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“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”

Former Celtics center Jason Collins revealed he is gay, in an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated.

With the announcement Collins is now the first active openly gay male athlete from the four major pro sports in America. In other words, this is a pretty big deal.

Recently, there have been reports that at least a few prominent NFL athletes still playing plan to come out soon, but Collins is the first, so he will pave the way for what could be several other pro athletes to come out soon. Continue reading Former Celtics Center Jason Collins is Gay »

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1. Patriots Draft:

* SI gave them a C+ / Sporting News B-

* Publications ranking of Patriots 52nd pick Jamie Collins: Yahoo 54th, Sporting News 69th / CBS 60th

* Publications ranking of Patriots 59th pick Aaron Dobson: Yahoo 117th, Sporting News 66th / CBS 117th

* Publications ranking of Patriots 83rd pick Logan Ryan: Yahoo 92nd, Sporting News 130th / CBS 90th

Publications ranking of Patriots 91st pick Duron Harmon: Yahoo -didn’t rank him, Sporting News – didn’t rank him / CBS – 413

2. Celtics / Bruins:

* Carmelo averaging 25 field goal attempts a game

* Remember when some of you were calling Avery Bradley untradeable? Continue reading Connelly’s Top Ten: Celtics Hang On, Bruins Limp, Red Sox Running »

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LeGarrette Blount (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

The Patriots went into the 2013 Draft with just five picks, but raised that number to eight on Thursday by trading their first-rounder to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for four later selections. Bill Belichick largely addressed his team’s needs by taking two wide receivers and two defensive backs, but drafted just one defensive lineman, instead bolstering the linebacking corps with two more picks.

On Saturday, the Patriots traded the seventh-rounder they’d received from Minnesota, along with Jeff Demps, to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for running back LeGarrette Blount. The pick in question (no. 229 overall) ended up going full circle, as the Bucs traded it back to the Vikings.

Let’s take a look at the seven rookies, and one veteran RB, that the Patriots added over the weekend:

Continue reading Recapping the Weekend: Patriots Draft 7, Acquire Blount »

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Jason Terry helped the Celtics hang on in overtime for the 97-90 win. The Celtics will take it one game at a time to try to climb out of a 3-0 hole, starting with Game 5 in Wednesday. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

After blowing a 20-point third quarter lead, the Boston Celtics managed to hang on in overtime to beat the New York Knicks in Game 4 of their first round playoff series, 97-90. With the win, the Celtics sent the series back to New York for Game 5 on Wednesday.

Jason Terry finally showed up to help the Celtics avoid an embarrassing sweep, scoring the last nine points in overtime as part of an 18 point effort on 7-of-10 shooting. Paul Pierce had a team-high 29 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists, while Jeff Green added 26 points and Kevin Garnett pulled down 17 rebounds to go with 13 points.

Game 4 marked the first time in the series the Celtics surpassed 80 points.

Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 36 points for the Knicks, though it took him 35 field goal attempts to get there (he made 10). With J.R. Smith serving a one-game suspension for elbowing Terry in Game 3, Raymond Felton stepped up in his absence, sparking a third quarter run to bring the Knicks back from a 59-39 deficit three minutes into the second half. Continue reading JET, Celtics Hang on in OT to Avoid Knicks Sweep »

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Andrew Miller #30 of the Boston Red Sox pitches against the Houston Astros during the game on April 27, 2013 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

At first glance, the Red Sox didn’t look to be doing well out of the gate, but from the second glance onward, everything was fine, and the Red Sox dispatched the Houston Astros 8-4 to clinch the series and the best record in majors (17-7).

After all, when you start off the game by giving up a single, hitting a batter, throwing a wild pitch and walking two batters as Felix Doubront did, morale tends to run low. Houston immediately added a second run on a sacrifice fly, but at least there was an out. After yet another walk reloaded the bases, Doubront got out of the inning without further damage with a popout and strikeout.

With two outs in the 1st, Boston put runners at the corners, but Houston’s Brad Peacock struck out Mike Napoli looking with a tough curve to end that threat. He wasn’t so lucky in the next inning, however. Boston loaded the bases with one out when Jacoby Ellsbury singled in two runs. With the bases reloaded with two outs, David “Big Papi” Ortiz continued his impressive return, doubling in two more to give Boston a 4-2 lead. Papi also added a sac fly in the 4th to make the score 5-2.
Continue reading Red Sox Rebound After Tough 1st Inning To Defeat Astros »

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Ryan Dempster (Overthemonster.com 2013)

The Red Sox scooped up a win against the Houston Astros Friday by a score of 7-3. Ryan Dempster, free agent acquisition in the offseason, notched his first win in a Red Sox uniform, going 6 innings giving up 2 runs and striking out 10 batters.

Astros pitcher and former Sox pitcher Erik Bedard was rocked, only going 3 innings giving up 8 hits and 5 earned runs. Continue reading Ryan Dempster Notches First Win in Red Sox Uniform »

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(AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

The Celtics scored under 80 points for the third straight game and now trail the Knicks 0-3 in their seven game playoff series after a 90-76 loss in Boston on Friday night.

Jeff Green led the Celtics with 21 points and 9 rebounds, but seemed to turn the ball over every time the Knicks double teamed him. Green finished with five turnovers. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett combined to shoot just 11-for-28. Pierce had 17 points, while Garnett grabbed 17 rebounds.
Continue reading Celtics Move to the Brink of Elimination with Game 3 Loss to Knicks »

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