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Miles To Play For College of Southern Idaho Eagles
2008-10-23 06:17:00 Nate Miles will be playing college basketball this season, just not in a UConn Huskies uniform as we already know. After being expelled from UConn a few weeks ago, Miles is now enrolled at the College of Southern Idaho to play basketball. He will be eligible to start playing in the second semester for the Eagles . “We ... More About: Basketball , Play , Men
Cassel Wins Award; Pats Juggle Roster
2008-10-23 02:55:00 Patriots QB Matt Cassel reacts after throwing a 4th quarter TD pass to Wes Welker in New England's 41-7 win over Denver. Getty Photo. The NFL announced today that New England Patriots QB Matt Cassel was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 7 with his 18 for 26 performance for 185 ... More About: Awards , Award , Wins , Roster
Adiós Luis
2008-10-23 00:53:00 The Boston Red Sox announced this afternoon that they have not offered a 2009 contract to first base and infield coach Luis Alicea. DeMarlo Hale (third base/outfielders), Dave Magadan (hitting), John Farrell (pitching), Brad Mills (bench), and Gary Tuck (bullpen) have all been invited to return to the club in 2009. Now that Dale Svuem is out of ...
The Hits Keep Coming? - Tonight at 7 PM
2008-10-22 23:05:00 Tune in tonight as bloggers Anthony of the Oriole Post and Jason of My Baseball Bias join me for the very popular hour long baseball show called, “The Hits Keep Coming”. brought to you by MLBFrontOffice.com on the Fantasy Sports Channel at Blog Talk Radio. Every week at 7PM Eastern Time (6PM Central/ 5PM Mountain/ ... More About: Television , Sports Radio , Tonight
UConn Men Picked To Win 2008-09 Big East Crown
2008-10-22 17:17:00 It’s been a few years since anyone has been able to say this. During the Big East Men ’s Basketball Media Day in New York City this morning, the UConn Huskies were picked to finish first in the Big East as they received 214 points in the coaches poll and receiving 9 first place votes. Nipping on ... More About: 2008
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 10/22
2008-10-22 15:27:00 Are you like me still a little down knowing that the Boston Red Sox won’t be taking on the Philadelphia Phillies tonight in Game 1 of the World Series. It’s hard I know but in the end the Red Sox got beat by the better team in the Tampa Bay Rays. And now the offseason is ... More About: News , Boston Red Sox , Notes
Paw Prints - The Daily Roundup - 10/22
2008-10-22 15:03:00 Chip Malafronte of the New Haven Register has some news and notes from yesterday’s press conference as does John Silver of the Journal Inquirer and Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant. The UConn football team returns home this week with a new look. UConn OL/TE Dan Ryan is now going by Ocho Ocho. The status of QB1 Zach ... More About: Women , Daily , Baseball , Basketball , Soccer
In The Red Zone - 10/23
2008-10-22 13:00:00 With the Patriots playing at home Monday night we’ve pushed the Tuesday “In The Red Zone ” feature back to Wednesday so without further audieu. The Patriots looked like last years team on Monday night in the 41-7 rout of the Broncos. It was New England’s fifth straight win on MNF to improve their overall record to ...
No Love For Pedroia From MLB Players
2008-10-21 22:36:00 The MLB players have spoken and their 2008 AL MVP in the Major League Baseball Players Association’s Player’s Choice Awards is Josh Hamilton from the Texas Rangers . He beat out of the likes of Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau and the Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Hamilton had a monster year for the ... More About: Love
Another Member of The Red Sox Heading For Offseason Surgery
2008-10-21 22:19:00 Another key component of the Boston Red Sox will be undergoing surgery in the coming weeks as skipper Terry Francona announced he will be undergoing to back surgery to repair a problem that’s been bothering him since May. Will you go to any Arizona Fall League games? I don?t think so. I need to probably have some ... More About: Surgery , Offseason , Heading
Patriots Tailgating Tidbits Week 7
2008-10-20 23:00:00 The Patriots will look to rebound from an awful beating last Sunday night at the hands of the San Diego Chargers and they have to do it against their own personal nemesis, the Denver Broncos . The Patriots always have a difficult time with Denver whether it’s on the road or like tonight’s matchup at home ... More About: New England Patriots , Week , Tidbits
Celtics Say Goodbye To Darius Miles
2008-10-20 22:03:00 The Boston Celtics announced today that they had paired their training camp roster down to 15 players when they waived forward Darius Miles . “Darius was a model citizen during his time here in Boston. He showed that he still has a lot of basketball left in him,” said Celtics Executive Director of Basketball Operations/General Manger Danny ... More About: Goodbye
UConn-West Virginia Football Game Time Announced
2008-10-20 21:50:00 The Big East Conference announced today that the UConn Huskies vs West Virginia Mountaineers game scheduled for November 1st at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT will kickoff at 12 Noon. The game will be televised by the Big East Network by ESPN Regional Television. It will be available locally in Connecticut on My-TV9 (WCTX) and ... More About: Football , College Football , Time
Paw Prints - The Daily Basketball Roundup - 10/20
2008-10-20 16:40:00 As promised, here are the links from the past two days concerning the men’s and women’s basketball programs for the UConn Huskies. Could Elena DelleDonne be returning to UConn next season? The New York Times has an article on Elena Delle Donne and her being burned out from playing basketball. Jess McCormack will spend the season on the ... More About: Women , Daily , Basketball , Men , Roundup
Paw Prints - The Daily Football Roundup - 10/20
2008-10-20 16:00:00 Since I wasn’t feeling well yesterday and decided to rest, I skipped the UConn Huskies news. And with me doing that, there are a ton of links to get to so I decided to split them up into a football and other UConn sports post. The basketball links for the men’s and women’s teams will ... More About: Daily , Football , Soccer , College Football , Roundup
Boston Red Sox ALCS News & Notes - 10/20
2008-10-20 15:01:00 Once again, I’d like to offer up my congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays for making it to their first World Series. So does this loss sting for the Boston Red Sox. Of course it does. They set a goal of getting back to the World Series and didn’t quite get there. Over time, the Red ... More About: News , Boston Red Sox , Playoffs , American League
Why Are You Always Picking On Me?
