Playing the Field: NBA fights create that buzz we miss
Don’t ever expect to see coaches hanging from player’s legs like we saw with Jeff Van Gundy in the ’90s. Many hoops fans complain about how there aren’t any “great buildings” anymore when it comes to...
View ArticleCeltics land back-up big with White signing
D.J. White is now a Celtic. The Celtics were in desperate need of signing a backup big man after trading Jason Collins a week ago. Enter D.J. White, a star at Indiana during his college days, who the...
View ArticleCeltics: Silencing Stephen Curry no easy task
Stephen Curry has one of the hottest hands in the NBA. There’s an optimistic and pessimistic way of thinking about Stephen Curry’s 54-point performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. The glass...
View ArticleCeltics protect home from Warriors, 94-86
The Celtics (31-27) returned home in style Friday night, beating the Golden State Warriors (33-26), 94-86. Boston’s 50-46 halftime lead was quickly erased in the opening minutes of the 3rd quarter,...
View ArticlePlaying the Field: Miami Heat does the Harlem Shake
What is it about catchy songs that create parody videos? And why do they keep leaking into the sports world? First we had the “Call Me Maybe” singalongs, led by Missy Franklin and the U.S. swim team...
View ArticleEven greats like Brady, LeBron can’t win these days
The only known photo of LeBron James with Tom Brady includes Vince Vaughn and an ESPY award. It’s safe to say that the conversation about sports in 2013 has very little to do with what transpires on...
View ArticleNBA Power Rankings: No one can beat the Heat
Dwyane Wade and the Heat are rolling. Records through March 3 1. Miami Heat (43-14, previous No. 2) – A 14-game winning streak. Is that good? Nope. It’s freaking awesome – and so are the Heat right...
View ArticleBradley, Celtics blow by 76ers
Avery Bradley gave Jrue Holiday and the Sixers fits on both ends of the floor Wednesday night. The Celtics (32-27) had their way with the struggling Sixers (23-36) in Philadelphia Tuesday night,...
View ArticleLate run by Celtics earns win on road vs. Pacers
Courtney Lee goes strong to the rim Wednesday night in Indiana. The Pacers (38-23) would pull away, and then the Celtics (33-27) would claw back. This happened on repeat for the better part of three...
View ArticlePlaying the Field: Greg Oden and Lil’ Snoop
Bring your green hat to the UCLA sideline, if and when Lil’ Snoop gets there! The last we saw Greg Oden he was partying with college kids in Ohio. Unfortunately, unlike Vince Young, Oden prefers to...
View ArticleCeltics: Relishing big boy challenges
One of the Celtics’ better wins of the season came against the Thunder in Boston back in November. The Celtics are playing their best basketball of the season, and they’ll need to keep it that way if...
View ArticleCeltics win 5th straight, beat Hawks in OT
Jeff Green is now thriving for the Green. The Celtics (34-27) and Hawks (34-27) needed an extra session to settle their Friday night battle at TD Garden and the C’s were ultimately able to continue...
View ArticleCeltics fall to Thunder despite strong defensive effort
Avery Bradley and the Celtics were held to just 79 points Sunday against Oklahoma City. The Celtics held Oklahoma City to under 100-points and didn’t allow Kevin Durant to go off for 30-plus, but the...
View ArticlePlaying the Field: DeAndre Jordan posterizes Brandon Knight
Poor, poor Brandon Knight. If you didn’t own a computer or cell phone until this morning, you might have missed Clippers forward DeAndre Jordan destroying Knight, the Pistons’ point guard, with one of...
View ArticleNBA Power Rankings: Lakers, Nuggets, Grizzlies quietly climbing
Look who’s on the climb in this week’s power rankings. Records through March 11 1. Miami Heat (47-14, previous No. 1) – The Heat have won their last 18 games, or in other words, five more games than...
View ArticlePlaying the Field: Sex.com approaches Kobe Bryant, Eagles approach Paris Jackson
Sex.com wants to see Kobe Bryant dunk against LeBron James. To be quite honest, when I first heard the name “Kobe” and “porn” in the same phrase I was thinking about things much more sinister than dunk...
View ArticleHadfield: Enjoying the ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Celtics for what they are
This tired group has proven to be fun to watch. The amount of media I inhale on a weekly basis is astounding. My saturation threshold for television, movies, music, and, of course, sports is...
View ArticleCeltics suffer brutal loss to Bobcats
Gerald Henderson and the Bobcats upset the C’s for the second time in five weeks Tuesday. The Celtics (34-29) fell to lowly Charlotte (14-50) for the second time this season as the Bobcats’ Gerald...
View ArticlePlaying the Field: The Chicago Bulls’ plot to overthrow Kim Jong-un
Toni Kukoc and Kim Jong-un go way back … to the ’90s! That’s it. I’m convinced. The 1997-98 Chicago Bulls are going to overthrow Kim Jong-un and take over North Korea within the next five months....
View ArticleCeltics on good side of blowout, beat Raptors, 112-88
Jason Terry and the C’s made quick work of Toronto Wednesday night. BOSTON — Hey, the Celtics aren’t so bad when they actually show up to play. Fresh off a 100-74 thumping at the hands of the NBA’s...
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