Category: Morning Links

It was a rough night for the local pro sports teams as both the Bruins and Celtics posted losses, and each now has a two game losing streak. The Bruins have still never beaten the Minnesota Wild at home, as they lost 1-0 at the Garden. Fluto Shinzawa looks at the lone goal by Marek Zidlicky. … Continue reading Rough Night for Locals

The showdown between Boston College and its football coach, Jeff Jagodzinski remains at the top of the Boston sports scene for another day. Having stolen the spotlight from the hoops team's upset of North Carolina, this drama prepares to move into its second day, with indications that Jagodzinski may have been on his way out … Continue reading BC – Jags Drama Still Center Stage

The Boston College Eagles stunned the number one ranked North Carolina Tar Heels last night, but thanks to a glitch at NESN with just over a minute to go, and the game very much still in doubt, all viewers in the Boston area saw was a series of commercials, before the feed was brought back … Continue reading BC Upsets #1 UNC, No One Sees It

The Calendar is still 2008, and we're still technically in the 2008 NFL season, but it's all about 2009 for the New England Patriots, who will not be playing football in January for the first time since the 2002 season. Christopher L. Gasper has the team trying to find some consolation in the longer-than-usual offseason facing … Continue reading Already 2009 For Patriots

Sometimes it stinks being right. I took a little heat from some readers last week for emphatically stating that there was no way that the Jets or Jaguars would win yesterday. I didn't think I was being too bold in making that statement, considering the teams and coaches involved. It seemed pretty obvious, in fact. … Continue reading 11-5 Not Good Enough For Patriots

The Lakers put an end to the Celtics 19 game winning streak last night with a 93-83 win over Boston in Los Angeles. Steve Bulpett says that the Celtics turned into Plaxico Burress in this one.  You know...shooting themselves in the foot...Marc J. Spears has the Celtics giving the Lakers their due for the win. Paul Flannery says … Continue reading Lakers End Celtics Streak

So the Boston Celtics - the most storied franchise in pro basketball - set a record for the longest winning streak in team history, AND beat the NBA record for the best start in league history (27-2)...and they can't even be the lead sports story in Boston? Instead, all the coverage and talk is about a player that … Continue reading Sox Trumped By Yanks for Teixeira

Just some quick hits from this morning: It's report card day, and as you can imagine, there weren't many bad grades to be seen on the Patriots side on Sunday. Here are the reports: Michael Felger - The only "F" is for Favre. Ron Borges - Randy Moss the only Patriots player relegated to the back of … Continue reading Tuesday Quicklinks

OK, so let's get this out of the way right off the top. There's no way that that New York Jets can beat the Miami Dolphins next Sunday. No way. Even though the game is at the Meadowlands,  Eric Mangini's crew has proven once again to be about as mentally tough as a Dodo bird. There … Continue reading Pats Roll At Snowy Gillette

The Bruins stretched their home winning streak to 12 games last night with an 8-5 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Fluto Shinzawa has the Bruins exploding offensively at the Garden last night. Steve Conroy has a look at an old-fashioned shootout last night won by the Bruins. Mike Loftus has the Bruins riding their offense to the … Continue reading Bruins Home Streak Hits a Dozen