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Upper Valley teams post impressive numbers during unusual season

Fall sports season offers lessons for unorthodox times
Winter sports shutdown prompts transfer for Dartmouth shooting guard
High school roundup: Lebanon girls goalie officially hitting the pitch at UNH
Road warriors: Newport football throttles Somersworth for NHIAA D-IV championship

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Upper Valley teams post impressive numbers during unusual season

By PETE NAKOS - Today

Trying to illustrate some of the storylines from the unprecedented fall sports season, here are 14 numbers from the 14 high schools the Valley News...

The Upper Valley’s small ski areas hope pandemic will present opportunity

By GREG FENNELL - 11/21/20

LEBANON — Cory Grant fired up a snowmaking cannon — the eternal and optimistic sign of the upcoming ski season — at the base of the Storrs Hill Ski...

Fall sports season offers lessons for unorthodox times

By PETE NAKOS - 11/21/20

Chris Childs has had his Lebanon High football team on his mind a lot since its semifinal game was canceled on Nov. 13, ending a 6-1 season.He is...

New Hampshire, Vermont fall high school state tournament schedules (updated Nov. 21, 3:30 p.m.)

11/21/20

NEW HAMPSHIREFOOTBALLDIVISION IIOpening RoundSaturday, Oct. 24Merrimack Valley 34, Kingswood 14Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton 36, John Stark...

Winter sports shutdown prompts transfer for Dartmouth shooting guard

By PETE NAKOS - 11/19/20

HANOVER — James Foye still recalls the night classmate and teammate Brendan Barry made his skills known their freshman year.The Dartmouth College...

High school roundup: Lebanon girls goalie officially hitting the pitch at UNH

By GREG FENNELL - 11/19/20

LEBANON — Breck Taber’s Lebanon High girls soccer team was in the closing minutes of a 5-0 loss to next-door neighbor Hanover in an NHIAA Division...

Dartmouth roundup: Women’s lacrosse coach endowed in Harper’s name

11/19/20

HANOVER — Thanks to two alumnae donors, Dartmouth College has endowed the coaching position of its women’s lacrosse team. The endowment, announced...

Dartmouth hires new men’s cross country coach

11/18/20

HANOVER — Justin Wood has been named the new men’s cross country coach at Dartmouth College, the school announced on Monday afternoon. Wood takes...

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It's looking like a different kind of December for Patriots

11/23/2020

Well, at least the New England Patriots have plenty of experience playing in meaningless December games. The 11-time defending AFC East champions may still have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs this season. But for all practical purposes, they are playing out the string after losing...

Bruins sign DeBrusk to 2-year deal, annual cap hit $3.675M

11/23/2020

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed forward Jake DeBrusk to a two-year deal with an annual cap hit of $3.675 million.The 2015 first-round draft choice had 19 goals and 16 assists last season. Since joining the Bruins in 2017, the 24-year-old DeBrusk is fourth on the team with 62...

Texans look to build on momentum after big win over Patriots

11/23/2020

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans played their most complete game of the season on Sunday to beat the New England Patriots 27-20. Quarterback Deshaun Watson made plays with his arms and his legs and J.J. Watt was a force on defense to help the Texans to their first win against a team...

AP source: Cavaliers acquire McGee, 2026 pick from Lakers

11/22/2020

CLEVEAND (AP) — Looking to replace Tristan Thompson, the Cavaliers have acquired center JaVale McGee and a future draft pick from the Los Angeles Lakers for forwards Alfonzo McKinnie and Jordan Bell, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday night.The Cavs will...

Patriots complicate playoff path with 27-20 loss to Texans

11/22/2020

There can be no more detours for the New England Patriots if they hope to remain on a path to the playoffs.The 11-time defending AFC East champions fell to 4-6 with a 27-20 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, leaving them on the verge of missing the postseason for the first time since 2008...

Watson, Watt lead Houston to 27-20 win over New England

11/22/2020

HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson dragged two defenders into the end zone for a touchdown early on Sunday and J.J. Watt swatted down pass after pass from Cam Newton. Houston's two biggest stars both showed up huge to help the Texans beat the New England Patriots 27-20 for their first win of...

AP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors; Hayward to Hornets

11/21/2020

Fred VanVleet bet on himself. It paid off.Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, is heading to a new home.VanVleet agreed Saturday to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity...

