Category: Morning Links

Heading into the sixth inning last night in Cleveland, the Red Sox trailed the Indians 5-0. Jon Lester had struggled early on, but managed to stay in the game. Over the next few innings, the Red Sox rallied to tie the game at 5-5, sending it into extra innings. In the tenth inning, with two … Continue reading Van Every Saves The Night For Sox

Trailing by 11 points in the fourth quarter, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo led the Celtics back to force overtime. A supposedly injured Ben Gordon played more minutes than anyone else in the game, scoring 26 points, including more head-shaking shots down the stretch, and hitting three free throws to tie the game after being … Continue reading Pierce, Celtics Survive Game 5 Thriller

So somewhere in between the Bruins sweeping the Canadiens, the Celtics embroiled in a tight series with the Bulls and the Patriots wheeling and dealing on draft weekend, the Boston Red Sox have managed to quietly win 11 straight games. Last night, Jason Bay was the offense as he hit a three run home run … Continue reading Sox Make It 11 Straight

Cold Hard Football Facts has an interesting tidbit from the Patriots draft: In fact, there was something of a mini dust-up in the press box at Gillette Saturday night with reporters pissed by the fact that the Patriots were posting their picks on Twitter before announcing them to the media. Essentially, the NFL, and individual … Continue reading Patriots Have Reporters All a Twitter

So depending on how you look at things, the Celtics could've finished off a four game sweep yesterday, or found themselves in a 1-3 hole. Three of the four games of this series have gone right down to the wire, and could've been taken by either team. Yesterday it was Ben Gordon once again coming … Continue reading Celtics Fall Again in OT To Bulls

OK, confession time... I wasn't really high on the Celtics chances last night. There just seemed to be too much going against them for last night...a pumped United Center crowd, an athletic young Bulls team feeling confident, the continuing injuries - it all just seemed to add up to disaster. And it did. For the … Continue reading Celtics Win Big In Chicago

This is something new. For the first time in BSMW history (8 springs now) I've never posted about a Bruins playoff series victory. The Bruins did it in style last night, beating Montreal 4-1 and sweeping the series four games to zero. The win gives the Bruins the opportunity to catch a breather before the next series. … Continue reading Bruins Get The Sweep

The Boston sports teams and their fans got a breather last night, as the Bruins and Celtics were off, while the Red Sox had their game with the Twins rained out. The Celtics did get more bad news yesterday, as it was revealed that forward Leon Powe suffered a torn ACL, and because of that, … Continue reading Teams Take A Breather

Marathon Monday 2009 was a success for Boston sports, as the Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics were all victorious yesterday. The Celtics needed a three-pointer from Ray Allen with two seconds remaining to secure a 118-115 victory over the relentless Chicago Bulls, who got 42 points from Ben Gordon, as he and Allen (30 points) put … Continue reading A Three-Pack of Victories for the Locals

Building on Saturday, today we've got three pro sports teams in action, two of them in the playoffs, the Red Sox going for a four game sweep of the Orioles, and the Boston Marathon on top of it all. If you've been following this site for some time, you probably know not to expect the … Continue reading Boston Sports Marathon on Tap Today