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
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Duron Harmon Explains Why Re-Signing With Patriots Was Easy Decision
by Zack Cox on Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 3:42PM 2,528 Share this: Duron Harmon opted not to take his talents elsewhere when he hit free agency last week, instead choosing to re-sign with the New England Patriots on a four-year, $17 million contract. Harmon did his due diligence after hitting the open market, but the decision to remain in New England was not a difficult one. “The free agency process, it was a good process,” the safety said Friday in a conference call with reporters. “You got to go out there, you got to be a free agent, you got to see where people value your skills at, what you put on tape for the first four years of your career. I would say
Mike Tomlin Called The Patriots A Bad Word In Steelers Post-Victory Speech
Share this: Each week after a Patriots win, the team’s website posts a video from New England’s locker room showing the players coming off the field and a snippet of both Bill Belichick’s postgame speech and a team captain breaking down the team in a huddle. The segment is heavily edited because grown adults and especially football players and coaches use profane language that some might be offended by. The public got to hear Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin’s full remarks after Pittsburgh advanced to face the Patriots in the AFC Championship after beating the Kansas City Chiefs because wide receiver Antonio Brown decided to stream a Facebook Live video to his account. Tomlin used a bad word to describe the Patriots, which isn’t
Troy Brown Jokes About Coming Back To Fix Patriots’ Punt Return Issues
Don’t worry, New England Patriots fans. Troy Brown heard you loud and clear. Several Patriots fans began tweeting at the former New England wide receiver Monday night, suggesting he come out of retirement to solve the team’s punt return problems. Brown, obviously recognizing the crowd’s clamoring, responded with approval, though he did have some minor demands. In fact, it appears Brown, who’s now an analyst for CSNNE, already is working on his game. In all seriousness, the Patriots do need to figure out their punt return situation with Danny Amendola sidelined. Cyrus Jones’ nightmare rookie season only got worse Monday night in the Pa... NESN.com
Improvements In Bruins’ Overall Game Evident In Win Over Blue Jackets
Share this: Just about everything went well for the Boston Bruins on Thursday. The B’s earned a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, and four of those goals were scored by either a defenseman or bottom-six forwards. Secondary scoring production can’t get much better than that. And the one goal that did come from the top two lines was David Backes’ first score since the season opener. But that wasn’t the only good thing Bruins coach Claude Julien saw from his squad. “I think our overall game is coming around,” Julien told NESN’s Andy Brickley and Jack Edwards on “Bruins Overtime Live.” “We’ve been good lately with special teams, and even if we didn’t score (Thursday night) on our power play, we still had some
Hanley Ramirez Injures Left Wrist; Update Reportedly Coming Wednesday
Share this: The bad news kept coming for the Boston Red Sox late Tuesday night. After the Seattle Mariners came back to beat the Sox in a dramatic 5-4 win, first baseman Hanley Ramirez slipped down the dugout stairs and injured his left wrist. He later was seen on a cart heading for tests by reporters, and manager John Farrell gave an update on the freak accident afterward. “After the game, he was walking down the dugout — there’s two or three steps at the bottom of the dugout coming into the clubhouse — and lost his footing,” Farrell said. “He caught himself behind and jammed his left wrist. So, precautionary, just going to see what’s going on there.” There’s no word on the
Hanley Ramirez Feels Power Surge Coming After Homer: ‘Get Your Ticket’
BOSTON — Hanley Ramirez’s power may have dipped so far this season, but his confidence certainly hasn’t. The Red Sox first baseman entered Wednesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with just four home runs, 35 RBIs and a lackluster .378 slugging percentage, which would be the lowest of his career if the season ended Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately for Ramirez, it didn’t, and he gave those numbers a boost by absolutely crushing a three-run homer over the Green Monster in the third inning to help lift Boston to a 6-4 win. Ramirez’s blast, which came on a slider from Orioles starter Kevin Gausman, was his first homer since May 10. ...