Toucher and Rich Archives - 98.5 The Sports Hub

November 21, 2019

Danny Ainge has a strong opinion on Kyrie Irving potentially getting booed in his return to Boston

Kyrie Irving returns to Boston soon to face the Celtics in a Nets uniform. Will he be booed? Danny Ainge tells Toucher & Rich he doesn't love that idea.

November 14, 2019

Flop Talk: Danny Ainge tells Toucher & Rich it's not 'flopping' if you're simply 'drawing attention to the play'

Danny Ainge was a notorious flopper as a player, and he encourages it now - but only as a means of "drawing attention" to actual contact that was made.

November 14, 2019

Danny Ainge describes a 'much easier' recovery for Gordon Hayward's non-shooting hand on Toucher & Rich

Danny Ainge describes the nature of Gordon Hayward's recovery from a broken non-shooting hand in his weekly interview with Toucher & Rich.

November 7, 2019

Danny Ainge on T&R: Celtics offered 3-year extension to Marcus Morris

In his weekly interview with Toucher & Rich, Ainge said he did speak with Morris, who said last week that he didn't get a call from the Celtics before leaving in free agency this summer.

October 17, 2019

Danny Ainge clarified what he calls an inaccurate report on Jaylen Brown's contract offers in his first interview of 2019-20 with Toucher & Rich

In his first interview with Toucher & Rich of the 2019-20 season, Celtics president Danny Ainge clarified reports on Jaylen Brown's contract offers.

August 13, 2019

Sports Hub 10th Anniversary: Replaying Charlie Sheen on Toucher and Rich for the first time ever

Listen as Toucher & Rich re-live their classic Charlie Sheen interview from 2011 for the first time ever on 98.5 The Sports Hub.

August 13, 2019

Sports Hub 10th Anniversary: The Best of '98 Mile' and Wallach's prank ad read for 'Shazowie'

Here's the first of 10 commercial-free hours on 98.5 The Sports Hub, remembering some of the station's best moments. First, Toucher & Rich re-live the best (and worst) of '98 Mile' and a classic prank involving Jon Wallach.

July 18, 2019

Ainge on T&R: Kyrie Irving struggled with 'burden' of leadership, 'unfair' to blame chemistry issues entirely on him

By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com As clearly the best player on the Celtics last season, Kyrie Irving faced a lot of pressure to also be the leader - some of which he welcomed initially. It's now plainly obvious that he wasn't ready for such a role. And president of basketball ops Danny Ainge admits that the…

July 18, 2019

Danny Ainge on Toucher & Rich: Kyrie Irving indicated to him multiple times he 'really wanted to go home', but never told him he was leaving Boston

Ainge tells T&R that Kyrie indicated to him on multiple occasions he was leaning toward leaving the Celtics to play closer to home in Brooklyn.

May 22, 2019

Tuukka Rask is not getting the no-hitter treatment: 'That's a bad rumor', jokes Bruce Cassidy

Bruce Cassidy denied apparent rumors that red-hot Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask is being avoided as if he were a pitcher going for a no-hitter.

May 22, 2019

Bruce Cassidy expects a little rust for both teams to start Stanley Cup Final, but not for long

Cassidy expects rust on both sides to start the Stanley Cup Final, with both the Bruins and Blues getting long layoffs before the series.

May 17, 2019

Toucher & Rich call Hot Take Police on writer's harshly critical Brad Marchand article

Someone wrote a stunningly critical article about Brad Marchand and the Bruins before they made the Stanley Cup Final. Here's Toucher & Rich's reaction.

April 9, 2019

Bruins likely sitting David Backes for Game 1 vs. Leafs to get their 'fastest lineup' possible on the ice, says Bruce Cassidy

David Backes is the odd man out for Game 1 against Toronto. Bruce Cassidy tells Toucher & Rich it's so the Bruins can have their fastest lineup possible.

March 5, 2019

Bruce Cassidy on Toucher & Rich: Bruins could try David Pastrnak with David Krejci if he returns quickly enough from thumb injury

Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy tells Toucher & Rich that there's a chance David Pastrnak plays with David Krejci when he returns, depending on how soon he comes back.

February 14, 2019

Ainge has 'no problem' with Kyrie Irving playing in NBA All-Star Game

From the NBA Newswire at 985TheSportsHub.com When it comes to Kyrie Irving and Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, Celtics president of basketball ops Danny Ainge told 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich something similar to what head coach Brad Stevens told Zolak & Bertrand. Kyrie's going to need to get some work in before returning…

February 14, 2019

Danny Ainge loves Marcus Smart's fearlessness - even when missing all the threes

Danny Ainge sounds like he's willing to accept Marcus Smart's spotty shooting if it means he'll be fearless in other areas on the court for the Celtics.

February 8, 2019

Danny Ainge says Celtics are engaged to Kyrie Irving, plan to marry on July 1

I mean, this is a pretty great description of the Kyrie Irving situation.

February 8, 2019

Danny Ainge tells Toucher & Rich he spoke to unnamed Celtics player about nearly trading him

Speaking to Toucher & Rich, Danny Ainge says he spoke to an unnamed Celtics player about nearly moving him at the trade deadline.

February 5, 2019

Rob Gronkowski chugs beer while shirtless and wearing a police vest at Patriots Super Bowl parade

Gronk had a decent time at the Patriots parade. Here's one of the top highlights.

February 1, 2019

Radio Row: Steve Smith Sr. details how he nearly became a Patriot

16-year NFL receiver Steve Smith Sr. joined Toucher & Rich and talked about how he nearly joined the Patriots late in his career.

January 30, 2019

T&R: Pat McAfee rips Ryan Grigson, tells Jim Irsay stories

“He hated me. He hated everything about me, and I didn’t like him much either," McAfee said of the former Colts GM.

January 30, 2019

Gene Steratore talks NFL officiating with Toucher & Rich

Fred had a bone to pick with a controversial call that went against his Lions and Steratore shared some of his favorite Tom Brady stories.

January 30, 2019

Former Rams LB London Fletcher: Pats didn’t cheat against us in Super Bowl XXXVI

"They outplayed us," Fletcher said of the 2001 Patriots.

January 9, 2019

Bruins center Patrice Bergeron doesn't want you to vote him into All-Star Game

Bruins center Patrice Bergeron could certainly use the rest.

January 4, 2019

Toucher & Rich react to backlash over Danny Ainge comparing LeBron James to Donald Trump

Toucher & Rich are a little confused. Specifically by the way Danny Ainge has fueled outrage over his comments regarding LeBron James and President Donald Trump. In case you missed it, Ainge joined T&R on Friday and was asked about a recent video in which LeBron referred to himself as "the greatest of all time."…