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The Rangers Steal One Freaking Game, And Here Comes The Comeback Talk
After the Bruins played one of their worst games of the postseason, and the Rangers came up with one of their best (luckiest?), there's no reason to panic in Boston about a 3-0 series lead being cut to 3-1. Right? Right?...
Here's The Overtime Goal That Kept The NY Rangers' Season Alive
The New York Rangers, down to the Boston Bruins 3-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals and facing a sweep, scored twice in the third period to tie the game 3-3 and send it into overtime. ...
Linesman To John Tortorella: "Fuck You"
Wait...is that even legal?...
Hey, Shane Victorino, HIGH FIVE!
Koji Uehara came on in the eighth inning and retired the White Sox in order. He was a little fired up when he returned to the dugout, where Shane Victorino got caught looking....
The Famous Dominique Wilkins-Larry Bird Game 7 Duel Just Turned 25
25 years ago today, Dominique Wilkins and Larry Bird staged one of the greatest duels in NBA history when they went shot-for-shot in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Wilkins scored 16 of his 47 points in that quarter, but Bird edged him by scoring 20 of his 34...
Watch These Sad Fans Live Through The Leafs' Crushing Game 7 Loss
Man, sports are just the fucking worst, aren't they?...
This Is How Hockey Hurts You
Why would you ever raise your kid to be a Leafs fan?...
Bruins Win Overtime Thriller, Toronto Left Staring Into Nothingness
Patrice Bergeron scored the game-tying and game-winning goals for the Bruins. ...
"Queef The Leafs" Shirts Are Confusing To Everyone
Just a guess, but the guy wearing the Red Sox hat in Boston probably isn't a Leafs fan, Getty....
MLB.com Gave Red Sox Owner A Byline To Respond To Dan Shaughnessy
Well, this is ... interesting. MLB.com published a column this afternoon that takes the Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy to task for filling precious newspaper space by creating accusations of PED usage for David Ortiz to deny. The author of that MLB.com column? None other than Tom Werner, the Red Sox...
Dan Shaughnessy Invents Some David Ortiz PED Rumors
David Ortiz is hitting well, and Dan Shaughnessy wrote a stupid, awful column. Stop me if you've heard these ones before....
A One-Way Ticket to Palookaville
Back in 1998, Tom Scocca wrote a good one, "The Mayor of Palookaville," for the Boston Phoenix:...
Toronto's Mark Fraser Takes Puck To The Face
With about 12 minutes remaining in the third period of Game 4 against the Bruins, Toronto defenseman Mark Fraser was hit directly in the head with a puck....
Joel Hanrahan Fastball Punctures Hole In Sign
Joel Hanrahan is not off to a grand start as the Red Sox closer. But last night, just before he gave up a game-tying homer to the Twins' Brian Dozier, he did manage to destroy an ad behind home plate. That has to count for something, right?...
Boston College Softball Player Goes Over Fence To Make Amazing Catch
Georgia Tech's Alysha Rudnik hit the ball over the fence to lead off yesterday's third inning. But BC senior centerfielder Maria Pandolfo jumped and lunged over the fence to take away her certain homer, startling even the person who had been taking video just a few feet away....
Boston Bruins Honor Marathon Bombing Victim Before Game 2
Last you saw Jeff Bauman, he was mangled, with a complexion reminiscent of Beetlejuice. Pushing Bauman's stretcher was a man in a cowboy hat who had shredded a sweater to make tourniquets for what remained of Bauman's legs....
The Knicks Win A Playoff Series For The First Time Since 2000
It almost didn't happen (again), but the Knicks were able to hold off an increasingly uncomfortable fourth-quarter comeback from Boston to advance past the first round of playoffs for the first time in more than a decade....