If you’re a college basketball fan, there’s no better time of year than March Madness. The coming weeks will be filled with college hoops action, as all 68 teams vie to win the NCAA championship. The first four play-in games will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then the Big Dance kicks off on Thursday. You can catch all the games with a live stream here. See below for game times and TV schedules for every NCAA Tournament game. All times Eastern. Every game also will be updated with the final score. FIRST FOURTuesday, March 13No. 16 Radford 71, No. 16 LIU Brooklyn 61No. 11 St... NESN.com
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Red Sox Vs. Blue Jays: Lineups, TV Info, Live Stream For Spring Training Game
Fans wondering what the Boston Red Sox’s Opening Day lineup will look like may want to tune into Thursday’s spring training game. The Red Sox will take on the Toronto Blue Jays at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla., on Thursday afternoon, and they’re rolling out a lineup they very well could deploy during the regular season. David Price also will make his first start of spring training. Here’s Boston’s lineup behind the left-hander: 1. Mookie Betts, RF2. Andrew Benintendi, LF3. Hanley Ramirez, 1B4. J.D. Martinez, DH5. Xander Bogaerts, SS6. Rafael Devers, 3B7. Eduardo Nunez, 2B8. Jackie Bradley Jr., C... NESN.com
Tom Brady Says Goodbye To ‘Brothers For Life’ As Patriots Free Agents Depart
This week saw a mass exodus of high-profile free agents from Foxboro. By the time the NFL league year opened Wednesday afternoon, the Patriots already reportedly had lost four players to other teams: wide receiver Danny Amendola to the Miami Dolphins, offensive tackle Nate Solder to the New York Giants, and cornerback Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis to the Tennessee Titans. After posting a heartfelt farewell message to Amendola on Instagram on Tuesday, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady took to social media again Wednesday to pay tribute to Solder, Butler and Lewis, whom he called his “brothers for life.”Butler commented on Brady’s post, writing, “Forev... NESN.com
Bruins Forward Brad Marchand Day-To-Day With Upper Body Injury
The Boston Bruins are regrouping after star forward Brad Marchand was scratched for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks due to an upper body injury. The Bruins are entering a tough point in the season with a number of injuries and a difficult schedule. With Charlie McAvoy and Patrice Bergeron out with lower body injuries, Marchand is another B’s playmaker that the team cannot afford to lose for long. NESN’s Billy Jaffe was in studio to give his take on the Bruins’ game plan moving forward without a few key players. For Jaffe’s thoughts, check out the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. < ... NESN.com
Patriots Pre-Free Agency Depth Chart Shows Biggest Areas Of Need
NFL teams can begin legally tampering with free agents starting Monday at noon. That should give the New England Patriots a better sense of which players they’ll be able to bring back in free agency. Before the craziness starts, let’s take a look at the Patriots’ depth chart excluding their 13 unrestricted free agents to see how the team looks heading into the offseason. QUARTERBACKStarter: Tom Brady Reserves: Brian HoyerThe Patriots need a developmental quarterback to serve as Brady’s eventual successor. That player should be drafted in the first three rounds of the 2018 NFL Draft.
MLB Rumors: This Team Expected To Sign Jake Arrieta In Coming Days
UPDATE (5:15 p.m. ET): The Philadelphia Phillies reportedly have landed their new ace. ORIGINAL STORY: It’s been an abnormally slow MLB offseason in terms of the open market, but marquee free agents have begun to start finding homes. Yu Darvish served as one of the first chips to fall, signing a hefty free-agent deal with the Chicago Cubs in mid-February. Eric Hosmer and J.D. Martinez relocated not long after, inking long-term contracts with the San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox, respectively. There still are a number of big-name free agents out there, but it appears one of them will be off the mark... NESN.com
Terry Francona Blasts Statcast With Hilarious Corey Kluber Example
Like it or not, new ways of measuring statistics such as “Statcast” have become a big part of baseball. And it appears Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is not a fan. Francona was asked a question Friday about launch angle, which is exactly what it sounds like: the direction the ball goes after being struck with the bat. In response, Francona decided to use his ace, Corey Kluber, as a way of illustrating why launch angle isn’t something to get too worked up about, all while incorporating another Statcast term. Hilarious. While there is some value to things like Statcast, it’s pretty clear Francona is a baseball p... NESN.com