Tom Larsen

@OnlyInBOS You know the original is Socko The Green Monster for the Sarasota Red Sox.

Wally the Green Monster debuted as the Red Sox mascot 29 years ago today. His official birthday is May 15, he wears No. 97 for his debut year, and the team once posted for a backup mascot capped at 5’8”.

@jeffroy How about more $$ for towns instead of needing overrides Jeff???? Lose the windmills and focus on your constituents

Our latest newsletter is out with information on the Women's Health Expo, the FY27 House budget, a Higher Education Award, the SAFE Gala, Governor Healey in Franklin, a visit with area nurses at the State House, and an author visit in Franklin. mailchi.mp/d4f8bab5216a/m…

@SwishCapeCod looking to get some info for a high school freshman this summer to participate

@realBurhanAzeem Maybe step up as an elected official and do your job

Medford passed a $7.5M override. Winchester rejected $11.5M. Somerville froze hiring to avoid the ballot entirely. Three cities, one broken system. Prop 2½ shouldn’t make funding schools and roads a gamble every few years.

@TimBontemps These picks are so bad I have to unfollow you and espn.

New ESPN story: Ahead of tonight’s final play-in games, a look at my full awards ballot — how I selected every honor on the ballot I turned into the league today, and why. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

@BankofAmerica been waiting 15 minutes in your Bellingham, MA lobby after having to check in with someone on an account question. Really??? This is customer service??? 2 people at counter with nobody to help are cash only???

@TrevorHass With only loss to another 1 seed Texas

Feels like UCLA isn’t getting nearly enough love for going 37-1 and winning a national title. Everyone’s spending so much time talking about what UConn and South Carolina didn’t do, rather than what UCLA did. I understand that’s the culture we live in, but the Bruins are ballin’.

@TodayInSportsCo This is so awful I’m considering unfollowing you

Do you agree?

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

@CoachK_Nguyen Just crazy and disappointing these colleges won’t step up.

A no brainer for UMASS BOSTON. Hundreds of people will be on campus checking out the game but potentially taking a tour and seeing what UMB has to offer . College visit/tour while watching hoops. More colleges should jump on the movement. Support high school hoops!

@JonRothstein @bigeastrewind Rick “2013” Pitino you mean???

72 hours after losing to UConn by 32 points in Hartford, St. John's blasts Villanova by 32 at MSG. A vintage three-day turnaround by Rick Pitino.

@AllenSales It’s not even the best in LA

Rams have the best helmet in the league!! #RamsHouse

Thoughts on @uadedhambball: - The best word to describe Sofia Pichay is fearless. She finds creative paths to the basket and has a knack for finishing through contact. - Payton Knight came in confident and ready to let it fly. She had the right mentality all game and was rewarded with the Bears' biggest shot of the season to date. - Sophia Fallon and Riley Barbuto are both solid passers and know how to find cutters in the lane. - Freshman Allie Bernazzini is active defensively and will keep getting better @GlobeSchools

38 years ago today. @Pitt_MBB

@BBGreatMoments @fhs_coach Roid up or Listen Up??

A-Rod explaining how to hit home runs. Listen Up 🔊

@BostonHeraldHS I was there when Cleveland State beat Indiana. Crazy game.

Sad to hear about the passing of former local HS coaching legend Kevin Mackey.

@SHSEagleAD Boys or girls hoops?

Sharon is looking for an opponent for our Annual Dudley Davenport Classic Game dates are 2/15 and 2/16 Contact Athletic Director Mike Vitelli if interested mvitelli@sharonschools.net

Let’s look at price gouging @MassFiscal @MassGovernor @zg_newengland @SenWarren $20 for 1 game?????

@TrevorHass ND 8th??

My Top 25: 1 Ohio State 2 Indiana 3 Texas A&M 4 Alabama 5 Georgia 6 Oregon 7 Georgia Tech 8 Notre Dame 9 Oklahoma 10 BYU 11 Vanderbilt 12 Miami 13 Ole Miss 14 Missouri 15 Texas Tech 16 Virginia 17 South Florida 18 LSU 19 Tennessee 20 Texas 21 Cincinnati 22 Louisville 23 Illinois 24 USC 25 Michigan

@TrevorHass It’s Michigan state not Ohio State

For a Boston College program on the cusp of breaking through, Saturday night’s showdown at Michigan State offered an opportunity for the Eagles to take a tangible step forward. BC came tantalizingly close, but fell, 42-40, in a double-overtime thriller: bostonglobe.com/2025/09/06/spo…