The Celtics went into Salt Lake City last night to face old friend Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz, and emerged with a 107-102 victory, giving then a 3-1 record on their latest West coast swing. Heartless, not gutless - Gerry Callahan loves the trade of Kendrick Perkins, calling it a great deal, and praising Danny Ainge for … Continue reading Retooled Celtics Keep Winning
Bruins Stay Hot Out On The Road
The Bruins remained perfect on their road trip, making it five-for-five last night with a 3-2 win over the Oilers in Edmonton. Get all the coverage over at BruinsLinks.com. Before getting to the regular links, a bit of disappointing news from the weekend - Howard Bryant, writer for ESPN, charged with domestic assault in Buckland. … Continue reading Bruins Stay Hot Out On The Road
A Friday Night Megalink Thing
Let's provide the Friday megalinks. Lots of things to get to. We, of course, provide the Weekend Viewing Picks for your sports and entertainment weekend programming. Now let's get to the linkage from across the country. National Brian Steinberg of Advertising Age reports that NBC is already seeking $3.5 million for a 30 second spot … Continue reading A Friday Night Megalink Thing
WEEI Announces Mutnansky, Merloni As Mid-Day Show
They got the dreaded "late Friday afternoon press release" but Mike Mutnansky and Lou Merloni were officially named as WEEI's new mid-day show, replacing the Dale and Holley show. Rising Stars To Take Over Middays on WEEI (Boston, February 25, 2011) – The WEEI Sports Radio Network today announced their next step in a bold … Continue reading WEEI Announces Mutnansky, Merloni As Mid-Day Show
Perkins Trade Creates Sharp Divide
The media reaction to the trade of Kendrick Perkins, like the fan reaction, is decidedly mixed. Some say this was a great move, others say it was a terrible, risky move. As always, Ainge unafraid to take his shot - Bob Ryan is a big fan of Jeff Green. The Death of Ubuntu - Rich Levine says … Continue reading Perkins Trade Creates Sharp Divide
Why Danny Ainge Made The Right Move
As 3:00 this afternoon approached, the biggest concern I had was that Danny Ainge might actually give up something worth a damn for Anthony Parker. Convinced that nothing was going to happen, I stepped away from my desk for a few moments only to return and look at my Twitter feed and see: http://twitter.com/CSL_Duke/status/40862121260486656 Genius … Continue reading Why Danny Ainge Made The Right Move
Celtics Look To Add Final Piece
With the Bruins making a flury of trades last week, will the Celtics follow suit today? It seems unlikely, given what the Celtics have to offer, but Danny Ainge has surprised us before. At deadline, Celtics in a bind - Chris Forsberg says that the Celtics may be forced to sacrifice the future in order to … Continue reading Celtics Look To Add Final Piece
Dale Arnold’s Final Show Bittersweet
For the first three hours of today's Dale & Holley show, the hosts attempted to play it straight. Just another show, ho hum. In reality, it was the end of an era. Earlier in the day, Dale had announced on Twitter that today would be the final edition of The Dale & Holley show: [blackbirdpie … Continue reading Dale Arnold’s Final Show Bittersweet
Celtics, Bruins Impressive Out On The Road
The Celtics and Bruins were both victorious out on the road last night, with the Celtics posting a 115-93 win in Northern California over the Golden State Warriors and the Bruins scoring a 3-1 win over the Flames in Calgary. Rondo leads Celtics over Warriors, 115-93 - A. Sherrod Blakely has the birthday boy leading the … Continue reading Celtics, Bruins Impressive Out On The Road
Pete Sheppard Speaks Out
In a Facebook chat yesterday, former (and future?) WEEI personality Pete Sheppard spoke out about his experiences dealing with 98.5 The SportHub program director Mike Thomas, saying that Thomas will not return his calls, and has even banned Sheppard from doing commercial voice-overs on the station. Shunned Sheppard launches Facebook fury - Jessica Heslam has more on … Continue reading Pete Sheppard Speaks Out
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