SportsGrid’s Best College Basketball Bets for February 9
The weekend approaches as college basketball conference title races begin to boil. Tonight's schedule has three games, but there are a few the model likes.
The weekend approaches as college basketball conference title races begin to boil. Tonight's schedule has three games, but there are a few the model likes.
Matthew Judon doesn’t care who’s under center for the Patriots next season. He just wants to win games. While appearing Thursday on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Felger & Mazz” show, the star edge rusher offered a blunt answer when asked whether Mac Jones still is a “good fit” in New England. “Honestly, I don’t care,” […]
Cody Rhodes is going to try to finish his story at WrestleMania after all, but it appears Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will loom large regardless. The WWE on Thursday night hosted a WrestleMania “press conference” in Las Vegas. The event was built around officially revealing the main event for this year’s WrestleMania in Philadelphia with […]
A lot can happen over 154 days. Like, for instance, an entire NFL season. As we get set to crown a Super Bowl champion on Sunday night in Las Vegas, the Kansas City Chiefs on the final night of the season will be right where they were on Night 1: on the football field. The […]
With the NHL trade deadline just about a month away and the disappointing news that Matthew Poitras’ rookie campaign for the Bruins has come to an end, Boston may be a bit more active in the trade market. The Bruins are currently in first place in the league so they most certainly will be buyers […]
BOSTON — Linus Ullmark could not have gotten off to a better start in his first game following the NHL All-Star break for the Boston Bruins. In a statement 4-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks, Ullmark made a series of athletic saves in his first shutout of the season. Though he only faced 17 shots, […]
The Boston Celtics could take even more advantage of adding to their roster, even after pulling off a few touching improvements before Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET. NBA trade deadline. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens worked around a limited budget, acquiring Xavier Tillman and Jaden Springer to upgrade Boston’s depth. Tillman provides a big-bodied […]
BOSTON — The Bruins have been chasing the ultimate NHL prize since 2011: adding another Stanley Cup title to the franchise’s historic legacy. Boston has returned to the Stanley Cup Finals twice in that span, falling short in both instances in 2013 and 2019. The Bruins have elevated talent and success over the last two […]
Boston Bruins top-line center Charlie Coyle notched two more points tonight giving him 45 on the season, third most on the Bruins. With his 45th point of the season, he’s officially tied his career high in points as a Bruin, doing it 30+ games faster than last season. For more on Charlie Coyle check out […]
BOSTON — The Bruins returned to the ice in Boston on Thursday night with the priority of bouncing back from an ugly loss against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. From the opening minute against the Vancouver Canucks, the penalty-kill unit helped the Bruins do just that. After Jakub Lauko committed a holding penalty 17 seconds […]
Los Angeles Lakers great and basketball icon Kobe Bryant couldn’t resist firing a shot at then-Boston Celtics leader Paul Pierce, even after suffering a torn ACL back in 2013. As the story goes, Bryant, fully invested in the Boston-Los Angeles rivalry, suffered the injury midway through a game against the Golden State Warriors, which rewarded […]
For the first time in more than two decades, the Patriots will have first-time leaders in the front office as well as on the sidelines. After mutually parting ways with Bill Belichick last month, Robert Kraft named Jerod Mayo as his successor. Moving on from Belichick is not the only change to the coaching staff, […]
It has been a rough offseason for former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, and it carried over into Thursday’s “NFL Honors” show. Actor and comedian Keegan-Michael Key hosted the event and roasted Belichick by making the legendary coach a punch line of one of his jokes during the opening monologue. “Who would have […]
The Bucks traded away center Robin Lopez to the Kings ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline, yet the 35-year-old still attended Milwaukee’s matchup against the Timberwolves just hours later. Seemingly unbothered, Lopez might have been the only individual in attendance at Fiserv Forum who wasn’t watching the game being played. Instead, Lopez […]
In Las Vegas for the “NFL Honors” show, Patriots owner Robert Kraft took the time to refute the notion he was unwilling to spend money on the team, according to The Athletic’s Chad Graff. Kraft sent a message to the fans and did so without throwing former head coach Bill Belichick under the bus. “I […]
BOSTON — In a regular season rematch of the 2011 Stanley Cups Finals, the Boston Bruins dominated the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-0 win on Thursday night at TD Garden. With the victory, Boston improved to 32-10-9, while Vancouver fell to 34-12-5. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAYBoston had struggled against […]
The Boston Celtics didn’t oversleep at the NBA trade deadline, pulling off several moves before the clock hit 3 p.m. ET on Thursday while still having room to make on final roster addition. Boston, however, is still restricted in adding anyone earning $12.4 million or more through the buyout market, keeping the options limited, but […]
The 2023 Patriots season was a nightmare for Mac Jones, who was benched numerous times before Bailey Zappe took over as the starter in Week 18. The struggling quarterback reportedly went out of his comfort zone to try and turn things around for himself as well as the team. Despite going 2-9 in his junior […]
The Patriots have glaring holes all over the field, especially at quarterback and the offensive skill positions. Those spots are highly important, which is why New England’s deficiency in them stands out so much. But the Patriots’ offensive line is a real issue, too, that needs to be addressed. Drafting a young quarterback and getting […]
Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young knows a thing or two about being a part of an NFL dynasty. He was part of the San Francisco 49ers when they won five Super Bowls in the 1980s and 90s. In fact, Young was in place as Joe Montana’s backup for four years before he took over […]
BOSTON — The Bruins certainly had an eventful opening minute against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night at TD Garden. Off of the opening puck drop, Boston’s Jakub Lauko earned a trip to the penalty box when he held Vancouver’s Dakota Joshua, putting the Bruins’ penalty kill on the ice just 17 seconds into the […]
Tonight, all eyes turn to Arizona as the Utah Jazz prepare for a tight clash with the Phoenix Suns in what promises to be a thrilling showdown between familiar foes.
The Bruins look to slow down Thatcher Demko tonight as he enters the game on a nine-game win streak with two shutouts during that span. Demko has been one of the hottest goalies in the game lately with a 2.31 goals-against average and .925 save percentage. Along with his win streak he currently has 27 […]
Even if there wasn’t a marquee player dealt Thursday, there was a flurry of moves made at the NBA trade deadline. Several teams got in on the action with plenty of players getting swapped and future draft picks being exchanged. Some made out better than the rest once the dust settled and the deadline past. […]
The Boston Celtics own the best record in the NBA and have all the pieces in place to win Banner No. 18 this spring. If they C’s don’t go on to win the championship, would the season be considered a failure? ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith certainly thinks so. The outspoken sports personality said the blame […]