Read more Boston Celtics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3917/boston-celtics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:02:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71201/top-us-sports-city-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith 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...http://www.newser.com/story/71201/top-us-sports-city-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 23:31:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61916/forget-red-jackson-is-nbas-greatest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith 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...http://www.newser.com/story/61916/forget-red-jackson-is-nbas-greatest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 13:51:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44399/boston-sports-fans-think-pink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTalk 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...http://www.newser.com/story/44399/boston-sports-fans-think-pink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Dec 2008 14:44:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33311/pierce-us-basketball-needs-win-worse-than-celtics-did.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow 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...http://www.newser.com/story/33311/pierce-us-basketball-needs-win-worse-than-celtics-did.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jul 2008 19:59:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30923/finding-meaning-in-the-death-of-len-bias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwenty-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...http://www.newser.com/story/30923/finding-meaning-in-the-death-of-len-bias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Jun 2008 14:45:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30290/celtics-win-ripples-across-globe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the buzzer sounded last night, giving the Boston Celtics the NBA Championship over the Los Angeles Lakers, it wasn't heard only in Beantown. All over the world, from London to Shanghai, basketball fans watched the Celtics take home their 17th Larry O’Brien Trophy. "It’s a global world," said a...http://www.newser.com/story/30290/celtics-win-ripples-across-globe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 7:24:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30278/celtics-win-title-in-blowout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Boston Celtics trounced the LA Lakers tonight to win their 17th NBA championship. Boston won 132-91 behind a stifling defense and strong shooting, the Boston Globe reports. The Big Three of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett proved too powerful in Game 6 for the overmatched Lakers, who...http://www.newser.com/story/30278/celtics-win-title-in-blowout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Jun 2008 23:04:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30124/lakers-still-alive-but-for-how-much-longer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Lakers showed last night that Boston doesn't have the NBA title wrapped up yet, but columnists say they still face an uphill battle. Los Angeles, trailing 3-2, has "very little to be proud of," Bob Ryan sniffs in the Boston Globe , pointing to squandered leads. Bill Plaschke in the...http://www.newser.com/story/30124/lakers-still-alive-but-for-how-much-longer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Jun 2008 18:15:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30093/lakers-still-alive-beat-celtics-103-98-in-game-5.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPack up the championship trophy and book a flight back to Boston, the NBA finals aren't over yet. The Los Angeles Lakers are headed East to try a historic comeback of their own. Kobe Bryant scored 25 points, including a decisive dunk in the final minute, and Lamar Odom added...http://www.newser.com/story/30093/lakers-still-alive-beat-celtics-103-98-in-game-5.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Jun 2008 23:25:45 CDT