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‘Don’t ever talk about the Patriots like that’: How a perceived shot at the Patriots reportedly played a role in Josh McDaniels’s firing from Raiders
Patriots The Raiders fired McDaniels after a 3-5 start to the season late Tuesday night. Josh McDaniels was reportedly upset with something Antonio Pierce said about the Patriots in his final days as coach of the Raiders. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A perceived shot at the Patriots appeared to play a role in Josh McDaniels’s ousting […]
Why don’t we pronounce the Boston Celtics with a hard ‘C’?
Wickedpedia The Boston Celtics and Glasgow’s Celtic F.C. have similar pronunciations. Why is that? Mary Schwalm / AP, File Bostonians have a notorious track record of forging their own path when it comes to pronunciations and labels. The accent sure doesn’t do us any favors, most notably when adding R’s that shouldn’t be there onto […]
Here’s what we do and don’t know about the effects of remote work
Business Three years into a mass workplace experiment, we are beginning to understand more about how work from home is reshaping workers’ lives and the economy. A new hybrid work environment has made profound but still puzzling changes in both the cities and the suburbs. Haruka Sakaguchi / The New York Times By Emma Goldberg, […]
Don’t worry about tanking, the Patriots are bad enough to do this on their own
Patriots The Patriots didn’t tank for Trevor Lawrence two years ago, but they’re in position to tank for Caleb Williams now. Patriots fans head for the exits during the final minutes of Patriots-Saints. It’s been a while since they’ve witnessed this much losing. AP Bill Belichick hinted at changes after latest Patriots loss, discussed in-game […]
Taylor Swift bigger than the NFL? The numbers don’t lie.
Media Since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce started traveling in the same orbit a few weeks ago, she has attended two Chiefs games, Frank Franklin II/AP Photo By Chad Finn, The Boston Globe October 7, 2023 | 11:22 AM The NFL’s approximate view of its own place in American society, as usually personified by Roger […]
New rest rules don’t bother NBA players, who say they only want to sit out when they are hurt
NBA “I think the league’s approach in trying to get players to player more, I think that’s great. I’m trying to play as many games as I possibly can,” Boston’s Jaylen Brown said. Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard poses for photos during the NBA basketball team’s media day Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Los […]
‘Don’t let her leave’: Video captures racist harassment of Asian woman by teens on the Red Line
Local News MBTA Transit Police said several juvenile males harassed and threatened to rob passengers on a Red Line train before smashing a train window and fleeing. Authorities are continuing to investigate after a group of teenagers allegedly smashed a window on a Red Line train, threatened to rob passengers, and taunted a woman of […]
The Patriots are not a bad team. We just don’t know what they are because the hapless Jets are not a barometer.
Patriots The sound you heard when [Zach] Wilson’s final heave was batted away, deflecting off receiver Randall Cobb’s hand before settling safely on the turf, was all of New England exhaling. Pharaoh Brown’s touchdown was a highlight that caught the Jets offguard. Barry Chin/Globe Staff By Chad Finn, The Boston Globe September 25, 2023 | […]
Dozens of seagulls fell into vat of cooking oil, but don’t worry, their goose wasn’t cooked
Local News “Washing an oiled bird is an extremely labor intensive process and it can take up to an hour to wash each bird!” Local seagulls were feeling a bit under the feather until they received care from a local wildlife center. Twenty four seagulls were rescued from a truck carrying used cooking oil in […]
Jets star CB Sauce Gardner: Patriots ‘don’t really have a complex offense’
Patriots “It’s pretty simple for the quarterback to get. The gap scheme, everything is really simple.” Sauce Gardner is already one of the top cornerbacks in the NFL. Elsa / Getty Images The Patriots’ offense has been a mixed bag so far this season — and that might be putting it lightly amid a frustrating […]