The challenges for Domenic J. Sarno have gone far beyond the usual political realm this year.No strangers to the tests he’s faced as mayor of Springfield, Sarno revealed in October that he’s been diagnosed with cancer. Even as he began treatments and predicted a full...
I’ve done a complete turnaround on Joe Mazzulla.During the 2022 Eastern Conference finals I wrote that the Celtics shouldn’t keep him. They’d been forced to hire him based on the timing of the Ime Udoka scandal and didn’t have time for a full search. He’d...
BOSTON — While Jayson Tatum missed his first look at a game-winner Saturday against the Raptors, he had another shot at redemption. Sure, his shot at the end of regulation was off — he called it a “horrible miss” — but basketball always delivers more...
SPRINGFIELD — Jim Gurzenski spends a lot of time on his bicycle, pedaling from Longmeadow to Springfield where he does volunteer work, fixing bikes for low-income people who can’t afford repairs.The 68-year-old retired quality control manager is noticing that roads are becoming a bit safer,...
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Even if the Red Sox were to win the bidding for free agent outfielder Juan Soto — a decided long shot, admittedly — that wouldn’t be enough to propel the team into actual contention for 2025 and beyond.Soto would help, of course. He’s a generational...
BOSTON — The Bruins players keep emphasizing that they aren’t panicking.After Saturday’s lackluster 3-2 overtime loss to a mediocre Blues team at TD Garden, they said they are fully confident that it’s a frustrating stretch that they’ll eventually get past.BETTING: Check out our MA sports...
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum admitted there was some frustration after what he called a “horrible miss” at the end of regulation. The score was tied between the Celtics and Raptors as Tatum had a chance at an open mid-range jumper that would’ve been the game-winner.But...
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Thunderbirds (6-8-1-0) got a clutch late-game goal from their captain en route to a 4-2 win over the Charlotte Checkers (7-4-0-1) on Saturday night at the MassMutual Center. Springfield picked up its first set of back-to-back wins this season in the...
Dear Abby: I helped a friend by giving her rides to and from work for two weeks while her car was being repaired. When she got her car back, she told me to let her know if she could ever repay the favor by helping...
