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Goal rush!

How long can Boston's frenetic sports-media explosion last?
Get two journalists in a room these days, and before the conversation is five minutes old they'll probably be kvetching about the grim state of the news business. Unless, that is, they happen to be sports journalists, in which case the conversation will likely focus on how absurdly bright the future looks. Especially here in Boston.
By ADAM REILLY  |  December 02, 2009
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Are you ready for some Footballz?

Ha-Ha Huddle Dept.
These days, thanks to Internet-related information overload, football fans are more educated than ever. So why, exactly, do we need idiotic TV commentators telling us what we already know about how talented Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson are, or that the game all comes down to turnovers?
By RYAN STEWART  |  September 17, 2009
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Black and white and red all over

The stylish ultraviolence of MadWorld
The most common problem afflicting video games these days is a deficit of imagination. So many releases look alike, sound alike, and play alike.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  April 02, 2009
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They do like Mondays

ESPN defends its AstroTurf
Monday is a hard sell.
By JASON O'BRYAN  |  September 03, 2008
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One mean mother

Fox’s theorem: Back renewable energy or get bent
As the old expression goes, “If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother.”
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE  |  June 11, 2008
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Hardball

How Herald  publisher Pat Purcell could pitch inside — and brush back the Globe
Once upon a time, two daily newspapers battled in Boston.
By ADAM REILLY  |  May 08, 2008
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Whither Joyce Kulhawik?

Boston TV kills A&E coverage
Veteran arts-and-entertainment anchor Joyce Kulhawik is the last of her kind, at the station and in Boston.
By SEAN KERRIGAN  |  April 09, 2008
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Ace in the hole

Fairway Solitaire  is a stroke of genius
Fairway Solitaire ought to come with a warning label.
By MITCH KRPATA  |  January 14, 2008
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Pigskin passion

Rich Eisen hands over his press pass
Eisen has a dream job, and he’ll be the first to tell you so.
By CHRIS CONTI  |  December 11, 2007

When rushing the field was considered charming

Fenway frenzy
Rushing the field to help your favorite team celebrate a pennant or championship used to be as de rigueur as the spraying of sideline reporters with Champagne.
By PETER VOSKAMP  |  October 24, 2007

The 100 unsexiest men 2007: 90-81

These guys couldn't turn on a radio
These guys couldn't turn on a radio
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Worst in breed: Sports

The 100 Unsexiest men of 2007
Who are the unsexiest sports men of 2007
By PHOENIX STAFF  |  April 12, 2007
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When sportscasters attack

Sports blotter: "From downtown!" edition
Each sports season carries a relatively small number of sportscaster arrests, but the ones we do get it are usually memorable.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  January 24, 2007
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Dr. Probert

Sports Blotter: Lexicography Edition
A lot of strange incidents involving minor-league baseball have colored the “Briefs” sections of national sports coverage this year.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  September 13, 2006
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Muckrakers in the outfield

It’s time for baseball — and all sports — to be covered just like any other multi-billion-dollar business  
Last week was an important moment in the history of American journalism.
By MARK JURKOWITZ  |  April 05, 2006

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