Over on Patriots Daily this morning, we're Trading Places with the Colts bloggers from 18to88.com, and you might be surprised (or not) to find out that Colts fans still think Tom Brady is just a product of the Belichick system, and that they guy they really fear is Randy Moss. There is also some good information … Continue reading Patriots/Colts Preparation Heats Up
Celtics Play a Sweet Tune on Jazz
We'll lead off here with Jessica Heslam and her story about the back-and-forth war of words between Bill Simmons and Glenn Ordway. The last line is a bit inaccurate. Perhaps Ordway took the high road when asked for comment by the Herald, but he certainly hasn't done so the last two days on the air. You … Continue reading Celtics Play a Sweet Tune on Jazz
Veteran’s Day Top Ten Links
We're sticking to "only the best" today, so no muckraking, no cheap shots, no agendas, just pure unadulterated sports coverage: 1) Albert R. Breer enlists the help of three NFL scouts to define five factors that could determine how this Sunday night's Patriots/Colts matchup will play out. (Weird formatting though, there is a bunch of AP … Continue reading Veteran’s Day Top Ten Links
Patriots Grade Out Well vs Miami
The grades are in, and they're looking pretty good for the Patriots this week. Ron Borges even admits that he finds it "difficult to hand out anything but nearly perfect grades" for the Patriots 27-17 win over the Dolphins. What an unabashed homer that Borges guy is! Jeremy Gottlieb on Patriots Daily also has high marks this … Continue reading Patriots Grade Out Well vs Miami
“Content Sharing” Agreement Between Boston.com and SI.com
In a post by Chad Finn on the Boston.com Extra Points blog, the following "Editor's note" appears: Through a content-sharing partnership with Sports Illustrated and SI.com, occasional articles and information from the magazine and its website will be used on Boston.com. The partnership begins today with some Patriots-related insight from Peter King's popular "Monday Morning Quarterback" … Continue reading “Content Sharing” Agreement Between Boston.com and SI.com
The Rest Of Monday’s Sports
The Patriots dominated 90% of the sports coverage this morning, but there are a few other articles out there this morning as well: Alex Speier says that even with Jed Hoyer as the new GM of the Padres, there is a good chance that Adrian Gonzalez could remain off-limits to the Red Sox. Tony Massarotti and Michael Silverman report … Continue reading The Rest Of Monday’s Sports
Patriots Prepared For Wildcat, Disarm Pistol
Since the Dolphins debuted their "Wildcat" offense last year against the Patriots in Foxborough, it seemed natural that with a whole year gone by, that the Dolphins would use yesterday's game in Gillette as an opportunity to introduce a new aspect of the formation that hadn't been seen before. They did, using rookie QB Pat … Continue reading Patriots Prepared For Wildcat, Disarm Pistol
Another Friday Megalinks Edition
Time once again to provide the Friday megalinks. Lots of links to get to. Don't forget to check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for your sports and primetime viewing. To the links. National One story that's developing this afternoon. Pro Football Talk goes after ESPN Boston's Patriots blog for plagiarizing word for word one of … Continue reading Another Friday Megalinks Edition
WEEI Holds Steady, 98.5 Continues Rise, FOX Dumps Butch Stearns
The latest radio ratings are out, and 98.5 continues to surprise with their solid gains in the sports radio market. WEEI is doing just fine, though, actually moving up a bit from 5.2 in September to 5.3 in October. The station is fourth overall on the chart while WBZ-FM, 985TheSportsHub went from a 2.5 in … Continue reading WEEI Holds Steady, 98.5 Continues Rise, FOX Dumps Butch Stearns
Week Log: Another Little Souvenir of a Terrible Year
If part of your life is defined by the Boston sports experience as is mine, then any year involving both a Lakers and Yankees championship can't be completely good. Sure, if the other guy wins, that means our guy doesn't, but it's also very much about who that other guy is. It took a summer … Continue reading Week Log: Another Little Souvenir of a Terrible Year
