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This weekend, Sam Hoger returns to fight his first opponent in 16 months. He will be at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, MA for World Championship Fighting 4.

We spoke with Sam about his bump up to a higher weight class, where he got his nickname, and whether he’d ever be in the ring with Alaska governor and VP nominee Sarah Palin.

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- JE

It’s safe to say that just about anyone who was alive and old enough on September 11, 2001 remembers where they were when they heard about the terrorist attacks. The falling of the Twin Towers, the burning Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania are burned into are national mindset as examples of tragedy and courage.

It was no different for famous people.

On 9-11 all major professional American sports were suspended and ESPN’s sports reporters spent most of their time reporting what seemed more like “news.”

Legendary ESPN Broadcaster Chris Berman, who worked for WBRU in the late 70s shortly before he went to ESPN, was about to board a flight to call a baseball game. He shared his memory of that day and what it means to him now with BRU News’ George Mesthos.   

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The Sports Rundown airs every Saturday at noon. This week, Jenna and Jeff discussed:

• the Pats first regular season game vs. the Kansas City Chiefs, including the key match-up of the game, final score predictions, clips from coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, and what would make Jeff cry
• the mastery of Theo Epstein’s in-season moves that have helped the Red Sox stay hot since the start of August, as well as a discussion of Dustin Pedroia for A.L. MVP, and why his chances just increased
• the current opening-round playoff series for the PawSox, including the underlying story of the series so far, what to look for the remainder of the series, and why the game tonight should be very interesting
• and what happened at Wrigley Field in Chicago this past week that might give Manny Ramirez some ideas, for better or for worse

Click here to listen to Part 1 of the sports show, with Pats and Red Sox talk

Click here to listen to Part 2 of the sports show, with PawSox and Manny talk

This weekend, Ben and I discussed the Celtics decisions in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Euro 2008 Finals, The Boston Red Sox Half Way Point and Shaq’s Hip-Hop slam on former teammate Kobe Bryant.

-Mav

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Justin Masterson’s name was thrown around a lot this past off-season. He was thought to be part of trade for Johan Santana, then a possible late-season spot-starter or reliever in light of Curt Schilling’s injury. However, few observers thought that the young sinkerballer would be contributing at the major League level this early, especially after he was sent to Portland at the end of March. Masterson has been a revelation over his first 4 starts for the Red Sox, posting a 3-0 record with a 2.59 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Kaitlyn Laabs sat down with Masterson to talk about his whirlwind season.

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Less than one year ago, Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz no-hit the Baltimore Orioles. Now, he finds himself back at Pawtucket fine tuning his game and competing with Bartolo Colon for the final spot in the Red Sox rotation. The Red Sox phenom sat down with WBRU’s Kaitlyn Laabs last week to talk abouthis mechanics, his psyche, and what it was like to watch Jon Lester’s no-no so soon after his own.

WBRU spoke with PC’s new head basketball coach, Keno Davis, earlier this afternoon. It is the first Keno Davis interview available free online since he accepted the PC job.

He spoke of his love for New England, the similarities between PC and Drake, and he addressed concerns about his recruiting abilities.

Click here to listen to the full interview, or jump ahead to the “Read More” link to view the interview transcript.

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