Lightning struck near Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday night. Bad luck didn’t, where Chase Elliot was concerned.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Thursday, May 28, 2020
The Boston Marathon was canceled this year for the first time in the event’s 123-year history due to concerns about the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday.
Editor’s note: The Union Leader is bringing back some of the late Joe Sullivan’s Union Leader sports columns. This one was originally published on Aug. 19, 2003.
NORTHUMBERLAND — The owners of Riverside Speedway say they will not be racing this Saturday, a week after defying an order from Gov. Chris Sununu that restricts most public gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.
On Wednesday, Boston Bruins president Cam Neely told reporters on Wednesday he’s “a little disappointed” about the league’s round-robin format for the 2020 NHL playoffs.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft appeared on Fox News Tuesday night and sounded optimistic about the chances the league will play football this season.
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) will return to action in late June with a 25-game tournament in Utah that will be played in empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NASCAR's Alsco Uniforms 500 was rained out Wednesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith doused optimism that the 2020 NFL regular season would take place on time and without interruption.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
The NHL is close to coming back, but there are still significant hurdles to clear before there’s hockey with the coronavirus pandemic still continuing.
On his first try, the bounty hunter got his prey.
Sunday, May 24, 2020
For the first time in 2020, a Super Late Model race will be held in the Northeast on Friday, June 5. Claremont Motorsports Park in Claremont, New Hampshire announced Saturday that the track will hold a Granite State Pro Stock Series event without fans in attendance. The event will be streame…
The New York Jets will listen to any trade offers but are "not going to shop" safety Jamal Adams despite the All-Pro's potential interest in being dealt, Yahoo Sports reported early Saturday.
All seven Canadian NHL teams have begun the process of refunding or offering rebates to their season ticketholders, an acknowledgment that hockey will not be returning to the country for the 2019-2020 season.
The NBA confirmed Saturday that talks are underway with Disney to restart the season this summer in Orlando, Fla.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Tournament golf will be played this summer in New Hampshire, but the events will look different as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s been two weeks since New Hampshire golf courses opened under guidelines aimed at protecting players and staff from the coronavirus pandemic.
KYLE JACKSON dares to dream. In ways he couldn’t have dreamed of.
Memorial Day weekend, complete with a favorable weather forecast, would ordinarily make for good spirits and plenty of stock car racing action around the region.
After a spring like no other, Sean McDonnell’s UNH Wildcats football team looks ahead to the fall. Last Sunday, we looked at the defense. Today, it’s the offense in the finale of a two-part series.
Around the turn of the century, Ford drivers — and, specifically, Roush Fenway Racing drivers — owned the Coca-Cola 600.
The NHL took a step Friday toward resuming its season
Hall of Fame pitcher and Red Sox analyst Dennis Eckersley is among many who were shocked by some of the drastic rule changes Major League Baseball proposed to its players’ union in order to get the season started safely.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Editor’s note: The Union Leader is bringing back some of the late Joe Sullivan’s Union Leader sports columns. This one was originally published on Jan. 28, 2003.
Major League Baseball and its players are currently at a standoff as they work to agree to a deal that would get the regular season underway, but Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy is hopeful the sides will come to terms in the near future.
As of right now, the plan is for NASCAR to make its annual stop at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July.
With the beating and the banging in the final 10 laps that probably had the fans at home on their feet, an emotional Chase Briscoe battled Kyle Busch to the line Thursday to capture the win in the Toyota 200 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series' first race back since the…
Denny Hamlin became the season’s second multi-time winner, the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota earning the rain-abbreviated Toyota 500 NASCAR Cup Series victory Wednesday night at Darlington Raceway.
The benefits to the long layoff and unusual circumstances in Major League Baseball continue to pile up for the Red Sox.
Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski ramped up workouts and caloric intake to be ready for a big role in Tampa Bay this season.
The Boston Marathon was canceled this year for the first time in the event’s 123-year history due to concerns about the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft appeared on Fox News Tuesday night and sounded optimistic about the chances the league will play football this season.
The NHL is close to coming back, but there are still significant hurdles to clear before there’s hockey with the coronavirus pandemic still continuing.
For the first time in 2020, a Super Late Model race will be held in the Northeast on Friday, June 5. Claremont Motorsports Park in Claremont, New Hampshire announced Saturday that the track will hold a Granite State Pro Stock Series event without fans in attendance. The event will be streame…
Tournament golf will be played this summer in New Hampshire, but the events will look different as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Editor’s note: The Union Leader is bringing back some of the late Joe Sullivan’s Union Leader sports columns. This one was originally published on Jan. 28, 2003.
