Super Bowl 50: The Sheriff vs. Superman
Alexa Gagosz and Michael Franco
February 9, 2016
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
It’s that time of the year again when millions of Americans will huddle around their flat screens to watch yet another spectacular show of talent and sportsmanship. For the first time since 1985, the San Francisco Bay Area will play host to the semi-centennial Super Bowl 50. This year’s match-...
Commentary: Regardless of steroid use, let them in the Hall of Fame
February 9, 2016
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Opinion, Sports
From Mark McGwire to Barry Bonds to Sammy Sosa, Major League Baseball has featured some of the premier home run hitters ever to step up to the plate. The mid 1990s to early 2000s era was filled with some of the finest hitters our generation had ever witnessed. Yet the era will forever be tainted by ...
To the victor goes the spoils
December 9, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
Trash-talking mixed martial arts phenom, Conor McGregor will be facing the dominant UFC Featherweight Champion, Jose Aldo, in the main event of UFC’s final pay-per-view of 2015, UFC 194. The fights will be taking place in the historic MGM Grand Arena in Vegas on Dec. 12. The fight has a personal f...
Back outdoors: the rivalry continues
December 9, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
Home of the New England Patriots and Revolution, Gillette Stadium is no stranger to big-time athletics. On Jan. 1, it will introduce a new sport to the field, as the Boston Bruins take on the Montreal Canadiens in the 2016 Bridgestone Winter Classic. In two weeks, Gillette’s turf will be replaced with a sh...
Red Sox not balking on opportunity to change
Trevor Morris and Sharyn Gladstone
December 9, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
After last place finishes in three of their last four seasons, the Boston Red Sox ownership group, led by John Henry and Tom Werner, has experimented with bringing aboard older talent to bolster the team’s pitching rotation. Other recent moves have indicated they are also going outside the playbook...
Pedro gives back to youth
December 2, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
“This is a part of our future,” said Hall of Fame Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez. Martinez was back in Roxbury to support the efforts of The BASE foundation. The BASE is home to superior baseball training complexes, which aids in conditioning and competition of young athletes. The mission of The...
Boston set to face-off against Colorado
November 11, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
After a tough road trip the Boston Bruins (7-6-1) will face the Colorado Avalanche (4-9-1) at TD Garden on Thursday night. The matchup will be the second and last time the two teams will meet during the 2015-16 regular season. The Bruins were 0-3 prior to their first matchup versus the Avalanche....
Pro Sports Column: The angels among us
November 4, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
We have all come to a stopping point in our lives where we have felt lost. Everyone has had a piece of them ripped away and felt like they have nothing left. Now imagine this moment happening right before heading out to the mound to pitch game five of the World Series. A game which would clinch your...
Pro Sports Column: Bruins found their rhythm
November 4, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
After a slow start to the season, the Bruins have rallied back to earn points in their last seven games going 6-0-1 during the stretch. There are a lot of positives to take away from the recent play of the Bruins. On the road this season, they are undefeated. At the beginning of the season, there was reason for concern w...
Red Sox rallying for John Farrell
October 28, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
By Sharyn Gladstone After an active offseason the Boston Red Sox began the 2015 season with high expectations, but ended with their third last place finish in the past four years. During the offseason, then-General Manager Ben Cherington vowed to fix the team. He splurged on two free agent bats in Hanley Ramirez and Pab...
Game versus Jets a playoff preview
October 28, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
“We just didn’t do enough things well today, it’s obvious,” said Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick after the 2011 divisional round against the New York Jets, a game in which the Patriots lost 28-21 and were eliminated from the NFL playoffs. Almost four years later, following a win against...
UFC Fight Night 77 promises interesting matchups
October 22, 2015
Filed under Journal Pro Sports Column, Sports
This is what it’s all about, right? Great fight cards without the pain of throwing down 50-plus bones to watch the best Mixed Martial Arts fighters in the world collide. And that’s what we’ll get come Saturday at UFC Fight Night 77 in Sáo Paulo. Beautiful and free on Fox Sports 1. It’s a six-fight main card, which is nice if it’s not too watered down -- a...
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