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Michael Szostak
Mike Szostak covered sports for The Providence Journal for 36 years until retiring in 2013. His career highlights included five Winter Olympics from Lake Placid to Nagano and 17 seasons covering the Boston Celtics. His beats also included tennis, skiing and college sports, especially Brown University and URI football.
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Pickleball is thriving where tennis used to be
The fastest growing sport in America has overtaken golf, according to one study.
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The Celtics needed their best and delivered their worst
After a spectacular comeback to force Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics failed miserably.
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Lessons learned in sports aided Neil Steinberg’s career in banking and philanthropy
The sprinter turned business leader relied on lessons he took from track.
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NIL and transfer portal challenge college administrators and coaches
College athletes are cashing in and changing schools like free agents, thanks to NIL and the transfer portal.
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The Bruins suffered an epic collapse
Leading their first-round series, 3-1, the Bruins lost three straight — two at home in overtime — to the Florida Panthers. Boston is out of the Stanley Cup playoffs
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Marathon Monday and other musings
A decade after the Boston Marathon Bombing, memories linger.
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Two weeks later, Ed Cooley’s departure still doesn’t feel right
It’s how, not why, the Providence College basketball coach left for Georgetown.
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Sexual abuse still plagues sport at most levels
Trusted institutions are failing our children.
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PC Friars and Providence Civic Center make history – in 1973
Fifty years ago the Providence Civic Center opened its doors, Providence College moved in, and the Friars went to the Final Four.