PawSox SP Allen Webster didn't let the wind affect his game against the Rochester Red Wings Ryan Fox (@Spider_Fox87) Since the beginning of its foundation, many have dubbed Chicago, Illinois as the Windy City. However after tonight, you can argue that Pawtucket, Rhode Island might be deserving of that title. Just ask the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings players.
PawSox skipper sits down with the media after the game Ryan Fox (@Spider_Fox87) After tonight's 4-3 victory over their division rivals, the Buffalo Bison, PawSox Manager Kevin Boles takes some time to sit down with the media about the game, how his team performed, rehabbing middleBrooks, and answering a question that only WBOB's Ryan Fox would ask.
3B Will MiddleBrooks now joins fellow Red Sox teammate OF Shane Victorino in injury rehab down in Pawtucket. Ryan Fox (@Spider_Fox87) It is early in the baseball season and the weather outside is still a little chilly out. This puts players at risk for muscle pulls and strains. Unfortunately that’s what happened to Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks.
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The Boston Celtics lost a tie-breaking coin toss to the Utah Jazz on Friday, giving them nearly a 40 percent percent chance at landing the 5th overall pick in June's draft. The odds of landing a pick in any of the top three spot is 33.7 percent, meaning that landing Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins or Joel Embiid, is unlikely. Groton, Conn., heavyweight Josh Diekmann will return to the cage next Friday at Twin River Casino on the undercard of "CES MMA XXIII." With 10 knockouts among his 14 wins, Diekmann is looking for yet another knockout next week and has no problem announcing his plan to go for the jugular against veteran Keith Bell. By Michael Parente PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 18th, 2014) -- There's no real science to Josh Diekmann's game plan.
"I go out there and try to hit the other guy hard and not let him hit me that hard," Diekmann said. "It's a lot simpler than people make it out to be." And what if the other guy does hit as hard? "Who gives a (expletive)?" Diekmann said. "Sometimes you've got to walk into one in order to get one." Easter Greetings to you all and go PawSox! Ryan L. Fox (@Spider_Fox87) Well the weather outside is totally unpredictable and unstable. But the one thing that remains constant is your 990WBOB PawSox Weekly Updates. The boys of McCoy have returned home from their road trip to kick an 8-game home stand that includes playing over the Easter holiday weekend. So grab a drink, get some snacks, pop a squat on your chair, and enjoy the ride.
Woonsocket, R.I., bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath (top), seen here in a win over Corey Simmons in December, returns to Twin River on April 25th with a fresh outlook on his career in mixed martial arts. By Michael Parente PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 16th, 2014) -- Good or bad, Andre Soukhamthath doesn't care what you think.You won't find him online much these days reading what other people have to say about who he fights, how he fights, or what they think about his latest opponent.
"It's not important," he said. "I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone. I just want to win." The well-mannered bantamweight from Woonsocket, R.I., with the million-dollar smile hasn't suddenly turned heel following his loss to Kin Moy in January, but with the pressure to respond to critics no longer clouding his judgment, Soukhamthath (7-2, 4 KOs) will be all business when he returns to the cage Friday, April 25th, 2014 against Josh Killion (10-4) of Ohio on the undercard of "CES MMA XXIII" at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. Arguably the greatest spectacle in all of sports, the NHL playoffs, is about to begin. Have you grown out your playoff beard yet? By Mike Petrone Put down those razors and grow out your beards 'cuz the greatest spectacle in ALL of sports is upon us; the NHL Playoffs! You don't even have to follow it to recognize the unparalleled awesomeness that is the grind of playoff hockey. For the next two months we're going to be treated to hard hits, close games and the inviting majesty of NHL playoff traditions.
For some unexplained reason, San Francisco linebacker Aldon Smith's reaction to being selected for random screening at an airport was to claim he had a bomb, another weird incident in yet another offseason of trouble for the NFL. By Daniel Soden This has been a great few weeks for the 49ers, first the allegations about sexual misconduct surrounding both quarterback Colin Kaepernick and receiver Quinton Patton and now this "bombshell."
TMZ first reported that 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith had been detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday after yelling the word “bomb” in the airport following an incident with security. Even with Manny Pacquiao (left) back on top following Saturday's big win over Timothy Bradley, there's still unfortunately little to no chance of a dream matchup against Floyd Mayweather (right) ever happening because of the personal and financial impasse between the two sides. By Michael Parente The titans of professional boxing, the most influential promoters in the world, could do for this sport what the 1998 home run chase did for Major League Baseball if they put aside their petty differences and give fans the fight they’ve been dying to see for more than five years.
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