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Plain Jane: A memoir by Jayne Kennedy is available now from Andscape books. In this excerpt she talks about how she turned a short-term contract with The NFL Today in the late 1970s into becoming the first Black woman to co-anchor the show, thanks to an interview with Muhammad Ali. When I was hired as the first Black woman to …

Lou Merloni has had it with the Boston Red Sox making big promises and not following through. He says the fanbase feels the same way. During an appearance on WEEI Thursday, the NESN broadcaster and former Red Sox player blasted the team’s conservative approach to the trade deadline. Merloni argued that the fans’ trust in the team has deteriorated after …