L/A Nordiques forward Caleb Labrie (19) works the puck behond New England Stars goalie Greg Moon (29) during their game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Friday. (RAM Sport photo) In his first start with the L/A Nordiques, Sage Broda saw familiar faces firing pucks in his direction Friday. The Nordiques acquired Broda this week […]
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Patriots defense – yes, the defense – comes up huge in win over Falcons
New England Patriots defensive tackle Adam Butler, right, sacks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan during the first half Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady spent Sunday afternoon at home carving pumpkins with his children. He spent Sunday night leading the New England Patriots to a 23-7 victory over the […]
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Chiefs looking to make statement against champion Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are set to kick off another season in the afterglow of a Super Bowl title. Seven months after completing the largest comeback in Super Bowl history, the Patriots will raise the franchise’s fifth championship banner prior to Thursday night’s season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s what’s […]
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River Views: Hurricanes have left their marks on New England
New Englanders are keeping a weather eye on Irma, a Category 5 hurricane that could affect the Northeast as others have. It was Aug. 25, 1635 — yes, more than 380 years ago — when the Great Colonial Hurricane struck Narragansett Bay, killing at least 46 people. It is said it was the most intense […]
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'Spectacular' autumn foliage is forecast for New England
BOSTON (AP) — New England’s fall foliage forecast is looking so fine it’s enough to make a maple leaf blush. For the first time in several years, little has conspired against a truly glorious autumn. There’s no more drought, the summer has been mild and the leaves — largely spared by marauding gypsy moth caterpillars […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit lose but still in reach of a playoff position
TYNGSBORO, Mass. — In a crucial game for the L/A Fighting Spirit on Wednesday afternoon, they dropped a 2-0 decision to to the New England Stars. The Fighting Spirit sit in fifth place in the Coastal Division of the North American 3 Hockey League, two points out of the fourth and final playoff position in […]
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Sun Journal picks up New England press awards
BOSTON, Mass. — The Sun Journal was awarded six New England Newspaper and Press Association awards at the organization’s annual conference Saturday. Lindsay Tice was honored with a first place award for racial or ethnic coverage for her report on domestic violence among the immigrant population titled “New attitude” (on domestic violence). The report was […]
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Huddle Up: Super Bowl win truly unbelievable
No, really. They won. They won in the most unlikely, unprecedented, unbelievable fashion. And no, this column, this newspaper, isn’t left over from Super Bowl XLIX. If you didn’t see it, if you went to bed with visions of Super Bowl XX in your head, I can’t possibly describe it to you. Let’s just say […]
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A toast, to the greatest marriage in sports
Spoiled, spiteful Patriots fans, let that sink in while you walk down to your wine cellar to pick out the right champagne to pop at around 10 p.m. Sunday night. Seven Super Bowls together. Brady and Belichick. Bradychick. The eternal marriage of quarterback and coach, outlasting countless celebrity mergers and at least two presidential administrations. […]
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The Falcons will win … because their offense is too hard to handle
These two things essentially ensure that Sunday’s game — Super Bowl LI — will be fun and that the Atlanta Falcons can win. First, the Patriots’ Super Bowl games are always close, and sometimes closer than they should be. Sunday’s game against the Falcons is the seventh time the Patriots have played in the planet’s […]