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Eric Avidon

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Covers:  While the majority of my experience is as a sportswriter, as a journalist I feel I can cover anything.
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News Writer at TechTarget by day, dad and husband by night. I used be a sports writer, and now I'm rediscovering how wonderful it is to simply be a fan.
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Red Sox Beat: Champions!

Red Sox Beat: Champions!

MetroWest Daily News — The rancid stench of failure hung low over Fenway Park at this time a year ago. But down in the Florida sunshine in February, something about the Red Sox changed, and on Wednesday night the team that 12 months ago seemed lost bathed in champagne, smelling the sweetest success a baseball team can know.
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On Campus: Court professor

On Campus: Court professor

MetroWest Daily News — One after another, Leigh Dyer stood a whole two feet from the basket, shooting. Over and over. Day after day through the offseason. Her shooting form was all wrong, so she was starting from from scratch, learning proper technique from the shortest of distances.
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Boston College's offensive performance in season opener against UMass validates heightened expect...

Boston College's offensive performance in season opener against UMass validates heightened expect...

MetroWest Daily News — Given the opposition, it wasn't proof that these Eagles have more firepower than last year, but it certainly gave more credence to the belief. CHESTNUT HILL - Take it with a grain of salt. The opposition, after all, was UMass and not Clemson or Miami or Florida State, all of whom lie ahead.
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Boston College 35, Florida State 3: Eagles continue stunning turnaround with rout of once-mighty ...

Boston College 35, Florida State 3: Eagles continue stunning turnaround with rout of once-mighty ...

MetroWest Daily News — On Friday night, hosting talented but struggling Florida State, Boston College made an emphatic statement about the team it is now, and where it could be headed. The Eagles blew the Seminoles off the field, winning 35-3 at Alumni Stadium.
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Center of attention: Millis native Jon Baker now a leader at Boston College

Center of attention: Millis native Jon Baker now a leader at Boston College

MetroWest Daily News — For Jon Baker, the role came before he was really ready for it. Back when he was a freshman, the Millis native was forced into action on the offensive line, but the role he wasn't quite ready for came the next year when the reserved Baker was forced to become a leader as just a sophomore.
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College Football Nation: Resurrection in Death Valley

College Football Nation: Resurrection in Death Valley

MetroWest Daily News — They know something down here. The rest of us, well, sometimes we forget. We watch from afar, so we don't see it. But down here, they all know. One loss means nothing down here. And so one week after being left for dead, after the Tigers beat No.
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Avidon: Taint is on Manny, not Sox

Avidon: Taint is on Manny, not Sox

MetroWest Daily News — Add Manny to the list. Just like Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Ken Caminiti, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield, Jose Canseco - a parade of MVPs and potential Hall-of-Famers - as much as there's Manny Ramirez, Ferocious Hitter, there's now Manny Ramirez, Drug Cheat.
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Red Sox Beat: Bogaerts' return to shortstop working out for best

Red Sox Beat: Bogaerts' return to shortstop working out for best

MetroWest Daily News — Just over a year after being moved to third base, Xander Bogaerts is establishing himself as one of the best shortstops in baseball. BOSTON - The date was May 21, 2014. That was when the Red Sox, in their infinite wisdom, decided that Xander Bogaerts should no longer be the team's shortstop and they re-signed Stephen Drew to play the position.
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Avidon: The healing power of sports

Avidon: The healing power of sports

MetroWest Daily News — Late Monday night I saw a tweet from a colleague. It simply said that as much fun as it can be to work in a newspaper's sports department, he'd never felt more insignificant. As reporters and editors from the news department worked feverishly and brilliantly, we in sports went about seemingly meaningless tasks.
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