Christopher Gasper's Blog

Dearth

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:04:51 GMT

...That's what the Patriots have when it comes to picks in the 2013 NFL Draft, which starts Thursday. After all those years of stockpiling picks the way a survivalist does non-perishables the Patriots have just five picks in this year's...

Nothing lax about lacrosse community's response to Boston Marathon attack

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:26:34 GMT

I wrote in Tuesday's Globe about the emotional and financial contributions of Boston-area professional sports teams and athletes to the city in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon terror attacks. But it's not just professional sports figures who have been...

Post-pattern emerges for the Patriots

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:53:43 GMT

By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Columnist Rehashing Patriots playoff losses has become a rite of winter in New England, like skating on the Frog Pond or territorially claiming parking spaces with household items. In the wake of the Patriots disheartening...

Battle Los Angeles

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:43:12 GMT

thinks the Lakers are a more dysfunctional family than the Kardashians....

Defeated

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:32:29 GMT

...That's how manager Bobby Valentine and the Red Sox look as their calamity of a season comes to a close. The Sox snapped their seven-game losing streak on Tuesday night in Seattle, but the team looks lifeless and listless under...

Duquette benefiting from inheritance in Baltimore

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:48:15 GMT

By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe columnist With the Red Sox playing the Orioles in Baltimore get ready for a round of paeans about the renaissance of former Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette and his resurrection of the previously awful...

Brady's birthday puts the Patriots on the defensive

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:56:47 GMT

By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Columnist FOXBOROUGH -- Tom Brady celebrated his 35th birthday Friday. Hard to believe the kid quarterback who supplanted Drew Bledsoe in 2001 a QB Odyssey and provided one of the most improbable seasons in New...

NCAA throws the book out to throw the book at Penn State

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:30:07 GMT

By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe columnist For once the NCAA didnt hide behind its rule book or some obscure bureaucratic bylaw. It applied the rule of common sense and did the right thing. If someone in a position of power...

Patriots' decision not to pay Wes Welker could be costly

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:03:57 GMT

The Patriots have taken a big risk in not giving Wes Welker a contract extension before the deadline.

Time to stop giving Ray Allen the business for his decision

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:03:54 GMT

Ray Allen handled his introduction as a member of the Miami Heat with grace. It would be nice if Celtics fans could do the same.

Antithetical

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:14:47 GMT

...that's what the idea of having the All-Star game determine home field in the World Series is if you're still going to cling to the antiquated notion that every team must have an All-Star representative. If, as the Fox promos...

Sharing a half-dozen hoop thoughts

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:25:36 GMT

Half a dozen thoughts as the NBA offseason gets into full swing.

Bonds's case for the Hall of Fame got Rocket-fuel

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:20:09 GMT

Clemens and Bonds are now a package item when it comes to admission to the Hall of Fame. They comprise a two-for-one (Faustian) bargain of presumed performance-enhancing drug users. To permit one to enter the sacred halls of Cooperstown without the other would be the height of hypocrisy by Hall voters.

Par

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:17:05 GMT

...That's the four-round score that no one at the 112th US Open was able to attain. The winner of the tournament was Webb Simpson, who finished with a 1-over-par, 281 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. The US Open...

What if the Celtics had Kevin Durant?

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:10:06 GMT

Would you trade the Big Three era for possibly a decade's worth of Kevin Durant in green?

Celtics have to form a response team

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:58:19 GMT

The Celtics' loss to the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night was the end of a dream, the end of the season and, in all likelihood, the end of an era, South Florida serving as the sepulchre for the union of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.

Anything is possible for the Celtics in Game 7

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:53:32 GMT

With the way this series is going, we won't be surprised if the Celtics push back and push back hard in Game 7. (Jim Rogash / Getty Images) By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Columnist As Kevin Garnett said in...

Celtics send series and pressure back to Miami

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:59:36 GMT

The Celtics, who returned home down 2-0 and facing the end of their season and an era, have put the burden of proof back on the Heat and James.

Celtics stand and deliver against Heat

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:04:06 GMT

The Celtics did a good job of getting Kevin Garnett the ball in the paint. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Columnist It was fitting that Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett all did their post-game...