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2010 NBA Playoffs: Time for Boston Celtics To Put Up or Tap Out

Posted: 17th April 2010 by Matt Chaprales in NBA
Seven months on the hardwood, an uninspired 50 wins, fistfuls of maddening losses and countless wait-til-the-playoffs sound bytes—that about sums up the 2010 Celtics, no? The team that began the season by bustin’ ass and takin’ names en route to a 23-5 start only to lose its drive, swagger, passion—who really knows?—somewhere along the way is at last where it wants to be: armed and intact ...

New England Patriots’ Decade Still Lacking Final Chapter

Posted: 1st January 2010 by Matt Chaprales in NFL
More often than not, teams that rise to greatness use adversity as a springboard at some point before their ascent. The 2003 Patriots jettisoned franchise mainstay Lawyer Milloy a week before the season opener at Buffalo. Milloy ended up with the Bills and played a significant role in BuffaloÆs 31-0 Week one pasting of the Patriots. It was a stunning and brisk series of events that culminated with ESPNÆs Tom Jackson ...