Year: 2008

So I was over on the frontpage of the BBC earlier (don’t ask) and I’m not quite sure how it…

The UConn Huskies and Texas Longhorns have agreed to a 4-year deal starting next season. The two teams will play…

Big night last night in the NBA. First of all, the Raps-Pistons game was a good one, Jose Calderon kept…

Myles Brown/SLAM Online talked to some of the players about the presidential election. SLAM: What is the personal significance of…

560 new seats are being added to Fenway Park and the Red Sox have asked to host the 2012 All-Star…

I’ve been trying to see why our defense has not been able to be a force and shutdown people. When…

Boiled Sports turns 2. Awww. They’re all growed up! What I want to know is what Bill James thought before…

Lots of things to discuss, no time to waste; Cleveland Browns Tonight will mark the first start in the career…

If you were curious, my cable remains of the super basic variety, which is fine. I get ESPN, CBS, Fox…

As I’m wont to do, I report the obvious things last.  First, the Wolves lost to the Spurs last night…

Dustin Pedroia, the diminutive second baseman of the Boston Red Sox, notched his first Gold Glove Award today. It was the only Gold Glove a Red Sox player won, a year after Kevin Youkilis took home the hardware.

The errors and the high salary don’t give Lugo too much trade value but he does have good major league…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kowPrEavLSE&hl=en&fs=1 Football is an American game. That’s why in all those other countries, it’s referred to as American Football. Not…

The Titans will face another tough NFC North team this week, going to Chicago to challenge the division-leading 5-3 Bears….

Don Banks wastes virtual paper today writing about the Colts coaching situation and positing that it might be a reason…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XlfwkpJZjs&hl=en&fs=1 No joke…I love That 70’s Show. It was our era’s Happy Days, a look back at society 20 years…

Last week, the Phillies/Rays had Game 5–which was a critical game, because either the Phillies would win the World Series…

Yes, another week, another radio show. This one on Wednesday due to the historic election on Tuesday, but still, the…

Today is game day for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as they host Stonehill College tonight at 7:30 PM…

There is much greater interest in Coco Crisp this off-season compared to last year. The White Sox, Braves, A’s, and…

In 2004, Northwestern shocked Ohio State in overtime, and sent the Buckeyes reeling.  we were 3-0 before traveling to NW,…

After this past weekend’s round of games, coming up with a set of power rankings might take longer than Obama…

1) Hall was cut. Everyone with half a brain will wait for him to clear waivers and become a free…

After apparently falling off the face of the earth, I’m finally back. Extreme thanks goes out to Ian (again) for…

The hot stove is getting hotter. Reports from the Boston Globe indicate that CC Sabathia’s agent noted his client is not on Boston agenda this offseason, probably worth nothing in case you had visions of the big ace opening the 2009 season for the Sox. Also within the same report is news that Jarrod Saltalamacchia is going to begin playing winter ball, we’ll keep an eye on his progress here at Fire Brand.

Alec at Wolves blog Timberwolves Press refers to last night’s game as a “typical Minnesota sports team loss.” From Jerry…

Wolves record: 1-3 Box Score From Dave Campbell/Associated Press: Tony Parker scored a career-high 55 points, including a 20-footer at…

UConn women’s head coach Geno Auriemma has named Renee Montgomery, Kalana Greene and Maya Moore as his captains for the…