May 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
Third-seeded Venus Williams, a 2002 finalist at the French Open, was upset on Friday by no. 29 seed Agnes Szavay 6-0, 6-4 at Roland Garros on Friday. Sister Serena Williams is set to meet unseeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the third round tomorrow, and the pair are still in the doubles field at the [...]
May 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
In a rematch of last year’s finals, the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins are slated to face off for the Stanley Cup. Last week, the NHL said the Cup finals wouldn’t begin until June 5, but the series was moved up six days, after the conference finals lasted only four and five games, [...]
May 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw a football in front of his team and the media at Gillette Stadium yesterday afternoon. It was his first time in front of an audience since tearing his ACL and MCL during the first game of the 2008 season. Brady, wearing a brace on his surgically-repaired knee, threw [...]
May 16, 2009 1 Comment
Rachel Alexandra became the first filly to win the Preakness since 1924, finishing in 1:55.08 over Kentucky Derby darling Mine That Bird. The only filly in the race, Rachel Alexandra went off as the 9-5 favorite with jockey Calvin Borel, who rode Mine That Bird during his Derby win. Aside from bring the first filly [...]
Feb. 23, 2009 3 Comments
Northeastern University football player Brian Mandeville received devastating news on Friday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis during routine physical examinations. The star tight end, who missed a third of his senior season with knee injuries and even survived a brain tumor while in college, was told by Combine doctors that he has a heart [...]
Feb. 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
Dream teams, disasters (we mean you, Padres) and Manny being Manny. Just in time for the start of spring training, it’s time to make quick judgments and hasty generalizations about how the 2009 baseball season will shape up. Today, we bring you a quick National League preview, with just enough names and numbers to impress [...]
Feb. 19, 2009 2 Comments
Is this season locked up, or is it too early to tell? Just in time for the start of spring training, it’s time to make quick judgments and hasty generalizations about how the 2009 baseball season will shape up. We start with an American League preview, giving you just enough baseball fodder to sound smart [...]
Feb. 19, 2009 Leave a Comment
A media circus surrounded Patriots quarterback Tom Brady yesterday as he visited the West End House Boys & Girls Club to donate 1,000 laptops through the One Laptop Per Child program. More interesting, however, had to be Brady’s comments on his rehabilitation and expected return to football next season. “I’m going through as if this [...]
Feb. 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
Truck Day is finally here. The 18-wheeler that transports Red Sox’ spring training equipment from Boston to Fort Myers, Fla. will depart from Gate D at Fenway Park at 1 p.m. today to begin a 1,467-mile trek to the team’s spring training facility. Along with all of the training gear, a box of e-mails containing [...]
Feb. 5, 2009 3 Comments
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was suspended from competition for three months by USA Swimming, the latest backlash after a photo surfaced that showed him taking a hit off a bong. USA swimming also cut off its financial support to the swimmer. “This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided [...]
Feb. 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
When will Manny Ramirez learn we’re in a recession? The former Red Sox outfielder, who spent the second half of last season with the Dodgers, has rejected a one-year offer with the team worth $25 million. According to the L.A. Times, Manny’s agent Scott Boras said he informed Ramirez of the offer and Ramirez immediately [...]
Feb. 3, 2009 3 Comments
Next Monday, Boston University and Northeastern will face off in the Beanpot hockey finals. No, that isn’t a mistake. Northeastern. The Huskies haven’t won the Beanpot since 1988, but don’t be fooled; this is a much different NU team. Last night the Huskies pulled off a 6-1 beating of Boston College, the defending national champions, [...]
