"The key to our success was the red card and the goal just before the break," said coach Jupp Heynckes after his "nervous" Bayern side beat Beşiktaş 5-0 to all but book their UEFA Champions League quarter-final spot.Domagoj Vida's 16th-minute dismissal did not provoke an immediate collapse from the round of 16 debutants, and Heynckes was less than thrilled with his team until Thomas Müller put them ahead on 43 minutes. "In the first half we lacked tempo, our passing wasn't precise enough and it allowed Beşiktaş to play," he said, adding that Bayern "were a different team in the second half".
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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.”
Complete Team Effort Key To Bruins’ Blowout Win Over Calgary Flames
The Bruins had an impressive 5-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames Tuesday night in Boston. The Bruins found themselves trailing 2-1 after the first period and came back to completely shut down the Flames offense in a dominant final 40 minutes. With leadership and focus from the veterans, to grit and hustle from the rookies, the Bruins pulled off an all-around team win. For Jack Edwards’ and Andy Brickley’s game breakdown, check out the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
Martin and Bastianini split by less than a tenth in testing
Behind the top three, the gaps didn’t get any bigger. Day 2 crasher Aron Canet (EG 0,0) was fourth overall and only 0.017 off Bezzecchi, with exactly the same gap back to Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) in fifth as the Italian gets up to speed quickly in his new team, much like compatriot Bastianini. Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) broke the Spanish and Italian dominion at the top in six, with the German on the Austrian bike a tenth and a half further back. Source link
Bruins’ Brad Marchand Named To NHL All-Star Team For Second Straight Season
The NHL released its 2018 All-Star Game rosters Wednesday, and Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand will represent the Atlantic Division for the second consecutive season. Marchand, who was named an All-Star for the first time last season, leads the Bruins in scoring this season with 17 goals and 23 assists for 40 points in 32 games. He is among the NHL’s leaders in several categories, including points per game (fourth), goals per game (eighth) and plus/minus (ninth).Marchand, a third-round pick in 2006, is coming off a 2016-17 season in which he totaled career-highs in goals (39), assists (46) and points (85). ... NESN.com
UCF Relentlessly Trolls College Football Playoff Committee After Peach Bowl Win
The University of Central Florida Knights finished off a perfect season Monday when they defeated the No. 9 Auburn Tigers in the Chik-Fil-A Peach Bowl 34-27. UCF, who went 0-12 two seasons ago, finished the year as the only undefeated team in college football after beating an Auburn team that was the only program to beat both No. 4 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia, the two team’s that will play in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 8. College football is the only sport in which an undefeated team like UCF doesn’t get the chance to play for all the marbles, so the Knights elected to troll the College Football Playoff Committee who ranked UCF 12th ent... NESN.com
Aspar change team name to Ángel Nieto in tribute
Jorge Martínez “Aspar” added that Ángel Nieto “was the reason why so many Spaniards, including myself, his sons and so many others, wanted to dedicate our lives to racing and became champions of our passion. Thanks to him, we have the best fans in the world. Ángel will live forever, he will never leave our hearts and with this gesture he will be even more in our minds, if that were possible, as we continue to produce champions and keep the flame of our passion for this sport alive.” Source link