Category: Morning Links

With none of the local teams in action last night, it's a mixed bag in the sports pages this morning. Excited about Kayem being named the “Official Frank and Sausage’’ of Gillette Stadium? Tom Brady Lets His Teammates Know They Need to Be Better and 19 Other Thoughts - Jeff Howe has 20 thoughts on … Continue reading Mixed Bag Wednesday Links

The report cards are in, and as you would expect, the grades are dismal for Bill Belichick's unit this week. Lets get right to it: Making The Grades – Patriots at Browns - On Patriots Daily, Jeremy Gottlieb hands out the grades in his typical pull-no-punches style. More report cards from: Ron Borges | Kirk Minihane |Mike Felger … Continue reading Patriots Flunk Out Against Browns

If you looked at yesterday's game as another test for a young team riding high and playing a seemingly inferior opponent on the road, then yesterday's result was, in Twitter terms, an #epicfail. Eric Mangini and fellow former Patriots assistants Brian Dabol, Rob Ryan and Brad Seely had their Browns fully prepared for the Patriots, … Continue reading Patriots Humbled By Mangini, Browns

As move to another day of Kevin Garnett and Randy Moss talk, there is still a football game being played on Sunday afternoon out in Cleveland involving the New England Patriots. The Celtics and Bruins are playing actual games this weekend as well. Media Roundup: Boston's Sports Radio Soap-Opera Drama, And The Top-Five Celtics Writers - … Continue reading Does Anyone Want To Talk Football Around Here?

With a critical free throw last night, Paul Pierce went over the 20,000 points scored mark in his career, joining Larry Bird and John Havlicek as the only players to score over 20,000 points all with the Boston Celtics. The Celtics needed overtime, but outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks last night at TD Garden, 105-102. Pierce … Continue reading Pierce Reaches 20K, Joins Bird, Hondo

Rajon Rondo continues his historic start to the NBA season, racking up 17 assists last night at the Celtics rolled over the winless Detroit Pistons, 109-86. Rondo now has 67 assists in his first four games, an NBA record. The Patriots had their highest local TV rating since 2007 in their win over the Vikings … Continue reading Rondo Passes Celtics Past Pistons

And here you thought that with the Minnesota game in the past, all the Randy Moss talk that has dominated sports radio would start to fade. Silly you. The Vikings abruptly released Moss yesterday, though it seems that Brad Childress made the decision without the approval of some members of management and his team. Still, … Continue reading Welcome Back To Moss Talk 24/7

The Patriots used a strong second half to pull away from Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings 28-18 at Gillette Stadium yesterday afternoon. The win pushed the Patriots to 6-1 on the season, best in the NFL. Brett Favre was knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter on a Myron Pryor hit, and … Continue reading Patriots Move To NFL Best 6-1 With Win Over Vikings (and Psych contest)

A few free moments for me, 10 quick links for you: For Celtics’ voice Gorman, it’s been the ride of his life - Bill Reynolds talks to the Celtics announcer about his early days in the business, and how far he has come since then. Schneider has Seahawks moving in right directions - Greg A … Continue reading Sunday Quicklinks

Be sure to check the bottom of this post for a chance to win a prize pack that includes a screenplay and poster signed by Edward Burns. The Patriots continue to prepare for the Gillette invasion of Randy Moss and the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon. The Minneapolis Star Tribunereports that the Vikings are leaning … Continue reading Patriots Prepare For Viking Invasion