Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images New England and its starting quarterback have struggled in the two years since McDaniels’ departure. Ever since Josh McDaniels left the New England Patriots to become the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach, the arrow has been pointing in the wrong direction for Mac Jones. After he …
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Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The wheel of DoPS has spun and honestly, it’s a fair punishment Boston’s Charlie McAvoy has been suspended for four games for an Illegal Check to the Head on Florida’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson. https://t.co/15U2cH3yq1 — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) October 31, 2023 Charlie McAvoy has been suspended four games for his …
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Plus, John Schreiber has a new pitch Another day, another former colleague of Craig Breslow’s offering heaps of praise on the new Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer. This time it’s Will Venable. The former Sox bench coach and fellow Ivy Leaguer (he went to Princeton) has worked alongside Breslow for the past few years with …
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With his recent move to the bench, it looks like Boston Celtics veteran Al Horford is not too happy with his new role — resulting in uneven contributions thus far from the shockingly lethargic leader. Before this season, Horford started every game he appeared in for the Cs, so it’d be understandable if the move …
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In an age of all-or-nothing, fans wanted the Boston Celtics to fire head coach Joe Mazzulla for failing to lead the team to a championship in his rookie season. Forget about the extraordinary circumstances Mazzulla was put in last year and what he did despite the challenges. The expectations were to finish the 2021-22 season’s …
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The Patriots have certainly gotten some surprise contributions on offense this season, and one player in particular has absolutely stood out through seven weeks. The post Surprise Player Quietly Making An Impact For Patriots Through 7 Weeks appeared first on PatsFans.com.
Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images FSG need to think big It’s a day that ends in Y, so that means we have find out another candidate has dropped out of the Boston Red Sox search for a GM due to “family considerations”. Whatever THAT means. You want to know what I’ve …
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The offseason addition of the All-Star, All-Defensive, and one-time champion, Jrue Holiday, has left a slight shadow over the All-Defensive, Derrick White, but his preseason performances have given him an argument as to why he should be a Boston Celtics starter next season. Why does White merit a starting spot for the Boston Celtics? There …
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First, he got the bag. Then, he went deep in it. Just hours after Payton Pritchard signed a new four-year extension with the Boston Celtics, he sets TD Garden ablaze in the preseason opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. The weather may be beginning to get colder in New England by the day, but the former …
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The Boston Celtics have plenty of roster questions to have answered during the NBA preseason having completely re-tooled their roster in a whirlwind of offseason player movement — one that started a week before free agency with the Marcus Smart for Kristaps Porzingis (plus picks) trade and concluding just ahead of training camp with the …
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Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images When is it time to stop feeling sad? Oh, Red Sox Nation…I’m feeling a strong end-of-season malaise. I’m just not able to get into the playoff spirit yet, after the season we’ve had. (And the series sweeps haven’t exactly made the playoffs unmissable yet, but I’m sure that will change.) …
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Heavy on the regulars. Tonight’s game against the Washington Capitals is the Bruins’ penultimate preseason tilt, and it looks like Jim Montgomery is using tonight as a final tune-up for most of his regulars. The B’s will ice a pretty NHL-heavy lineup, with most of the guys below expected to be …
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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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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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A proposed trade from NBA Analysis Network would send the Boston Celtics 24-year-old Anfernee Simons, who’s due $77 million from the Portland Trail Blazers, for the team’s backup backcourt of Payton Pritchard and Malcolm Brogdon and a pair of future first-round draft picks in 2025 and 2027. NBA Analysis Network’s James Piercey believes that as …
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Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Career bests? Always a good sign. The 2022-2023 regular season was a season of career bests for many players on the Boston Bruins, and Trent Frederic got in on the party. Playing in all but three regular season games, Frederic set career highs in goals, assists, …
According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the New England Patriots struck a deal with the Cleveland Browns to bring in offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr on Sunday. The post Patriots Trade RB Strong For Browns Offensive Tackle, Wheatley Jr. appeared first on PatsFans.com.
Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images NHL debut, first goal…good stuff. (Editor’s note: When putting tougher the rating sheets for this series, I somehow forgot to include a few forwards on the writer ratings. Blame summer, I don’t know. In any case, that’s why Lauko, among others, only has a reader rating. You …
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In his first preseason action of 2023, it was definitely a tough night for New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones, who ended up with a mixed performance against the Packers. The post An Uneven Night For Mac Jones in Preseason Debut appeared first on PatsFans.com.
The Boston Celtics took a big swing this offseason to acquire Kristaps Porziņģis from the Washington Wizards. This was a very telling move by the organization. They likely believed a big change needed to happen, as it kind of felt like the team had plateaued. Whether you want to believe that or not, the change …
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The Boston Celtics entered Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers with a road record of 2-8 in the postseason. The Celtics overcame that with a 97-91 victory, which is one of the most iconic games in franchise history, and the 24-point comeback is arguably one of the greatest in …
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The Joel Embiid landing spot that “makes the most sense” — at least according to Sir Charles in Charge’s Michael Saenz — is a nightmarish scenario for Boston Celtics everywhere; that being the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat. “Both the Knicks and Rockets would make sense for Embiid,” Saenz prefaced before saying, “They’re both …
The Boston Celtics shared an update on Kristaps Porzingis’ plantar fasciitis recovery plan on Wednesday morning. Porzingis is set to rehab for four-to-six weeks and should be good to go for training camp. “Kristaps Porzingis has been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis in his right foot,” the team shared in a tweet. “He will engage in …
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A proposed Damian Lillard trade from NBA Analysis Network’s James Piercey would send the seven-time All-Star to the Boston Celtics in exchange for their entire frontcourt depth behind Kristaps Porzingis, a veteran point guard who needs time to “heal” after the organization’s attempt to trade him, and four draft picks. In total, the Portland Trail …
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