Welcome to Thursday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

THURSDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
MLB: Red Sox at Rays, 7:10 p.m. (NESN; WEEI)
MLB: Yankees at Blue Jays, 7 p.m. (MLB Network)
MLB: Phillies at Cubs, 8 p.m. (WGN)
NBA playoffs: Heat at Pacers, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
NBA playoffs: Clippers at Spurs, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
NHL playoffs: Coyotes at Kings, 9 p.m. (NBCSN)

AROUND THE WEB:

Tim Tebow has made a good first impression on his new Jets teammates. (AP)

♦ Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, who we last heard from ripping Bill Belichick and Tom Brady as “disrespectful,” feels quite the opposite about new teammate Tim Tebow.

“He’s a born leader,” Revis said in the Jets locker room after a voluntary team workout. “He really is. Very few athletes have the gift that he has. He tries to lead by example all the time and he tries to be positive, which is awesome. I think that results [in] his success on the field. He came in with Denver and did unbelievable. And now he’s with us. We’re happy. We’re excited for him. We’re happy [that] he’ll bring his leadership qualities to this team.”

Revis added that he’s looking forward to seeing what the team comes up with to utilize Tebow and starting quarterback Mark Sanchez together.

“My initial [thought] to the play would be a trick play, something tricky,” Revis said. “Tim is dangerous and Mark is dangerous as well. So, to have them both on the field at the same time, you wouldn’t be able to prepare for it because no one has ever seen it. You’ve just got to be cautious, where maybe on the defensive side, you’re like, ‘Hey, back up,’ and it could be a trick play or a double-reverse trick play or something up their sleeve.”

♦ The Giants held a ceremony Wednesday night at Tiffany and Co. on Fifth Avenue in New York City to receive their Super Bowl rings, and defensive end Justin Tuck said the Giants are aiming for at least one more title.

“The first time you’re in awe,” he said. “You win a second one, you think, ‘Maybe we can do something here.’ Let’s make it a dynasty. We want to make it a dynasty.”

Added safety Antrel Rolle: “This is a great piece of hardware on my hand right now. But we can always have more rings. Just ask Michael Jordan.”

♦ Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and state economic officials met Wednesday with Curt Schilling, who asked for help to save his video game company.

Schilling’s 38 Studios missed a $1.1 million loan payment on May 1, and the company appears to be in dire straits. The former Red Sox pitcher was brief in addressing the media while leaving the meeting.

“My priority right now is to get back to my company,” Schilling said. “My priority right now is to get back and talk to my team. I will be making a statement at some point in the near future.”

♦ Roger Clemens‘ lawyer did his best to embarrass star witness Brian McNamee on Wednesday, at one point asking the former trainer, “Do you sometimes just make stuff up?”

McNamee, who continued to detail how he injected Clemens with HGH and steroids, was resolute: “I didn’t make it up.”

Meanwhile, prosecutors expressed concern that another juror might have been sleeping during testimony. Two jurors already have been dismissed for falling asleep, leaving 12 jurors and two alternates.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On May 17, 1971, the Red Sox signed which pitcher who was released by the Twins in March and then signed and released by the Braves?

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Welcome to Thursday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

THURSDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
NHL: Capitals at Bruins, 7 p.m. (NESN, NHL Network)
NBA: Mavericks at Heat, 8 p.m. (TNT)
NBA: Thunder at Lakers, 10:30 p.m. (TNT)
College basketball: NIT final, Minnesota vs. Stanford, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
MLB preseason: Rays at Phillies, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
MLB preseason: Royals at Angels, 4 p.m. (MLB Network)

AROUND THE WEB:

Darrelle Revis

♦ Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis stirred up the Jets-Patriots rivalry Wednesday, calling New England coach Bill Belichick a “jerk” during an appearance on ESPN.

Participating in a word-association game while sitting next to Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, Revis paused after hearing Belichick’s name, and then replied, “Jerk.”

When asked to elaborate, he said it was for “some of the comments he says about the Jets.”

Said Gronkowski: “Wow, I wasn’t expecting that. … I’m surprised.”

Gronkowski then was given the name “Rex Ryan,” and he said of the Jets coach: “Entertainer.”

Revis also took a shot at his own team. When given the term “locker room,” Revis responded: “Disarray right now.”

♦ Knicks guard Jeremy Lin had lunch with the ESPN editor who wrote the offensive headline that got him fired last month. Anthony Federico told New York Newsday that the two spent some time together Tuesday at a Manhattan restaurant after a member of Lin’s family reached out to him.

