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Game Day

by Penny Hastings

Many dream of becoming professional athletes, but only a few make it to the pros. Yet, athletes aren’t the only ones with a passion for the game. Jobs like sports reporter, race car mechanic, sports referee, groundskeeper, trainer,... Read More

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Scoreboard, Baby

by Penny Hastings

A winning sports season is marred by the illegal, sometimes violent, behavior of two dozen players on the University of Washington’s 2000 football team, resulting in their arrest and/or prosecution. A drug-related shooting, domestic... Read More

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Breakdown

by Jeff Friend

Playing on the 2006 Chelsea Red Devils’ football team wasn’t easy. But then, just surviving in Chelsea wasn’t easy, especially if you were a teenager growing up in one of the most violent towns in the Boston area. Bob Halloran’s... Read More

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High Heat

If, as Ted Williams famously said, “Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports,” then the fastball is the most devastating weapon. While hitting a fastball may not have been that difficult for “The Splendid... Read More

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