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It’s All Or Nothing

Published on May 26, 2012, by in Celtics, NBA.

Besides the play of the experienced Big Three and young point guard Rajon Rondo, the Celtics will need to use their home court to their advantage on Saturday.   This is it.  Game 7.  Winner-take-all.  A trip to the Eastern Conference Finals at stake, the Miami Heat awaiting their opponent’s arrival in South Beach.  Two

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Bass’ 27 Pushes Philly to Brink

Published on May 22, 2012, by in Celtics, NBA.

Kevin Garnett shooting over the 76ers’ Spencer Hawes.  KG poured in 20 points against Philly. The Boston Celtics knew they needed something to get them going in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers.  The Celtics needed a spark to ignite them after they had blown an 18-point third-quarter lead, and last

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Aviles Leads Sox to Series Victory

Published on May 21, 2012, by in MLB, Red Sox.

Josh Beckett throwing a pitch Sunday against the Phillies.  Beckett threw 7 2/3 innings and allowed just one run in the victory. Mike Aviles hit three home runs this past weekend in Philadelphia, including leadoff bombs the past two games, and the Boston Red Sox took two-out-of-three from the Phillies to claim the series victory. 

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KG, Rondo Lead C’s to Game 1 Win

Published on May 13, 2012, by in Celtics, NBA.

Rajon Rondo driving by the 76ers’ Evan Turner.  The point guard complimented KG’s season-high 29 points with his ninth career playoff triple-double, notching 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 17 assists.  “As this series goes on and there’s no rest for you guys with a game every other day, it may be difficult for an older team

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C’s Ready for One Last Hoorah

Published on April 29, 2012, by in Celtics, NBA.

In order for the Celtics to make it deep into the playoffs, bench player-turned-starter Avery Bradley will need to continue his consistently strong play on both sides of the ball. This is it.  The fat lady is preparing backstage.  The crowd is restless, knowing the inevitability that awaits.  The Boston Celtics’ title chances are becoming slimmer

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Bruins Have Plenty of Game 7 Experience

            Tyler Seguin’s OT winner in game six has forced game seven in Boston on Wednesday night. The Bruins have not played their best this series against Washington, but still have a chance to pull out the series win.  There is no way this series should have gone to seven

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Celtics’ Hot Streak Produces Division Lead

Published on April 2, 2012, by in Celtics, NBA.

Rajon Rondo has helped the C’s out of their mid-season slump with a consistent high level of performance, including recording his fifth triple-double of the season against the Miami Heat on national television. As you read the headline, I’m sure you are just as shocked as I was to have seen it happen, but it

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Things Are Heating Up

Published on April 1, 2012, by in NHL.

It’s almost playoff time in the NHL and with only a week to go in the regular season, today’s game between rivals Pittsburgh and Philadelphia got nasty with a minute to go.  It also is almost guaranteed that these two teams will be first round opponents in the playoffs as the 4 vs. 5 matchup. 

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C’s Hitting Their Stride?

Published on March 29, 2012, by in Celtics, NBA.

Kevin Garnett and Greg Stiemsma have played well on both sides of the ball at center, anchoring a position which has been plagued by injuries to Jermaine O’Neal and Chris Wilcox.  Their work on defense has been especially valuable, serving to bring the entire unit together with tough interior defense in the middle. The Boston Celtics are in

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Road Trip

Published on March 22, 2012, by in Bruins, NHL.

                        Zdeno Chara and the Bruins hope to level all of their opponents on their three game road trip this week. On Saturday, the Bruins snapped a four game losing streak, that included embarrassing blowout losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers, by defeating the

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