Glenn Ordway, host of the show defended Borges stating that he was only trying to 'recall Yankees owner George Steinbrenner's infamous description of Irabu as a "fat, pussy toad.
Two weeks later, Skwar banned Globe sportswriters from appearing on WEEI's morning Dennis and Callahan Show because of its perceived lowbrow humor.
[4] In June 2004, Borges was involved in a physical altercation with New York Times and MaxBoxing.com reporter Michael Katz at a press conference in Las Vegas.
Katz objected to the interruption and allegedly accused Borges of "being a shill for" boxing promoter Don King.
[citation needed] Katz was described as "a short, fat man in his 60s who walks with a cane and wears a neck brace because of chronic back problems".
[5][6] On March 4, 2007, Borges was caught in plagiarism allegations after an online reader on ESPN.com's New England Patriots message board revealed that there were extensive similarities between a March 4 article by Borges in the Boston Globe and a February 25 article written by sportswriter Mike Sando of the Tacoma News Tribune.
The story claimed that if Brady did not receive a contract similar to the one just signed by his former backup, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, he would sit out of organized team activities in the spring.
The Herald issued an apology to Yee, Brady, and the Patriots, and stated Borges' column was "suspended pending further review.
Borges was laid off [12][13] not long after he was suspended in 2018 as part of widespread layoffs undertaken by the Herald's new owners, DigitalFirst [14]