Category: Morning Links

The Red Sox dropped three of four at Fenway Park this weekend to the Texas Rangers, including yesterday's 4-2 loss in which Jon Lester went eight innings, giving up three runs, but the offense couldn't help him out, managing just five hits on the afternoon.   The Red Sox are in Oakland tonight, where they will … Continue reading Staggering Sox Heading Out On The Road

Tim Wakefield gave up six runs in the first inning last night and the Red Sox never recovered, falling to the Texas Rangers 7-2at Fenway Park to open the post-All Star Game part of the schedule. Casting NESN in a new light - Chad Finn's media column has more on NESN Daily, and ESPN's World Cup … Continue reading Wakefield, Sox Start Second Half On Wrong Foot

The All Star break is over, and the Red Sox look to get back to work tonight at Fenway as they take on the Texas Rangers. (7:00 PM, NESN, if you're in Tampa or New York, the game will be on MLB Network.) Yesterday was a slow sports day, with no games being played, so … Continue reading Sox Look To Get Back To Business

With his death yesterday morning, George Steinbrenner instantly became the biggest sports story of the day - bigger even, than last night's MLB All Star game, won by the National League, 3-1. ESPN dedicated the entire day to Steinbrenner coverage, and FOX dedicated their broadcast of the All Star game last night to the fallen … Continue reading Even In Death, Steinbrenner Bigger Than The Game

The Boston Globe, Jack Craig's longtime employer, remembers the longtime TV Sports critic with a pair of columns today. In the obituary written by Bryan Marquard, Craig's career and influence on the sports world. Don Skwar, John Powers, Mike Lynch and Kevin Paul Dupont are among those with memories and thoughts on Craig. I thought … Continue reading Jack Craig Remembered in Globe

The Red Sox reached the All Star break with a 3-2win over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday afternoon. Darnell McDonald and David Ortiz homered for Boston, and Daisuke Matsuzaka was solid in picking up the win, as the Red Sox hit the break at 51-37, five games behind the Yankees in the AL East and … Continue reading Red Sox Hit Much-Needed Break

LeBron James made his long-awaited free agent decision last night, humbly (OK, maybe not so humbly) telling a national audience on ESPN that he was "taking his talents to South Beach" where he will join Dwyane Wade and the wildly overrated Chris Bosh on the the Miami Heat next season. Ken Fang tells us that “The Decision” … Continue reading “The Decision” Creates New Obstacle in East For Celtics

News came out last night that the Celtics have agreed to terms with guard Ray Allen on a new contract. The deal is for one year with a player option and will pay Allen $10 million per. Allen's deal with Celtics a win-win - Chris Forsberg says that this deal is a victory for both sides. … Continue reading Ray Will Be Back – Jermaine O’Neal Next?

The Red Sox dropped their second straight game to the Tampa Rays last night, this time by the score of 3-2. The bigger loss may have come in the person of Kevin Youkilis, who injured his right ankle and had to leave the game in the fourth inning. Here are your top stories from another … Continue reading Sox Lose Another Game and Player

Here's hoping everyone enjoyed a few days off here, as we get ready to what used to be the "dead" month of July. It used to be that there was only baseball in July. It was the "dog days" of sports. Now however, July is packed with sports - NBA and NHL free agency, NBA … Continue reading Dice-K, Sox Bullpen Can’t Hang On