Media roundup: How NFL rose the top
'Star Spangled Sundays' -- which debuts on the NBC Sports Network this coming Tuesday -- captures the rise to prominence of the biggest sports league in the world, the National Football League.
'Star Spangled Sundays' -- which debuts on the NBC Sports Network this coming Tuesday -- captures the rise to prominence of the biggest sports league in the world, the National Football League.
Week to week, it seems like there's a new "hot team" in the NFL that will be win out through the end of the season. Then, when they lose, it's on to the next hot team.
Bo Jackson built electrifying careers in both football and baseball. Do you know Bo? If not, watch the ESPN 30-for-30 documentary You Don't Know Bo -- and read this column, of course.
The annual baseball winter meetings used to be an under-the-radar event, but they have finally entered the 21st century.
New England picked up a blow out win over Indianapolis last weekend, but you wouldn't have known it based on the tone displayed by the Boston sports media.
WEEI is in the process of hiring a replacement for Jon Meterparel for the morning sports flash position on The Dennis & Callahan show, but who will the choice be?
The "Patriot way" is dead with the addition of Aqib Talib, but honestly, it never really existed.
Bob Ryan is one of (if not the most) knowledgeable basketball writers on the planet, and after years covering the sports scene in Boston, he has found the perfect home on NBA TV.
Ray Allen has had a lot to say about his former team, the Boston Celtics, since joining the Miami Heat this summer. Could he be jeopardizing his legacy?
Jeff Green might have a side job as a media heckler. That's the only explanation since he is continuously a target of media ire.
It was a long and winding route, but Ryen Russillo will finally be heard on 850 AM in Boston.
Matt Chatham, a former New England Patriots linebacker turned Boston sports media member, brings a different style of analysis to Pats fans.
Is Mike Felger, arguably the most influential member of the Boston sports media, influencing the way that the New England Patriots are covered locally? Bruce Allen examines the premise.
Another week, more chaos. Bruce Allen puts together the important tidbits from the week that was in the Boston sports media, including John Henry addressing the rumors of a possible sale of his Red Sox and the Patriots' Week 1 ratings.
Brian Scalabrine won't put on an NBA uniform next season, effectively bringing his playing career to an end, but he will be heading to the broadcast table for CSNNE. Might the beloved Scal eventually replace legendary Celtic Tommy Heinsohn?
FOX Sports is jumping head first into its first full season of college football coverage. Gus Johnson and Charles Davis will serve as the lead broadcast team, and former ESPN reporter Erin Andrews will anchor the new "Fox College Saturday.'
Something being overblown in the Boston sports media ... Could you imagine such a crazy thought? Well, that might be the case with the New England Patriots' supposed offensive line struggles, according to NESN/CSNNE's Matt Chatham.
Josh Beckett left Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers in the third inning with a back injury, all while being booed by the Fenway Park crowd. Did the Boston media play a role in the booing of Beckett? Bruce Allen takes a look.
After paying $1.3 billion for the right to air the 2012 Summer Olympics, NBC has come out with their promotional guns blazing to draw in maximum coverage and viewership across its network of stations.
NFL AM, a new four-hour morning NFL show that debuts at 6 a.m. on July 30, will offer fans an alternative to regular sports shows like SportsCenter and First Take.
Gary Tanguay, the longtime host of Sports Tonight at Comcast SportsNet New England, has recently adopted a confrontational style in his reporting and fan interaction. Bruce Allen examines in his weekly media roundup.
Erin Andrews made the decision to move on from ESPN, where her skills as a sideline reporter earned her national fame, and re-join the FOX Sports network, where she will work with the network's college football and NFL coverage.
Wimbledon will be broadcast on ESPN this year and for the next 12 years as the Worldwide Leader locked down the rights to the historic tennis tournament after it had aired NBC for the last 43 years. What changes can we expect?
David Duval was once on par with greats like Tiger Woods, but after his golf game abandoned him, his roller coaster career has made a pitstop in the broadcast booth, where he will serves as an ESPN analyst for the 2012 U.S. Open.
I'll Have Another is chasing history as the horse needs only one more win at the 2012 Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 2008. NBC will televise the race, and as usual, they're pulling out all the stops.
Mike Breen is a longtime basketball broadcaster with a big-time job at ESPN, but his evident hatred of the Boston Celtics has become clear in recent years, specifically in the Celtics' current series against the Miami Heat.