Revisiting Patriots predictions
A look back at what we got right and wrong. It's hard to believe the NFL regular season is already in the books. It seems like mere weeks ago we were debating what impact Jabar Gaffney and Donte'...
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ESPN anchor Hannah Storm returns 3 weeks after propane gas accident
Storm suffered second-degree burns on her chest and hands, and first-degree burns to her face and neck Hannah Storm of ESPN AP NEW YORK (AP) – ESPN anchor Hannah Storm will return to the air on New...
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Peanut Bowl memories have lasted a lifetime for Western Mass. football greats
Sixty years ago, the region's top high school team took on Greater Atlanta's finest for the final time. From left, Ken Kindig and Ernie LaBranche, both of West Springfield, and Agawam's Allan Collins...
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Red Sox rumor for the New Year: Team watches Bobby Abreu work out at first base
The Sox have a large hole to fill at first, but does Abreu fit? Bobby Abreu played 92 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012. AP file Bobby Abreu has never played first base in his 17-year Major...
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Springfield Armor end year on down note with 105-84 loss to Maine
The Red Claws went up 20 before halftime in a game Springfield was never really in. Carleton Scott, right, had 15 points and nine rebounds Monday in a lifeless Armor effort. David Molnar | The...
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UMass upsets No. 8 Dartmouth to win Ledyard National Bank Classic
The Minutemen handed the Big Green their first home loss in a 3-2 win capped by a game-winner from tournament MVP Branden Gracel. Branden Gracel's third-period goal Monday locked up a tournament title...
View ArticleNew England Patriots' 2012 snap counts: Nate Solder, Devin McCourty lead
Here's a look at this season's snap counts. Here's a look at this season's snap counts, as compiled from NFL game books. Offensive snaps 1. OL Nate Solder – 1,234 2. OL Ryan Wendell – 1,231 3. QB Tom...
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Bobby Abreu's workout shows the Boston Red Sox are prioritizing first base
Mauro Gómez is the in-house option, but the club is looking elsewhere. Boston's Mauro Gómez is the in-house option at first base, but the Red Sox would rather a proven veteran play the position and...
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On Two Wheels: Springfield Motorcycle Show comes to Eastern States Exposition...
The three-day show will be headlined by legendary bike builder Ron Finch. The three-day Springfield Motorcycle Show begins on Jan. 18 at the Eastern States Exposition The Republican File Photo...
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Chicopee mountain biker Joel Ramirez looks for sponsors in competitive cycling
Ramirez has been competing in mountain bike races for six years. Granby- Joel Ramirez, of Chicopee, is an avid mountain biker. The Republican / John Suchocki CHICOPEE – As a teenager in Puerto Rico,...
View ArticleSpringfield College women's basketball upsets undefeated Swarthmore in...
Tamara Tribble scored 16 points and hauled in 13 rebounds as Springfield handed Swarthmore its first loss of the season. Having dropped seven of their first eight games, a young Springfield College...
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Patriots equipment manager Don Brocher dies following fight with leukemia
Brocher began working for the Patriots in 1972 Patriots New England Patriots equipment manager Don Brocher, the team's longest tenured employee, passed away after a season-long battle with leukemia...
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Hitting to All Fields: Is a trip to New Orleans in store for the Patriots in...
It's safe to say Peyton Manning's neck healed rather nicely. Just sitting and wondering if the new year will be Super for the Pats. Did you know that our Falcons have gone 7-1-0-0 in Sunday games?...
View ArticleSwarthmore's Jessica Jowdy - a shining athletic and academic star from...
The freshman standout played youth basketball games at Sandy Hook Elementary School. SPRINGFIELD – Jessica Jowdy, a freshman on the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team, is especially well known...
View ArticleSpringfield College basketball women and men advance to Naismith Classic...
The women upset previously undefeated Swarthmore while the men cruised past Colby to earn berths in Wednesday's finals. SPRINGFIELD – The records were nearly flip-flopped. Swarthmore was 7-0,...
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UMass basketball will face up-tempo pressure defense against undersized Miami...
UMass heads to Oxford, Ohio, seeking its sixth consecutive victory. Chaz Williams and the Minutemen struggled against East Carolina's press late in the game Dec. 22, but coach Derek Kellogg says that...
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Marquette catches UConn men at the buzzer, takes them out in OT
A tying 3-pointer at the regulation horn extended the game and allowed Marquette to post an 82-76 win in both teams' Big East opener. Marquette's Junior Cadougan celebrates his 3-pointer that tied the...
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Florida State rocks Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois in 31-10 Orange Bowl win
Senior fullback Lonnie Pryor, voted the game's outstanding player, ran for a career-high 134 yards and two scores in only five carries for Florida State. Florida State receiver Rashad Greene pulls in...
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Stephen Jendrysik: Chicopee Comprehensive football coach Mark Schuerfeld is...
After Comp's storybook run came to end with a loss to Longmeadow in the Division I semifinal, "Shurf" told the kids they were the greatest bunch of guys he's ever been associated with. The Chicopee...
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Stanford holds off Wisconsin 20-14 to win its first Rose Bowl since 1972
A stellar defensive effort propelled the Cardinal to their biggest bowl win yet during the long-struggling program’s recent renaissance. David Shaw, with trophy, has Stanford on the rise, even without...
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