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No one I've heard in 45 years of New England residence has ever broadcast anything better than Fred Cusick broadcast hockey.

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NU leaves Grinold with empty feeling
We must give the final say on Northeastern football to the man who has seen the Huskies play 478 times. (Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)
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This time, the story was Welker
FOXBOROUGH - The Jets milked that first one, didn’t they? They beat the Patriots way back when to go 2-0 en route to 3-0, and they had a lot to say. Of course, they didn’t beat the real Patriots, who were missing two players of some consequence.
Elis coach won’t kick himself
NEW HAVEN - Compared with Yale coach Tom Williams, the guy who runs the New England Patriots is Mr. Conservative.
Disorganized from start, they need to regroup
Seventy wins? How about beating a good team? The Celtics do not have one signature win in this early season, and don’t even think of counting that Opening Night gift in Cleveland, whose own coach said he wished he could have had three more weeks of practice.
In NBA lore, Nelson never comes up short
Mr. NBA was in town last night. Well, he is. This was career game No. 3,380 as a player and coach for Don Nelson, and that’s No. 1 on the all-time list. He has been a part of the NBA since 1962.