New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung agreed to a two-year extension with the club, according to multiple reports Wednesday.
The photos showing Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 winner Kevin Harvick standing by his shiny, hard-earned trophy in Darlington Raceway Victory Lane — wearing a facemask and flashing a victory sign — depict a new normal for the sport in reaction to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The New England Independent Baseball League, which has been around since 2013, has 20 teams committed to playing should Gov. Chris Sununu give the approval for summer sports, and a group of Legion coaches is working on forming a league for their teams.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Union Leader is bringing back some of the late Joe Sullivan’s Union Leader sports columns. This one was originally published on May 22, 2001.
Saint Michael’s College men’s swimming & diving senior Connor Hopkins of Windham and men’s golf senior Matt Johnson were named co-winners of the Department of Athletics’ 2020 Northeast-10 Conference Man of the Year Award.
It wasn’t easy for Grace Castonguay as she approached her one and only academic year at Kennett High School in Conway.
When he entered high school, Logan Falzarano wanted to carve out a name for himself as more than an athlete.
Editor’s note: The Union Leader is bringing back some of the late Joe Sullivan’s Union Leader sports columns. This one was originally published on Aug. 5, 2008.
Red Sox pitcher Collin McHugh is cautiously optimistic there will be baseball this year but believes some players may decide to sit out the season if they deem the safety risk is too high for them or their families.
Manchester’s Paige Capistran had no intention of extending her hockey career past college.
University of New Hampshire forward Taylor Wenczkowski of Rochester on Wednesday was selected in the third round of the National Women's Hockey League draft. Both Wenczkowski and linemate Meghara McManus were selected by the Boston Pride. McManus was a fifth-round pick.
TODAY, the Exeter High softball team would have been five games into a 18-game regular season.
Wanted: Elite-level NFL quarterback to succeed Tom Brady.
Chalk up another local sports postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dartmouth College’s all-time leader in wins coached 32 seasons, including 23 at his alma mater.
DURHAM -- The University of New Hampshire football program announced Tuesday the addition of six preferred walk-ons, including Milford's Gavin Urda, who will join the incoming class.
IT’S NOTHING PERSONAL, Mr. Commissioner, but the Boston Red Sox would like some answers.
Pinkerton Academy girls’ lacrosse coach Rob Daziel had been planning for this season for a while, starting, he said, about three days after the Astros lost 12-11 to Bishop Guertin in last June’s Division I state championship.
Former star will be a candidate for permanant women’s basketball coaching job, says director of athletics.
Women’s basketball coach Maureen Magarity is leaving the University of New Hampshire to coach at Holy Cross, the Worcester, Mass., college said in a news release Tuesday.
PARDON the baseball reference, but let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat.
Editor’s note: The Union Leader is bringing back some of the late Joe Sullivan’s Union Leader sports columns. This one was originally published on Feb. 20, 2007.
Bentley University junior Tommy Ethier of Nashua has been selected by the conference coaches as the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Golf Player of the Year. The announcement was made by the NE10 on Wednesday.
DETROIT — Al Kaline, who broke into the major leagues with the Tigers as such a fresh-faced 19-year-old that ballpark security didn’t actually believe he was a player, and then went on to a Hall-of-Fame career amid six decades in professional baseball, died Monday. He was 85.
TAREK ROTHE likes the look of the New Hampshire Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl team, and he said the defense is what looks the best.
Editor’s note: The Union Leader is bringing back some of the late Joe Sullivan’s Union Leader sports columns. This one was originally published on May 26, 2009.
There is still hope for a high school sports spring season.
Cesar Martin is looking forward to his first trip to New Hampshire — now more than ever.
Jenna Rheault is waiting to play the final game of her rookie campaign in the National Women’s Hockey League, but the 23-year-old defender from Deering and her Boston Pride teammates have already had a special season.
Editor’s note: The Union Leader is bringing back some of Joe Sullivan’s Union Leader sports columns. This one was originally published on March 17, 2009.
Whether he was considered the clear favorite or the underdog, Plymouth Regional High School senior Joe Cleary was nearly unbeatable on the wrestling mat last month.
The defending Division I state basketball champions will share their titles this season.