Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports The B’s head straight into the break with a win on the board and a smile in their hearts. Now I have to pretend to care about the All-Star Game! First Period Can you believe this game actually started slow? Because against all odds, it did. The Bruins and Flyers came …
Blaze Jordan has been ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 7 first base prospect in baseball heading into the 2024 season, the publication revealed on Friday. Jordan played more games (122) than any other Red Sox minor-leaguer in 2023. The 21-year-old split the season between High-A Greenville and Double-A Portland, batting .296/.350/.481 with 32 …
Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The B’s look to keep their win streak alive tonight! Just the facts When: Tonight, 7:00 PM Where: TD Garden — Boston, Mass. How to follow: ESPN, 98.5 The Sports Hub Opposing SB Nation site: PensBurgh Know your enemy 18-14-4, 40PTS, 7th in the Metropolitan Division Jake Guentzel: 17G-25A-42PTS; Sidney …
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Of the 13 pitchers the Red Sox drafted in 2022, no one pitched more innings in their first full professional season than 10th-round selection Isaac Coffey. Coffey, the 309th overall pick in the 2022 amateur draft out of Oral Roberts, received a modest signing bonus of $7,500 and made just two relief appearances in the …
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The New England Patriots’ Christmas Eve game against the Denver Broncos started in the worst possible fashion. After receiving the opening kickoff, quarterback Bailey Zappe was sacked on the very first offensive play from scrimmage, fumbling the football, and watching the Broncos defense recover at the New England 6-yard line. The play was a direct …
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Of all the Red Sox prospects who made it up to Double-A Portland this year, Chase Meidroth is far from the most highly touted. Still, the 22-year-old infielder made the most of his time with the Sea Dogs and ended the first full season of his professional career on an encouraging note. Meidroth, Boston’s fourth-round …
Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images The NFL is continuing its international expansion and in 2024 will play a first ever game in yet another country. As was announced by the league on Wednesday, a regular season game Brazil’s largest city, São Paolo, will host a game next fall. The game will be …
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Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images No more waiting! We already knew the date of Game 1 and could kind of puzzle out the rest, but the NHL went ahead and did us all a favor by releasing the full Bruins-Panthers playoff schedule this evening. Mark your calendars: Game 1: Panthers at Bruins: Monday, April 17 …
Joona Koppanen. | Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images As both Bruins affiliates enter the home stretch, playoff positioning is on the line. It’s crunch time in the minors. Both Boston Bruins affiliates are primed for the postseason, with their remaining regular season games proving vital for playoff seeding purposes. After an up-and-down second half so …
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Patriots 2022 draft selection Marcus Jones had quite the rookie season for the club in his first year, with Jones making an impact in nearly every role he played last season. The post Patriots Marcus Jones On His Role on Offense: “I’m a Defensive Back First” appeared first on PatsFans.com.
Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports From DOWNTOWN. Not content with leading the league in all major goaltending statistics, Linus Ullmark added another feather to his cap tonight: he became the first Boston Bruins goalie to score a goal. Linus Ullmark SCORES.3-1 Bruins. pic.twitter.com/uAzvKJF600— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) February 26, 2023 FROM DOWNTOWN. The Bruins, as a franchise, …
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Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports Price is going up, Don. When you’re hot, you’re hot. The good vibes kept coming this afternoon for David Pastrnak, who was named the league’s first star of the week for running roughshod over California. Pastrnak put up 7G-1A-8PTS totals in four games for the B’s last week — all …
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Though he was heavily linked to the Boston Celtics over the summer, the odds of Kevin Durant being acquired by a Cs front office led by President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens are currently astronomical. At this point, that’s the best course of action. Durant is making the rounds right now for calling out his …
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Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports A nice one for the Czech kid. While it may not have been a clinical, wire-to-wire win, the Bruins did enough to head out of Buffalo with a victory. Jakub Zboril’s first NHL goal late in the third broke a 1-1 tie, and Patrice Bergeron would add his second of …
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As the 2022-23 season progresses, it is becoming clear that the Boston Celtics are squarely in the mix as one of the top contenders in not only the Eastern Conference but the entire Association as well. While the Cleveland Cavaliers have proven to be a thorn in the C’s side, Boston is a Robert Williams …
Mac Jones played a clean game on Sunday, finishing his first start of 2022 without an interception during the club’s 26-3 win over Indianapolis on Sunday. The post Ten First Impressions Following Sunday’s Patriots vs Colts Win appeared first on PatsFans.com.
As the Boston Celtics coasted to a 133-118 victory against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden, one player made his starting debut for the team on Saturday night: Blake Griffin. Griffin was inserted into the starting lineup to replace Al Horford, who was sitting out of the second game of a back-to-back due …
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Patriots quarterback Mac Jones had a little better performance away from Gillette Stadium on Sunday during the New England Patriots 22-17 win over the Jets, albeit it certainly wasn’t perfect. The post Six First Impressions Following the Patriots’ Win Over the Jets on Sunday appeared first on PatsFans.com.
J.T. Realmuto’s 10th-inning home run for the Phillies in Game 1 of the World Series was the first of its kind since Carlton Fisk for the Red Sox. Phillies catcher’s epic World Series home run first of its kind since Red Sox legend – BoSox Injection – BoSox Injection – Boston Red Sox News, Rumors, …
According to Jon Heyman, the Red Sox have no intention of extending a Qualifying Offer to JD Martinez after the 2022 World Series. MLB insider gives first clue about Red Sox Qualifying Offers – BoSox Injection – BoSox Injection – Boston Red Sox News, Rumors, and Fan Community
Following an offseason of unforeseen challenges, the Boston Celtics walked onto the parquet floor on opening night with the mission of rewriting what transpired in June. Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers were blown away by the pace, and fluidity of the C’s offense this early in the season. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined …
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Nearly seven years ago, Alex Barlow was hired by the Boston Celtics as an assistant video coordinator, following his collegiate career at Butler University. This past week, after five years as an assistant on the sideline for the Boston Celtics’ affiliate to the north, Barlow earned a much deserving promotion to the top of the …
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The Boston Celtics are not trading any members of their core before the start of the 2022-23 season, and quite frankly, they have no good reason to even explore doing so from now until then — or even in the months that follow. If the Cs struggle out of the gate, there’d be some built-in …
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The Boston Celtics had what seemed like a pretty straightforward path to their October 18th opening night matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, with training camp and the preseason really just meant to fortify the edges on the team’s depth chart. Now? With Ime Udoka’s suspension for the entire 2022-23 season, due to sexual relations with …
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