Nathan Eovaldi better remember, David Price holds all the cards now. After winning the 2018 World Series championship, the Boston Red Sox left-hander was quick to remind everyone the media they no longer can hold his postseason record over his head, as he won multiple postseason games for Sox in 2018, including the championship-clinching Game 5 in Los Angeles. And now that Price is king of the world, he has one request of the free agent Eovaldi: re-sign with Boston. Price, who is an avid gamer, created his own Twitch stream that went live Tuesday night. During a Fornite session with Eovaldi, Price was asked if the right-hander would continue call... NESN.com
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Tom Brady Injuries: Patriots QB Admits He’s ‘Nursing Couple Little Things’
With the NFL playoffs fast approaching, Tom Brady is a little banged up. But don’t worry, New England Patriots fans: It’s nothing to worry about — yet. Brady was listed as “questionable” for his team’s Week 12 game against the New York Jets with a knee injury and an illness. The Patriots quarterback toughed it out, however, leading New England to a 27-13 victory, despite apparently suffering a thumb injury during the first half. Monday night, Brady appeared on Westwood One Radio for his weekly — and always cringe-worthy — interview with Jim Gray, who asked the 41-year-old about his nagging ailments. “I am certainly ... NESN.com
Bruins’ Jaroslav Halak Praises Teammates In 4-2 Loss To Maple Leafs
The Boston Bruins faced a tough loss Monday night at Scotiabank Arena against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but it could have been much worse had it not been for Jaroslav Halak. The Bruins netminder turned away 27 shots in Boston’s 4-2 loss to the Leafs and made plenty big saves throughout the contest. After the game, he credited his team, saying they “battled hard” especially in the second period. To hear from Halak, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
Danny Ainge Won’t Be Impatient With Celtics Despite Frustrating Start To Season
The Boston Celtics’ season hasn’t gotten off to the start many envisioned them having before the campaign started. It’s obvious Brad Stevens, Marcus Smart and others are frustrated with the team’s 10-10 record, but the face of Boston’s brain trust isn’t panicking just yet. President of basketball operations Danny Ainge has been around long enough to know how the C’s are playing now isn’t permanent. There’s still plenty of time for Boston to turn its season around and live up to the wildly high expectations many had going into the 2018-19 campaign. “I’ve been through this many, many years, and I’m not impatient,” Ainge said, v... NESN.com
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The Boston Bruins have a chance to extend the lead over their NHL rival Saturday night. The Bruins have a slim one-point lead over the Montreal Canadiens in the Atlantic Division and can put a little distance between them with a victory at Bell Centre. This is the second meeting between the historic rivals this season, with Montreal claiming the first game 3-0 on Oct. 27 at TD Garden. Not only does Boston look to even the season series at one game apiece, it hopes to win consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 10-11 after a 2-1 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. The lines look similar to that
Bruins Wrap: Joakim Nordstrom’s OT Goal Lifts Boston Past Penguins 2-1
The Boston Bruins hadn’t had a lot of luck in overtime this season, but it was a different story Friday night. Boston and the Pittsburgh Penguins battled to a 1-1 tie through three periods at TD Garden before Joakim Nordstrom put one past Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry with 1:57 remaining in overtime to give the B’s a 2-1 win. Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak was tremendous in net, stopping 36 of the 37 shots sent his way. With the win, the Bruins improve to 12-6-4, while the Penguins fall to 8-8-5. Here’s how it all went down: NOTHING DOINGThe Bruins and Penguins played a fast-paced first period, with the... NESN.com