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Love good stories, pretty pictures. 📺 + ⚽️🏒⚾️ 🏀 etc. On Twitter in very small doses.
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NHL legacy lives on through daughters in Boston's women's sports

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By Naoko Funayama 
| WCVB-TV (Boston, MA)
It’s easy to recognize some names on college men’s hockey jerseys – many sons of NHL players have continued their family tradition of playing hockey at the highest collegiate levels. But here in Boston, the NHL pedigree also shows up in the women’s game. Windham, New Hampshire native Julia Pellerin was one of the top scoring freshman for the Boston College Eagles this year. If you recognize the last name, it’s because she’s the daughter of retired NHL player Scott Pellerin.
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Here's why Porzingis will be a huge difference maker for Celtics vs. Heat

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By Duke Castiglione , Naoko Funayama 
| WCVB-TV (Boston, MA)
I MEAN, WE STILL GET SOME KRISTAPS PORZINGIS IN THERE. ALL RIGHT. WELL YOU BROUGHT UP KRISTAPS. THIS IS A HUGE ADDITION TO THIS TEAM THIS SEASON. AND PROBABLY A HUGE DIFFERENCE MAKER RIGHT GOING INTO THE SERIES. YEAH HE ADDS AN ELEMENT TO THIS YEAR’S TEAM THAT THEY DIDN’T HAVE LAST YEAR. AND HE KIND OF IS A ZONE BUSTER. YOU CAN THROW HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF A ZONE. HE CAN HIT THAT SHOT. HE CAN SHOOT OVER THE TOP OF ANYBODY. AND HE CAN MAKE PASSES OUT OF THAT HIGH POST AT THE FREE THROW LINE AT THE ELBOW.
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Troy Hoyt runs 2024 Boston Marathon in honor of grandfather, uncle

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By Naoko Funayama 
| WCVB-TV (Boston, MA)
WAY DOWN BOYLE STREET, BOYLSTON STREET RIGHT NOW, AND ONE OF THOSE OFFICIAL CHARITIES THAT’S PART OF THE BAY ORGANIZATION HERE IS THE HOYT FOUNDATION. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THEIR JERSEYS OUT THERE. YES. YOU CAN. THEIR MESSAGE OF INCLUSION AND STANDING BY WITH OUR NAOKO FUNAYAMA, THE GRANDSON OF THE GREAT -- HOYT, NEPHEW OF RICK HOYT, UH, TROY HOYT, WHO RAN THE RACE THIS MORNING, ALSO WAS THE OFFICIAL STARTER WITH THE DUOS AND WHEELCHAIRS.
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