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'He was an icon': Former Braintree High baseball coach Don Fredericks left quite a legacy
More than 30 years after (mostly) leaving the Braintree High dugout, Don Fredericks still loomed large over baseball on the South Shore. His death Sunday at age 79, after a short battle with cancer, leaves a void that extends across the entire state. "High school baseball in Massachusetts has taken a very big...
Monday results: Revere softball wins district game, Ellet softball wins City Series with no-hitter
Revere is authoring a form of May Madness as an underdog team winning games in the OHSAA Division I tournament. No. 22-seeded Revere defeated No. 13 Magnificat 7-6 Monday in a Division I, Northeast 6 district semifinal at North Ridgeville. Revere (10-13) used a four-run top of the sixth inning to erase a 5-3 deficit.
Bruins call out officials for failing to disallow game-tying goal by Florida
BOSTON — A few Bruins were measured in their criticism of the on-ice officials and NHL officials in Toronto for failing to overturn a controversial third-period goal. Coach Jim Montgomery clearly disagreed with the decision to let Sam Bennett’s game-tying goal to stand in the third period, despite Bennett’s shove of Charlie Coyle into goaltender Jeremy Swayman. The Bruins challenged the call, alleging goaltender interference, but the goal stood.
Hull's walk-off heroes: Vote for the High School Baseball Player of the Week
AMSA's Trevor Petty has been voted the High School Baseball Player of the Week. The sophomore received over 15,600 votes to earn the honor. He struck out 8 batters and tossed a 4-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Douglas. He chipped in 3 hits in an 11-3 win over Worcester Tech. And this...
Red Sox great David Ortiz, who frustrated Yankees, honored by New York Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz was honored by the New York state Senate on Monday for his prolific career and philanthropic work. The Boston Red Sox great, nicknamed “Big Papi,” has long leveraged his celebrity status to raise awareness and money for a variety of causes that connect him to New York, according to the resolution passed by state senators.
South Shore sweep: Marshfield, Scituate, Braintree boxing pride overpower Granite Chin card
QUINCY – Drenched in sweat, Tommy "The Kid" O'Toole stood outside his locker room while cutting off his wrist tape. A rally of South Shore boxing fans wearing "Team O'Toole" T-shirts were not shy in standing alongside him. The 26-year-old from Braintree by way of Galway, Ireland, was moments removed from his seventh career...
Kickoff time announced for season opener against Florida State
Boston College will open the Bill O'Brien era on Monday September 2nd against Florida State in Tallahassee. ESPN announced on Tuesday that the game will be a 7:30PM Labor Day kickoff, and the game will be featured on ESPN. The Eagles will be looking to build upon their 2023 season...
Boston 3, Washington 2
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PWHL Boston has chance to clinch spot in championship series on home ice
LOWELL, Mass. — Boston's Professional Women's Hockey League team is just one win away from reaching the PWHL Finals in the league's inaugural season, and Boston has a chance to clinch its spot in the championship series in front of a home crowd. PWHL Boston stormed into the playoffs...
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