The Celtics had a quick turnaround after their loss in Cleveland, playing the Pistons at the Garden last night. They came out strong and sustained it for a 119-93 win over Detroit. Celts needed a laugher and got it - Mike Fine has the Celtics making some progress with the blowout win. Pierce, Celtics come together - … Continue reading Celtics Bounce Back Against Pistons
C’s Don’t Measure Up. Again.
The Celtics had another opportunity to make a statement yesterday. Once again a statement was made, but not the one that the Celtics and their followers were hoping for. The statement is that the Celtics are not a championship contender at this time, and until they start playing with a little bit of urgency, they're … Continue reading C’s Don’t Measure Up. Again.
Doing The Friday Megalinks
Let's do the megalinks for you. Time to give them to you now. As always, you get the Weekend Viewing Picks which this weekend has the skinny on the college basketball conference tournaments and other sports. Now to your links. National USA Today's Michael Hiestand looks at ESPN providing ABC with some sports programming starting … Continue reading Doing The Friday Megalinks
Bruins Show Some Spark
The Bruins showed signs of life last night, going into Philadelphia and beating the Flyers 5-1. Marc Savard though, is likely done for the season with his grade 2 concussion. We'll go with 15 links this morning, as there's a lot going on: Sudden ending stirred this Cook - Chad Finn talks to Alice Cook about her … Continue reading Bruins Show Some Spark
Afternoon Quicklinks
A few links to share this afternoon: Q&A With Patriots LB Tyrone McKenzie - Chris Warner scores an interview with the Patriots third-round pick of a year ago, who was injured in rookie camp, and missed all of 2009. If you've forgotten his story, it's worth reviewing. No Harm, No Foul With Nomar - My column in the … Continue reading Afternoon Quicklinks
Toxic Morning In The Sports Pages
This is one of the low points. Between the Celtics absolutely laying down against the Memphis Grizzlies and all the Nomar-bashing by various columnists, the Boston sports media scene isn't a pretty place this morning. Let's get to the good stuff: Sox, Nomar ended it right - Jon Couture acknowledges the flaws of both Nomar and … Continue reading Toxic Morning In The Sports Pages
Ted Sarandis Gets Weekend Show on 98.5 FM
Former WEEI nighttime host Ted Sarandis has a new sports talk show, as 98.5 The Sports Hub announced today that he will be joining the station effective immediately. Sarandis' show, like his old WEEI program will be called the "Ted Nation Show" and debuts this Sunday, March 14th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm This first show … Continue reading Ted Sarandis Gets Weekend Show on 98.5 FM
Lost Night For Locals
The Celtics and Bruins both dropped tight road games last night, the Celtics falling 86-84 in Milwaukee, and the Bruins losing 4-3 in OT to the Maple Leafs. The Patriots agreed to terms with Leigh Bodden and Jets special teamer Marques Murrell yesterday. The big news this morning is that Nomar Garciaparra is going to announce … Continue reading Lost Night For Locals
Bodden Is Back With The Patriots – Or Is He?
Last night there was quite a ruckus on Twitter as two very respected football reporters Michael Lombardi and Adam Schefter both reported that Leigh Bodden would be re-signing with the Patriots. Both guys are right far more than they're wrong, especially Schefter, whose word I pretty much take as gospel these days. Meanwhile, Bodden's agent, Alvin … Continue reading Bodden Is Back With The Patriots – Or Is He?
Allen Lifts Celtics Over Wizards
Ray Allen nailed a three-pointer with 17 seconds left to give the Celtics a victory over the Washington Wizards at the Garden last night. The Celtics trailed by 13 points midway through the quarter, but managed to turn it on and steal a home victory. Celtics scuffle, but tough it out - Julian Benbow's game story … Continue reading Allen Lifts Celtics Over Wizards
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