Note: Patrick Scartelli has taken this week off from Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer. In his place is a submission from good friend of The15net dot com, sportswriter Mr. Stanislas Tecumseh Darden, Jr., with an excerpt from his book, ‘406 Little-Known Beantown (& Foxborough) Sports Facts!’ The then-New England Whalers won their first and…
By Vinny Jace, Special to the15net dot com: Heading into the playoffs, the Celtics’ remaining questions center on whether they can beat the team best suited to face them. The New York Knicks have won seven of their previous ten matchups against Boston since the 2025 playoffs. Their wing depth—consisting of Mikal Bridges, O.G. Anunoby,…
News Item: Dianna Russini resigns. But don’t worry, I’m sure she will land on her knees. Another 100-point season for the Good Kid? Media people beat their chests all the time about their importance and their standards, but not so fun actually having to be held to them. Friends drive two hours to hold hands.…
Best friends hold hands all the time. What’s the problem? You can’t win them every year, UConn. That goes for the men as well as the women. Red Sox are AIDSier than that lesion on Cora’s face. This year’s Celtics broad cast was better than the one last year, I guess. I assure you, there…
Jim Murray. A six-time tournament contestant, a 2022 Four You Deplore participant, and now the Felger & Mazz third banana is the second member of that show to win the whole shebang. Thanks to the Collaborative, the Selection Committee, and especially all the voters. We will see you when we see you.
It all comes down to this, who shall be crowned the worst local mediot between these two 98.5 The Sports Hub call screeners/third bananas? Polls will close at 9 PM EDT.
There’s nothing wrong with our Sox that can’t be fixed by a few games at America’s Most Beloved Ballpark. Ah. That’s how Tiger’s hitting ’em. Mut pretending that reaction video was live is hilarious. Have you ever yelled “Trap, Trap!” at a TV screen? I like NESN’s new score bug. Duke fans watching the final…
And so the Championship Round is set with the closest Four You Deplore vote margin in Tournament history, with a stunning rally from Team JStew to keep Greg Bedard from possibly repeating as champ, and a Ted Johnson comeback coming up one vote short against Large Gymnasium. Championship will be Thursday, but today is the…
By Vinny Jace, Special to the15net dot com: It is almost impossible to appreciate anything in our modern, instant gratification world nowadays. It is not enough for a top 5 superstar to return from a devastating injury in less than a year after surgery; if he is not immediately his old self after two weeks,…