Boston Sports Day

What the NHL is Doing Wrong

While watching Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals this year, you would have never realized that just recently, the NHL went through a devastating strike that appalled the league, its viewers, and its players. While looking at the league’s financial statements, its expenses have decreased, revenues increased, and we’re seeing...

Devils Brave Snow and Boston to win 3-1

The New Jersey Devils were able to stop their two-game slide in Boston on Thursday with a 3-1 victory over the boys from Beantown. An estimated 1,500 people were in attendance for the game as the vast majority of fans were kept away by a huge snowstorm. Those in attendance didn’t have a whole lot to cheer about....

Ice to See You Again, Ovechkin

My heart sank as a hockey fan: I arrived for media day at the Washington Capitals' training camp and was faced with another NHL lockout. This time, it wasn't Gary Bettman and the owners sacrificing a season of hockey and the fans' goodwill for the sake of some heavier piggy banks; rather, the doors to the Capitals'...

The Jester's Quart: The Myth of the Hometown Hero

For all the various verbiage that's spewed forth by a sportswriter, there are two genres of articles that are, by far, the most insipid and lazy. The first is the "crystal ball" satire, in which the author will predict the next season or year for a particular sport or franchise; the insights are shallow, the jokes...

The Jester's Quart: The Vulgar Truth About Televised Sports

It was Wednesday evening, and I couldn't have been more excited for a night of escapist television. What glorious experiences would that visionary of cable excitement VERSUS offer me this evening?