Category: Morning Links

The Jets and Colts for the AFC Championship? Patriots fans might be rooting for a "Black Sunday" type scenario in Indianapolis next weekend. Here's a quick round-up of some articles to check out today: Saints are the last, best hope for Patriots fans - Christopher Price explains why New England fans might become New Orleans fans … Continue reading MLK Day Top Ten

 Here are the Celtics links from last night's loss to the Bulls. Scott Souza says that the Celtics looked like a team in desperate need of a rest.  Gary Washburn has the Bulls taking advantage of a tired Celtics team. Mark Murphy has the done in by poor free throw shooting among other things. Robert Lee has the Bulls … Continue reading Celtics Can’t Catch Up With Chicago

It's a  busy Friday morning here, just enough time to get you the top articles you'll need to get caught up on the Boston sports scene. No fluff, no cheap shots, no filler. Color from Green alum - Chad Finn has Kevin McHale coming to town to cover the Celtics as a TNT analyst. Zolak analyzes … Continue reading Friday Fast Ten

The Celtics tipped off against the hapless New Jersey Nets last night, and the outcome was never in doubt, as the Nets never even attempted to play defense. The Celtics were up 71-35 at halftime, and rolled to a 111-87 victory. Frank Dell’Apa has the Celtics getting more of a workout in the gym the morning … Continue reading Celtics Get a Breather Against Nets

The postmortems on the 2009 Patriots continue... Karen Guregian looks at how the Patriots defense might be fixed, position-by-position. She says re-signing Vince Wilfork, and then adding someone like Julius Peppers is the answer. Kerry Byrne says that it is time to dump Randy Moss. And not for the reasons you might think. Tom E. Curran outline the … Continue reading Disappointment Still Lingering

The Patriots packed up their belongings yesterday and headed out, some (many?) of them likely for the last time as members of the franchise. Mike Reiss says that there is a lengthy to-do list on tap for this offseason. Albert R. Breer says that there will be plenty of pieces needed this offseason, and wonders if they … Continue reading Patriots Pack It In

Last night was a prime example of why some people think the NBA is a joke. When the mild-mannered Mike Gorman, who goes out of his way to try and not criticize the officials, lest he encourage or validate the emotional outbursts of broadcast partner Tommy Heinsohn, is verbally scratching his head in wonderment over just what the referees … Continue reading Celtics Can’t Overcome Hawks, Refs

While most of us were prepared for the fact that the Patriots season might come to an end yesterday, I don't think anyone forsaw the first quarter dismantling that the Baltimore Ravens laid on Tom Brady and the Patriots. It was 24-0 Ravens seemingly in the blink of an eye, as the Ravens dominated and the Patriots collapsed … Continue reading Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore.”

I've been somewhat bemused this week as I've seen columns and heard radio announcers warning Patriots fans not to be overconfident heading into this weekend, and not to overlook how dangerous this Ravens team is. Talk about not knowing your audience. I don't think any Patriots fan is overconfident about this team. I think most think they … Continue reading Getting Ready For the Playoffs Top Ten

The game looked lost for the Celtics after Ray Allen was stripped by Dwyane Wade, who then went in for an uncontested dunk with .06 on the clock, giving the Heat a two point lead. After a time out, Paul Pierce lobbed a perfect pass to Rajon Rondo who laid it in to tie the game. … Continue reading Thursday Ten-Spot