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Busy week on tap in sports world

Here are a few tids and bits to munch on as we get set for All-Star Week – the Futures League All-Star Game, the MLB All-Star Game, and, at the end of the week next Saturday, the return of the annual CHaD East-West High School All-Star Football Game: First, besides being All-Star Week, ...

Time Travel for July 9-15

JULY 9, 1971: “Last night at Bronze Craft Field, the Police Travelers, behind the fine pitching of Gene White, defeated the McLaughlin Movers, in an exhibition softball game that drew nearly 400 persons. “White struck out six of the hard-hitting Movers … Don Kasper collected his first ...

Time for N’Keal to get real, because he won’t get any better

Have you stopped laughing yet, New England Patriots fans? Probably not. The news on Tuesday that the agent for Patriots receiver N'Keal Harry is demanding a trade had to bring some guffaws. What a joke. The only thing Harry is in position to demand is that the Patriots accept his gratitude ...

True legends

It’s a celebration of history. That’s what July 4 always is, and that’s also what the Nashua Lions Club Legends of Holman event is as well. It was something that began 12 years ago, as we’ve told you before, the remnants of the last professional baseball team to play at Holman ...

Time Travel for July 3-4

JULY 2, 1956 – ìGeorge Tebbetts tossed a four-hitter at the Red Sox to give the Atoms a 7-0 win in Saturdayís Nashua Little League game. During his performance Tebbetts didnít walk a single man and he fanned nine.î Forgive the following nugget of sarcasm: Tebbetts didnít walk a ...

Futures League should show no mercy in doubleheaders

Here are few Monday tids and bits as while trying to stay cool we get set to say good-bye to June all too soon and hello to July, which will no doubt speed on by: First, what do you think of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League having a mercy rule? Evidently it's basically a 10-run rule ...