Win or lose almost didn’t matter for many of the players on the Lowell Spinners during the Futures at Fenway game Sunday. Playing in Fenway Park was a dream of many of the players on the Boston Red Sox’s Single-A affiliate, so just sitting in the dugout was good enough for some. “It’s unreal,” Spinners center fielder Danny Mars said. “Words can’t even describe it. This place — it’s history, it’s baseball. This park’s one of a kind.” The Spinners were winning until the ninth inning when they unraveled and ended up losing 6-1. However, some might be lucky enough to enjoy a victory at Fenway Park later in their careers. Next Article >> Peter Chiarelli Open To David...
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Boston Bob back with a bang at Punchestown
Updated: Tuesday, 31 Dec 2013 17:08 | Comments Boston Bob's next run could be in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on 25 January Boston Bob could be a fascinating challenger to the mighty Big Buck's in Cheltenham's Cleeve Hurdle after a most impressive comeback victory at Punchestown. Four-times World Hurdle hero Big Buck's was unable to defend his crown in the staying showpiece last March after missing much of the season through injury, but he is close to a comeback, with the Cleeve his intended starting point on 25 January. Not unlike Paul Nicholls' stable star, the Willie Mullins-trained Boston Bob reverted back to the smaller obstacles after ending last season with falls at the Cheltenham and Punchestown Festivals. Sent off the 8-11 favourite
Shawn Thornton Brings Stanley Cup ‘Home’ by Taking Cup Through Boston to Children’s Hospital, Fenway Park
Shawn Thornton laid out the blueprint for how to spend a perfect day with the Stanley Cup on Tuesday afternoon when he brought the most treasured trophy in sports around Boston. The Bruins enforcer did it all on Tuesday. He brought the Cup to some of his favorite Charlestown food joints and pubs. Fittingly, he also took it to Children's Hospital, where he helped brighten the days of perhaps the only people better at fighting than Thornton. He then even got some time in atop the Green Monster at Fenway Park with the Cup. See more from Thornton's day with the Stanley Cup in the video above from NESN Daily.
Andrew Ference Brings Stanley Cup Back to Boston, Hosts Cup’s First Ever Flash Mob in North End
The Stanley Cup has had a long journey since the the Bruins captured it in Game 7 of the Cup Final in Vancouver. But on Monday, it returned to Boston, home of one of the most exciting victory parades in recent memory. Andrew Ference spent the day with the Cup, bringing it to the North End, where it became the center of a flash mob. Earlier in the day, Ference brought it to the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. To hear more details about Ference's day with the Cup, including what made him come up with the idea for the flash mob, check out the video above from NESN Daily.