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WORCESTER — During Holy Cross’ game at Army last Veterans Day, junior running back Jordan Fuller suffered a season-ending left ankle injury during a pileup near the goal line in the third quarter. It was a very unfortunate finish to Fuller’s record-setting year.

Fuller had surgery later in November, and, while wearing a boot, got around the Luth Athletic Complex on a knee scooter. He has since shed the mobility aid, and as Fuller continues to rehabilitate his ankle with HC associate athletic director/sports medicine Alicia Caswell, he is thankful to be participating in individual drills in spring practice and looking forward to the 2024 season.

“It’s great, honestly,” Fuller said Tuesday before the team’s sixth spring practice. “I didn’t think at this time I would be able to do what I’m doing at the speed I’m doing it, so I feel really grateful about that.”

Fuller is accelerating at almost full speed, though not yet cutting coming off of full speed and fully stopping.

“That’s something that will build in the next couple weeks,” he said.

First-year Holy Cross coach Dan Curran said Fuller could probably be getting some live reps, but they are taking a conservative approach, delaying contact, and getting HC’s younger running backs some valuable experience.

“We thought that was important,” Curran said. “Jordan is doing a great job being a leader in the program.”

'He is always in attack mode': Running back Jordan Fuller powers way into Holy Cross record book

Curran said Fuller should be fully cleared by the start of training camp.

Last fall, the 6-foot, 230-pound Fuller powered his way to a career-high 1,046 rushing yards while tying for the FCS lead with 18 rushing touchdowns, a Holy Cross single-season record.

Fuller earned All-Patriot League first-team honors and Academic All-America accolades.

Fuller owns the Holy Cross all-time rushing TD record with 40.

Curran, who came to HC after a long tenure at Merrimack, saw firsthand what Fuller can do in HC’s game last year against the Warriors when Fuller scored five touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) and ran for 120 yards to lead the Crusaders to a 42-20 victory.

“The first thing that stands out,” Curran said, “is just how hard he runs, and then when I got here, the thing that stands out is how much his teammates respect him. Seeing the work he puts in in the (athletic training) room with Alicia and watching him (in the weight room) with (head of football strength and conditioning) Coach (Chris) Grautski, he’s a relentless worker.

“You can tell he loves football, and he loves Holy Cross,” Curran said. “To me, he’s one of the guys who’s part of our standard. He’s the guy we want our young guys to look up to.”

Curran has been pleased with his team’s performance so far in spring ball.

“They’ve come out and embraced our philosophy about the importance of practicing with a certain level of intensity and compete level,” Curran said, “competing like it’s game day. The kids have bought in and done a great job.”

The game at Army was an important one as the Crusaders tried to beat an FBS opponent for the third straight year and improve their chances for an FCS playoff berth, but the Black Knights prevailed, 17-14. It was a tough day all around.

“(Suffering the injury) was like nothing I ever experienced,” Fuller said, “probably on the biggest stage I had ever played on and in a big moment. It was heartbreaking. I couldn’t even think about the moment until a few days later. My whole family was there, and seeing me in pain was not fun for them. Ultimately, I wanted to see my team win that game and get in the tournament.”

HC beat Georgetown in the season finale, but the Crusaders finished 7-4 and missed out on its fifth straight FCS postseason berth.

“We’ve moved past that,” Fuller said.

In addition to Curran, the Crusaders have a new offensive coordinator (Andrew Dresner) and new running back coach (Kevin Falaki). Fuller said the transition is going well.

“I’m glad to be out there with the new staff and trying to implement the attention to detail and urgency we have thrived on the past few years,” Fuller said, “and get the young guys on track with that.”

Fuller’s recovery period has also been a time of reflection.

“You start to take for granted this whole team aspect and being out on the field and just having fun,” Fuller said. “Then when you have a moment like this, you zoom out and just realize how grateful you are for everything.”

—Contact Jennifer Toland at [email protected]. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @JenTolandTG.

The first round of the 2024 Women's NCAA Division I Tournament saw little to no drama. With every underdog except Middle Tennessee tasting defeat, the focus, instead, shifted to Caitlin Clark.

In a sensational performance, Clark, whose On3 NIL valuation is $3.1 million, dropped a near triple-double, posting 27 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, as the Iowa Hawkeyes dominated the Holy Cross Crusaders in a 91-65 victory.

Instead of her performance, though, fans took notice of her on-court antics, with the commentary generally unfavorable all over Twitter. One user made a compilation of all of Clark's mannerisms.

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Another fan said her attitude overshadowed her talent.

"She has so much talent, but her entitled attitude is so bad. She gets mad at refs when she flips and doesn't get a foul called."

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Another fan claimed that Clark's quick rise to the top of women's college basketball was the reason for her attitude.

"Sad. She's got a lot of potential, such a good player, and seems like a good kid...but at some point, if you grow so quickly and get famous pretty fast, it can sometimes get to your head. You think you are invincible. I hope she changes her attitude a bit."

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Others joined in, claiming that her constant complaining was a "very bad look" on her part.

"She didn't help herself today...the whining was a very bad look."

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"And this is what nobody wants to talk about!!!!! Out there like a damn toddler throwing tantrums."

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"Talking to her dad in the crowd? What is she. 12?"

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"Crazy part is half the stuff she did, others would have gotten a technical foul but I guess she’s the exception"

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Some people were on her side, however. To them, the situation was reminiscent of every great basketball player.

