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Vote For Mike Timlin, World Champion Of Baseball
Over the next few weeks, we'll be examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year's Hall of Fame ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series can be found here....
Thornton Didn't Mean To Hurt The Guy He Tripped And Punched In The Face
When forward Shawn Thornton tripped Brooks Orpik and repeatedly punched him in the head, it sure looked like he knew what he was doing. How could he not have? Did the soul of Matt Cooke momentarily possess him? Did Angela Lansbury wave a queen of diamonds in his face? Is there any scenario in which ...
Brooks Orpik Carted Off After Shawn Thornton Punches Him Into The Ice
Brad Marchand was tripped in front of the Bruins bench and, as he skated by, James Neal drove his knee right through Marchand's head. Play stopped shortly thereafter and Bruins teammates converged on several Penguins, including Brooks Orpik. Earlier, Orpik knocked Louis Eriksson out of the game on ...
Avery Bradley Knocks Down Astounding Behind-The-Backboard Shot
Look at Avery Bradley putting up a nice highlight for the Celtics! With the shot clock winding down, Bradley salvaged Jared Sullinger's airball, sinking a fantastic shot from behind the backboard to avoid a 24-second violation. He didn't even need a helpful bounce....
Angry, Dumb Red Sox Fans Call Jacoby Ellsbury A "Trader"
Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has agreed to a deal with the Yankees. He used to play for the Red Sox. In case you are an alien or a baby born today who just learned how to use a computer, the Red Sox and Yankees are big rivals. Anyway, Boston fans are mad about Ellsbury being a traitor for ...
Zdeno Chara Fights Brian Boyle, Earns Gordie Howe Hat Trick
Zdeno Chara is listed at six-foot-nine. Brian Boyle is listed at six-foot-seven. It was still a rather one-sided fight involving two of the tallest players in the NHL, though....
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....