Author: Bruce Allen

The Red Sox finally have the spotlight all to themselves... After a shaky (but scoreless) first inning, Clay Buchholz settled down nicely last night, shutting out the Los Angeles Dodgers for 6 2/3 innings improving to 10-4 on the season while lowering his ERA to 2.47 in the Red Sox 2-0win over the Dodgers at … Continue reading Sox Sweep Dodgers, Clay Gets 10th Win

I'll try to keep the more painful and annoying pieces away from you...and believe me, there's a lot out there. These Celtics deserve our respect and affection - Tom E Curran says that you should not be crushed, crestfallen or irritated with this Celtics team. Rivers' faith in Celtics never wavered - Chris Forsberg has the Celtics … Continue reading Postmortem Links

A few links and items to pass the time until the 9:00pm tipoff. Bill Simmons will have another Cover It Live in-game chat tonight on ESPN.com, but it will start at 8:00pm tonight. Game Preview: NBA Finals, Game 7 - Celtics at Lakers- Marc D'Amico of Celtics.com has the preview. Pierce on brink of joining … Continue reading Afternoon Of Game Seven

So it all comes down to this. 8 preseason games, 82 regular season games, and 23 playoff games leave us with just tonight to determine the NBA champion. (I didn't say "World" Champion because I don't want Gregg Popovich coming after me.) Do the Celtics have one more big game left in them? Or is … Continue reading Basketball Armegeddon 2010. Tonight. 9:00PM. Be There.

Jon Lester went seven innings last night, giving up just a pair of runs to pick up his eighth win of the season in the Red Sox 6-2win over the Arizona Diamondbacks last night at Fenway Park. A reminder that tonight's game has been moved to 6:00pm, to allow you to catch more of the … Continue reading Sox Back Lester, Now Just Three Games Out of First

The Celtics were never in this one last night, as the Lakers had more energy, more hustle, more everything, in an 89-67 rout of Boston in game six. The Lakers defense smothered the Celtics all night long, holding them to 33% shooting on the night, and they dominated the boards by a margin of 52-39. To … Continue reading Lakers Trounce Celtics, Game Seven Tomorrow Night

With a win either tonight (9:00PM ABC) or Thursday, the Celtics can clinch their 18th NBA Championship. It won't be easy however, as they will need to win in Los Angeles against a determined Lakers squad to do it. Gerry Callahan is convinced that Doc Rivers will leave the Celtics by the end of this … Continue reading Celtics Look To Close Things Out In LA