Matt Vautour

4 days ago | masslive.com | Matt Vautour

There are mixed reports on how many coaches are left in the running to be hired as the Bruins permanent head coach. But according to Elliotte Friedman, interim coach Joe Sacco won’t be the guy. “Joe Sacco was told he will not stay as the head coach of the Boston Bruins,” Friedman said on his podcast that was released on Monday. Friedman, who covers the NHL for SportsNet Canada, said that Boston interviewed Marco Sturm, Mitch Love, Jay Woodcroft and Jay Leach last week.

4 days ago | masslive.com | Matt Vautour

BOSTON — From his seat high in Fenway Park’s right field bleachers, Azad Rosay leaned forward, focused on the action he was only beginning to understand as the ball sailed off Pete Alonso’s bat in the top of the first inning. Jarren Duran barehanded the carom off the wall, whirled and threw a strike to David Hamilton at second, who slapped the tag on the runner. Azad turned to me, looking excited. “People said this was going to be boring,” he said.

4 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Matt Vautour

BOSTON — From his seat high in Fenway Park’s right field bleachers, Azad Rosay leaned forward, focused on the action he was only beginning to understand as the ball sailed off Pete Alonso’s bat in the top of the first inning. Jarren Duran barehanded the carom off the wall, whirled and threw a strike to David Hamilton at second, who slapped the tag on the runner. AdvertisementAzad turned to me, looking excited. “People said this was going to be boring,” he said.

2 weeks ago | masslive.com | Matt Vautour

The Olympics are great. Football is great. Football in the Olympics? It’s going to be awful. On Tuesday, the NFL made the news official: the league will allow its players to participate in Flag Football in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. All of this is a terrible idea. For lots of reasons. 1. Flag football is a terrible spectator sport —Flag football is a terrific gym class or recreational activity.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Matt Vautour

The Olympics are great. Football is great. Football in the Olympics? It’s going to be awful. On Tuesday, the NFL made the news official: the league will allow its players to participate in Flag Football in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. AdvertisementAll of this is a terrible idea. For lots of reasons. 1. Flag football is a terrible spectator sport —Flag football is a terrific gym class or recreational activity.