The Best 3 Football Teams of All Time
Ask any football fan about the best NFL team of all time and you’ll likely get a fast response. Ask a hundred fans, and you ‘ll likely end up with a hundred totally different responses. What makes a football team the “best” to one fan is totally subjective, unless you look at actual numeric rankings and stats. Geography and team . . . [Read more]
Bruins, Cetlics, and Sox – Sports Update
FLYERS @ BRUINS (7:00 PM on VERSUS) BRUINS LEAD FLYERS 2-0 The Boston Bruins will take on the Philadelphia Fylers tonight at the TD Garden in attempt to take a 3 game lead. Although the Bruins power play can be described as lackluster at best, the penalty kill and Tim Thomas' goal tending have kept them winning. Tonight's game is sure to be a . . . [Read more]
Patriots Fail to Put Their Best Foot Forward
FOXBORO - The Patriots never really got going against the Jets. The excuses have already started to pour out from disappointed fans but truth be told, the Patriots were outplayed and out-coached on Sunday. They managed a great regular seasons despite being plagued with injuries and an extremely young secondary but couldn't make the final push through the playoffs. This . . . [Read more]
The Patriots Will Watch This NFL Wild-Card Weekend
The Patriots will sit back and wait on Wild-Card Weekend to find out who they will face next weekend in the divisional playoff round. Will it be the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, or Baltimore Ravens? I know a lot of people out there are a little confused with the format so I'll clear it up for you. There are only . . . [Read more]
Patriots Embarrass Jets on Monday Night
FOXBORO - The Jets were a no-show on Monday night. Forget delayed, their flight to victory was cancelled before they even had a chance to pack a bag. This game was an absolute joy to watch as a Pats fan. We all love watching close games, and generally blow-outs can get extremely boring... except this one. After all . . . [Read more]
Patriots Take Win Over Colts – Week 11 Recap
FOXBORO - The Patriots won the toss last night and deferred to the Colts who took their first penalty of the game on the first play of the game. This didn't seem to shake Peyton as he took his no huddle offense 57 yards up the field on 7 plays. What was looking more and more to be a scoring . . . [Read more]
Patriots Beat Steelers 39-26
PITTSBURGH - With last week's terrible performance against the Browns still on the fresh mind the Patriots needed come out fighting against one of the toughest defenses in the NFL. They came out, and came out strong in a 39-26 victory over the Steelers Sunday night at Heinz Field. The Patriots looked like they were back to their normal selves . . . [Read more]
Patriots, Bruins and Celtics, Oh My!
Well folks, we are halfway through November now and I think we have a pretty good idea of where our teams stand. It's time for a quick recap of the seasons so far. The Patriots: The Patriots are doing much better than I would have anticipated. If you were to tell me that they were without Moss, their backfield was BenJarvus Green-Ellis . . . [Read more]
Randy Moss Dropped by Vikings
It looks like Minnesota wasn't for Randy. According to the NFL Network the Minnesota Vikings have waived Randy Moss and he didn't even make the trip back home with the team. This probably isn't much of a surprise after his Pats loving press conference. Any chance he'll be coming back to New England? I doubt it, but another target never . . . [Read more]
Randy Who? – Pats Win Without Moss
FOXBORO - Watching the Patriots yesterday it was hard to imagine that they were a team playing their first game without one of the best all time Wide Receivers ever to play the game. The man responsible for picking up Randy Moss' slack - Deion Branch. Branch had as many grabs in his one game back as Randy had in his 4 . . . [Read more]
Randy Moss Deal: What Does It Mean For The Patriots?
BOSTON, MA - Randy Moss has now had his first official practice with the Minnesota Vikings. Bill Belichik has had his first brief less than informative press conference. The Patriots have replaced Moss in the locker room, physically, although no one can quite say for sure what exactly the Patriots plan to do about compensating for his on . . . [Read more]
Randy Moss Trade to Minnesota?
