Playing this weekend in the Rose Bowl is about as close as the USC Trojans will come to a bowl game for the next couple of years, and anyone who’s been betting NCAA Football Odds involving Lane Kiffin’s band of misfits has been close to bashing their television sets. The USC Trojans will match up [...]
Yes, this Dan Gilbert letter is real
July 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
This isn’t even a hoax. Here’s what Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert sent fans when LeBron James announced his decision to sign with the Miami Heat: Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight. As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very [...]
Thinking about Lebron
May 28, 2010 1 Comment
MIAMI — Fifteen months ago, I was perched in the tuna tower of a docked sport-fisher, relishing spiced rum and a dripping rack of ribs, when my phone buzzed against my leg. It indicated the arrival of a friends’ premature, absurd text message. It read: "Lebron is coming to Miami, so says (X)." The unexpected [...]
Get a load of the revamped OTR Sports blog with Pina and Big Jim
April 14, 2010 Leave a Comment
On the Record Sports is back and better than ever. Don’t miss Michael Pina and Big Jim Murray as they break stories, shout like idiots and otherwise analyze the world of sports in Boston and beyond. On the Record Sports — On BlastMagazine.com
Upper Deck also loses NFL license
April 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Months after losing its Major League Baseball, and only weeks after settling a lawsuit by MLB for allegedly illegally using its trademarks anyway, news has broken that the National Football League will not renew Upper Deck’s licensing agreement. This means no more (official) baseball or football cards from UD. Upper Deck released the following statement: [...]
Upper Deck is done with (Major League) baseball
March 3, 2010 2 Comments
Trouble for one of the younger companies in the teetering sports card industry. Management at the Upper Deck Company today settled a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against them by Major League Baseball in February. MLB granted Topps an exclusive licensing deal over the summer, but Upper Deck started producing cards with MLB teams and logos [...]
Sorry about last night’s ceremony, that wasn’t Canada
Feb. 13, 2010 22 Comments
But world, don’t take that image of Canada home with you. It isn’t what life is like here. We don’t all live in the Arctic circle among the Orcas and the ice floes.
Beanpot coverage and photo gallery
Feb. 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
Head on over to YawkeyTalkies.com for original photography and coverage of the 2010 Beanpot hockey tournament.
K-9 units help secure Sun Life Stadium before Super Bowl
Feb. 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
When you think Super Bowl, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Football, commercials, cheerleaders and beer, probably. Maybe Janet Jackson. But did you ever wonder how much it would take to ensure that all 76,500 fans that walk into Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, walk out safely? The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and [...]
Superbowl ad space sold, but it wasn’t easy
Feb. 2, 2010 1 Comment
Ad buyers reluctantly jumped at the overpriced TV spots this year
Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has died
Dec. 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
Blast’s On the Record Sports blog reports that Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has died of injuries suffered when he fell out of a pickup truck.
Pilot Pen drops New Haven tennis event
Nov. 10, 2009 Leave a Comment
Pilot Pen will drop its sponsorship of the annual New Haven professional tennis event, the New Haven Register reported, putting one of the only professional sporting events in Connecticut’s second largest city in jeopardy. The event will go on next year, August 20-28, but the pen company will drop its sponsorship when its contract is [...]
“Avatar” trailer to be shown on giant Cowboys Stadium screen, also on Fox
Oct. 30, 2009 Leave a Comment
James Cameron’s latest epic will be previewed on the world’s largest video display.
Kiwi Olympian funds training by opening brothel
July 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
Former Olympian and 2012 Olympic hopeful Logan Campbell can’t afford to fund his own training. Tired of seeking cash from his parents, the 23-year-old New Zealander decided to venture into entrepreneurship.
Venus Williams out at French Open
May 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
Third-seeded Venus Williams, a 2002 finalist at the French Open, was upset on Friday by no. 29 seed Agnes Szavay 6-0, 6-4 at Roland Garros on Friday. Sister Serena Williams is set to meet unseeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the third round tomorrow, and the pair are still in the doubles field at the [...]
2009 Stanley Cup finals schedule
May 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
In a rematch of last year’s finals, the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins are slated to face off for the Stanley Cup. Last week, the NHL said the Cup finals wouldn’t begin until June 5, but the series was moved up six days, after the conference finals lasted only four and five games, [...]
Brady back in action
May 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw a football in front of his team and the media at Gillette Stadium yesterday afternoon. It was his first time in front of an audience since tearing his ACL and MCL during the first game of the 2008 season. Brady, wearing a brace on his surgically-repaired knee, threw [...]
Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness Stakes
May 16, 2009 1 Comment
Rachel Alexandra became the first filly to win the Preakness since 1924, finishing in 1:55.08 over Kentucky Derby darling Mine That Bird. The only filly in the race, Rachel Alexandra went off as the 9-5 favorite with jockey Calvin Borel, who rode Mine That Bird during his Derby win. Aside from bring the first filly [...]
