Rich Hill, 40, has had a 16-year career in Major League Baseball, having pitched for nine different teams, including the Red Sox — twice. A native of Milton, Hill shares...
The latest edition of our “New England Roots” series features former Patriots tight end Jermaine Wiggins.
The U.S. National Team Development Program has churned out some of the top stars in the NHL as of late, with players like Patrick Kane, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Charlie...
Few players have taken a road as unconventional as Duncan Robinson to the NBA level. The New Hampshire native started his college career playing basketball at Williams College in Division...
Up next in our ‘New England Roots’ series: Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti. The Massachusetts native was raised in Concord and played basketball at Emerson, serving...
The latest edition of our “New England Roots” series features former NFL defensive end Howie Long. It’s not hyperbole to suggest Long is the finest football player to ever come...
We spoke recently with Duquette about growing up in the western Massachusetts town of Dalton, his time in youth sports and his memories of being a fan of the four...
The latest edition of our “New England Roots” series features former NFL tight end Mark Bavaro. A Danvers native, he would go to become one of the great tight ends...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Born in Dorchester but raised in Andover, the Houston Texans coach talks about Little League, his love of Larry Bird and the Celtics growing up, his family's obsession with the...