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Could this be the future home of Super Bowl LII in 2018?

Gillette Stadium to host Super Bowl LII in 2018? It does have a nice ring to it. That is an idea Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, and many Patriot fans, is entertaining.

Generally played in warmer climates and indoor stadiums where weather is not a factor, the Super Bowl this year will be played in New Jersey in MetLife Stadium during the cold, bitter winter season.  Depending on the condition and outcome of the game, it could set a precedence for other outdoor stadiums to host the championship game.  Kraft has already mentioned he would be interested in the idea, and with him playing such an influential role in helping facilitate the end of the NFL lockout, it would be hard to imagine the league would not consider his bid.

Opponents may argue against the unfair advantage of cold weather games for some teams, but the league is taking a chance with this year’s Super Bowl. Besides, unpredictability has always been a part of the NFL and is part of what makes the games so exciting. Taxpayers in the state may argue against having to fund the bidding and renovating process. Despite these arguments, the benefits of hosting the Super Bowl far outweigh the negatives.  Could the most anticipated sporting event of the year and most important day of the football season be coming to Foxboro or are those chances as slim as Tim Tebow starting for an NFL team?
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Let’s assume for a moment that Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett all walk back through the proverbial door (as Rick Pitino might say). If this indeed is the case, then Celtics GM, Danny Ainge, will be hard pressed to find ways to improve the Celtics roster given the strict rules of the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement.

Currently, the Celtics are right on the cusp of the NBA’s luxury tax threshold, meaning that the only money available to them in free-agency is the $3 million mini-midlevel exception and minimum salary contracts.This means that the Celtics best option to upgrade their roster will be with trades for ‘buy low’ players- Players who have talent but haven’t lived up to their contracts with their current teams. Continue reading Four Buy-Low Options for Celtics »

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The Red Sox shortstop situation has been pretty sad since Nomar Garciaparra was traded. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

After former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein pulled the trigger on the trade deadline deal that sent five-time All Star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs for two former Gold Glovers, shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Montreal Expos and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz from the Minnesota Twins, he had this to say: “We lost a great player in Nomar Garciaparra, but we’ve made our club more functional. We weren’t going to win a World Series with our defense.”

Epstein’s words proved prophetic and the Red Sox, who were leading the league in unearned runs at the time of the trade, went on to win the World Series, defeating the hated Yankees and exorcising the demons of an 86-year championship drought along the way.

Nomahh was in Chicago, the Red Sox were champions and the Curse of the Bambino was broken once and for all. Unfortunately for Sox fans, there was a new curse to take its place – Garciaparra’s Revenge. Continue reading Red Sox Have Been Desperately Seeking Shortstops For Years – What Should Happen Next? »

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Today we continue our look at potential Celtics Draft selections. Read the first instalment, on Louisville’s Gorgui Dieng, here.

Name: Dennis Schröder

Club: Phantoms Braunschweig (Germany)

Position: Point guard

Age: 19

Stats: 6’2″, 165 lbs.

Background

One of several European players projected to go in the first round, Schröder is often compared to Rajon Rondo, and has himself admitted that he models his game on that of the Celtics’ point guard. Schröder’s body type is similar, although he is an inch taller and about 20 pounds lighter than his idol, Rondo. On paper, it could appear somewhat mystifying that Schröder should be ranked as high as he is on teams’ radars, playing as he does for a team that finished near the bottom this season in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga, not one of Europe’s top leagues.
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Pittsburgh's star-studded line-up is ready to go, but Boston won't be an easy out. (lh3.googleusercontent.com)

The NHL is down to its final four teams, and in an interesting twist, they’re also the last four teams to win the Stanley Cup. The Penguins, Blackhawks, Bruins and Kings are all worthy teams, and should make for a highly entertaining Conference Final Round.

Despite having only four possible combinations of series winners, all of our experts chose a different combination. So if you were hoping for a Penguins/Kings finals, you may be out of luck. Half of all choices for how many games the series would last ended up being seven games, which means we’ll likely see some more exciting, down-to-the-wire action.

As before, picking the winner of a series is worth two points, while picking how may games each series will last is worth one point.

So now that that’s out of the way, the complete pick sets can be found below. And be sure to come back once the series are complete to see how everyone did. Continue reading 2013 NHL Playoffs Expert Picks: Third Round »

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Jeff Green’s Journey

May 31, 2013 at 7:00am in Celtics, Featured, Opinion
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Flashback to June 2007. In a draft that saw Greg Oden and Kevin Durant go first and second respectively, the Celtics selected Jeff Green fifth overall. The Celtics’ brass appeared to be drafting for the future, acquiring a potential heir-apparent to Paul Pierce. As it turned out, Green was actually drafted for the Seattle Supersonics as part of an agreement that would spin Green to Seattle for Ray Allen, and the rest is history.

Fast forward to present day and it looks as if Green is still the Celtics’ future, it just took a little while to get here. To recap, he made the all-rookie team in 2007-2008 and averaged double digits in three and a half years with the Sonics/Thunder. Continue reading Jeff Green’s Journey »

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The 2013 NBA Draft is a month away and while three teams still remain in the hunt for the Championship, the Celtics are already looking at prospects they could target on June 27th. Boston has only one pick in this year’s Draft, the 16th of the first round, and two clear positions of need: a true point guard to back up Rajon Rondo; and a big man who probably won’t have to contribute immediately providing Kevin Garnett returns for the 2013-14 season.

With that, today on Sports of Boston we begin to look at some of the college and international players that should be on the Celtics’ radar. Our first prospect is Louisville junior, Gorgui Dieng.
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