Most Bruins fans — the rational ones, anyway — know their team’s current run of excellence is endangered.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Saturday, January 09, 2021
MOST of my adventures afield involve the study and pursuit of fish. Regardless of season, climate, or the level of absurdity, I find myself in constant motion as it relates to those creatures that swim with mystical ease throughout our waterbodies and subsequently haunt my dreams.
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
JIM SCHUBERT can’t recall Ryan Day expressing an interest in a coaching career. At least not while Day was playing quarterback for Schubert at Manchester Central.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, we had a great autumn for high school sports around these parts.
Saturday, January 02, 2021
The New England Patriots’ worst season since 2000 did not just happen.
Saturday, December 26, 2020
WITH the holidays upon us and winter an undeniable presence, it is time for the sportsmen and women of New England to adjust their activities. Those outdoor sports that we obsessed over as recently as last week must evolve with the changing seasons. Just as some equipment is winterized and s…
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
THERE ARE YEARS when one player stands out in a college football program’s signing class. That’s certainly the case with Dylan Maciulewicz, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound lineman who signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of New Hampshire last Wednesday.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Editor’s note: When we re-published columns by the late Joe Sullivan during the summer, we noted that you might see more of them in the future. Well here’s one, originally published on Dec. 23, 2003, that captures the spirit of the season.
Trauma can shatter your sense of security, leaving you feeling helpless and vulnerable in a dangerous world.
I HAVE SPENT the last two months shopping. I do not have holiday gift obligations for many people but I like to provide personal, quality items for those who I do.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
IT APPEARS amateur golf in New Hampshire will soon be governed by one organization.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
CHIEFS (11-1) at DOLPHINS (8-4)
THE LAST DAY of deer season can stir many emotions. For those lucky enough to have already gotten their deer, it is inconsequential. For those hunting on the last day, feelings fluctuate among anxiety, resolve and relief.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
MIKE SHALIN enjoyed bringing sports news to you.
Sunday, December 06, 2020
NATURE is a pretty cool place. In it, a million variables connect in a precise way to form the world that we live in. Over a long period, these relationships have almost always aligned to benefit plants and animals in a way that ensures survival and propagation.
Saturday, December 05, 2020
There’s a grocery store cashier in Exeter who likes to discuss local sports with certain customers. Occasionally he’ll offer an opinion about the Union Leader sports pages, and this much is clear: He really enjoyed reading anything written by Mike Shalin.
Cam Newton’s football future is hanging by a proverbial thread.
BENGALS (2-8-1) at DOLPHINS (7-4)
Wednesday, December 02, 2020
THE EARLY SIGNING period for football begins Dec. 16, but that’s probably not going to be a busy day at the University of New Hampshire football office. Not as busy as it usually is on that day, anyway.
GOOD MORNING! Today, in the spirit of holiday giving, we offer three mini-columns for the price of one.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
WHEN IT COMES to a good high school sports discussion few topics stir the drink — and produce passionate arguments — like NHIAA football. We all know what needs to be fixed and how we could do things better. At least we think we do.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
IF THERE’S an X Factor in this year’s Division I championship game between Goffstown and Nashua North, it’s Goffstown’s kickoff-return unit.
GOOD MORNING! And welcome to the final weekend of fall 2020 high school sports. A long, strange trip, for sure.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
BY NOW you’re probably familiar with many of the key players who will take the field for Saturday’s NHIAA Division I and Division II championship football games. All that’s needed to identify these players are their last names: Harris-Lopez and Ackerman from Nashua North; Henault and Picard …
IT WAS NOT difficult for the University of New Hampshire men’s hockey players to decide who should be their captain this season.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
WHO BETTER to help analyze the Division I semifinal between Winnacunnet and Goffstown than Manchester Memorial coach Rob Sturgis?
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
THE NUMBER OF NHIAA football teams remaining in the playoffs has been whittled to 12. The Division III and Division IV championship games are scheduled to kick off Saturday at 1 p.m., as are the Division I and Division II semifinals. Let’s hope nothing happens between now and then that preve…
Wednesday, November 04, 2020
The trade deadline came and went with only a few teams making moves to bolster their rosters. And most of those transactions came earlier in the week.
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