Chad Finn, Author at Boston.com

Sports Hub officially announces ‘Toucher and Hardy’ morning show

Chad Finn — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:50:31 +0000

Hardy, the third voice on the “Zolak and Bertrand” show, replaces Rich Shertenlieb, who left the station in late November.

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Do the Patriots find themselves in position to flex on the Chiefs?

Chad Finn — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:17:53 +0000

The Patriots are coming off a 21-18 victory over the Steelers and the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs look like they may have some cracks in their foundation.

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Jenny Dell gets a New England homecoming as part of CBS’s broadcast crew for Army-Navy

Chad Finn — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:00:53 +0000

Dell, a Connecticut native and UMass alumna best known locally for her time at NESN, has worked the network's football broadcasts for nearly a decade, including its now finished run covering the SEC.

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Pride, not draft position, is what’s driving the Patriots at this point

Chad Finn — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:17:02 +0000

Thursday's victory over the Steelers wasn’t a necessary win for the Patriots, but the players who have endured a miserable season earned it and deserved it.

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Talented humans still working at Sports Illustrated deserved so much more than shameful AI episode

Chad Finn — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:56:33 +0000

It’s sad to see the life wrung out of it by parasitic owners who value Sports Illustrated’s name as a brand while utterly disregarding why it once meant so much to so many.

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It’s tough to get too charged up about Sunday’s Patriots game

Chad Finn — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:08:19 +0000

When a 4-7 team on a three-game losing streak takes on a 2-9 Patriots team that has lost four straight, the mind tends to wander from the harsh reality.

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NESN to debut first of four-part series on Wednesday celebrating the history of the Bruins

Chad Finn — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 03:44:12 +0000

The series will showcase the impact Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, and the Big, Bad Bruins had on hockey‘s regional popularity in the early 1970s.

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The Patriots aren’t capable of a playoff push, but they could at least make some progress, starting Sunday against the Giants

Chad Finn — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 21:18:45 +0000

The Patriots’ best outcome is to play with intensity and pride every week . . . and play just well enough to lose, because a high-first-round draft pick must be this team’s No. 1 priority.

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Tom Larson, former sports host on Channel 38 and NESN, dies at 84

Chad Finn — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 19:30:54 +0000

Larson was best-known to local sports fans as the studio host for Bruins and Red Sox programming.

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Drew Carter appears to be a keeper on Celtics broadcasts, and other sports media thoughts

Chad Finn — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 19:13:23 +0000

Carter already has command of the flow of the game, and — this is crucial — gives it right back to Brian Scalabrine when Scal gives him a hard time.

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