Category Archives: Sports

Boston Rules and Resistance is Futile

Posted on June 20, 2008 by dowbrigade

Yesterday the Dowbrigade and his son and cameraman Gabriel joined half a million other Boston sports fans to celebrate the latest World Championship by a local sports team. Yawn. Then we stopped for Brazilian Bar-B-Q on the way home. Ho … Continue reading →

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Ode to an Unsung Hero

Posted on June 3, 2008 by dowbrigade

Boston sports fans have reason to be nervous – the incredible run of luck experienced by area sports teams is coming to an end.Now it can be revealed – the Dowbrigade has been personally responsible for the incredible run of … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah!

Posted on March 14, 2008 by dowbrigade

Wednesday night’s summary execution of the Sonics by the Celtics, 111-82, was more of a mercy killing than a duel, and  looked at times like a gaggle of Junior High JVs against a team of McDonald’s All-Americans. Pleased as punch … Continue reading →

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Scapegoats Save Professional Sports

Posted on March 3, 2008 by dowbrigade

At first glance, finding a common thread running between Major League Baseball’s tying Roger Clemens to the stake as part of its witch hunt against steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, and the National Football League’s public dressing down and … Continue reading →

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To Praise the Patriots, Not to Bury Them

Posted on February 16, 2008 by dowbrigade

The pain is receding, the wound is scabbing over, and soon even the temptation to pick at the scab will fade into the warm mist of seasons past and fondly remembered. Yes, fondly, for the Dowbrigade firmly believes that one … Continue reading →

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Devil Worshippers Lose Pro Team

Posted on November 10, 2007 by dowbrigade

When your bad reputation is exceeded only by an uninterrupted record of failure and ineptitude, sometimes the only thing to do is to change your name. Not only does this often throw creditors off the track, but can offer a … Continue reading →

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Cold Turkey for Hot Sports

Posted on November 7, 2007 by dowbrigade

As we settle into the Command and Control Chair at Dowbrigade World Headquarters for our nightly session of essay correction, exercise writing, Nazi hunting, television grazing, naval gazing, Wiki writing, bitcasting, vacation planning and arcane research, we run our increasingly … Continue reading →

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Comic of the Day

Posted on October 20, 2007 by dowbrigade

Of course, we read the comics page because every so often we see ourself there, so plain and exposed and idiotic that we can’t help but laugh out loud. The lovely and providentially patient Norma Yvonne well knows by now … Continue reading →

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Deval Wimps Out on Gaming

Posted on September 28, 2007 by dowbrigade

Governor Deval Patrick expressed reservations yesterday about licensing a casino in any Massachusetts city, clouding the prospects for hotly debated proposals to build resort-style gambling complexes in Boston and New Bedford. “I have some misgivings about a casino in any … Continue reading →

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Man U Signs 9-year-old – No Joke

Posted on August 3, 2007 by dowbrigade

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United, by most measures the #1 sports team in the world, has announced the signing of Rhain Davis, a 9-year-old soccer prodigy from Australia (see photo). Rhain was brought to the attention of the world soccer powerhouse … Continue reading →

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Instant Classic at Wimbledon

Posted on July 8, 2007 by dowbrigade

(Wimbledon, England – Exclusive to BostonNow) Tennis fans and history buffs will long remmber what transpored in the Tennis Temple of Wimbledon this afternoon. For a pure expression of a sport at the highest peak of its possible performance, and … Continue reading →

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Tavarez a Diamond in the Rough

Posted on June 11, 2007 by dowbrigade

In today’s stuffy world of pampered millionaire athletes and padded resumes, Red Sox starting pitcher Julian Tavarez is definitely a breath of fresh air. With a record that defines “journeyman” (8 teams in 14 years and a career ERA of … Continue reading →

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