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Rays turn table on Red Sox, rally for 4-3 win

2012-05-27T22:11:53-04:00

Sean Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Boston closer Alfredo Aceves, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon, a day after losing in the final inning.

Pierce, Garnett, Allen say bring on the Heat

2012-05-27T22:09:47-04:00

BOSTON — From 1993-2007, the iconic Boston Celtics, once the greatest dynasty in North American sports history (sorry, New York Yankees and Montreal Canadiens), were as irrelevant as the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Crunch Time

2012-05-27T22:09:36-04:00

NEC Champs
The Gloucester boys tennis team was crowned Northeastern Conference Champions Friday with a 5-0 win over Salem. Despite low numbers which caused the team to forfeit a handful of games, Gloucester still put up an impressive 9-1 record in the Northeastern Conference Small and will be heading to the state tournament (pairings released today).

Bring on the Heat!: Celtics advance

2012-05-27T09:59:28-04:00

BOSTON To Doug Collins, Boston's Big Three is already a memory.
"I don't look at them as the Big Three. I look at them as the Championship Four," the Philadelphia coach said lats last night. "Because if you're going to leave Rondo out, you're making a huge mistake."

Hornets get second crack at Newburyport

2012-05-25T21:58:29-04:00

The Manchester Essex girls lacrosse team was happy to learn that it drew Newburyport as its opponent in the first round of the Division 2 North state tournament.
No. 10 Manchester Essex (10-6) has seen No. 7 Newburyport (10-5) before in the regular season, with the Clippers coming away with a 12-9 win. The loss to Newburyport on May 10, however, is actually the reason why the Hornets are champing at the bit to play their Cape Ann League rivals one more time. The two teams will meet again Tuesday in Newburyport (4:00 p.m.) with a berth in the Division 2 North Quarter Finals on the line. The winner will meet the winner of No. 2 Ipswich and No. 15 Tewksbury.

Local underclassmen make up Class B field

2012-05-25T21:58:29-04:00

The future of the Gloucester boys and girls track teams is looking very bright Case in point the number of underclassmen competing at today's Class B State Championship meet. Of the 16 Fishermen competing today, 14 are underclassmen.

Crunch Time

2012-05-25T21:58:28-04:00

Bradley Out
Celtics guard Avery Bradley will miss the rest of the postseason, even if it's only one more game, with a shoulder injury. Bradley will undergo surgery to repair a tear in his left shoulder.

Twitter posters back on GHS teams

2012-05-25T06:00:00-04:00

Less than three weeks after the superintendent of schools suspended several students from Gloucester's athletic teams for posting racist messages on Twitter about a black professional hockey player, at least two of the student-athletes are back with their spring sports teams and have represented the Gloucester HigH School in games this week.

ME baseball tourney bound

2012-05-25T05:55:00-04:00

The Manchester Essex baseball team topped Cathedral 13-1 Thursday to improve its record to 7-10 on the year. The Hornets also got surprising news that they will be playing in the Division 4 North State Tournament. Because Manchester Essex, Rockport and Georgetown all sport 4-8 Cape Ann League records the three schools were named CAL Division 3 Tri-champions and all will be heading to the state tournament.

Local Schedule

2012-05-25T03:54:00-04:00

(All events begin at 4:00 p.m. unless noted otherwise)
friday may 25
Baseball: Gloucester vs. Beverly (7:00 p.m.)
Softball: Gloucester vs. Winthrop
Boys Tennis: Gloucester vs. Malden Catholic
Girls Tennis: Rockport at Our Lady of Nazareth