Few Links...

Thank god the summer has been and will continue to be busy, including numerous trips to the Cape, a week in Costa Rica, an upcoming Bullet Bash XX in Myrtle Beach, and a farewell to summer vacation near the end of August...because the sporting scene in and around Boston has been anything but interesting.

With the exception of Jermaine O'Neal signing with the Celtics, the team in green has stayed pretty much in tact.

The Red Sox have been tough to watch as they have been playing most of the season with a triple-A squad due to all the injuries.

The Bruins got a high draft pick made a trade or two...but that is about it...

And the Patriots have been pretty quiet as training camp is set to open.

So between the busy summer, the always hectic work week, and the lack of anything of real interest happening in the Boston sports world...there hasn't been much to say.

At least that's the story I'm sticking with.

In the meantime -- here are some of the stories that caught my eye today...

The Globe has a story on the Celts that basically says that the song remains the same....The only interesting tidbit in this one is Ainge's quotes on the decisions not to overspend on second-rate free agents who haven't differentiated themselves from the others.

Chris Forsberg of ESPN.com/boston has the same piece everyone else has on the Celtics.

The Sox bullpen blew one today in frustrating fashion...which is only made more annoying by the fact that both the Yanks and Rays won.

Breaking news...Brady and the Pats still haven't agreed on a new contract.

See -- I told you there isn't much happening...At least Bill Simmons helps keep things entertaining with a Mega Mailbag...At least that should help tie us over until something happens around here.