Category: Morning Links

During Saturday night's NFL Wild Card playoff game between the Ravens and Steelers on NBC, you could hear Cris Collinsworth signing the praises of Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs. In addition to praising his play on the field (which was sensational) Collinsworth also referred to Suggs as a "jokester" off the field at one point. During … Continue reading The Media And That “Wacky” “Jokester” Terrell Suggs #NoMore

Rajon Rondo returns to the TD Garden tonight for his first game against the Celtics, following his trade last month to the Dallas Mavericks. Celtics set to welcome Rajon Rondo back to Boston - Mark Murphy has former teammates emotional to see Rondo again. Rondo's return makes for emotional night for Celtics - A. Sherrod … Continue reading Rondo Returns, 2015 A Fresh Start For John Tomase?

FINALLY! For once, Bill Belichick humbled himself and listened to the sport talk radio hosts and sat fragile tight end Rob Gronkowski in the season finale yesterday against the Buffalo Bills. Now if he would just say things to the media like, I just want to apologize to everybody. I didn’t want to hold anybody … Continue reading Arrogant Bill Finally Listens To Omniscient Media, Sits Gronk In Finale

The Patriots backed into the #1 seed in the AFC last night as the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. It wasn't anything the Patriots did, the other teams just collapsed and laid down, gifting New England the number one seed and home field advantage through the AFC playoffs. OK. OK. … Continue reading With Denver Loss, Patriots Back Into #1 Seed in AFC

For years now, some in the media have been complaining about Rajon Rondo. He didn't always play nice with the media (though the beat guys generally got along fine with him), his unorthodox playing style offended some of their sensibilities, and his uneven levels of play were infuriating to some. When he would come up … Continue reading Rondo Gone. Media Happy.

New England avenged their opening day loss in Miami, handing out a second-half helping of humility (via a 24-point third quarter) on their way to defeating the Dolphins 41-13 and clinching the division. As the 2-2 11-3 locals struggle to find their identity move on to New York, where a win against the Jets would … Continue reading The Patriots AFCE-clinching *Yawn* Report

With both winter franchises struggling to regain past levels of excellence, there has been quite a bit of trade talk around both clubs. Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Spears first reported that trade talks regarding Rajon Rondo have heated up, and with the Mavericks in particular. Mavericks considering making trade offer for Celtics’ Rajon Rondo - … Continue reading Celtics, Bruins Talking Trades

Despite constant claims to the contrary, it is not easy to win the same division in the NFL 12 times in 14 seasons. The Patriots just make it look that way. The Patriots clinched the AFC East yesterday by exacting revenge for an opening-day loss to the Miami Dolphins with a 41-13 pounding of those … Continue reading Patriots Run The East, Tomase Rewarded Again

As the Red Sox look to rebuild their pitching staff, they added Justin Masterson and Rick Porcello yesterday and are still working to finalize a deal for Diamondbacks starter Wade Miley. While these are good additions, they still need to add that guy to the top of the rotation. It's all about that ace. Now … Continue reading All About That Ace

I stayed up as late as I could last night awaiting the news on Jon Lester. Naturally the news broke just a few minutes after I turned things off and went to bed that Lester had agreed to a 6-year $155 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. I don't sense that many people will be … Continue reading Red Sox Facing Heat After Losing Lester To Cubs