Share this: The Boston Red Sox’s schedule isn’t getting any easier. With 63 games remaining, the Sox will play 41 of those away from the friendly confines of Fenway Park, a daunting task for even the toughest, most consistent teams. Fortunately, they’ve got a lot of youth on the roster to help combat the exhaustion that might creep in, but it’ll take more than just young legs to stay afloat. WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford joined NESN’s “Red Sox Gameday Live” before Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels and broke down how the Red Sox can get through the upcoming gauntlet. Check it out in the video above. Thumbnail photo via Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
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Doc Rivers: If Paul Pierce Retires, Clippers Would Let Him End Career With Celtics
Share this: Paul Pierce will always be a Boston Celtic. Sure, he’s played with three teams since the Celtics traded him to the Brooklyn Nets after the 2012-13 campaign — one season each for the Nets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers. But people will remember him as a great Celtics player before anything else. Pierce reportedly plans to play next season, his 19th as a pro, but if he decides to walk away, Clippers head coach and president Doc Rivers will let him go to the Celtics so he can retire with the historic franchise. “If Paul decides to retire, then we’re going to make sure that Boston picks him up for one day and he retires a Celtic because that’s what he should retire as,”
NBA Rumors: Las Vegas, Chicago Among 2017 NBA All-Star Game Host City Possibilities
Share this: The 2017 NBA All-Star Game needs a new host city after the league removed it from Charlotte last week because of North Carolina’s controversial HB2 law. Right now, the most likely host is New Orleans, which last hosted the event in 2008. Sources: There are four cities still in contention for 2017 ASG, #NOLA, Chicago, NYC and Las Vegas. #NOLA still considered front runner. — Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) July 27, 2016 Chicago last hosted All-Star Weekend in 1988, when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set the record for All-Star Game points in a career, and Michael Jordan beat Dominique Wilkins in the most famous slam dunk contest ever. New York City co-hosted the 2015 event with Brooklyn. The last time NYC hosted an All-Star Game by itself was
Brandon Marshall Issues Crazy, Car-Inspired Challenge To Antonio Brown
Share this: Brandon Marshall is ready to put his wheels on the line. Marshall issued a bold challenge to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown via Instagram on Wednesday. The New York Jets wideout is so confident he’ll have more receiving yards than Brown this season that he’s willing to gamble his Porsche for Brown’s Rolls-Royce. One has to think Marshall already caught wind of Ryan Fitzpatrick re-signing with the Jets before posting the video, otherwise he’d be banking on establishing a good enough rapport with Geno Smith, Bryce Petty or Christian Hackenberg. That’s a dangerous roll of the dice. But even with Fitzpatrick at the helm, Marshall is taking a huge risk, assuming the bet is legitimate, albeit playful. The 32-year-old had 1,502
PGA Championship Round 1 Live Stream, TV Schedule, Tee Times
Share this: Golf returns to Baltusrol Golf Club for the final major on the 2016 calendar. Baltusrol has been the home of many iconic moments in golf history, including Phil Mickelson’s PGA Championship victory in 2005. And with the way ‘Lefty” played at the British Open, a repeat of 2005 certainly isn’t out of the question. But there are plenty of other golfers looking to make some history this week, including defending champion Jason Day. The action will start Thursday at 7 a.m. ET. Live TV coverage on TNT and live streams at PGA.com will start at 1 p.m., but video of the feature groups will start at 8:30 a.m. on PGA.com. TV Schedule (All Times Eastern)First round: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. Thursday on TNT. Live StreamsPGA.com Notable First-Round Tee Times (All times Eastern)7:40
UFC 201 Preview: Robbie Lawler Fights Tyron Woodley In Third Title Defense
Share this: Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are all the talk in the UFC’s welterweight division these days, but in case you forgot, Robbie Lawler holds the title belt and has had it for a long time. Lawler aims to defend his title for the third time on Saturday night when he takes on Tyron Woodley in the main event at UFC 201 in Atlanta. Woodley hasn’t fought since defeating Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 183 via split decision nearly 18 months ago. He was lined up to fight at UFC 192 against Johny Hendricks but when Hendricks pulled out due to a kidney stone, Woodley decided to adopt a “no strap, no scrap” policy and not accept any non-title bouts. His patience paid off
How Nick Foles’ Release Just Made Ryan Fitzpatrick A Nice Chunk Of Change
Share this: Nick Foles might be the dumbest man in American, but at least one other NFL quarterback should be thanking him for it. Foles, the Los Angeles Rams quarterback, reportedly was released by the team Wednesday at his request. The 27-year-old was set to make up to $8.75 million this season, per Spotrac, but has been upset since the team selected quarterback Jared Goff with the No. 1 overall selection in the NFL draft earlier this year. Apparently getting paid nearly $9 million to live in L.A. — where it’s 75 and sunny all the time — for a year just wasn’t good enough for the now ex-Ram. Meanwhile, ESPN’s Ed Werder dropped this little nugget regarding the ripple effect Foles’ situation had