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The Patriots are in Atlanta this week for a couple of joint practices with the Falcons prior to Thursday night's preseason game. Going back to old way of tuning up - Albert R. Breer has Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff talking about what the teams hope to accomplish with this arrangement. With help from Brady, Hernandez opening … Continue reading Patriots Hit Atlanta, Sox Back Home

The Red Sox finished up a 5-5 road trip yesterday with a 7-3 loss to the Texas Rangers. Red Sox left wanting more from road trip - Sean McAdam says that despite a .500 record on a tough 10 game trip, the Red Sox wanted (and needed) more. Gyroball student becomes the master: Wilson offers Matsuzaka … Continue reading Sox Wrap 5-5 Road Trip, Return To Fenway 5 Games Out

Jonathan Papelbon blew his sixth save of the season, as the Red Sox failed to complete a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, falling 6-5. Get the full links - if you want them - at RedSoxLinks.com. Lackey does everything but win - Sean McAdam's notebook touches on the major storylines from yesterday. Lackey, Saltalamacchia look … Continue reading Pap Melts Down, Pats Warm Up

Bill Hall hit a pair of home runs, and Clay Buchholz once again showed that he is the ace of the 2010 Red Sox, going eight innings and giving up a single unearned run in the 10-1 Boston victory over the Blue Jays.  How Bill Hall threw away his fears, and discovered a future - Rob … Continue reading Sox Win In Toronto, Pick Up A Game on Rays

The Celtics introduced Shaquille O'Neal to the Boston market yesterday, and the Big Shamrock did not disappoint, showing  respect and humility at joining the storied Celtics franchise. Everything’s great about this move - Dan Shaughnessy plays it straight today, as he often does when writing about the Celtics, and submits a very good column on Shaq's … Continue reading Shaq Set For Final Chapter, Glory

Thanks to strong pitching from Jon Lester, Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon, the Red Sox managed to hold off the New York Yankees yesterday afternoon 2-1to earn a split of their four game series. The Sox are still 4.5 games behind Tampa for the Wild Card playoff spot. The Patriots are practicing with the Super Bowl Champion … Continue reading Sox Manage Split With Yankees, Still 4.5 Out of Wild Card

I'm on the road today, so no links this morning, but wanted to pass along this link. Joseph P Kahn with a look today at the battle between WEEI and 98.5 The Sportshub. Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

Adrian Beltre hit a grand slam last night, the eighth of his career, as the Red Sox beat the Indians 6-2at Fenway Park. Daisuke Matsuzaka went eight strong innings to improve to 8-3 on the season. Earlier in the day, the Red Sox received official word that Kevin Youkilis will need thumb surgery and is … Continue reading Beltre Grand For Youk-less Sox

Jon Lester and the Red Sox took a pounding last night at Fenway Park, falling 9-1 to the Indians. After it was stated and speculated all day that Jacoby Ellsbury would get booed in his return to the lineup, Ellsbury actually received a very strong ovation in his first at-bat. Sports talk rado, wrong again. Shocking, I … Continue reading Sox Battered At Fenway

Stepping in for the injured Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell hit a home run on the first pitch he saw last night, and it was enough for Josh Beckett who cruised through the Indians lineup in a 3-1 win at Fenway Park. The game feature a bench-clearing confrontation after batters from both sides were thrown at. Nearly … Continue reading Sox Fight Through, O’Neal Shaq-ing Up In Boston