January 5, 2009 at 6:40pm in College
Mike writes
Boston University moved up one spot to No. 2 in the latest USCHO.com/CBS Division I College Hockey Poll on the heels of its wins over Rensselaer and host No. 5 Denver in the Denver Cup. Vermont also inched up one spot after winning their own holiday tournament, the Catamount Cup, with wins over Colgate and St. Lawrence.
Notre Dame won the Shillelagh Tournament to maintain its top spot in the rankings. Minnesota is number three after winning the Dodge Holiday Classic at home in Minneapolis. The won the final of the tournament over Northeastern in overtime, but the loss did not hurt the Huskies much as they still jumped two spots to number four. Continue reading BU, Vermont Win Holiday College Hockey Tournaments »
Tags: Boston College, Boston University, Maine, Merrimack College, Northeastern University, Providence College, UMass, UMass-Lowell, University of New Hampshire, Vermont
Geoff writes
The New York Knicks did the unthinkable by beating the Celtics, 100-88. The Celtics continued this recent slump since they lost to the Lakers on Christmas. They’ve managed just two wins (against Sacramento and Washington) since the Christmas day defeat in going 2-4.
The Knicks were able to take advantage of the Celtics with poor performances from Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo. The Celtics bench only scored 24 points as well while the Knicks managed to play with just seven players all night. Continue reading Celtics Continue to Slump; Earn 6th Loss »
Tags: Al Harrington, Celtics, Chris Duhon, David Lee, Kevin Garnett, Nate Robinson, New York Knicks, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Wilson Chandler
Mike writes
According to an ESPN.com article, Boston College plans to fire Head Football Coach Jeff Jagodzinski Monday after going 20-8 over the past two seasons. Coach Jags guided the Eagles to consecutive ACC Atlantic Division titles and lost both title games to rival Virginia Tech. They also won the Champs Sports Bowl over Michigan State last season to finish 11-3. However, this season, the nation’s longest bowl winning streak was snapped with the team’s Music City Bowl loss, albeit starting quarterback Chris Crane was injured and missed the finale, championship, and bowl game.
With all this success, exceeding that of the Tom O’Brien administration, what is BC thinking in making the change? Apparently, the university is miffed that Jagodzinski is going to interview for the head coaching position with the New York Jets. Despite being told of his impending fate, the coach has shown no intention of skipping the interview. When the official word comes down, Offensive Coordinator Steve Logan will be named the new head coach. Continue reading BC to Fire Head Football Coach Jeff Jagodzinski »
Tags: Boston College, Jeff Jagodzinski, New York Jets
Adam writes
Dear Matt,
I am writing to you because you have managed to do something remarkable. You took a once semi-proud franchise and ran them into the ground. You took an enthusiastic fan base and made them more concerned about the Pistons and Red Wings than the Lions, in a country where that is very hard to do.
You made home field advantage a joke by making it easy for fans of opposing teams to find tickets. You managed to make the future of the Lions franchise look less promising than, quite fittingly, Ford’s balance sheets. You united Lions fans so strongly against you that they chanted “Fire Millen” at the NFL draft instead of cheer their team’s selections. Continue reading A Letter to Matt Millen »
Tags: Calvin Johnson, Dan Orlovsky, Daunte Culpepper, Detroit Lions, Kevin Smith, Opinion
January 5, 2009 at 3:32am in College
KC writes
The Boston College Men’s Basketball team pulled off quite an upset Sunday as they try to prove they are worthy for a Top-25 ranking. The Eagles beat the No. 1 team in the nation, previously unbeaten North Carolina, 85-78 in Chapel Hill.
The loss almost certainly takes UNC out of the top spot. They have been the No. 1 team since the preseason polls, and before the BC loss were at an undefeated 13-0. BC could seriously get some consideration on the poll with a huge win (against UNC) and a 13-2 overall record. Continue reading BC Stuns No. 1 UNC, 85-78 »
Tags: Boston College, North Carolina, Tyrese Rice
Jeff writes
In a somewhat expected and necessary move, sources have told ESPN NFL analyst Chris Mortensen that the Patriots will slap the franchise tag on Matt Cassel, preventing him from becoming a free agent in March.
With inconsistent reports of Tom Brady’s rehab progress, many felt franchising Cassel would be the best way to ensure the Patriots have a healthy quarterback for the 2009 season, or have one heck of a trading chip. If the Patriots keep Cassel he will make more than $14 million next season which means the Pats will have nearly $30 million invested at the quarterback position.
My Take: I’m glad the Patriots are franchising Cassel and are doing it early. There was no way New England could allow Cassel to go on the open market and now there is an insurance policy should Brady not be ready for training camp and the start of next season. The franchise tag is a lot of money but the Patriots could spin it into a very high first round pick if Brady is good to go.
Tags: Matt Cassel, Tom Brady
KC writes
The Celtics seem like the only team seriously interested in Stephon Marbury, and Marbury again reaffirmed his desire to play for the defending NBA Champions.
Marbury told reporters at Friday’s Timberwolves game (he was there to see his cousin, Sebastian Telfair) that he was interested in reuniting with former teammate Kevin Garnett. As a younger player, Marbury wanted to be the show and seemed jealous that he was not the only budding star in Minnesota (KG was there as well).
