Friday, December 31, 2010

Top five Boston sports moments of 2010

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1. THE RED SOX ARE BACK IN BUSINESS:

With their offseason acquisitions of first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, plus a rebuilt bullpen, the Sox are already being billed as the top team in the American League heading into 2011. It doesn’t hurt any that free agent lefty Cliff Lee spurned theto sign with the Philadelphia Phillies.

2. ROLLING PATRIOTS GATHER NO MOSS:

Admit it: When the Pats traded grumpy receiver Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings, you were concerned that Tom Brady had lost his deep threat. But while the rest of us were looking into the end zone, Bill Belichick was looking into January ... and possibly beyond.

3. CELTICS GO BACK TO THE FUTURE:

It’s one thing for a team to want to get young. But the Celtics [ team stats ] have somehow managed to get young with essentially the same players, as Paul Pierce [ stats ] , Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett are playing like happy-go-lucky kids.

tanked against the Flyers in the playoffs, it’s impossible not to have fond memories of their New Year’s Day overtime victory over Philly in the Winter Classic at, having just been named to the Team USA squad, skating out to the ice to take a bow.

OK, so Shaquille O’Neal no longer rules the NBA the way he did back in the day. But he is one of the league’s greatest all-time players, and, if he stays healthy, can be a valuable role player along the lines of Bill Walton with the ’85-86 Celtics. For added entertainment, Shaq keeps showing up just about everywhere, from posing as a statue in Harvard Square to conducting the.

Source: http://www.bostonherald.com

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