Down 16 points in the second half last night, the Celtics turned it on and had a chance to steal last night's game with seconds remaining and trailing only by one. The officials swallowed their whistles in the final two minutes, however, and the Orlando Magic survived the Celtics comeback 84-82 in Florida. Marc J. … Continue reading Celtics Can’t Complete Comeback
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-03-25
Touching All The Bases: Voicing an opinion, Ranking the Boston Sports Announcing Tandems via @GlobeChadFinn - http://is.gd/oXP8 # BSMW Seems to need a restart - checking with the web host now. # Pos: Frank Deford’s description of Boston sportswriting in the 1960s: “One step up from illiteracy, one decibel down from shouting.” # Joe Pos … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-03-25
Contest Reminder
Discussion continues in the BSMW Group Project - Worst Boston Sports Columns post. Be sure to check out the now-extensive comments section of that post for the many suggestions that have floated in over the last few days. You'll have a chance to win prizes from the TV show AX MEN (Mondays, 10pm HISTORY) by … Continue reading Contest Reminder
Schilling Gives First Post-Retirement Interview
At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today, Curt Schilling gave his first interview since announcing his retirement via his blog yesterday. Mike D'Alonzo says that Schilling "sat down with X-Play host and G4's Editor-In-Chief Adam Sessler at GDC and talked about his reasons for the timing of the announcement, which he jokingly referred to … Continue reading Schilling Gives First Post-Retirement Interview
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-03-24
BSMW Network Post: Schilling Gives First Post-Retirement Interview http://tinyurl.com/co2cem # Harvey Araton, Still hating the Celtics. Accused Red Auerbach of racism in the 80's, still beating that drum 20 years on: http://ow.ly/1nyG # BSMW Network Post: Celtics Getting Vintage http://tinyurl.com/ctuzja # BSMW Network Post: Devin Moore Q&A With PD http://tinyurl.com/dc636e # Definitely Au Revoir, Not … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-03-24
Celtics Getting Vintage
Be sure to check the post below this one for a chance to win prizes from the TV show AX MEN (Mondays, 10pm HISTORY) by submitted your choice for the worst Boston sports column of recent memory. They're not quite all the way back, but you're seeing the signs. Last night contained another, as the … Continue reading Celtics Getting Vintage
BSMW Group Project – Worst Boston Sports Columns
Before I left on vacation at the beginning of the month, Jim Donaldson of the Providence Journal wrote a column that was simply staggering in its stupidity. The column was titled Has marriage cost Tom Brady his competitive edge? It got me thinking...where does that column rank in the annuals of just bad, absurd, off-base Boston sports … Continue reading BSMW Group Project – Worst Boston Sports Columns
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-03-23
Neil Best - NFL Extends Exclusive Deal with DirecTV to 2014: http://ow.ly/1jFJ # BSMW Network Post: Patriots to Open Season on Monday Night http://tinyurl.com/cd6ozt # ESPN Shows Picture of Jose Canseco Instead of Curt Schilling: http://tinyurl.com/ca32oj # It's Official - Bills @ Patriots in first Monday Night Football Game of 2009. Tom Brady's return, Moss … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-03-23
Patriots to Open Season on Monday Night
Ken from Fang's Bites with some late afternoon news for you. The NFL announced this afternoon its opening season primetime games as well as its Thanksgiving Day games. On the docket includes your New England Patriots which will open the season on Monday night, September 14 as part of an "AFL 50th" doubleheader. Here's the … Continue reading Patriots to Open Season on Monday Night
Schilling Uses Blog To Announce Retirement
Curt Schilling made it official today, announcing his retirement from baseball. There will be no late-season signing and stretch run with the Cubs or Rays for Schilling. What's interesting is that Schilling has eschewed the traditional press conference (though that may come later) and announced this decision through his 38Pitches blog: Calling It Quits. The … Continue reading Schilling Uses Blog To Announce Retirement
