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Erik Bedard didn't get a victory in his first start with the Red Sox as Cleveland won, 7-3, with a 14-hit attack last night. He might have pitched well enough to get a win as he allowed three runs in his five innings of work. Bedard allowed seven hits and struck out five. Former Sox pitcher Justin Masterson (9-7) got the win for the Tribe with three runs on five hits in six innings. He had nine strikeouts.
The Red Sox (61-37) are poised to sweep Seattle today after back-to-back wins against the Mariners in which Boston's starters shut Seattle's offense down. Josh Beckett and John Lackey pitched a total of 14 innings and allowed just a pair of runs combined. The Sox are 15-3 in July.
Jon Lester (10-4) held Philadelphia scoreless for seven innings as the Red Sox avoided a sweep with a 5-2 decision over the Phillies on Thursday. Lester allowed just two hits in those seven innings and had five strikeouts.
Two of Danny Ainge's favorite things, drafting and trading, were on display last night at the NBA Draft. Ainge picked Providence guard Marshon Brooks with the 25th pick and promptly dealt him to New Jersey for Purdue center JaJuan Johnson, taken by the Nets for the Celtics at No. 27. Ainge must love something at Purdue because the Celtics drafted guard E'Twaun Moore, another Purdue product, in the second round at #55.
The Celtics have needs in 2011. Big needs. Literally. They need help at center. Kendrick Perkins is gone, Shaquille O'Neal retired, and so should Jermaine O'Neal. Nenad Krstic is going to Russia. No Shaqs are around at #25, where the Celtics pick, in tonight's NBA Draft. A Perk at that spot would be ideal. Don't count on it. With older players in key spots, scorers and/or defenders at other spots might be nice, too. The Globe has some names to consider. Your guess is as good as ours. Jeremy Tyler. Total guess.
Bourne won't fund any lifeguard services this summer at any town beaches. Massachusetts may enact strict rules on lobstermen as the number of lobsters in the waters off New Bedford has dropped significantly. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
After 19 seasons in the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal has retired. He announced "I'm about to retire" on a video messaging service called Tout. Regardless of how he told us, Shaq, his four titles and 28,596 points have left the NBA building.
Last night's rain-soaked game at Fenway Park might have made you wonder why the MLB doesn't play in the rain, at least until the Red Sox beat the Tigers, 1-0, to win their fifth straight game. The pitching dominated the night until the eighth inning when Carl Crawford scored from first base on a Jarrod Saltalamacchia wall double for the lone run of the game.
After 40 games, the Red Sox reached the .500 mark, 20-20, by completing a sweep of the Yankees with a 7-5 Sunday night victory.
Boston: Bye, Celtics. Hello: Dallas Wiens new face. Chicago might or might not exist. A newspaper removed Hillary Clinton from the White House Situation Room taken during the raid on Osama bin Laden’s home. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
When the Celtics were overwhelmed by the Heat on Wednesday and eliminated from the playoffs, many questions lingered. One question has been answered already: Doc Rivers will be back again and maybe for three more years. He said as much after game five. Now it is officially unofficial.
It took eight months of chasing, but the Miami Heat finally caught and surpassed the Boston Celtics last night with an emphatic statement and a 97-87 victory to close the series 4-1. The Celtics took the first three regular season games before losing five of their last six games against Miami.
The whole season is on the line today for the Celtics. After losing 98-90 in overtime to the Heat on Wednesday to fall behind 3-1 in the series, Boston is in Miami tonight and faces the first of three elimination games.
James, Wade, and Bosh combined for 83 points and 35 of the Heat's 45 rebounds to take a 3-1 series lead. Miami can eliminate the Celtics on Wednesday in game five. James paced Miami with 35 points with 14 rebounds, Wade added 28 points and nine rebounds.Bosh scored 20 points with 12 rebounds.
Rajon Rondo is currently in possession of the most scrutinized elbow in the NBA, and an MRI today proved the elbow is not broken. Doc Rivers said he's assuming Rondo will be in action tonight in game four against Miami. How effective he'll be is a different matter.
The Celtics victory over the Heat Saturday was quite impressive for a few reasons. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett turned in dominating performances with their team's season in the balance. The fact of two star players delivering in the clutch is being overshadowed by Rajon Rondo's gutsy return from a ghastly elbow dislocation that looked like a season-ending injury. And Garnett said Rondo inspired them. "He showed a lot of heart, a lot of grit," he said. "And we followed that lead."
With an injection of grit from Rajon Rondo into an absolutely withering defensive effort, the Celtics stopped the Miami Heat juggernaut in its tracks with a memorable 97-81 victory last night to win their first game in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
While tonight's game isn't technically a must win, the Celtics won't win the series without winning game three.
As Shaquille O'Neal allegedly readies to play Saturday night - Celtics coach Doc Rivers says the Big DNP is playing; we'll believe it when we see it - in game three of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Miami, Channel 5 and JC Monahan brought us a glimpse into his home life.
Two goals in the first 63 seconds of game three gave the Bruins a lead they never relinquished en route to a 5-1 win over the Flyers. For a second consecutive year, Boston has a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In 2010, the Flyers overcame that deficit to win the series. Zdeno Chara scored twice and assisted on a third goal. David Krejci had a goal and two assists. Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist.
The Miami Heat put the Celtics in an unfamiliar place on Tuesday night, a 2-0 series deficit in the era of the current Big Three, after a decisive 102-91 victory in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Miami broke an 80-80 tie in the fourth quarter with a 14-0 surge. The Heat led 47-42 at the half.
Well, Boston. We wanted the Heat and we got the Heat. Miami was too hot for the Celtics to handle yesterday and the result was a 99-90 win in game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Dwyane Wade was the decisive player for Miami with a 38-point effort. James Jones added 25 points and five three-pointers.
Nathan Horton's second overtime goal in three games enabled the Boston Bruins to eliminate the Montreal Canadiens by a 4-3 score in game seven. Boston faces the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Red Sox and Bruins had won a combined eight straight games before Tuesday. Both teams lost last night to end the streaks.
Perhaps Hub sportsfans needed a day off after a glorious few days from the locals. The Celtics, Bruins, and Red Sox all reasserted themselves. It's draft week in the NFL and we're certain Bill Belichick is in his bunker hatching his latest scheme to mine the college game for future Patriots. There is lots of speculation about what the Patriots will do with six high picks.
The Celtics completed their four-game sweep of the Knicks with a 101-89 decision on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Boston led 55-38 at the half and stretched their lead to 23 points in the third before New York surged back. The score closed to 84-80 in the fourth before the Celtics put the Knicks away.
A day after Tim Thomas was named a finalist for the 2010-11 Vezina Trophy, he went out and proved why he's up for the title of top NHL goalie. Thomas held off Montreal into a second overtime until Nathan Horton's score lifted Boston to a 2-1 victory and a 3-2 series lead that was highly improbable a few days ago.