Author: Bruce Allen

Anything but the games. It seems like that's the focus on the New England Patriots at times. Coming off one of the most compelling regular-season games of the Brady-Belichick era, some of the biggest stories this week have instead been about the actions of Brady and Belichick. We've had Chuck Klosterman's completely mind-numbing article on … Continue reading Another Week of Mini-Controversies For Patriots

He began his Red Sox career with Dan Shaughnessy calling him "a giant sack of you-know-what" on multiple media outlets. (He'll try to deny it, but it happened. I heard them myself.) He looks to end his Red Sox career attempting to bring a fourth World Series championship to Boston since 2004. Yet, when word … Continue reading David Ortiz Calling It A Career After 2016

I don't know how it is possible, but on the occasions that I'm turning on WEEI these days, I am inevitably hearing Gary Tanguay. Why? What is he possibly bringing to the table except predictable contrarianism? I firmly believe that WEEI had a golden opportunity to make up a little ground against 98.5 the SportsHub … Continue reading The Gary Tanguay Experience Continues To Mystify

The Celtics began their march to 82-0 last night with an opening night win over the Philadelphia 76ers at the Garden. Isaiah Thomas, Celtics go deep in opening win - Steve Bulpett has the scoring guard coming off the bench to drop 27 points in 27 minutes of play. Opening-night rout fuels Celtics’ optimism - Adam Himmelsbach has … Continue reading Celtics Start Season Right, Patriots Facing Newest Media Darling Coach Tonight

Since there's nothing of interest going on sports-wise around Boston, the continued efforts by some of the on-air media "personalities" to stir things up and make themselves the story makes sense. Right? The sad fact is, good old media on media crime gets people's attention. It gets them talking about the outlets, about the personalities, … Continue reading Midweek Thoughts, Media on Media Crime Edition

It wasn't quite the destruction many were expecting, but the Colts did still manage to embarrass themselves last night. The Patriots defeated the Colts 34-27 in Indianapolis thanks in part to a disastrous fake punt attempt by the Colts, who were in desperation mode all night, having previously attempted a first-half on-sides kick. The Patriots … Continue reading Patriots Manage Disappointing Road Win Against AFC Finalist

It's the most highly anticipated regular season game in recent memory. The game in which the New England Patriots are expected to exact revenge upon the snitching Indianapolis Colts. Since the schedule was released, everything has been building towards this game. But if you listen to much of Boston sports radio, you'd think the Patriots … Continue reading Colts Week. So Let’s Talk About Anything But…

The Patriots get back at it on Sunday heading to Dallas to take on the Cowboys in a 4:25pm national game on CBS. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will get their first Patriots call of the season. The Cowboys have sent plenty of bulletin board material for the Patriots to use, from Tony Romo (who's out) … Continue reading Patriots Back in Action in Big D on Sunday