Category: Morning Links

In possibly yet another sign that they view 98.5 The SportsHub as a real competitor in the Boston sports talk radio arena, Entercom Boston/WEEI announced the following today: Entercom New England announced today that, effective with the team’s game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday evening, August 26th, all future Boston Red Sox games will be carried … Continue reading All Red Sox Games Back on WEEI

With right tackle Nick Kaczur getting a contract extension from the Patriots that will take him through the 2014 season, some, like Ron Borges, feel that the Patriots are being hypocritical in their dealings with players, having said previously that next year's labor uncertainty is preventing them from getting a deal done with defensive tackle … Continue reading Contract Talk Still Popular Topic Around Patriots

The Red Sox enjoyed a unusual amount of success with two outs last night in their 12-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. Adam Kilgore notes the Red Sox unleashing their newest, most lethal weapon, as 11 of their 12 runs were scored with two out. Michael Silverman has the Red Sox offense picking … Continue reading Two-out Success Fuels Red Sox

Tom Brady's return has been the biggest story of training camp, but one of the subplots thus far has been the contract status of Vince Wilfork, who is in the final year of his rookie deal, and apparently getting frustrated over the lack of progress on a new contract. Christopher L. Gasper has Wilfork describing his … Continue reading Wilfork, Patriots No Closer To Extension

After his last two starts, would anyone be shocked to see Josh Beckett take a little trip to the injured list? For the second straight start Beckett was smacked around by the opposition, and this time, no one can say it was because Jason Varitek wasn't catching him. Beckett gave up a career-high five home … Continue reading Beckett, Sox, Smacked Around Again

The Red Sox completed a much-needed three game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays last night with an 8-1 win at the Rogers Centre. J.D. Drew had a pair of home runs and Jon Lester went eight innings for his tenth win of the season. Amalie Benjamin says that the calendar is starting to catch up … Continue reading Sox Sweep, Pats Sleep

To start things off, head on over to Patriots Daily, where we're chatting with David Wellman from StripeHype to get a look at the Bengals, and find out whether Carson Palmer has ever really been the same QB he was before his ACL surgery. We've also got our Worry Wart, Chris Warner, though honestly, besides the … Continue reading Patriots Set To Take on Bengals Tonight

Clay Buchholz gave up just one run in six innings, and the Red Sox got three home runs on the night as they beat Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays 6-1 last night in Toronto. Amalie Benjamin has Buchholz this time getting the better of an opposing ace. John Tomase has Buchholz taking another step towards establishing himself … Continue reading Buchholz, Sox Dispatch Halladay, Jays

Josh Beckett struggled last night, giving up seven runs in just five and a third innings last night, but the Red Sox offense bailed him out, scoring 10 times in a 10-9 Red Sox win. The win, coupled with a Texas loss, moved the Red Sox back into a tie for the wild card. Amalie … Continue reading Sox Survive in Toronto

The Patriots are set to hold their final two open-to-the-public training camp practices today as they start preparation for this week's preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Mike Reiss has Bill Belichick running his team through arguably its toughest camp in his 10 year tenure with the club. Paul Kenyon notes that this year's rookie crop is … Continue reading Patriots Set To Break Camp Today