“The fact that he took the time to meet with me in his insanely busy schedule … He’s just a wonderful, humble person,” Federico said. “He didn’t have to do that.. We talked more about matters of faith [and] reconciliation. We talked about our shared Christian values and what we’re both trying do with this situation. … We didn’t talk about the headline for more than three minutes.”

♦ Nike filed suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New York, accusing Reebok of using Tim Tebow‘s name on Jets apparel without permission. Nike replaces Reebok as the official supplier of NFL uniforms beginning Sunday, so Nike apparently wants the Canton-based retailer to step aside and let it capitalize on the demand for Tebow Jets apparel immediately.

The lawsuit claims Reebok misappropriated publicity rights, interfered with business relationships and failed to get Tebow’s permission before launching the new products.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On March 29 of which year did the Bruins beat the Rangers, 2-1, to complete a two-game sweep of the Stanley Cup finals and win their first championship?

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Welcome to Tuesday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

TUESDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
NHL: Red Wings at Stars, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)
College football: Sugar Bowl, Michigan vs. Virginia Tech, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
College basketball: Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
College basketball: Louisville at St. John’s, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
College basketball: Alabama at Georgia Tech, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

AROUND THE WEB:

A silent Santonio Holmes leaves the Jets practice facility Monday. (AP)

♦ After Sunday’s forgettable performance in a season-ending loss to the Dolphins, the Jets made a memorable exit from their practice facility in Florham Park, N.J., on Monday. The day featured a crying coach, an obscene linebacker and a silent receiver being trailed by a media horde after being stripped of his captaincy.

Coach Rex Ryan admitted that he was both angry and tearful while meeting with the team. Ryan also announced that the team no longer would have any captains, after his awarding of a ‘C’ to Santonio Holmes backfired when the receiver alienated some of his teammates during the season and especially in the final game, culminating with his benching for the final drive.

“Normally, I’m a guy that really has the pulse of this team, and I don’t think I had the pulse of the team the way I’ve done in the past,” Ryan said after the meeting. “When I met with players, I think that became clear to me.”

Ryan said he expects Holmes will return to the team. The receiver has three years remaining on a $45 million contract he signed last offseason. Holmes did not speak to the media Monday, gathering his belongings and departing with a PR official while reporters trailed him.

Said one Jet: “He’s been a problem all year. He’s not going to change.” Added another: “He’s a cancer. It’s like dealing with a 10-year-old.”

Cornerback Darrelle Revis also avoided the media. Linebacker Bart Scott, rumored to be on the way out despite having a guaranteed contract, gave the middle finger to a photographer and told him to take a picture of it (which the photographer did) and then told him, “Get out of my [expletive] face.”

According to Ryan, the frustration is understandable.

“For whatever reason, I don’t think we were as close as a football team as we were the first two years, and now we’re sitting on the outside looking in,” Ryan said. “We’re watching the other teams in playoff games, and we think we should be in. I think that’s painful. Beyond belief, that’s painful.”

♦ The Giants have been successful the past two weeks after trading verbal jousts with their opponents, so apparently they’ve decided to stick with that strategy leading up to Sunday’s playoff game against the Falcons. On Monday, Giants defensive end Justin Tuck was asked about the Falcons offensive line’s reputation for dirty play.

“Yeah, we’ve seen it,” he said. “We know they have that quote-unquote ‘reputation.’ Most people, you would call them dirtbags.”

As for the rest of the Falcons, Tuck offered this backhanded compliment: “They’re a balanced attack where they do a lot of things pretty good, [but] I wouldn’t say they’re great at anything.”

♦ Real Clear Sports has its list of the top 10 games of 2011. No. 1 is the Cardinals’ victory over the Rangers in Game 6 of the World Series on David Freese‘s 12th-inning home run. No. 2 is the Mavericks’ comeback against the Heat in Game 2 of the NBA finals.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Jan. 3, 1998, the Patriots lost to the Steelers in the divisional round of the playoffs, 7-6. Which Patriots receiver set a team record with nine receptions for 104 yards?

