NORWICH – The Westfield Starfires dropped the first game of a three-game series with the Norwich Sea Unicorns, 7-3, on Sunday.Westfield now stands 24-16-1 in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, with 18 games remaining.The scoring came quickly for both teams. The game’s first pitch was...
Soldier On, a Western Massachusetts nonprofit, is the recipient of a $1 million grant to work with housing-insecure veterans.“Soldier On is acutely aware that this funding is the result of listening to the at-risk veterans and delivering services that meet their needs,” said Soldier On...
SOUTH HADLEY — When Pioneer Valley Health & Rehabilitation was purchased by Blupoint Healthcare last February, the new owners appeared to save the nursing home from closing. Employees believed it was a step in the right direction.However, the South Hadley nursing home is now facing...
Behind a six-inning effort that featured three runs (two earned) and four strikeouts from starting pitcher Ethan Lyke, the Valley Blue Sox defeated the Upper Valley Nighthawks 11-5 at home Sunday afternoon.Eight of the nine starting players, including Logan Hugo (2-for-3), Michael O’Conor (2-for-4), and...
With their first pick of the 2024 MLB draft, the Red Sox selected Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery at No. 12 overall.Montgomery, 21, went to high school in Mississippi and played two years at Stanford before transferring to Texas A&M for his junior season. A...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Fans appeared to breach the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday evening.Video posted on social media showed fans, mostly wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors, jumping over security railings near the...
Isaiah Thomas has consistently made his love and admiration for the Celtics known, even after the they traded the guard in a deal that brought Kyrie Irving to Boston.And while he wasn’t on the roster for the Celtics’ 18th banner when they defeated Irving’s Dallas...
WORCESTER – Led by spectacular pitching, the Worcester Red Sox (9-8, 44-48) shutout the Rochester Red Wings (13-5, 51-40) in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Polar Park, 5-0.Brad Keller, Bryan Mata, Luis Guerrero, Trey Wingenter, and Ryan Zeferjahn combined to allow just two...
LeBron James knows what it takes to win a gold medal at the Olympics. And now that Team USA added Boston Celtics guard Derrick White to its roster as a replacement for Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Lakers star is excited to be his teammate.When...
BOSTON — The Royals were down two runs against the Red Sox in the ninth inning Sunday but they had runners at first and second base when Freddy Fermin singled into the gap in left-center field with one out.Dairon Blanco scored from second base to...
