Share this: David Price’s recovery process took a small, but important, step forward Saturday. The Boston Red Sox left-handed starter’s left elbow showed signs improvement, which allowed him to play catch for a bit. “(There were) strength improvements to the point of putting the ball back in his hand a little more consistently,” manager John Farrell told reporters in Fort Myers, Fla., via MLB.com. “Today’s the first step for that. A short game of catch. That’s what he’s going through. Not off a mound but just to get the arm moving with a ball in flight, and he will continue in this phase for a period of time. There’s no set distance and volume yet to the throws.” Hear more from Farrell and Price about
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David Price Takes Step Forward, Throws For First Time Since Elbow Injury
Share this: The Boston Red Sox seemingly were in panic mode on March 2 when starter David Price was suffering elbow and forearm soreness and needed a second opinion. But the lefty has been receiving only good news since. Price was given a prognosis of seven to 10 days of rest and medication instead of needing surgery, but the 31-year-old insisted he would take his time if he didn’t feel 100 percent. Red Sox manager John Farrell gave Price the all clear Wednesday to attempt to throw Friday or Saturday if he felt good enough, but the team still wasn’t sure that would happen. But Price did pick up the baseball Saturday and took the first step in his rehab process. Well, the southpaw threw the ball
Celtics Wrap: Suns Score Five Points In Six Seconds To Stun Celtics
Share this: The Boston Celtics looked like they had earned a hard-fought victory against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon. But, looks can be deceiving. The Celtics led by two points with six seconds remaining when Suns guard Eric Bledsoe tied the game by hitting a tough layup. Isaiah Thomas then turned the ball over after the inbounds pass, and rookie point guard Tyler Ulis hit a step back buzzer-beating 3-pointer to deal the C’s a devastating loss. Thomas led the Celtics with 35 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome 28 points from Bledsoe and a career-high 20 from Ulis. The Suns improve to 21-42 with the win, while the Celtics fall to 40-23. Here’s how it all went down. STARTING FIVEIsaiah Thomas, Jaylen Brown, Jae Crowder,
Colts Release Linebacker Who Unwittingly Started Deflategate With Interception
Share this: Deflategate truly is dead. We’ve already Tom Brady served his four-game suspension. The Indianapolis Colts fired general manager Ryan Grigson. The Patriots won Super Bowl LI, and Brady had his trophy ceremonies with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. And now, the man who caught the ball that started Deflategate is no longer a member of the Indianapolis Colts. The club announced Thursday the release of veteran linebacker D’Qwell Jackson. The 33-year-old linebacker picked off a Brady pass in the AFC Championship Game two years ago and upon returning to the Indianapolis sideline, the ball’s air pressure was measured and the results reported to the NFL. And we all know what happened from there. Thumbnail photo via Stew Milne/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Dont’a Hightower Has Simple Explanation For Super Bowl-Changing Strip Sack
by Zack Cox on Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:08AM 1,626 Share this: HOUSTON — Amid the euphoria surrounding the New England Patriots’ historic victory Sunday night, linebacker Dont’a Hightower was cool, calm and collected as he relived the play that changed the course of arguably the greatest Super Bowl ever played. Said play came midway through the fourth quarter with the Atlanta Falcons leading by 16 points. On a third-and-1 from the Atlanta 35-yard line, Hightower came on an outside blitz, blew past running back Devonta Freeman and smacked the ball out of Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s hand. Defensive tackle Alan Branch pounced on the loose ball, giving the Patriots’ possession deep in Falcons territory. New England never looked back, scoring two touchdowns over the final six minutes
What Makes Falcons’ Top-Ranked Offense So Dangerous? Big-Play Potential
by Zack Cox on Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 10:59AM 1,345 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots have played in six Super Bowls under head coach Bill Belichick. They’ve never faced an offense as explosive as the one they’ll see in big game No. 7. The Patriots’ opponent in Super Bowl LI is an Atlanta Falcons team that led the NFL in scoring during the regular season, then hung 80 points on two quality opponents in the postseason. With an MVP favorite at quarterback and a slew of weapons around him, Atlanta has the ability to score from anywhere on the field, even against a defense as stout as the Patriots’. “They’re very explosive offensively,” Belichick said Thursday morning. “Every guy that
On List Of Reasons Patriots Beat Texans, Brock Osweiler Is Near The Top
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — Bill O’Brien indicated Saturday that fixing the Houston Texans’ offense isn’t “rocket science.” Maybe so, but fixing the offense might be “Brock-et science,” as in quarterback Brock Osweiler, and that could be much worse. The Texans lost to the New England Patriots on Saturday night in an AFC divisional-round game for a variety of reasons. Osweiler’s ineffectiveness might not have been the No. 1 reason, but it certainly ranked near the top. The $72-million man completed just 23 of 40 passes for 198 yards (less than 5 yards per attempt) with one touchdown pass and three costly interceptions. The usually sure-handed Patriots committed an uncharacteristically high amount of mistakes, turning the ball over three times — including two Tom