Share this: Jusuf Nurkic had something to get off his chest. And boy, did he ever. The Trail Blazers center played his first game against the Nuggets on Monday since he was shipped from Denver to Portland at the NBA trade deadline. Nurkic gave the Nuggets a full dose of what they were missing, going off for a career-high 33 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks in a 122-113 Blazers win. 30 points and 15 rebounds in first game vs former team: Jusuf NurkicCharles BarkleyKareem Abdul-Jabbar via @EliasSports — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 29, 2017 Classic revenge game, right? It turns out Nurkic was just getting started. In his postgame interview on Portland TV, the Bosnian big man dropped the mic with a wicked burn of
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Tuukka Rask Answers Critics — Most Notably His Coach — In Bruins’ Win Over Preda…
Share this: “He needed to be better tonight.” Boston Bruins interim head coach Bruce Cassidy sat in front of reporters last week after a disappointing 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning — a defeat that had B’s fans worrying about another springtime free fall — and spoke those words about Tuukka Rask, the team’s All-Star goaltender. “Well, he’s played a lot, but I don’t have the answer, to be honest. He needed to be better tonight,” Cassidy said, offering a brutally honest assessment of his $7 million goalie, who had just allowed five goals. “We needed to be better in front of him, and he needed to be better on some of those goals. Focus shouldn’t — what is it, March 23?
Roger Goodell Finally Plans To Attend Another Patriots Game At Gillette Stadium
Share this: New England Patriots fans, practice your boos. Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL Annual Meeting that he plans to attend the Patriots’ Week 1 Thursday Night kickoff game at Gillette Stadium. The Boston Globe’s Ben Volin asked Goodell if he knew exactly where he would be the night of Sept. 7. “I don’t, but I plan on being at the kickoff game,” Goodell said at his annual news conference. The Patriots’ opponent has yet to be determined, though a Super Bowl LI rematch against the Atlanta Falcons has been rumored since the Atlanta Falcons will play a game in New England this season. Other possibilities include the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs or Houston Texans. Goodell hasn’t attended a game at Gillette Stadium
David Krejci, David Pastrnak’s Perfect Give-And-Go Play Extends Bruins’ Lead Ove…
Berkshire Bank Foundation During the 2016-2017 regular season, Berkshire Bank Foundation will donate $100 for each Bruins assist to three local non-profit organizations. Click here to see official rules. As of March 27, the Berkshire Bank Foundation has raised $11,000 for Cradles to Crayons, which provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive -- at home, at school and at play. Earlier this season, the foundation raised $10,000 for Soldier On, a private nonprofit organization committed to ending veteran homelessness, and $12,100 for Birthday Wishes, a non-profit organization with a mission to provide birthday parties to children experiencing homelessness. Source link
Patriots’ Addition Of Brandin Cooks Has One NFL Head Coach Cringing
Share this: Any offense with Tom Brady under center already is a formidable one. So what happens when you add Brandin Cooks to the New England Patriots? Well, if you’re Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio, you cringe. And, considering the offense added Cooks and Rex Burkhead, replaced Martellus Bennett with Dwayne Allen and should have a healthy Rob Gronkowski back alongside Dion Lewis, James White, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Malcolm Mitchell and Chris Hogan for the 2017 season, that response seems like an appropriate one. “Yeah, I (did) cringe. They added a real special talent in Cooks,” Del Rio said at Tuesday’s AFC coaches breakfast at the NFL Annual Meeting, via the Boston Herald’s Karen Guregian. “He can really do some things. He can
NFL Rumors: Rule Banning Leaping Field-Goal Blocks Expected To Pass
by Zack Cox on Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 8:33AM 2,768 Share this: Sorry, Shea McClellin. Your signature move soon will be illegal. The NFL owners are expected to pass a rule Tuesday banning players from leaping over the offensive line to block field goals and extra points, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McClellin employed that tactic twice for the New England Patriots this past season, successfully blocking a field goal against the Baltimore Ravens and batting away an Atlanta Falcons extra point in Super Bowl LI but drawing a dubious penalty in the process. Jamie Collins, Kam Chancellor and Bobby Wagner also have used the move in the past. [embedded content] It’s an exhilarating play but, some around the league have argued, also a dangerous
Falcons GM Wants To Change NFL Overtime Rules After Super Bowl Loss To Patriots
by Zack Cox on Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 9:09AM 2,555 Share this: After blowing a 25-point lead in the final 17 minutes of Super Bowl LI, Atlanta Falcons never touched the ball in overtime. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won the coin toss and promptly marched 75 yards down the field for a championship-clinching touchdown. Had the Patriots come up empty on that drive or kicked a field goal, the Falcons would have received a possession of their own. But under NFL rules, if a team scores a touchdown on the opening drive of overtime, the game is over. Thomas Dimitroff would like to see that rule changed. The Falcons general manager said Tuesday on “PFT Live” he believes teams that surrender a