Ken from Fang's Bites giving you the Friday megalinks. The viewing highlights this weekend: Game 7 of the Celtics-Magic series on TNT Sunday night at 8. The Red Sox taking on Seattle tonight at 10 and tomorrow at 4 on NESN. And the Preakness Stakes today on 7NBC and NBC10 starting at 4. Find the … Continue reading Friday … No … Make That Saturday Megalinks
“Investigative Reporter” Mike Fish Talks Spygate. Has Nothing To Say.
The Big Lead has an interview with ESPN Investigative Reporter Mike Fish, and naturally, one of the subjects that Fish is asked about is Spygate. You remember that tiny little incident, right? Fish's reports during the controversy were of such little value as to be laughable. Now, with the episode in the rear-view mirror, Fish tells TBL … Continue reading “Investigative Reporter” Mike Fish Talks Spygate. Has Nothing To Say.
BREAKING: Jerry Remy Out Recovering from Cancer Surgery
In what had been long speculated since he had missed several Spring Training games and then missed the entire Red Sox-Tampa Bay series, NESN has announced that Red Sox analyst Jerry Remy will be out indefinitely as he recovers from cancer surgery. Remy himself has made reference to his absence at his Twitter page and … Continue reading BREAKING: Jerry Remy Out Recovering from Cancer Surgery
Red Sox Reloaded
I've been mentioning it in the Twitter feed for the last few days, but I wanted to give Jon Couture's Red Sox Reloaded blog feature a plug here, as well. Around mid-day on the day following most Red Sox games, Couture, the baseball writer for the New Bedford Standard Times, has been posting on his … Continue reading Red Sox Reloaded
A Friday Megalink Thing
Ken from Fang's Bites here once again with your Friday megalinks. A couple of late stories for the links. First, NESN's Jerry Remy flew home Friday. Adam Kilgore of the Boston Globe that Jerry contracted the same symptoms that kept him out of the booth earlier this spring. As you know from watching the Sox … Continue reading A Friday Megalink Thing
Lively Discussion Continues on Twitter Post
If you haven't checked it recently the post from the other day where I quoted a bit from Cold Hard Football Facts about pressbox reaction to the Patriots announcing their draft picks via Twitter has garnered quite a number of comments - including from the media members mentioned in the CHFF quote. Patriots Have Reporters … Continue reading Lively Discussion Continues on Twitter Post
CSN’s Celtics Telecast Nominated for Emmy for 17 Consecutive Year
Comcast SportsNet, New England’s original sports network, earned 10 Emmy nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Boston/New England Chapter, including a 17th consecutive nomination for its Boston Celtics telecasts. Comcast SportsNet’s Celtics telecasts took home the Emmy in the Sporting Event category in 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2008. Comcast SportsNet’s 10 … Continue reading CSN’s Celtics Telecast Nominated for Emmy for 17 Consecutive Year
Rush To Judgment
This is a guest column submitted by Roy Reiss. He is a former Sports Broadcaster at Channel 7 Boston-WHDH TV and is also the father of Mike Reiss, of "Reiss' Pieces" fame. Today’s sports media is quick to “rush to judgment” on teams, personalities, coaches, managers, and just about anyone associated with professional or collegiate sports. According … Continue reading Rush To Judgment
The Friday Megalinks!
Ken from Fang's Bites with your megalinks. As usual, we begin with the Weekend Viewing Picks. This is a busy viewing weekend for sports. The NFL Draft takes precedence this weekend complete with a later starting time, 4 p.m. ESPN and NFL Network will have gavel-to-gavel coverage. ESPN actually begins its coverage of the Draft … Continue reading The Friday Megalinks!
Patriots To “Tweet” Draft Picks
The New England Patriots are jumping on the social media bandwagon and will use Twitter to announce their 2009 draft picks in real time. Each of the Patriots’ picks during the NFL Draft this weekend will be announced at Twitter.com/realpatriots, the official Twitter feed of the New England Patriots. Following the draft, the “RealPatriots” Twitter … Continue reading Patriots To “Tweet” Draft Picks
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