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Gildo's Auto Body walks off with Pittsfield Babe Ruth City Championship, beating The Infield in a pitchers' duel

PITTSFIELD — The Infield's Simon Mele didn't give Gildo's Auto Body much chance to believe Monday night in the Pittsfield Babe Ruth City Championship game.

SteepleCats fall behind early, can't dig out of a big hole as Valley wins in North Adams

The North Adams SteepleCats spot visiting Valley a big early lead, and can't come back as the Blue Sox win at Joe Wolfe Field.

Shepard and Cimini team up for signature win at Berkshire Hills Country Club's 40th Pewter Cup

Childhood friends Joshua Shepard and Jamie Cimini played a bogey-free weekend in Pittsfield to hoist a major Berkshire County golf trophy

Summer Baseball: Burnett's home run keyed one of 10 walk-off wins in the Futures League

When Pittsfield's Robbie Burnett walked off a win with a home run Sunday night, it was one of two walk-off home runs hit in the Futures League…

Robbie Burnett's ninth-inning solo home run walks off a win for the Pittsfield Suns

A ninth-inning home run by Pittsfield's Robbie Burnett broke a tie and gave the Suns a walk-off win over Westfield Sunday at Wahconah Park.

Pittsfield’s Sumpter brothers stay undefeated with TKOs at Saturday's "Road 2 Stardom" event

Jun 26, 2022

FRAMINGHAM — In the leadup to the fight, the Sumpter brothers talked about wanting to put Pittsfield on the map. After both won by technical k…

Berkshire Force Lightning captures 12U Battle of the Berkshires Championship

Jun 26, 2022

PITTSFIELD — Six dominant wins in the heat over three days.

Pittsfield loses to Brockton as a rough first inning does the Suns in

Jun 25, 2022

The Suns gave up five runs before they got an at-bat, and that proved too steep a hill to climb on Saturday night.

The Sumpter brothers aren't boxing vets, but they're ready for their shot

Jun 24, 2022

Quintin and Steve Sumpter are ready to go this weekend. The brothers will be fighting in separate cards at the Road 2 Stardom in Framingham.

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Gene Chague: Operation Dry Water will be taking place over the July 4 holiday

Jun 25, 2022

This week's Berkshire Woods and Waters column touches on boating under the influence, potential avian flu, the Hoosic River Clean-up and much more.

Howard Herman: On the anniversary of Title IX, the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "Dream On" is well worth your time

Jun 24, 2022

Eagle sports columnist Howard Herman recommends you find the ESPN documentary "Dream On," and watch it. It's the story of the 1996 U.S. Women'…

Howard Herman: All in all, a successful first year for the MIAA's new state tournament structure

Jun 18, 2022

This week in the Designated Hitter column, Howard Herman grades out the first full year of the MIAA's new state tournament format.

Lauren R. Stevens: Getting a spice of wilderness with a hike to The Boulders

Jun 18, 2022

This week's Hikes and Walks column takes a trip up to The Boulders outside of Pittsfield.

Gene Chague: What do you do if you find a fawn?

Jun 18, 2022

This week's Berkshire Woods and Waters column touches on baby deer, wild turkeys, habitat management grants and another strong field trial at the Berkshire Beagle Club.

Mike Walsh | Runner's High: Looking back on a grueling and gratifying Steel Rail Half Marathon

Jun 11, 2022

The song triggered me and I felt a momentary sort of PTSD. For a second I was right back on the Ashuwillticook trying to keep my legs moving forward at whatever pace my brain an my stomach would allow.

Mike Walsh

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Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: An opportunity to bid adieu in the world of sports

Jun 11, 2022

Change is constant in sports. Columnist Howard Herman touches on Allen Heights Veterinary and The Josh, the Bruins firing Bruce Cassidy, and saying goodbye to a childhood runningmate.

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Gene Chague: This year’s Bateman Jimmy Fund fishing derby was the greatest

Jun 11, 2022

Over 300 fisherman helped raise $10,000 for the Jimmy Fund at the return of the annual fishing derby at Onota Lake.

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Toronto beats Boston 7-2; Red Sox win streak ends at 7 games

Updated 16 hrs ago

Kevin Gausman matched a season high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit one of three Toronto home runs and the Bl…

Arroyo has three RBIs in return, Red Sox beat Guardians 6-3

Updated Jun 24, 2022

Christian Arroyo hit a two-run homer in the seventh and had three RBIs in his return from the COVID-19 injured list, powering the red-hot Bost…

Stevens: Adding depth, playmaker top priorities for Celtics

Updated Jun 21, 2022

Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens believes first-year coach Ime Udoka succeeded this season in making their pieces fit t…

Pivetta goes 7 strong with 10 Ks; Red Sox hold off Cards 6-4

Updated Jun 19, 2022

Nick Pivetta pitched seven dominant innings with 10 strikeouts, Christian Vázquez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox held off the St…

The 16 venues picked to host World Cup matches in 2026

Updated Jun 16, 2022

There are 16 venues hosting soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Eleven are in the United States and are all homes of NFL teams. Three are in Mexico and two in Canada. Estadio Azteca in Mexico City hosted the 1970 and 1986 World Cup finals. Pelé was on the winning team in 1970 with Brazil and Diego Maradona became champion with Argentina in 1986.

Cassidy says taking Golden Knights job was 'no-brainer'

Updated Jun 16, 2022

Bruce Cassidy says becoming the third coach of the Vegas Golden Knights in the franchise's sixth year was a “no-brainer” from a hockey perspective. After all, Vegas has been one of the NHL’s most successful teams since entering the league in 2017, making the playoffs four times, including a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in its inaugural season. The bigger challenge for Cassidy was convincing his wife, Julie, and children Shannon and Cole, about the move to Las Vegas.

Devers HR in 4th straight game; Winckowski, Bosox rout A's

Updated Jun 16, 2022

Rafael Devers homered in his fourth straight game and Alex Verdugo hit his first home run in almost two months, helping rookie Josh Winckowski earn his first major league career win as the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 10-1. Boston has won 11 of its last 13 games, outscoring opponents 65-27 in that span. The A’s have lost 13 of their last 14 and are in a 6-23 rut. Winckowski was called up from the minors to make his second major league start and pitched five scoreless innings. The 23-year-old righty allowed four hits, struck out three and walked one.

Devers backs Pivetta's strong start as Red Sox rout A's 6-1

Updated Jun 14, 2022

Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer, Nick Pivetta pitched eight strong innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the slumping Oakland Athletics 6-1. JD Martinez also homered for Boston, which was back at home after going 8-2 on a West Coast road trip that started with a three-game sweep at Oakland. The A’s, who had lost 11 of 12 entering Tuesday, didn’t fare any better in Boston. Oakland had just two hits off Pivetta (6-5) until Stephen Vogt’s solo homer in the eighth broke up the shutout bid. Jared Koenig (0-2) took the loss.