The 2009-10 Boston Celtics: A Moment of Reflection

Before we hop into the NBA Finals, “Beat LA”, “Nothing but a championship” mindset, let’s just take a moment and pause, and think about how far this team has come.  At the end of the regular season, did any of you see this coming?
Nope.  Don’t lie to me.  Like me, you had grown tired of [...]

Sports Rundown 5/15: Celtics triumph, Bruins collapse and Royals stink

Due to technical difficulties, the Sports Rundown was not aired live this past Saturday. However, you can still get your Gabe and J-Load fix right here on news.wbru.com. On this week’s edition of the award-winning Sports Rundown:
1. Gabe and J-Lo0ad discuss the Celtics’ triumph over the favored Cavaliers
2. Do the Celtics match up well with [...]

Cash or championships? An open letter to Lebron James

Dear Lebron (or do you go by The King?),
Hi. I know you probably do not know who I am, nor are you very happy right now considering your basketball season has just come to an end. I usually do not step out of my football comfort zone, but as a Boston sports fan I [...]

Sports Rundown 5/8; Bruins, Celtics and Tazers, oh my!

On this week’s edition of the award-winning Sports Rundown:
1. Gabe and J-Load tackle the Bruins Stanley Cup aspirations.
2. Who could the Bruins face in their fight for the Eastern Conference Championship?
3. The Celtics are down 2-1 vs. the Cavs; can they come back against King James and co.?
4. Which players need to step up for [...]

5.1 Sports Rundown – The Bruins are on a roll, the Celtics can follow a Ray of light to the semifinals, and one fan who is NOT rooting for his favorite team this year

On this week’s edition of the award-winning Sports Rundown:
1. J-Load and Gabe talk about the Bruins playoff aspirations, and preview their next series with the Philadelphia Flyers.
2. Can the Bruins get pucks past Brian Boucher?
3. The Celtics have vanquished the Heat, now can they beat the Cavs?
4. Who is the key for the Celtics chance [...]

Sports Rundown 4.17: Pats draft possibilities, Celtics playoff predictions and the 5-year-old ARod

On this week’s edition of the AWARD-WINNING Sports Rundown, J-Load and HT (sitting in for Gabe) discuss:
1. Who will the Patriots take with their first round draft pick?
2. Where will Tim Tebow fall in the NFL Draft?
3. Do the Celtics have any shot of winning the NBA Finals?
4. Will the Celtics beat the Heat in [...]

Sports Rundown/WBRU Sports Exclusive Interview: Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey

This is the third and final installment in a series of features on innovators who work behind the scenes in the sports world, leading up to our coverage of the 2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference on Saturday, March 6, in Boston. Last week we talked to Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, and [...]

Sports Rundown – USA Olympic victory, Celtics get Nate Dawg and a kick-start for the Raiders

Today, on the Sports Rundown….
1. The US Olympic team is dominating the competition in Vancouver.
2. Do the Celtics have enough spark to make a playoff push?
3. The Raiders LOVE their kicker and punter THI$$$$$ MUCH.
Have a nice week, and check on the blog daily for updates from Gabe and Adam on the scene at  Sox [...]

Win Tickets To the Celtics vs. LA Lakers

On January 31st at 7pm EST, the Boston Celtics tip off against the LA Lakers at TD Bank in Boston. You can be there! Just go to www.netraffle.com to enter. Boston shooting guard Paul Pierce is giving away his 12 tickets to his private box suite along with free food and drink. You also win [...]

Year in Review: Celtics bit by the injury bug

The Celtics fell to the Orlando Magic in a hard fought 7 game series in the Eastern Conference Semi Finals.  Omar looks back at the Celtics in 2009.

This piece originally aired as part of the Year in Review, which aired on New Years Day at 11 am.