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September 26, 2013

  Think of 5 strengths about yourself that you are very proud of. Now, go have a better day!  Life is like photography. We develop from the Negatives.   “Don’t let what you can’t do,...

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The last big sporting event at the TD Garden happened last June 24th. It was Game 6,  Bruins vs Blackhawks.  Chicago sucked the air out of the building with an unimaginable comeback.  The doors closed, the...

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    UCLA coach Jim Mora opened his news conference yesterday expressing his sympathy  to the family of one of his players.   Freshman wide receiver Nick Pasquelle was killed over the weekend after being...

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  They almost blew it in Buffalo.  That just about never happens.   The Patriots are  1 and 0 today like the world expected them to be.  Football is not won or lost on style...

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For no particular reason I decided  to review the “tape” of David Ortiz‘s vicious attack on the dugout phone a few weeks ago.   Yes, someone could have been hurt. Yes. We teach our kids...

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  The issues and challenges relating to freedom of speech have made headlines lately. Here in the USA, that right was abused by a drunken football player whose racist remark went viral. Meanwhile in Russia,...

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I was one of those first time mom’s intent on nursing my baby for at least 6 months.  That meant 3 full months after my return to work from maternity leave. As a sports reporter,...

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A man is dead and a Patriots player is being investigated. Tight end Aaron Hernandez has become part of the police probe into the homicide of Odin Lloyd. We know that Lloyd was acquaintance of...

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Halfway through the second period of Game 3, we witnessed something that could become the signature moment of the Bruins’ postseason run. Down two games to none, Pittsburgh was playing desperate hockey. In the second period...

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Idle thoughts while enduring the endless wait for Game 1 on Saturday: This interminable wait for the Bruins and Penguins to face off is driving me crazy. After a shortened hockey season with games played...

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