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Wolves Updates 08/31
GopherSports.com on Colton Iverson: That weight will be placed on the shoulders – and shooting stroke – of Mitchell, S.D….
Read more New York Giants make final roster cuts for 2008 season
The NY Giants made their final roster cuts, and there were a few items of note but nothing enormously surprising….
Read more Post-Game Thread
Well, one down and TWELVE BIG ONES left. While I am sure that many of you are disappointed by the…
Read more Half-Time Thread
So, we’ve reached the end of first half and seen what we expected: A defense that is better than advertised…
Read more Final Cuts
The Colts made the necessary cuts to arrive at their 53 man roster today. Maybe a couple mild surprises (six…
Read more Who Are These Guys?
Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that the Red Sox would have a lineup that included:…
Read more Tonight’s Red Sox Lineup 8/30 vs. Chicago
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Jed Lowrie, 3B David Ortiz, DH Dustin Pedroia, 2B Mark Kotsay, RF Jason Bay, LF Jason Varitek,…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: WEEI Dumps Mustard & Johnson and Hazel Mae to the MLB Network
To prove to you that breaking news never rests for the weekend, David Scott of the Boston Sports Media Watch…
Read more Ryan’s NFL Preview: AFC East
Our AFC East preview, thankfully, falls on the first Saturday of college football season. This, of course, means as little…
Read more Steve’s NFL Preview: AFC East
The overriding story here is the Patriots, who finished 16-0 but lost the Super Bowl. But the acquisition of Brett…
Read more 8/30: Bowden Debuts
Prev. Gm: Chicago White Sox (76-58) @ Boston Red Sox (78-56) Mark Buehrle (11-10, 3.86) @ Michael Bowden (0-0, -.–)…
Read more Links of the Day 8/30/08
In honor of the beginning of college football season, I’m just going to send you off to a few of…
Read more Titans make cuts to reach 53-man limit
As the website maintenance planned for this weekend is currently on postponement, it’s time to put up a post here…
Read more Weekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, August 30 College FootballSee College Football Viewing Picks English Premier LeagueEverton vs. Portsmouth – Setanta Sports, 9:45 a.m.Blackburn vs….
Read more What to Expect From Bowden
Michael Bowden will make his major league debut for the Red Sox tonight. He pitched well in Portland earlier in…
Read more Good Morning Beautiful!
And I don’t mean Herbie. Good morning Crimson, yet another year on the ESPN Gameday road set. It sounds as…
Read more This Day in Red Sox History
August 30 1916: In the old Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston gets 18 hits in a 13-0 victory over Detroit. 1910:…
Read more Love Him Or Hate Him, K-Rod Is Headed For History
By Bruce Nye – Angelswin.com Columnist On August 1, 2008, with the Angels leading 1-0 in the 9th inning at…
Read more Cap’n ‘Tek Has His Game Goin’ On
There’s been a lot of discussion about the fate of Jason Varitek after this season. A lot of naysayers are…
Read more Dice-K Rolls as Boston Puts Up a Snowman on Chicago
There are not many ways to put Red Sox Nation at ease more than a game like tonight’s. Dice-K earned…
Read more Casey to DL, Bowden to Boston
Sean Casey has gone on the 15-Day DL with a stiff neck…really, to the DL with a stiff neck?…next thing…
Read more ESPN does something right
For the first time…ever. Okay, maybe not ever. ESPN’s annual Fan Satisfaction ratings are usually worthwhile as well. But never…
Read more Wolves Updates 08/30
Steve Aschburner/SI.com gives the Wolves a "B" for their offseason moves. O.J. Mayo might, someday, become a star with Memphis…
Read more Will Manu Be Ready?
The word on Ginobili is that he will have heel surgery. Ginobili reinjured himself during the Olympics, while playing against…
Read more Michael Bowden recalled to Boston
UPDATE 10:30 PM: Bowden will be starting tomorrow in place of David Pauley. 9:40 PM: The Red Sox are recalling…
Read more BOS 8, CWS 0: Pedroia does it all
Dustin Pedroia had four hits, four RBI’s, two stolen bases, and made some nice defensive plays in the 8-0 win…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College FootballTemple at Army – ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.SMU at Rice – ESPN, 8 p.m. MLBChicago White Sox at Red…
Read more 8/29: Time to step up
Prev. Gm: Chicago White Sox (76-57) @ Boston Red Sox (77-56) Javier Vasquez (10-11, 4.37) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (15-2, 2.98)…
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