Today feels a little like sitting in the middle of a busy intersection. We've got a Super Bowl just concluded, both the B's and C's on the eve of a winter interlude, and the engines turning over to start a new baseball season. And, of course, the Olympics are torching up tomorrow, which is where … Continue reading Week Log: One Flame Extinguished, Another One Lit
For the tenth time since Christmas day, the Celtics blew a double digit lead, and lost to the New Orleans Hornets 93-85 in a game that was just painful to watch in the second half. This team is in serious need of a jolt. Bad habits bug Celtics - Frank Dell'Apa has the depressing game story … Continue reading Yet Another Celtics Meltdown
The Bruins have been awful for a long stretch this season, but they haven't packed it in just yet. Last night they defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in the sudden death shootout for their second win in a row. Bruins shoot down Sabres, 3-2 - Joe Haggerty has the game story and talking points on this … Continue reading Bruins Win Two In A Row? Really?
With none of the locals in action last night (besides the Beanpot) it's a mixed bag of top links this morning: Why you sign Josh Beckett, today. Curt Schilling weighs in on Josh Beckett entering the last year of his contract, and takes a shot at Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe in the process. These … Continue reading A Mixed Bag on Tuesday
I was ready. After watching Peyton Manning shred the tough defenses of Baltimore and the Jets in theirs last two games, and seeing how the Colts had been a machine in every game they had tried to win this season, I was ready to join the group-think that had Peyton whipping past Tom Brady and … Continue reading Celtics Don’t Have Magic, Saints Do
Tom E. Curran shows a little sanity when talking Patriots and putting the "team of the decade" comparisons with the Colts in perspective. He notes that some of his colleagues are letting their facts get a little fuzzy when it comes to this topic. You may recall the other day when Ron Borges, twisting the … Continue reading At Last, Some Reason…
Work has been crazy the last few weeks which is why you haven't seen the megalinks since the beginning of the New Year. I'm hoping next week will be easier. You have your Weekend Viewing Picks, of course. National Starting with the Sports Business Daily, we have the full roster of spots for Super Bowl … Continue reading Return of Friday Megalinks
So is this NFL offseason going to entirely consist of Boston media types tracking down former and current Patriots players to ask them to talk about the demise of the franchise, and ask how poorly they were treated and how everything in Foxborough is just a house of cards? Just wondering, since that is the early … Continue reading Friday Links and Randomness
A a kid, I remember Jim Rice's broken hand costing the Sox a World Series title, and Darryl Stingley's career ending on a preseason gridiron. I watched the corpus erodus of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Bill Walton during what could have been productive years breaking in kids like Len Bias and Reggie Lewis. And … Continue reading Week Log: Sportsual Healing In Order For Boston
The Celtics, playing without Paul Pierce, had enough to hold off Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat last night at the Garden. Frank Dell’Apa has Tony Allen making a big play on Wade with the game on the line, ensuring the Celtics victory. Mark Murphy has the Celtics making the needed plays in the fourth quarter - … Continue reading Celtics Take The Heat
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