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How did Caitlin Clark's dad take to her complaining?

Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes were in control for most of the night. That didn't stop Clark from complaining to the officials, but her father Brent wasn't having any of it.

The cameras caught him as he appeared to mouth "Stop" at his daughter. Later on, CBS reporter Brad Crawford claimed that Brent said, "Take her out, my gosh" after she had committed her sixth turnover due to an offensive foul.

When does Caitlin Clark play next?

The Iowa Hawkeyes will face off against the 8th-seeded West Virginia team in the second round of March Madness.

Streaming on ESPN, the game will begin at 8 p.m. ET. Iowa enters the game as a 16.5-point favorite.

Do you think the West Virginia Mountaineers can cause an upset? Let us know in the comments below.

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WORCESTER — Despite construction and funding delays and even a full redesign, Worcester Regional Food Hub finally held the groundbreaking ceremony Friday for the organization’s new headquarters at Union Station.

"We had to go back and look at our plans and take an axe to some parts and a scalpel to others, but luckily we have an amazing facility that we're going to have open here in about a year," said Food Hub Director Shon Rainford, speaking at the ceremony alongside state and city officials, including U.S. Rep. James McGovern and Mayor Joseph Petty.

The project will include a retail storefront, a multipurpose events and community space, storage space for both cold and dry foods and five production kitchens.

The kitchens will be fully outfitted to accommodate whatever a prospective chef or business owner might need, including large baking equipment, a bottling line for sauces and beverages, a blast freezer, an ice machine, dehydrators and a freezer dryer.

“We are not just breaking ground on this food hub. We're breaking ground on a project that will make Worcester a hub of food innovation,” said McGovern. The project represents a model for combining federal, state and municipal resources to affect change in communities, he said.

Construction should begin within the next couple of months, said Rainford.

The Food Hub, founded in 2015, combats food insecurity in the Worcester area both by providing food as well as supporting local food startups, providing business classes and kitchen spaces. Operations are currently split between the Quinsigamond Community College cafeteria for shared kitchen space and classes are at its original headquarters in the Greendale People’s Church at 25 Francis St.

The location at Union Station will allow the organization to consolidate its activities to a single space and continue to enliven the station itself.

“Bringing the food hub in connection with this transportation hub, we've always had a vision for this to be more than just commuter service, just a train station,” said Worcester Chief Development Officer Peter Dunn.

McGovern echoed this sentiment. “I’m really happy that we’re doing this in Union Station,” he said, praising the addition of more businesses to the building. “I want it to be more than a destination point. I want more and more people to utilize this incredible structure.”

The Union Station project was announced in January 2022 with an initial $1 million price tag. An additional $3 million in federal funding in April of that year allowed the project to expand in scope.

Despite the promising news, construction delays forced the organization to look for space elsewhere in the meantime, moving into the ground floor of the Main Street Glass Tower owned by Synergy Investments in October. The Food Hub moved from the Main Street location to Quinsigamond Community College this past July.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Worcester's many parks offer people a place to relax and get some sunshine, but those who frequent them often have to navigate gaggles of geese and the feces they leave behind.

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As springtime brings more people out to places like Elm Park, University Park and Institute Park, the Department of Inspectional Services is looking for a talented canine to help keep geese at bay.

"These border collies are used to herd the geese, they chase the geese," said Chief Sanitary Inspector Michael Berberian. "They don't hurt the geese, they chase them off the beaches or out of the parks. They do this all year round."

Berberian said this service comes in handy, particularly during the summer when beachgoers are often navigating goose feces on the shore.

His department recently put out an invitation for bidders to help provide goose control services at city beaches, parks, golf courses and cemeteries, but before you start unleashing Rocky, Max or Charlie on a gaggle of unsuspecting geese, you should know the city is specifically looking for trained border collies and an owner who has a proven track record of doing this sort of work in a humane way.

"You open up your own company, and have to take, I'm assuming, some courses and education on how to treat the geese," Berberian said. "There are a lot of aspects involved. We don't just hire someone to chase the geese away, they also help with addling the geese eggs. They have certain areas they have to hit throughout the city, and it's usually every day."

These goose-hazing dogs are part of a larger population control program the city has used since 2006, which also focuses on educating people not to feed geese and using a process known as 'addling' to trick geese into not laying eggs.

So, if you're someone like Worcester resident Duane Noyes who doesn't mind a few geese in the park, rest assured, there won't come a day they all suddenly disappear.

"We come down here every day, me and my fiancé," Noyes said. "We take pictures, and they're a lot of fun to hang around. I don't know if they're a nuisance to the people in this neighborhood or anything, but for us, it's just a good time to come down and enjoy the animals."

However, without the city's population control program, there would certainly be a larger goose population and more problems to contend with.

"It would be very difficult," Berberian said. "People wouldn't be able to enjoy the park without stepping into feces. There would be a lot of issues, especially with airplanes leaving and coming to the airport... We do our best in the city here, it's been a great program for the past 18 years."

WORCESTER CONTRA DANCE, Sat. 04/13/2024? TIME: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [short basics session 7:15 pm]? WHERE: Wesley United Methodist Church's Gymnasium,114 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wesley+United+Methodist+Church/@42.2694231,-71.8034987,17z? THIS IS so wicked fun!! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on! The music is live fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Appalachia! Bring friends OR just come by yourself, no worries! NO need to know how, in order to have a fantastic time!

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