BOSTON — Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta showed increased fastball velocity Friday. His 37 four-seam fastballs averaged 95.2 mph, up from an average velocity of 94.3 mph in his first 11 starts, per Baseball Savant. But his sweeper gave him some trouble, especially in the...
The Vermont Mountaineers (15-3) walked into Mackenzie Stadium riding an eight-game win streak as well as holding the best record in the NECBL.One of them being against the Blue Sox (9-8) in a 10-5 thrashing back in Vermont earlier this month, on Friday, the final...
The Bruins’ return to the first round netted Boston one of the biggest players in the draft.The Bruins selected center Dean Letourneau, a right-shot forward who is listed at 6-foot-7, 210 pounds, at the No. 25 spot overall.Letourneau played last year at St. Andrews College,...
BOSTON — Red Sox righty Nick Pivetta threw four scoreless innings to open his start Friday. But the Padres scored nine runs in the fifth inning before Pivetta and reliever Greg Weissert recorded a single out.Pivetta allowed five straight batters to reach and Weissert allowed...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Gone are the days when police simply needed to serve and protect, they must serve and protect with precision, said incoming West Springfield Police Chief Jay Gearing.Gearing was sworn in as chief in front of department members, family and residents at the...
Cole Eiserman is a sniper.The left wing from Newburyport, who scored 127 goals to break Cole Caufield’s USNTDP (National Team Development Program) scoring record last year, was picked 20th overall by the New York Islanders in the first round of the NHL Draft on Friday.Eiserman...
SOUTHWICK — After the owner of Holyoke Cannabis received a letter from Select Board member Diane Gale this week explaining why his application for one of two retail cannabis permits was removed from consideration, a representative for the business responded in a document provided to...
BOSTON — Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks feels strong two days after throwing his first bullpen session since undergoing Tommy John surgery last August.He threw a 15-pitch bullpen (all fastballs) Wednesday.“He feels good. Feels like that wasn’t enough,” manager Alex Cora said before Boston’s game...
To the surprise of no one, the San Jose Sharks selected Macklin Celebrini first overall in the NHL Draft Friday night at the Sphere in Las Vegas.Former Sharks star Joe Thornton, a former No. 1 pick of the Boston Bruins, represented the Sharks to make...
The Reelz series “On Patrol: Live” continues with new episodes on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT both evenings, going for three hours apiece.Those without cable can catch the latest installments of “On Patrol: Live” for free through either Philo or DirecTV Stream,...
