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'Mission Accomplished': Watch Western Mass's Gabby Thomas Win Gold In 200 Meter Race 'Mission Accomplished': Watch Western Mass's Gabby Thomas Win Gold In 200 Meter Race
'Mission Accomplished': Watch Western Mass's Gabby Thomas Win Gold In 200 Meter Race Gabby Thomas has rounded out her trophy case after claiming her first gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 6. She already had a silver and bronze medal from the 2020 Tokyo Games.  The 27-year-old Northampton sprinter entered Tuesday's race a favorite after her monster qualifying run on Monday, where she turned in a time of 21.86 seconds. She beat that Tuesday with a time of 21.82.  Mission accomplished for Gabby Thomas with a GOLD medal in the 200m! #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/O7wQjNquCi — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 6, 2024 Julien Alf…

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Mass. Native Sets Yankees Rookie Home Run Record Mass. Native Sets Yankees Rookie Home Run Record
Mass. Native Sets Yankees Rookie Home Run Record The Yankees are among the greatest franchises in sports history, but none of the team's Hall of Famers did what Massachusetts native Ben Rice was able to pull off.  The Cohasset native hit three home runs in the Yankees' 14-4 shellacking of the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, July 6 in the Bronx. It was the most times a rookie has ever gone yard in a single game for the Yanks. “It’s definitely a day I’ll never forget,” Rice told MLB.com. “I’m just pumped that it was a big-time win for us, a good bounce-back win, and over my hometown team. So it’s pretty cool.” The Yankees' social med…

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by Josh Lanier