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My picks … Week 16

Tomorrow’s games NEW ENGLAND 38, Miami 13 … Patriots are on a roll CINCINNATI 24, Arizona 21 … Will be close game PITTSBURGH 24, St. Louis 20 … Steelers will barely hold on Denver 23, BUFFALO 20 … Tebow Magic returns N.Y. JETS 24, N.Y. Giants 23 … Flip a coin here TENNESSEE 31, Jacksonville [...]

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Today’s games New England 24, PITTSBURGH 23 … Prepare for great game HOUSTON 31, Jacksonville 16 … Texans due for a romp BALTIMORE 31, Arizona 23 … Ravens good, not great team New Orleans 38, ST. LOUIS 31 … Saints not good road team N.Y. GIANTS 36, Miami 16 … Dolphins are a complete disaster [...]

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Here’s a story from the Ottawa Sun, pertaining to ex-Merrimack College hockey star Stephane DaCosta, who apparently put some time in the weight room this summer. ***************************************************** Stéphane Da Costa went from Paris to Ottawa, via Frisco, Tex. By James Mirtle OSHAWA, ONT.— In the long, storied history of the NHL, only five players in [...]

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Tom Brady has done it again. He has been honored for the second straight week as AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Here is story from the team. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Brady could win 16 of these this season but they won’t win the Super Bowl unless the defense [...]

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By about 11 p.m. tonight we should know what will happen to the Boston Red Sox over the next week or so. We will have a good idea if this mess we’ve been witnessing will probably follow this team until the season ends next Wednesday or the Red Sox will be able to coast into [...]

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FYI … These picks will be in Sunday’s Eagle-Tribune sports section on the NFL page. *********************************************** Sunday’s games NEW ENGLAND 27, San Diego 23 … Tough matchup for Pats NEW ORLEANS 27, Chicago 24 … Bears give Saints good game DETROIT 23, Kansas City 20 … Chiefs fight ’til the end NY JETS 31, Jacksonville [...]

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I’m a little melancholy hearing the news that former Red Sox GM Lou Gorman passed away earlier today. I say this without hesitation: He is one of the nice people in sports that I have ever met. A few years ago, he came to the area to speak to a men’s group — Theology on [...]

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If anybody out there in Merrimack College hockey land is wondering why Stephane Da Costa would leave the school after his sophomore season, I’ve got the answer: He just signed for some big cash. While it appears he will get about $900,000 per season, if you include reachable bonuses that doubles that figure. Here was [...]

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We reported in a few hours ago, now it’s official. Here is quick story from Ottawa Sun: The Senators have won the Stephane Da Costa sweepstakes. The team announced Thursday that it has signed the Merrimack College star to a two-year, entry-level contract. It’s believed most, if not all NHL clubs were interested in the [...]

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OK, let me state this. I would agree to a five-game suspension to Zdeno Chara, for his part in the devastating hit Montreal’s Max Pacioretty had with the padded pole on Tuesday night in Montreal. The one caveat is the NHL would then give Matt Cooke a 50-game suspension for his intentional elbow to the [...]

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