Sunday Notebooks
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6.0K50PatriotsNFL Notebook: What will the Patriots do with their new-found cap space?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 10:22 AM July 12, 2020In a curious bit of timing, the cap-strapped Patriots suddenly found themselves with a bit of space under the salary cap on Saturday as the team settled two grievances —...
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1.7K3BruinsNHL Notebook: Steven Kampfer makes call to opt out of Return to Play plan; Bruins announce training camp roster
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 11:42 PM July 11, 2020Over 30 Boston and Providence players are set to take to the ice Monday morning at Warrior Ice Arena, signaling the start of Phase 3 of the NHL’s extensive “Return...
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2.3K13Summer Training '20MLB Notebook: Thin starting rotation could doom 2020 Red Sox; plus, Terry Francona’s decades-long bond
at Fenway ParkPOSTED: 5:30 PM July 11, 2020It is, to be sure, early still, even though the start of the 2020 regular season is less than two weeks away. A lot can happen between now and July...
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1.5KCelticsNBA Notebook: NBA’s restart plan has benefitted from this key element
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 12:40 PM July 5, 2020Victor Oladipo became the biggest name to elect to sit out the NBA restart this week for a reason other than a current injury. The two-time All-Star returned for the...
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2.8K1BruinsNHL Notebook: Ranking Bruins’ post-lockout free-agent deals (No. 10 – 1), new details emerge on Return To Play plan, CBA
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 10:47 AM July 5, 2020Both the 2005 and 2006 seasons represented a changing of the tides for the Boston Bruins. Over the span of those two years, Mike O’Connell, Jeff Gorton and Peter Chiarelli...
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5.0K16PatriotsNFL Notebook: What is the possible downside with Cam Newton for the Patriots?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 11:10 PM July 4, 2020While we still think the chances are low Cam Newton could have an adverse effect on the Patriots — the health issues that made him available to the Patriots at...
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2.1K3Red SoxMLB Notebook: Players getting ready for the sounds of silence at ballpark
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 7:05 PM July 4, 2020For now, the quiet is almost quaint. From the Fenway Park press box, it’s currently possible to hear the grunt of the pitcher hurling a pitch toward the plate, the...
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3.5K13PatriotsNFL Notebook: 7 burning questions on the NFL, Patriots with camp now 1 month out
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 2:10 PM June 28, 2020Some thoughts as we cross an important threshold today — NFL training camps open to veterans one month from today — that we weren’t sure ever was going to get...
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2.4KBruinsNHL Notebook: Ranking Bruins’ post-lockout free-agent deals (No. 21 – 11), chaos reigns at NHL Draft Lottery
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 10:52 AM June 28, 2020Both the 2005 and 2006 seasons represented a changing of the tides for the Boston Bruins. Over the span of those two years, Mike O’Connell, Jeff Gorton and Peter Chiarelli...
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1.8K5CelticsNBA Notebook: Handicapping the NBA playoff races heading into Orlando
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 1:35 AM June 28, 2020The NBA became the first of the three major American sports leagues to put specific matchups on the calendar Friday night with their release of the eight remaining games for...
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2.7K1Red SoxMLB Notebook: Taking a crack at predicting the Red Sox’ 60-man player pool
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 4:18 PM June 27, 2020By Sunday at 4 p.m, the Red Sox — and the 29 other teams — will have to submit their 60-man player pools to Major League Baseball. For now, teams...
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6.8K7BruinsNHL Notebook: Weighing the cost, challenges for Bruins in a potential Jack Eichel blockbuster trade
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 2:19 PM June 21, 2020It almost makes too much sense, right? A Bruins team, looking to replenish its aging — but still effective — crop of star talent down the middle, opens up a...
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4.8K11Red SoxMLB Notebook: As baseball implodes, why is John Henry being so quiet?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 9:00 AM June 21, 2020Since the pandemic forced the shutdown of Major League Baseball in late March, two warring sides — the owners and the MLB Players Association — have been trying, without success,...
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4.3K25PatriotsNFL Notebook: Have the Patriots lost too much on defense?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 7:34 PM June 20, 2020It's a good, overreaching point from Aaron that we haven't really talked about in totality. We've talked about some of their free agents and how they fit, and we knew...
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2.6K1CelticsNBA Notebook: Why a quiet trade deadline looks beneficial for Celtics now
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 7:15 PM June 20, 2020As teams around the league gather in their home markets this week to start regularly testing for coronavirus and ramping up workouts ahead of training camp, the Celtics should find...
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3.2K26Red SoxMLB Notebook: On what gets lost with the inevitable short schedule; plus, owners crying poor-mouth and leftover draft observations
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 5:00 AM June 14, 2020Sadly, we could all see this coming. On Saturday, the Major League Baseball Players Association sent Major League Baseball a letter in which it stated: “If it is your intention...
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2.3KBruinsNHL Notebook: Scouting what should be a heavyweight bout between Bruins/Lightning, NHL heading to Vegas?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 5:00 AM June 14, 2020The threat of elimination might not hover over the Bruins until the NHL’s augmented playoff format is whittled down to 16 teams, but that doesn’t mean that Boston plans on...
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4.1K17PatriotsNFL Notebook: These players must come through for Patriots to overcome their Achilles heel on offense
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 7:00 PM June 13, 2020The biggest problem with the Patriots last season — and the most frustration for Tom Brady — was the Patriots' inability to convert on third downs. Everything, really, started there.
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1.9K11CelticsNBA Notebook: Will NBA players return to play amid Kyrie Irving’s push to question restart?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 3:53 PM June 13, 2020The NBA restart plan is very much in the planning and negotiation stage with the players union, but there had been minimal talk of any dissension from NBA players after...
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