A couple of items from the BSMW Network: John Molori talks to Pat Kirwin of NFL.com, including quite a bit about the Patriots. Stephon Marbury to the Celtics? Why Not? Elsewhere, Bill Simmons looks at the NFL playoffs this week. Tom E. Curran picks the Chargers and Giants in the Super Bowl. In Mike Florio vs the Boston … Continue reading Mid-Day Quick Links
If ever you've listened to afternoon sports updates at :15 and :45 past the hour on WBZ radio, you've heard the voice of Tom Cuddy providing the latest sports news, usually followed by a Paul Harvey-like anecdote somehow tied to the world of sports. You won't be hearing those stories any longer, as Cuddy has been … Continue reading WBZ Lays off Tom Cuddy
Our top Boston sports media story of 2008 is John Tomase's accusation that the Patriots taped the Rams walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. The story was picked up by the national outlets immediately and caused a maelstrom of media coverage around the team that lasted nearly halfway into the year. The report was ultimately proven to … Continue reading Top Stories 2008: TomaseGate, Herald Declares War on Patriots
We'll let David Scott carry the load this morning, as he takes some time from his book to present to us The 2008 Shotties - NESN and Globe Rift Widening; Ordway Losing Bargaining Power Daily. Some new stuff in there, the latest on Glenn Ordway's future at WEEI and Bob Ryan commenting on the cancellation of … Continue reading Shots Wraps up 2008
Got a nice note from Christopher Price of the Boston Metro this afternoon, letting me know that starting next month, he'll be leaving the Metro and joining WEEI.com as the Patriots writer for the site. Price will also serve as assistant editor for WEEI.com. Price has covered the Patriots for the Metro since 2001, and … Continue reading Price is Right for WEEI.com
As we continue our series on the biggest Boston sports media stories of 2008, we come to a crazy few weeks this summer on the baseball beat in the local papers and websites. In that span, we saw the following movement: Gordon Edes: Boston Globe to Yahoo! Sports Rob Bradford: Boston Herald to WEEI.com Alex … Continue reading Top Stories 2008: Baseball Beat Musical Chairs
The Calendar is still 2008, and we're still technically in the 2008 NFL season, but it's all about 2009 for the New England Patriots, who will not be playing football in January for the first time since the 2002 season. Christopher L. Gasper has the team trying to find some consolation in the longer-than-usual offseason facing … Continue reading Already 2009 For Patriots
We're going to have a mini-series this week looking back at some of the top sports media stories in the Boston area from this past year. #5 on our list of sports media stories is the buyouts and cutbacks seen in sports departments in 2008. The Boston Globe went through another round of buyouts this … Continue reading Top Stories 2008: Buyouts and Cuts
Sometimes it stinks being right. I took a little heat from some readers last week for emphatically stating that there was no way that the Jets or Jaguars would win yesterday. I didn't think I was being too bold in making that statement, considering the teams and coaches involved. It seemed pretty obvious, in fact. … Continue reading 11-5 Not Good Enough For Patriots
Ken from the Fang's Bites blog and here with your megalinks late once again, but late is better than never. Of course, we have the Weekend Viewing Picks to start. We go into the last weekend of the NFL regular season with the AFC East still up for grabs. The Patriots travel to Buffalo at … Continue reading Friday/Saturday Megalinks
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