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Rajon Rondo Torn ACL – Out for Season

By ⋅ January 27, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has a torn ACL in his right knee and will be out for the remainder of the season. Rondo had been diagnosed with a hyperextended right knee, an injury he suffered in Friday’s game against the Hawks, but had knee pain during morning shootaround Sunday before the game against the [...]

Colorado Home of Patriots Player Robbed at Gunpoint During AFC Championship Game

By ⋅ January 21, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Aurora, Colorado, home of Patriots reserve safety Derrick Martin was robbed at gunpoint during the AFC Championship Game. Martin, who played in five games with the Patriots this season, was inactive for Sunday’s game. Police said armed men stormed into Martin’s home, held up people at gunpoint and stole stuff from the home before [...]

Wes Welker’s Wife Reminds Everyone Ray Lewis Was Indicted for Murder, Has 6 Kids by 4 Women

By ⋅ January 21, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Now that the Ravens are heading to the Super Bowl, we are probably going to hear about Ray Lewis’s retirement for two weeks now. The legendary Ravens linebacker announced before the playoffs that this would be his last season in the NFL, so with the Super Bowl as his final game, media outlets will be [...]

George Stephanopoulos Confuses Bill Russell with Morgan Freeman at Presidential Inauguration

By ⋅ January 21, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

During Monday’s presidential inauguration coverage, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News confused Celtics legend Bill Russell with actor Morgan Freeman, as this screen-grab so eloquently captures:

Video: Wade Boggs Dancing at Thunder Game

By ⋅ December 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Watch this video of former Red Sox 3B Wade Boggs dancing at an Oklahoma City Thunder game. What else is there to say?

Ryan Dempster to the Red Sox on 2-Year Deal

By ⋅ December 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The Red Sox and starting pitcher Ryan Dempster have agreed on a 2-year deal worth $26.5 million. He becomes the third player the Red Sox signed this offseason to a contract worth an average annual value of at least $13 million per season. Last season with the Cubs and Rangers, Dempster finished with a 3.38 [...]

Kansas City Chiefs Player Commits Suicide at Arrowhead Stadium

By ⋅ December 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

According to ESPN, an unknown Kansas City Chiefs player has committed suicide at the team facility in Arrowhead Stadium. The player reportedly fatally shot his girlfriend before driving to the stadium and killing himself. The player’s identity has not been released. Early reports suggested the player was linebacker Jovan Belcher (who has been declared dead [...]

New York Post Back Cover Featuring Mark Sanchez, Jets Says It All

By ⋅ November 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The New York Post chose to feature Mark Sanchez on the back cover in Friday’s edition. Why? Oh, well the Jets lost to the Patriots 49-19 Thanksgiving night. Here is their take on the game:

Patriots-Jets Video: Vince Wilfork Causes Embarrassing Mark Sanchez Fumble

By ⋅ November 22, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

If there’s any video that exemplifies why Patriots DT Vince Wilfork is a future Hall of Famer and Jets QB Mark Sanchez is one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL, this is it: Bring on Tim Tebow!

Injury Report: Rob Gronkowski Suffers Broken Forearm in Win Over Colts

By ⋅ November 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski left the game against the Colts (a 59-24 win) in the fourth quarter to get an x-ray, which confirmed he had a broken forearm, according to CSNNE’s Tom E. Curran and the NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport. Gronk, who could be out 4-6 weeks, had just set an NFL record with [...]

Potential “MVP” Rajon Rondo Returns, Dishes Out 20 Assists in Celtics’ Win over Raptors

By ⋅ November 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Rajon Rondo made his return to the Celtics lineup Saturday after sitting out Thursday’s game against the Nets, and he made sure everyone knew he was back. The C’s point guard scored just six points but dished out a season-high 20 assists, making it now 33 straight games with at least 10 assists for him. [...]

Patriots Waive Deion Branch, Activate Aqib Talib

By ⋅ November 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

For the second time this season, the Patriots have released wide receiver Deion Branch. Branch has been seldom-used this season, compiling only nine catches in seven games this season.

Update: Yahoo! Fantasy Football Still Sort of Down, Sports Head Ken Fuchs Sorry

By ⋅ November 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re trying to use Yahoo! Fantasy Sports this morning to check on your Fantasy Football or Basketball teams, you’re likely still running into a little trouble. That’s because Sunday’s truly annoying outage has spilled into Monday. The engineers over at Yahoo! are still working on identifying the root cause of the issue and fixing [...]

Photo: Bill Belichick Throws Red Challenge Flag like a Javelin vs. Bills

By ⋅ November 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Patriots barely escaped with a 37-31 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. During the game, coach Bill Belichick felt he needed to challenge a play. Belichick felt so strongly about the challenge that he threw the challenge flag several yards into the field of play. There’s nothing like an animated .gif to capture [...]

Yahoo! Fantasy Football Down – Engineers “Working On It”

By ⋅ November 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

If you tried to make your usual adjustments before the NFL games today, you probably ran into some difficulty if your fantasy football league is run on Yahoo! That’s right – because on a Sunday, Yahoo! Fantasy Football has been down and out of service.

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