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Bruins fans get their Game 7, and likely the Cup

The fans may get that Cup after all. You can just hear the chant already, can't you? Hungry Boston Bruins fans on Wednesday night chanting throughout Game 7, “We want the Cup”, the chant they've had throughout the playoffs. It's the Stanley Cup the fans of St. Louis, and even the St. ...

Sanford giving Bruins the Blues; big day for Claire & Co.

Here are some tids and bits as many will flock to games on High School Championship Day, but don't forget there are two baseball title games on Monday at Manchester's Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, including local Hollis Brookline facing Bow in the Division II final: ---- There are a lot of ...

Suffolk Downs makes final stand for New England thoroughbred racing

Saturday should be a day to celebrate horse racing in America a the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will leave the gate in New York just after 6:30 p.m. In New England, though, there is an ominous tone to the day. Nearly extinct here, Thoroughbred racing makes one of its ...

The Legend of Z can’t inspire the the Bruins to a win

There is simply nothing like the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Where else could The Legend of Z that gripped the Hub of Hockey through most of Thursday get topped by the Non-Call. But that's how these Stanley Cup Finals have been. All day the talk was on how Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara would ...

Even the GOAT can be a jackass

The greatest quarterback of all time is a jackass. Tom Brady may not be a complete and utter jackass; no one should be defined by a single moment in a lifetime of moments, good and awful. But as bad moments go, Brady’s seeking to trademark the nickname “Tom Terrific” cuts deep. ...

Now we’ll see whether Bruins or Blues has the most guts

Some stray thoughts on what is rapidly developing into a classic Stanley Cup Final: First and foremost, this series is not about goalies or skill players or coaching. The Bruins dominate on all counts. Boston’s forwards are more skilled. The goalie is more polished. Bruce Cassidy crushes ...