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The fun in NBA conspiracies

I don’t mind saying it: I love conspiracy theories. Chemtrails, CIA mind control, the Illuminati “relocating” recently deceased celebrities to private, tropical islands. It’s not that I necessarily believe the tin-foil hat folks, I just love hearing their takes. But somewhere mixed in with the crowd that vigilantly dissected the […]

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Ode to joy

There’s something about high school sports that makes a big moment hard to shake. On Saturday morning, I was sitting in the dugout with some of my men’s baseball teammates in between games and, as we often do, we started talking about some of our best sports memories. We’re not […]

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Gonzalez improves to 2-0

On Saturday, April 9, local fighter Natalie Gonzalez took another step toward boxing stardom with a one-sided unanimous decision win over Rachel Sazoff at Five Star Banquet Hall in Long Island City, New York. Although her pro career is just two fights old, the undefeated Gonzalez seems poised for big […]

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New Rochellean breaks into NHL

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s been 15 years since Kevin Shattenkirk laced up his skates for the New Rochelle Lightning for the first time, but all those early morning practices have paid off. After a decorated career at Boston University, Shattenkirk debuted with the Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 4, becoming the first New Rochellean to […]