Author: Bruce Allen

While it has been rumored as being close for some time now, it appears a deal to make 98.5 The SportsHub the radio home of the Boston Celtics is really close now. Sean Grande and Danny Ainge both appeared on the Toucher and Rich show this morning, and while no announcement has been made yet, … Continue reading Celtics Close To 98.5 Deal, Belichick Has No Patience For Salk and Holley

The Patriots still haven't beaten anyone, and yesterday another hapless foe folded like a kid's camp chair in front of the Gillette faithful. Or so goes the sports radio storyline today. Get all the links from the game over at Patriotslinks.com Some of the good and bad from the media yesterday: Three Up Mike Reiss, … Continue reading Patriots Fall To 3-0, Media Ups and Downs

The Red Sox clinched at least a wild card playoff spot with the 3-1 win over the Orioles at Fenway last night. John Lackey pitched what might've been his best game in a Red Sox uniform, limiting the O's to just two hits and going the complete nine innings. How John Lackey became an improbable … Continue reading Sox Are In Playoffs, Reader Rant on Mazz

The Red Sox remarkable turnaround this season has made for good sports radio fodder in the shape of trying to debate whether improved chemistry in the clubhouse is responsible for the turnaround or whether it is simply better baseball players up and down the roster. As with most things on sports radio, gray area is … Continue reading Chemistry or Talent?

The Red Sox wrapped up a three game sweep of the New York Yankees at Fenway Park last night as Clay Buchholz improved to 11-0 on the season. The win reduced Boston's magic number to four for clinching the division. Tony Massarotti however, still does not believe in this team, and is waiting for the … Continue reading Sox Sweep, Mariano Roasted

The Patriots struggled and slogged their way to a 13-10 win over the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium last night. It wasn't pretty, but the defense made plays, and won a game for the Patriots in which the offense struggled as much as we've ever seen in the last dozen years. Get all the … Continue reading Three Up, Three Down, Plus Media Notes

With the Red Sox magic number to clinch the division sitting at 12 with 17 games left to play, the team is set to face Tampa tonight looking to drop that number even further. Clay Buchholz makes his (long awaited) return to the mound tonight against David Price as the series opens up in Florida. … Continue reading Plucky Red Sox Ready For Final Push