I’m not the world’s leading apologist for my state of origin. Invariably the conversation turns to the tax burden, job market, black fly population, mathematical certainty of a crippling snowstorm in mid-March and the fact that it took y’all decades to finally get a Krispy Kreme or a Chick-Fil-A. At that point, I can only […]
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The Hot Corner: Appreciating the unsung basketball coaches
We live in a time when our everyday heroes are more important than ever, yet we take them for granted or even downplay their importance. You know the list: Cops, clergy, paramedics, military, teachers, journalists. Sorry. Had to throw the last one in there to see if you were still paying attention. The unsung, underappreciated […]
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The Hot Corner: Shaking my head at Brady's non-shake outrage
Tried to forget, but the Super Bowl aftermath was a painful reminder how obsessed America is with surface, symbolic foolishness such as handshakes. We can’t even bask in the afterglow of what was arguably the greatest NFL championship game in most of our lifetimes. Irrational haters of the New England Patriots couldn’t even enjoy the […]
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The Hot Corner: New England championship power rankings, Gen X edition
How pampered is our life as New England sports fans? I can actually make a top-10 list of my favorite championship teams and feel like it’s too restrictive. Seriously, every time a major sports network shows that infamous graphic of “longest drought by an American city without winning the title in a major sport,” we […]
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The Hot Corner: Patriots ignore the noise, keep playing their own tune
Now what? What’s the next trick designed to keep the New England Patriots from winning a sixth Super Bowl championship in 17 seasons? Conventional means have been powerless to stop what is now undeniably the greatest quarterback/coach/owner triumvirate in history. So “The Media,” as we’re all derisively known to anyone whose self-interest contradicts the day’s […]
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The Hot Corner: Cosgrove and Colby a welcome combo
It’s a shame when someone from any walk of life walks away prematurely from what he or she was clearly born to do. Yes, there is inherent selfishness in that statement. It’s actually none of our business when one of our heroes puts health or other interests ahead of playing another season, writing a new […]
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The Hot Corner: Hard to get all worked up over Yanks' big move
I’ve tried to wring my hands, grit my teeth and summon all the righteous indignation most Boston Red Sox fans have exhibited over the New York Yankees’ trade for Giancarlo Stanton, and I just can’t pull it off. It’s kind of alarming, actually. Being the type of person who panics over every random physical symptom […]
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The Hot Corner: Sports administered differently — no better or worse — in Maine, Kentucky
Eighteen months since leaving the place where my love for high school sports was born and blossomed, then jumping into that scene in a different part of the country, I continue to be amazed at how differently student-athletics are managed outside my native Maine. I’m not saying that one way is always right or that […]
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The Hot Corner: Celtics are defying NBA's lazy logic
Being a New England sports fan, transplanted or otherwise, is infinitely more fun when the Boston Celtics are relevant. We’re all spoiled by the Patriots’ dominance this century. There is little drama. There’s no thrill-of-the-chase. We know what we’re going to get: Sustained excellence, and a chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy every year. Even […]
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The Hot Corner: Trading Garoppolo a great deal for Patriots
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) warms up before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Jimmy Garoppolo is the official barometer of New England pink-hat sports spectator delusion. The looniest in our fan base have overvalued players in the past. […]