An early start this morning leaves me with limited time to put together links. There's a lot going in the sports section today, with news of last night's Celtics victory, (led by Rajon Rondo's triple-double) Dustin Pedroia's contract extension, and Rosevelt Colvin's return to the Patriots. Frank Dell'Apa has Rondo's impressive stat line (16 points, 13 … Continue reading Early To Rise…
Six Years, 40.5 Million for Pedroia
ESPN and Peter Gammons are reporting that the Red Sox have signed MVP second baseman Dustin Pedroia to a six year, $40.5 million contract extension today. Also, with more injuries on defense, the Patriots have officially brought back linebacker Rosevelt Colvin this morning. Mike Reiss and Karen Guregian report on the signing.
Hump Day Morning Linkage
Over on Patriots Daily, Scott Benson has a few random thoughts for today, also linking and commenting on some of the top Patriots stories in the papers this morning. The rest of the stories from this morning are linked below: Karen Guregian and John Tomase team up to report that former Patriot Rosevelt Colvin was in … Continue reading Hump Day Morning Linkage
Nine in a Row For Celtics
The Celtics improved to 17-2 on the season with a 107-88 thrashing of the visiting Orlando Magic last night at the Garden. Paul Pierce had 24 points, Ray Allen 21, and Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 12 assists in the win. Frank Dell'Apa says that last night's game reflected playoff intensity from the two clubs, … Continue reading Nine in a Row For Celtics
Black Friday Megalinks, Part I
Ken from the Fang's Bites blog with your weekly Friday media links. Because I have to be in several places at once today and my employee here won't shut up, I'm going to have to post the Black Friday Megalinks in two parts. So without further ado, I'll provide the Weekend Viewing Picks. Plenty of … Continue reading Black Friday Megalinks, Part I
Black Friday Linkage
First, I'm happy to be recognized by the Boston Globe Magazine for being on of the Sixty-four websites on Boston life that you should know. Any diehard Boston fan knows the game isn't over until the blowhards weigh in, which makes bostonsportsmedia.com a great place to keep track of it all. Proprietor Bruce Allen mixes in … Continue reading Black Friday Linkage
High Schools In Focus
We're focusing on the High School side of sports media today with a few links to blogs around New England that will keep you up to date on the various high school football games going on today: The High School Sports Blog (Boston.com) High School Insider - (BostonHerald.com) High School Sports - (MassLive.com) HS Game Time - … Continue reading High Schools In Focus
Steelers’ D Will Be Tough Test for Cassel, Pats
A pretty light day for links today: John Tomase has the Pittsburgh Steelers bringing the top ranked defense in the league into Gillette on Sunday to face a Patriots squad that has put up over 500 yards of offense in each of the last two games. AP writer Howard Ulman has Randy Moss hitting his stride just … Continue reading Steelers’ D Will Be Tough Test for Cassel, Pats
Passing Grades
Michael Felger has an A+ for Matt Cassel and a D- for the defensive secondary in his report card this morning. All other positions on the Patriots fall in between those two grades. Ian Clark's grades are in line with those of Felger this morning, as are the grades from Eric McHugh. The Herald Report Card is … Continue reading Passing Grades
Cassel, Moss Lead Pats Over Dolphins
First the good news - the Matt Cassel was pretty much unstoppable once again as the Patriots moved the ball at will against the Miami defense yesterday, throwing for over 400 yards for the second game in a row, connecting with Randy Moss for three touchdown passes and running for another in the Patriots 48-28 … Continue reading Cassel, Moss Lead Pats Over Dolphins
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