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Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939) was a Canadian-born educator and coach who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while teaching physical education at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass. Naismith did not finish high school until the age of...

Apponequet softball head coach Bob Huckabee passes along information for this week's 30th Annual Peter Looney Grand Slam Tournament. This year's tournament will again have a fund-raising component, benefitting the The Looney Legacy Foundation, whi...

With many teams suffering losses in the last week, there was plenty of shakeups in this week's MIAA softball Top 25 poll. This week's changes are marked by plenty of up-and-down movement, in addition to four teams entering the poll this week, inc...

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Up until this past week, there was no guarantee that Phillips Academy-Andover would be grab a spot in Central New England Prep School Baseball League (CNEPSBL)/Thomas Blackburn Championship Tournament. Having won the title a year ...

DUXBURY, Mass. - Jay Walsh's favorite position to play on any particular day is what Duxbury's coaching staff asks of him. "Whatever we need," the senior captain said Saturday, "I like playing that." The Fairfield University commit has alternat...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Keller Chryst (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) has plenty of history to follow. His grandfather, George Chryst, was a longtime high school football coach and the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. His father...

Blog | May 18, 2013

The Missouri Tigers reached back into Tennessee for their third 2014 pledge from the Volunteer State. According to multiple sources, offensive tackle Paul Adams (Nashville, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian) gave his pledge Friday. His high school teammat...

ATHENS, Ga. -- As Georgia's coaching staff remains on the road observing high school spring practices, there has been plenty of activity to report on the recruiting front. It was also a time for some experts to weigh in on Georgia's recruiting effort...

FRANKLIN, Mass. -- The Taunton High baseball team made history on Friday night at Longley Field on the campus of Dean College. The Tigers 3-2 victory over Franklin clinched the team's first ever Hockomock League, Kelley-Rex division title. Of cou...

Earlier tonight, St. Sebastian's linebacker Connor Strachan verbally committed to Boston College, becoming the ninth commit for Steve Addazio's 2014 recruiting class, and fourth in-state pledge. Coming off a season in which he recorded 70 tackles ...

MILFORD, Mass. -- Just minutes leading up to Friday's game against Catholic Memorial, Robert Benjamin, the senior catcher of the Milford Scarlet Hawks, was unsure if he would be able to go. Suffering from a severe sinus infection, Benjamin told hi...

St. Sebastian's linebacker Connor Strachan verbally committed to Boston College tonight, he confirmed to ESPNBoston.com. Strachan, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound two-way player, was an integral part of last year's Arrows squad, which went 8-0 and earned a ...

Lima (Ohio) Central Catholic defensive back Darius West knows where he is going and knows when he will announce it to the public. The four-star cornerback will announce his commitment May 30 at his high school, Lima told ESPN.com in a text message...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Clemson hasn't been a stranger to the Dallas area, particularly West Mesquite High School in nearby Mesquite, Texas. The Tigers have offered 2015 quarterback Chason Virgil, and ESPN 150 safety Dylan Sumner-Gardner was committed to Clemson before s...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Different year. Same story. Or to put it another way, Hendricken is giving every indication that it's zeroing in on a state-record 18th Division I baseball championship. Through games of May 7, the Hawks led Division I-North with an 11-0 record...

Mets reliever LaTroy Hawkins is making a pitch for volunteering (see above). The PSA campaign is designed "to encourage students, teachers and administrators to volunteer through the high school-based Action Team national youth volunteer program, adm...