2008-10-20 07:35:00 Yesterday, I chronicled Dennis Eckersley’s whipping boy status during the TBS broadcasts of the ALCS. Well during the final broadcast for TBS after Game 7 of the ALCS, Eck was still not immune to any good natured ribbing as the fellas in the truck got him one more time. Maybe that was just Eck trying out ... More About: Videos , Boston Red Sox , Playoffs , American League , Tampa Bay Rays
Congratulations To The Tampa Bay Rays
2008-10-20 06:45:00 Everyone out there always says that the Boston Red Sox fans aren’t gracious in defeat but I will buck the trend by wishing my heartfelt congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays on winning the American League Championship Series and earning your first ever World Series berth. Go out there and make the American League proud and ... More About: Playoffs , Philadelphia Phillies
Garza Pitches Rays To World Series
2008-10-20 05:59:00 Matt Garza outdueled Jon Lester and the Tampa Bay Rays bullpen made it hold up as they went to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 to earn their first ever berth in the World Series . The Rays and Phillies will kick things off on Wednesday night on FOX. David Price was back on in the 9th ... More About: Playoffs , American League
Sarah Palin Visits SNL On October 18th
2008-10-20 02:00:00 On last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey once again was back playing Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin. Only this time around, Palin herself was on the show. More About: Videos , October
For Those Who Blog We Salute You - 10/19
2008-10-20 01:15:00 Since I didn’t have time to post this yesterday, here are some links to enjoy before the start of Game 7 tonight. Guts [Center Field] OMG Celeb Dramz! [Yankees Chick] Breaking news: Pedroia’s kinda short, says SI [Red Sox Monster] This Could Be The Last Time… [Surviving Grady] The Cowbell Kid Goes into Panic Mode [Fenway West] Derek [Depth of Field ... More About: Blog , Blogosphere , Salute
Red Sox vs Rays ALCS Game 7 Notes and Lineups
2008-10-20 00:15:00 It comes to a point where there really isn’t much left to say but again the Boston Red Sox will try to get the World Series for the second straight season. The eerie thing about it is that last year in the 2007 ALCS, they were down 3 games to 1 to the Cleveland Indians ... More About: Playoffs , American League , Notes , Game
In The End, There Can Be Only One!
2008-10-19 22:50:00 GO RED SOX!!!! More About: Videos , Boston Red Sox , Playoffs , American League , Tampa Bay Rays
What Happened To The Red Sox And UConn News?
2008-10-19 21:17:00 My sincere apologies for those who have stopped by today looking for the Red Sox and UConn news that’s normally published in the morning. I woke up this morning feeling like crap and still feel like crap so I’ve been spending most of the day resting because there’s something important (Game 7) going on tonight. I will ... More About: News , General
Dennis Eckersley?s Had A Rough Week
2008-10-19 17:02:00 Much like Charles Barkley has been during the NBA on TNT, Baseball Hall of Famer and NESN anaylst Dennis Eckersley has been the whipping boy during the TBS Sports postgame shows during the ALCS. First it was Ernie Johnson throwing Eck under the bus then it was them picking on Eck on the 20th anniversary of ... More About: Videos , Boston Red Sox , Playoffs , American League , Week
The Digital Conversion
2008-10-19 16:32:00 As you all know in February 2009 all over the air television signals will be broadcast in digital. Analog sets will no longer be able to receive the OTA signal unless you have converted the television. The Federal Government has released a helpful, easy to follow, handy dandy video explaining how to do the simple ... More About: Videos , Humor , Digital , Conversion
Well How About That! We Got Ourselves A Game 7
2008-10-19 06:44:00 Jason Varitek broke out of his slump with a go-ahead solo home run and the Boston Red Sox got just enough from Josh Beckett as they went on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 in front 40,497 at Tropicana Field to force a Game 7 in the ALCS Sunday night at 8:07 PM. Josh Beckett ... More About: Playoffs , American League
Tom Brady Issues A Statement
2008-10-19 05:52:00 The reigning NFL MVP, New England Patriots QB Tom Brady issued a statement on his website regarding his knee surgery. “I would like to thank everyone for the well wishes and support you have given me throughout my career. It has been particularly helpful during these past six weeks. It is great to know you are ... More About: Issues , Statement
Aye, Aye, Aye, Aye I Am A Fat, Drunken Nebraskan
2008-10-19 05:25:00 New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was busted early Saturday morning for a DUI charge in his home state of Nebraska. The not so bright righty was stopped for speeding. When the officer approached the vehicle it was determined that there was a smell of alcohol and then an open container of alcohol was found in the front ... More About: Celebrity News , New York Yankees
TBS Issues A Statement
More articles from this author:2008-10-19 04:46:00 Thanks to Ken at Fang’s Bites for providing me with this. It’s a statement issued by TBS spokesperson Megan Bondi: STATEMENT FROM TBS REGARDING ALCS GAME 6: Two circuit breakers in our Atlanta transmission operations tripped causing the master router and its backup ? which are necessary to transmit any incoming feed outbound ? to shut down. ... More About: Television , Sports Radio , Boston Red Sox , Issues , Playoffs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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