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Craig and LJ take a look back at a wild week in sports ... the AL East race with the surprise Orioles, more Celtics talk, Wes Welker's contract, and Larry Bird's latest accomplishment.
Columns
Kevin McHale C: Hakeem Olajuwon G: Magic Johnson G: Michael Jordan Four of the top dozen players in history and McHale. There ..... more times. One is Bob Cousy and the other two are Michael Jordan and Jerry West . 3. John Havlicek Very similar
when it seemed Tommy was being Tommy he was actually showing a strength. The block by Avery Bradley that led to the Michael Jordan comparison was exactly the kind of blocked shot Jordan would make early in his career. Mirror image stuff. Gorman
training, the perception of Aviles doesn't figure to be changing. All fans have is video clips of Iglesias playing Michael Jordan to Aviles' Jimmy Chitwood during infield drills, and a bunch of semi-meaningless spring training stats. Just
at age 35 and now at age 36. Doesn't happen. First of all, most of them are out of the league by then (even Michael Jordan was done -- second retirement -- at age 34, and when he came back to the Wizards at age 38, he shot 41.6 percent
who win so much and play at such a high level for so long, they've earned Uncriticizable status. Wayne Gretzky . Michael Jordan . Joe Montana . Albert Pujols . My beef isn't with them at all. It's with the ones who get a reputation
Blogs
Antrel Rolle : “This is a great piece of hardware on my hand right now. But we can always have more rings. Just ask Michael Jordan .” ♦ Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and state economic officials met Wednesday with Curt Schilling , who
pitcher from 2005-2011 than he was from 1996-2004. And he did the impossible, something Mike Tyson, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan couldn’t do: he regained that aura of invincibility. It was as if 2004 never happened (he’s allowed two earned
in a runaway, easy choice. You can put his 2011-12 season with any MVP’s of the last decade, maybe back to Michael Jordan . I’m sure some people will vote for Durant; I actually know someone who’s voting LeBron third
Tweeted Arencibia: please have one more donut, looks like u need it! ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On April 20, 1986, Michael Jordan scored an NBA playoff record 63 points at the Boston Garden, but the Celtics beat the Bulls in double overtime, 135-131
bumping Chief from the top 10. Ahead of Moses Malone . Ahead of Hakeem Olajuwon . Ahead of Shaquille O’Neal , Michael Jordan , Bill Russell , Patrick Ewing and so on. Another streak that ended? The Celtics had won 13 straight games when scoring
Christopher Price joins John Ryder to discuss Wes Welker signing his franchise tender. They also discuss what a crowded Patriots receiver corps will look like once the season starts, as well as the situation in the backfield.
Wes Welker joins Mut and Merloni to discuss his current contract status with the Patriots, if he thinks he'll be at the mandatory mini camp in June, and if he can see himself missing regular season games.
In the latest edition of the "It Is What It Is" podcast, WEEI.com's Christopher Price and former Patriots linebacker Matt Chatham discuss the state of the Patriots at the midpoint of the offseason, touching on what they've accomplished in the draft and free agency. The two also discuss the impact former teammates Willie McGinest and Matt Light had on both sides of the ball, as well as a look at why some players struggle with life after football.
Grande & Max talked to the Celts big, who had three blocks and 10 points in the Game 5 victory.
Sean talked with Doc at the Garden about the Sixers' comeback in the last game, and about the history of Game 5's.
Grande talked with Doc about the Celtics playing faster, and about possible Sixers lineup changes.
Will Middlebrooks spoke with Joe Castiglione & Dave O'Brien after the Red Sox beat the Birds in Baltimore, 8-6
Mike Aviiles hit his 2nd leadoff home run in a row, and spoke with Joe Castiglione & Dave O'Brien after the Red Sox take the series from the Phillies.
We talk to Red Sox broadcaster Dave O'Brien to get a preview of Sox-Phillies this weekend, a state of the team report, and ask why Bobby Valentine seems to contradict himself to many different reporters all the time.
