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From Tiny Garages to TD Garden: Greta Van Fleet’s Friday Night Fire By Julian Roch-Hernandez September 17, 2023 Updated September 17, 2023 at 4:01 pm With only about 5,000 residents, Frankenmuth, Mich., the hometown of Greta Van Fleet, has a population of just one fourth of the TD Garden’s capacity of 19,580. The group—composed of three brothers, Josh, Jake, and Sam Kiszka, and friend Danny Wagner—came a long way from its hometown roots in Frankenmuth for its Boston tour stop at the TD Garden on Friday. At the concert, though, Greta Van Fleet proved that numbers don’t matter. The band played with…
Another week of NFL action is almost in the books. And Week 12 certainly brought its fair share of drama. The Packers stunned the Lions to spoil Detroit’s Thanksgiving. Then during Sunday’s slate, the Patriots changed quarterbacks yet again, the Falcons took the NFC South lead and the Giants won their second straight with rookie Tommy DeVito under center. Which coaches, players and teams deserve the most praise (or criticism) after the weekend? Here are big winners and losers: Winner: Sean Payton The Broncos were once 1-5, and Payton inexplicably appeared on track to outdo even Nathaniel Hackett as leader of a hapless Denver program. Now they’re 6-5, squarely in the AFC playoff race,…
Jon Runyan Jr: The Good, the Great and the Ugly Coach Gene Clemons takes an in-depth at what new offensive lineman Jon Runyan Jr brings to the table. GENE CLEMONS MAR 13, 2024 12:00 PM EDT As the news broke that running Saquon Barkley would not be re-signing with the New York Giants, general manager Joe Scheon made his first free-agent acquisition of the 2024 offseason by grabbing former Green Bay Packers swing guard Jon Runyan Jr. The upgrade at guard became necessary partly due to continued injuries and the lack of effectiveness from 2022 free agent signee Mark Glowinski, released last week.…
The Boston Celtics used their No. 53 pick in the 2022 NBA draft to pick up Alabama point guard JD Davison, a 6-foot-3, 190 llbs. floor general with a g-foot-7 wingspan who is especially adept at moving the ball and rebounding with solid defensive skills to boot. “He’s a guy we’ve seen all year long,” said Celtics team president Brad Stevens after the draft concluded Thursday. While there are questions about his long-distance shot given he shot just 30.1% from beyond the arc in his sole season with Alabama. The Latohatchee, Alabama native put up 8.5 points, 4.8 boards, 4.3 assists, 1.0 steal, and 0.4 blocks…
Get ready, H-Town. A brand new set of fan-inspired uniforms are dropping April 23. After a season of mighty change that started with the hiring of Head Coach DeMeco Ryans and included an AFC South Championship and a Wild Card round playoff win, the Texans are continuing to bring to life Texans Chair and CEO Cal McNair’s vision of an organization that fearlessly evolves. McNair had ideas about where he wanted the Texans to go: excellence in all aspects was imperative in the hyper-competitive NFL. To get there, McNair believed the Texans must fearlessly evolve both on the field and upstairs…
Another week of NFL action is almost in the books. And Week 12 certainly brought its fair share of drama. The Packers stunned the Lions to spoil Detroit’s Thanksgiving. Then during Sunday’s slate, the Patriots changed quarterbacks yet again, the Falcons took the NFC South lead and the Giants won their second straight with rookie Tommy DeVito under center. Which coaches, players and teams deserve the most praise (or criticism) after the weekend? Here are big winners and losers: The Broncos were once 1-5, and Payton inexplicably appeared on track to outdo even Nathaniel Hackett as leader of a hapless Denver program. Now they’re 6-5, squarely in the AFC playoff race, after cruising past…
Rangers focused with Presidents’ Trophy one win away The Rangers are one step away. One step away from their first Presidents’ Trophy since 2014-15, and fourth in franchise history. One step away from securing home-ice advantage throughout the entirety of the postseason. The fate of both is squarely in their hands. “We’ve got one game left,” head coach Peter Laviolette said after Saturday’s game. “We’re gonna work really hard to make sure we play that game properly and do the right things. When that’s over, the regular season is there and we’ll address the playoffs.” The Rangers had seen a…
On November 27, 2007, Washington Redskins player Sean Taylor was shot inside his Florida home while trying to protect his family during a botched burglary. On Nov. 26, 2007, a group of intruders broke into the Florida home of Washington Redskins player Sean Taylor while he, his girlfriend, Jackie Garcia, and their 18-month-old infant slept. The noise startled them awake; Taylor told Garcia to hide and grabbed a machete to ward off the intruders. Unfortunately, one of them shot him and fled. Taylor was rushed to the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. The bullet had severed a femoral artery, and…
Kansas City, Mo. — Kansas coach Bill Self has taken great pains to stress in recent weeks that his team just needs to become whole, to get healthy again, and then it can compete with anyone. After the injury-depleted Jayhawks missing center Hunter Dickinson and guard Kevin McCullar Jr lost by 20 points to Cincinnati in the Big 12 Conference tournament, Self added another qualifier, suggesting that his team’s recent struggles had affected its confidence. “We got to get a swag back,” he said. Becoming whole and regaining “swag,” though, are certainly interlinked. “Guys that are in there need to…
Yankees’ new hitting coach James Rowson putting focus on situational hitting TAMPA — Aaron Judge has done it regularly in his career, dating back to his college days, but now James Rowson is beating him to the punch. During a few rounds of batting practice every day, the Yankees’ new hitting coach will split the group of four hitters into two teams and call out different game scenarios: Runners on second and third, one out, infield in — five swings to get the job done. The practice creates some competition between teammates but also prepares the Yankees for the kind…