Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Can the Sox swing a deal for one of Seattle’s talented arms? Welcome back to Smash or Pass, a new offseason series in which we examine various free agents and trade targets to determine whether they make sense for the Red Sox. Today, we’re taking a look at four pitchers …
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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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The Boston Celtics have reached a familiar refrain: Game 7 in the Eastern Conference postseason. In 2022, the Cs played Milwaukee and Miami en route to an NBA Finals appearance. Should Boston return to the Finals in 2023, it’ll take at least one more winner-take-all affair, with Philadelphia taking three thus far in the Eastern …
It isn’t necessarily the toughest thing to have imagined the Boston Celtics getting into a 3-2 hole in the Eastern Conference semifinals given their post-All-Star break struggles in the regular season, but this feeling is unfamiliar. Boston may not be ready for the 76ers led by reigning MVP Joel Embiid and revived former MVP James …
Things are all knotted up between the Boston Celtics and 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals’ No. 2-No. 3 matchup heading into Game 5, meaning someone has to take control of things on May 9. This series just saw a spectacular overtime ending in Game 4 in which James Harden ripped the hearts out of …
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The Boston Celtics have the chance to take a commanding 3-1 Eastern Conference semifinals lead over the 76ers, who have seemingly gotten worse since 2022-23 MVP Joel Embiid returned to the lineup. Following a double-digit win for the Cs in enemy territory on May 5, the familiar feeling that results from these two teams playing …
The Boston Celtics have successfully defended their homecourt through the first two games of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals No. 2-No. 7 matchup against the Hawks, winning by 13 points in both contests. Boston has shut down Trae Young so far, holding Atlanta’s star guard to 3/13 3-point shooting and 14/40 shooting overall, and forcing 10 …
The Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks do battle on April 15 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals’ No. 2-No. 7 matchup — and Las Vegas foresees the Cs handily taking care of business in the series’ opening salvo. In what has not been a common occurrence, the Celtics will open up the series …
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The Boston Celtics head into their penultimate game of the 2022-23 season on April 7 against the Raptors at the TD Garden with very little to lose. Boston has already clinched the No. 2 seed and the Bucks have already clinched the No. 1 seed. Toronto, on the other hand, can play its way into the …
The Boston Celtics could prove that their post-All-Star break struggles have subsided by running their win streak to three on March 26 when the east’s No. 2 seed hosts the team with the third-worst record in the league, the Spurs. San Antonio comes into this early-evening matchup on a three-game losing streak, with all of …
The Boston Celtics and their March 21 opponent, the Kings, are both coming off losses to a Jazz team that was supposedly on the downturn after profiling as sellers at the 2023 NBA trade deadline. Boston, though, is coming off three days of rest. Sacramento will be taking on the Cs on the second night …
The Boston Celtics took care of business on the road on Friday night, taking down the Trail Blazers to win their second straight game after narrowly escaping Minnesota with a victory two days prior. On March 18, the Cs have a strong chance to run their win streak to three with a matchup against the …
The Boston Celtics got away with a win over the Timberwolves on Wednesday by the skin of their teeth, and on March 17, the Cs hope to honor St. Patrick with a victory on his unofficial holiday against the Blazers in Portland. Against Minnesota, things came down to the very last minute. Grant Williams won …
The Boston Celtics can prove they’re out of what has been an early-March malaise, or they can indicate that the March 8 win over Portland was merely a standout night, when they play the Hawks at the Philips Arena on March 11. Atlanta comes into this one having split their last 10 games, which have …
The Boston Celtics are in the midst of their most brutal five-game stretch of the 2022-23 season so far, having lost four of their last five games — all to teams that are currently in Eastern Conference postseason slots. A chance for redemption comes March 8 with a matchup against a middling Trail Blazers team …
Following a shocking loss to the Nets on Friday, the Boston Celtics look to avoid dropping their third game of their last four and their second loss in that time frame to the Knicks when they host New York at the TD Garden on Sunday, March 5. During the last meeting between the two teams …
The Boston Celtics look to begin building a winning streak Friday, March 3 — following a close victory over the Cavaliers that followed a disheartening loss to the Knicks this week — when they host the Nets at the TD Garden in a battle the sportsbooks are favoring them heavily in. Brooklyn has four straight …
The Boston Celtics look to bounce back from their first post-All-Star break loss when they take on the Cavaliers on Wednesday, March 1. Against the Knicks in a 109-94 loss at MSG on February 27, the Cs shot a dismal 21.4% from the 3-point line on 42 shot attempts. Obviously, that number needs to improve …
The Boston Celtics look to pad their slim lead over the Bucks in the conference on Saturday, February 25 when the team takes on the next best team in the standings after Milwaukee, the 76ers, on the road. Boston started off the post-All-Star break slate with a 142-138 overtime win over the Pacers in Indiana. …
The Boston Celtics starting lineup is once again firing on all cylinders in 2022-23 after catching fire last season when the calendar year flipped from 2021 to 2022 — though the current first five under interim head coach Joe Mazzulla that’s dominating the league is not the same as the one suspended head coach Ime …
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Former Boston Celtics starting point guard Kemba Walker, who was a starter in the NBA All-Star Game his first season with the Cs, will be leaving the states to sign a deal with the Olimpia Milano basketball team Eurohoops reports. Walker was most recently a member of the Dallas Mavericks after being waived by the …
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The Red Sox reportedly plan to use Garrett Whitlock as a starting pitcher in 2023, and possibly Tanner Houck, too. What does this mean for the bullpen? Red Sox reveal significant change to starting rotation, bullpen for 2023 – BoSox Injection – BoSox Injection – Boston Red Sox News, Rumors, and Fan Community
While Mac Jones’s status still remains in question heading into Monday night’s game against the Chicago Bears, there were some signs on Thursday that the second-year quarterback will indeed be the one lining up under center for the first time in nearly a month. The post Following Team’s Practice, Signs Now Point to Mac Jones …
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is “all in” on rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe. In fact, he believes in the 23-year-old so much that — according to Bill Simmons — he thought he should have started in Week 4 against the Green Bay Packers over Brian Hoyer. During a recent episode of The Bill Simmons …
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