Worcester CC winds up the talk at the Travelers media day

Bill Doyle  |  CorrespondentNathan Grube, tournament director of the Travelers Championship, called it one of the top five golf courses he has played.Andy Bessette, Travelers executive vice president and chief administrative officer, declared it was the most fun golf course he has played.So which golf course were they talking about? No, it wasn’t TPC River Highlands, site of the Travelers Championship June 19-22 in Cromwell, Connecticut. They enjoy that course as well, but believe it or not, they were referring to Worcester Country Club.Bessette and Grube played in Golf Fights Cancer’s Good Guy Invitational at Worcester CC last September. PGA

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Peek's performance helps Holy Cross baseball in postseason march - MLB

WORCESTER — When Holy Cross senior third baseman Connor Peek stepped to the plate in the fourth inning of the Crusaders’ game at George Mason on March 4, it

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Why are Tampa Bay Rays playing home games at Yankees’ spring training facility? - MLB

Yankees' behind the scenes tour of upgrades at Steinbrenner Field

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Southbridge native Pete Hughes' retirement leads him to assist with juco baseball program - MLB

When Pete Hughes and his wife, Sue, retired to Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, from Dudley in 2017, Hughes wasn’t quite ready to stop working.

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Yankees star takes another step - MLB

Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton takes live BP

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Bret Boone, Aaron Boone's brother, hired as Rangers batting coach - MLB

Yankees manager Aaron Boone discusses his new contract extension

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Start of Sunday's Rays-Yankees game delayed by rain - MLB

NEW YORK - Due to a rainy forecast, Sunday's 1:35 p.m. afternoon game at Yankee Stadium was pushed to a 2:05 p.m. start.

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Ouimet program is win-win indeed for youths working at local golf courses

Bill Doyle  |  CorrespondentRob Antonelli knows all about the benefits of receiving a Ouimet scholarship, and he plans to increase the number of Ouimet scholarship opportunities at Green Hill Municipal Golf Course.Antonelli is the assistant commissioner for Worcester's department of public works and parks, and his daughter, Abby, has been a Ouimet Scholar for the past three years while working at Tatnuck Country Club.Antonelli sees the Ouimet Fund Scholarship program as a win-win proposition. The students get paid to work a summer job at a golf course, including caddying and working in the pro shop, and they can earn the

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