It didn’t take long for Nathan Rourke to find a new NFL team. Rourke, who was released by the New England Patriots on Monday, has been claimed off waivers by the New York Giants, as first reported by NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero. The Patriots released the 25-year-old Rourke after drafting a pair of quarterbacks in […]
It’s been a tough road for Matt Barnes since leaving the Boston Red Sox. The Washington Nationals on Tuesday designated Barnes for assignment. They have five days to trade the right-handed reliever, but it’s more likely he’ll be released based on his performance the past two seasons. The Red Sox traded Barnes to the Miami […]
The postgame handshake at the conclusion of a playoff series is one of the best traditions in sports, and it provided Bruins and Maple Leafs fans a heartwarming view of two close friends. David Pastrnak was the hero for Boston when he scored the game-winner in overtime in Game 7 at TD Garden on Saturday. […]
The inaugural PWHL postseason begins this week, and Boston will face Montreal on Thursday. Boston clinched a playoff spot on the final day of the regular season after it won thrillingly over Montreal at Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. Top-seeded Toronto had its choice of opponent as part of the league’s rules, and it chose […]
Drake Maye has been known to thread the needle in more ways than one. Scott Chadwick, Maye’s football coach at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, knows that as well as anyone. Maye is the type of guy you want your daughter to marry, he says. Yet, somehow, the New England Patriots rookie quarterback handles […]
Even though six total goals were scored Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena, neither the Bruins nor the Panthers were thrilled with their respective offensive performances in Game 1. Jim Montgomery lamented Boston’s lack of quality scoring chances in the opener against Florida, noting goaltender Jeremy Swayman made the contest look more lopsided than it […]
The Patriots preached competition when it came to their quarterback room, and it’s a concept Drake Maye is fully on board with. Head coach Jerod Mayo wasn’t eager to hand the third overall pick the starting job. Maye will compete with Jacoby Brissett for the gig, but New England also drafted Joe Milton III in […]
Personnel leaders around the NFL likely view Eliot Wolf as the next head honcho of the Patriots football operations department. As such, they’re not willing to waste their time interviewing for New England’s “open” position. The Patriots reportedly requested to interview three external candidates. All three reportedly turned down the chance to interview with Robert […]
One of the goals for chief baseball officer Craig Breslow was to improve the Red Sox’s pitching staff, and Andrew Bailey arguably has been the biggest reason why the group started off the season strongly. Boston leads MLB with a 2.61 ERA heading into its matchup against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Tuesday. […]
It’s pretty clear Jim Montgomery has a good sense of where his Bruins team is at right now. The Boston head coach is pushing all the right buttons at the moment, as evidenced in Monday night’s 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoffs series. The game wasn’t […]
Before he joined the New England Patriots, Eliot Wolf was in the draft room when the Green Bay Packers selected multiple franchise greats, including Aaron Rodgers. Wolf this week joined ESPN’s Adam Schefter on the insider’s podcast where he talked about his rise as a scout into the front office. The Patriots director of scouting […]
“The Roast of Tom Brady” largely went off without a hitch, as the legendary NFL quarterback sat and took all of the jokes made at Kia Forum on Sunday night. Well, all but one. Early on in the Netflix special, veteran roaster Jeff Ross referred to a past legal incident involving Patriots owner Robert Kraft. […]
The Patriots came out of the 2024 NFL Draft with two wide receivers, but there was one who seemed to be higher on their board that they missed out on. New England drafted Ja’Lynn Polk in the second round and Javon Baker in the fourth round. Head coach Jerod Mayo praised the ability of the […]
The roasters hit Tom Brady from every angle Sunday night in Los Angeles, but they had a field day with a certain aspect of the legendary quarterback’s life. The seven-time Super Bowl champion’s divorce from Gisele Bündchen and the rumors surrounding the split got a ton of play in “The Roast of Tom Brady” on […]
The Bruins didn’t have much rest after an emotional Game 7 victory, and it’s why there was some consideration to make a key lineup change. Head coach Jim Montgomery did insert Derek Forbort and Patrick Brown into the lineup for Game 1 against the Florida Panthers on Monday. And there could have been another lineup […]
Tom Brady grew accustomed to taking hits over the course of his legendary 23-year NFL career. But on Sunday night in Los Angeles, the future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback faced a different kind of heat. “The Roast of Tom Brady” brought out some of the biggest stars in both comedy and Patriots history. […]
After an exhilarating Game 7 overtime win, you typically need some time to unwind, but for Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo, Saturday night’s thriller was just the beginning. On Saturday night, Carlo logged 21 minutes of ice time, blocked three shots and doled out three hits to help Boston beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the […]
The Bruins on Monday showed no sign of fatigue, and the Panthers especially felt that mindset from Jeremy Swayman. Boston shut down Florida at Amerant Bank Arena to take Game 1 in the second-round series. It was a breakout game for Mason Lohrei and Brandon Carlo, who played in the matchup on the same day […]
David Pastrnak led the Boston Bruins to a Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs with an overtime goal Saturday night at TD Garden. The Bruins are on to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they will face off against the Florida Panthers. For more on Pastrnak’s first career playoff OT goal, […]
Jim Montgomery was pleased with the result Monday night and he can see the Bruins are in a great spot mentally coming off their thrilling first-round series win. That said, Boston’s head coach wasn’t completely thrilled with the way his team played to open up Round 2. A four-goal win over the high-powered Florida Panthers […]
Brandon Carlo went on one hell of a ride over the weekend and into Monday. Carlo bolted to the hospital shortly after the Bruins’ Game 7 win over the Maple Leafs to be with his pregnant wife, who was going into labor. The veteran defenseman’s first son ultimately entered the world around 3 a.m. ET […]
Jeremy Swayman received plenty of offensive support Monday night, but there was one Bruins goal that stood out from the rest for the Boston goaltender. Brandon Carlo scored late in the second period of Bruins-Panthers Game 1 and gave the visitors a two-goal advantage heading into the final frame at Amerant Bank Arena. The Boston […]
Like most youngsters, Boston Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei always imagined scoring his first goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But Lohrei’s tally Monday night might have been even better than he dreamt. The 23-year-old delivered a highlight-reel goal amid Boston’s stretch of five unanswered tallies in a 5-1 road win over the Florida Panthers in […]
While the rest of the Boston Bruins focused on mentally preparing for the Florida Panthers to begin their second-round playoff series, defenseman Brandon Carlo nearly didn’t make it on time for puck drop Monday night. Carlo and his wife, Mayson, welcomed their second child (first son) in the early morning hours and Carlo hustled down […]
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery believed the outcome could have been much different for Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. But the Bruins got the result they wanted against the Florida Panthers due to stellar goaltending once again from Jeremy Swayman. Swayman stayed red-hot between the pipes and shut down the Panthers […]