Coco Crisp Traded to Royals

Kansas City radio station WHB 810 is reporting that Red Sox on again, off again starting center fielder (My) Coco Crisp has been traded to the Royals for reliever Ramon Ramirez.
Crisp enjoyed a bounce back year in a Sox uni, hitting .283 with seven homers, 41 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in split time with [...]

Garnett Suspended One Game

Celtics forward Kevin Garnett has been suspended for one game by the NBA for striking Bucks center Andrew Bogut in Saturday’s win in Milwaukee. Garnett and Bogut got into a scrum late in the fourth and both received technical fouls. Garnett and Bogut were fighting for a rebound when Bogut seemed to come down hard [...]

Gametime: Jets at Patriots

The Teams: New York Jets (6-3) at New England Patriots (6-3)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 11
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 8:15pm
The Channel: NFL Network, Channel 5 (Boston), WMUR (New Hampshire)
3 Burning Questions:

Which quarterback do you trust more? A laughable question heading into Week 2 when Matt Cassel was making his first career start [...]

Patriots 20, Bills 10 - The Verdict

This is from start to finish a domination by the Patriots on both sides of the ball. The stats and final score may not indicate it but there was never really a doubt in the second half that the Patriots were going to win the game. The final drive which lasted more than 9:00 was [...]

Gametime: Bills At Patriots

The Teams: Buffalo Bills (5-3) at New England Patriots (5-3)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 10
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

Who saw this coming? Coming off an 18-1 season and nearly every significant contributor coming back, anyone who thought week 10 would pit the 5-3 Patriots against the 5-3 Bills [...]

Patriots Midseason Review

It’s halfway through the 2008 season and it’s flown by, at least for this fan/blogger. For this week’s 2-Point Conversion column I’ll be taking a look at the two glaring inconsistencies which could keep the Patriots from making a deep run in the playoffs.
Point 1: The secondary
There were many different reactions and opinions when the [...]

Colts 18, Patriots 15 - The Verdict

This game pretty much came down to a couple of plays. 1) Belichick using a challenge and losing a timeout three minutes into the second half on a play which would’ve gained the Pats five yards, instead they were facing just 2nd and 10. 2) Belichick using the team’s last timeout as Cassel snuck for [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Colts

The Teams: New England Patriots (5-2) at Indianapolis Colts (3-4)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 9
The Place: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Time: 8:15pm
The Channel: NBC
3 Burning Questions:

Can the Patriots front seven continue to step up? It sounds like beating a dead horse, but as usual the outcome of this game relies mostly on the Patriots [...]

Patriots 23, Rams 16 - The Verdict

Despite all the complaints and misgivings with backup QB Matt Cassel, you gotta take a step back and appreciate that he’s got the team to 5-2 and now in a virtual tie atop the AFC East. On Sunday, the strength of the offense - the wide receiver corps - let Cassel down on several occasions [...]

Gametime: Rams @ Patriots

The Teams: St. Louis Rams (2-4) At New England Patriots (4-2)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 8
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: Fox
3 Burning Questions:

Will the Patriots beat an inferior team without trouble? The Pats have defeated the Chiefs, Jets, 49ers and Broncos so far this year, none of which anyone would call [...]

Tom Brady Could Miss 2009

Mike Petraglia of WEEI.com is reporting a renowned knee specialist says the news on Tom Brady’s infection may put his 2009 season in doubt.
It’s important to note that Dr. Tim Kremchek has not been involved in Brady’s surgery or recovery but says the news of continual infection problems is not a good sign.
“That’s not good,” [...]

Patriots 41, Broncos 7 - The Verdict

Here’s the answers to some of the questions heading into the Monday Night Massacre at Gillette:

How does the team respond from last Sunday night’s beat down? Quite simply, with a beat down of their own. The Patriots came with in with intensity, took care of the ball and most of all were OPPORTUNISTIC. The final [...]

Rodney Harrison Out for the Season

The injury report got a lot more crowded Tuesday as safety Rodney Harrison reportedly has a torn quad muscle and will be out for the rest of the season. Harrison was carted off in the second half of the Patriots 41-7 win over the Broncos last night and Adam Schefter of NFL.com reports it’s a [...]

The Tale of Laurence Ma-Phoney

I know it’s early but with the news of Maroney being placed on IR I decided to write my column early this week.
“….With the 21st pick in the 2006 NFL Draft….the New England Patriots select..Laurence Maroney, running back from Minnesota!”
And so it goes. Maroney became just the second running back taken in the first round [...]

Celtics Waive Darius Miles

Several news outlets are reporting the Celtics have waived Darius Miles. After missing two seasons due to a knee injury, Miles seemed like a long shot to make the roster. Though he did play some decent minutes for the Celts in the preseason, he just doesn’t seem to be in basketball shape.
Celts GM Danny Ainge [...]