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  1. Econ-O-Ball: How America's Money Crisis May Affect Major League Baseball

    We’re talking about money, here. Dollars and cents. With America's economy floundering and many cornerstones of our capitalist foundation in flux, this offseason should be an interesting one for baseball's free agent crop...

    Written by Will Norton about 6 days ago 2 comments

  2. Shhhh: Matt Cassel Silences Joey Porter, Dolphins

    These are not the New England Patriots of old. Not this year at least. Watch New England circa 2008 and you won't see stifling pressure on the quarterback, opportunistic interceptions, big plays ...

    Written by Will Norton about 9 days ago 1 comments

  3. Turkey Time: A Hodge-Podge of Sports Fodder for the Hungry Sports Fan

    Sometimes there’s so much going on in the world of sports, you just can’t write about one game, one team, or even one sport. You have to attack it all, with a whimsical, dart throwing philosophy...

    Written by Will Norton about 11 days ago 0 comments

  4. 24 Wins Later: Post-2003 Red Sox Making It Look Easy

    24 wins, 9 losses. That is the Boston Red Sox post-season record since Aaron Boone crushed a Tim Wakefield knuckler- and every heart in Boston- deep into the night back in 2003. Bedlum in the Bronx...

    Written by Will Norton about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  5. Five Major Disappointments in Major League Baseball

    Disappointment in sports is a funny thing. It's a term that is dictated by so many tangential factors: expectations, salaries, past performance, historical success, and potential...

    Written by Will Norton about 5 months ago 2 comments

  6. Green and White Style Shines In Game 1

    The Boston Celtics are unquestionably the most decorated, accomplished franchise in NBA history, and arguably in all of sports. But not in my lifetime. Not in my brain bank...

    Written by Will Norton about 5 months ago 0 comments

  7. James Posey, Paul Pierce, All Celtics Return to '08 Season Form; Dominate Game 3

    With the proverbial monkey off their backs (in the case of the Celtics playoff road woes, it was probably a 250 lb. Silverback Gorilla), the Boston Celtics can smell blood...

    Written by Will Norton about 6 months ago 0 comments

  8. Red Sox Review: Champs Are Starting to Take Form

    For the Boston Red Sox these last few weeks, it’s been business as usual. The formula which the Red Sox have utilized each of the last two years—solid starting pitching and timely hitting—is taking shape yet again in 2008...

    Written by Will Norton about 6 months ago 1 comments

  9. "Rooter" Analysis: A Breakdown of the 2008 New England Patriot Draft Class

    I can remember when Drew Bledsoe and Terry Glenn were fresh looking rookies, ready to make their mark on the NFL. I remember when Ben Coates was virtually unstoppable and Bruce Armstrong was a brick wall along an otherwise porous offensive line...

    Written by Will Norton about 7 months ago 5 comments

  10. One Month Down, Five to Go: 10 April Surprises from Around Major League Baseball

    Well, we’re into May and the Major League Baseball season is a little over 1 month old. In the 6 month, 162 game marathon that is the MLB season, nothing we know up to this point can be taken as gospel...

    Written by Will Norton about 7 months ago 1 comments

  11. Boston Bruins on the Brink: Game 4, and Likely the Season, Slips Away

    Well, here we are: Game 5 in Montreal with the season on the line. While this is certainly a position no Bruins player, fan, or coach wants to be in, it's a situation many knew we would ...

    Written by Will Norton about 7 months ago 6 comments

  12. Bruins-Maple Leafs: Boston Gains Two Points in Toronto, Gears Up for Playoff Push

    Injured, offensively inept, and in danger of losing hold on a playoff spot they have coveted all season, the Boston Bruins traveled to Toronto Tuesday night with one objective: get some points...

    Written by Will Norton about 8 months ago 0 comments

  13. Tommy John Kids: Baseball's Development Problem and a Few Sleepers for '08

    The medical procedure known as “Tommy John” surgery has become just another common feature of the jargon surrounding today’s brand of professional baseball...

    Written by Will Norton about 8 months ago 0 comments

  14. Where We've Been and Where We're Going: A Look at Past and Future Red Sox Business

    A collection of family holiday cards hanging in the bathroom of a Belmont, MA house tell the story perfectly…...

    Written by Will Norton about 9 months ago 2 comments

  15. 2008 Western Conference Playoffs: A Basketball Fan's Dream

    If the playoffs started today, here is a look at what the Western Conference seeding and matchups would look like... No. 1 Phoenix (34-15) vs. No. 8 Denver (29-19)If you are the No...

    Written by Will Norton about 9 months ago 2 comments

  16. Twins Woes: Bill Smith and the Art of Counterproductive Negotiation

    I'm slightly confused here. Twins GM Bill Smith is generally considered a pretty savvy, clever front office executive.....

    Written by Will Norton about 10 months ago 8 comments

  17. Suckah Bowl XLII: A Dream-Team of Misfits, Degenerates, and Social Parasites

    In the not so distant past, a group of friends and I were trying to think up a perfect word to define today’s legal, moral, and professional class of unruly degenerates...

    Written by Will Norton about 10 months ago 12 comments

  18. College Basketball: NCAA Conference Rundown

    In what may be the most top-heavy crop of college basketball teams in recent memory, there are a few things we know heading into conference play: UNC and Memphis could both plausibly run the ...

    Written by Will Norton about 10 months ago 0 comments

  19. Black 'N Gold Rush: Boston Bruins Still Finding Ways to Remain Relevant

    Here we are, 42 games into the NHL season, and the Bruins are still alive.That’s right, a team with virtually no firepower, several key injuries, and a seemingly disconnected fan base is ...

    Written by Will Norton about 10 months ago 0 comments

  20. "Honey, I'll Be on the Couch": Why Live Sports Just Aren't Worth Your Dollar Anymore.

    I got a proposition for you: $70, upper deck seats, New England Patriots football. Live action, Tom Brady & Randy Moss, the cheerleaders, the whole shebang. Foxboro is about an hour's drive from Boston, and parking in the lots costs $30...

    Written by Will Norton about 11 months ago 1 comments

  21. Best of 2007: Rockies, Padres Battle to the Wire

    Let’s face it, 2007 was a relatively hideous year for the broad image of "sports." Tim Donaghy, Mike Vick, Barry Bonds, the Mitchell Report, Sean Taylor—not a lot to be proud or enthusiastic about right there...

    Written by Will Norton about 11 months ago 3 comments

  22. No Respect: Baseball Needs Better People, Not Stricter Penalties

    I was born a Boston Red Sox fan and will undoubtedly die a Red Sox fan. Baseball has given me great happiness, great sorrow, and most importantly great memories. In short, baseball is here to stay in my life...

    Written by Will Norton about 11 months ago 2 comments

  23. Boston's Fourth Best Team Ain't Bad: How the Bruins Are Surging

    With the beloved Red Sox notching their second World Series title in four years, the Patriots steamrolling the NFL and striving for a perfect season, and the Celtics new Big Three propelling ...

    Written by Will Norton about 11 months ago 1 comments

  24. Low Rollers: Why the Marlins Dealt Cabrera and Willis For Limited Return

    Burke Badenhop, Eulogio De La Cruz, Dallas Trahern... Who are these no-names, you ask? They comprise the "three minor leaguers" scrolling across the bottom of everyone's TV in ...

    Written by Will Norton about 12 months ago 5 comments

  25. Polished Gems: The NBA's Most Improved Players

    With less than a quarter of the season in the books, a lot is still up in the air in the NBA.Here’s what we think we know:The Celtics are much better than last year. The Bulls are much worse...

    Written by Will Norton about 12 months ago 18 comments