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Celtic Pride?

Raise the 17th banner. Map out the parade rout. Carve a shamrock-shaped diamond for the championship rings.

“Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 NBA champions, the Boston Celtics!”

The way the off-season has gone, it’s nothing short of a miracle that the Boston Celtics have somehow turned themselves from laughingstock to championship contenders overnight – and they didn’t even have to rely on ping-pong balls to do it.

When the C’s acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to join forces with resident Celtics superstar Paul Pierce, Boston – for all intents and purposes – now boasts of a formidable trio the likes of which haven’t been seen since the days of the Bird-McHale-Parish troika.

Beantown must be rejoicing.

They have one of the best shooters in the league in Ray Allen, one of the most underrated superstars in the league in Paul Pierce and one of the top 50 basketball players EVER in Kevin Garnett.

These three have what it takes to go all the way! Who cares about the rest of the roster, right?

Wrong.

Tags Boston Celtics, kevin garnett, paul pierce, ray allen

NBA General

An NBA playoffs cure

One idea to improve professional basketball’s postseason.

General Sports

A Friendly Game of Fantasy

"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world." -Bob Veeck, past MLB franchise owner

"I’ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." -Bob Lemon, HOF-er

No one needs two catchers on his fantasy team. And no one’s going to win his league if his entire team targets one type of stat, whether it’s ERA, SLG, BA… 22 players with identical strengths will never give you the versatility and power to dominate a team of carefully selected position players that all satisfy unique roles. So, if we religiously apply this seemingly common knowledge to our fantasy teams, why can’t we apply these principles when coordinating other areas of life? Like…our friends.

Tags baseball, fantasy, MLB

New York Giants

New York- We Have a Problem

Post author By Giantsfan227
Post date August 11, 2007
1 Comment on New York- We Have a Problem

There are a few times in a man’s life when they are more pissed off than when there is no toilet paper available after you took a gigantic dump, but let me assure you, this is one of those times.

I have been a New York Giant at heart ever since I came out of the womb. I have witnessed their ups and downs, good times and bad. I attended their 41-0 complete domination of the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship, as well as their 34-7 Super Bowl loss against the Baltimore Ravens when Trent Dilfer looked as if he was John Elway.

Tags michael strahan, ny giants

Soccer

Beckham Experiment will fail

Post author By Scotty15
Post date August 10, 2007
3 Comments on Beckham Experiment will fail

Soccer superstar David “Bend It Like” Beckham won’t revive soccer in the United States.

Tags david beckham, Soccer

MLB General

Now that Barry’s got the record- what do we do?

Post author By alexferguson60
Post date August 9, 2007
4 Comments on Now that Barry’s got the record- what do we do?

Now the whole Barry Bonds lovefest is over, what do we do?

I don’t know if ESPN gave you the impression that the 2007 baseball season was all about Barry Bonds, but it certainly gave me it. I live in the UK, where you can only watch one or two games a day – and one of them – almost every day of the week – were the San Francisco Giants.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s great watching Bonds intimidate pitchers. And whether he’s juiced or not, seeing a home run from the San Francisco leftfielder is pretty big thing to watch. But having to watch Ryan Klesko (who last hit .300 in 2002 and last hit over over 20 homers in 2003) day after day – twinned with the Giants bullpen and the non-stop Barry conversation, is really beginning to get to me.

Heck, I’m a Yankees fan and I even had to turn the sound off to ignore Michael Kay’s constant jawing about A-Rod and Number 500.

Tags barry bonds, MLB, sf giants

MLB General

Barry Bonds’ Place In Our Memories

Post author By Roddenm1
Post date August 9, 2007
1 Comment on Barry Bonds’ Place In Our Memories

Like every other person with any interest in sports, I was watching Barry Bonds at close to midnight Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, August 7, 2007. Number 756 went to right center field, the deepest part of a huge ballpark. The flashbulbs, the cheers, the spectacle, were all there. Conspicuously absent, of course, was Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig. Should he have been there? Does Barry Bonds even care if he was? These are just a few of the lingering questions from this night.

Tags barry bonds, homerun record

College Football

Disorder- South Carolina

Steve Spurrier should have been fired. Immediately. Without pay. You would have been if it were you.

Yet Spurrier, who in his elevated god-like status in the SEC, is somehow above the law. Spurrier can come out and speak out in public against the policies of his school and threaten to leave if they’re not changed, and his boss changes the policies to placate him.

College Football

Big XII preview

Alex Ferguson previews the Big XII ahead of the start of the NCAA Football season…

College Football

Breaking Down The Top 25

by Trevor Freeman

Tailgate parties. “The Swamp”. Pabst Blue Ribbon. Camp Randall. “Whoa Nellie”. Saturday afternoon. Buffalo Wings. Flutie to Phelan. Boise State. It has been eight months, but ladies and gentlemen……..college football season has arrived. With that, it is time for us to take our annual look. Let’s begin our Top 25 in the land of sun, sports cars and hot cheerleaders…….