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WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY THURSDAY:
MLB: Orioles at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. (NESN; WEEI)

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ ESPN NHL analyst and former player Matthew Barnaby was sentenced Wednesday to 500 hours of community service and continued anger management counseling after an incident in May involving his estranged wife. Barnaby allegedly kicked and damaged the garage door in an attempt to get inside his former house, but he did not make contact with his estranged wife or her boyfriend inside. He agreed to reduced charges of misdemeanor criminal mischief and aggravated harassment, charges that will be dismissed if Barnaby serves his sentence.

♦ Former Giants running back Tiki Barber isn’t welcome in New York, but ex-Giants coach Jim Fassel apparently wouldn’t mind seeing the Barber’s comeback begin with Fassel’s United Football League team. Fassel coaches the Las Vegas Locos, whose season begins in mid-August.

♦ USA Today has a closer look at Nationals minor leaguer Bryce Harper, who got his Double-A stint off to a good start with a single in his first at-bat. The 2010 No. 1 overall draft pick is drawing substantial attention wherever he goes, but the organization is trying to keep him quiet.

♦ The Detroit News pays tribute to Barry Bremen, who became famous for sneaking onto the court/field at sporting events dressed as a competitor or official for about a decade, starting in 1979. Bremen died last week on his 64th birthday.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On July 7, 1936, who became the first Red Sox pitcher to start an All-Star Game?

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If he were sitting there, I would not know who he was.” — A prospective juror in the Roger Clemens trial, while Clemens sat 15 feet away

STAT OF THE DAY: 8.08 — Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero‘s career ERA vs. the Red Sox, after Boston’s 6-4 victory Wednesday night

‘NET RESULTS: A tennis match is disrupted at match point by a cellphone ringing, and it turns out to be the phone of the player about to lose.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Lefty Grove, who took the loss in a game played at Braves Field in Boston

SOOTHING SOUNDS: Ringo Starr is 71 Thursday.

One Comments for “Thursday’s Morning Mashup: ESPN’s Matthew Barnaby sentenced to community service, counseling”

1. Faye Palmer Says:
   September 14th, 2011 at 5:10 am

   It was reported in the papers that Channel 5 have backed out as Endemol, the format owners, want too much money for it, I can’t see Sky bothering as their top shows only manage around 1.5M viewers, most BB viewers are females under 25.

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