Bruins Defensman Andrew Ference wraps up the Bruins Game 7 loss. He touches on just how the Capitals beat them, what his thought were on Ovechkin's performance, and how Tim Thomas' decision not to attend the White House visit affected the team.
NESN's Andy Brickley joined Dennis and Callahan to discuss the NHL playoffs and preview game 7 of the Bruins and Captials.
We're joined by NESN's own Jack Edwards after the Bruins knocked off the Caps in dramatic fashion to force a game 7 showdown this Wednesday at the Garden. Jack says: Bet on the Bear!
John & Gerry chat about why Beckett is still so inconsistent and how well the Sox starting pitchers have performed. They also bring up if the Sox can comeback after their early season problems, the Yankees struggles and trouble with their long-term contracts, and Manny's return to baseball.
D&C begin the show reacting to the embarassing loss by the Celtics in Game 4. They touch on if the series is over if the C's win tonight, the status of Avery Bradley's shoulder injury, and recap Gerry's performance at the Run-Walk to Home Base.
Flashboy extraordinaire Jon Meterparel is preparing to go under the knife to get his wisdom teeth removed so the guys have a good time reassuring him he has nothing to worry about…..or does he?
Mut and Lou preview Game 5 against the Sixers and talk about what a difference it makes when Avery Bradley is not on the floor playing defense.
Bob Ryan joins Mut and Merloni to discuss the Celtics loss to the Sixers in Game 4 and what he thinks will happen going forward.
Chris Mannix joins the show to discuss the Celtics shocking Game 4 loss, Lebron James, and who he thinks will play in the NBA Finals.
Even with the Celtics make a nice run in the Eastern Conference NBA playoffs, watching Oklahoma City and San Antonio play has made it abundantly clear that one of those teams will likely win the whole thing. We discuss.
We discuss the Red Sox turn-around, and how it may be the players themselves who helped motivate each other by having a closed door meeting away from Bobby V and team management.
Matt Light makes his media debut on NFL Live on ESPN and Wes Welker dummies up after saying things are going well with the Patriots, then bad, then well again, then bad.
Ryder and Kirk talk about what the Red Sox might do when their injured position players start making their return to the lineup and what that could mean for the struggling Kevin Youkilis.
Ryder and Kirk Minihane are talking about Josh Becketts impressive outing against the Seattle Mariners. They also talk about the Celtics-76ers series and how much energy the Celtics will have in game 3.
Mikey is back from Vegas and is talking all about his trip, the Mayweather-Cotto fight, Celtics and of course the Red Sox getting swept by the Orioles and what it will take for them to get things turned around.
The goon croons for a lost BeeGee, and Metallica on the accordion never sounded better.
Rhode Islanders vs Schilling... and they ain't happy.
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Jermaine O Neal joins Mut and Merloni in an attempt to let fans hear his side of the story on his time in Boston. Jermaine denies ever wanting to go to the Heat.
More from this showMut and Lou preview Game 5 against the Sixers and talk about what a difference it makes when Avery Bradley is not on the floor playing defense.
More from this showDale, Steve and Rob discuss the news about David Ortiz calling a players meeting which has resulted in 7 wins out of the last 9 games. Ken Rosenthal was the national reported to break this story and Rob Bradford talks about how he heard nothing about it while following the team on the road and in the clubhouse.
More from this showGrande & Max talked to The Big Ticket after the Celtics' dramatic come-from-behind win.
More from this showThe adorable Avalanna Routh was diagnosed at 9 months old with a rare brain cancer called AT/RT and has undergone many surgeries over the course of her life. Last August, she put a smile on everyone's face, when she joined the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon and proclaimed her love for Justin Bieber. In fact, Avalanna had the chance to "marry him" thanks to the Jimmy Fund. On Monday, February 13th, Avalanna got to meet her "husband" for the first time. She, along with her parents Aileen and Cameron, sit down with D&C to talk about her big date with Justin Bieber. For more information, or to donate to AT/RT research, visit www.cureatrt.org.
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