Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Mitt Romney Helped By Palin Not Running?
Sarah Palin isn't "seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States" - her words. We're not sure that rules her out entirely as a third-party candidate because she might just decide to go rogue again. She won't go away, however, as she still wants to liberate us from President [...]
Sports Redux: Go Get Another One
The Bruins are back tonight less than four months after winning the Stanley Cup and bringing it back to Boston . The summer-long Cup fun is over, the players got their much-earned rings - 505 people got rings , even Tomas Kaberle, we think - that are almost as big as the Cup. Okay, not quite. [...]
Huffington Post Buys Hub’s Localocracy
We thought Localocracy was a good idea when we saw it. Now we know why. If you recall, Localocracy billed it as "an online forum for residents and decision makers to weigh in on issues facing their community." Arianna Huffington, cofounder of Huffington Post and president of Huffington Post Media [...]
Brady On The Jets
The Patriots complex, record-making offense can also run the football effectively. Just ask the Oakland Raiders who got whipped, 31-19, on Sunday by a balanced attack led by Stevan Ridley and BenJarvus Green-Ellis (172 yards, two TDs combined). It comes at a great time, too. The Jets come to town [...]
Amanda Knox Freed
An Italian jury freed Amanda Knox today after overturning her murder conviction in the killing of Meredith Kercher in 2007 in Perugia, Italy. Her conviction for defamation, for accusing club owner Patrick Lumumba of the killing. Knox is free to leave Italy. In a statement to the court before [...]
Sports Redux: Back Vs. Black
Whatever ailed the Patriots a week ago in Buffalo vanished in a convincing 31-19 victory on the road against the Raiders on Sunday. Tom Brady reverted to his error-free play with an efficient 16-30, 226-yard performance that included two more touchdown passes. While Brady's interception-free game [...]
Turbulence Injures Passengers on Two Planes
Sunday was a busy night at Logan Airport as two planes landed in Boston with up to 18 passengers injured by turbulence. Seven injuries were reported on a JetBlue flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Boston. Flight 182 included 130 passengers and five crew members. A Lufthansa flight was diverted to [...]
Photo of the Day, October 1, 2011: Drink Positively
Leave it to a liquor store to find a positive spin on the Red Sox disastrous 2011 season. Positive thinking, sports fans, that's the secret. Now, about those Celtics. Read the original post: Photo of the Day, October 1, 2011: Drink Positively
Francona, Owners Discuss Split
If you thought the day after an epic sports fail wouldn't produce even more news, you'd be wrong. A day after being eliminated from the playoffs in a dramatic, gut-wrenching, uniquely Red Sox fashion, the team and manager ended their collaboration in a seemingly amicable way. A press conference [...]
Sports Redux: More of the Same
The Red Sox late season downward spiral continued in New York last night as they were soundly beaten by a 9-1 score. The Sox lead in the Wild Card race is down to 1.5 games after Tampa Bay beat Toronto, 6-2. The Sox play two games tomorrow. Can't wait! Bostonist is, however, looking forward to [...]
