Saturday, May 18, 2013
The spring semester recently ended at the University of Connecticut, but junior track and field athlete Jesse Chapman is still hard at work. Handpicked by kinesiology professor Jeff Volek to assist with an on-campus lab study, Chapman, an …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Orford — The Rivendell Academy softball team lost 13-8 to visiting Thetford yesterday. The Raptors committed five errors, allowed runners to advance on six wild pitches and threw in a passed ball for good measure. There were baserunning …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
By Marty Basch Special to the Valley News We returned to the woods with pep in our steps and were rewarded with the rush of chilled spring run-off cascading down the mountain, the distant drumming of ruffed grouse and a stellar horizon dominated by the northern Presidentials. There …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
When you wake up in the morning and the light is hurt your head The first thing you do when you get up out of bed Is hit the streets a runnin’ and try to beat the masses And go get yourself some cheap sunglasses Oh yeah, oh …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it’s likely to include a reference to “Beckham’s team,” the Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles. By making …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Reaction to David Beckham’s decision to retire from soccer: “David Beckham, one of the most iconic figures in global football is retiring from playing. It’s the end of a chapter of an amazing story. David grew up as a football-loving child & achieved his dreams, and unquestionably inspired …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
1. HE’S WON EVERYWHERE HE’S PLAYED ... Beckham has won at least one league title with every team he’s joined for a full season. Manchester United won England’s Premier League six times with Beckham, including three straight from …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Rome — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final today — exactly a week before the French Open starts. In yesterday’s semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge from Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4. Six-time Rome …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Boston — In the corner of the Boston Bruins’ locker room, hanging from the hooks in Andrew Ference’s stall, is a yellow running singlet with the team’s “Spoked B” logo on the front. It’s the same one Lucas …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Northfield , Vt . — The Oxbow Union High baseball team continued its hot season with a 4-2 defeat of Northfield yesterday. Andrew Lyman turned in a dominant pitching performance, tossing a six-hitter with 14 strikeouts and two …
Maggie Cassidy
By Don's Early Light
