It was your typical Detroit Pistons-Boston Celtics battle that reminded you of the late 80’s battles between the clubs. It was a hard fought, physical game that had a see-saw feel to it. And in the end the Boston Celtics won on the parquet 88-79 over the Detroit Piston to take a 1-0 series lead [...]
Entries from May 20th, 2008
Celtics Beat Down Pistons, 88-79 in Game 1
May 20th, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·
Category: Boston Celtics · Detroit Pistons · NBA · Playoffs
Papelbon Saves Win For Masterson
May 20th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Last time Justin Masterson pitched for the Boston Red Sox, he was masterful on the mound but was denied the win by the bullpen. Tonight, Jonathan Papelbon made sure that Masterson would get his first MLB win after he helped escape a jam created by Hideki Okajima in the 8th and helped the Red Sox [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Kansas City Royals · MLB
Bulls Win NBA Draft Lottery
May 20th, 2008 by Steve · 1 Comment ·
One year ago the Boston Celtics were one the teams in the NBA Draft lottery hoping that the ping pong balls would fall in their favor and they’d have either the first or second pick and the opportunity to be in the Greg Oden-Kevin Durant sweepstakes if they so chose to be.
We all know what [...]
Category: Charlotte Bobcats · Chicago Bulls · Draft · Golden State Warriors · Indiana Pacers · Los Angeles Clippers · Memphis Grizzlies · Miami Heat · Milwaukee Bucks · Minnesota Timberwolves · NBA · New Jersey Nets · New York Knicks · Portland Trail Blazers · Sacramento Kings · Seattle Super Sonics
Fenway Park Weather – 5/20
May 20th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Here is a press release from the Boston Red Sox about tonight’s weather for the game:
The current weather forecast (provided by the Red Sox private weather service, Meteorlogix) in the vicinity of Fenway Park calls for the possibility of light rain showers during the late afternoon and evening hours.
The Fenway Park gates will open [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Kansas City Royals · MLB
NFL Owners Opt Out Of CBA, 32-0
May 20th, 2008 by Steve · 2 Comments ·
The NFL owners voted this morning at the Owner’s Meetings in Atlanta to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association. The move was expected and comes as no surprise.
The current agreement was initially negotiated in 1993 and must recently renewed in 2006 and was set to expire in 2012. [...]
Destination Red Sox Nation – 5/20
May 20th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story links and links to team stats and league standings are after the jump.
Pawtucket Red Sox
David Pauley worked on three days rest as the PawSox beat the Yankees 5-3.
Team Stats
International League Standings
Pawsox website
Portland [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Greenville Drive · Lancaster Jethawks · Lowell Spinners · Minor Leagues · Pawtucket Red Sox · Portland Sea Dogs
More Red Sox Stuff Buried In New Yankee Stadium?
May 20th, 2008 by Ian · 3 Comments ·
Did Boston Red Sox fan Gino Castagnoli bury more Red Sox paraphernalia in the New Yankee Stadium on the only day he worked there pouring concrete?
According to his friends, he also buried a 2004 Red Sox vs Yankees ALCS program. This time he was smart though, he didn’t tell his friends where it’s buried. It [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · New York Yankees · Videos
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 5/20
May 20th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Unless you went to bed around 10 PM last night, you already know that Boston Red Sox 24-year old pitcher Jon Lester threw a no-hitter against the Kansas CIty Royals last night. If you missed any of it, you can check out the video goodness here.
It’s a truly amazing story for Lester since just last [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Kansas City Royals · MLB
Videos Galore From Jon Lester’s No-Hitter
May 20th, 2008 by Ian · 5 Comments ·
It’s very fitting that the 4,000th post on SOX & Dawgs is a celebration post. We are celebrating the no-hitter of Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester. Here is a boatload of video goodness of the first no-hitter and complete game of Lester’s career.
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Category: Boston Red Sox · Kansas City Royals · MLB · Videos
