I thought I’d pass this note along from a reader about a place to stay and tickets for Red Sox spring training.
Hi All,
I have a friend has a 3/2 villa in FM (Fort Myers) now available for stay during Spring Training (couple moved in together). They also have 8 ticks per game and will share [...]
Entries from January 31st, 2008
Need A Place & Tickets For Red Sox Spring Training?
January 31st, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Spring Training
Rondo Does Dallas
January 31st, 2008 by Steve · 4 Comments ·
Playing one of the best teams in the Western Conference without Kevin Garnett could be considered a dangerous proposition. But once again the slack was picked up and the Boston Celtics came away with a hard fought 96-90 win over the Dallas Mavericks in front of 18,624 at a sold out TD BankNorth Garden. The [...]
Category: Boston Celtics · Dallas Mavericks · NBA
2008 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
January 31st, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
For those coming from Google looking for the 2009 NBA All-Star Rosters, click here.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Starters
Starters
Dwayne Wade
Miami Heat
Allen Iverson
Denver Nuggets
Jason Kidd
NJ Nets
Carmelo Anthony
Denver Nuggets
Dwight Howard
Orlando Magic
Yao Ming
Houston Rockets
Kevin Garnett*
Boston Celtics
Kobe Bryant
LA Lakers
LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers
Tim Duncan
San Antonio Spurs
Reserves
Reserves
Caron Butler*
Washington Wizards
Dirk Nowitzki
Dallas Mavericks
Antawn Jamison
Washington Wizards
Steve Nash
Phoenix Suns
Chauncey Billups
Detroit Pistons
Amare Stoudemire
Phoenix Suns
Richard Hamilton
Detroit Pistons
Chris Paul
New Orleans Hornets
Chris [...]
Category: All-Stars · Atlanta Hawks · Boston Celtics · Cleveland Cavaliers · Dallas Mavericks · Denver Nuggets · Detroit Pistons · Houston Rockets · Los Angeles Lakers · NBA · New Jersey Nets · New Orleans Hornets · Orlando Magic · Phoenix Suns · Portland Trail Blazers · San Antonio Spurs · Toronto Raptors · Utah Jazz · Washington Wizards
Dyson Fails Drug Test While Wiggins Passes His
January 31st, 2008 by Ian · 7 Comments ·
According to a report in the Hartford Courant, Jerome Dyson failed his drug test and will be suspended for thirty days while Doug Wiggins drug test came back clean and he was able to practice with the team today.
Both players were made to submit to drug tests after an incident involving UConn Police Thursday. According [...]
Category: Men's Basketball · UConn Huskies
Alex Cora Jailed in Florida
January 31st, 2008 by Ian · 1 Comment ·
Red Sox utility infielder Alex Cora was booked and later released after posting bail in a Martin County, FL jail for failing to show up to court.. The reason he had to be in court was because he had a probation violation related to a 1999 DUI charge he got while with the Los Angeles [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB
In The Red Zone – Super Bowl XLII Edition Vol. 18
January 31st, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·
The NFL today announced it’s full slate of officials for Super Bowl XLII on Sunday.
Mike Carey was previously announced as the referee. He is an 18-year official and he will become the first black referee in a Super Bowl game.
The rest of the crew are:
Umpire Tony Michalek
Head Linesman Gary Slaughter
Line Judge Carl Johnson
Field Judge Boris [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants · Officiating/Umpiring · Super Bowl
We Feel Super!! – It’s Our Super Bowl XLII Predictions
January 31st, 2008 by Steve · 2 Comments ·
Super Bowl XLII – University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale AZ.
Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 6 P.M. on FOX
Announcers: Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
New York Giants vs. New England Patriots (-12)
Ian says:
Patriots 38, Giants 21
Most of the Patriots Super Bowl wins have been close games so I think you throw out the spread here. Even though [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants · Super Bowl
NBA Announces Players For Rookie Challenge Game
January 31st, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·
Here are your rosters for the 2008 T-Mobile NBA Rookie Challenge to be held in New Orleans on February 15th as the part of All-Star weekend.
Only one of the four first round draft picks from UConn in the 2006, Rudy Gay, made the Sophomores team. Marcus Williams of the New Jersey Nets was a member [...]
Category: Atlanta Hawks · Boston Celtics · Cleveland Cavaliers · Houston Rockets · Los Angeles Lakers · Memphis Grizzlies · Milwaukee Bucks · NBA · New Jersey Nets · Portland Trail Blazers · Seattle Super Sonics · Toronto Raptors · UConn Huskies · Utah Jazz
In The Red Zone – Super Bowl XLII Edition Vol. 17
January 31st, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·
The Super Bowl will have a UConn flavor to it. Three former UConn coaches are members of New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin’s staff. Dave DeGuglielmo, Chris Palmer and Steve Spagnuolo will be on the sidelines for the Giants as they try to beat the undefeated New England Patriots on Sunday.
