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Powers has worked for the Globe since 1973, writing for the Sports, Metro, Sunday, Magazine, and Living sections and sharing the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. He has covered sporting events on five continents and is the author of eight books.
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OLYMPIC NOTES
Olympic notes: Hockey results very surprising
By John Powers , Globe Staff
Who would have predicted the Sweden-Switzerland-US trifecta at the men’s world ice hockey championships in Stockholm?
Rangers’ John Tortorella has always been intense
By John Powers , Globe Staff
The 54-year-old Concord native and Rangers coach has matched his edgy personality with an insatiable appetite for practice and a relentless will.
OLYMPIC NOTES
Bud Selig isn’t playing ball with the IOC
By John Powers , Globe Staff
The MLB commissioner’s unwillingness to send pro players to the Games during the season could affect several sports.
Patriots’ Aaron Dobson has skills to open up offense
By John Powers , Globe Staff
New England is hoping for an X-receiver who could work outside the numbers and up in the air.