Share this: The Green Bay Packers’ expected march to the NFL Playoffs will begin this weekend in Florida. The Packers will visit the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at EverBank Field in Week 1 of the NFL season. Green Bay looks to improve on last year’s 10-6 record, and the return of Jordy Nelson, who missed last season due to a knee injury, should help in that regard. Jacksonville last reached the postseason in 2007, and home wins and strong starts will be key to breaking the cycle of losing. Expect a high-scoring game, as quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Blake Bortles both are capable of throwing many points onto the scoreboard. Here’s how to watch the Packers vs. the Jaguars online. When: Sunday, Sept. 11 at
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Red Sox Vs. Blue Jays Lineup: Can Eduardo Rodriguez Continue Solid Run?
Share this: Everything went right at just the right time for the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Can they carry that momentum into Saturday? The Red Sox’s bats exploded against the Toronto Blue Jays in their series opener at Rogers Centre, as Rick Porcello earned his 20th win in a 13-3 victory. The American League East rivals are back at it Saturday afternoon, with a pair of left-handers on the mound in the Red Sox’s Eduardo Rodriguez and the Blue Jays’ J.A. Happ. Rodriguez dazzled in his last outing, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Oakland Athletics, and has a 2.73 ERA in nine starts since the All-Star break. Happ, meanwhile, is second in baseball behind Porcello in wins with a
Why The Red Sox Probably Chose To Keep Joe Kelly In Triple-A All Season
Share this: The Boston Red Sox could use a hard-throwing reliever for the late innings to help bridge the gap to All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel. Joe Kelly might just be that guy. The 28-year-old started the season in Boston’s rotation, make two horrid starts before getting injured in his third, hitting the disabled list, and returning for three more starts, the latter two of which were also horrid. Then Kelly disappeared, demoted to the minors for nearly two weeks before popping up for a few days at the end of July. Despite performing well in three relief outings then, he was sent back down to Triple-A Pawtucket until September call-ups. Since his return, he’s pitched two scoreless eighth innings, and in five outings as
Red Sox Notes: Drew Pomeranz’s First Three Starts With Boston A ‘Mixed Bag’
Share this: Drew Pomeranz’s first three starts in a Boston Red Sox uniform couldn’t have been more different. In his Boston debut, Pomeranz pitched well for three innings, but it all came apart for him in the fourth. Start No. 2 went much better, as he allowed only two runs in six innings. The third? Well, as Red Sox manager John Farrell said, it was somewhere “in between” the other two. Pomeranz allowed five earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 5 1/3 innings in Boston’s 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. “Overall, he probably wasn’t as sharp as he was last time out,” Farrell said on NESN’s “Red Sox Extra Innings. “And when they created some damage against
Mookie Betts Out Of Red Sox’s Lineup Vs. Twins; Michael Martinez Starts In RF
Share this: BOSTON — Mookie Betts is getting his first day off for the Red Sox this season. The right fielder exited Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins in the top of the fifth inning with knee soreness and is still considered day-to-day going forward. Utility man Michael Martinez will start in right for Betts on Saturday and bat ninth after going 1-for-2 with two great catches as his replacement in Friday’s 2-1 loss. Travis Shaw also is getting a breather in Boston’s third game against the Twins, and Aaron Hill will play third base and bat seventh. Left fielder Brock Holt is the leadoff hitter in Betts’ absence, too. David Price is on the mound for the Red Sox, and he’ll be looking to
Celtics Show Resolve With Game 1 Comeback, But Slow Starts A Concern
There are two different ways to look at the Boston Celtics’ Game 1 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, and both have their merits. First, for the glass-half-full crowd: The Celtics played arguably their worst offensive first half of basketball, yet only lost by one point. After scoring just 34 first-half points and trailing by as many as 17 points, Boston displayed courage and resolve by actually taking the lead early in the fourth quarter and fighting until the very last second. “Hey, we ride this way, right?” head coach Brad Stevens said in a postgame interview aired on CSN New England. “We guard, we grind, we try to find a way. And to
Sepang starts the 2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup
The Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup enters its third year of competition with 2016 getting underway in Sepang,