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Welcome to Friday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

FRIDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
NBA: Pistons at Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (CSNNE; WEEI)
NBA: Bulls at Clippers, 10:30 p.m. (NBA TV)

SATURDAY:
NHL: Bruins at Stars, 8 p.m. (NESN)
College basketball: Louisville at Kentucky, noon (CBS)
College basketball: Yale at Florida, 2 p.m. (ESPNU)
College basketball: Providence at Georgetown, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
College basketball: Ohio State at Indiana, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

SUNDAY:
NFL: Bills at Patriots, 1 p.m. (CBS)
NBA: Celtics at Wizards, 6 p.m. (CSNNE; WEEI)
NFL: Cowboys at Giants, 8:20 p.m. (NBC; WEEI)

AROUND THE WEB:

Giants running back Brandon Jacobs finds Cowboys fans obnoxious. (AP)

♦ Giants running back Brandon Jacobs has directed his anger at Cowboys fans instead of players heading into Sunday’s NFC East championship-deciding game.

“It’s their fans,” he said. “Some of their fans are loud, obnoxious and just bad. Just everywhere you go, you’ve got them Dallas fans running their mouth about Dallas. They keep going. It’s not really the team and the star and all that. They’re just like any other team in the National Football League if you ask me. But their fans are the ones that have me really just feeling the way I feel.”

Jacobs even ranks Cowboys fans as worse than the notoriously bad Philadelphia fans.

Yeah, they are [worse],” Jacobs said. “I’m not talking about being actually at the game and doing the type of stuff they do in Philly. I’m just talking about in everyday life. Cowboys fans get on my nerves.”

♦ Earlier this week, in the lead-up to Sunday’s Jets-Dolphins game in Miami, Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall insinuated that Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis gets favorable treatment from the officials.

“Both sides do things all the time,” Revis responded Thursday. “One thing that Brandon Marshall does on routes is he pushes off. But I’m not going to use that as an [excuse]. It’s just something I know in his game he does. He’s a big receiver, so he pushes off sometimes. That’s just part of the game. And some DBs, we hold. It goes [both ways].”

Added Revis: “I have had a number of pass-interference penalties called on me this year,” he said. “The game is fast on both sides of the ball, and you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.”

♦ ESPN baseball writer Keith Law interviewed for a front office job with the Astros last week, according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. Law, a Harvard alumnus who got his start writing for Baseball Prospectus, has some front office experience, as he was a special assistant to Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi for 4 1/2 seasons before joining ESPN in 2006.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Dec. 30, 1973, which Bruin became the first rookie in team history to score four goals in a game?

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Welcome to Friday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

FRIDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
NHL: Panthers at Bruins, 7 p.m. (NESN)
NHL: Flyers at Rangers, 7 p.m. (NHL Network)
College basketball: Western Kentucky at Louisville, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
College basketball: Baylor vs. West Virginia, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

SATURDAY:
NFL: Dolphins at Patriots, 1 p.m. (CBS)
NFL: Eagles at Cowboys, 4:15 p.m. (Fox)

SUNDAY:
NBA: Celtics at Knicks, noon (TNT; WEEI)
NBA: Heat at Mavericks, 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
NBA: Bulls at Lakers, 5:15 p.m. (ABC)
NBA: Magic at Thunder, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
NBA: Clippers at Warriors, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
NFL: Bears at Packers, 8 p.m. (CBS; WEEI)

AROUND THE WEB:

Fans' adoration of Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow apparently knows no bounds. (AP)

♦ The latest Tim Tebow controversy centers around a cardboard cutout of the Broncos quarterback that an individual inserted in a nativity scene in a Florida park. A county staffer, responding to a handful of complaints, last week removed the image of the former University of Florida star that had been placed next to the baby Jesus.

However, on Monday Tebow was returned to his spot alongside the Three Wise Men, with Polk County communications director Mianne Nelson saying its presence apparently did not violate county policy.

“There is probably some verbosity with the policy, but in consulting with the ACLU and with their blessing their approval is to leave it there this year,” Nelson said.

The Tebow image was created by the individual who erected the entire nativity display, former Polk County Commissioner Randy Wilkinson.

“Tebow was a missionary and has gone all around the world,” Wilkinson explained. “He’s kind of like a Wise Man to many hanging out there. Today it could be Tebow, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.”

♦ In the lead-up to Saturday’s Jets-Giants game, Giants wide receivers have not been showing Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis much respect. And the Jets made sure Revis knew about it. Fellow defensive back Eric Smith said teammates teased Revis about comments from UMass product Victor Cruz. Smith said Revis just laughed in response.

“We’ll see how well that works out for them,” Smith said Thursday. “There’s been a bunch of guys call Rev out, and it’s not gone well for them so far, and those are big-name established guys.”

Added offensive lineman Matt Slauson: “They can say whatever they want — Revis is hands down the best in the NFL. So, if they feel like getting him all riled up, it’s their funeral.”

