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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...

BRIDGEWATER, Mass -- The Bridgewater-Raynham baseball team can breathe a sigh of relief. It won't have to face Hingham High School again this season. The No. 8 Trojans fell to the Harbormen 6-2 in a sloppy game that saw a litany of errors, pas...

HOPKINTON, Mass. -- On paper, it was a marquee match-up. It was a meeting of the champions of the Hockomock League's Kelley-Rex division and the Tri-Valley League, as well as two teams in the Top 25 in the state. But, on the field, the game was mo...

Governor's Academy girls' soccer head coach Michael Karin announces tonight that twins Jackie and Kendall Ham have committed to Bucknell University for the 2014 season. "The soccer playing twins have been major contributors to the success of The ...

ANDOVER, Mass. -- Over the course of the 2013 season, the success of the Phillips Andover baseball team has hinged on three arms, or, more specifically, two right-handers and a southpaw. Senior Rory Ziomek and sophomore Tim Salvadore, or simply 'S...

Everett High Class of 2014 defensive back Lubern Figaro picked up his seventh Division 1 FBS offer today, from Vanderbilt University, he announced on his Twitter account this morning. "Just picked up a offer to Vanderbilt #anchordown," he wrote in...

Two-sport athletes are common in collegiate sports. In high school, young men and women often compete in multiple events. Some who are committed and exceptional in two sports will attempt to participate in both at the Division I level. Julius P...

Since committing to Kansas State on March 7, Round Rock (Texas) High School offensive lineman Robert Castaneda has enjoyed what he considers an unexpected boost in his recruitment. The 6-foot-5, 318-pound lineman knows committing to the Wildcats m...

On the afternoon of May 14, Wayne Selden found himself watching ESPN like many other college basketball fans, anxious to learn the fate of top prospect Andrew Wiggins. Selden, the rugged, 6-foot-5-inch, 220-pound, five-star recruit from the Tilton...

While each club has their own way of finalizing player evaluations before the draft, the one commonality is the simple fact that time is running out on them. Most high school prospects have completed their seasons and the college crop is headed into ...

Blog | May 23, 2013

With fewer than 100 days left before the college football season begins, coaches aren't taking their vacation time. Instead, they're recruiting.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2013

BRAINTREE, Mass. -- Steven Lee said wasn't scoreboard-watching like some of his Braintree High teammates Wednesday afternoon, as the Wamps stayed loose in preparation for the first of two twilight battles with No. 4 Walpole in three days. But when...

NEWTON, Mass. -- As Anthony Delmonaco approached a pod of reporters, he looked down at the tape recorders and said, "Sorry guys, I'm not really that good under pressure." He couldn't keep a straight face. With two strikes and two outs in the to...

READING, Mass. - No. 8 Concord-Carlisle lacrosse stormed out to a 5-0 lead after one quarter and never looked back as they defeated No. 16 Reading, 9-7, behind an intelligent and disciplined defensive effort. Despite a furious second-half comeback...

HUDSON, Mass. -- Zack Tower is not someone you want to make angry. In the fourth inning of Wednesday night's contest against Hudson, the Auburn senior was struck by a Kyle Sullivan pitch to the head area. Tower was not happy about it but wisely ac...

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Westborough lacrosse has come a long way this season under first-year coach Tom Baker, but the new coach still left his team's 7-6 home defeat to reigning Central Mass champion Algonquin unsatisfied. "Today was a very good ga...