Good morning!Dick Farley grew up in Danvers, was an All-American defensive back in college and played three seasons for the Chargers when they were in the AFL.In 1972, he spotted an ad for a coaching job at a school he’d never heard of in a town he’d.
UMass vs. Rhode Island still resonates for Minutemen
Cairo McCrory and the UMass men s basketball team will host Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mullins Center. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS
Javohn and the UMass men s basketball team will host Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mullins Center. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS
Published: 1/12/2021 7:41:26 PM
Rhode Island’s last visit to the Mullins Center still stings for the UMass men’s basketball team.
Tre Mitchell, riding a then-career high scoring night, blocked Fats Russell’s game-winning layup with 2.2 seconds left. Or so he thought. Mitchell was whistled for the foul, and sank two free throws to deliver a Rams victory in the regular season finale March 7.
UMass vs. Rhode Island still resonates for Minutemen
Cairo McCrory and the UMass men s basketball team will host Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mullins Center. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS
Javohn and the UMass men s basketball team will host Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mullins Center. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS
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Keeping Score: Duende or not
Published: 12/18/2020 5:55:38 PM
Modified: 12/18/2020 5:55:24 PM
Good morning!
Back in the day when kids stood on street corners hawking newspapers, Boston sports fans regularly turned to an erudite columnist named George Frazier. Educated at Boston Latin and Harvard, Frazier wrote for the Herald Traveler and the Boston Globe, and later for Esquire and Life magazine.
In Boston he coined the term “duende” for a level of class attained by few people or places. Ted Williams had it, but Stan Musial did not. Celtics center Bill Russell had it, Wilt Chamberlain did not. Nantucket had duende; Martha’s Vineyard did not.