Who’s Playing Fortnite on the Fenway Park Video Board?

Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images OTM gets to the bottom of the offseason’s most pressing issue. As any good employee does, I spend a portion of my day killing the clock. Fortunately, my office has a view of Fenway Park, particularly the video board, and it’s nice to check in now and then to see …

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Patriots playing to the whistle, against Bills QB Josh Allen

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images New England will go up against one of the league’s top quarterbacks in Week 17. The New England Patriots are no strangers when it comes to going up against Josh Allen. Needless to say, they also are well-aware of the challenges the Buffalo Bills’ sixth-year quarterback brings to the table. …

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Video: Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman talk playing for Patriots, Super Bowls, Colts rivalry, more

The new episode of Julian Edelman’s Games with Names podcast is out, and it features a very special guest: his former teammate with the New England Patriots and arguably the best tight end in NFL history, Rob Gronkowski. The two future Patriots Hall of Famers spent nine years playing alongside one another, and helped the …

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Celtics offseason splash playing bigger than his role

Marquee Boston Celtics offseason splash Jrue Holiday has been an effective glue guy for a team that has gotten so close to an NBA championship for the better part of the last six years, and he has risen to the challenge in 2023-24 in a metaphorical and literal sense. Holiday’s 12/7/6/1/1 stat line proves the …

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Who’s playing for the Bruins against the Capitals?

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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players may be playing final season with Celtics

The Boston Celtics are in a more profound “win-now” mode than any team in the NBA. Sure, LeBron James’ career is winding down, and thus, the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship window could be as well. But the “king” has a ring. Boston hasn’t hung a banner in more than a decade and a half. “Titletown” …

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Interesting playing time trend continues in Boston Celtics win over Trail Blazers

On March 8, Jayson Tatum 30-point game leads the Boston Celtics to a victory over the Trail Blazers 115-93. The Celtics desperately needed a win, as they were on a three-game losing streak. Celtics big man Robert Williams misses his third straight game as he is recovering from a left hamstring strain. Head coach Joe Mazzulla …

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Oft-linked Boston Celtics buyout target ‘likely to pursue more playing time with a different playoff team’

MassLive’s Brian Robb has poured baking soda on the fires involving the Boston Celtics potentially signing an oft-linked buyout target who was recently bought out by the Wizards: forward Will Barton. During his latest Celtics Mailbag, Robb answered a reader’s suggestion to merely sign Maine Celtics forward and nine-year NBA veteran Tony Snell by saying …

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Who’s playing for the Bruins against the Rangers?

Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images Daves! One last road tune-up for the Bruins tonight, and one big gun appears ready to shake off the rust: David Pastrnak is in the mix tonight! Pastrnak is one of a handful of veteran forwards on the traveling roster, including David Krejci, Jake DeBrusk, and Chris Wagner. …

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Who’s playing for the Bruins tonight against Philadelphia?

Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images It’s that time of year! It’s one of the joys of the preseason: trying to figure out which half of the oversized training camp roster will be playing in the game, and which half will be staying home! The Bruins announced the traveling roster earlier today, …

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