Boston Celtics: It a few comebacks and two overtimes and Ray Allen three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in the second overtime to give the Boston Celtics a 111-109 win over the Charlotte Bobcats at the TD Banknorth Garden. The win coupled with Orlando’s loss gives the Celtics a 1-game lead for second place in the [...]
Entries from April 1st, 2009
Celtics Escape With Win In Double Overtime Over Charlotte
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Category: Asides · Boston Celtics · Charlotte Bobcats · NBA
Thabeet Named 2008-09 Wooden All-American
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
The honors keep rolling in for UConn Huskies junior center Hasheem Thabeet as today he was named to the John R. Wooden 2008-09 All-America Team.
Thabeet was one of 11 players selected to the team and a total of 5 players from the Big East Conference were selected.
Name
Ht.
Pos.
Cl.
School
DeJuan Blair
6-7
F
So.
Pittsburgh
Stephen Curry #
6-3
G
Jr.
Davidson
Blake Griffin
6-10
F
So.
Oklahoma
Tyler Hansbrough !
6-9
F
Sr.
North Carolina
Luke Harangody [...]
Category: Awards · Big East · UConn Huskies · Women's College Basketball
Montgomery, Moore, Auriemma Garner USBWA Honors
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Once again, the honors to continue to roll in for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball program as today as the United States Basketball Writers’ Association has selected Maya Moore as it’s player of the year and Geno Auriemma as it’s coach of the year.
Renee Montgomery was also named to the USBWA All-America Team.
Here is the [...]
Category: Awards · UConn Huskies · Women's College Basketball
The Hits Keep Coming… – Tonight at 7 PM ET
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Tune in tonight as bloggers Anthony of the Oriole Post and Jason of My Baseball Bias join me for the very popular hour long baseball show called, “The Hits Keep Coming” on the Fantasy Sports Channel at Blog Talk Radio. Every week at 7PM Eastern Time (6PM Central/ 5PM Mountain/ 4PM Western/Pacific) we chat, analyze [...]
Category: MLB · NL East · Sports Radio/Television
Dustin Pedroia calls A-Rod a big dork…
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
And lots of other great Red Sox nuggets in this month’s Boston magazine that you might be interested in. Pedroia calls A-Rod a dork and reveals much more in this feature story – http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/dustin_pedroia/
Even more Sox fun can be found in Boston magazine’s “Obsessive’ Guide to the 2009 Boston Red Sox: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/redsox/index.html
Among the highlights:
Hideki [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB
Cask ‘n Flagon Hosts Open Auditions For Red Sox Trivia Game Show
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
CASK ‘N FLAGON HOSTS OPEN AUDITIONS FOR RED SOX TRIVIA GAME SHOW
New NESN show “The Batter’s Box” asks Sox fans, “Think You Know Your Red Sox? Prove it!”
WHAT: The Cask ‘n Flagon will host an open audition for Boston Red Sox fans who want to compete in NESN’s new trivia game show. The name of the [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · NESN · TV Shows · Trivia
UConn Women’s Basketball Final Four Tickets Now on Sale
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · 2 Comments ·
STORRS, Conn. – University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Final Four travel packages, comprised of game tickets and hotel rooms, will be available for purchase by the general public beginning Wednesday morning.
Fans interested in purchasing Final Four packages through UConn may do so between 8:30 and 5:00 p.m. Tuesday by calling 1-888-GO-UCONN or by visiting UConnHuskies.com. [...]
Category: NCAA · UConn Huskies · Women's College Basketball
Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 4/1
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
It’s off to the Final Four for both the UConn Huskies men’s and women’s basketball programs. It is the 7th time that one school has a team in both the Men’s and Women’s Final Four and UConn is the first school to do it twice. It is also just the second time since the inception [...]
Category: College Baseball · College Football · Men's College Basketball · UConn Huskies · Women's College Basketball
New England Patriots All-Decade Teams Announced
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · 1 Comment ·
As part of the 50th anniversary of the New England Patriots franchise, the Patriots Hall of Fame Committee got together on Monday and voted on the All-Decade Teams for the ’70’s, ’80’s and 90’s.
The All-’60’s team was voted on back in 1971 and the 2000’s All-Decade team will be selected next season. The 50th Anniversary [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots
UConn LB Dabney Arrested
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
According to Zac Boyer of Rivals.com, UConn Huskies linebacker Kijuan Dabney was arrested on early Sunday morning for his involvement in a fight on campus.
Dabney, 20, was charged with second-degree breach of peace at 12:25 a.m. and had to be physically removed from the university-sanctioned event he was attending, reports said. He was released on [...]
Category: College Football · UConn Huskies
Red Sox Send Bailey, Two Others Back To The Minors
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
After losing one of the final spots on the Boston Red Sox roster to Chris Carter, Jeff Bailey was assigned to minor league camp. Also reassigned to minor league camp were pitchers Enrique Gonzalez and Fernando Cabrera.
Bailey hit .356/.455/.600 with 1 home run and 8 RBIs in 45 at-bats during spring training. All three will [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Spring Training
UConn Huskies Postgame Quotes From Win Over Arizona State
April 1st, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Geno Auriemma
Opening Statement
We were talking in the locker room after the game. We read in the paper all the time, There’s a lot of talk about playing with pressure. The pressures on us, the pressures on us. There’s no pressure on the teams that play against us. It’s all about winning the national championship or [...]
Category: ASU Sun Devils · NCAA · UConn Huskies · Women's College Basketball
