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Relief issues send Nighthawks to first loss

6/11/21

MONTPELIER — The Upper Valley Nighthawks dropped their first New England Collegiate Baseball League game of the season Thursday, falling 10-7 to...

Just one left for Olympians

By SETH TOW - 6/9/21

BRADFORD, Vt. — All season, Oxbow High softball counted down their remaining contests.Head coach Chuck Simmons would ask the team, “How many games...

VPA D-II girls lacrosse: Hartford falls a game short of finals

By ADAM BOFFEY - 6/9/21

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Only 34.5 seconds stood between the Hartford High girls lacrosse team and a trip to the state championship when Sophia...

Raiders’ Kriplin reflects on first, last lacrosse season

By GREG FENNELL - 6/9/21

PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Jake Kriplin may have gotten on the ground floor of something only to have to step off the elevator.The Lebanon High senior...

Local roundup: Kellington, U-32 end Hartford baseball’s title run

6/9/21

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford High baseball team’s bid for an undefeated VPA Division II state championship ran into a buzzsaw on Wednesday...

Nighthawks beat North Shore, improve to 4-0

6/9/21

LYNN, Mass. — The Upper Valley Nighthawks defeated the North Shore Navigators, 5-3, on Wednesday in New England College Baseball League action at...

School Board reportedly ready to run with renovation of Lebanon High track

Staff Report - 6/8/21

LEBANON — School officials will vote Wednesday night on a proposal to renovate Lebanon High School’s track, which has deteriorated to a point where...

VPA D-III softball: Wildcats’ winning streak ends

By SETH TOW - 6/8/21

SOUTH ROYALTON — White River Valley School softball enjoyed a 15-0 regular season in 2021. The Wildcats hadn’t lost since the 2019 regular season...

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Semyon Varlamov and the New York Islanders are on a roll. The veteran goaltender made 30 saves to outplay Andrei Vasilevskiy, and the Islanders got goals from Mathew Barzal and Ryan Pulock to hold off defending champion Tampa Bay 2-1 in...

LEADING OFF: Blue Jays bop at Fenway, Rays-Chisox meet up

6/13/2021

A look at what's happening around the majors Monday: ___ MONSTER MASH Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the bashing Blue Jays try to keep up their power surge at Fenway Park. Teoscar Hernández hit a pair...

Left-hander Matz placed on COVID-related IL by Blue Jays

6/13/2021

BOSTON (AP) — Steven Matz was placed on the COVID-related injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays before Sunday’s game against Boston, one day after the left-hander beat the Red Sox. Matz (7-3) allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings on Saturday. ...

Blue Jays slug 5 homers in 7-2 victory over Red Sox

6/12/2021

BOSTON (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer — one of Toronto's three longballs in the fifth inning — to extend his club-record road hitting streak to 25 games, and the Blue Jays rebounded from a tough loss to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Saturday...

Verdugo, Red Sox rally from 4 down, top Blue Jays 6-5 in 9th

6/11/2021

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora doesn’t expect people to forget about the guy they gave up for Alex Verdugo. He just wants the Boston fans to appreciate the player they got when Mookie Betts was traded to the Dodgers. “We...

Rask needs hip surgery, wants to return to Bruins in 2022

6/11/2021

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask will have surgery to repair a previously undisclosed torn labrum in his hip, he said Friday, two days after the team was eliminated from the playoffs by the New York Islanders. Rask, who is eligible to...

'New York Saints' moniker catches on during Islanders run

6/11/2021

Seth Tierney got chills hearing Islanders fans at a jam-packed Nassau Coliseum chant, “New York Saints! New York Saints!” By then, Tierney had figured out it wasn't about the now-defunct indoor lacrosse team by the same name he played three seasons for...

Red Sox beat Astros 12-8, avoid sweep as Martinez homers

6/11/2021

BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit his 13th homer, Christian Arroyo had a three-run drive and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of a pair of dropped balls in a five-run sixth inning to beat the Houston Astros 12-8 Thursday night, avoiding a three-game sweep. ...

Rask, Krejci exits would shrivel Bruins Cup-winning core

6/10/2021

BOSTON (AP) — A year after letting 6-foot-9 defenseman Zdeno Chara leave, the Bruins face another potential departure that looms almost as large. Goalie Tuukka Rask, the 2014 Vezina Trophy winner and the Original Six franchise’s career leader in games and...

WR Darius Slayton OK with Giants taking Toney in first round

6/10/2021

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Darius Slayton isn't overly concerned the New York Giants took wide receiver Kadarius Toney in the first round of the NFL draft and signed receivers Kenny Golladay and John Ross as free agents. The third-year wide receiver had...

New nickname in hand, Pats rookie Jones finding his footing

6/10/2021

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones has his new nickname. He also is slowly getting more comfortable existing in the whirlwind that has been his first month as an NFL rookie quarterback. “Yeah, it’s been good,” the Patriots’ first-round...

McDavid, Matthews, MacKinnon finalists for NHL MVP honors

6/10/2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon have been named the finalists for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. McDavid, considered the likely winner of the...

Belichick: Newton not practicing, but fine after hand injury

6/10/2021

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Cam Newton hasn’t practiced since injuring his throwing hand during voluntary workouts last week. Coach Bill Belichick expects New England's incumbent starting quarterback to be fine. Newton was not at Thursday’s workout, the...

Islanders eliminate Bruins, return to Stanley Cup semifinals

6/10/2021

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders fell behind after three games for the second straight series. Each time, they won three straight to advance, and now they're headed to the Stanley Cup semifinals for the second straight year. Brock Nelson...

Islanders beat Bruins 6-2 in Game 6, reach Stanley Cup semis

6/10/2021

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders got another big second period and ran past the Boston Bruins for a return trip to the Stanley Cup semifinals. Brock Nelson scored twice in New York's three-goal second, Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 shots and the...

Odorizzi solid in 1st win since '19, Astros beat Red Sox 8-3

6/09/2021

BOSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker doesn’t believe he’s seen the best of Jake Odorizzi. The Astros manager is hoping the 2019 All-Star right-hander’s latest performance against the Red Sox is a glimpse of what may be on tap going forward...

Brady's Bucs focused on getting better, repeating as champs

6/09/2021

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — There’s no room for complacency in Tom Brady’s world. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hoping to become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since Brady’s 2003 and 2004 New England Patriots, and the 43-year-old quarterback doesn...

Officiating takes center stage midway through NHL playoffs

6/09/2021

Officiating has been on center stage midway through the NHL playoffs. Star forward Connor McDavid didn't draw a single penalty when Edmonton got swept in the first round. Tampa Bay dominated a second-round series against Carolina thanks to a potent power...

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