Share this: The Boston Bruins had to turn in a great performance against the red-hot Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, and that’s exactly what they did. The B’s put an end to the Flames’ 10-game winning streak with an impressive 5-2 road victory. Calgary jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the contest, but Boston responded with an offensive outburst. Head coach Bruce Cassidy was impressed with his team’s resiliency, especially David Backes. The Bruins winger had to be assisted off the ice after crashing head-first into the boards late in the first period, but would later return in the second frame and scored a huge goal to give the B’s a 3-2 lead. To hear what Cassidy had to say of Backes,
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Adam Jones, Eric Hosmer Lead Team USA To Thrilling Win Vs. Venezuela
Share this: Team USA is off to quite the start in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. After trailing for almost all of Wednesday’s second-round game against Venezuela, the Americans came through with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to earn a thrilling 4-2 comeback win. Center fielder Adam Jones got things started when he tied things with a solo home run to lead off the inning. And first baseman Eric Hosmer followed a few batters later with a two-run shot, which gave Team USA its first lead of the night. With the win, Team USA moved into a first-place tie with Puerto Rico at 1-0 in Pool F, while Venezuela joined the Dominican Republic at 0-1. Venezuela will be back in action
David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand Lead Bruins Offense In 5-2 Win Over Flames
Share this: The Boston Bruins turned in a tremendous performance Wednesday night, earning a 5-2 road win over the Calgary Flames. Boston’s victory marked its fourth win in a row and put an end to Calgary’s 10-game winning streak. The Bruins were aided by an offensive outburst, which included two goals from David Pastrnak. Pastrnak now has points in 10 straight games and has logged 30 tallies so far this season. To hear from Pastrnak, as well as goaltender Anton Khudobin, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. More Stories Source link
Red Sox’s Eduardo Rodriguez Declines Chance To Join World Baseball Classic
Share this: Eduardo Rodriguez received an invitation to the party, but the Boston Red Sox pitcher RSVP’d “no.” Rodriguez, who originally planned to participate in this year’s World Baseball Classic before tweaking his knee during winter ball, was asked by Team Venezuela to join the club for the next round in San Diego, according to Red Sox manager John Farrell. The left-hander turned down the offer, though, and he’ll instead remain in Red Sox camp as he continues to prepare for the 2017 Major League Baseball season. “They requested and he denied,” Farrell told reporters Wednesday, per WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford. “He decided to stay here. Given all he has come off this winter, the treatment he currently goes through. He’s decided to stay
All Charges Against Darrelle Revis Dropped In Pittsburgh Assault Case
Share this: Darrelle Revis got good news Wednesday. About his legal situation, anyway. The free agent cornerback had five charges against him dismissed Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County Courthouse, NFL Media’s Aditi Kinkhabwala confirmed. Revis faced four felony charges and one misdemeanor stemming from a February altercation outside a bar in Pittsburgh that involved Revis and five other men. An initial report claimed the former New York Jets cornerback was assaulted by the five men, but Revis later was charged after another report claimed he physically assaulted two of the men. Per Kinkhabwala, Revis’ childhood friend, Rashawn Bolton, testified in Wednesday’s hearing to insist it was he, not Revis, who assaulted the men. Darrelle Revis' childhood friend appears before judge, w attorney, and says he pulled
First Drew Brees, Now Tom Brady — Brandin Cooks Knows He’s A Lucky Guy
by Zack Cox on Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 3:25PM 2,411 Share this: As anyone who watched the NFL in 2016 knows all too well, there are only a few truly great quarterbacks currently active in the league. Brandin Cooks will be lucky enough to catch passes from two of them. The New Orleans Saints drafted Cooks in 2014, meaning the first NFL quarterback he worked with was 10-time Pro Bowler Drew Brees. With Brees slinging him the ball, the speedy wide receiver quickly blossomed into a star for New Orleans, racking up 215 receptions, 2,861 receiving yards and 20 touchdown catches over his first three pro seasons. Brees is an excellent quarterback. But Cooks’ new QB is even better. Last Friday, the Saints traded the 23-year-old
TruTV’s Twitter Is Having So Much Fun Roasting NCAA Tournament Trolls
Share this: It’s NCAA Tournament time, which also means it’s time for the people of the internet to tweet the same unfunny lines about trying to find truTV. Just look at what this wannabe comedian tweeted. But the people over at truTV have been pretty good sports about all this, even turning it into an epic roast of the internet trolls. Even ESPN’s Darren Rovell wasn’t safe. Oh, and truTV also made some pretty hilarious videos for the trolls. Lesson learned. Thumbnail photo via Brian Spurlock/USA TODAY Sports Images H/t For The Win More Stories Source link