Sports

Newbies. Fresh Meat. Newbs. Freshies. They go by many names, but whatever we call them they are a lovely sight to behold.

Pardon me for channeling David Bowie there, but I can’t think about change without at least humming a bar or two.

Hope everyone had a good mother's day and caught the New England sports trifecta with Celtics, Red Sox and Bruins wins yesterday.

If you're a die-hard fan of high school basketball, the upcoming fortnight is little slice of hardwood heaven.

If you're like me, you're probably finding it tough to get fired up about football now that the New England Patriots' season is over. The Pats missed the playoffs despite having a solid 11-5 record, but there is still plenty of football to be played as other teams vie for a trip to the Super Bowl.

I'm in the process -- with lots of help from our sports department -- of updating our online high school sports offerings.

Some of you may remember that the Web Guy used to be a sports guy. Mind you, I still love sports. It's just that sports no longer consume me as they did when I served as sports editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.

If today's Monday Fix seems a little TV-heavy it's because there was a lot of action on the flat screen this weekend. Sports, politics (I guess that's on TV all the time now) and dancing moose, this weekend had it all.

The Boston Celtics are on the brink of another NBA championship and they have one man to thank: Kevin McHale. The former Celts' great, who became general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, made the blockbuster trade last year that sent Kevin Garnett to Boston.