In what many people thought would be the final act of the hockey season around Boston, the Bruins traveled up to Montreal, facing elimination at the hands of the Canadiens. Boston had struggled to score goals all series, and found themselves down 1-0 in the second period. Then, the Bruins proceeded to score five unanswered … Continue reading Bruins Stayin’ Alive, Saturday Night Fever On Tap
Approval Ratings – Stephen Harris
On Herald Thursday, we check in today on hockey writer Stephen Harris. Perhaps one of the lesser known Herald writers, Harris has nonetheless been around for a long time. He's covered the Bruins for Herald since the 1979-80 season, though he also served as the Red Sox beat writer for five seasons during the 1980's. … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Stephen Harris
Sox, Buchholz Pummeled in Bronx
The Red Sox and Yankees engaged in an old-fashioned slugfest last night, with the Sox coming out on the short end of the stick. Last Friday night Chien-Ming Wang had stifled the Sox, holding them to two hits and a single run. Last night the Sox got to him for eight runs. However Clay Buchholz … Continue reading Sox, Buchholz Pummeled in Bronx
Bruins-Habs on NESNplus, Red Sox-Yankees in Sparkling HD on NESN
Bruins fans will not like this news. NESN has announced that Game 5 of the Bruins-Canadiens series will be moved to its NESNplus channel. This means that the game will be seen in Standard Definition, not in sparking clear HD. This means that game 2 of the Red Sox-Yankees series will be on NESN HD … Continue reading Bruins-Habs on NESNplus, Red Sox-Yankees in Sparkling HD on NESN
Approval Ratings – Chris Collins
Today we're rating NECN main sports anchor Chris Collins. Collins is a native of Peabody, and is marking his 10th year at NECN. Prior to joining the station he had worked in stations in Louisiana and Milwaukee before coming back home to Massachusetts. Collins serves as host of the nightly "Sports LateNight" on NECN. His … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Chris Collins
TNT Conference Call on NBA Playoffs
Here are some excerpts of interest to Celtics fans from Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley's comments in yesterday's TNT NBA Playoffs conference call: Miller on picking Boston in the Eastern Conference Playoffs: “It’s going to be such a blood bath out West where I see every series going at least six games. The least resistance … Continue reading TNT Conference Call on NBA Playoffs
Montreal Now One Game Away
Well, if we're looking to be positive, we can say that the Bruins penalty killing in this series has been outstanding. Fluto Shinzawa has the Bruins pushed to the brink of elimination with their 1-0 shutout loss to the Canadiens in last night's game four of their first round series. Steve Conroy has the Bruins … Continue reading Montreal Now One Game Away
Patriots Schedule Released
The NFL has released their 2008 Schedule. Head over to Patriots Daily for a 2008 Schedule First Look. Early bye week, two back-to-back West coast road trips, five nationally broadcast games and nine late afternoon or prime-time games are just some of the highlights.
Approval Ratings – Gordon Edes
If it's Tuesday, it must be Globe day on the BSMW Approval Ratings... Today's subject is Boston Globe baseball writer Gordon Edes. Edes went to high school in Massachusetts, and had his first article published in the Fitchburg, Mass. Sentinel when he was 14. During his career he has covered all four major sports (though mostly … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Gordon Edes
Sox Stage Another Cleveland Comeback
Manny Ramirez hit a two run homer in the top of the ninth inning to complete a Red Sox comeback, putting them ahead 6-4, which was the final score from Progressive Field in Cleveland, as Boston topped the Indians. Somewhere, Mike Adams weeps bitterly. Gordon Edes has the Sox getting some flashbacks to their October … Continue reading Sox Stage Another Cleveland Comeback
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