College Preview

Posted on November 23, 2011 by christoph131

Duke looks to take home the Maui Invitational trophy this year following UConn’s win in 2010 that eventually led to a national title. They will take on 14^th ranked Kansas Wednesday night at 10. Duke seems pretty unstoppable, making more than 50 percent of their 3 pointers in the last few games… and they usually take at least 20. The only player I will root for is Austin Rivers because of the obvious connection to Doc. Other than that I hope that both teams lose. More importantly, go Bruins, and Happy Thanksgiving!!

B’s Focused

Posted on November 23, 2011 by jtulz07

Heading into tonight’s matchup against the Sabres, the only thing that the Bruins are concerned about is stretching their win streak to 10 games and claiming first place in the Northeast Division. The Sabres may have something else in mind. Retaliation. At least that’s what the media is building it up to be, and it could end up helping the B’s. The hit that Lucic put on Miller only eleven days ago is still fresh in everyone’s mind. A controversial hit like that always leads to this sort of hype before the next time the teams meet, but the Bruins are focused on the greater goal at hand. “It’s not like you can just go out there and be stupid,” Ference said Monday. “We were in a similar situation obviously with the Cooke thing. If they want to get goofy then that’s fine. Our team is well equipped for different kinds of games.” The Bruins are ready to play hockey, whether that means reacting to Buffalo vengeance or not. If the Sabres go head hunting tonight, you can bet the house that the B’s will be ready.

Bruins Streaking

Posted on November 22, 2011 by christoph131

For anyone that didn’t notice because there was some other game on, the Bruins beat the Canadiens Monday night 1-0. Defenseman Andrew Ference scored the lone goal on Carey Price, although he only saw 18 shots come his way. Tim Thomas on the other hand saw 33 and stopped them all. Pretty odd game seeing as there were only 10 minutes worth of penalties compared to the usual amount of about 40 plus a few fights. There was only one stand out fight and that was when Canadiens fans jumped a Bruins fan and beat the hell out of him. We should give these guys a free pass to the Garden next game so we can return the favor.

Check out the video here: Bruins/Canadiens Fight

Gronk Nation

Posted on November 22, 2011 by jtulz07

From the beginning we knew Gronk was an animal. As Barstool put it, “It’s Gronk’s world, we’re just living in it”. There’s no doubt he had a great time during the lockout and partied like the best of ’em, but it was a question as to how his off-field presence would transfer over come game time. Last night, Gronk answered that question and left no doubt in anyone’s mind as to how much of an absolute beast he really is. With his 20th career TD reception in 26 NFL games, Gronkowski became the fastest TE to reach that mark in NFL history, right ahead of Ditka (31 games). In doing so, the Pats turned a slow start into a good old fashion beat down last night in Foxboro. Oh, not to mention Gronk also shrugged off a broken neck to pop the ball like a balloon in the end zone. No biggie.

Celtics Game Day – Mock Season

Posted on November 22, 2011 by jtulz07

The C’s hit the road again tonight to go up against John Wall and the Washington Wizards. Despite an early breakout season by Wall, the Big Three Four look to put the Wizard’s win streak on halt. If the boys get a W tonight they’ll head home for the Thanksgiving weekend sitting comfy atop the Atlantic Division.

Merrimack’s #1

Posted on November 21, 2011 by christoph131

I know that this does not mean much to most people, but the Merrimack College Hockey team is now the #1 team in the country. Being that most of our followers probably do not follow Hockey East (the toughest division in the country) most will think that this isn’t a big deal. Well it is! For a school that has less than 2000 students in it, being ahead of teams such as BC, BU, Northeastern, and Minnesota is pretty amazing. So anyone who doesn’t care, and would rather hear something else about the Penn St. scandal or how LSU and Alabama are 1-2 again, go read ESPN. Warriors.

Letter to John Madden – Real or Fake?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by jtulz07

So this has to be one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while. Ethan Albright, a long snapper for the Redskins, apparently wrote up this letter to John Madden regarding his player ratings in Madden NFL 2007. The only thing is that I can’t figure out if it was actually written by him or some clever guy with nothing else to do then make Ethan Albright look like a badass. Give it a quick read and decide whether you think it’s real or fake.

Link to Letter: Ethan Albright Letter to John Madden

Fight Club

Posted on November 21, 2011 by jtulz07

They certainly weren’t playing in the Garden or wearing Celtic green, but Rondo and Pierce were in town this weekend for a charity game at Harvard University. Unfortunately, news of a scuffle took precedent over the event, and it too was certainly not on the court or while wearing the Celtic green.

If you haven’t heard already, early Saturday morning Rondo was allegedly part of an altercation while leaving a night club in downtown Lowell. By altercation I mean there was some pushing as a crowd shuffled out of the club (that never happens), and one person ended up swinging at Rondo, supposedly unknowingly. The nightclub, Brian’s Ivy Hall, had been hosting an event featuring the Celtics star, accompanied by a few other notable NBA stars including Nate Robinson, Rudy Gay, and Josh Smith. Apparently there was no report of intoxication by the alleged attacker in the police write up, nor was Rondo drinking at all that night. Now I’ll be the first to admit inebriated decisions are completely null and void, but soberly making the decision to go after a hometown star, accompanied by other NBA stars and several rather large body guards (could be an understatement), probably wasn’t the best way to confront the issue, that is, unless Micky Ward had his back. Gotta love downtown Lowell.

Celtics Game Day – Mock Season

Posted on November 20, 2011 by jtulz07

After a strong start to the season, the Celtics found trouble on the road in Florida this past week, losing two straight to the Heat and Magic. A Sunday win at home is exactly what the squad needed on this incredible late November day. The C’s went up against an outmatched Golden State team that just couldn’t hang with the big boys. The win today puts them back on track heading into the big Thanksgiving week.