Mitch Moreland Chose Red Sox For Environment, ‘Gritty Group Of Guys’

Share this: Mitch Moreland isn’t worried about fitting in with the Boston Red Sox. The former Texas Rangers first baseman agreed to a one-year contract with the Red Sox on Tuesday worth a reported $5.5 million. And Moreland said in a conference call on Thursday that he chose Boston for the players and the atmosphere. “I had a couple options, but really just the whole fact that it’s a place I really wanted to play,” Moreland said, via WEEI.com. “Getting the opportunity to come here and be a part of that winning environment, being a part of a winning environment and having a chance to go out and play for a championship is huge to me personally. This is a great option.” The Red

Bruins Wrap: David Pastrnak Scores Shootout Winner To Beat Hurricanes

Share this: You could say the Boston Bruins stole Thursday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden. The B’s were trailing until the final minute of the game but tied the score 1-1 with a goal to force overtime. After a scoreless OT, the Bruins gave their best shootout performance of the season to secure a 2-1 win Bruins backup goalie Anton Khudobin picked up the win and made 29 saves in a solid effort. The Bruins improved to 13-10-1 with the victory, while the Hurricanes fell to 9-9-5. Here’s a recap of Bruins-Hurricanes. CAPTAIN OUTZdeno Chara missed his fifth straight game with a lower body injury. He has resumed skating with the team, though, which is a good sign. HOMETOWN KIDHurricanes defenseman Noah Hanifin opened the scoring

Indians’ Terry Francona, Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Named MLB Managers Of The Year

Share this: The Cleveland Indians’ Terry Francona and Los Angeles Dodgers’ Dave Roberts have been voted the American League and National League Managers of the Year, respectively, by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Francona, who also won the award in 2013, led the Indians to the AL Central title with a 94-67 record, and although the postseason isn’t considered for the award, he certainly backed it up by coming just one victory shy of winning the World Series. Francona received 22 first-place votes, and led overall with 128 points. The Texas Rangers’ Jeff Banister and Baltimore Orioles’ Buck Showalter rounded out the top three, respectively. Roberts, meanwhile, won the award in his first season with the Dodgers. L.A. won the NL West with a 91-71 record, which is

Doug Baldwin: Patriots-Seahawks Finish ‘Ironic’ After Super Bowl XLIX

Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ 31-24 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night came down to a play at the goal line. Hmm. When has that happened before? Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin called attention to the coincidence his team’s Week 10 matchup with the Patriots finished similarly — though with opposite results — to Seattle’s Super Bowl XLIX loss to New England. “You know it’s kind of ironic (to have) the ball on the one-yard line and an opportunity to win it,” Baldwin said after the game. “Fortunately enough, the ball rolled our way this time.” Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw an incomplete pass to tight end Rob Gronkowski on fourth down from the 1-yard line Sunday night. Seahawks

USA Vs. Mexico: How Rafa Marquez Ended Columbus Curse In World Cup Qualifying

USA Vs. Mexico: How Rafa Marquez Ended Columbus Curse In World Cup Qualifying

Like the country it represents, the United States men’s soccer team entered a world of uncertainty this week. Unlike the U.S. nation itself, we can blame Mexico for the change in mood. Team USA lost 2-1 to Mexico on Friday at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Rafael Marquez scored the winning goal in the 89th minute to consign the U.S. its first home loss in FIFA World Cup qualifying in 15 years. Conversely, Mexico notched its first road World Cup qualifying win over its archrival since 1972. While “El Tri” has kicked off its final round of World Cup qualifying with a bang, team USA has stumbled into an iffy future ahead of

UFC Fight Night Mexico City Results: Tony Ferguson Earns Huge Win Vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night Mexico City Results: Tony Ferguson Earns Huge Win Vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

Tony Ferguson picked up the signature win he’s been starving for, landing an unbelievable 187 significant strikes at altitude in Mexico City to secure a unanimous decision win over Rafael Dos Anjos, 48-47, 48-47, 48-47. Ferguson looked to be in trouble after five minutes as RDA was busting his leg up with some brutal leg kicks. But Ferguson turned up the volume in the second round and ended up outstriking RDA in every single round and finishing with an amazing 187-114 total strike advantage and all of those 187 were singificant strikes. Ferguson landed 47 percent of his total strikes thrown and now has extended his winning streak to nine in a row

Deadspin Writer Implores Chicago Not To Become Like Boston After Cubs’ Win

Share this: Boston sports fans, we need to talk. Many people outside of New England aren’t exactly big fans of your teams, and it’s probably best to accept it and relish the fact that they want to see you lose on the big stage, although you usually get the last laugh since you have nine titles since 2001. Now that we’ve settled that, it should be easier to understand why a certain column was posted on Deadspin on Friday. The Chicago Cubs ended their 108-year championship drought by winning the World Series thanks to a thrilling victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, and Boston fans know exactly how they feel since the Red Sox busted their own 86-year dry spell by winning the 2004 World Series. So, what