There’s a long history of people being associated with things they never *exactly* said. On July 15, 1979, exactly 18 months after I was born, Jimmy Carter gave a speech about a “crisis of confidence” in America that’s commonly referred to as the “malaise” speech, despite Carter never having used the word. But the brain has a way of filling in these gaps. It’s more or less the Mandela Effect as it applies strictly to quotes, and a recent example of it has been bonking around my head for weeks.On November 30, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Buffalo Bills,…
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FOXBORO — Patriots rookie wide receiver Efton Chism should be in line for more offensive snaps Sunday against the Chargers. With Mack Hollins on injured reserve with an abdominal injury, Chism has taken on some of the veteran wide receiver’s snaps as a run blocker. With it has come three catches for 75 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ last two games. “Super grateful for the opportunity,” Chism said. “Definitely not taking it for granted. Just trying to fill those shoes of Mack. He does a lot of dirty work here, and trying to do my best ability to…
2026 NFL Wildcard player props for this weekend’s playoff slate! Tune in as Tasos goes game by game, giving you his favorite props from each epic showdown! Wildcard Picks: Rams/Panthers Kyren Williams O65.5 Rushing Yards (-110 DraftKings) (1u) Colby Parkinson O19.5 Receiving Yards (-114 FanDuel) (1u) Packers/Bears Cairo Santos O6.5 Kicking Points (-145 BetMGM) (1u) Colston Loveland U46.5 Receiving Yards (-114 FanDuel) (1u) Bills/Jaguars Trevor Lawrence O0.5 INT (-115 Novig) (1u) Josh Allen O1.5 TD Passes (+110 BetMGM) (1u) Eagles/49ers Brock Purdy O0.5 INT (-135 BetMGM) (1u) AJ Brown O65.5 Receiving Yards (-115 BetMGM) (1u) Chargers/Patriots Justin Herbert O0.5 INT…
FOXBORO, MASS. (WHDH) – Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte detailed his gambling addiction that he said could have cost him his dream of playing in the NFL in a newly released essay in The Players’ Tribune Wednesday. In the essay titled, “How The Hell Did I Get Here???” Boutte opened up about his struggles, writing, “It’s sad when I think about how, as a kid, my ability to dream was an asset. That’s what got me to LSU, and later, all the way to the NFL. But as a gambling addict, my dreaming was my biggest liability. I’d wake up…
When the Boston Red Sox selected Garrett Whitlock in the Rule-5 Draft in December 2020, he was a relative unknown. At the time he was selected, he hadn’t pitched since 2019, when his season was cut short due to a UCL injury. Despite only rising as high as Double-A Trenton, the Red Sox took a flier on a righty with good stuff. Whitlock took the opportunity and ran with it. In his first season, he posted a 1.96 ERA in 73 1/3 innings and became a key piece of the Red Sox bullpen down the stretch. He was 1-0 with…
Welcome to the Friday Five, postseason edition! Every week until the Patriots’ playoff run is over, I will drop five team-related thoughts on Friday to recap the week that was in Foxboro and look ahead to kickoff. Ready, set, football. 1. A Chargers chess match In recent years, NFL offenses have pivoted toward more progression-based passing attacks that instruct a quarterback to move from his first read to his second read and his third or fourth until he identifies an open receiver. Not so in New England. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels tasks Drake Maye with reading coverage before and after…
With each day that passes in the 2025-26 MLB offseason, the Boston Red Sox are losing ground in the competitive American League East. The Red Sox are the only MLB club that hasn’t signed a big-league free agent this winter. They’ve sat back and watched as two AL East rivals — the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles — spent big on some of the best players on the open market. Coming off its first World Series appearance since 1993, Toronto has shelled out a whopping $336 million so far in free agency. Baltimore, looking to bounce back after a…
Set to make his NFL playoff debut on Sunday, Kayshon Boutte has come a long way since he “lost it all” to sports gambling, as public health leaders credit the Patriots wide receiver for changing lives. Boutte is opening up about the challenges he confronted when betting took over his life after he broke his ankle during his promising sophomore season at LSU following a standout freshman campaign. The third-year Patriot has admitted to losing $90,000 on bets because of an unrelenting gambling addiction, causing the then-20-year-old to go “completely broke” and live “paycheck to paycheck” while in college. In…
The first weekend of last March was epic. Six of the eight Div. 1 boys hockey second-round matchups were one-goal barnburners. Two ended in overtime, two more were gutted out in double overtime, one was a triple overtime heart-stopper, and three were upset wins with unpredictable heroics. Don’t be surprised if that parity shows up again in this year’s Div. 1 field. And as talks of a Super Eight return heat up, don’t be surprised either if it’s the Catholic powers — who have won each of the last four state titles — that emerge above the rest. Catholic Memorial…
The Celtics and Lakers have a long history with one another. They sit atop the all-time list with the most NBA championships — Boston with 18 and Los Angeles with 17 — and several of those titles have come after a battle between the rivals in the NBA Finals. The Celtics and Lakers are the gold standard of basketball. Several icons have worn either a Boston or Los Angeles uniform, and the matchups always bring plenty of excitement. Here is everything you need to know about the feud between the Celtics and Lakers, from NBA Finals games to the players…