Brandon Spikes

The Daily Buzz – June 8th

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Hometown Highlights:

  1. The Red Sox complete their sweep of the A’s, winning 7-4 yesterday afternoon in comeback fashion.
    • BOS: Scored 7 8th inning runs after being down 4-0 going into the inning.
    • R. Castillo: 2 RBI in 8th (Solo HR, RBI single) to begin and end rally.
    • X. Bogaerts: GW 2-RBI double (Ramirez and Betts scored)
    • BOS: First sweep of the season, 5-2 in last 7 games.
  2. The Bruins reportedly told F Carl Soderberg that it is “unlikely” that the team will sign him for the 2015-16 season.
  3. Patriots LB Brandon Spikes allegedly tied to a hit-and-run early Sunday Morning on Rt. 495 near Wrentham and N. Attleboro (Exit 14).
    • MA State Police reportedly to an OnStar call for a car hit by a deer but upon arrival they found no driver nor deer but found that the car is registered to Brandon Spikes.
    • MA State Police would later respond to a car who was “rear ended” by unknown driver who took off. Police are investigating whether the events are related.

Around the Nation:

  1. The Warriors battle back to force yet another OT game with the Cavs, but Cleveland would hold on and win 95-93 to even the series at 1-1.
    • S. Curry: missed GW shot with seconds left in OT.
  2. No. 8 Stan Wawrinka upsets No. 1 Novak Djokovic to win the French open in tennis.
  3. Group B of the Women’s World Cup began pool play as Norway beat Thailand 4-0 and Germany destroys Ivory Coast 10-0.

ICYMI (Weekend Edition):

  1. American Pharaoh and jockey Victor Espinoza claimed the first Triple Crown since 1978 (Affirmed).
    • V. Espinoza: Record 3rd attempt at Triple Crown (War Emblem 2002, California Chrome 2014), will reportedly donate all proceeds to charity.
    • Bob Baffert: Record 4th horse to be running for the Triple Crown (Silver Charm 1997, War Emblem 2002, California Chrome 2014)
  2. Tampa Bay levels the Stanley Cup Finals at 1-1 with their 4-3 win over Chicago Saturday night.
  3. The Cavs lose PG Kyrie Irving for the rest of the season has he will undergo knee surgery to correct a fractured kneecap.
    • Irving left Game 1 of the NBA Finals in OT.
  4. The Women’s World Cup began Saturday as host-team Canada beat China 1-0 and the Netherlands beat New Zealand 1-0 in Group A.
  5. Tanya Carpenter, the woman who was hit by a bat in the head area at Fenway Park, remains in serious condition according to family.

Today’s Buzz:

  1. The Stanley Cup Finals moves to Chicago as the Blackhawks host the Lightning in Game 3 at 8 PM.
    • Series tied 1-1.
    • CHI: 7-1 at home this postseason.
    • TB: 7-3 on the road this postseason.
  2. The USWNT faces Australia in the Women’s World Cup at 7:30 PM  in Group D.
    • Other WWC games
      • SWE v. NIG 4 PM
      • CAM v. ECU 7 PM
      • JAP vs. SWI @ 10 PM

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Patriots Release Chekwa, Sign Spikes

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It seems that the New England Patriots are not yet done fixing their roster, as the Patriots made a pair of moves this morning. First, New England announced that they released cornerback Chimdi Chekwa, who signed with the team on March 11th from Oakland. Chekwa was a part of the Patriots for all of two months.

 

This is obviously a head-scratching move from a fan’s perspective. Are Kraft and the New England brass too busy discussing deflated balls to realize that the Patriots need major help at cornerback? As of right now, the New England cornerbacks are Malcolm Butler, Logan Ryan, Bradley Fletcher, and Nate Ebner. Although Butler is now known worldwide as the Super Bowl hero, Ryan has been inconsistent the past two years with the Pats, and Fletcher and Ebner simply do not have a lot of experience. Ever since star cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner went to the Jets and Saints, respectively, the Patriots have had a huge hole to fill at the corner position, and they simply have not yet.

It seemed that Chekwa could have been a valuable part of the Patriot’s secondary until he was released this morning. In four years with the Oakland Raiders, the cornerback from Ohio State has totaled 44 tackles in 32 games, including 19 tackles in 2013 in 15 days. Although he has yet to have an interception in his young career, Chekwa showed promise in Oakland and seemed ready for more playing time. However, he won’t get it in New England. Hopefully New England wakes up and bolsters their secondary before it’s too late.

Now, some encouraging news.

Well, look who came crawling back!! It was announced by NFL reporter Ian Rappaport that linebacker Brandon Spikes has returned to Foxboro for a second stint with the Patriots. Spikes spent four years in New England before heading to Buffalo for a year. He signed a one-year deal today.

This is a pretty sweet move. It is good for both team too; Spikes would not be able to flourish in Rex Ryan’s 3-4 defense in Buffalo. Now, Spikes is back home (even though he often trashed the Patriots on twitter while with the Bills. We’ll look past it Brandon), where he can cause havoc with Jerod Mayo and Dont’a Hightower. Spikes is a tackling machine and he must be itching to get back to New England and actually win football games.

So, one good move at linebacker, one confusing move in the secondary. I won’t be happy until the Patriots have a solid corner to contain the league’s top wide receivers (FYI we play Odell Beckham and the Giants this year so we need a cornerback STAT), so it better happen soon.

#GoPatriots #FreeBrady