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.
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The Massachusetts Education Board voted 9-2 on Tuesday to require that teachers be evaluated on student performance, including MCAS scores. Teacher evaluations would occur every 90 days to two years. Boston's Ralph W. Emerson Elementary School closed for good Tuesday. It's one of 18 schools being closed or merged this year. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The main event features two fights. One is a bout between Dan Lauzon (Lauzon MMA) and Noah Weisman (Rail City BJJ) for the 155 pound lightweight division title. The other bout is between featherweights Anthony Leone (8-4) of Team Bombsquad and 5th ranked fighter in the Northeast's fifth-ranked fighter Bill Jones (9-3).
World Championship Fighting presents a great Mixed Martial Arts card on Saturday at Aleppo Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington at 7:30 p.m.
Glen Davis and Ray Allen scored 20 points each as the Celtics overcame a 51-40 halftime deficit to steal an a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011031903">89-85 win over the New Orleans Hornets last night. The third quarter was crucial as the Celtics used a 23-6 surge to take a 67-64 lead they never gave back.
The NFL Lockout is upon us and Tom Brady is now a plaintiff and a quarterback. He's the most visible player, and, arguably, the best, in the league. We know he knows he's in a unique position that provides him leverage and job security. We get it. Brady is doing what Mike Wright can't do. But, ...The suit, according to Yahoo! Sports, alleges, among other things, that the NFL used "anticompetitive restrictions on player movement." When a billionaire hands you almost $50 million all at once, the idea of "anticompetitive restrictions" is simply a myth. It doesn't apply to Brady.
President Obama visited Boston to boost a successful pilot school and raise money for Democrats. He seemed to get a mixed welcome. Glen "Big Baby" Davis was thrilled to see him. Democrats complained, and, of course, Mitt Romney basically took the opportunity to begin his 2012 campaign.
Paul Pierce enjoyed the All-Star weekend. But, it's time for #34 and the Celtics gang to get back to work against the Warriors in what could be a trap game. Golden State is a possible playoff team. But, they allegedly give up lots of assists - there is apparently a stat for this - and Rajon Rondo must smile about that.
The Celtics return to the court tonight against the Wizards at the TD Garden. The 8-2 Green are entrenched at the top of the NBA's Power Rankings.
When the Celtics' "Big Three" came together for the first time (we were calling them Ghidorah then, as you may recall), they opened their 2007-08 championship season by blasting the Wizards by 20. Now, you can look at all the things that haven't gone right for Miami this offseason - they didn't have much of a preseason together; they didn't spend two weeks bonding in Rome; they're coached by Erik Spoelstra, who wears the haunted look of a man one losing streak away from being found in the trunk of a Town Car registered to Pat Riley five miles into the Everglades - but the fact is our guys started 1-0. And the vaunted Miami supergroup is 0-1. What does it mean? Probably nothing.
The other shoe has dropped. After weeks on life support, the Red Sox learned once and for all last night that their presence will not be expected in the 2010 postseason. Sigh.
Yesterday, we asked if we should care about UFC in Boston. We care now because Shaquille O'Neal told us to care. Where Shaq goes, we follow.
Looks like the Celtics are going all-in for next year. Shaquille O'Neal, the biggest (in every sense) free agent left on the market and the subject of some of the best sports stories in the history of the Onion, is taking his talents to Revere Beach. So says everyone, at least. The big guy told Jimmy Kimmel that he and the C's were close to making something happen. Even though we could have used him five years ago, he still averaged almost a 13/8 in the regular season with Cleveland last year, before he got his thumb broken by Glen Davis. Who will be his teammate now. Awkward.
How did that happen?
How did the Celtics play almost perfect defense and lose? How did they make 2010 Kobe Bryant look like rookie chucker Kobe Bryant for most of the game and lose? How did the strategy of "make Ron Artest beat us" backfire so soundly? How is it that the Lakers are celebrating this morning and we're feeling like this?
The Boston Red Sox love them some Philadelphia Phillies. For the third consecutive game with Philly, the Sox earned a convincing win with a 12-2 rout. The Sox wasted no time in dismissing Philly with 12 runs in the first three innings after a five-run barrage in the first inning. The 12 runs came with 17 hits, eight of which were for doubles.
