Sports

Capuano gives a thumb's up to the Yankees

adamg — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:50:41 -0500

KennedySeat.com reports US Rep. (and Senate hopeful) Mike Capuano voted yes on a measure to congratulate the Yankees on their World Series win.

In fact, so did Reps. Frank, Lynch, Tierney, Markey, and Neal. Olver and Tsongas voted "present," McGovern didn't record a vote. Only Delahunt had the courage to vote "nay."

New sports blog covers Boston public-school action

adamg — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:02:22 -0500

Justin Rice reports his BPSsports.com will cover all the activity at local public schools - and give high-school and college students a chance to commit some journalism. He starts with a look at South Boston High's only female varsity football player.

But come on, Pedro's pitching!

adamg — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:34:09 -0500

Karin reports some guy just canceled a date with her so he can watch the World Series with his roommate tonight.

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The religious significance of the World Series

adamg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:56:24 -0400

Turns out that one of Wellesley's two rabbis is from New York, while the other is from Pennsylvania. They have a bet.

A World Series game that might be worth watching

adamg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:47:34 -0400

Dear Pedro: You don't have to brush back A-Rod, just strike him out.

The littlest Red Sox fan

adamg — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:33:52 -0400

They don't get much younger than this.

Did Big Baby really break his thumb in a fight?

adamg — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:58:54 -0400

Or did somebody drop a 16-ton weight (labeled "Acme," of course) on his thumb, which caused it to swell up to 1,000 times its normal size and throb bright red and made his eyes balloon out of his head - as an old Model T horn blared in the background?

Globe really gets its money's worth from Shankapotamus today

adamg — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:30:44 -0400

Did anybody manage to finish today's Shaughnessy column, in which Danny Boy just can't keep from marveling that few people in London have ever heard of Tom Brady?

Dan Shaughnessy Watch valiantly tries, also noting Shank's continuing disdain for Stateside Patriots fans.

Ed. note: Yes, I admit it: I've been waiting for the right moment to use that line from that eTrade baby commercial.

Take a moment to remember what happened five years ago today

adamg — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:46:59 -0400

Three words: ALCS, Game 7.

Blowout in the snow

adamg — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:05:25 -0400

Angela has a lot to be happy about this morning, including:

...Laurence Maroney ran like he should. For the first time in a while, he wasn't auditioning for "Dancing With the Stars". ...