Sunday Notebooks

NHL Notebook: Does an extended break put a veteran Bruins club at a disadvantage? There’s far from a consensus

POSTED: 1:02 PM June 7, 2020

For the first time in close to three months, the ice at Warrior Ice Arena will be once again be sheared and etched by the skate blades of the Bruins...

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NBA Notebook: Revisiting 15 Celtics predictions for 2020

POSTED: 9:56 AM June 7, 2020

While the 2019-20 regular season has not officially come to a close just yet, the time feels right to take a look back at some of our predictions for 2020...

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NFL Notebook: Power ranking the teams after the offseason and heading into training camps next month

POSTED: 7:58 AM June 7, 2020

Look, I get it. Brady's gone. The offense was bad last year and on paper shouldn't be improved. Lost some defenders. Tough schedule.

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MLB Notebook: On the damage already done and why these failed talks are just a preview of coming attractions

POSTED: 3:34 PM June 6, 2020

Two questions (and some answers) on the currently stalled negotiations between owners and players: Can an agreement still salvage things? Technically, there’s still time to reach a deal and get...

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NHL Notebook: Bruins 2019 1st-round pick Johnny Beecher talks development, future after promising season at Michigan

POSTED: 12:48 PM May 31, 2020

Johnny Beecher is still a few years away from donning a black and gold sweater. But these days, his routine isn’t all too different from those up in the NHL...

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NBA Notebook: 5 pressing questions about the NBA restart format

POSTED: 6:00 AM May 31, 2020

The NBA took another big step towards finalizing a structure for the NBA restart of the regular season on Friday following a Board of Governor’s meeting. While no final decisions...

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NFL Notebook: Ranking the NFL starting quarterbacks heading into the 2020 season

POSTED: 5:28 PM May 30, 2020

Breaking news: the quarterback position is important in football (although it’s not the end-all, be-all to playing winning football that talkers make it out to be). Might as well see...

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MLB Notebook: Hoping for a chance to manage, Ron Roenicke is philosophical on his own lack of job security and possible return of Alex Cora

POSTED: 3:12 PM May 30, 2020

The deep chasm that exists between Major League Baseball and the MLBPA threatens to wipe out the 2020 season. The clock is ticking. Unless the sides arrive at some common...

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NBA Notebook: What revamped NBA playoff format would benefit the Celtics?

POSTED: 3:02 PM May 24, 2020

It’s been a busy weekend in NBA circles as more concrete plans begin to emerge regarding the potential restart of the 2019-20 season. The NBA confirmed in comments by league...

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NFL Notebook: Cap discipline, lack of on-field practice should limit names available among June 1st cuts – this year

POSTED: 2:32 PM May 24, 2020

Patriots right tackle Marcus Cannon is one example. If the Patriots were able to have rookie camps and some offseason practice sessions, they might have seen that Yodny Cajuste —...

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MLB Notebook: A non-basketball fan wonders — Why can’t MLB be more like the NBA?

POSTED: 9:32 AM May 24, 2020

I’m not much of a fan of the NBA, and that’s probably an understatement. Basketball has always been my least favorite sport and I haven’t followed the league at all...

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NHL Notebook: NHLPA approves plan to move forward with 24-team playoff format – will it help or hurt Bruins?

POSTED: 7:25 PM May 23, 2020

Let’s be frank — it was a given that concessions were going to have to be made when the NHL and NHLPA finally sat down to hammer out the details...

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NBA Notebook: 3 potential solutions to the NBA’s looming salary cap problem

POSTED: 1:46 PM May 17, 2020

A drop-off in the NBA salary cap from year-to-year has happened before, mostly recently in 2010. However, the biggest drop-off in NBA history since the cap has been implemented has...

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NHL Notebook: Revisiting 25 Bruins predictions, observations before 2019-20 season – which held up? (Part I)

POSTED: 11:14 AM May 17, 2020

It remains to be seen if we’re going to receive some sense of finality for the 2019-20 NHL season — a campaign filled with plenty of promise for a motivated...

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MLB Notebook: Former teammates look back on the big league debut of Roger Clemens

POSTED: 6:00 PM May 16, 2020

It was 36 years ago this past Friday that Roger Clemens made his major league debut, starting against the Cleveland Indians at Municipal Stadium. For some ardent fans who studied...

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NFL Notebook: Tom Brady exits same way as many great NFL quarterbacks

POSTED: 2:50 PM May 16, 2020

Shortly after witnessing Brett Favre‘s surprise retirement announcement on March 6, 2008, in the Lambeau Field Atrium, I had a conversation with a longtime NFL executive. At the time, there...

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NFL Notebook: The truth about Jarrett Stidham’s readiness, Cam Newton and the Patriots

POSTED: 7:00 AM May 10, 2020

There were hardly any reports before Tom Brady became a free agent about Jarrett Stidham's possibility of success. But after Brady left and the Patriots, by virtue of their cap...

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NHL Notebook: 50 years later, Bruins legends re-live and reflect on Bobby Orr’s memorable flight

POSTED: 8:51 PM May 9, 2020

Harry Sinden doesn’t need to look through the lens of Ray Lussier to re-live the afternoon of May 10, 1970. He did have a front-row seat from the Bruins’ bench, after all. “I can...

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NBA Notebook: 5 Takeaways from Adam Silver’s conference call on potential return of season