The baseball beat on the Boston Herald has taken another blow, as Jeff Horrigan will be leaving and looking for a non-journalism job in Milwaukee, where his wife is from. Scott's Shots has the details. It's the latest in a series of losses for the Herald, which earlier this season could boast of one of … Continue reading Herald Loses Another, Horrigan To Depart
Big Apple Bites Back at Boston
It wasn't a great day in the New York area for the local teams, as both the Red Sox and Patriots fell to their counterparts to the south. John Tomase has the Red Sox letting the Yankees off the hook in the Yankee Stadium finale between the two clubs. Amalie Benjamin has the Red Sox suffering … Continue reading Big Apple Bites Back at Boston
Jay Mariotti Coming To Boston? (Updated)
Please, no. Chicago columnist Jay Mariotti abruptly resigned his position with the Chicago Sun-Times this week, to "pursue other opportunities." At the same time, he proclaimed newspapers a dying industry and stated that sportswriting has become "entirely a Web site business." (Which he might be correct about.) This morning, Chicago Tribune media columnist Phil Rosenthal ended … Continue reading Jay Mariotti Coming To Boston? (Updated)
Pedroia, Sox Slam Yanks
Amalie Benjamin has the Red Sox putting another nail in the coffin for the Yankees, who see their postseason hopes slipping away by the day. Joe McDonald has the Sox newcomers playing a big role in the win last night. John Tomase says that the Yankees are done. Dom Amore has the Yankees not even putting up a … Continue reading Pedroia, Sox Slam Yanks
Who Are These Guys? – David Brown
David Brown covers the Patriots for the New Bedford Standard Times. He grew up in Rhode Island, and went to URI for a a bachelor’s degree in journalism. During his time in school he covered the URI basketball team in the Jim Harrick/Lamar Odom era while interning for the Newport Daily News. In his senior … Continue reading Who Are These Guys? – David Brown
A Step Forward For Sox
The Red Sox took the first game in their series with the Yankees last night, 7-3 down in Yankee Stadium. With the win, they were able to move up a game on the division leading Tampa Rays, who lost to the Blue Jays last night. Amalie Benjamin has Justin Masterson coming up with the biggest pitch of … Continue reading A Step Forward For Sox
Sox Saying Their Farewells To The Stadium This Week
Starting tonight, the Red Sox and Yankees will play their last series inside this version of Yankee Stadium. Amalie Benjamin points out that there is plenty of Red Sox history inside of Yankee Stadium, and talks to a few players about their first trip to the venue. Jeff Horrigan has a similar piece this morning as … Continue reading Sox Saying Their Farewells To The Stadium This Week
8.25.08 Afternoon
A few quick links for this Monday afternoon: Tom Brady told Dennis and Callahan that he expects to be ready for the season opener, and wanted to play Saturday night, but it was a coaches decision to hold him out. Mike Reiss reports that Brady and Matt Light were both at practice today. Peter King has plenty of … Continue reading 8.25.08 Afternoon
Sox Go The Distance In Toronto
Jeff Horrigan reports on the Red Sox 6-5 extra inning win over the Blue Jays in Toronto. Amalie Benjamin looks at the importance of the Sox winning their second straight series on the road. Joe McDonald looks at the list of heroes in yesterday's game for the Sox. Dom Amore says that the Sox had to have … Continue reading Sox Go The Distance In Toronto
Last Olympic-Sized Friday Megalinks Until 2010
Ken from the Fang's Bites blog with your Friday megalinks once again. This marks the final weekend of Olympics action and it's really time for the Games to end. I enjoyed the Games really up until Wednesday when I started to get burned out on the Mary Carillo puff pieces, the tape delay of track … Continue reading Last Olympic-Sized Friday Megalinks Until 2010
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