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Shaq Announces Retirement

Kevin Spak — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:56:04 CDT

Shaquille O’Neal is ending his Hall of Fame NBA career—not that he’s told the Celtics. The Big Diesel/Shamrock announced his retirement in a brief video posted online today. “We did it. Nineteen years, baby,” he said. “I want to thank you very much, that’s why I’m telling you first,...

Endorsement Extravaganza Awaits New Celtic Shaq

M. Morris — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:53:00 CDT

Shaquille O'Neal will be paid the veteran minimum as a Celtic , but he probably won't have to worry about making ends meet—Boston businesses are already lining up to pitch endorsement deals, reports the Herald . "The minute I heard about him coming, I thought about the idea," says the owner...

Lakers Win NBA Finals

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:40:00 CDT

The Los Angeles Lakers have won their 16th NBA championship, dramatically rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Game 7 of the NBA finals. Kobe Bryant scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting while winning his fifth title with the Lakers, who repeated as NBA champions...

Few Voters Go to Polls in Primary for Kennedy's Seat

Kevin Spak — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:14:17 CST

A handful of voters have been trickling into polls around Massachusetts today for the special election that will almost certainly determine Ted Kennedy’s successor. As few as 300,000 to 500,000 may vote in the Democratic primary, the winner of which is expected to trounce Republican Scott Brown. State...

Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh

Will McCahill — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:31:22 CDT

With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who briefly...

Forget Red: Jackson Is NBA's Greatest

Matt Cantor — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:51:17 CDT

With his 10th NBA championship win yesterday, Phil Jackson has shattered the record of Red Auerbach, a man who “loathed” Jackson and believed his nine championships as coach could never be surpassed, writes Adrian Wojnarowski on Yahoo. “Roll over Red. Phil Jackson is the greatest coach ever,” Wojnarowski asserts. Jackson...

Boston Sports Fans Think Pink

M. Morris — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:44:01 CST

Talk about an embarrassment of riches. The Boston Bruins have long toiled in the shadow of the Red Sox, Celtics, and Patriots, but there's a surefire way to tell that the local NHL entry's hot streak is the real thing, Charles P. Pierce writes for OT, the Globe 's weekly...

Pierce: US Basketball Needs Win Worse Than Celtics Did

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:59:22 CDT

Now that the Boston Celtics are once again NBA champions, American basketball's next great championship hope falls to the men's Olympic team. "They need it worse than the Celtics needed a championship this year," said Celtics forward Paul Pierce. "The US has been a perennial basketball power and they just...

Finding Meaning in the Death of Len Bias

Katherine Thompson — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:45:13 CDT

Twenty-two years ago, Celtics legend Larry Bird called the sudden death of new Boston draftee Len Bias "one of the the cruelest things I've ever heard." The legacy of the Maryland basketball great, whose NBA career ended with cocaine use just two days after it began, retains its nuance and...