Report: Marcus Smart Almost Turned Down Contract Extension From Celtics
This offseason, new Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens made quite a few moves. One of them was extending Marcus Smart on a four-year, $77M deal. But Smart had a different number in mind, and it wasn’t $77M. “At least $90 million,” Smart told Jay King of The Athletic. Now, Smart’s extension was […]
Romeo Langford Drills Game-Winner as Celtics Sneak Past Magic in Preseason Opener
The Boston Celtics are now 1-0 in the preseason after a tightly contested 98-97 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night. Celtics guard Jaylen Brown was strong in his first game back from his wrist injury, as he led all Celtics scores by notching 26 points on 8-for-16 shooting and went 4-for-12 behind the […]
Patriots Week 4 Notebook: Costly Turnovers, A Nearly Perfect Defensive Game Plan, And Mac Jones Is Here To Stay
Tom Brady brought rain from the skies and tears from the hearts Sunday night. New England welcomed Brady back with open arms as he fired his notorious pregame fist pump. From then on, it became strictly business from both ends. The Patriots opened the gates with an emphasis on pushing the tempo. This week’s essentials […]
Tom Brady Homecoming Nearly Spoiled, But Nick Folk Misses Game-Winning Kick as Buccaneers Beat Patriots, 19-17
The Patriots nearly spoiled Tom Brady’s return to Foxboro on Sunday Night Football, figuratively with the whole country watching. But, the Buccaneers were able to hang on, and beat New England. It wasn’t a great start for the Patriots. A pair of punts from New England opened the night, leading to a Tampa Bay field […]
Red Sox Fight Back, Clinch Wild Card Spot In Final Game of Season Behind Rafael Devers
While it wasn’t ideal, the Red Sox got it done. They’ll be hosting the Yankees in the AL Wild Card game Tuesday after the two clubs finished with matching 92-70 records, but Boston beat New York in the season series. It was quite a dramatic win for the Sox. Chris Sale couldn’t make it out […]
Patriots Inactives vs. Buccaneers: Trent Brown, Ja’Whaun Bentley Out
The New England Patriots (1-2) will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) at Gillette Stadium in Tom Brady’s return. Here are the inactives: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS INACTIVES: #77 T Trent Brown #51 DE Ronnie Perkins #33 CB JoeJuan Williams #8 MLB Ja’Whaun Bentley #26 CB Shaun Wade #38 RB Rhamondre Stevenson #86 TE Devin Asiasi […]
Bruins Drop Fourth Preseason Game to Rangers, in Overtime
The Boston Bruins lost to the New York Rangers in the overtime of their fourth preseason game. With their 4-3 loss, Boston’s record sits at 2-1-1 in the preseason. This was the second consecutive preseason game that the B’s utilized a single goaltender for the entire game. On September 30, they saw 60 minutes of […]
Red Sox Rally in 9th, Hang On To Beat Nationals in Dramatic Fashion
Most thought the game would be over when Nationals slugger Juan Soto came to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday afternoon with the bases loaded and one out, facing Red Sox reliever Austin Davis. But, Soto only salvaged a sacrifice fly, and Brasier retired Josh Bell on an inning-ending soft lineout […]
Hunter Renfroe, Bobby Dalbec Go Back-to-Back as Red Sox Hang On To Take Series Opener Over Nationals And Remain in Wild Card
It only took two pitches for the Red Sox to score four runs, and it was enough for the Red Sox as Boston grabbed their 90th win with a 4-2 win over the Nationals. After singles from Xander Bogaerts — who has been cold as of late — and J.D. Martinez, Hunter Renfroe mashed a […]
Patriots Injury Report: J.C. Jackson Among 7 Questionable For Sunday, Buccaneers’ Rob Gronkowski Doubtful
The New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers released their final injury reports before Tom Brady’s return to Foxboro, as J.C. Jackson was the latest to join the Pats’ list. Kyle Dugger joined the list on Thursday. Injury reports in full reside: QUESTIONABLE LB Ja’Whaun Bentley, Shoulder (LP) T Trent Brown, Calf (LP) S Kyle […]