Red Sox Ace Chris Sale Explains Adjustments He’s Made In Recent Starts

Red Sox Ace Chris Sale Explains Adjustments He’s Made In Recent Starts

It only was a matter of time before Chris Sale returned to his dominant form. After a less-than-stellar start to the season, the Boston Red Sox ace has turned in back-to-back strong outings, the most recent coming in Sunday’s win over the Texas Rangers in which he struck out 12 while allowing one run on four hits over seven innings. Speaking after Boston’s third straight victory, the star left-hander explained the adjustments he made after his first handful of starts of the campaign, which definitely were below his standards. To hear from Sale, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com

Marcus Smart Takes Blame For Celtics’ Recent Woes, Says Team Lacks ‘Effort’

Marcus Smart Takes Blame For Celtics’ Recent Woes, Says Team Lacks ‘Effort’

Marcus Smart can’t help the Boston Celtics on the court right now, but he’s doing his best to remain accountable off it. The Celtics guard, who’s been sidelined since Jan. 24 after injuring his hand in a losing battle with a picture frame, took part of the blame for Boston’s recent rough patch in his second public comments since the incident. “I’ve been on myself pretty bad,” Smart told The Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett on Wednesday night, “especially when I have to just sit back there and watch those guys struggle, and there’s nothing I can do. But we’ve got the break coming up. We’ve got to come back and be ready.”

Recent decisions of the Grand Prix Commission in Madrid

The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Ignacio Verneda (FIM CEO), Herve Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA) in the presence of Carlos Ezpeleta (Dorna), Mike Trimby (IRTA CEO, Secretary of the meeting), Paul Duparc (FIM), Mike Webb (Race Director), Danny Aldridge (Technical Director) and Corrado Cecchinelli (Director of Technology), in a meeting held in Madrid on 2 December 2016, made the following decisions: Source link