by Zack Cox on Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 9:34PM 478 If the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers end up squaring off in the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring, we doubt any viewers would complain. Monday’s Bruins-Rangers matchup at Madison Square Garden was a battle to the bitter end, continuing the trend the teams set in their Black Friday nailbiter earlier this season. The B’s won that first meeting by a goal. This time around, it was the Blueshirts’ turn to do the same. Jesper Fast...
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UFC’s Eddie Alvarez Won’t Waste Time: I Don’t Have Another 20 Years
The best story regarding Eddie Alvarez’ move back to Philadelphia from sunny Florida would be that the hard-nosed lightweight contender had gotten too civilized in Boca Raton and needed to get his grit back in the City of Brotherly Love. That wouldn’t be true though. Instead, the 31-year-old’s decision to go back home and work with the Ricardo Almeida Fight Team for his Jan. 17 bout with Anthony Pettis has nothing to do with fighting. It’s much more important than that. “A lot of people assume that there must have been something wrong when it came to the Blackzilians or something wrong with my training while I was in Florida, and that’s why
Report: Texans’ Jadeveon Clowney Out Vs. Chiefs With Foot Injury
The Houston Texans enter Saturday’s AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs as the underdogs, and that was before they learned defensive end Jadeveon Clowney wouldn’t play because of a foot injury. Clowney has often dealt with injuries since being selected by Houston with the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. When Clowney has been healthy, him and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt have formed a great pass-rushing duo. Clowney played in 13 regular-season games and tallied 40 tackles with 4.5 sacks. Thumbnail photo via Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports Images ...
Bruins Notes: Colin Miller Lets It Rip; Torey Krug Hopes To Be Longtime Bruin
by Zack Cox on Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 10:36PM 1,713 The Boston Bruins earned a much-needed victory in their first visit to the Garden State this season, breezing past the injury-ravaged New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night. The game carried playoff implications — New Jersey held the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference entering Friday; Boston owned the second — and kicked off a five-game road trip for the Bruins, who will play 13 of their next 20 games away from TD Garden. Let...
Celtics Notes: Ex-Butler Player’s Family Grateful For Brad Stevens’ Visit
The Boston Celtics weren’t too inspiring on the court against the Chicago Bulls. But sometimes events transpire that are bigger than the game of basketball. Such was the case Thursday, when head coach Brad Stevens missed the Celtics’ game at United Center to visit former Butler player Andrew Smith, who has battling cancer for two years and recently was readmitted to an Indiana hospital. How much did making that trip mean to Stevens? According to assistant coach Jay Larranaga, the Celtics head coach informed his staff 30 minutes before a noon team meeting he needed to leave immediately and visit Smith. “He makes it very clear to our players...
Report: Greg Hardy’s ‘Constant Tardiness’ Annoyed Teammates By End Of Season
Greg Hardy’s first season with the Dallas Cowboys could ultimately be his last, as his production didn’t necessarily make up for reported issues. Hardy signed a one-year contract with the Cowboys last March, and while he showed signs of being an impact player after serving a four-game suspension to start the year, there were issues both reported and otherwise throughout the season. The Cowboys missed the playoffs, and Hardy is now a free agent, and a SportsDay report lays out a few reasons why the Cowboys might not commit long term to Hardy. According to SportsDay’s Brandon George, Hardy was a “constant headache” for Dallas head coach J...
Don Cherry-Inspired Hockey Jerseys Will Make Your Eyes Bleed (Photo)
The Toledo Walleye of the ECHL plan to be as fashionable on the ice as Don Cherry is off it. The Walleye, an affiliate of the Detroit Red Wins, announced Wednesday on Instagram their plans to wear checkered jerseys Jan. 23. The bold wardrobe strategy is Toledo’s way of paying tribute to Cherry, who’s known as much for his crazy suits as he is for his hockey analysis or his NHL coaching career. Cherry, who currently works as an analyst for CBC, guided the Boston Bruins to the playoffs in each of his five seasons at the helm from 1974 to 1979. He’s since become one of the most interesting characters in