Regional sports update


by Heather Mazzaccaro - Sports Editor

Patriots:

New England was crushed last Sunday by the Broncos, suffering a 34-8 defeat. After that game, the Patriots have a 7-4 record for the season and remain in second place in the AFC East.

Celtics:

Boston's woes continued last week. Forward and leading scorer, Dino Radja, broke his middle finger in a 106-92 loss to the Washington Bullets. Their bad luck continued as they lost to the Pistons, 108-83. After losing their last 3 games, the Celtics are now 2-7 overall.

Bruins:

The team started last week off well, defeating San Jose, 4-2. They also fought Washington to a 2-2 tie.

However, their luck turned around as Montreal routed Boston, 6-2. They move to 19-7-8 overall.


In other news:

Lou Holtz resigned from the most prestigious job in college football, last Tuesday, when he stepped down as head coach at Notre Dame. His record of 99-29-2 is second only to Knute Rockne's on the schools all-time victory list.


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