It's now or never for Waltham, Newton South football teams in DCL playoff chase

In today's sports world, playing at the college level isn't necessarily something a high school athlete can start thinking about at the end of senior year, when the graduation invitations are being sent out. Athletes who wait may find the roster full at their schools of choice, or a freshman teammate already getting calls from a college coach. Boston College graduate Stalin Colinet says high school athletes interested in college athletics need to start learning about the recruitment process early.
 

The parade of quarterbacks down Route 1 extended through the summer, with most meeting the same fate. Some stayed in Foxboro longer than others. In the end, only two quarterbacks survived: four-time Pro Bowler Tom Brady, and undrafted rookie free agent Brian Hoyer.

On Tuesday evening, the popular Web site profootballtalk.com (PFT) speculated about the possibility of the players staging a walkout after the regular season, sparked by the stalled labor negotiations between the players union and the league's owners.

The Watertown High field hockey team had nine days between its regular-season finale and its state tournament opener to find a solution for its sudden scoring struggles. In the Division 2 North quarterfinals yesterday, 10th-seeded Wilmington was the unlucky witness to how much a talented team can figure out in just over a week when its season is on the line.

For the Boston Bruins, a shootout loss was an improvement over a shutout loss. Patrice Bergeron's goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout, but Michael Cammalleri scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Boston last night.

Timing is everything. Don Larsen had it, pitching a perfect game in the World Series to immortalize an otherwise ordinary career. And how else to explain the popularity of pet rocks in the '70s or Paris Hilton today? It's true of college football too.

After a long and very successful season on the gridiron, the Waltham Pop Warner `A' Team got its much deserved shot at the bigtime last night. The Devil Dogs had the marquee game of the night under the bright lights of Waltham High's varsity Leary Field. A few of the varsity Hawks even showed up to cheer on the Middlesex League champions as they took on Revere in the rare home playoff game.

 

Even though the Bentley University football team didn't play last week, it had one of its most productive weeks of the season as far as the standings and polls are concerned.


 

Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 last night, finally seizing that elusive 27th title.

Kevin Garnett had 12 points and 11 rebounds in his third game back in Minnesota since he was traded in 2007, helping the Boston Celtics remain undefeated with a 92-90 victory over the Timberwolves last night.