Author: Bruce Allen

How long before all teams use the Bill Belichick/Patriots method of dealing with the media? The day is coming, I'm telling you. Yes, there are those in sports who enjoy using the media and cozying up to them to get fawning coverage, whether they actually deserve it or not. There are many more, I believe, … Continue reading Burned By Scorching Hot Sportz Takes

The Celtics and Bruins both suffered discouraging setbacks yesterday with the Bruins dropping a 5-3 game to the Lightning for their fifth loss in a row, and the Celtics losing to the Pistons, 105-97. Faltering Bruins fall to Tampa Bay - Amalie Benjamin says that this feels like the end for the Bruins. Check the rest … Continue reading Peter King Scores Exclusive Interview With Roger Goodell, Also, Dog Bites Man.

A few things on my mind this week: After 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired this week at the age of 24, citing the risks of the game, many in the media used this as an opportunity to laud Borland and use their platform to lecture the public on the dangers of the game. Some tried … Continue reading Shooting From The Hip…

The Bruins and Celtics have had exciting wins this week, and the Red Sox are ramping up towards opening day. But still much of the local talk this week has centered on the bumbling, incompetent, cheap, Super Bowl winning franchise that plays NFL games in Gillette Stadium. The Patriots have had five players from their … Continue reading Revis Fallout Continues…

Some people will never learn. Granted, after the Patriots won the Super Bowl (which they indeed DID do, by the way) I did not foresee the parting of ways with Vince Wilfork, Brandon Browner and Darrelle Revis as the first moves towards the team's title defense. But if there is one thing that we've learned … Continue reading Here We Go Again…

Help me out here. So John Dennis and Gerry Callahan, who were once suspended for making racist remarks on the air, Kirk Minihane, who was suspended for calling a woman a "gutless bitch" and saying she should "drop dead" on the air, and John Tomase, who forced his paper to issue a public retraction and … Continue reading Twitter, Cap and JaVale, Oh My!

The Celtics ran out to a 26 point lead against the team many believe is the best in the NBA right now, the Golden State Warriors. The Celtics didn't so much lose that lead and eventually the game, as they did return to the mean.  What they did in the first half wasn't really sustainable, … Continue reading Young Celtics Can’t Hang On Against Warriors

A bit of positive news, in my opinion, from Chad Finn this morning, (Dale Arnold-Michael Holley reunion has worked for WEEI) as he reports that Michael Holley is about to sign a new deal with WEEI and that he and Dale Arnold will be remaining together in the afternoons on the station - along with … Continue reading Dale and Holley Sticking Around A Bit Longer

A few items of interest across the Boston Sports Media world... With Yoan Moncada and Other Elite Red Sox Prospects, It's OK to Believe the Hype - I'm glad Chad Finn addressed the absolutely ridiculous memes on sports radio following word that the Red Sox had agreed to terms with the Cuban phenom. Not that … Continue reading Midweek Media Notes