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This Week In Hot Takes: Bill Welt calls exit velocity “the most popular fake stat of them all”
Tom Haberstroh joins NBC Sports Regional Networks as a national NBA insider
Haberstoh will appear across the regional networks, and will provide written, audio and video content for their websites and their new app.
Astros’ fan called for interference by Joe West tells media in-game he didn’t interfere with Mookie Betts, A.J. Hinch supports his case
This whole cycle of criticism, the fan's response, and a manager weighing in played out quickly, against the backdrop of the ongoing game.
New “MyTeams by NBC Sports” app attempts to simplify streaming regional sports networks’ coverage for subscribers
This new app should allow for authenticated subscribers to more easily stream RSN content on teams they follow, including games and pre- and post-game coverage.
Boston sports world pays tribute to John Martin, the long-time NESN cameraman dead at 51 after a two-year battle with ALS
Martin passed away Sunday, around two years after his initial ALS diagnosis.
Tim McCarver is on the fence about returning to Cardinals broadcasts in 2019
The St. Louis Cardinals have been using a bunch of analysts alongside play-by-play broadcaster Dan McLaughlin in recent...
This Week In Hot Takes: Phil Mushnick calls Lil Wayne a “low-life rapper,” complains about his “vulgar, N-worded lyrics”
Detroit Tigers broadcasters Rod Allen and Mario Impemba will not return in 2019 following physical altercation in September
Allen and Impemba didn't call any Tigers games after September 4th.
Boomer and Gio mock WFAN coworker Mike Francesa for not showing up for his promised post-game show on his app
The intra-WFAN ribbing continued Monday, with Boomer and Gio making fun of Francesa's no-show on his app.
MLB local ratings up 2 percent overall for 2018 regular season, with Cardinals jumping into first
The Cardinals, Red Sox and Brewers had the best stories with their local ratings this year.
This Week In Hot Takes: Phil Mushnick blames celebrations, ads, and sports TV for kids’ and parents’ poor behavior towards refs
No, Phil, touchdown celebrations don't really seem linked to parents threatening refs.
Boston radio hosts Mike Felger, Jim Murray, and Tony Massarotti blast “goombah” Yankee fans: “There’s very few minorities.”
"It is a house full of goombahs! The whole thing, there's very few minorities, very few women, very few kids. It's one dude with a chain and a Yankee jersey hanging off the next!"
Mike Francesa reveals he missed his show due to filming movie, name drops Adam Sandler and Martin Scorsese
Francesa filmed two scenes for the film "Uncut Gems."
Jerry Remy says he will return to NESN booth but ‘there will be limitations’
Last month, NESN announced that Red Sox analyst Jerry Remy’s cancer has returned for the sixth time. It was...
