Jessica Heslam has the story in the Herald this morning. (Also noted in Ken Fang's Megalinks in the post below this one.) The simmering feud between the city’s two sports radio powerhouses boiled over yesterday when a WEEI producer got slapped with a one-week suspension for texting “vulgar” messages to upstart rival the Sports Hub. Andy … Continue reading WEEI Producer Suspended for Vulgar Texts To Rival 98.5 FM
Another Set of Friday Night Megalinks
I'm watching curling as we get ready to close the Olympics and get back to watching college basketball and prepare for baseball. To be honest, I never thought I would enjoy curling, but I've really gotten into the sport this year. Plus, it's been on at some convenient times to watch so I'll NBC some … Continue reading Another Set of Friday Night Megalinks
Celtics Fade Badly Once Again
A power outage and a few other obstacles had me running behind this morning, but here's the top stories from this morning. There was more quality then usual this morning, so there are 15 links, plus two bonus ones: After 30 years, Michaels still believes - Chad Finn has Al Michaels recalling his broadcast of the 1980 … Continue reading Celtics Fade Badly Once Again
Scott Lauber To Join Boston Herald
Haven't gotten official confirmation on this, It's official. Scott Glauber will be joining the Boston Herald to cover the Red Sox sometime in the middle of March. Ian Rapoport of the Herald posted this on Twitter earlier this afternoon: Congratulations to @ScottLauber, who has joined the Boston Herald's Red Sox reporting crew. Welcome to the … Continue reading Scott Lauber To Join Boston Herald
Week Log: Of Public ‘Thanks’ And Public ‘Sorry’s
Driven by an intense Olympics spirit, we headed north last weekend for some skiing on the final days of school vacation. For my seven year-old, it was his fifth outing - all with me, all in the last 12 months - and, although I was initially cool to the realization, there was no more denying … Continue reading Week Log: Of Public ‘Thanks’ And Public ‘Sorry’s
Mosi Remembered, Cavs in Town
The passing of former Patriots fullback Mosi Tatupu touched many people yesterday, and that is reflected in the selected links below. Beloved Mosi Tatupu left indelible imprint - Today is Ron Borges at his best, paying tribute to a player from another generation. Tatupu earned a special place in hearts of Patriots fans - Jim Donaldson also … Continue reading Mosi Remembered, Cavs in Town
Celtics Beat Knicks, Mosi Passes Away
The Celtics managed to stave off a retooled New York Knicks club which just wouldn't go away last night, 110-106 at the TD Garden. Former Patriots Fullback Mosi Tatupu has reportedly passed away at the age of 54. Here's rest of the top links from this morning: Celtics sweat out ‘sure’ win against Knicks - Robert Lee … Continue reading Celtics Beat Knicks, Mosi Passes Away
Wilfork Tagged, Nate Set To Debut For C’s
It's not a great time for quality Boston sports writing and talk. The Red Sox are just getting going, so all we've got are the usual spring training profiles, any Patriots article these days is bound to be laced with snark and doom, the Celtics are just coming off a West coast road trip where most of … Continue reading Wilfork Tagged, Nate Set To Debut For C’s
BSMW Poll – Morning Link Preferences
Lately, I've made a change in how I present the morning links to you. For years, I got up and tried to get you a link to every single sports story out there in New England that dealt with one of our pro teams, and occasionally college as well. For the last couple of months, … Continue reading BSMW Poll – Morning Link Preferences
U.S.A. Upsets Canada, Celtics Fall In Denver
As per usual, we've pretty much stayed away from Olympic coverage here on BSMW, but the United States Olympic hockey team pulled a huge upset in the non-medal round of competition last night, stunning Team Canada 5-3. The game was broadcast on MSNBC, which left a lot of people looking for it, and others looking … Continue reading U.S.A. Upsets Canada, Celtics Fall In Denver