Each season, Red Bull Global Rallycross drivers help fans experience the sport through new lenses by completing a series of blog posts about everything from their training routines to their on-track experiences. Throughout the 2017 campaign, Red Bull GRC and NESN Fuel will bring you insights from Supercar rookie for Bryan Herta Rallysport and Weston, Mass., native Cabot Bigham. I spent my year going zero to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds, jumping 70 feet and battling wheel to wheel with the industry’s best. Needless to say, I had a life-changing experience. I entered the year struggling to finish in the top seven. The jump from Lites to Supercar was tough with no... NESN.com
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Bubba Wallace Keeping Head Down After Tough Year: ‘I’m Not Done Yet’
Darrell Wallace Jr. has endured one of the most trying years of his career thus far in 2017, but the low points only have spurred him on to keep pursuing his dream. In a blog post for NASCAR.com on Friday, Wallace revealed that his 2017 season, with all its peaks and valleys, has given him a new perspective on his career. “I’m continuing to look at this trying season as a building block that will aid me in my next steps in racing,” Wallace wrote. “Making appearances at the track just to keep relevant in a very fast-moving sport. “Because I’m not done yet.” Although Wallace failed to reach victory lane, he started
Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron Says It’s ‘Tough’ To Lose Colin Miller In Expansion Draft
The Boston Bruins were forced to part ways with one of their bright young players Wednesday night. Defenseman Colin Miller is headed to the Vegas Golden Knights after being selected by the new NHL club in the expansion draft in Las Vegas. Patrice Bergeron, who was in Vegas to receive his fourth Frank J. Selke Trophy at the NHL Awards, said it’s tough to see Miller go, as the 24-year-old was a part of the Bruins’ plans moving forward. To hear what else Bergeron had to say of Miller, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
Markieff Morris Rips Wizards’ Effort After Game 2 Loss To Celtics
Share this: The Washington Wizards squandered a golden opportunity to even their second-round NBA playoff series against the Boston Celtics. The Wizards held a lead as large as 14 points in Game 2 at TD Garden on Tuesday night, and even went up six with three minutes remaining in regulation. But, the Celtics would come roaring back and picked up the 129-119 victory in overtime. Wizards forward Markieff Morris believes his team was doomed by lack of toughness as opposed to poor execution. “We’re not playing tough enough,” Morris told reporters, as transcribed by USA Today. “We had the advantage late in the game and all we had to do was just play tough. We didn’t have to make shots. We didn’t have to
Jimmy Butler Calls Out Marcus Smart After Bulls’ Loss To Celtics For ‘Acting Tou…
Share this: Marcus Smart is one of the toughest defenders in basketball, but Jimmy Butler believes it’s all an act. In the second quarter of Game 4 of the first-round NBA playoff series between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls on Sunday, Smart and Butler engaged in a bit of a scrum and were forced to be separated by players and officials. Smart appeared to be standing his ground against the Bulls star, but Butler accredited that to the Celtics guard’s acting skills. “As far as the Marcus Smart situation goes, he’s a great actor, acting tough,” Butler told MassLive’s Tom Westerholm. “That’s what he does. But I don’t think he’s about that. I’m the wrong guy to get in my face. He needs
How Barcelona raised Thiago Motta’s horizons
Having joined the club's academy as a teenager, Thiago Motta was deeply influenced by his time at Barcelona, but now he is eager to stand up to his old employers with Paris in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. The Italian international midfielder, 34, spoke to UEFA.com.On facing Barcelona again ... Barcelona are the favourites – that's pretty obvious, you can see that in everyone's eyes. But we've competed against them many times, we know what they can do, and we also know there's a chance for us to get to the quarter-finals. They're going to be two really tough
Tom Brady Doesn’t Believe Weather Is A Factor In Patriots’ Miami Struggles
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — New England Patriots players are adamant their recent issues playing in South Florida are fixable. Tom Brady joined the crowd Friday in saying weather and outside forces are not to blame for the Patriots’ three consecutive road losses to the Miami Dolphins. “Well, I think we haven’t played very well, so that’s been the biggest problem is just our ability to play two good halves of football,” Brady said. “We didn’t do it last year; we didn’t do it the year before. It’s a tough place to play for one reason or another. We had a streak there a long time ago – I think we broke it in 2003 or 2004 – where there were a