Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'atlantahawks'
May 4, 2008
Update: KG just gave a shove to Pachulia of the Hawks, and he's been taken out. Marvin Williams of the Atlanta Hawks is officially the Number One Creep of the NBA playoffs. Just now, during the Celtics-Hawks game, Rajon Rondo broke away, with Williams after him. Williams proceeded to clothesline Rajon Rondo, wrapping his arm around Rondo's neck and throwing him down to the ground. The rest of the Celtics and their fans should be......
Continue Reading "Marvin Williams Should Join the WWE"April 11, 2007
While monitoring the outcome of yesterday's baseball game, we couldn't help but think of a line from Rime of the Ancient Mariner: "Water, water, everywhere – and not a drop to drink!" Well, if you count three measly plate-passes as a drop, then maybe the Mariners did in fact have a little to drink, but the Red Sox dominated the home opener at Fenway, 14 to 3. It was jaw-dropping and astonishing. The other tremendous......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: The Ultimate Grudge Match"March 15, 2007
Today is the big day for the Boston College Eagles as they play tenth-seeded Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Even if they're a little down, even if they lost Sean Williams, they can take Texas Tech. We'd love nothing more to see Bobby Knight silenced, just for a moment. To motivate you to root against Mr. Crazymaker himself and his Texas team, here's Bobby Knight's top soundbites. The "game faces"......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Rooting Against the Crazymaker"August 3, 2005
Bostonist won't waste your precious time fawning over our most very favorite Superbowl quarterback, but Tom Brady turns the ripe old age of 28 today. Happy Birthday, Tom. Bostonist got to thinking that Brady is only 28, has 3 Superbowl titles, a hot girlfriend, and a sweet condo on Commonwealth. Although Brady does have a few years on Bostonist, we would like to think that we too can achieve all that. Okay, we'll settle for......
Continue Reading "Happy Birthday Tom Brady"February 25, 2005
Antoine Walker, former Celtics player from 1996-2003, is coming back to Boston to finish out the season in a Celtic green jersey. Walker, who was a three-time All Star player with the Celts, was included in a trade yesterday with the his current team, the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks will receive three Celtic players, including Gary Payton, as well as the Celts' first round draft pick for 2005 or 2006. Payton was traded to Boston......
Continue Reading "'Toine is Back"