“When I left here [in 1999], it wasn’t about basketball,” Marbury said of his time in Minnesota. “When I was younger, I had a different disposition as far as how I wanted to live life. Reuniting with Kevin is something that I would love. Going to Boston would be great for basketball and for fans to see Kevin and I reunited, like when we were younger. There is some hope, if I can get out of my contract and they’re interested in me. How can you deny the chance?” Continue reading Marbury Wants to Play with Garnett Again »
Tags: Celtics, Kevin Garnett, New York Knicks, Stephon Marbury
KC writes
After an NBA record 27-2 start, it seemed like the Celtics were destined to finished 73-9 on the season, beating the Bulls for the best record in league history. Then, on Christmas day, the Lakers beat the Celtics in a tough game that sent Boston into a tailspin.
After losing three of four on a West Coast trip, the Celtics were poised for a bounce back game against a Wizards team that beat them three times last season. This year is a different story, however, and the Wizards are nowhere near as good as they were.
The Celts got a huge game from Paul Pierce and beat the Wiz 108-83 to improve to 18-1 at home this season and 29-5 overall. Continue reading Pierce Gets Celtics Back on Track »
Tags: Antawn Jamison, Brian Scalabrine, Celtics, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Washington Wizards
KC writes
Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels interviewed Friday for the Cleveland Browns’ head coaching vacancy, and is scheduled to interview with the Denver Broncos this weekend, according to an NFL source.
McDaniels was the offensive coordinator for the record-setting 2007 Patriots, who scored a league-record 75 touchdowns and 589 points (in 16 games!) while finishing 16-0. Continue reading McDaniels Interviews with Browns »
Tags: Josh McDaniels, Patriots
KC writes
Before the season, the Sports of Boston staff filled out their NFL playoff brackets. Who was going to the playoffs?
We may seem a little dumb with our selections, but give us a break. We made these picks in early September. There was no way to know how good the Falcons would actually be, and there was no way to know the Patriots would be without Tom Brady for the entire 2008 season (though Matt Cassel filled in admirably).
To determine a winner, I have devised a scoring system (seen below).
- For every correct division winner, each participant will receive two points.
- If they chose a team to win the division, but they didn’t and still made the playoffs, they will receive one point.
- If they chose a team to win the Wild Card and they did win the Wild Card, that is also worth one point.
- Any team chosen than didn’t make the playoffs at all is worth 0 points.
So who won the NFL Pick ‘Em? Continue reading 2008 NFL Pick ‘Em Results »
Tags: NFL Pick 'Em, NFL Playoffs
KC writes
A lot of what we do at Sports of Boston relies on big stories during the year. We create the articles so that major topics can be scrutinized, debated, and/or praised. 2008 was no different as there were many major sports stories that garnered tons of local attention, and national attention as well.
A few SoB writers voted for the dramatic end to Spygate, and some voted for the Manny Ramirez saga and his subsequent trade to the L.A. Dodgers. But, the story that definitely had people talking in 2008, and will probably have them talking in 2009 as well, was the catastrophic occurance that took place Sept. 7, 2008: Tom Brady’s Torn ACL. Continue reading SoB Story of the Year: Tom Brady’s Torn ACL »
Tags: Patriots, SoB Awards, Tom Brady
Dan and KC write
Some reports had Sox prospect Nick Hagadone as a possible 2008 call-up. He was looking dominant enough to handle major leaguers even though he had only been drafted the year before. He’s a big tall lefty with a sick power slider and a developing change-up, and was looking solid.
Like most of the Red Sox pitching prospects, Hagadone is young and is even more intriguing as a lefthanded pitcher. Hagadone just celebrated his 23rd birthday on New Year’s Day 2009. Continue reading Red Sox Farm Friday: Nick Hagadone »
Tags: Farm Friday, Nick Hagadone, Red Sox
Pete writes
The regular season has only been over for a few days but, that doesn’t mean we can’t start thinking about next season. I pulled a similar stunt like this when I made a first round projection for the 2009 baseball season. So naturally, I am back again to do the same thing only this time, for football. It is my firm belief that for most people, your first round pick is going to let you down. If you just look over your draft results from your most recent league, you will see disappointing players polluting picks 1-12. Hell, I’ve already highlighted how atrocious the first round of the SoB football draft was. Who should go in Round of 2009 drafts and who may let owners down once again? Let’s find out.
1. Adrian Peterson (RB), Minnesota Vikings
Peterson was a wrecking ball of offense for the second straight season. He lead the NFL in rush yds with 1,760 and he found the endzone 10 times. He recorded 10 games with at least 100 yds rushing and his lowest single game total for rush yds was 32 yds against New Orleans. Other than that, he was never below 76 yds rushing in any game. He’ll only be 24 when the 2009 season starts which assures years and years of fantasy production.
Continue reading TGIF: Fantasy Football Draft, 2009 »
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Brian Westbrook, Clinton Portis, DeAngelo Williams, Drew Brees, Fantasy, LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Turner, Steve Slaton, Steven Jackson, TGIF, Thomas Jones
Mike writes
There was no “Music City Miracle” for BC as Vanderbilt upset the Eagles and won their first bowl since 1955. The Eagles brought in the nation’s longest current consecutive bowl game win streak at eight games, including a 2001 Music City win over Georgia.
The Eagles got behind early after starting the game with three three-and-outs in their first four possessions. Vanderbilt took advantage of the field position and made field goals on their first two possessions to hold the early lead. Continue reading Eagles Comebacks Fall Short; Bowl Win Streak Snapped at 8 »
Tags: Boston College, Vanderbilt
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