New England Roots

Matt Hasselbeck on his accidental QB start, night swimming at Steve Nelson’s, and Bob Lobel telling him his dad had been traded

By Christopher Price

POSTED: 11:00 AM May 12, 2018

Up next in our “New England Roots” series: former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Raised in Southeastern Massachusetts as the son of former Patriots tight end Don Hasselbeck, he and his...

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Rocco Baldelli on Woonsocket, Cumberland and the importance of playing multiple sports

By Sean McAdam

POSTED: 11:00 AM April 21, 2018

Not many baseball players get selected in the first-round of the MLB first-year player draft. Fewer still do so from New England, where the baseball season is short and development...

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Pete Carmichael Jr. on Medway, a front-row seat for the ’85 BC Eagles and Marty Barrett

By Greg A. Bedard

POSTED: 10:00 AM February 25, 2018

Up next in our “New England Roots” series: Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael, Jr. Born in Framingham, raised in Medway and a former Boston College baseball captain, they don’t come...

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Nerlens Noel on Everett roots, his love of KG and dealing with trade rumors

By Brian Robb

POSTED: 10:31 AM December 23, 2017

The road to opportunity in the NBA has been a bumpy one for Everett native Nerlens Noel. After a strong first two NBA seasons, the 23-year-old escaped a frontcourt logjam...

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Theo Epstein on Brookline, field-goal contests, the horror of Game 6, and Boston sports memories

By Sean McAdam

POSTED: 10:00 AM November 23, 2017

Up next in our continuing New England Roots series: Theo Epstein, president of the Chicago Cubs, who shares his remembrances of growing up playing youth sports in Brookline, and rooting...

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Michael Carter-Williams reflects on growing up in Hamilton, his up-and-down career and his love of Tom Brady

By Brian Robb

POSTED: 11:59 AM November 4, 2017

Very few NBA players have had a career as tumultuous as point guard Michael Carter-Williams in his first four seasons. The former 2014 Rookie of the Year was traded twice in...

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Former NHL player Tom Fitzgerald on growing up in Billerica, Tom Glavine the hockey player and more

By Joe McDonald

POSTED: 10:00 AM October 21, 2017

Former NHL player Tom Fitzgerald recently spoke with BostonSportsJournal.com about his career and what it was like growing up in Billerica, why he’s not a fan of Fenway Park and...

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Mike Sullivan on Marshfield, what kids are missing these days and Greg Sheppard

By Joe McDonald

POSTED: 11:24 AM September 13, 2017

The Penguins coach spoke about what it was like growing up in Marshfield and as a sports fan, his success, the possibility of winning three consecutive championships.

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