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Time for Andy Reid to learn the word, ‘defense’

After his season ended as his season always ends, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has figured out why his team lost the AFC Championship in January. Fixing the problem, Reid seems to think, is as easy as changing the NFL”s overtime rules to ensure each team’s offense gets one ...

Rivier’s Merrill tops the early March news and notes

Here's some Saturday tids and bits as we welcome in the month of March. Please don't be a lion all month like you've been the last couple of years; show us some lamb pretty soon? ---- In case you missed it, earlier this week the Rivier University Board of Trustees passed a resolution to rename ...

Bruins’ Acciari is truly a tough guy

It would be so easy this morning to grab the nearest broomstick and start hacking away at the basketball pinata known as the Boston Celtics. They are certainly a worthy target these days, from Ainge to Yabouselie and everyone in between. Instead, though, we’re going to take the high road. ...

Celtics actually starting to get some sympathy

A broken elevator at Emerson College has let us know just how pitiable the 2019 Boston Celtics have become. The Portland Trail Blazers, in Boston to face the wobbly Celtics on Wednesday night, arrived at Emerson for a morning workout. Before taking the floor, the Blazers found themselves ...

A few vacation things to mull over in the sports world

Here's some School Vacation Week tids and bits as we get primed for the first full week of high school tournaments: ---- As the high school hockey regular season comes to a close and the state tournament in all divisions begins this week, we should note that it hasn't been the same without ...

Alvirne celebrates a 1994 tourney of glory

Let's do some time travel and head back 25 years. Ken Johnson saw his players leave the Saint Anselm Stoutenburgh gym floor during a time out walking slowly with their heads down, not running to the bench as was usually the rule. He was at a loss. An entire season rested on what he could ...