Foxboro, MA - Randy Moss may be saying goodbye to New England if rumors are true. It has been reported that as soon as tonight Randy Moss may be a member of the Minnesota Vikings in return for a third round draft pick. The idea of moving Moss should come as no surprise after Randy Moss' press conference discussing his contract concerns. . . . [Read more]
Pink Hats – Boston Sport’s Worst Nightmare
Pink Hat fever is a growing trend among sports today. Venues used to be filled with a large percentage of die-hard fans and a small handful of people that were just going for the sake of going. This, unfortunately, is a rapidly changing balance that is threatening the sports experience as we know it. The "Pink Hat" invasion has begun to . . . [Read more]
Patriots Send Laurence Maroney to Denver
FOXBORO, MA - The New England Patriots have sent running back Laurence Maroney (and a 6th round pick) to the Denver Broncos for a 4th round draft pick. Maroney described himself as disappointed upon hearing the news that he was being traded. He didn't see it coming. The 1st round draft pick has been considered a bust by most around the . . . [Read more]
Tom Brady Involved in Car Accident
BOSTON - In what was first reported into the Dennis and Callahan sports radio talk show, New England Patriots QB Tom Brady was involved in what was said to be a minor car accident. Brady was shaken but refused medical attention. Supposedly, the jaws of life were used in the accident, but no further information has been released as to who . . . [Read more]
Patriots Place Another Defensive Starter on IR
FOXBOROUGH, MA - The New England Patriots have placed another key defensive starter from last season on the Injured Reserve (IR) list, ending his season before it ever started. CB Leigh Bodden now joins DE Ty Warren as the second Patriot to be lost for the season following a severe injury. Bodden suffered a shoulder injury that will put him on . . . [Read more]
Excited About an 18 Game NFL Regular Season? Don’t Be.
Preseason NFL games are awful, excluding last night's exhibition game between the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts, in which the Pack was able to hang 59 points on Indy. There is no other way to put into words how football fans feel about exhibition games. The players they want to see generally only play about a quarter on average, and . . . [Read more]
USC Disciplined; Big 12 Disbanding?
The NCAA College Baseball Super Regionals are set to begin this Friday, but that is nowhere near the top of the NCAA Sports headlines across the country. One major program is about to be sanctioned and punished, while one of the most storied conferences may be close to dissolving. The USC Trojans are about to be hit with some major sanctions . . . [Read more]
Top Ranked Prospect… Drafted in Round 6?
How many times did we hear the word character throughout the 2010 NFL Draft? I think I lost count after the first hour. But if character is so important, how did perhaps the top character prospect last until the end of the sixth round? I know that teams have to build on talent. While character is extremely important, talent will always . . . [Read more]
Patriots Wrap Up Another Interesting NFL Draft
The NFL has concluded it's 2010 Draft, and the New England Patriots may have been the busiest team over the last few days. Everyone knew that Bill Belichick loves to deal. And deal. And deal. He has never had a problem as he would jockey for position - whether that meant moving up or down - and this year was . . . [Read more]
Patriots Trade Down to Draft Rutgers CB McCourty
The New England Patriots traded down from their original first round selection and proceeded to draft Rutgers CB Devin McCourty from Rutgers University with the 27th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. McCourty gives the Pats a superior cover man and special teams presence. At 5'11'' and under 195 lbs, McCourty is a dynamic speedster who will step into a few . . . [Read more]
Rob’s Random Sports Rants (RRSR) 3: Shameless Self Promotion
A great giant shout - out to the sports world after a great weekend! First and foremost - congratulations to Phil Mickelson for once again winning The Masters. It was a great story. Mickelson is the ultimate family man, and someone who should be given the torch as the new face of professional golf. A Great golfer, and even a better person, . . . [Read more]
Hub Sports Happenings For Thursday, April 8
* Big things popping at Boston College this week. First and foremost - the BC Men's Basketball program has a new head coach. If you watched any of this year's NCAA Tournament, then you will recognize his name. He is former Cornell coach, Steve Donahue, who led the Big Red to the Ivy League's best tournament performance in three decades. . . . [Read more]
Rob’s Random Sports Rants (RRSR) 2: Hints of Humor
We are currently in one of the best week long stretches for many sports fans. The Final Four just concluded with a fantastic finish to a great NCAA Tournament. Major League Baseball just opened it's 2010 season with a dramatic comeback by the Boston Red Sox vs. the defending champion New York Yankees. We saw a huge trade in the . . . [Read more]