Cardinals, Murray bruised after frustrating loss to Seattle

11/20/2020

Arizona's playoff hopes took a hit during Thursday night's 28-21 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Maybe more important for the Cardinals, so did quarterback Kyler Murray's throwing shoulder.Arizona's stay at the top of the NFC West lasted just five days after Thursday's loss. The Cardinals (6-4...

Red Sox tab Will Venable as bench coach in Cora's return

11/20/2020

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have hired Will Venable to be a bench coach on manager Alex Cora’s staff. Venable spent the last three seasons with the Cubs as a first- and third-base coach after a 12-year career as a major league outfielder, mostly with the San Diego Padres...

Pats hope to ride recent resurgence into playoff contention

11/20/2020

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Cam Newton was adamant at the trade deadline that the answers to the Patriots turning things around were already within their locker room. Over the past two weeks his teammates have done their best to fulfill their quarterback's prophecy. From Jakobi Meyers...

Diggs invokes "Super Freak" and has big game

11/20/2020

Add “Super Freak” to the list of adjectives to describe Stefon Diggs’ league-leading receiving numbers.The Bills receiver gave a nod to Rick James by having the Buffalo-born funk artist’s likeness painted on his cleats in a 44-34 win over Seattle on Nov. 8. It was a...

AP source: Celtics' Hayward opts out of final year of deal

11/19/2020

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward opted out of the final year of a contract that would have paid him $34.1 million, making him a free agent, a person familiar with the situation said ThursdayThe person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision has not been...

Buccaneers looking to solve prime-time woes against Rams

11/19/2020

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Arians doesn’t mince words or offer excuses when he talks about Tampa Bay’s struggles in prime-time games this season.“It’s just bad football,” the 68-year-old coach said. “Bad football and not being ready to play.”...

Winless Jets, reeling Chargers searching for any momentum

11/19/2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joey Bosa remembers the last time the Los Angeles Chargers faced a winless team this far into a season. He's hoping history doesn't repeat itself Sunday when they host the winless New York Jets in a midseason matchup of struggling squads.The Jets are the 27th team since...

Ravens host Titans in rematch of AFC divisional playoff

11/19/2020

TENNESSEE (6-3) at BALTIMORE (6-3)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE - Ravens by 6RECORD VS. SPREAD - Titans 3-6; Ravens 4-4-1SERIES RECORD - Tied 12-12LAST MEETING - Titans beat Ravens 28-12 on Jan. 11 at BaltimoreLAST WEEK - Titans lost to Colts 34-17; Ravens lost to Patriots 23-17AP PRO32...

Texans look to improve run defense in visit from Patriots

11/19/2020

NEW ENGLAND (4-5) at HOUSTON (2-7)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE - Texans by 2RECORD VS. SPREAD - Patriots 4-5; Texans 2-7SERIES RECORD - Patriots lead 10-2LAST MEETING - Texans beat Patriots 28-22 on Dec. 1, 2019 in HoustonLAST WEEK - Patriots beat Ravens 23-17; Texans lost to Browns 10-7AP...

Celtics pick Vanderbilt guard Nesmith 14th in NBA draft

11/19/2020

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics loaded up on backcourt depth in the NBA draft on Wednesday night, picking Vanderbilt shooting guard Aaron Nesmith and Oregon point guard Payton Pritchard in the first round.The Celtics used the No. 14 pick on Nesmith, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound sophomore who...

Patriots' Belichick wades into Armenian conflict

11/18/2020

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to take action against Turkey and Azerbaijan for “unprovoked and violent attacks against Armenians.” In his media availability, Belichick said: “We’ve...

As injuries mount, Ravens' depth will be tested vs Titans

11/18/2020

The Baltimore Ravens enter Sunday’s pivotal game against the Tennessee Titans with 11 players on injured reserve and several other key contributors too hurt to practice.Baltimore’s offense line is still trying to adjust to All-Pro tackle Ronnie Stanley’s season-ending ankle...

Theo Epstein steps down after 9 seasons leading Cubs

11/17/2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Listening in on fans' conversations during his walks home from Wrigley Field, Theo Epstein could sense their excitement as the Chicago Cubs set themselves up to capture that long-awaited World Series championship.It was as if they were all in it together.“It felt...

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