The Boston Celtics will host a much improved Chicago Bulls club tonight. The Bulls come in at 1-0 on the year after an impressive opening night win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The young Bulls team has high expectations for their number one overall pick in the draft, Derrick Rose. After a tough 33-49 season last year, the Bulls should manage a winning record in ‘08-’09.  They’ll have a tough battle tonight though as the defending champs try to duplicate last year’s strong start that saw them go 8-0 out of the gate.

The Celtics expect to be looser right from the opening tip tonight. In Tuesday’s home opener against the Cavs, an emotional Celtics squad started slow, only to clamp down in the 2nd half. With the festivities of opening night and banner raising behind them the Celtics are now ready to focus on defending their title.

Great Celtics tickets are available for tonight’s game. Check it out.

Celtics Upcoming Schedule:
Celtics vs Bulls 10/31
Celtics at Pacers 11/1
Celtics at Rockets 11/4
Celtics at Thunder 11/5
Celtics vs Bucks 11/7

The Boston Bruins dropped to 5-3-3 last night, losing in Calgary to the Flames 3-2. The win was the 5th straight for Calgary after starting the season 1-3-1. The Bruins started the game with an unassisted goal by Patrice Bergeron at 6:53 into the game. The Bruins would lose that 1-0 lead in the second on two power play goals by the Flames who found themselves with the man advantage four times in the second period.

Despite giving up 3 goals, Tim Thomas was still solid in net, stopping 35 of 38 shots, many coming during the barrage of second period power plays by the Flames.

The Boston Bruins will return home on Saturday to take on the Dallas Stars. Dallas will come in with a 4-4-2 record on the year. After the Stars the Bruins will get a long four day break before hosting the Maple Leafs on 11/6.

Bruins Upcoming Games:
Bruins vs Stars 11/1
Bruins vs Maple Leafs 11/6
Bruins vs Sabres 11/8
Bruins at Blackhawks 11/12
Boston Bruins Tickets & Schedule

The New York Rangers won their fourth straight game on Thursday night with a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers. Now at 10-2-1 on the year, the Rangers are off to one of the best starts in team history.

Goalie Henrik Lundqvist was sharp once again, stopping 27 shots for his league leading 8th win of the year.  The Rangers got goals from Markus Naslund, Nikolai Zherdev, and Dan Girardi. The Rangers will be looking for their 5th straight win when they play the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Saturday night. They return to Madison Square Garden on 11/4 to host the rival New York Islanders.

Upcoming Rangers Schedule:
Rangers at Maple Leafs 11/1
Rangers vs Islanders 11/4
Rangers vs Lightning 11/6
Rangers vs Oilers 11/10
New York Rangers Tickets & Schedule

Formerly of the Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League, righty Kenshin Kawakami may be the next Japanese Pitcher to make the move to Boston. Kawakami seems like a potential #4-5 starter, and brings a lot to the table. Just two years ago, Kawakami walked a miniscule 21 batters in 190 innings of work. He can consistently strike batters out (over a strikeout per inning this season) and induces a lot of ground balls.

At 33 years old, Kawakami has his first taste of free agency, and seems to be leaning towards Boston.

With a new album coming out soon, the Killers have announced their tour plans for 2008-2009. Day & Age, will hit stores on November 25th and the Killers will kick off their new tour on November 18 in Toronto. Tour highlights include a show at Madison Square Garden in NYC on 1/25/09 and on 1/26/09 at the Agganis Arena in Boston. Killers tickets are now available for most shows on the tour. Check out the Killers schedule below for shows in your area.

