Ken from Fang's Bites with another edition of the megalinks and time to go over the Weekend Viewing Picks. Both the NBA and NHL postseason take precedence over the weekend. The NBA begins the playoffs on Saturday and Sunday. The NHL which began on Wednesday goes into games two and three in its first round … Continue reading Another Friday Megalink Edition
Red Sox Productions Nominated for 7 New England Emmys
Red Sox Productions, the Boston Red Sox’ in-house television and video production group, has been nominated for 7 Boston/New England Emmy Awards by the Boston/New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. This is the highest number of nominations received by Red Sox Productions in four years of entering the competition. … Continue reading Red Sox Productions Nominated for 7 New England Emmys
John Madden Calls It a Career
NBC Football Analyst John Madden is calling it quits. The retirement is immediate, with no farewell tour for the Madden Crusier. NBC issued the following statement from Madden: It’s time. I’m 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at … Continue reading John Madden Calls It a Career
A Friday Night Megalink Session
Ken from Fang's Bites and it's time for the megalinks once again. As usual, before the linkage, there's the Weekend Viewing Picks. The Masters is the dominant event on the sports calendar this weekend. CBS has the weekend coverage, three and a half hours on Saturday starting at 3:30 p.m., then 18 hole coverage on … Continue reading A Friday Night Megalink Session
Comcast, NFL Network Get Ugly
By now, you've probably heard that the NFL Network will no longer be available to Comcast subscribers after April 30th. Their contract to carry the network expires at that time, and though they've offered to keep carrying the network under the terms of the current contract (offering it as part of a slight more expensive … Continue reading Comcast, NFL Network Get Ugly
Blog Rally to Help the Boston Globe
How did that headline grab you? An email passed into my inbox last night letting me know about a proposed movement called a "blog rally" aimed at throwing support at the Boston Globe and attempting to "save the Globe from the barbarians down in New York." What is a "blog rally" you say? A blog … Continue reading Blog Rally to Help the Boston Globe
It’s the Friday Megalinks Again
Ken from Fang's Bites giving you the Friday megalinks again. We have a lot of them and with the Final Four and the start of the baseball season coming this weekend, there's a lot of stories dealing with both. So let's get to the links, but of course, we have the Weekend Viewing Picks. Of … Continue reading It’s the Friday Megalinks Again
History of the Boston Bruins on DVD
Bruins fans probably know this already, but a great DVD chronicling the history of franchise was recently released. Boston’s Rich Hockey Tradition Documented on DVD Like Never Before BURBANK, CA – As Boston continues to dominate the sports headlines, Warner Home Video (WHV) and the National Hockey League (NHL) have teamed up to give Boston … Continue reading History of the Boston Bruins on DVD
TBS Analysts Weigh in on Red Sox
TBS held a conference call with their baseball analysts to discuss the new season. The Red Sox were a hot topic for Dennis Eckersely and Ron Darling : Eckersley on his predictions for the American League: “I think Boston is the class of the league, I think they will win the East. The Central is difficult to … Continue reading TBS Analysts Weigh in on Red Sox
Matt Light Aids Founding of Dan Pires Scholarship
A nice story by Jonathan Comey in the New Bedford Standard Times this morning about New England Patriots tackle Matt Light helping to set up a scholarship fund in the name of Dan Pires, the S-T Football writer who passed away unexpectedly last June.
Boston Sports Media Watch 