Category: Morning Links

On a busy sports Sunday, the Celtics played without Kevin Garnett, but still had enough to beat his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-101 at the Garden. The 'Wolves had come into this game red hot, but Paul Pierce submitted a vintage performance to lead the Celtics to the win. Kevin Henkin on the BSMW Full … Continue reading Celtics, Bruins, Steelers All Victorious on Sunday

Our long national nightmare is over. But a whole new one might be beginning. Scott Boras mouthpiece Jon Heyman was the first to report that Jason Varitek and the Red Sox have agreed on a two year deal. Tony Massarotti has confirmed it, but calls it one year with an option. So while this will finally end … Continue reading New Deal For Varitek

Trailing 2-0 in the third period, the Bruins scored three goals to pull ahead of the New Jersey Devils, 3-2, only to see the Devils tie the game with under two minutes to play and then score again in OT to beat the Bruins 4-3 at the Garden. Mike Loftus says that the Bruins aren't impressed … Continue reading Bruins Fall To Devils In OT

The Celtics rolled to a 119-100 win over the Sacramento Kings last night, due in large part to a 28 point performance off the bench by the red-hot Eddie House. Lenny Megliola has House leading the way with his 8-9 shooting from three point land. Paul Flannery notes that KG and Rondo played a huge role in … Continue reading Playing With House Money

Christopher L. Gasper and Shira Springer report in this morning's Boston Globe that Tom Brady is now dropping back and throwing passes, and his rehab has progressed to the point that he is expected to be ready for the season opener in September. The Herald picks up on the Globe reports, but never gives credit to … Continue reading Globe: Brady On Track For ’09 Opener

If you're tired of this ongoing Jason Varitek/Red Sox catching saga, take heart, it may be coming to an end. Michael Silverman says that the deadline for Varitek to accept the one year contract offer (which has an option year) from the Red Sox is Saturday. Tony Massarotti says that Varitek might actually prefer just a one … Continue reading Saturday is D-Day For Varitek, Sox

With the NFL season over in New England for weeks now, it was nice to turn on the TV at 1:00pm on a Sunday afternoon and see the local team dominate over another pretty talented squad. This was the case yesterday when the Celtics routed the Dallas Mavericks 124-100 at the Garden. Kevin Henkin on … Continue reading Celtics Ride Roughshod Over Mavericks

Last night's game in Orlando was billed as a "coming out party" for the Magic, who were winners of seven straight, and who found themselves sitting atop the Eastern conference following some struggles by the Celtics and Cavs. The Celtics controlled this one pretty much throughout and defeated the Magic, 90-80. Frank Dell'Apa has Glen Davis … Continue reading Celtics Show Magic A Few of Their Own Tricks

Both the Bruins and Celtics secured road victories last night, as they approach the All Star break for each league. The Celtics relied on some torrid outside shooting from Eddie House (25 points) and Ray Allen (27 points) to shoot down the Heat 98-83 in Miami for their sixth straight win. Frank Dell'Apa says that last night was … Continue reading Road Warriors Once Again

With five straight wins under their belt, the Celtics appear to have broken out of the funk that they ended 2008 in.  While the current streak is modest still, Steve Bulpett has the Celtics starting to trend in the right direction again. Robert Lee says that the Celtics went back to basics in order to break out … Continue reading Celtics Getting Back On Track