So, not too much happening around here at the moment, is there? It was another amazing weekend in Boston sports, as the Bruins won a thriller at the Garden on Saturday night to force a deciding game seven tonight, the Celtics romped in their first playoff game at the Garden in over one thousand days, and the … Continue reading Another Winning Weekend For Boston
Ken from the Fang's Bites blog here with the Friday media links. My apologies for being so late. I was away from the office during the morning and then swamped with work. It happens sometimes. But the links are here and you can peruse them throughout the weekend. This weekend, the NBA Playoffs begin and … Continue reading The Friday Media Links, Better Late Than Never
I figured we'd better get this one out of the way while we still can... Today's your chance to weigh in on the career and impact of legendary WBZ sports anchor and director Bob Lobel, who as we've recently learned is leaving the station as part of a round of cutbacks at the TV station. Lobel … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Bob Lobel
In what many people thought would be the final act of the hockey season around Boston, the Bruins traveled up to Montreal, facing elimination at the hands of the Canadiens. Boston had struggled to score goals all series, and found themselves down 1-0 in the second period. Then, the Bruins proceeded to score five unanswered … Continue reading Bruins Stayin’ Alive, Saturday Night Fever On Tap
On Herald Thursday, we check in today on hockey writer Stephen Harris. Perhaps one of the lesser known Herald writers, Harris has nonetheless been around for a long time. He's covered the Bruins for Herald since the 1979-80 season, though he also served as the Red Sox beat writer for five seasons during the 1980's. … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Stephen Harris
The Red Sox and Yankees engaged in an old-fashioned slugfest last night, with the Sox coming out on the short end of the stick. Last Friday night Chien-Ming Wang had stifled the Sox, holding them to two hits and a single run. Last night the Sox got to him for eight runs. However Clay Buchholz … Continue reading Sox, Buchholz Pummeled in Bronx
Bruins fans will not like this news. NESN has announced that Game 5 of the Bruins-Canadiens series will be moved to its NESNplus channel. This means that the game will be seen in Standard Definition, not in sparking clear HD. This means that game 2 of the Red Sox-Yankees series will be on NESN HD … Continue reading Bruins-Habs on NESNplus, Red Sox-Yankees in Sparkling HD on NESN
Today we're rating NECN main sports anchor Chris Collins. Collins is a native of Peabody, and is marking his 10th year at NECN. Prior to joining the station he had worked in stations in Louisiana and Milwaukee before coming back home to Massachusetts. Collins serves as host of the nightly "Sports LateNight" on NECN. His … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Chris Collins
Here are some excerpts of interest to Celtics fans from Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley's comments in yesterday's TNT NBA Playoffs conference call: Miller on picking Boston in the Eastern Conference Playoffs: “It’s going to be such a blood bath out West where I see every series going at least six games. The least resistance … Continue reading TNT Conference Call on NBA Playoffs
Well, if we're looking to be positive, we can say that the Bruins penalty killing in this series has been outstanding. Fluto Shinzawa has the Bruins pushed to the brink of elimination with their 1-0 shutout loss to the Canadiens in last night's game four of their first round series. Steve Conroy has the Bruins … Continue reading Montreal Now One Game Away
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