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Sticky stuff ban provokes managers, players

NEW YORK (AP) – Kansas City manager Mike Matheny warned opponents that if they act like Philadelphia’s Joe Girardi and ask umpires to check Royals pitchers for sticky substances, it would provoke his team. New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton and Max Scherzer, members of the players’ ...

Tokyo shapes up to be No-Fun Olympics with many rules and tests

TOKYO (AP) – The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, are not looking like much fun: Not for athletes. Not for fans. And not for the Japanese public. They are caught between concerns about the coronavirus at a time when few are vaccinated on one side and politicians who hope to ...

Mother Nature buys slumping Silver Knights some time

You have to give Nashua Silver Knights manager Kyle Jackson a gold star. The even-tempered championship skipper has had to go often from one unpleasant conversation to another these nights at Holman Stadium. He has to tell his players what they did wrong in the latest loss, then walk over and ...

What happened to the Boston Bruins?

Here are some tids and bits on Father’s Day Weekend that just comes up too quick, because then summer hits warp speed: • Father’s Day Weekend was supposed to be chock full of sports besides just golf and baseball. Sure, the U.S. Open and Red Sox dominate, but what the heck happened to ...

Time Travel for June 18-24

With a nod to the end of high school sports until the fall, we bring you. ... JUNE 18, 1966: From Telegraph icon Fred Dobens’ “Around the Town” column: “Nashua High School’s Class of 1941, which holds its 25th anniversary reunion at Garde Rochambeau on Saturday evening, June 25, ...

Gilmore’s absence adds some drama to a soggy minicamp

In a lot of ways, Stephon Gilmore made the right decision on Monday. It poured for two hours at the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium, and who the heck would want to practice in that? But what looked like 60 or so of his teammates did just that yesterday late morning into early ...