With Wednesday’s carnage, Boston’s recent ride as the best sports city in America appears is finally hitting some speed bumps. But before we start crying for Beantown:
Curfew time for the Boston Three Party » The Celtics have lost three in a row and six of their last eight since their we’re-better-than-Jordan’s-Bulls 19-game winning streak. But they still have 22 more wins than the Wizards AND an NBA title.
Chestnut Hill Blues » Boston College head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski is fired on the same day the 17th-ranked men’s basketball team loses to Harvard at home — three nights after beating undefeated No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
A quick thought for BC athletics director Gene DeFilippo: Surely the economics of having to be out of a job before you start to look for your next one don’t add up.
Also, Al Skinner’s Eagles weren’t supposed to make the NCAAs. We’d rather celebrate the first-ever win over a ranked team for the Crimson, who are coached by Fairfax-native Tommy Amaker. Northeastern (9-5, 4-0 Colonial Athletic Association), by the way, could be this year’s George Mason.
Tom Brady is still injured » This reminder could be considered playing dirty, if not for the three Super Bowl wins in four years. And John Smoltz is joining the Red Sox, who certainly aren’t far from a third World Series title since 2004.
