Travis Barrett
To steal a line from a popular slasher flick, I know what you did last week. I know that you watched the Olympic hockey tournament in Sochi, and you thought to yourself — more than once — “Why can’t the NHL be like this?” You asked your roommate why the NHL couldn’t be this intense. You looked into your dog’s eyes and asked him why you couldn’t have this much skill in an NHL game. And after the room emptied and you continued seeing all that open white space on your television screen, you yelled to nobody in particular, ‘I want more of this!’ But the fact of the matter is, no, you don’t want more of ‘this.’ Unless you were one of those cavemen who thought the traffic jam NHL of the pre-2004-2005 lockout was a wonderfully “intense” game, and that the people who devised and implemented game plans were “geniuses.” It wasn’t, and they weren’t. It was bad hockey, plain and simple, and it gave us all the wonderful four-letter hockey words we try to longer utter in the presence of our mothers: “Clutch,” “grab,” “brawl,” “lock,” and — the F-word of the group — “trap.” No stage too big for ‘Mr. Providence’ as southpaw super middleweight preps for Showtime bout2/27/2014 Michael Parente
Fighting on a major network in front of a worldwide audience might be unnerving for someone who doesn’t know any better, or someone who has never faced the music on boxing’s biggest stage. Vladine Biosse (15-2-2, 7 KOs) actually looks forward to the pressure of the bright lights and adoring eyes. It’s brought out the best in the Providence, R.I., southpaw, whether it’s the two big wins he scored early in his career on ESPN2, or his showcase victory over former world-rated contender and hometown rival Joey Spina, a fight few thought he had a chance to win. Tomorrow night, Biosse will get another opportunity to shine in front of millions when he faces his toughest test to date against undefeated Michigan super middleweight J’Leon Love (16-0, 9 KOs) in the 10-round main event of Showtime’s ShoBox: The Next Generation telecast at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, N.Y., presented by Mayweather Promotions. Pal
The Celtics loosing streak cam to halt last night at the Garden. Boston's 20th victory of the season came at the defeat of the Atlanta Hawks 115-104. Jerryd Bayless led all scorers with 29 points, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo had 22 of his own. It was a home, sweet homecoming for Boston who prior to Wednesdays game had lost five consecutive. The west coast was not very hospitibale for the Celtics, as part of that skid, they lost four games in three days. Boston also piled bodies on their already steep injury list. It's that time of the week for the #HumpDay edition of Psycho Sports with the PPF crew of Pal, Parente, and Fox. It's cold outside but the guys always bring the heat with their hot sports takes. Joining the gang is Jack Andrade of GoLocalprov. com and URI Rams basketball beat writer to discuss what is going on in down in South Kingston. Then later on WBOB hockey guru Travis Barrett joins to discuss some Bruins talk, including trade rumors that are circulating around with the NHL trade deadline a couple weeks away. Throw in a little baseball chatter, some NBA tidbits and some yelling and you got your show. Just don't cry during the violin music. Remember, there's no crying in sports talk radio. Pal
MLB's latest attempt to protect it's players may ruin the integrity of the game. This time the brain trusts that be have decided that home plate collisions are an issue worth addressing. An issue certainly, however not a priority. The amount of brutal crashes at the plate from runners scoring at third is miniscule. In fact this really only became a major talking point after one of the league's stars, Buster Posey went down via collision in 2011. Regardless the reason, the outcome is the true issue. The last thing a sport like baseball, which is already at times is slow enough, is to be slowed any further. That's the only measurable result from Rule 7.13. In fact the rule it's safe is nothing more than a judgement call. It’s world title or bust for Lundy in 2014 coming off huge win against Santana on Showtime2/25/2014 Michael Parente
For years, Hank Lundy has been a promoter’s dream, a throwback fighter willing to fight anyone, anywhere at any given time regardless of the risk involved. In football, he’d be your prototypical gunslinger quarterback, the fearless, yet gifted, pocket-passer unafraid to launch it down the field into triple coverage. With no risk, there’s no reward, and Lundy (24-3-1, 11 KOs) is living proof. This past weekend, the 30-year-old Philadelphia lightweight took another gamble, dropping back down to 135 pounds and traveling to Don King’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, to face one of King’s young prospects on a card promoted by King himself in front of a worldwide audience on Showtime’s ShoBox: The Next Generation. Not only did Lundy steal the spotlight, he won convincingly, beating Angelo Santana from start to finish in a decisive, 98-91, victory on all three judges’ scorecards. Michael Parente hosts the insanity that is Psycho Sports. In this edition he is joined by ESPN writer Mike Scandura to discuss the possibility the BoSox will extend Ortiz's contract, Larry's big mouth and more.
WBOB's newest writer Dan Soden calls in to discuss the NFL not so friendly off season. Parente is also joined by fellow WBOB personalities Pal, Kevin Aherne & Ryan Fox to cover it all. Give a listen and be prepared to be informed and entertained. The Boston Red Sox signed former All-Star left-handed pitcher Chris Capuano to a one-year contract through the 2014 season. Capuano a free agent has spent the last two seasons with the Dodgers. Ryan Dempster was placed on the restricted list, to make room on the 40-man roster.
Capuano, 35, a native of West Springfield, MA, is a nine-year major league veteran. In 2013, he went 4-7 with a 4.26 ERA (50 ER/105.2 IP) and 81 strikeouts over 24 outings for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Throughout his career, Capuano is 73-83 with a 4.27 ERA (602 ER/1,267.2 IP), 1,050 strikeouts, and 392 walks in 238 games, including 209 starts. Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth round of the 1999 June Draft, he has played for the Diamondbacks (2003), Milwaukee Brewers (2004-07, 2010), New York Mets (2011), and Dodgers (2012-13). He missed time from 2008-09 recovering from Tommy John Surgery performed in April 2008. Capuano attended Cathedral High School in Springfield, MA and went on to graduate from Duke University with a degree in economics in 2000. Dempster, 36, announced earlier this week that he would not pitch in 2014. In his only season in Boston he went 8-9 with a 4.57 ERA in 32 regular season games, including 29 starts. Dan Soden
What happens in Vegas seems to normally stay in Vegas, but what happens in Atlantic City gets recorded and dispersed onto the internet. By now many of us have heard about or even seen a video that depicts Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice lifting a woman by her arms out of an elevator and then laying her limp body on the floor. He then makes sure that her legs are out of harm’s way, what a nice guy, before he later tries to prop her up. A lot happened during the last week in NBA, but things still remained the same in Boston Ryan Fox --- @Spider_Fox87 It was a busy week in the NBA. First we saw the NBA's finest and brightest star shine during the NBA All-Star Weekend. Then we were all tracking the hustle and bustle of player movement going on during the NBA Trade Deadline this past Thursday. With those two events out of the way, the Celtics went back to work for the remainder of the 2013-14 season.
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