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Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots, Maye at 1-2 heading to Buffalo 10.02.26
Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels, the defense ... not much is working right now as the Patriots head to Buffalo to take on the 3-0 Bills. Let's discuss.
Giardi: Mixed messaging on the injury front, but not when it comes to where this Patriots offense is and where it needs to go
Time for the latest chapter in the ongoing saga: “Is or isn’t Drake Maye’s right shoulder injured?”
Simone's Training Camp Notebook: Fantasy football, golf, and more
It was a quiet morning at The Auerbach Center on Thursday. Long before practice began, Ron Harper Jr. and Joe Mazzulla were already ready to speak with reporters. Jayson Tatum walked into the scrum shortly after them.
BSJ Live Q&A: Haggerty on B's season opener, NHL season predictions - 2 p.m. Friday 10.02.26
Haggs is here to answer all of your pressing questions about the B's 3-0 season-opening win over the New York Rangers, and observations from around the league just a couple of games into the new season. Couldn't be a better start for the Black and Gold.
Red Sox season ends in ugly fashion as Yankees erupt in sixth, complete Wild Card sweep
The Red Sox spent months fighting to save a season that once appeared lost. When October finally arrived, it was over almost as quickly as it began.Boston’s offense disappeared against the Yankees for a second straight night, and when Willson Contreras finally gave the Red Sox a pulse with a sixth-inning homer, the pitching staff immediately gave it away.
Final: Red Sox 2, Yankees 9 - Red Sox end season, Yankees complete sweep
Sonny Gray gets the start in do-or-die game two against the New York Yankees.
Giardi: Vrabel, Maye deny rift, remain focused on correcting mistakes
When you start the season the way the Patriots have, especially offensively, it can get noisy quickly.
Roman Anthony removed from Red Sox' Wild Card roster due to injury; Curtis Mead activated
A day after Roman Anthony’s abrupt exit from Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series raised questions, the Red Sox received the answer they were hoping to avoid.Anthony is dealing with new strains in his right wrist along with an aggravation of the injury that cost him nearly four months of the regular season. The damage is significant enough that Boston removed him from its Wild Card roster Wednesday and replaced him with infielder Curtis Mead.
Simone's Training Camp Notebook: A Baylor Scheierman breakout may be inevitable
It's not always easy to tell how talented a player is without being his teammate. If the guy doesn't play 25 minutes a night and get a ton of shots up, it can be hard to assess him. Perhaps that's been the case with Baylor Scheierman, who was the first of many names Conley mentioned.
Haggerty: Minten heroics on opening night lead the Bruins
One of the most fundamental questions for just how much the Boston Bruins can improve this season lays with how much more offense can be generated within the impressive, young game of 22-year-old Fraser Minten.
Bedard's Breakdown: Pressure allowed by the offensive line compounding Drake Maye's many issues
One of the least-talked-about factors in Drake Maye's terrible start to this season came to a head against the Jaguars: the quarterback pressure allowed.
Cam Schlittler silences Red Sox, Ben Rice delivers knockout blow in 9-0 Yankees rout
But it was Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice who played the role of the Heartbreak Kids on Tuesday night.Schlittler once again overwhelmed the Red Sox in October, while Rice homered twice and drove in six runs as the Yankees rolled to a 9-0 win at Yankee Stadium, pushing Boston to the brink of elimination.
Final: Red Sox 0, Yankees 9 - Schlittler dominates, Rice hits two home runs
Cam Schlittler continues his dominance against the Boston Red Sox as the New York Yankees win game one in the Bronx. The projected AL Cy Young winner pitched 6.1 innings, striking out 10 batters and limiting the Red Sox to two hits.
Podcast: Bedard on Drake Maye's struggles, state of the Patriots with Felger & Mazz 09.29.26
Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com joins the show and opens the hour discussing the Patriots struggles from Sunday’s game against the Jaguars, and what is happening with Drake Maye?
Simone's Training Camp Notebook: Connectivity is king for the Celtics
Joe Mazzulla has always been big on connectivity. Forming a bond with his players and helping them do the same with each other (and the coaching staff).
NHL Preview: Bruins are embracing the youth movement
The Boston Bruins have learned their lessons, sometimes the unfortunate hard way, about player development and formulating an effective youthful pipeline to the NHL.
Red Sox-Yankees Wild Card preview: Payton Tolle gets Game 1, Crochet makes roster, Judge left off
One year ago, the Red Sox were knocked out of the postseason by the Yankees in three games in the American League Wild Card Series.Boston took Game 1 behind a gem from Garrett Crochet, but its season came to an end two nights later when Cam Schlittler dominated the Red Sox in the decisive Game 3.Fast-forward one year, and the rivals are set to do it all over again at Yankee Stadium.
Giardi: Mike's Musings on Maye being a mess, highly-paid players not performing and more
For those of you saying this is a small sample size for Drake Maye, he has now had 7 straight games with a negative EPA. That coincides with what our eyes told us
Bedard: 5 key sequences to a loss - Maye was mentally wrong before fumble; Lawrence doing what Maye can't; end of first half
Breaking down the key sequences in the Patriots' blowout loss to the Jaguars, including:• Drake Maye's three turnovers;• Four Jaguars touchdowns, including Trevor Lawrence's masterclass in throwing with anticipation and conviction;• The end of first half sequence;• Some questionable defensive calls.
Simone: Freedom will guide these Celtics, and their season has already begun
Media Day is always a bit awkward. Reporters sit in a room for hours as the Boston Celtics hoist player after player onto the podium at the front of the room.
Bedard: Mike Vrabel starts to pick up the pieces of a scuffling team, Drake Maye
Mike Vrabel addressed the media on Monday in the wake of Sunday's 35-6 blowout loss to the Jaguars, and he touched on a variety of topics, especially Drake Maye. Let's go through it:
Haggerty: Pastrnak ready to take on mantle as Bruins captain
David Pastrnak made no bones about the simple fact that he’s going to be his own kind of captain as the 28th player to wear the “C” in the Original Six history of the Boston Bruins.
Podcasts: Bedard on Maye, Patriots bottoming out with blowout loss to Jaguars with 98.5 The SportsHub & CLNS
Greg Bedard breaks down the latest Patriots loss to the Jaguars and analyzes the concerning trends surrounding Drake Maye.
Bedard: All right, Mike Vrabel, you're on the spot with this mess of your creation
"From now until the time that we practice, we're gonna meet, we're gonna watch it. You know, we'll show the good, the bad, and the stuff that gets us beat tomorrow. I'll think of everything I possibly can for us to perform better." It should be a lengthy "stuff that gets you beat" portion of the film. Because, holy hell, that was terrible in a bunch of different ways, besides Drake Maye doing his Mac Jones In Frankfurt imitation.
Red Sox close wild regular season with 6-2 loss to Cubs; Yankees await
The Red Sox closed the regular season with a 6-2 loss to the Cubs on Sunday at Tropicana Field, finishing 87-75 after a remarkable turnaround that carried them from 14 games under .500 in late June to a second consecutive postseason appearance.