It’s summertime, and the living is easy. Maybe. The question always is asked, what local sports scribes do in the summer, expecting the vacation answer, etc. Fact is, there always seems to be plenty of things going on, locally and in the New England region. Here’s a few highlights for ...
JUNE 26, 1961: “Kenny Kane, Nashua High three-sport star, has signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and will leave tomorrow to join Tulsa (Okla.) of the Texas League. It has a AA classification. “Don Cobleigh, the Cards’ scout in the Nashua area along with George Kissell of Watertown, ...
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 (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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
