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BC's Andre Williams Runs Like He's Got A Super Mario Invincibility Star
Boston College running back Andre Williams leads all FBS running backs with 2073 rushing yards, good for an average of 6.5 yards per carry. The senior's a potential Heisman finalist, and to help his case, someone put together a video of him bowling over opponents to the Starman music from the Super...
After Losing, Tuukka Rask Fails Miserably At Breaking His Goalie Stick
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask gave up the game-ending shootout goal to Derek Roy for a 3-2 loss, and he was fuming. Of course, Rask tried to break his stick, because that's what one does when they're angry about a loss. "Tried" is the keyword here....
Even The League Office Feels Bad For The Celtics
On Tuesday, the Celtics got mollywhopped by the Rockets. (The stat sheet broke Rajon Rondo's brain for a second.) Gerald Wallace, who knows a thing or two about being a good player on a terrible team, was understandably exasperated in his postgame interview....
A Three-Man Front Is A Late-Game Defensive Formation For Suckers
The weekend, as I watched the absurd denouement of the Northwestern-Michigan game, something struck me as familiar — beyond the now-routine bumblefuckery that inspires the Wildcats to turn fourth-quarter leads into triple-overtime losses. No, it wasn't simply that Michigan drove in the dregs of game...
Rajon Rondo Examines Stat Sheet, Does Not Like What He Sees
The Celtics got trounced by the Rockets last night. I could reel off a bunch of stats that demonstrate just how bad of a beating they received, or I could just show you this clip of Rajon Rondo examining a stat sheet during the game. ...
The Celtics Probably Earned The Best Win Of Their Season Last Night
Jeff Green's buzzer-beating three gave the Celtics a shocking 111-110 win over the Heat. Considering the expectations for Boston's squad, it could end up being the Celtics' best win of the season....
Tom Brady Can't Get Over How Small Red Sox Players Are
Several Red Sox players showed up before the Steelers-Patriots game on Sunday to show off the World Series trophy to New England fans. Tom Brady and Josh McDaniels were amazed at how tiny Shane Victorino and Dustin Pedroia were. Look at those wee baseball players!...
Red Sox Take Out Newspaper Ad Thanking St. Louis
You'll find this full-page ad in today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and it seems the Red Sox aren't done trolling everyone. "Your region, its people, and the entire Cardinals organization represent everything that's great about baseball." Damn it. We just spent a month breaking them down, and now Card...
Mike Napoli Stumbles Around The Streets Of Boston
Here we observe Mike Napoli lumbering around on the sidewalk, shirtless and without a care in the world. The resolution's shitty, but the beard is a dead giveaway. Someone yells at him to put his shirt on, as if he has a spare shirt in his pocket. The Napoli grumbles and turns around. But there is ...
Mike Napoli Had A Wild, Drunken, Shirtless Saturday
A priceless photo of a shirtless Mike Napoli smoking a butt and roaming the streets of Boston surfaced Saturday night, but how did he get to that state? Here's a crude timeline, starting after the Red Sox championship parade ended....
David Ortiz Rocks WWE Belt During Championship Parade
Rings are cool and all but wouldn't every sport be improved by handing out belts instead? David Ortiz thinks so, which is why he showed up to today's victory parade showing off that bad boy....
Somehow, Gerald Wallace Is The Voice Of The Celtics
The Boston Celtics blew a 22-point lead to the Milwaukee Bucks Friday night, falling to 0-2. No one on the team seemed more pissed off about the loss than Gerald Wallace....
Sloppy, Swearing Red Sox Bros Give Fantastic Interviews On Local News
These Red Sox bros are the best, because they're everything you think they'll be. When it comes to describing the feeling of winning a World Series, the first kid just knows it can't be captured in words. He would know, experiencing this team's highs and lows since 1988. But the second guy is the r...
A Red Sox Fan Called Sports Radio To Complain About John Farrell Today
Billy from Lynn woke up this morning, presumably after a long night of celebrating the most unlikely of championships, and was so annoyed by John Farrell's moves in the postseason that he just had to call up WEEI to complain....
Ryan Dempster Was Throwing BP At Fenway At 3 A.M.
How did Ryan Dempster cap off his night of celebrating following the Red Sox's World Series victory? He made his way—a little buzzed, we imagine—to the Fenway Park mound and offered to throw batting practice to his buddies. ...