The twilight of a high-school hockey era and the dawn of a bold experiment coincided with the start of classes last week at Mount St. Charles Academy in Woonsocket. Bill and Dave Belisle, coaching icons, will stand behind the bench for the last time during the 2018-19 season. A trio of coaches from the South Kent […]
Mike Szostak
Mike Szostak has provided sports commentary for The Public's Radio since 2015. He focuses on Rhode Island's rich sports scene with an occasional look at Boston's pro teams and national issues. He was a sports writer and columnist for The Providence Journal for 36 years. His career highlights include five Winter Olympics from Lake Placid to Nagano, 17 seasons covering the Boston Celtics, and decades of tennis, skiing and college sports, especially Brown and URI football.
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R.I. Leaders Struck Out In The Business Of Baseball
Pawtucket Red Sox fans are crushed that their team will be leaving town in two years. Rhode Island politicians are straining fingers pointing and…
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John “Swisher” Mitchell, URI Athletic Hall of Famer, 1927-2018
By the time I met John “Swisher” Mitchell, he had already been a basketball star at Rhode Island State College – now the University of Rhode Island –…
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Patriots Open Camp With More Questions Than Answers
Six months after their dispiriting Super Bowl loss to the Eagles, and an offseason of endless speculation about the state of the team, the Patriots…
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Red Sox Surging; PawSox Leaving?
July Fourth has come and gone, and the Red Sox and PawSox are on my mind. The Red Sox returned to Fenway Park Monday night after a 7-2 road trip and…
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Happy Father’s Day, Dads!
Happy Father’s Day, all you dads who watch ESPN in the middle of the night while feeding your infant, who change diapers between innings without…
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LeBron James Was The Difference, As Usual
It didn’t take long for the sniping to start, did it? I’d say minutes. Yes, minutes after LeBron James, with a little help from his friend Jeff Green,…
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Celtics Have Proved Me Wrong
I was wrong. W-R-O-N-G! As many in the sports scribbling and babbling business did, I wrote off the Boston Celtics as an NBA championship threat when…
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PASA To Celebrate Sports Partners
The Providence After School Alliance is one of the heroes of the education system in Rhode Island’s capital city. PASA provides programming in the arts,…
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Sixers-Celtics: An Epic Rivalry Renewed
Sixers-Celtics. Philly-Boston. Roll those syllables off your tongue a few times, and try not to smile. For the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers…
