Pro sports leagues give us a mix of digital experiences

Column: Thanks to my phone and computer, I watch more sports than I ever did on TV By Tom Regan | Columnist for The Christian Science Monitor/ October 7, 2008 edition Monday night, as Jed Lowrie knocked a single into right field at Fenway Park and Jason Bay rounded third and slid home with the winning run (who knew Canadians could slide like that!), I leapt up from my computer and did a dance of joy. That’s right, not in front of my TV, but in front of my computer. I have spent many hours over the past summer watching or listening to the Red Sox online. I’ve mentioned a few times in past columns that I don’t get many TV channels where I live in rural Virginia. Cable hasn’t reached this far yet, and any satellite signal is obstructed by trees. So I rely on my two-year-old rabbit ears to receive local channels. Unfortunately,... [read full story]                    

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