Tim Thomas won’t play hockey this year, but he won’t go away either. Here’s the latest gem on his Facebook page: “I stand with Chick-fil-A. Chick-fil-A is privately owned by the Cathy family. The company president, Dan Cathy, drew the wrath of gay rights advocates and supporters when he made recent statements that some have [...]
Is Boston Mayor Tom Menino watching the same team we are? Did Danny Ainge make a last ditch effort to sure up his bench by securing mystery players named KJ and Hondo? No, that’s right, he was talking about KG and Rondo. I suppose we should be used to it. Remember when Menino openly mocked [...]
In ancient Greece, the greatest men were immortalized by having statues erected in their likeness. In the world of Boston sports, there may not be a man more deserving of this honor than Celtic great Bill Russell. In May it was announced that Russell, a winner of 11 NBA championships, would finally be honored with [...]
Leave it to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to mess up what was otherwise a nice moment outside the TD Garden on Monday. At a ceremony revealing a statue of Bobby Orr on the 40th anniversary of “The Goal” (Orr’s dive after scoring the game-winning goal in the 1970 Stanley Cup), Menino spoke of other great [...]