Kessel scores twice, Bruins beat Lightning 3-1

Posted by NECN - Sports Yesterday at 10:16 pm

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - David Krejci scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period to lead the Northeast Division-leading Boston Bruins past the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1 on Thursday night.

Phil Kessel had two goals, including an empty-netter with less than second remaining, for the Bruins, who are 12-1-1 since the start of November. Tim Thomas made 30 saves to improve to 7-1-1 in his last nine starts.

Martin St. Louis had the Tampa Bay goal. The struggling Lightning have lost six in a row and 13 of 15.

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Epstein: Tazawa “pitches with a fearless manner”

Posted by NECN - Sports Yesterday at 6:44 pm

(NECN: Boston, MA) - The Boston Red Sox today introduced their newest pitcher, Japan's Junichi Tazawa. Tazawa was at Fenway park this afternoon.

He is just 22-years-old and never played professionally in Japan. He is a righthander who was 13-1 with five saves playing amateur ball last season. He is likely to start in the minor leagues.

Tazawa reportedly gets a three-year deal with the Sox worth $3.3 million. He received offers from many teams, including a higher salary from Texas, but likely chose the Red Sox because of his idol Daisuke Matsuzaka.

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Sox finalize deal with Japanese Tazawa

Posted by NECN - Sports Yesterday at 1:57 pm

BOSTON (AP) - The Red Sox have landed another Japanese pitcher, completing their contract with right-hander Junichi Tazawa.

The 22-year-old Tazawa spurned professional teams in Japan to pursue a major league career in the United States. Boston planned a Thursday news conference at Fenway Park to announce the deal.

Tazawa is expected to begin next season in the minors for the Red Sox, who already have Japanese pitchers Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima. After winning the 2007 World Series, Boston advanced to Game 7 of the AL championship series this year before

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Rondo has triple-double, Celtics win 10th in a row

Posted by NECN - Sports December 3, 2008 (2 days ago) at 10:08 pm

BOSTON (AP) - Rajon Rondo notched his first career triple-double and Ray Allen scored 31 points, leading the Boston Celtics over the Indiana Pacers, 114-96 on Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory. Rondo scored 16 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and handed out a career-high 17 assists.

Kevin Garnett added 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Celtics, who matched their longest winning streak since their 2007-08 championship season, a 10-game run from Feb. 24-March 12.

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Raw video: Theo Epstein, Dustin Pedroia announce 6-year deal

Posted by NECN - Sports December 3, 2008 (2 days ago) at 5:45 pm

(NECN: Boston) - On the field - he's not afraid of anything. But Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has decide to trade in a chance to cash in for a little sense of security. Pedroia and Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein today annouced Pedroia has signed a 6-year contract with a club option for the 2015. The deal is reportedly for $40.5 million over six seasons.

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Will the Patriots make the postseason?

Posted by NECN - Sports December 3, 2008 (2 days ago) at 4:09 pm

(NECN) - There are only four games to go in the regular season for the Patriots. Currently the Pats are on the outside looking in, in regards to the postseason party.

Will that change? Mike Giardi and Chris Collins discuss the Pats chances in this Faceoff.

Playoff hopes don't look great for New England, but they do have a favorable schedule remaining. The Patriots could potentially win the remaining games, but be a an eleven win team, that is left out of the playoffs. Are they in or are they out?

Is Rosevelt Colvin ready to come back?

Posted by NECN - Sports December 3, 2008 (2 days ago) at 3:58 pm

(NECN) - With the outside linebacking core getting thinner by the minute, the Patriots welcomed an old friend back into the locker room Wednesday, Rosevelt Colvin.

Colvin had spent the previous five seasons with the Pats before getting cut this offseason. Colvin is making it seem like he was pretty content to be retired, so why come back?

NECN's Mike Giardi and Chris Collins discuss whether the veteran will be ready to play.

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Rosevelt Colvin suits up in Patriots return

Posted by NECN - Sports December 3, 2008 (2 days ago) at 3:09 pm

(NECN: Foxboro, Mass.) - Rosevelt Colvin is back in a New England Patriots uniform, sounded rested, ready and happy to be back, but if you're worried that he has been pining for the NFL since he was cut by Houston in training camp, think again. "It wasn't like I was necessarily scratching walls trying to get back into the game," COlvin told reporters before his first team practice in Foxboro. "But it's definitely a benefit and plus to have the opportunity."

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Source: Pedroia gets 6 year, $40M deal

Posted by NECN - Sports December 3, 2008 (2 days ago) at 12:48 pm

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with AL Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia on a six-year contract worth $40.5 million, The Associated Press has learned.

A baseball official familiar with the deal, speaking on the condition of anonymity because it was not yet announced, told the AP that Pedroia would remain with the Red Sox through 2014, with a club option for 2015.

The deal was first reported by ESPN.com.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

For Bruins, everyone pitches in on ‘D’

Posted by NECN - Sports December 3, 2008 (2 days ago) at 12:21 pm

(NECN) - It may not be the most glamorous job -- that of filling the shooting lanes on defense. But it is the job that Bruins coach Claude Julien attributes to much of the team's success on both ends of the ice.

"I think we've improved a lot in that area, as far as blocking shots," Julien said. "Not only that, it's helped our game offensively, because whether it's our forwards or whether it's our defenseman blocking those shots, we're quick on the attack from that."

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