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FRIDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2 p.m. (MLB Network)MLB: Atlanta at St. Louis, 8 p.m. (MLB Network)MLB: Boston at Houston, 8:10 p.m. (NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- The Patriots showed their full support for the Bruins at OTAs on Thursday ahead of their hometown team's Stanley Cup Final appearance.
The players wore Bruins gear and Bill Belichick wished the team well.
Boston Brotherhood.#NHLBruins | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/K8GFy0d2Kl
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 23, 2019Bolden, backs, Bruins. @NHLBruins | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/x0F9YOPvu1
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 23, 2019Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is supporting the Bruins today. pic.twitter.com/5elQrfPNYz
— Nicholas W. Goss (@NickGossNBCSB) May 23, 2019Media scene, Part I: Rookie QB Jarrett Stidham (58) among those Patriots supporting the Boston Bruins; LB Jamie Collins (8) talks about his return; WR Dontrelle Inman (15) addresses another new beginning; and Benjamin Watson (84) touches on why he decided to play another season. pic.twitter.com/JHOScit0iU
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) May 23, 2019QBS, GO B'S: Patriots quarterbacks Brian Hoyer and Danny Etling rock Bruins hats out to OTA's.A vast majority of the team came out wishing the Eastern Conference Champions luck. @ABC6 #NHLBruins #Patriots pic.twitter.com/f5xS46TINj
— Ian Steele (@ISteeleABC6) May 23, 2019BILL IS BACK: In his first comments since opening OTA's, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick breaks down the key points of the workout, and wishes the Bruins well.He's asked if the B's reached out to him for layoff advice. @ABC6 #Patriots pic.twitter.com/Zo2Ytu7OWl
— Ian Steele (@ISteeleABC6) May 23, 2019"Proud of what they're doing, and wish them the very best in this next series," Belichick said to open his media availability. "They've played great, but this will be a great opportunity for them, and we'll be here cheering them on."
-- While the Patriots dressed in Bruins gear at practice, Duron Harmon dressed as a Game of Thrones character for an Instagram post.
A post shared by Duron Harmon (@dharm21) on May 23, 2019 at 4:53pm PDT
"King of the Norrrrtttthhhhhhhh!!! Make sure y'all tune in Sunday for my season finale recap!! Had to go out with a bang," Harmon captioned the post.
Devin McCourty commented on the photo, saying, "Who's mans is this????? -Dmac" with a bunch of laughing emojis.
Harmon has been an outspoken Game of Thrones fan throughout its final season, as he shared recaps every week and talked about the show during team availability.
A post shared by Duron Harmon (@dharm21) on May 19, 2019 at 11:41am PDT
He'll have to find a new show now since Game of Thrones ended last Sunday.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Probably right around late April, early May, I started to think, 'Maybe, let's just see if there's an opportunity to play one more year. Once you're done, you're done. Maybe there's an opportunity to do one more." -- Ben Watson, on why he came out of retirement