DeGuglielmo was the offensive [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants · Super Bowl · UConn Huskies
Red Sox News & Notes – 1/31
January 31st, 2008 by Ian · 4 Comments ·
We are heading down the home stretch here folks. Only 14 days til pitchers and catchers report to spring training.
Let’s get to some more reaction quotes from the Johan Santana trade to the Mets. Jacoby Ellsbury’s mother, Margie, was quite pleased her son and the other players involved are still members of the Boston Red [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · New England Patriots · Super Bowl
UConn Women Beat Up on USF
January 30th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Despite not playing with the normal intensity that they are used to, the UConn Huskies women pounded the South Florida Bulls 71-48 at the XL Center on Wednesday night. The win for the Huskies was their 20th of the season and they remain the only undefeated women’s team in Division I.
The Huskies (20-0, 7-0 Big [...]
Category: Big East · South Florida Bulls · UConn Huskies · Women's Basketball
The Hits Keep Coming…. – Tonight @ 7 PM ET
January 30th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
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Tune in tonight as bloggers Anthony of the Oriole Post and Jason of My Baseball Bias join me for our hour long baseball show called, “The Hits Keep Coming†on Blog Talk Radio. Every week at 7PM Eastern Time (6PM Central/ 5PM Mountain/ 4PM Western/Pacific) we chat, analyze [...]
Category: MLB · Sports Radio/Television
Your Chance To Get Red Sox Tickets Again
January 30th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Per a press release from the Boston Red Sox:
The random drawing process has been touted as a fair and efficient method to distribute the most highly sought after tickets at Fenway Park. By using a registration and random drawing selection, we can better provide as many different fans as possible an opportunity to experience Red [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB
In The Red Zone – Super Bowl XLII Edition Vol. 16
January 30th, 2008 by Steve · 1 Comment ·
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Under the category of will they ever learn comes this from New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress:
Burress predicts the Giants will win 23-17.The Patriots’ reaction was laced with astonishment and amusement.
“Was he serious?” Patriots DE Richard Seymour asked. Told Burress was, Seymour said, “Sorry to hear that.”
I always feel like talk is cheap,” Seymour went on. [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants · Super Bowl
Adiós Tina Cervasio
January 30th, 2008 by Ian · 7 Comments ·
Sad news if you’re a fan of Tina Cervasio on the Red Sox telecasts on NESN. Cervasio will be leaving NESN at the end of March so she can be closer to her family.
“These last two years working with NESN and covering the Red Sox have been both a privilege and an honor,†Cervasio said. [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · NESN
In The Red Zone – Super Bowl XLII Edition Vol. 15
January 30th, 2008 by Steve · 2 Comments ·
“I would love to finish my career [in New England], just for the fact of they have everything you want in a football organization. They handle things from the top, all the way to the bottom, and they do a good job of that.”
Those are the words of New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss. [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants · Super Bowl
Red Sox News & Notes – 1/30
January 30th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
That sound you heard about 4:30 PM across Red Sox Nation yesterday was a collective sigh of relief when it was announced that the Twins and Mets had reached an agreement on sending Johan Santana to Queens.
Three of the Red Sox players involved in the trade talks, Jon Lester, Jacoby Ellsbury and Jed Lowrie, involved [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB
How Powe Can You Go
January 29th, 2008 by Steve · 3 Comments ·
If I told you the Boston Celtics played on the road tonight without Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen and that Paul Pierce had only 7 points you’d be expcting the worst right? Well how about a 30 point win for the Green over the Miami Heat, 117-87 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami [...]
Category: Boston Celtics · Miami Heat · NBA
Musings From The College Hardwood – 1/29
January 29th, 2008 by Ian · 3 Comments ·
My UConn Huskies men’s team fell a few votes short of getting into the top 25 but the women’s team is holding strong at the top spot despite the loss of Mel Thomas and Kalana Greene. Here’s a look at the rest of the top 25.
Men’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
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Women’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
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1. [...]
Category: Men's Basketball · NCAA · Polls · Women's Basketball
Your Thoughts On Santana Going To the Mets
January 29th, 2008 by Ian · 9 Comments ·
The reason for this post is to see whether or not Twins fans are happy with the trade of Johan Santana to the Mets, if Mets fans are happy to have Johan (I can’t see why they wouldn’t be), if Red Sox fans are happy to keep the young kids or if Red Sox fans [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Minnesota Twins · New York Mets · New York Yankees · Trade Rumors
