New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, wide receiver Randy Moss and owner Robert Kraft were all on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning. The football talk was minimal as you would imagine since they were on CNBC.
Paw Prints – UConn Huskies (1-0) @ Temple Owls (1-0) Preview
This week:
The UConn Huskies travel to Philadelphia to take on the Temple Owls on Saturday September 6th at Lincoln Financial Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 Noon.
Here are the rosters for the Huskies and the Owls.
The Line/Prediction:
The UConn Huskies are favored by 7 points. The over/under is 39½ points.
My prediction is UConn 27 Temple 21.
Tickets:
As of right now, there are still tickets available for the game. You can purchase your tickets directly through Ticketmaster by clicking here.
Getting To The Game:
Here is link for the weather report. Here is all the parking info you will need for the game, this link includes directions to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Here is a seating chart for Lincoln Financial Field.
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 9/5
The Boston Red Sox head into a 3-game set with the Texas Rangers trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by 3.5 games in the AL East. They also hold a 5.5 game lead over the Minnesota Twins and 7.5 game lead over the New York Yankees in the wild card standings.
While the Red Sox will try to get a sweep in Texas, they will be counting on their AL East brethren the Toronto Blue Jays to help them out with some wins against the Rays.
The Red Sox will get Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell back from the disabled list tonight. You can expect Beckett to be on a pitch count since he’s been out for a bit.
The Red Sox stepped up while Josh Beckett was out.
Dustin Pedroia is a surprise MVP candidate.
Pedroia also brings a lot of passion to the Red Sox team.
Coco Crisp has been hitting the ball well as of late.
The Red Sox model of youth and experience is working well for them.
Jacoby Ellsbury needs 10 stolen bases to tie Tommy Harper’s club record.
For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Hartford Courant and Providence Journal websites.
Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 9/5
The UConn Huskies football news is located in the UConn/Temple preview that will be up in an hour or so.
With Elena Delle Donne not coming to UConn, Geno Auriemma had to change his recruiting plans.
Wherever Svetlana Abrosimova is, you can bet someone is laughing.
According to this asshat, it was the UConn women who dropped Tennessee from their schedule.
If you missed it yesterday, the 2008-09 men’s basketball schedule was released.
By the time the Huskies go to the Paradise Jam, we should know what kind of team they will have.
The UConn Huskies men’s basketball team held it’s photo day yesterday.
David Gillett has video from Ben Gordon’s All-Star Game.
Destination Red Sox Nation – 9/5
Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story links and links to team stats and league standings are after the jump.
The Red Sox have 4 of their minor league teams in the playoffs. The Pawtucket Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Lancaster JetHawks and Lowell Spinners have all clinched playoff berths.
Marty Dobrow’s Red Sox Minor League Notebook
Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers Pitching Matchups: 9/5-9/7
Friday, September 5th @ 8:05 PM
Josh Beckett, RHP (11-9, 4.34) vs Kevin Millwood, RHP (9-7, 4.84)
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio
Saturday, September 6th @ 8:05 PM
Tim Wakefield, RHP (8-9, 3.76) vs Matt Harrison, LHP (6-3, 5.73)
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio
Sunday, September 7th @ 3:05 PM
Paul Byrd, RHP (10-11, 4.58) vs Brandon McCarthy, RHP (1-0, 2.25)
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio
UConn Men’s Basketball Releases 2008-09 Schedule
The UConn Huskies men’s basketball team released their 2008-09 schedule finally this afternoon. The Huskies will play 10 games at the XL Center and 8 at Gampel Pavilion.
The non-conference part of the schedule is highlighted by a trip to the Virgin Islands in November to play in the Paradise Jam as well as a trip to Seattle to play Gonzaga. Michigan will make a visit to Gampel Pavilion in February.
The Huskies will play 12 nationally televised games with none of them on ESPNU, thankfully, as of right now. The rest of the local television broadcast schedule will be announced in the near future.
For a full look at the UConn men’s basketball schedule click here.
Tennessee To Play UConn….
I know what you’re thinking right now, Pat Summitt came to her senses and admitted that she was wrong for canceling the series with the UConn Huskies. That scenario is highly unlikely. You do have a better chance though that the UConn Huskies football team will play the Tennessee Volunteers in football before the women’s basketball teams ever meet again in the regular season.
That’s right folks. The UConn Huskies will be playing the Volunteers in football starting in 2015. It’s a 2-year contract that calls for a home game for each team. Tennessee will travel to Rentschler Field to play on September 26, 2015 and the Huskies will travel to Neyland Stadium on September 3, 2016. The scheduling of Tennessee is huge for the UConn football program. It gives them a nationally known team from perhaps the best football conference in the land, SEC, to play. It will also help them out tremendously with recruiting in the coming years.
Mission Soxtober: It’s Why We Watch
Thank You NESN
With Tina Cervasio and Hazel Mae having moved on to other places, NESN finally did something right with its air talent and announced yesterday that they signed Kathryn Tappen to a multi-year contract extension. She will continue to host the Bruins pre and post game shows and in between period recaps as well as being involved with Sports Desk and other NESN projects. I have two words: THANK YOU!