Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Ray’s Celtics Career Was Destined From The Beginning
Interesting video from Ray Allen 's recent speech at UConn, where he reflects on the draft process and reveals that Red Auerbach had promised the Celts would have drafted him at #6 if he had fallen one more slot: (Hat tip to Red's Army . More on Ray's trip to UConn here .) Clearly, Ray has [...]
Sports Redux: Rain Helps Sox
Bostonist was rooting for a rain out Friday night. Have you ever seen a team more in need of an extra day away from baseball than your 2011 Red Sox? Seriously. We said on Friday we expected - hoped, really - Boston to be ready to take on New York for one last time this season especially because [...]
Sports Redux: Don’t Choke, Sox
September of 2011 will be one to remember for Red Sox fans. And after a gag-filled 5-16 month to date, that bad taste in your mouth won't make for a good memory. We've had errors, bad pitching and non-existent offense, at times, from a highly regarded and well paid team that should be better than [...]
Rondo, Marquis, And Perk Get The Band Back Together
Rondo, Marquis, And Perk Get The Band Back Together On Friday, September 30 Marquis Daniels, Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins, and Nate Robinson will suit up as teammates in the Southern Hospitality Showcase Atlanta 2011, a competitive, fast-paced "pick-up" style game featuring over 20 NBA [...]
Community Rankings: 9th Best Celtic Ever
In the voting for the 8th best Celtic ever, CelticsBlog gave Tom Heinsohn a huge Tommy Point with a decisive victory. Tommy's 38% equaled Kevin Garnett (20%) and Sam Jones (18%) combined. Today's voting should be wide open as we examine the best of the remaining players from yesterday's [...]
Boston Red Sox – Oh the Pain!
©DirectoryofBoston.com When the Red Sox can’t even pull out a win this year with Beckett on the mound we know that something is terribly wrong. As a Boston sports fan it has been painful to watch the deterioration of a team that was supposed to make it into the playoffs by winning the [...]
Boston Fashion Week Tent Mania
The official start of Boston Fashion Week for 2011 is tomorrow September 23rd. We were ready to update everyone on the return of this event but were sidetracked this morning by somewhat amusing articles by both the Boston Globe and The Boston Herald about the initial use of a professional tent [...]
"The Real Mr. West"
"The Real Mr. West" Slam Online has an interesting look at Delonte West, what led to his weapons charges, and the aftermath. See the original post: "The Real Mr. West"
Francona: Shut up, Curt
They'll probably make the playoffs despite Jonathan Papelbon's first blown save since May 9th as Baltimore beat the Red Sox , 7-5, last night. Baltimore took two of three games this week with a fourth today. Original post: Francona: Shut up, Curt
Salahi Loves Aerosmith and Journey
Bostonist was blissfully ignoring the ongoing White House crashing Salahi family squabble that is getting Journey back in the headlines. Now, there is a Steven Tyler connection and we can't ignore that. TMZ got its hands on a photo of Michaela Salahi and Aerosmith's frontman, circa 2006, from [...]
