ...

It’s late July, and that means it’s Pats Camp time

The countdown is just about over. It's that time again. New England Patriots players do the same thing most kids do this time of year: head to camp. And so will their fans, beginning Thursday morning with the first practice session. Unlike some NFL teams, the Patriots open their practice ...

Goodell got this one right – 18 game season would be great

The National Football League has floated the idea of an 18-game regular season. Yes, the NFL, which has in the past brought us such dandies as neutral site games in London and Mexico City and instant replay on pass interference penalties, is looking to extend things into February, offering to ...

Patriots set to open camp, even without Gronkowski

The countdown is just about over. It’s that time again. New England Patriots players do the same thing most kids do this time of year: head to camp. And so will their fans, beginning Thursday morning with the first practice session. Unlike some NFL teams, the Patriots open their ...

Neverett making adjustments after tough personal year

The time. The free time. That's one of the biggest ways how life is so different now for Nashua Silver Knights manager B.J. Neverett. Two special seats at Holman Stadium just off home plate, a couple rows below the concourse, tell him that. They had belonged to his father and mother, Bill and ...

Longo column: If Sale is selling, I’m not buying

The Boston Red Sox saved their 2019 season … again … on Thursday with “ace” Chris Sale returning to his Cy Young-level form against a Blue Jays lineup built for 2024. Add in the fact that the Jays were playing like they had to hop a flight to Detroit, which they did, and I’ll ...