Celtics Jrue Holiday trade piece offers Blazers long-term benefit

A veteran Boston Celtics trade piece the front office can offer the Portland Trail Blazers in a Jrue holiday trade, Al Horford, could offer the Rose City’s NBA franchise an ideal long-term benefit in the modern cap climate: cap relief. Blazers Edge’s Jeremy Brener explained how acquiring Horford could be a major positive if there …

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MORSE: Week 4 – Patriots at Cowboys Preview

Mike McCarthy is calling the plays as he has replaced Kellen Moore as the Offensive play caller.   McCarthy has a history of being pass happy.  This even though the Cowboys have averaged 150 yards a game on the ground.  The last two seasons the Cowboys finished with 12 wins and are not playing in the …

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Friday Patriots Notebook 9/29: News and Notes

New England Patriots news and notes for Friday, September 29, 2023. The post Friday Patriots Notebook 9/29: News and Notes appeared first on PatsFans.com.

Boston Celtics’ Oregon native definitely on Trail Blazers’ radar

Boston Celtics point guard and Oregon native Payton Pritchard is “definitely” on the radar of the Portland Trail Blazers following their acquisition of Jrue Holiday in the three-team Damian Lillard trade and given the guard’s preferred teams list inclusion of the Cs according to Yahoo Sports’s Jake Fischer — who said as much on the …

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Game 160: Red Sox at Orioles

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Three left to lose / win Red Sox: Friday night in Baltimore. pic.twitter.com/d1nfgrbdfw — Red Sox (@RedSox) September 29, 2023 Orioles: Updated lineup for tonight: CF – Mullins 1B – Mountcastle DH – O’Hearn LF – Hays RF – Kjerstad 3B – Westburg 2B – Frazier C – …

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Dominoes Begin to Fall into Place

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Cora to manage Sox in 2024; says Opening Day will be Sale Day We’ve had a dismal season in many ways, and we know that. We went out with a whimper instead of a bang. The postseason is for other teams. My favorite player Triston Casas is out …

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Monday Observations: Patriots Defense Outstanding in Win Over Jets

It was a great job defensively, especially in the first half,” Belichick said in his post-game press conference. The post Monday Observations: Patriots Defense Outstanding in Win Over Jets appeared first on PatsFans.com.

Tuesday Patriots Notebook 9/26: News and Notes

Much of the talk on Monday centered on the incident between New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones and New York Jets defensive back Sauce Gardner, with Jones allegedly giving the cornerback a tap to the groin during Sunday’s game. The post Tuesday Patriots Notebook 9/26: News and Notes appeared first on PatsFans.com.

Reasons Lamar Stevens is the right fit for Boston Celtics roster

With a little over a month until the Boston Celtics tip-off at Madison Square Garden, Brad Stevens confirmed the final player that will make up the 15-man roster ahead of training camp. After spending three seasons in Cleveland with the upstart Cavaliers since coming out of Penn State, Lamar Stevens moves to Boston with an …

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Preseason recap: Bruins shut out Rangers, 3-0, as Bussi stands tall

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images The goaltender more than showed up to play tonight! The Boston Bruins blanked the New York Rangers, 3-0, to open up the preseason at the TD Garden tonight with goaltender Brandon Bussi making highlight-reel saves. While veterans like Jake DeBrusk and James van Riemsdyk showed chemistry on a line …

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Red Sox 2, White Sox 3: Slip-n-Slidin Down the Standings

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Even these six innings feels like a microcosm of the last month. I feel like Jake Roy dong an anatomy of an inning here. After four solid innings from Kutter Crawford, he enters the top of the 5th inning clinging to a 1-0 lead. First up, Gavin Sheets. He worked …

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Red Sox News Links: A Season of Starting Pitching Disappointments

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images The starting pitching depth disappeared quickly in 2023, and should Brayan Bello only come out at night? Red Sox starters have fallen short of going five innings on 57 occasions this year, with Brayan Bello’s performance on Wednesday being the latest. Chad Jennings asks, and answers, how did a …

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Red Sox promote top prospects Roman Anthony, Kyle Teel to Double-A

The Red Sox are promoting top prospects Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel from High-A Greenville to Double-A Portland, as was first reported by MiLB Central on X, formerly known as Twitter. Anthony and Teel are currently regarded by Baseball America as the Nos. 2 and 4 prospects in Boston’s farm system, respectively. As far as …

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Red Sox 5, Rangers 15: The Return of Day Bello

Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images Maybe Bello should only pitch at night. Well, the day didn’t start poorly. In fact, it started great! Adam Duvall with a 443-foot crush job off Jon Grat in the first inning. Bobby Dalbec hit his first homer at the Major League level in the second inning, a 427-foot shot …

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So Far, Patriots Miss Jakobi Meyers

With the Patriots sitting at 0-2, one thing has certainly been clear through two weeks for Mac Jones. The lack of a viable third-down target has been a significant issue so far for the New England Patriots, and the numbers certainly show that. The post So Far, Patriots Miss Jakobi Meyers appeared first on PatsFans.com.

Celtics pursuit of more shooting is off the mark

Ooo, look. The Boston Celtics are showing interest in a free-agent shooter. Again. This time it’s former Cleveland Cavaliers Lamar Stevens, a six-foot-six swingman known more for his defense than his shot (28.1 career 3-point percentage). If the Celtics do sign Stevens to a contract, he would be the 50th wing player on the roster. …

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Wednesday Patriots Notebook 9/20: News and Notes

While New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is continuing to receive a fair amount of criticism locally, the numbers so far through two games, tell a different story. The post Wednesday Patriots Notebook 9/20: News and Notes appeared first on PatsFans.com.

Brad Marchand named Bruins captain

Things we love to see. The Legacy Continues. ©️ pic.twitter.com/hBpDIvOrB0 — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) September 20, 2023 The Boston Bruins have named Brad Marchand the next captain of their squad. It comes as little surprise, with the fan favorite being a shoe-in candidate for the role. May he continue to make Bruins fans proud, congrats …

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‘Pivotal’ for Celtics to resolve bad blood with nearly-traded vet

It’s “pivotal” the Boston Celtics resolve their bad blood with nearly-traded veteran floor general, and the league’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Malcolm Brogdon, before the start of the season according to NESN’s Gio Rivera; who believes it must be done following Brogdon’s pulled involvement in a Kristaps Porzingis trade. “It’s unknown how much …

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