During the preseason, Leonard Fournette made headlines when he said the NFL was “really easy” after his first game. Many expected the Jacksonville Jaguars rookie running back would eat his words once the reality check of the regular season rolled around. But that’s not happening. The former LSU star has taken the league by storm, as he ranks fourth in the NFL in rushing yards (596), despite sitting out Week 7 with an ankle injury. He leads all backs in touchdowns, and ranks second in yards per game (99.3) behind Kansas City Chiefs rookie back Kareem Hunt (102.4). So does Fournette stand by what he said during the preseason? “Most defini... NESN.com
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Red Sox Notes: Drew Pomeranz Proving His Worth During Dominant Stretch
Drew Pomeranz often has been thought of as the weak link in the Boston Red Sox’s rotation, but he’s been anything but that over his past seven starts. The Red Sox left-hander came into Tuesday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins without a win in his previous three starts despite posting a 3.00 ERA over that stretch. And while Pomeranz only lasted five innings in Boston’s 9-2 win over the Twins, his ability to fight through two rain delays showed just how valuable the lefty has been. Pomeranz mowed down the first six hitters of the evening before sitting down for a 90-minute rain delay. But while a lot of starters might have
Isaiah Thomas Crying On Court Made Charles Barkley ‘Uncomfortable’
Share this: Isaiah Thomas entered the Boston Celtics’ matchup with the Chicago Bulls on Sunday with emotions running high. Just a day before Game 1 of his team’s first-round playoff series, Thomas tragically lost his 22-year-old sister to a single-car crash in Washington. The star guard was hurting entering the game against the Bulls, which Celtics head coach Brad Stevens attested to prior to the matchup. Thomas manifested these feelings prior to the game, as he was visibly emotional during player introductions when the TD Garden crowd gave him a raucous ovation. While Thomas received unwavering support for taking the floor Sunday, the emotion he showed hours before tip-off was not well received by one basketball analyst. Speaking on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” on Sunday, Charles Barkley
Bill Belichick’s Son Was A Dabbing Machine During Patriots Parade
Share this: Breaking: The dab is cool again, courtesy of Tom Brady’s youngest son, Ben. As the New England Patriots paraded through the streets of Boston, celebrating their Super Bowl LI championship, Ben Brady was sitting atop a duck boat dabbing on all the haters. Brady was repped during the parade by fellow Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who donned a No. 12 jersey. Brady spoke after the parade at City Hall Plaza, where fans had gathered for a post-parade rally. The quarterback grabbed one of the Patriots’ five Lombardi Trophies and screamed, “Let’s go!” before joining in on a fan-led “We want six” chant. Thumbnail photo via Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Wes Welker Wanted Dinner With Tom Brady, But Patriots QB Had Better Idea
Share this: It’ll be just like old times this weekend for Tom Brady and Wes Welker. Welker revealed Friday morning on a Miami radio station that he contacted Brady because he’ll be in town for Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. It seemed like a perfect opportunity for the two to catch up. But Brady’s definition of “catching up” involves far more than just a meal. In fact, it involves some literal “catching” as the Patriots quarterback looks to stay sharp during his four-game Deflategate suspension. “I hit him up to do dinner Saturday night. He’s like, ‘I’m going to be flying in from Ann Arbor later (after the Michigan-Colorado football game), but how about that morning
Lena Dunham Has Controversial Sexual Comments About Odell Beckham Jr.
Share this: A Lena Dunham-Odell Beckham Jr. encounter at the 2016 Met Gala has led to a controversial series of events. The Met Gala happened back in May, but it became a hot-button topic again Friday after Lena Dunham published her latest “Lenny Letter,” which featured an interview with fellow actress Amy Schumer that included a conversation about the event. One of the things Dunham recalled from the gala was sitting next to the New York Giants wide receiver, and this is where things got, well, interesting. “I was sitting next to Odell Beckham Jr., and it was so amazing because it was like he looked at me and he determined I was not the shape of a woman by his standards,” Dunham recalled in her newsletter,
Higuaín heroics leave Napoli sitting pretty
Only one player, István Nyers back in 1949/50, has scored more goals than Gonzalo Higuaín's 18 at the halfway stage of a Serie A campaign.'El Pipita' finished one goal short of the Hungarian striker's all-time record after netting twice in Sunday's 5-1 success at Frosinone – his fourth brace in his last six league games. That win secured Napoli the title of 'Scudetto d'Inverno' (winter champions), with the Partenopei two-points ahead of Juventus and Inter, and on target for a first scudetto since the Diego Maradona-era triumphs of 1987 and 1990."No team has ever won the Scudetto in January," Higuaín said after the match in Frosinone. "But we are top of the league and w...