Sports of Boston concludes its free agency preview with a look at the front-court players available. Last season the Celtics’ went into training camp with four serviceable big men to patrol the middle. Shaquille O’Neal is now retired. Kendrick Perkins is kicking it with his buddies Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Semih Erden is in [...]
Last off-season the Celtics had several weeks to recruit the O’Neals. Danny Ainge had time to weigh the potential cost and benefit of bringing Delonte West back to Boston. Management had time to abide by head coach Doc Rivers’ shopping list and fill the roster accordingly. The lockout has made this season’s free agent signing [...]
It seems many fans have found their scapegoat for 2011′s collapse in starter Josh Beckett. Yes, it’s true he was the ring leader in the whole fried chicken and beer “issue,” but that doesn’t mean we need to run him out-of-town. Before I use numbers to state my case, can we please stop with this [...]
If the reports are indicative of what’s to come, the Red Sox won’t be seeing Carl Crawford steal six bases against them in one game again. Red Sox brass and the free agent outfielder reportedly met on Wednesday at Crawford’s Houston, Texas home. Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown was the first to break the story via his [...]
The Celtics are going to sign another O’Neal, and this one casts a mammoth shadow. ESPN.com has now reported that a contract may be hammered out as early as Tuesday night or Wednesday. One possible sticking point could be that the Celtics can only sign O’Neal to the veteran minimum of $1.35 million for a [...]
Update: ESPN reports that talks between the Boston Celtics and Rajon Rondo are not dead like previously reported. Bill Duffy and Danny Ainge met in Cleveland last night after the Celtics offered Rondo a counterproposal to their original 5 year $45 million deal. Terms of the Celtics’ offer have not been disclosed though it appears [...]
Update, (07/30/09): Ortiz, Manny named on 2003 list In news that is spreading like wildfire, the 2003 list of the 103 MLB baseball players who tested positive for steroids has been potentially leaked to the public. Rotoinfo.com posted the story this morning and it has been the talk of the town all day. The biggest problem [...]