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By Chad Finn, Globe Staff Dale Arnold's contract at WEEI expired today. But he's not going anywhere. Arnold, who has been on the station's airwaves since it switched to an all-sports format in September 1991, will remain at WEEI in a slightly expanded role. Under his new deal -- terms have not been confirmed -- he will add some Saturday duties to his current weekend role as the host of the morning "Sports Sunday" program, and he will also be the primary fill-in for morning drive hosts John Dennis and Gerry Callahan and afternoon drive personalities Glenn Ordway and Michael Holley.

Good morning. Here are the lineups: RED SOX (19-21) Aviles SS Pedroia 2B Ortiz 1B Gonzalez RF Middlebrooks 3B Saltalamacchia C Nava LF Byrd CF Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (3-4, 4.97) PHILLIES (21-20) Rollins SS Pierre LF Victorino CF Pence RF Wigginton 3B Mayberry 1B Galvis 2B Schneider C Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee (0-1, 1.95) Game time: 1:35 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN, TBS / WEEI Red Sox vs. Lee: Ortiz 6-25, Punto 6-21, Byrd 6-18, Aviles 3-18, Pedroia 4-14, Gonzalez 7-13, Ross 3-12, Shoppach...

By Chad Finn, Globe Staff The winter couldn't put a chill on 98.5 The Sports Hub's ratings, with the CBS Radio-owned station finishing second in the Arbitron ratings in the period from January 5-March 28. The Sports Hub earned a 8.5 share in the "winter book" among the men 25-54 demographic, the second consecutive three-month period it has finished second after finishing in the top spot last spring and summer. WEEI was fourth with a 5.7 share after a third-place ranking in the fall.

By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff Kevin Garnett scored 29 points in Game 1 vs. Philadelphia, but the Celtics didn't get him touches until late in Game 2. After the game, Garnett answered a question about his lack of involvement by saying, "I don't call the plays. " Doc Rivers does call the plays, and he was asked about Garnett's touches this morning on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan show. "Maybe we weren't a smart team last night or a well-coached team last night," said Rivers.

Here is the Red Sox broadcast schedule for spring training: March 3: Boston College, 7 p.m., NESN, WEEI March 4: Minnesota, 1:30 p.m., NESN, WRKO March 5: At Minnesota, 7 p.m., NESN, WEEI March 9: Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., NESN, WRKO March 10: Tampa Bay, 7 p.m., NESN, WEEI March 11: at Baltimore, 7 p.m., NESN March 12: Miami 1:35 p.m., ESPN March 13: at Yankees, 7:05 p.m., WEEI March 16: Minnesota, 7:05 p.m., WEEI ...

Good morning. Here are the lineups: RED SOX (19-21) Aviles SS Pedroia 2B Ortiz 1B Gonzalez RF Middlebrooks 3B Saltalamacchia C Nava LF Byrd CF Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (3-4, 4.97) PHILLIES (21-20) Rollins SS Pierre LF Victorino CF Pence RF Wigginton 3B Mayberry 1B Galvis 2B Schneider C Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee (0-1, 1.95) Game time: 1:35 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN, TBS / WEEI Red Sox vs. Lee: Ortiz 6-25, Punto 6-21, Byrd 6-18, Aviles 3-18, Pedroia 4-14, Gonzalez...

Turns out the spring wasn't just a memorable season for the Stanley Cup champion Bruins, but also for the station that airs their games. In the spring Arbitron ratings period, 98.5 The Sports Hub, the Bruins' flagship station since launching in August 2009 as a challenger to sports radio power WEEI (850), finished first in the market among the crucial men 25-54 demographic, earning an 8.8 share. Classic-rock station WZLX was second at 7.6. WEEI was tied for sixth (5.1). The Sports Hub was first in morning drive, afternoon drive, and evenings, with the midday...

KISS 108 morning host Matt Siegel yesterday welcomed WEEI to the FM dial with a poke in the eye. Siegel and his "Matty in the Morning" cohosts were crowing about the sports-talk station's decision to start simulcasting on WMKK (93.7), better known as the pop-rock station Mike FM. "Another notch in our lipstick case," said Siegel, clearly pleased that an FM competitor had been vanquished. He then took a swipe at WEEI's morning team, saying, "You'll have John Dennis and Gerry Callahan going on the air and saying how they hate the president, they hate Jews or...

The daily schedule of sports on TV and radio : SATURDAY, May 26 AUTO RACING 11 a.m. - NASCAR Sprint Cup: History 300 qualifying, ESPN2 2:45 p.m. - NASCAR Sprint Cup: History 300, Ch. 25 COLLEGE BASEBALL 4 p.m. - ACC Tourney: Florida State vs. Virginia, NESN 7 p.m. - ACC Tourney: North Carolina vs. N.C. State, NESN COLLEGE LACROSSE...

See what happens when you ignore hockey? Actually scratch that. See what happens when you demean and ridicule a passionate hockey fan base for years on end? B.U.R.N. I have to admit, it was entertaining listening to WEEI pathetically try to play catch-up during the Bruins' postseason run. But now, as you were. 

SATURDAY AUTO RACING 6:30 p.m. - NASCAR Sprint Cup: Southern 500, Ch. 25 COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m. - Ga. Tech at Virginia, NESN PRO BASEBALL 1 p.m. - LA Angels at Texas, Ch. 25 6:05 p.m. - IL: Columbus at Pawtucket, WHJJ (920) 7 p.m. - Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, WGN; Atlanta at St. Louis, MLB; EL: Portland at Trenton, WBAE (1490) 7:10 p.m. - Cleveland at Boston, NESN, WEEI (850, 93.7) NBA PLAYOFFS 8 p.m. - Philadelphia at Boston, TNT, WEEI (850, 93.7)

David Ortiz held the bat over his head as he walked slowly back to the dugout in the eighth inning Saturday afternoon, the line drive he hit having resulted in an out. A man who normally shows only joy on the field, Ortiz pulled the bat down over the top of his helmet in a burst of frustration until it splintered in half. "That's the way I feel right now," he said. "When things are going good, they're going good. When they're going bad, they're going bad. That's baseball in general.

By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff Not much need for analysis today. The Red Sox are not a very good team and haven't been for a while now. They have a pitching staff with a 5.44 ERA and a lineup that isn't fearsome. The Red Sox have Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Adrian Gonzalez and six other guys who are subs or platoon players on a good team. It's OK to have a few of those. Not six. So here are a few notes: ߦ The Sox have lost nine of their last 10 games at Fenway.

By Chad Finn, Globe Staff The winter couldn't put a chill on 98.5 The Sports Hub's ratings, with the CBS Radio-owned station finishing second in the Arbitron ratings in the period from January 5-March 28. The Sports Hub earned a 8.5 share in the "winter book" among the men 25-54 demographic, the second consecutive three-month period it has finished second after finishing in the top spot last spring and summer. WEEI was fourth with a 5.7 share after a third-place ranking in the fall.

By Chad Finn, Boston.com/Globe Staff Dale Arnold has long been familiar NESN viewers and Bruins fans -- just not in the role he will have on the network's coverage of the Stanley Cup champions this season. Arnold, who spent 11 seasons as the Bruins play-by-play voice on the network, will return to NESN this season as the studio host for the team's telecasts, industry sources have confirmed. Arnold replaces Kathryn Tappen, who departed NESN for the NHL Network in July.