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The Daily Free Press

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The Beantown Buzz: New College Football Playoff a resounding success

The Beantown Buzz: New College Football Playoff a resounding success

Chris Picher November 29, 2016

The University of Michigan and Ohio State University football game last Saturday was one of the best college sports games in recent memory. It was a close game throughout, went to double overtime,...

The Beantown Buzz: Super Bowl rematch lives up to the hype

The Beantown Buzz: Super Bowl rematch lives up to the hype

Chris Picher November 15, 2016

The goal-line disaster that haunted the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX doomed the New England Patriots in Sunday night’s 31-24 loss. Comparing a Super Bowl to a November regular season contest...

The Beantown Buzz: Fantasy football Week 9 overview

The Beantown Buzz: Fantasy football Week 9 overview

Chris Picher November 8, 2016

Week 9 of fantasy football: it was dark in Boston before the 1:00 games finished, six teams were on bye and injuries made fantasy benches more desolate than the Cleveland Brown’s offensive options....

The Beantown Buzz: Epic Fall Classic loaded with Sox

The Beantown Buzz: Epic Fall Classic loaded with Sox

Chris Picher November 1, 2016

This November, one of the two longest World Series droughts will be snapped in the epic Fall Classic between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. The Cubs haven’t won since 1908, and the Indians...

Celtics coach Brad Stevens supported Al Horford's decision to miss a game to see the birth of his child. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Beantown Buzz: Celtics are good, but not good enough

Chris Picher October 25, 2016

The Celtics are the fourth-best team in the NBA. It seems impossible to believe, I know.   This is the same team that has not won a playoff series since the NBA Lockout in the 2011-12 season. Avery...

Beantown Buzz: It’s over — nothing deflated

Beantown Buzz: It’s over — nothing deflated

Chris Picher October 10, 2016

The Patriots’ thrashing of the Cleveland Browns 33-13 on Sunday closes the book on the most entertaining chapter of the Brady-Belichick era. Deflategate started 88 weeks ago, and it is refreshing...

The Beantown Buzz: Ortiz’s October Goodbye

The Beantown Buzz: Ortiz’s October Goodbye

Chris Picher October 4, 2016

Scripts often write themselves in October, and all the stars are aligning for David Ortiz’s farewell from baseball. Ortiz was honored before Sunday’s game by the Boston Red Sox in the last regular...

The Beantown Buzz: Marchand extension sets Bruins up for success

The Beantown Buzz: Marchand extension sets Bruins up for success

Chris Picher September 26, 2016

Brad Marchand is here to stay, and Bruins fans have a new poster boy for their franchise. The 28-year-old forward signed a contract extension Monday morning with the Boston Bruins for eight years...

The Beantown Buzz: The Red Sox and the balancing act of staying competitive

The Beantown Buzz: The Red Sox and the balancing act of staying competitive

Chris Picher September 19, 2016

The trademark of any great sports franchise will always be defined by sustained longevity. Repeated success is found on the ever-delicate balance beam of the “win now” mentality and the development...

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