Daily Feed: Delonte West's Job Hunt Branches Out to Sam's Club


Delonte West’s Job Hunt Branches Out to Sam’s Club. Last week’s buzz was that the Celtics guard filed an application at Home Depot (not a lot going on in lockout mode, right?), and, this week, he’s keeping his options open by applying to Sam’s Club, too. Plus: some really fanatical blog commentary on knife sales. [WashingtonPost.com]

Apparently, The Guys Who Opened Friendly’s Aren’t Too Friendly. The Blake brothers, who let a business deal on the ice-cream shop-turned-restaurant get between them, just landed on a list for the Top 10 Family Feuds. “I’m very disappointed,” Curtis Blake wrote at the time. “[My brother] was my best friend for 85 years. It would have been a nice story if we ended up best friends for our entire life.” [TIME.com]

Five Patriots Who’ve Capitalized on Preseason (and Five Who Haven’t). Analyzing the preseason is in overdrive since there were no off-season camps to evaluate. While we love ’round-the-clock commentary and all, the real deal is less than three weeks away. Thank goodness. [ESPN.com]

Amtrak Train from Boston Carried Passenger with Measles. The passenger boarded the train in Philly. We wanted to insert a snarky comment here, but it turns out that the guy was just there on vacation. [MSNBC.com]

Time to Test Out Brewskies from the Heartland. Kansas City’s Boulevard Brewing Co. will roll out its Smokestack Series next month throughout Massachusetts. [KansasCity.com]