Morning sports update: Bruce Cassidy says Tuukka Rask ‘needed to be better’ in 6-3 loss to Lightning
The Bruins dropped their fourth-straight game, Tom Brady’s missing jerseys were returned to the Patriots, and Red Sox Opening Day is 10 days away.
Bruins interim coach Bruce Cassidy after loss: ‘Tuukka needed to be better tonight’: “We need to be better in front of him, he needed to be better on some of those goals,” Cassidy acknowledged. “It’s March 24, I mean really, our focus needs to be there, so you hope it’s more fatigue than focus this time of year, but I can only speculate.” (WEEI)
Nikita Kucherov scores 3, Lightning beat Bruins 6-3: ‘‘We need to re-educate ourselves and learn how to get back to our winning ways,’’ Bruins forward David Backes said. ‘‘When you string losses together, you lose your recollection of what was happening when things were going right.’’ (Boston.com)
🎥 Watch Coach Cassidy and the Bruins’ postgame reaction: pic.twitter.com/VlU69ePMuj
— x – Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 24, 2017
The New England Patriots will visit Donald Trump at the White House on April 19: “I’m proud to announce that on April 19, the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the New England Patriots will be visiting the White House to celebrate their latest — and what will be probably be a continuation of many more to come — Super Bowl win,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said during a press conference Thursday. (Boston.com)
Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jerseys returned to Patriots: Mexican authorities searched the property of Mexican media executive Martin Mauricio Ortega, where they found the jersey, along with a Brady jersey that disappeared after the 2015 Super Bowl. (Boston.com)
#FBI visits NFL’s Gillette Stadium to return recovered Super Bowl jerseys worn by @Patriots MVP Tom Brady https://t.co/BBAA8T3pSg pic.twitter.com/3XZBm77cau
— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) March 23, 2017
Xander Bogaerts returns to Red Sox, moved to No. 6 in lineup: “It is what it is,” Bogaerts said. “As long as I’m in the lineup I guess. That’s way better than being on the bench. You can help your teammates like that, being around your teammates, wishing everyone good.” (Boston Herald)
Pat Kelsey backs out as UMass coach, cites personal reasons: Former Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey has backed out of an agreement to take over at UMass, citing personal reasons. (Boston.com)
