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Local roundup: Early goal boosts Lebanon field hockey past Mascoma

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WEST CANAAN — The Lebanon and Mascoma high school field hockey teams played in the same NHIAA league last fall, and they ended up so close in the...

Windsor resetting goals after COVID-19 shifts season

By PETE NAKOS - Today

WINDSOR — At the beginning of each season, Jody Wood hands out a survey to her Windsor High field hockey team, asking players their personal and...

Hanover, Lebanon boys back in the swing of things

By PETE NAKOS - 9/20/20

HANOVER — Positioned on the left goalpost at Merriman-Branch Field, Evan Nichols had a simple duty: jump.Nichols, a junior on the Hanover High boys...

Local roundup: Johnson goal sends Hanover girls soccer to victory

9/19/20

LEBANON — A coronavirus-shortened schedule means the Hanover High girls soccer team won’t match last year’s tally of 16 shutouts in 19 games. But...

Stepping up to a new challenge

By GREG FENNELL - 9/19/20

HANOVER — Hanover High girls soccer coach Doug Kennedy had started a whiteboard dissection of defending an opponent’s corner kick during a Thursday...

Local roundup: Stevens boys soccer wins opener against Mascoma

9/19/20

CLAREMONT — A big save and a big comeback made for a big opening night for the Stevens High boys soccer team on Friday night.Goalkeeper Cooper...

Upper Valley schools lay out plans for fans at games

By PETE NAKOS - 9/17/20

HANOVER — With the number of spectators at fall sporting events being left wide open in New Hampshire, different schools are taking different...

Local roundup: Vermont high school sports contests delayed at least a week

By GREG FENNELL - 9/17/20

MONTPELIER — The return of high school sports in Vermont will be delayed by at least another week.The athletic directors of two Upper Valley...

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Crowder, Olynyk see parallels between Spoelstra, Stevens

9/22/2020

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jae Crowder will tell anybody who asks that the Miami Heat are extremely well-prepared for whatever comes their way in the Eastern Conference finals.He can say the same about the Boston Celtics, too.Crowder and fellow Heat teammate Kelly Olynyk are both in...

Florida decision likely clears Pats owner of soliciting sex

9/21/2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors said Monday that they won't appeal a court's decision blocking video that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex, making it likely the charges against him will be dropped. If the state...

Despite close loss, Patriots' Newton sees offensive progress

9/21/2020

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots left Sunday’s 35-30 loss at Seattle lamenting the yard they didn’t get.But they exited with increased confidence in both the progress they’re making on offense and the versatility of the quarterback leading it. Cam Newton did...

Back to work: Celtics, Heat start getting ready for Game 4

9/21/2020

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Getting angry worked wonders for the Boston Celtics. Their first win in these Eastern Conference finals just happened to come two nights after Marcus Smart sparked a loud and emotional series of shouting matches inside the Celtics’ locker room, all of...

Newton nearly pulls off comeback, but Patriots fall short

9/21/2020

SEATTLE (AP) — Down 12 with less than 5 minutes remaining, Cam Newton nearly pulled off the most unlikely of comebacks in his first road start with New England. Instead, it was the Patriots that came up 1-yard short this time around against the Seattle Seahawks. “The play was there...

Seahawks stuff Newton on final play, beat Patriots 35-30

9/21/2020

SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson continued his sizzling start throwing five more touchdown passes. Unheralded second-year defensive end L.J. Collier made the play that assured those five TD tosses came in a victory. Collier stuffed Cam Newton at the 1-yard line on the final play, and the...

White inactive for Patriots following death of father

9/20/2020

SEATTLE (AP) — The father of New England Patriots’ running back James White was killed Sunday in a car crash in Florida, authorities said. The wreck that killed Tyrone White happened around 1 p.m. in Cooper City, Florida, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said in a news...