♦ With UConn freshman basketball players Andre Drummond revealing earlier this week that he turned down teammate Michael Bradley‘s offer of his scholarship and instead paid his own way, coach Jim Calhoun got testy when Hartford Courant writer Jeff Jacobs asked about the situation following Thursday night’s victory over Fairfield.

“My first responsibility isn’t to tell the press what’s going on,” said Calhoun, who is about to serve a three-game NCAA suspension for recruiting violations by his staff. “Plus, it’s none of your business. It’s a private matter between two young men.”

Explained Drummond: “I wanted to come to UConn and play for coach Calhoun. And if it meant I had to pay to come in then I’d do it. Mike worked hard to get that scholarship. It’s kind of disrespectful to take it from him. I’d never do that. We have a close relationship.”

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Dec. 23, 1986, which Red Sox player whose batting average declined each of his seven seasons in Boston signed as a free agent with the Mariners?

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Welcome to Wednesday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY WEDNESDAY:
No games scheduled

AROUND THE WEB:

Roger Clemens

♦ Roger Clemens‘ lawyers submitted a filing Tuesday insisting the court should make the government pay for Clemens’ personal legal expenses incurred preparing for what turned out to be a mistrial due to prosecutorial errors in July. Clemens’ defense team originally submitted the request in October. After prosecutors responded by citing sovereign immunity, Clemens’ team came back Tuesday and insisted the government “is not above the law.” Clemens, who made more than $150 million in salary during his 24-year major league career, is scheduled to go on trial again April 17.

♦ Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, whose team plays the Broncos Thursday night, is not impressed with Tim Tebow and Denver’s running offense. He said the option can work in the NFL with players the caliber of Michael Vick and Chris Johnson. But Tebow? “No,” Revis said. “No, not for a whole season. Because we know what they’re doing, and we feel comfortable in our game plan.”

♦ Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz teased the Nets for not breaking ties more cleanly with New Jersey as they prepare for their move to New York City next season. The team is promoting itself as “Jersey Strong. Brooklyn ready.” Markowitz joked that Brooklyn and Jersey shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath, and that he doesn’t think of basketball when he thinks of the Garden State. “When I think of Jersey, I think of those beefsteak tomatoes,” he said. Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, home to the Prudential Center, responded by saying he’s “confident Newark will be home to another NBA team after the Nets.”

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Nov. 16, 1961, which Bruins rookie — in his only season in Boston — scored two goals in 34 seconds to fuel a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens at Boston Garden?

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Welcome to Wednesday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY MONDAY:
NBA Playoffs: Celtics at Heat, 7 p.m. (TNT; WEEI)
MLB: Red Sox at Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m. (NESN; WRKO)

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ Lakers center Pau Gasol denied rumors that Kobe Bryant‘s wife broke up his engagement with Sylvia Lopez Castro or that he and Bryant were at odds during their playoff loss to the Mavericks. “My girlfriend and I are fine, we’re happy, we’re doing well. Kobe and I are fine,” Gasol told ESPN. “She was suffering because she saw me suffering. And I was suffering because I was seeing her suffering. When you add that to other stuff to what’s already happening, it’s tough.”

♦ Darrelle Revis, who got minimal screen time during HBO’s “Hard Knocks” at last year’s Jets camp because he was holding out, said he’d be interested in doing a reality show with his best friend/business manager, John Geiger. He said he’d like a show similar to MTV’s “Rob & Big,” which aired from 2006-08, following skateboarder Rob Drydek and friend/bodyguard “Big Black” Boykin. “That’s the kind of show I’d want to do. Those guys are awesome,” Revis told ESPN. “Me and John are like that.”

♦ Magic star Dwight Howard tweeted that Orlando writers are trying to run him out of town, just like they did Shaquille O’Neal. Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi responded with a column telling Howard he desperately wants him to stay.

♦ Forbes magazine has a list of baseball’s most underpaid players, headlined by Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. No Red Sox made the list, but the American League is represented by one Yankee (outfielder Nick Swisher) and two Blue Jays (outfielder Jose Bautista and catcher John Buck).

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On May 11, 1978, the Bruins beat the Flyers 6-3 in Game 5 of the semifinals to clinch the series and advance to the Stanley Cup finals (which they would lose to the Canadiens). Who recorded five points (a goal and four assists) in the Game 5 win?

