Boston Celtics rookie center Vincent Poirier recently caught up with team reporter Amanda Pflugrad, and shared what he has been up to since the Celtics and the rest of the NBA went into lockdown mode on March 12. For many fans and players both, it’s been a challenge adjusting to the new normal of the coronavirus quarantine, but several players on Boston’s roster have been … [Read more...] about Boston's Vincent Poirier talks quarantine, staying ready for playoffs
WATCH: the best of Robert Williams III's return to action
We were just beginning to see Time Lord — as center Robert Williams III has been so dubbed — get back into the groove he had going on before injury knocked him out of action for several months of the 2019-20 NBA season. Then, the coronavirus shut things down. The Texas A&M product had begun to show off a nascent passing game and some away-from-the-basket offensive to go … [Read more...] about WATCH: the best of Robert Williams III's return to action
Positional Breakdown: Left Field
Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images We move out to the grass as we continue our look through the depth chart. Over the next eleven days, we are going to take a look at the Red Sox depth chart to break down each position both in the short-term and the long-term. We’ll look at projected starters, bench pieces, depth options, top prospects, sleeper prospects, … [Read more...] about Positional Breakdown: Left Field
Fake Sox Game Ten: A big first inning and tons of Ks from Collin McHugh
Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports The Fake Sox bounce back after a tough Saturday The following simulation and images are courtesy of Out of the Park Baseball 21 Our Fake Sox were coming off a tough loss on Saturday in which they dropped a winnable game and also lost Rafael Devers to a partially torn labrum after a collision at third base. They were looking to bounce back on … [Read more...] about Fake Sox Game Ten: A big first inning and tons of Ks from Collin McHugh
Just after helping lead the Celtics to another NBA Finals run in 2010, Garnett moved to his fourth brand, becoming the first All-Star player to sign with Chinese brand Anta. The deal lasted for the rest of Garnett’s career, expanding his brand in China and helping establish the company stateside. “KG paved the way for us,” Anta executive Shawn Liu said. “We wanted to become … [Read more...] about
Still, Garnett’s career-defining achievement came while wearing Adidas: his 2008 NBA championship with the Boston Celtics. For the Finals, the company made him a special edition shoe featuring the official Finals logo along the inside panels of the sneakers. Green stitching highlighted the individual game number of each pair worn by Garnett in the series, while the collar … [Read more...] about
NHL Notebook: 33 years later, the Cam Neely trade is miraculously still paying off for the Bruins
When a GM finally opts to pull the trigger on a trade, there’s primarily two motivating factors at play — the short-term boost or the long-term retool. Boston has seen many such deals take shape through all of its pro sports — all with varying degrees of success when it comes to justifying whatever price […] The post NHL Notebook: 33 years later, the Cam Neely trade is … [Read more...] about NHL Notebook: 33 years later, the Cam Neely trade is miraculously still paying off for the Bruins
NBA Notebook: Re-living the 9 most memorable Kevin Garnett moments in Boston for the newly elected Hall of Famer
Kevin Garnett joined perhaps one of the most star-studded Hall of Fame classes in basketball history, joining Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan as the headliners of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class that was officially announced on Saturday. Joining those legends will be Tamika Catchings, along with a number of legendary coaches including […] The post NBA Notebook: … [Read more...] about NBA Notebook: Re-living the 9 most memorable Kevin Garnett moments in Boston for the newly elected Hall of Famer
Could Tua Tagovailoa Be In Play For Patriots In First Round of NFL Draft?
Despite a serious hip injury that ended his 2019 season early, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has widely been considered the second-best quarterback in the 2020 NFL Draft behind LSU’s Joe Burrow. That could be changing. Tagovailoa is the No. 3 or 4 quarterback on some teams’ draft boards, Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller reported Friday. Miller reported, “It’s not all … [Read more...] about Could Tua Tagovailoa Be In Play For Patriots In First Round of NFL Draft?