NHL lockout update: League, players not even communicating
Day 60 passed with no signs - and little immediate hope - of progress. Associated PressThe Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Ladd, center, and Mark Stuart, far right, play street hockey with hockey fans and...
View ArticleSpringfield Falcons unbeaten streak broken by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins'...
Springfield's hot streak turned cold on the road as the team lost 2-1. Springfield Falcons right winger Thomas Kubalik, pictured here during practice last month, scored the Falcons only goal in their...
View ArticleVideo: Watch Jeff Green of Celtics dunk on Al Jefferson
Green drew a technical foul, but no one seemed to mind. An early candidate for Dunk of the Year? Watch Jeff Green of the Boston Celtics make a statement dunk on Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz on...
View ArticlePaul Pierce leads Boston Celtics past Utah Jazz with team-leading 23 points
Boston trailed at halftime but the Celtics came back to win 98-93 at home. Associated PressBoston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett (5) battles for a loose ball with Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson...
View ArticleVideo: Kevin Garnett's gorgeous behind-the-back assist finds Boston Celtics...
Garnett finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists as the Boston Celtics downed the Utah Jazz Wednesday night. AP Photo/Elise Amendola Sometimes a poet finds the perfect...
View ArticleRajon Rondo injury: Boston Celtics PG goes down with sprained ankle against...
Rondo is questionable for Thursday's contest against the Brooklyn Nets. AP Photo/Elise AmendolaBoston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, right, reaches around Utah Jazz point guard Mo Williams (5) while...
View ArticlePresent meets future when Tom Brady and Andrew Luck meet up for duel Sunday
Luck has the pedigree to be the next great quarterback. FOXBOROUGH – Andrew Luck still remembers sitting in front of his TV as a kid to watch Tom Brady and Peyton Manning square off in one of their...
View ArticleColumnist: Miami Marlins fans learn too late they were fooled
Taxpayers picked up the tab for team owner Jeffrey Loria's wine and whining. Muhammad Ali, left, rides onto the field with Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria during Opening Day events on April 4. AP...
View ArticleLeandro Barbosa and Jeff Green shine as Boston Celtics bench gives big boost...
The Celtics depth is finally beginning to emerge, and it is allowing the team a margin for error it didn't possess last season. AP Photo/Elise AmendolaBoston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, center,...
View ArticleBoston Red Sox have a free-agent quandary, as Torii Hunter's case showed
The Red Sox are a last-place team, its owner is closing his slumping investment firm, and rivals are adding stars. Question for the free agent class: How do you like us now? When fans and media say,...
View ArticleJosh Hamilton MLB free agency rumors: Boston Red Sox want 'to do something...
The Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles have been speculated to be suitors for Hamilton, as have the Milwaukee Brewers. AP Photo/Ben MargotJosh Hamilton could be on the Boston Red Sox radar,...
View Article2012 MLB MVP Award winners to be announced Thursday: Miguel Cabrera and...
The MVP Award should spark debate in both leagues. Look for Miguel Cabrera to take home the American League MVP Award Thursday Evening. Baseball's most cherished award will also be this year's most...
View ArticlePigskin Prophet poised to go 100 games over the .500 mark
The Prophet is 133-35 (.791) this season and a modest 3-0 week will move it to 101 games over .500. Can Ernest Johnson and Sci-Tech finish their season with a smile, Saturday against Putnam? - (The...
View ArticleKendrick Perkins, Zach Randolph have verbal altercation: Former Boston...
Kendrick Perkins and Zach Randolph reportedly carried an on-court altercation into the hallways near the locker rooms after both were ejected Wednesday night. AP Photo/Sue OgrockiMemphis Grizzlies...
View ArticleJeff Green's dunk on Al Jefferson excites Boston Celtics, who continue trying...
Green's dunk and reaction were so fierce his Boston Celtics teammates vouched to pay for his technical foul fine. AP Photo/Elise AmendolaBoston Celtics forward Jeff Green, right, dunks over Utah Jazz...
View ArticleNASCAR Notebook: Jimmie Johnson makes last-ditch attempt to get into Brad...
Brad Keselowski is doing his level best to focus on the business at hand -- winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, Brad Keselowski, left, and Jimmie Johnson, talk...
View ArticleHenry G. Clay Jr. earns spot in Springfield Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame
Henry G. Clay Jr. will be inducted into the Springfield Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame this Saturday. Henry G. Clay Jr., right and his wife Dena, at their home in Springfield on Monday....
View ArticleDeron Williams helps Brooklyn Nets sink Boston Celtics 102-97
Boston was without point guard Rajon Rondo, who was nursing a sprained ankle. Brooklyn Netsâ Jerry Stackhouse (42) drives the ball past Boston Celtics' Courtney Lee in the first half Thursday at...
View ArticleUMass victory over Providence sets up semifinal matchup with No. 6 North...
The Minutemen will face the high-flying Wolfpack at 5 p.m. Friday. Jesse Morgan, right, battles for the ball against Providenceâs players Sidiki Johnson, left, and Brice Kofane during the first half...
View ArticleNHL Commissioner Gary Bettman suggests 2-week break
NHLPA counsel Steve Fehr said the players remain ready to meet. TORONTO – Negotiations had already hit a wall in the ongoing hockey labor fight, and now the NHL has suggested the sides take an...
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