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Welcome to Thursday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY THURSDAY:
MLB: Red Sox at Orioles, 7:05 p.m. (NESN; WEEI)

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis accepted an invitation to join President Barack Obama at a dinner affair in New York Wednesday night. “We spoke for about 10 minutes, and the first thing he said to me was, ‘How’s the Island?’ ” Revis said. “I was laughing. I couldn’t believe it. This is the President of the United States, and he knows about Revis Island.

“I told him it was good, and that I’m always keeping it covered.”

♦ Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell apologized Wednesday after a Giants fan complained that McDowell made homophobic comments, crude sexual gestures and a threat before a Braves-Giants game in San Francisco over the weekend. Justin Quinn said when he told McDowell, “Hey, there are kids out here,” McDowell responded that kids don’t belong at the ballpark, picked up a bat and said, “How much are your teeth worth.”

♦ It’s well known that the Mets have major financial problems. Daniel Roberts in Fortune writes that the problems are worse than most people are aware, with the team’s liabilities close to $625 million.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On April 28, 1969, Bobby Orr won his second Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman. The Bruins star went on to set the league record for most consecutive Norris Trophies with how many?

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With Sunday’s Patriots-Jets matchup sure to add a new chapter to the storied rivalry, we take a look back at some of the players and coaches who have played starring roles in the rivalry. Although the rivalry dates back to 1960, it has really taken off in terms of bitterness over the last 15 years. And Rex Ryan and Antonio Cromartie have made it clear that it is not going away any time soon. Here are the top 10 most notable figures of the Pats-Jets rivalry.

10. Pete Carroll

Carroll cracks this list mostly because he is one of just two people who have served as head coach on both sides of the rivalry. His first NFL head coaching job came with the Jets in 1994, but he ended the season with five straight losses to finish 6-10, resulting in him being fired after just one year. He took over the reigns in New England in 1997 and led the Pats to the AFC East title over the Jets and new coach Bill Parcells. Carroll lasted just three years in Foxboro, though, as he was fired after a late-season slide in 1999 and replaced by Bill Belichick.

9. Danny Woodhead

Woodhead started the 2009 season on the Jets’ practice squad before ultimately dressing in 10 games and registering 151 total yards. His fight to make the 2010 team was featured prominently on HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” but he ended up getting cut after Week 1. The Pats signed him before their Week 2 meeting with the Jets and Woodhead went on to become a key cog in the Pats offense, amassing 926 yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns. Rex Ryan recently made the somewhat controversial claim that Woodhead “was in football because of the New York Jets. We kept him around for two years.” Regardless, the Pats are happy to have him, as is Modell’s.

8. Curtis Martin

Martin began his career with three straight 1,000-yard seasons and two Pro Bowls for the Pats, but after the 1997 season, he became a Jet when the Pats did not match a six-year, $36 million offer sheet. Martin churned out seven more 1,000-yard seasons and appeared in three more Pro Bowls with the Jets. The Pats have had just four 1,000-yard rushing seasons since losing Martin, but they also have won three Super Bowls.

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Welcome to Friday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY FRIDAY:
NHL: Hurricanes at Bruins, noon (NESN)
NBA: Raptors at Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (CSNNE; WEEI)

SATURDAY:
No games scheduled

SUNDAY:
NHL: Bruins at Thrashers, 5 p.m. (NESN)

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ In the lead-up up to Thursday’s Bengals-Jets game, Terrell Owens called Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis “average” and said he had yet to prove he was more than a one-year wonder. Thursday night, Revis let his actions do the talking, helping to hold T.O. to three catches for 17 yards in New York’s 26-10 win. “Just trying to make ends meet out there for an average corner,” Revis said. “They stuck me on the best receiver, Terrell Owens. I was kind of shocked that they put an average corner on one of the best receivers in the league. But I guess I managed to do OK against him.”

Revis, who last year criticized Owens and then-Patriots receiver Randy Moss, admitted that Owens’ comments fired him up. “I didn’t like it,” Revis said of the comments. “I felt that it was disrespectful. I mean I’m sure he felt the same way when I called him a slouch last year. So it goes vice versa with the feelings. I felt he was calling me out.”

♦ Carmelo Anthony made it clear that he would prefer to be somewhere other than Denver. Now, there is speculation that he isn’t giving his all on the court for the Nuggets. Chris Dempsey in The Denver Post looks at the situation.

♦ In The New York Times, John Branch writes about Villanova guard Corey Fisher, whose uncle was a notorious New York City crime lord and one of the inspirations for the movie “American Gangster.”

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Nov. 26, 1962, the Red Sox traded 1962 American League batting champion Pete Runnels to the Houston Colt 45′s for which outfielder?

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