News Vinny Paz's Rocky Road to the Boxing Hall of Fame Vinny Paz's Hall of Fame induction revealed a complicated legacy: boxing triumphs, personal struggles, and Rhode Island's fallen hometown hero.
Red Sox Lynn, Fisk, Betts, Devers — A Tale of Two Red Sox Eras and the Same Mistakes In 1981, the Red Sox let go of Lynn, Fisk, Burleson, and Hobson. In 2025, it’s Betts, Bogaerts, and Devers. Two generations of homegrown stars, the same painful mistake — and a fan base still asking why.
Red Sox 1988 Rewind? Red Sox Hoping for a Modern-Day Morgan Magic With top prospects Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony injecting new life into Fenway, the 2025 Red Sox are showing signs of a turnaround. The energy feels familiar — a potential repeat of 1988’s “Morgan Magic,” when a team stuck in neutral caught fire.
Red Sox Covering the Triangle: Who Did It Best? Ceddane Rafaela continues to amaze with his glove. Yesterday was no exception as he turned his back to the plate and headed back to the triangle in Fenway in pursuit of a deep fly ball off the bat of Ramón Urías. There was no doubt Rafaela was going to track
Red Sox Red Sox Need A Culture Shift The Red Sox had clawed their way back to .500 going into last night's series finale against the New York Mets. They were looking for a sweep. They had their ace, Garrett Crochet, on the mound. Things looked promising. It was, particularly, good timing for the Red Sox
Newlook Celtics not dead yet I hate to say I told ya so. Who am I kidding? No, I don't. I live for it. Everyone was writing the Celtics off as soon as Jayson Tatum was wheeled into the locker room after rupturing his Achilles tendon. Don't tell me you weren&
No excuses: Celtics should still be able to beat the Knicks It is no secret how much Jayson Tatum idolizes Kobe Bryant. He has worn a purple armband emblazoned with Kobe's number 24 during a game seven of a playoff series against the Miami Heat. He showed up to a Celtics-Lakers game wearing a T-shirt with a picture of
John Henry and the Red Sox just can't win with their mega-contract signings. John Henry just can't win. I'm not talking about on the field, although his Red Sox haven't finished first in their division since 2018, with three last place finishes during that time. The Red Sox have even won 20 out of 39 games so
Patriots Patriots: Veterans in jeopardy of not making the team Mike Vrabel was hired as head coach of the New England Patriots on January 12, 2025. It took a few weeks to assemble a coaching staff. Josh McDaniels and Terrell Williams were hired as offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively, on January 22. By February 3, the entire coaching staff was
Patriots Patriots draft recap: Vrabel cleans house One thing has become abundantly clear since Mike Vrabel became head coach of the New England Patriots. This is his team. Anything that happened before January 12, 2025 – the day Vrabel was hired – does not matter. Throw sentimentality out the window. In fact, if a player had any lasting connection,
Patriots Patriots hope not to repeat the Packers' mistake of drafting Mandarich in stellar 1989 NFL draft After months of speculation, Draft Day is, finally, here. Mock drafts are like snow globes. Every year it is the same thing. Mock drafts often get shaken up and changed, but the actual NFL draft usually winds up where everyone originally thought. There are, usually, a couple of key dates
Patriots Takeaways from Vrabel's comments at the NFL Owners Meetings in Florida Patriots' head coach Mike Vrabel met with the media at the annual Owners' Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday morning. It was a thirty-four minute Q & A session. We know it was thirty-four minutes because Vrabel pointed it out as he stood up to leave at
Patriots Patriots should trade down two spots with the Raiders and draft tight end Tyler Warren The Patriots have glaring needs at wide receiver and left tackle. It's no secret. As hard as they tried, they couldn't fill those needs in free agency. The dream scenario for the Patriots would have been to fill all their positional needs via free agency so
Patriots New England's free agent signings mark the return of The Patriot Way If there was ever any doubt, a new era has begun in New England. Or are we seeing a return to the old mythical Belichickian "Patriot Way?" I say "mythical" because many, over the years, within the Patriots' organization viewed the term "Patriot Way&
Red Sox Alex Bregman is a Valentine's day gift from John Henry and the Red Sox John Henry gave Red Sox fans a surprise, early Valentine's Day gift late Wednesday night just before they laid their heads down to sleep. It was much needed to reignite the flame that had been flickering in the romance between fans and owner. Doubts have been creeping in,
Providence Friars go old school and almost pull off huge comeback against former coach Pitino It was almost a storybook ending for the Providence College Friars — almost. The Friars trailed by 19 points with only ten minutes left in the game. The offense had only managed to score 34 points in the first 30 minutes of the game, most of it coming from the hot,
Local kid Liam Coen named head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars I was a sophomore at Cumberland High School in Rhode Island in the fall of 1985. My parents didn't allow me to play football, but I loved the game and wanted to be around it. So when one of my friends who was the starting running back on
Super Bowl on the line: Can Buffalo get past Kansas City? Is Washington a team of destiny? I went 3-1 in my divisional round picks last week. There was no shame in having my only loss be Detroit losing to Washington. I'm sure I was far from being alone on that one. Against the spread, I was only 1-3, thanks, in part, to Kansas City,
The most exciting weekend of the NFL season on tap The season came to an abrupt end for five teams last week. The most disappointed team had to have been the 14-win Minnesota Vikings. They dominated the rest of the NFL, but just couldn't figure out how to beat the Lions and Rams. The Bucs were the most
Better late than never: Vrabel is the new head coach of the Patriots My best advice to Mike Vrabel while he is, literally, receiving bouquets of flowers from Robert Kraft, fans, and media is enjoy your honeymoon period. It will last until August. Everything is great right now. Vrabel will be given the benefit of the doubt during the draft and free agent
NFL Wildcard weekend picks: Which teams are peaking at the right time Note to self: Don't ever bet on the final week of NFL regular season games. I knew going in Week 18 it was going to be ugly, but damn. Kansas City and Buffalo couldn't have been more obvious that they wanted to lose. The Dolphins, Bucs,
When did Kraft know that he wanted to can Mayo? Well, that happened fast. I was thinking of writing that Jerod Mayo was fired before many fans even made it out of the parking lot at Gillette Stadium after New England's win (loss?) over Buffalo in the season finale. Typically, that statement would have been true. Not this
Week 18 NFL picks: Minnesota-Detroit will end the NFL's regular season in explosive fashion The final week of the regular season has arrived. There are many teams, including the New England Patriots – proud new owners of the #1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft – who can't wait to pack their bags after Sunday's game and put this season in the
Week 17 NFL picks:Time to shut down Drake Maye? Jayden Daniels pulls another win out of his hat I am embarrassed to show my face this week. Good thing I'm a writer. I watch a lot of YouTube videos of people making their NFL picks. That's my research, people. I often laugh to myself when I see some of these bigger named NFL "
Buehler, Buehler The Red Sox missing out on Juan Soto may be the best thing that ever happened to them. It's not like they are a perennial playoff team missing that one piece to get them over the hump to obtain a World Series ring. Instead, the Red Sox are
