Category: Morning Links

The Bruins made a pair of minor trades yesterday, getting old friend Brian Rolston from the Islanders along with former Boston College star Mike Mottau, and also getting defenseman Greg Zanon from Minnesota. The moves add depth and experience to specific roles, and we about the best that could be done without sacrificing top prospect … Continue reading Bruins Stock Up, Celtics Back In Action

It's a busy Monday in the sports world, with the NHL trading deadline set for this afternoon, and the Bruins looking to add a piece or two to their roster. Stephen Harris thinks that anything the Bruins do would be minor in nature. Joe Haggerty has a look at some possible targets. The Daytona 500 was … Continue reading NHL Trade deadline, Daytona 500, and a Dry Sox Clubhouse

The collective moral arbiters known as the Boston sports media are cranking things up into high gear as the Red Sox begin spring training. The sins of September 2011 will not be forgotten! It is their duty to ask the tough questions, to probe and ensure that there is a new attitude in Red Sox … Continue reading Accountability, Responsibility and Apologies, Oh My!

Catching up on the world of Sports Media this morning. (For stories on the Celtics loss to Chicago, head to celticslinks.com.) Sideline coaching for Dell - Chad Finn has Tina Cervasio offering some advice for new NESN Red Sox reporter Jenny Dell. Chat sports and media at 2:30 p.m. - Chad will be doing his … Continue reading Advice For Jenny Dell, The Globe’s Disrespect of Bob Ryan, and More…

The Bruins blew a 3-1 third period lead, but survived overtime, and got a goal from Tyler Seguin in the shootout to beat the Canadiens 4-3 in Montreal last night. The Celtics, meanwhile, got a big game from Rajon Rondo, but didn't get Ray Allen and Paul Pierce involved in the game hardly at all, … Continue reading Bruins Come Through in Shootout, Celtics Lose To Lowly Pistons

After stumbling in their last two games, the Celtics responded yesterday with a much-needed win on national television over the Chicago Bulls. Even though the latter was playing without MVP guard Derrick Rose, this was still a big win for the Celtics, who were without a couple of key cogs of their own. The 95-91 … Continue reading Rondo Triple-Double Leads Celtics Over Bulls

Pau Gasol blocked a Ray Allen putback at the buzzer to give the Lakers an 88-87 win over the Celtics at the Garden last night. Get all the coverage at CelticsLinks.com. It's no surprise that Glenn Ordway completely circled the wagons yesterday around Steve DeOssie. He's his friend and business partner. In the Globe, Chad … Continue reading Lakers Drop Celtics In OT, DeOssie Defended

The Bruins have had the benefit of flying under the radar here in recent weeks, and it's probably for the best, as they've been scuffling a bit after that impossibly hot streak earlier in the season. Last night things might've come to a head though, as the Bruins were beaten by the Buffalo Sabres 6-0. … Continue reading Back In the Spotlight, Bruins Trounced By Sabres

While New England continues to try and recover from Sunday, the sports world moves on. Last night at the TD Garden, Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird on the Celtics all-time scoring list, and now sits in second place, behind only John Havlicek. Speaking of Larry Bird, I found Bill Simmons podcast with the Celtics legend … Continue reading Boston Sports Moves On, Pierce Passes Bird On Celtics Scoring List