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Video: Patriots LB Brandon Spikes Sex Tape?

By KC Downey ⋅ September 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Brandon Spikes does a great job of tackling tight ends — on and off the field.
On the field, the Patriots tape game footage (legally of course. We wouldn’t want another Spygate would we?) of their rookie linebacker and review that game footage to make him better.
Off the field, Spikes apparently taped a sexual encounter with [...]

SoB MLB Power Rankings 8-31-10

By John ⋅ August 31, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Rays and Yankees are still tied with 31 games to go; the Red Sox are 7.0 games back. The Cardinals (and pretty much the Giants) have seemingly died. The Padres have too, but they still had a huge division lead built up to eat the blow. And assuming Manny doesn’t help the White Sox [...]

Laurence Maroney Upset With Madden ‘11 Rating

By John ⋅ August 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

While talking with the Boston Herald, Laurence Maroney expressed dissatisfaction with his player rating in the Madden ‘11 game. According to Maroney,
”Oh man. They got me terrible on Madden, man. I want to tell Madden that, too. You know what’s crazy? I had my little shoulder problem, and I was 93 speed, 94 speed on [...]

UFC Makes Lackluster Debut in Boston

By Pete ⋅ August 29, 2010 ⋅ One comment

With the rising popularity of MMA, it is great to see states that once dismissed mixed martial arts as nothing more than barbaric bloodshed are now opening their doors to one of this country’s biggest draws in the world of sports.
The city of Boston had never held a UFC event due to a lack of regulation in Massachusetts. Earlier [...]

The Couch Potato Report: Supersized Edition

By Brian Kintz ⋅ August 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Nobody likes a whiner.
So I won’t start off this week’s “Couch Potato Report” whining about why there wasn’t a “C.P.R.” last week. I won’t tell you that my awkwardly big feet kicked the switch of my surge protector underneath my computer, powering down my PC and leaving my unsaved, nearly completed article left as [...]

Book Review: Moneyball – Winning Cheap

By Matt Goisman ⋅ August 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

As titles go, Moneyball is a bit of a misnomer. When one thinks of the term “moneyball,” one might be inclined to think of playing baseball by spending lots of money. But the reality is that Moneyball, Michael Lewis’s 2003 bestseller, is about a general manager’s (Billy Beane if the Oakland Athletics) quest to put [...]

Roger Clemens Indicted: Will He Go to Jail?

By Justin Power ⋅ August 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Roger Clemens can run but he won’t be hiding. In this case, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner is actually running toward a major league problem. Clemens, 48, was charged with three counts of making false statements, two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice in regard to his testimony during the [...]

Song Review: Beantown

By John ⋅ August 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

You’re used to seeing these things on our site for books every once in awhile. But for the first time ever, you’re being treated to a song review. And I can’t think of a better song than one specifically about Boston sports, past and present. I am speaking of course about “Beantown,” from the 2005 [...]

SoB MLB Power Rankings 8-16-10

By John ⋅ August 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The races are starting to open up. Minnesota is 3.0 games ahead of their competition, and the Cardinals and Reds are a vast, vast 1.0 games apart. The NL Wildcard is now in a tie, while it’s still easily the Rays and Yankees in the American counterpart. San Diego did well against San Fran to [...]

Tale of the Tape: WEEI vs. The Sports Hub

By Brian Kintz ⋅ August 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

One year ago Friday, Boston’s sports radio landscape changed as we know it.
For years, airwaves juggernaut WEEI dominated the sports radio scene. They were the only game in town, and when they weren’t, they squashed all challengers in a matter of months. Down went 1510 The Sports Zone. Down went 890 ESPN [...]

The Couch Potato Report: Red Sox, Wrestling, and The Manliest Movie EVER!

By Brian Kintz ⋅ August 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The dog days of August continue, and as the days start to get shorter and shorter, the menu of sports programming gets larger and larger.
Thursday night, we were finally able to enjoy the birth of another Patriots season, with the Pats topping the reigning champion Saints in their preseason opener. Preseason football is about [...]

Madden ‘11: Patriots Win Super Bowl in ESPN Simulation

By KC Downey ⋅ August 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

For years, EA’s Madden football video game series has been ruining careers of many prolific NFL players. SoB’s Pete chronicled the pitfalls for every Madden cover athlete from 1999 (Garrison Hearst) to 2008 (Brett Favre), and added extra analysis for 2009’s cover boys (Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu). We all know the Madden Curse affects [...]

Video: Shaq-Celtics Press Conference

By KC Downey ⋅ August 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Doc Rivers and the Celtics officially introduced new Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal at the team’s practice facility in Waltham on Tuesday. Shaq told media members that he just wants to win, and the Celtics give him the best chance to do so.
“This was a good team with or without me,” said O’Neal. “I don’t mind [...]

This Will BLOWW You Away: Women Wrestling in Boston

By Matt Goisman ⋅ August 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The most terrifying sound in athletics is that of a bone breaking. The joy of playing is gone, replaced by immediate and all-consuming pain. Then the fear creeps in, the awareness that you might never do something you love ever again. Lastly, the reality of the danger of what you do is driven home, the [...]

The Couch Potato Report: Touchdowns, Tiger, and the first TJ

By Brian Kintz ⋅ August 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

People call this time of year “the dog days of summer.” Looking back at the last few weekends of televised sports, I’d have to agree… there have been some definite dogs in there. But finally, this weekend, the best televised sport of them all returns to the air waves.
I speak of [...]