The Celtics were again shorthanded yesterday afternoon as they took on their Eastern Conference rivals, the Miami Heat. Boston seized control of the game in the third quarter, and held on for an 85-82 win, which clinched the season series between the two clubs. Get all the coverage at CelticsLinks.com. Celtics keep Heat in their … Continue reading Celtics Hold Off Heat Wave Once Again
Ray Allen became the NBA's all-time leader in three-point field goals last night, but the Lakers overcame an early 15 point deficit and dominated the Celtics the rest of the way as they cruised to a 92-86 win at the TD Garden. Get all the coverage at CelticsLinks.com. Crashing down - Julian Benbow has Kobe … Continue reading Depleted Celtics Overcome By Lakers
Looking at the trends for the Celtics this week, the data shows that Celtics fans are more excited to see an Eastern conference than a rematch of last year's finals. Both games are also down significantly this week: down 14% for tonight's game and down 21% for Sunday. This could be due to tonight's game … Continue reading Celtics/Heat More In Demand Than Celtics/Lakers
The Bruins and Canadiens engaged in an old-fashioned hockey game last night, one which saw even the goalies set to square off and trade punches. (settling instead for a mild scuffle) The Bruins outlasted their rivals from the north 8-6 at the Garden. Get all the coverage at BruinsLinks.com. Bruins score a wild win against Canadiens - … Continue reading Bruins Outfight, Outscore Rival Canadiens
Spring Training hasn't even begun yet, (though the truck did leave yesterday) and already Red Sox oriented stories dominate the sports pages today. The enthusiasm for the season hasn't yet hit the sports radio airwaves, where there is still plenty of football talk going on. Truck day is entirely a media creation, pumped up and … Continue reading Media, Sox Get Early Jump On Season
These road games on the second night of a back-to-back are becoming troublesome to the Celtics, who lost to the Charlotte Bobcats 94-89 last night down in North Carolina. On the plus side, are you jacked and pumped for Truck Day? I thought so. Celtics lack finish in back-to-backs - Chris Forsberg has the Celtics dropping to … Continue reading Celtics Fade In Fourth Down In Charlotte
This week, Sports Business Journal has a look at the local TV ratings for the NHL and NBA teams at the midpoint of their respective seasons. SBJ is normally a subscription site, but today only the site is free for all. Locally, the numbers are interesting, and impressive. Both the Celtics (CSSNE) and Bruins (NESN) are in the top … Continue reading Celtics Topping Bruins In Winter Ratings Battles
Even though things worked out in the best possible way for Patriots fans last night - the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl, keeping Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers from their third Super Bowl since the Patriots last won one, it still wasn't a fun night, knowing that New England had beaten both of … Continue reading Rondo, Celtics Have Super Sunday
The Bruins jumped on the Dallas Stars right from the opening faceoff, with Gregory "Soupy" Campbell decking old his old nemesis Steve Ott and then two other fights starting after that. In the first four seconds of the game, there were three fights. They did eventually end up playing hockey after that beginning to the … Continue reading Bruins Fight Off Stars For 6-3 Win
As Felger and Massarotti continue their week of "All SpyGate, All The Time" I found their interview with former Eagles and Rams coach Dick Vermeil this afternoon pretty interesting. Especially this part: Massarotti: ...There was a story written in sports illustrated by Peter King, on Roger Goodell, and Goodel talked about the Spygate issue, with … Continue reading Vermeil Says Talk Of SpyGate Tarnishing Belichick “Not Legitimate”
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