ESPNBoston.com has made a new addition to its Bruins staff, adding NESN.com hockey writer James Murphy. Hey all, just a head's up that I am now covering the Bruins/NHL w/Joe McDonald @ESPNJoeyMac for ESPNBoston.com.Tue Jul 06 20:19:16 via webJimmy Murphy MurphysLaw74 Murphy has been covering the Bruins and the National Hockey League for the last eight … Continue reading James Murphy Joins The ESPNBoston Bruins Beat
ESPNBoston.com vs CSNNE.com vs WEEI.com
Boston sports are covered like nowhere else in the country. In addition to the double-digit number of newspapers that cover the New England professional sports teams on a daily basis, we've also seen multimedia outlets jump into covering the teams with reporters and columnists. Sports radio powerhouse WEEI was the first to really jump into … Continue reading ESPNBoston.com vs CSNNE.com vs WEEI.com
Curt Schilling Joins ESPN
ESPN announced tonight that former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is joining the network as a baseball analyst. In the press release announcing Schilling's hiring, the network states his new duties thusly: He will contribute to ESPNBoston.com, ESPN.com, ESPN Radio and Baseball Tonight. Schilling will debut tomorrow, Sunday, April 4, during Baseball Tonight’s live coverage … Continue reading Curt Schilling Joins ESPN
New ESPN Series: The Next Round – Launches in Boston
ESPN has announced a new web series on ESPN.com called The Next Round – Served Up By Jim Beam, hosted by Scoop Jackson, that is launching in Boston this weekend. In this original online show, Scoop will share a round of Jim Beam with a range of guests – actors, athletes, media personalities and comedians … Continue reading New ESPN Series: The Next Round – Launches in Boston
Celtics Beat Knicks, Mosi Passes Away
The Celtics managed to stave off a retooled New York Knicks club which just wouldn't go away last night, 110-106 at the TD Garden. Former Patriots Fullback Mosi Tatupu has reportedly passed away at the age of 54. Here's rest of the top links from this morning: Celtics sweat out ‘sure’ win against Knicks - Robert Lee … Continue reading Celtics Beat Knicks, Mosi Passes Away
Patriot Ledger Piece on WEEI/ESPNBoston/CSN
Steve Adams of the Patriot Ledger had a piece over the weekend looking at the recent sports media frenzy in Boston, with ESPNBoston.com coming into town, Comcast SportsNet launching a multi-million-dollar cable network expansion and 98.5 The SportsHub launching as a rival to WEEI. A sports media frenzy in Boston I'm quoted toward the end … Continue reading Patriot Ledger Piece on WEEI/ESPNBoston/CSN
Gordon Edes Officially In at ESPNBoston.com
Gordon Edes has his first post up at ESPNBoston.com today: Back where I belong New England is my home, baseball remains my game, and after being away, I am even more persuaded that there is no better place to talk, write, blog, tweet, text, chat and care about baseball than right here, for this audience. … Continue reading Gordon Edes Officially In at ESPNBoston.com
Another Friday Megalinks Edition
Time once again to provide the Friday megalinks. Lots of links to get to. Don't forget to check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for your sports and primetime viewing. To the links. National One story that's developing this afternoon. Pro Football Talk goes after ESPN Boston's Patriots blog for plagiarizing word for word one of … Continue reading Another Friday Megalinks Edition
Developing: Gordon Edes to ESPN Boston?
Fang's Bites has learned from multiple sources and The Big Lead is reporting this as well, that former Boston Globe Red Sox beat writer Gordon Edes will join ESPN Boston after the World Series. For his part, Edes did not confirm or deny the story when contacted by The Big Lead. Edes is currently the … Continue reading Developing: Gordon Edes to ESPN Boston?
ESPN Radio Still Looking For Full Time Home In Boston
BSMW has confirmed that despite yesterday's announcement of the affiliation agreement between ESPN Radio and WEEI, the former is still actively seeking a full-time outlet to air their complete programming lineup in the Boston area. I had asked Dan Quinn of the ESPN Communications department whether they were still seeking a full outlet in the Boston market so that … Continue reading ESPN Radio Still Looking For Full Time Home In Boston