We've seen some surreal sights in our time as Boston sportswatchers. And honestly, we thought "Gagne getting a ring" would never be topped. But there we were last night, watching as Doc Rivers sent two and a half future Hall of Famers to the scorer's table, then called them back to the bench, in crunch time in the Finals, because he didn't want to take Glen Davis, Nate Robinson and Tony Allen off the floor.
Two caveats: (1) Most of your half-assed, ill-informed sports bloggers will be making all sorts of gleeful references to the Bruins' recent collapse and acting as if they're cracking the code of the Knights Templar by comparing it to the now 3-2 series lead the Celtics have. We will not be among them. (2) It's unseemly to complain about refereeing, unless you're a Lakers fan. We will therefore try to keep that to a minimum.
Step aside, Boston Bruins. Your reign as winners of the "Most Half-Assed and Lethargic Performance In A Playoff Game" award didn't even last for 24 hours.
Because for about eight minutes last night, the Celtics played sloppy and graceless basketball. Then they looked up at the scoreboard and noticed Cleveland was playing right there in the muck with them. Then they turned it around, seized every opportunity, and hammered the Cavs 120-88. LeBron James? As much of a factor as Shelden Williams - the King was 3-for-14, listless, and didn't score a field goal until well into the second half. Cavaliers adjustments to James' poor play? Well...we're still waiting.
10-point lead, 1:18 to go for either Miami's season or Boston's confidence. Dwyane Wade can hit threes, quickly. Mario Chalmers can hit threes, quickly. Were the Celtics premature putting Gino up on the big board?
It's tough to lead with anything except Darnell McDonald this morning, but we're going to give it a try.
The Celtics. Wow. Whenever this season ends, and however far it gets, the Celtics should write a thank-you letter to Quentin Richardson when it's all done. His hissy fit on Saturday lit a fire under the C's that nothing else had all year, and they responded - sans Garnett - with an old-school, defensive-minded, utter beatdown of Miami 106-75 (it wasn't, as they say, as close as the final score).
It's not a cure-all, by any stretch. But last night, the Celtics played the kind of game exactly like we've been hoping for, as they raced out to an early lead against Detroit, and - wait for it - held on throughout, for a 119-93 whupping. We needed that.
Well, not an actual dictionary. We used the Internet. And even though Wikipedia informs us that you can't technically call it a "winning streak" until it hits three games, we're going to go ahead and award the battered Bruins the title after their second straight win.
Want to blame the refs? You can. It's quicker and easier this morning than facing another Bruins loss, another opportunity squandered, another miserable morning.
Another loss. Another first-half lead thrown away. Another Rasheed Wallace fine. At least this time, it was on the road.
The Celtics, who once dreamed of 70+ wins, are now under .500 in the year 2010. In fact, they've been winless since the Patriots were knocked out of the playoffs, except for that charity game against New Jersey high schoolers. Kevin Garnett's due back tomorrow, and we need him.
Things were going to be different once Milan Lucic and Marc Savard were able to suit up again. When injury claimed not one, but two of the Bruins' game-making talents, objectives changed a bit. Winning games would be great, but keeping things in relatively working order until Looch and Savvy got back (and got things going) would be pretty acceptable.
Sure, he may be the most expensive backup catcher in history. And maybe his stats aren't what they used to be, and even those stats aren't what they were a few years ago. But even if Jason Varitek the catcher is past his expiration date, Jason Varitek the heart of the Red Sox and the captain is still around. And still, we hope, worth the $3 million he decided to accept yesterday.
So says Doc, and it's a little easier to say now, after the Celtics withstood an early barrage from the Cavaliers and came back to win their season opener, 95-89.
-- Boston's hospitals are dangerous places these days. A psychiatric patient at the Massachusetts General Hospital Bipolar Treatment Center was shot dead by an off-duty security guard this afternoon after the patient allegedly stabbed his doctor. The doctor, who was shuttled bleeding from her clinic and is listed in stable condition. [Herald]
Happy Celtics season opener, Bostonistland! The Men in Green are ready to kick off their 2009-2010 season tonight when they face the Cavaliers. The team is pumped, ready, focused on the task at hand--
Bostonist has obtained a picture of the 2009 Red Sox just before they embarked on their make-or-break week playing their top AL East rivals. If it looks like Sonny Corleone seconds before he was perforated by Barzini's men, it's not a coincidence.
So much for 8-0. So much for John Smoltz going to the mound with any shred of confidence. So much for sweeping their way back into first place. This morning, frankly, the Red Sox are lucky to be alive.