Marquice Williams reportedly declines Patriots’ special teams coordinator position

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports New England requested to speak with Williams on Jan. 15. Jerod Mayo has been busy adding names to his list of potential coordinators for his coaching staff since being named the New England Patriots head coach. But now, one name can be removed. According to Aaron Wilson of Houston’s KPRC2, Atlanta …

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Smash Or Pass: Jordan Hicks

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images While the Jordan Montgomery rumors swirl, here’s another intriguing Jordan that also pitches. Who is he and where does he come from? He’s Jordan Hicks, a guy who probably made you swear at your TV upon seeing how hard he throws least once in the last …

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Chris Sale Is Gone, Who Is The Next Red Sox Ace?

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Bob and Jake discuss the Sale for Grissom deal, Lucas Giolito’s signing, and go on the hunt for “controllable” starting pitching. Welcome back to The Red Seat Podcast, episode number 303. This week, Jake Devereaux and Bob Osgood discuss the two big moves from the past week: the …

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Meet The New Guy: Vaughn Grissom

The Sox have a second baseman Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Vaughn Grissom and he comes from suburban Orlando (aw, tough break, kid) where he played Robin to Riley Greene’s Batman on the high school baseball team. The Red Sox just acquired him in a one-to-one trade, sending Chris Sale, …

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Previewing Games 3 and 4 in Atlanta: Not cut and dry for Boston Celtics

Joe Mazzulla’s Boston Celtics head on the road with a 2-0 series lead over the seven-seeded Atlanta Hawks as they eye for their second consecutive first-round sweep Equipped with the second-best road record in the association during the regular season, the Boston Celtics travel nearly 1,080 miles south to attempt to close out their first-round …

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Celtics vs. Hawks prediction and odds for Game 3 (Boston one step closer to sweep)

The Boston Celtics have dominated the Atlanta Hawks in their first-round series in the NBA playoffs, winning two straight games by double digits in Boston. Now, with the series shifting back to Atlanta, the Celtics are five-point road favorites in Game 3. That’s a surprising spread, as Boston was favored by 10.5 points in Game …

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It has been more about Hawks’ porous defense than Boston Celtics’ offense

Quin Snyder’s Hawks have been completely outmatched through the first two games of the series as the Boston Celtics continue to exploit Atlanta’s lack of defensive resistance Atlanta still has no answer. From the top to the bottom, the Hawks are simply not a sound basketball team. Landry Fields envisioned his ball club as an …

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Analyzing the Celtics Game 1 against Atlanta

From the jump, Joe Mazzulla’s Boston Celtics were locked in on the defensive end, denying the Hawks from creating any sort of momentum at the TD Garden in Game 1 during a convincing 112-99 win. The mood around the Boston Celtics team in the TD Garden completely shifted on Saturday afternoon. This team and fanbase …

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