2008-2009 Killers Schedule:

The Killers
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:00 PM Massey Hall
Toronto, ONT 

The Killers
Tuesday, Dec 09, 2008 at 6:00 PM Wamu Theater Seattle
Seattle, WA 

The Killers
Friday, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM The Warfield
San Francisco, CA 

The Killers
Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 7:00 PM Magness Arena at University of Denver
Denver, CO 

The Killers
Monday, Jan 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM Northrop Auditorium
Minneapolis, MN 

The Killers
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009 at 6:30 PM UIC Pavilion
Chicago, IL 

The Killers
Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:00 PM Air Canada Centre
Toronto, ONT 

The Killers
Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 at 7:00 PM Madison Square Garden
New York, NY 

The Killers
Monday, Jan 26, 2009 at 6:30 PM Agganis Arena
Boston, MA 

The Killers
Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM Patriot Center
Fairfax, VA 

The Killers
Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 at 7:00 PM Grand Ole Opry
Nashville, TN 

The Killers
Monday, Feb 02, 2009 at 7:00 PM Verizon Wireless Theatre TX
Houston, TX 

The Killers
Wednesday, Feb 04, 2009 at TBA NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX

After a ring ceremony that brought Celtics’ vet Paul Pierce to tears, Boston went to the task of defending their title. The Cavaliers, Boston’s opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals, looked to avenge their game 7 loss in last year’s playoff run.

The Celtics held Lebron James to a somewhat un-Lebron-like 22 points, 7 rebounds, and six assists (along with three turnovers). The Cavs held the lead at the half, but the Celtics’ dominant 24-13 third quarter gave them the boost they needed to overtake Cleveland. Pierce led the Celtics in scoring with 27, followed by Rajon Rondo with 14 and Leon Powe with 13.

Boston outshot Cleveland 46.6% to 42.6% in what proved to be a close and exciting season opener.  The Celtics next game is scheduled for Friday night, October 31st against the Chicago Bulls.

There wasn’t much offense in Vancouver last night. No complaints from the Boston Bruins though, who only needed Michael Ryder’s 1st period goal to take care of the Canucks. The win put the Bruins at 5-2-3 on the year and earned Tim Thomas his second consecutive shutout. His 31 saves were good for 1st star honors. Meanwhile Roberto Luongo stopped 29 Bruins shots in his losing effort for the Canucks.

The Bruins will play the Calgary Flames in Calgary this Thursday before returning to the TD Banknorth Garden on 11/1 to host the Dallas Stars. Great Bruins tickets are still available for all games. Check them out now at Boston’s source, Ace Ticket.

Bud Selig has confirmed that Busch Stadium in St Louis will be the site of the 2009 MLB All-Star Game on July 14th. This will be St Louis’ first since 1966, and the 80th in the history of the MLB. Rays coach Joe Maddon will be in charge of the American League team, who haven’t lost an All-Star game since 1996. Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel will try to break the NL’s losing streak. The National League leads the all-time record at 40-37-2, but the AL’s recent streak has nearly tipped the scales.

2009 MLB All-Star Game tickets are available now, so reserve your seat early!

Twenty years after recording and performing When Loves Comes To Town with U2, B.B. King, Bono and the Edge gave a repeat performance on October 27. Bono and the Edge were on hand to honor B.B. for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Founders Award.

You can view footage of the performance here at U2.com. The video is definitely worth checking out. If you’re a U2 fan than it will certainly get you thinking about their upcoming album and subsequent tour in 2009. While no new details have been released yet, be sure to check back here for info about U2 tickets and a U2 tour.

The New York Rangers remain one of the hottest teams in the NHL with a 9-2 record to start the year. They earned that 9th win last night in a win over the rival New York Islanders by a 4-2 score.

Rangers’ captain, Chris Drury got his first two goals of the year while Henrik Lundqvist earned another win between the pipes with 28 saves. Ryan Callahan and Scott Gomez each added a goal for the Rangers.

The Rangers haven’t won 9 out of 12 games since the 1983-84 season. The Rangers will face the Atlanta Thrashers in their next game on 10/30. New York Rangers tickets are available for this and all 2008-2009 games.

Upcoming Rangers Schedule:
Rangers vs Thrasher 10/30
Rangers at Maple Leafs 11/1
Rangers vs Islanders 11/4
Full New York Rangers Schedule