--Total commuter hell broke out today with a tractor rollover that blocked the Mass Pike, along with dodginess on the Blue Line that left, according to one individual, "hundreds of people" stranded at the Airport T stop. [WHDH, b0st0n LiveJournal] --Speaking of transportation, an engineering firm has recommended the installation of 900 support anchors in the Ted Williams Tunnel to make up for the fact that some parts of the ceiling can't be inspected.......

...only makes you stronger. That has to be the attitude the Bruins take today, after having their winning streak stopped, killed, set on fire, stomped, buried, and the earth salted. The good news is, they will never play a worse game than they did last night. It was 6-0 Capitals in the first period. Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick before half the fans had found their seats. Tim Thomas got pulled, put back in......

You'd think that a day on which we learned that the Pope would rather celebrate mass at Yankee Stadium than anywhere near Boston would be a grim one. Let's face it, that's kind of like George Steinbrenner holding a press conference to announce that Yankees fans are guaranteed eternal salvation, but Red Sox fans will be hitting the highway to hell when their times come. But hey - let the Pope do what he will.......

--A fire on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan injured 13 people, but a firefighter managed to save a baby. --Apparently the Pope ain't a Sox Fan. We dig visiting the 9/11 site, but mass at Yankee Stadium? C'mon... --At least Dustin showed the Yanks who's boss. Or if not boss, then Rookie of the Year. --One man lends a new meaning to meat salesman. --Women can't win, even in Starbucks lines. Give us a......

Anyone who questions that old phrase "idle hands are the devil's tools" ought to take a look at what happens in sports cities when the games are in desperately short supply. When no one's playing, people get ansty. They start speculating. Guessing. Predicting. Complaining - and no good can come of that. We need sports action, people! Thank goodness the Bruins are set to answer the call tonight, when they face off on the ice......

CelticsBlog featured a post yesterday titled "Watch for Jumpers." The post's content was discussing teams that unexpectedly jump out of the projected draft order, but the title seems more suited for Celtics fans today. All is not well for the Boston basketball crowd - in fact, it freakin' blows. As many feared, our chance of a happy Wednesday fell through when the ping pong balls were selected during last night's NBA draft. Boston, the team......

-- The discussion was running rampant on the WRKO Sox broadcast late Friday night: is Mariano Rivera hurt? Was he simply embarrassed by the performance he gave while the Red Sox trounced his team en route to an 11-4 win? Is there something more? While the on-air talent was busy ruminating, another question entirely was running through Bostonist's mind: after finally coming up for air after this week's Sockgate, isn't it refreshing to have all......

In two words, David Pauley. Watching this kid walk out to the mound in Yankee Stadium, with only a single start under his belt, after suddenly getting the call-up from the double-A ranks - and pitching a veritable GEM against the Yankees?! How could anyone feel bad? Yes, they lost a close one, and that sucks. But when you think about the fact that only one fielding gaffe, or 6 further inches tacked onto a......

Say yes to the Red Sox, New York. Gotham's City Council passed a law which will impose jail time and up to $25,000 in fines on fans who throw things on the playing field during a game. We’ve got a soft spot for the boys of Yawkey Way, and when they’re working on a historic four-game comeback to win the ALCS and getting pelted with debris from the stands, Bostonist is apt to get......

Today is a sad day in Red Sox nation -- J.P. Villamen, the Spanish-language voice of the Sox died in a car crash yesterday on his way home to Lawrence from Yankee Stadium. One of the first Spanish language broadcasters in the Majors, Villamen had been with the team since the 1995 season. His announcing was broadcast throughout the Spanish-speaking world, across the United States and Latin America in places like Nicaragua and his native......