Remember Coco Crisp? Well, you certainly will after you see what happened in Game 3 of the World Series. The Major League Baseball veteran is no stranger to the postseason, and he’s already proven this October that he still can come up with a clutch hit. So, when the Cleveland Indians left fielder’s name was called to pinch hit for reliever Andrew Miller in the top of the seventh inning Friday night at Wrigley Field, we probably should have predicted he’d do something like this: That RBI pinch-hit single proved to be the difference, as the Indians took Game 3 1-0. It also gave Cleveland a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-seven-game series.NESN.com
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Celtics Wrap: Bulls Out-Shoot, Out-Muscle Boston In 105-99 C’s Loss
There was bad news and good news Thursday night for the Boston Celtics. The bad news? Someone taught the Chicago Bulls how to shoot, nothing really went right for the Celtics and the C’s lost their first game of the season, 105-99, in Dwyane Wade’s Chicago homecoming, dropping their record to 1-1. The good news? Despite the game plan failing and nothing going right, Boston had a chance to win with seconds remaining and nearly pulled off an improbable victory on the road. Here’s a look at how it went down. YOU GOT SERVEDRemember when NBA people spent the summer talking about how the Bulls can’t play together be... NESN.com
Mutiny Alert: Chicago White Sox Owner Shows Support For The Cubs
The Chicago Cubs bandwagon is getting pretty full these days, and you can add their crosstown rival’s owner to the passenger manifest. Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago White Sox, hasn’t been shy about his support for the Cubs and their pursuit of the franchise’s first World Series Championship since 1908. “I think it would be great for Chicago if the Cubs won!” Reinsdorf told The Chicago Sun-Times’ Michael Sneed. “Cubs fans have suffered enough. They deserve to have a winner. It would be great for the city.” To Reinsdorf’s credit, he knows those statements may not go over well. “My White Sox fans won’t be ha... NESN.com
Kyle Schwarber Records Hit During Return To Cubs In World Series Game 1
Talk about a comeback. Chicago Cubs young slugger Kyle Schwarber tore two ligaments in his knee on April 7, just three games into Chicago’s eventual 103-win season and march to the World Series. But after pushing through his rehab, Schwarber managed to get into some Arizona Fall League games over the weekend and was activated from the disabled list in time for Game 1 of the World Series against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. He made the Cubs looks smart, nearly blasting a home run out of the park with his team trailing 3-0. The ball landed just below the top of the fence, and he legged out a double for his first
Bill Belichick Not Making Excuses For Stephen Gostkowski After Fifth Missed Kick
by Zack Cox on Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 11:27AM 2,891 After Arizona Cardinals kicker Chandler Catanzaro missed a chip-shot field goal in Sunday night’s bizarre tie against the Seattle Seahawks, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians laid into him. “Make it,” Arians said in his postgame news conference. “He’s a professional. This ain’t high school. You get paid to make it.” Bill Belichick wasn’t nearly as blunt Monday morning when discussing his own kicker, Stephen Gostkowski, but the Ne... NESN.com
Ryan Fitzpatrick Calls Out Entire Jets Organization For Not Believing In Him
Even when the New York Jets earn a rare win, they find a way to stir up some controversy. Such was the case Sunday after New York’s victory over the Baltimore Ravens, which improved the team to 2-5. The Jets rolled with Geno Smith at quarterback over Ryan Fitzpatrick after Fitzpatrick’s brutal game last week. But when Smith exited the game with a knee injury in the second quarter, the team was forced to turn back to Fitzpatrick, and the veteran QB delivered, going 9 of 14 for 120 yards and a passing touchdown to lead New York to a 24-16 win. After the game, Fitzpatrick sounded off on the Jets’ decision to start
Twitter Explodes After Cubs Clinch First World Series Berth In 71 Years
The Chicago Cubs are going to the World Series. No, that’s not a joke. The Cubs are National League champions for the first time since 1945 after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field on Saturday night. As you might expect, the reaction to the Cubs’ triumph on Twitter was pretty insane. A lot of people weren’t alive the last time the Cubs won the pennant. Here’s the best reaction from Chicago’s historic win. Thumbnail photo via Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports Images