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Video: Gronkowski, Light Party Shirtless After Super Bowl Loss

KC Downey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:06:54 +0000

Rob Gronkowski and Matt Light were caught on camera partying shirtless on stage with LMFAO at the Patriots after-party just hours after losing the Super Bowl on Sunday night/early Monday morning.

Is there anything wrong with this picture?

I have a few different feelings about this…

First, Light is 34 years old and a little long on the waistband. Are you seriously dancing topless on the stage at a LMFAO show?

Second, how the hell is Gronk moving so well on his severely injured ankle??? Yo soy fiesta, indeed.

Finally, I realize that Gronk and Light (and others) have had a very long season and worked like hell to get where they got. But after that loss, this looks pretty bad:

If I (as a fan) am feeling crappy and dejected and not in the mood to party after watching Sunday’s game, does it appear that I care more about the game than they do? It sure does appear that way, but let’s be honest, I have no idea how a loss like that feels for the players. I only know as a fan.

So, I guess it’s their life, and people have their own ways of coping with things.

If we want to look at it a different way… the players had a bad day at work on Sunday, and what do people usually want to do after a bad day of work? They drink. So, they drank.

Maria Menounos Loses Super Bowl Bet, Wears Giants Bikini

KC Downey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:35:13 +0000

Kids, if you haven’t learned anything yet, learn this: you can find a silver lining in almost anything.

Let’s take Sunday’s excruciating and heartbreaking Super Bowl loss to the Giants, for example. How can anything good come out of that?

Behold…

Get out of the way, AC Slater! (NEILSON BARNARD/GETTY IMAGES)

Giants’ Chris Canty Tweets Super Bowl XLVI Prediction

KC Downey — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:57:33 +0000

It’s good to think your team is going to win…but it is a bit questionable to be Tweeting your prediction the DAY OF THE GAME.

Leave it to Giants defensive lineman Chris Canty, who said the Giants would beat the Patriots 28-17.

(Tweet from @ChrisCanty99)

What Time Does the Super Bowl (2012) Start?

KC Downey — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:11 +0000

Kickoff between the Giants and Patriots begins Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. EST.

Robert Kraft Lands on Sports Illustrated Cover

KC Downey — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:50:54 +0000

Do you believe in the SI cover curse? Does it apply to team owners?

Despite whatever you may believe, Patriots owner Robert Kraft made the cover of Sports Illustrated this week for the first time. What took so long?

Photo after the jump…

(SI Cover)

Who Does “Fake Tom Brady” Actually Look Like?

KC Downey — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:46:01 +0000

Super Bowl Media Day was a complete circus as usual on Tuesday. One of the sideshows was a man dubbed “Fake Tom Brady.”

At first glance, Fake Tom, also known as Nick Lower of Missouri, resembled the Brady of a couple years back. He has long, flowing brown hair and a thick beard (do you ever remember the real Brady with a thick beard?).

“I didn’t really expect this,” Lower told Dan Hanzus of NFL.com. “I figured all the attention would be on the players, but I guess I get a glimpse of what Tom Brady deals with every day.”

Yeah, OK.

Now, after some thought, I’d liken Lower to a mix between David Arquette and Julian Edelman (when he had long hair). What do you think?

Video: Blake Griffin Dunks on Kendrick Perkins

KC Downey — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:47:31 +0000

Kendrick Perkins is on arguably the best team in the NBA, and by all accounts, the decision to trade Perk to Oklahoma City in a deal for Jeff Green really did not pan out.

He’s a multi-millionaire with a rich, long-term contract. He’s a former NBA champion.

Sure, life is great for Perk…unless we’re talking about what Blake Griffin did to him Monday night.

Watch the carnage (after the jump):

Jenny Dell Replacing Heidi Watney as NESN Red Sox Reporter

KC Downey — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:16:38 +0000

Goodbye Heidi. It was nice knowing you.

Everyone, say hello to Jenny Dell!

Dell, a UMass graduate, will become NESN’s new Red Sox in-game reporter, according to the Boston Globe’s Chad Finn. She replaces Heidi Watney, who left at the end of last year to become a reporter for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Dell has been working at ESPN as an on-air reporter, and also did some work off-camera too. She worked at the Winter X-Games as part of her last gig in Bristol.

Thoughts on the new Red Sox reporter?

Tim Thomas Benched, Capitals Beat Bruins 5-3

KC Downey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:14:26 +0000

Tim Thomas was first off the ice at practice Tuesday, which usually indicates he would start in net that night.

He did not.

One day after purposely skipping the Bruins’ event at the White House, and on the same day as President Obama’s State of the Union address, Thomas rode the bench.

In his place was Tuukka Rask, who proceeded to allowed four goals on just 22 shots Tuesday night in, of all places, Washington, D.C.. The Caps added an empty-netter to win 5-3.

Rich Peverley, playing on the top line with Nathan Horton out (mild concussion), got the scoring started for the Bruins with his goal in the first period, the only goal in that period for either team.

Then, the teams combined for five goals in the second period, leaving the score locked at 3-3 after 2.

In the third, Mathieu Perreault completed the hat trick after compiling two of his goals in the second, giving the Caps a 4-3 lead.

Former Bruin Dennis Wideman added an empty netter to complete the scoring.

The Bruins next play NEXT Tuesday against the Senators, due to the NHL All-Star festivities this weekend.

Tim Thomas Explains Why He Skipped Obama Event at White House

KC Downey — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:07:49 +0000

Tim Thomas released a statement on his Facebook page why he skipped Monday’s event at the White House as President Obama honored the Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins.

“I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People.

This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government.

Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.”

Cam Neely also released a statement about his goalie’s decision:

“As an organization we were honored by President Obama’s invitation to the White House. It was a great day and a perfect way to cap our team’s achievement from last season. It was a day that none of us will soon forget. We are disappointed that Tim chose not to join us, and his views certainly do not reflect those of the Jacobs family or the Bruins organization. This will be the last public comment from the Bruins organization on this subject.”