Red Sox finally snap skid vs Yankees, who clinch spot anyway

9/20/2020

BOSTON (AP) — Despite dismal results against the New York Yankees this season, at least the Boston Red Sox didn’t have to watch their longtime rivals enjoy clinching a playoff berth at Fenway Park. They made sure of that by finally beating the Yankees this year.Hours later, however...

The Latest: Butker's FG lifts Chiefs to OT win over Chargers

9/20/2020

The Latest on Week 2 in the NFL (all times EDT): ___7:50 p.m.Harrison Butker made a 58-yard field goal in overtime, lifting the Kansas City Chiefs to a 23-20 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.Butker kicked the ball through the uprights three times at the end of the game on Sunday. A false start...

Pats RB James White inactive against Seahawks

9/20/2020

SEATTLE (AP) — New England running back James White is surprisingly inactive for the Patriots against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.White was not listed on any injury reports for Week 2. New England did have all three of its wide receivers that were listed as questionable active...

Brady, Fournette lead Bucs over Panthers 31-17

9/20/2020

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady has a dazzling track record of winning, period.The six-time Super Bowl champion's perfect when it comes to rebounding from rare season-opening losses during a 21-year career after tasting victory with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the first time on Sunday.Brady...

'Dobby' for Conn Smythe? Stars' Khudobin is making his case

9/20/2020

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Born when Kazakhstan was still part of the Soviet Union, Anton Khudobin just wanted to make it to the NHL one day. Little did he dream of winning the Stanley Cup.When he accomplished his first childhood goal and got a front-row seat for a deep playoff run...

Happ, Frazier lift Yanks over Red Sox for 10th straight win

9/20/2020

BOSTON (AP) — Less than two weeks removed from a slide that threatened to derail their season, the New York Yankees are on the cusp of another postseason berth.J.A. Happ pitched eight scoreless innings, Clint Frazier hit a two-run home run and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0...

Hayward returns to Celtics for Game 3 of East finals

9/20/2020

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Gordon Hayward has been part of Boston teams that have made the Eastern Conference finals twice in the past three seasons.He’s finally gotten to play in that playoff round.Hayward returned to the Celtics’ rotation in Game 3 of their East title...

Celtics top Heat 117-106, cut East finals deficit to 2-1

9/20/2020

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Getting big leads has been relatively easy for the Boston Celtics in these Eastern Conference finals.This time, they also found a way to finish the job.And just like that, the East title series got a whole lot closer.Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson...

Longtime baseball pro scout Gary Hughes dies at 79

9/19/2020

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gary Hughes, a beloved professional scout for numerous big league organizations during a 54-year career, has died in Northern California after a battle with cancer. He was 79.Hughes was a regular at Bay Area ballparks in recent years working for the Red Sox and...

Top-flight Seahawks await Cam Newton, Patriots in Week 2

9/19/2020

The Seattle Seahawks have had a nasty habit of starting slowly. If their debut at Atlanta last weekend is any indication, Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson have the motors revving from the jump.Few teams were more impressive than Seattle as the NFL season began. Baltimore, Kansas City and Green...

Yankees rally, beat Bosox 6-5 in 12 for 9th straight win

9/19/2020

BOSTON (AP) — The New York Yankees' bats arrived just in time to help extend their longest win streak of the season. Gary Sanchez hit a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning, DJ LeMahieu had a go-ahead double in the 12th and the Yankees rallied past the Boston Red Sox 6-5...

Celtics, Heat agree: A 2-0 lead in East finals means nothing

9/18/2020

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — If there was a sliver of consolation for the Boston Celtics on Friday, it probably could have been found within the understanding that a 2-0 lead for the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals doesn’t guarantee anything.The Celtics learned that...

Silent in Seattle: Noisy Seahawks fans absent for opener

9/18/2020

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For a normal Sunday night game in Seattle, the fans would start showing up in the morning, giving themselves plenty of time to find parking and begin their preparations for the evening’s festivities. Those parking lots will be empty this Sunday. No tailgates...

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