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Sunday, April 21, 2013

I AM BOSTON

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I am Boston. Last Monday was the worst day of my life. Terrorists set off two bombs trying to wreck my beloved marathon. I lost three be...

2014 BOSTON MARATHON: BIGGER THAN SUPER BOWL

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Gerry Callahan, the talented columnist for Boston Herald, wrote shortly after the Boston Marathon bombing, the terrorists blew a hole i...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

BOSTON BOMBING: THE SOCIAL MEDIA HUNT IS OFF AND RUNNING

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At close to 5:15pm on Thursday, the FBI lifted the black items that had been covering two large poster boards resting on an easel in a Bost...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

CARLOS ARREDONDO: THE MAN IN THE COWBOY HAT

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The image and story of Carlos Arredondo and Jeff Bauman have been seared into my consciousness forever. Arredondo, the man in the cowboy...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

BOSTON, MY BOSTON

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Boston is like a powerful and addictive drug. It stimulates, energizes, and consumes you. It's electric every day and makes you feel...
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

JIM BIBBY: A BASEBALL GIANT

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I first met Jim Bibby in spring training with the Boston Red Sox organization nearly 25 years ago. He's one of the biggest human be...
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Monday, April 1, 2013

BRYCE HARPER AND BAD HAIRSTYLES

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Bryce Harper is old school. The 20-year old phenom runs hard on ground balls back to the pitcher and sprints around the bases after crus...
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Hard-working, creative, and lover of good words, competition, and testing my limits. Graduate of UNC and Tar Heel baseball player. Signed with Boston Red Sox as free-agent. Hit a HR in "Bull Durham" off Nuke. Former sports anchor/reporter at NESN, Fox Sports Net and MLB.com.5-time Ironman, 3-time NYC Marathon finisher. Wedding singer and Solid Gold dancer. "It's not the critic who counts, but the man who gets in the arena to compete that does."
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