Maybe it’s a good thing Donald Trump didn’t throw out the first pitch at Nationals Park after all. The President of the United States declined the Washington Nationals’ invitation to take part in the club’s Opening Day festivities before Monday’s game against the Miami Marlins, forgoing what’s been a tradition since William Taft threw out a first pitch in 1910. But if he had gone to the game, he probably wouldn’t have liked what he saw after the Nats beat the Marlins 4-2, as a group of protesters unfurled an enormous “Impeach Trump” banner painted on a Russian flag. The sign was confiscated for violating stadium policy, and one o... NESN.com
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‘Wally’s Opening Day’ To Debut April 2 On NESN
A new animated show featuring Wally the Green Monster is coming to NESN. “Wally’s Opening Day” will premiere Sunday, April 2 on NESN at 5 p.m. ET. The 30-minute show, which is presented by ’47 Brand with the support of XFINITY On Demand and New England Ford Dealers, is part of the Red Sox’s “Calling All Kids” initiative, and it will air the night before Boston opens its 2017 season. According to a Red Sox press release, the show is centered around Wally missing the ride from spring training back to Fenway Park. Wally then has to rely on help from those around him to make sure the April tradition goes on, freak spring
Super Bowl LI Opening Night Features Character Of All Shapes And Sizes
Super Bowl Opening Night, otherwise known as “media day”, is one of the wackiest days on the sports media calendar every year. Super Bowl LI’s Opening Night certainly lived up to the hype. The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons answered questions for an hour each but that was only half the story as characters of all shapes and sizes roamed the crowd. See some of the best moments from opening night in the video above. Thumbnail Photo by Marc DiBenedetto/NESN.com ... NESN.com
Patriots Have Practice-Squad Opening After Dolphins Sign Trevor Reilly
by Zack Cox on Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 4:26PM 1,093 Trevor Reilly’s tour around the AFC East continued Monday. The Miami Dolphins announced they had signed Reilly, a 28-year-old linebacker, off the New England Patriots’ practice squad. Reilly spent two seasons with the New York Jets before signing with the Patriots on Oct. 20. He never cracked New England’s 53-man roster during his two months with the team. The Patriots now have one open spot on their practice squad. T... NESN.com
Ronaldo decides Madrid derby, Dortmund beat Bayern
Group AManchester United 1-1 Arsenal (Giroud 89)Olivier Giroud's late header ensured Arsenal remain unbeaten since the opening day of the season, a run of 17 games in all competitions. Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Nantes (Di María 13, Jesé 90pen)Paris are nine games unbeaten in all competitions, winning eight, Ángel Di María opening the scoring with his first Ligue 1 strike of the campaign.Basel 6-0 Vaduz (Doumbia 10 51, Elyounoussi 19, Lang 74, Bjarnason 77, Callà 90)Runaway Swiss Super League leaders Basel are undefeated ... UEFA.com - News
Classic Europa League and UEFA Cup comebacks
Zenit made headlines on Thursday by fighting back from 3-0 down to secure a sensational 4-3 victory at Maccabi Tel-Aviv in their opening game of this season's UEFA Europa League. Like so many epic comebacks, the Russian side completed their win with a dramatic added-time clincher, Luka Djordjević heading in to leave the home fans bewildered.He also added Zenit's name to a long list of teams who have defied daunting deficits in the UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup – and UEFA.com now looks back at some of the most memorable. Shelbourne 3-5 Rangers, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg, 22
Portugal and France founder in opening qualifiers
European champions Portugal defeated 2-0 in SwitzerlandBeaten finalists France held to 0-0 draw in BelarusRomelu Lukaku strikes twice as Belgium make positive startAll of the matchday one resultsNext games in these groups: Friday 7 OctoberGroup ASweden 1-1 NetherlandsHonours were even at the Friends Arena in Jan Andersson's first competitive game as Sweden coach. Marcus Berg chipped in off the underside of the bar in the moments before half-time, but Wesley Sneijder's strike midwa... UEFA.com - News