Newsflash -media members have agendas! It seems to have been confessional day today on WEEI, as both Michael Holley and Glenn Ordway announced on the air today that sports media members all have agendas and alliances. The catalyst for these comments is the fact that we've got a Red Sox/Patriots, Herald/Globe rivalry going on here. … Continue reading Everyone Has Got An Agenda
Despite not throwing a pitch yet this spring, Curt Schilling has been right where he wants to be be down in Ft Myers thus far - in the spotlight. His shoulder and the conflict over how it should be treated have been at the top of the headlines in the early going of the Red … Continue reading Schill Picking and Choosing
Mike Reiss has the big scoop tonight, with Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli each breaking their silence on the whole Spygate scandal, and strongly denying that any opponent walk-throughs were ever taped. Pioli also says that Matt Walsh was fired from the club because he was caught secretly tape-recording conversations, something that Walsh's lawyer denies.
This weekend brings us two high-profile sports events in the Daytona 500 and the NBA All Star Weekend. The 50th Daytona 500 FOX brings us a number of new technological advances to their broadcast, two being outlined in the exceprts from their press releases below: On Sunday, February 17 (2:00 PM ET), FOX Sports proudly … Continue reading Daytona 500, NBA All Star Game Headline Weekend
Mike Fish of ESPN.com report that Sen. Arlen "single bullet" Specter wasn't satisfied with what he heard from the NFL about Spygate and will continue his investigation. Gordon Edes assesses the Red Sox at the start of spring training, with comments from Theo Epstein and Terry Francona. Amalie Benjamin and Steve Buckley have Jonathan Papelbon … Continue reading Hope Springs Eternal For Sox
Boston has certainly entered the blog age in full force. Everywhere you turn there is a traditional media outlet trying to to enter the digital age by putting out a new blog, with a media member trying to latch onto this new form of information distribution. We've got some of the best MSM (MainStream Media) … Continue reading The Five Worst Media Blogs in Boston
Morning links while trying to figure out how I misremembered that my mother-in-law is visiting this weekend... The Celtics ended the first half of the season with a couple more injuries and another win, their 41st of the season (against only 9 losses) and head into the All Star break before embarking on the traditional … Continue reading Celtics Cruise Into Break
There's plenty of live coverage of this morning's hearings by the Committee on Steroids and Baseball taking place today. You can watch it live on ESPN, NESN and CSN and other channels as well. Online, CSpan is streaming the hearings, though the stream is choppy at times. Both the Herald's Clubhouse Insider and Globe's Extra … Continue reading Steroid Hearings Updates
The Celtics pushed their record to 40-9 this season with a 104-97 win over the Pacers in Indiana. Paul Pierce led the way with 28 points and 12 rebounds, while Ray Allen had 23 points, and Leon Powe contributed 16 points and 9 rebounds to the effort. Marc J. Spears has the Celtics becoming the … Continue reading A Cool 40 For Celts
Roger Clemens steroids talk is now all the rage on sports radio, as Clemens gets ready to testify under oath tomorrow. I hate all this steroid talk and how it has absolutely dominated sports talk radio during morning drive in Boston for going on three years now, but I have to say that I'm going … Continue reading No Place To Hide For (or From) Roger
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