Bruce Allen

One quarter of the way through Chemo, and although there are rough days, things are going pretty well. Lots of things to catch up on here locally. Figured we’ll do a quick-hits, cleaning out the junk drawer, things I think I think (pick your choice) for today while going over some things. Celtics The summer has seen the departures of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porziņģis, two huge pieces of the…

Just some quick thoughts on today’s events. On Sunday afternoon the Red Sox were in the process of sweeping a three game weekend series from the division-leading Yankees. In the fifth inning, with Boston ahead 1-0, Rafael Devers stepped to the plate and hit a home run over the Green Monster, to double the lead. The lead stood up, and the Red Sox completed the sweep with the 2-0 victory. It…

End of the Celtics? tl;dr Though there will be plenty of speculation, we don’t know what the Celtics future holds, or what the decision-makers on the team, especially the owners, are going to decide. With the Celtics season coming to an ignominious end in New York last Friday night, speculation is running amok as to what the next steps for the franchise will be. It’s being taken as a given…

Just a quick update here, my procedure, while seemingly successful, was even more invasive than we thought it would be. As of this writing, I’m still in the hospital. The last week has been pretty rough. The surgery was on Monday and that was also the night Tatum tore his achilles. Thankfully I was pretty much out of it still at that point, so I didn’t see that game live. I did watch game five…

The Patriots selected LSU LT Will Campbell with the 4th overall pick in the NFL draft night. It wasn’t a surprise pick, the only question was if some team was going to make the Patriots an offer to move into the 4th pick that they could not refuse. No one did, so Campbell was the obvious and safe pick. Campbell, a three-year SEC starter and consensus All-American, arrives in Foxborough tasked…

Hi everyone, Just a quick note to let you know there won’t be a new issue of the newsletter this week. All is well — just taking a short break. I’ll be back next week with full coverage of the Celtics–Magic playoff series and a look ahead to the NFL Draft. Should be a fun one. Thanks as always for reading and supporting the newsletter — it means a lot. Talk soon,Bruce

Mike Vrabel walked into his first team meeting this week as head coach and wasted no time setting the tone. No fanfare. No dramatic speech. Just a list of expectations that sounded less like a motivational poster and more like something you’d hear in a real football locker room: Respect the team and the people who work here. No hoods up in meetings. Pull down your hood in meetings. Be on time…

At the NFL owners meetings this week, Robert Kraft announced that he was putting former head coach Bill Parcells into the Patriots Hall of Fame as a contributor. For years, the media has been pushing for Parcells to be inducted, and each year he has fallen short. Many fans still haven’t gotten over the manner of his departure from the team — negotiating with the hated Jets while his Patriots…

After a series of disappointing seasons for the Red Sox and an ownership group that seemed indifferent, fans have been left feeling frustrated and angry. So, will we be discussing the Red Sox this season? It appears we might have to. According to Keith Law of The Athletic, they are, on paper, the strongest team in the American League. Here are his predictions for the AL East: I’m not sure if I’m…

Celtics to be Sold to Chisholm Group On Thursday news came out that the Boston Celtics were to be sold to a group led by William Chisholm. Who is William Chisholm? How should Celtics fans feel about this sale? After paying such a hefty price, will he and his group look to cut costs? In my opinion, Celtics fans should feel cautiously optimistic about the future of the franchise under William…

There are no dynasties in sports like the Boston Celtics of the Bill Russell era. Eleven championships in thirteen years, a dominance that no one has come close to matching. But if you ask Russell, winning never felt like an ending. He learned that lesson the hard way. Russell’s Celtics weren’t just playing basketball. They were fighting battles—on the court, in the media, and in a city that…

“I don’t play for Boston, I play for the Celtics” Bill Russell “Founding Fathers” – episode one of the MAX docuseries aired on Monday night. It didn’t disappoint. Focused on the early days of the franchise, we got to see clips and images that I don’t recall seeing before. A large focus was on Bob Cousy and how he ended up with the Celtics. Despite being a local hero while starring at Holy…

With the Patriots contingent in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine, team ownership took another reeling blow from the NFLPA team report card. Overall, the Patriots ranked 31st out of 32 organizations—only the Arizona Cardinals were worse. Think about that. NFL players ranked organizations like the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and Las Vegas Raiders above the Patriots in terms of ownership,…

The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off wrapped up last night with an absolute thriller, as Canada took down the USA 3-2 in overtime to claim the championship. Connor McDavid, once again proving why he’s arguably the best player on the planet, came through in the clutch with the game-winning goal just over eight minutes into the extra frame. The game had everything you could want from a USA-Canada matchup:…

Programming Note: There will be no newsletter next Friday, I’ll be away all week. The Celtics had a 3-0 week heading into last night’s game with the Mavericks, but it was by no means easy. Despite being a few games off of last year’s pace, it still does feel like the only team that can beat them is themselves. They play to the level of their competition, more often than not. This was on display…