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Just a week ago, Glen "Big Baby" Davis was sounding like your stereotypical professional athlete. He publically declared he'd go to any team willing to pay him to play. Fortunately, a week later, Davis and his apparent affinity for greenbacks will keep green on his back after he re-signed with the Boston Celtics for two years and $6.3 million. As Davis waited to sign a contract all summer, he said "I feel like I’ve grown up so much this whole summer - just being a professional and just being an adult." That's good because he grew up on the court in 2009 as he averaged 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in the playoffs as he replaced the injured Kevin Garnett. Danny Ainge basically said he wanted Davis back the whole time. "We like Glen more than anybody else likes Glen out there, and that’s ultimately what it boils down to." he said. The C's also announced the signing of Shelden Williams.

The Sox are in the Bronx and appear to be in a bit of turmoil. There is plenty of non-Sox news out there to occupy your mind. Glen "Big Baby" Davis is living down to his nickname. He is lingering in restricted free agent limbo and it's taking a toll on the amiable big guy. He dropped some mercenary lingo on WEEI on Monday. He actually told Jeff Goodman "I’m going wherever someone wants to pay for my services," which is realistic and, frankly, necessary in the 21st century NBA, but not something loyal Celtics fans want to hear.

After twice completing three-day sweeps of its possible games, Boston was due for a little balance. It arrived on Thursday to usher out the Bruins, lingered on Friday to pester Jon Lester and left Red Sox fans nervous if they turned off their TVs before midnight on Saturday. Today is all about restoring a sense of order. Boston lost Game Seven on the ice, today it hopes to win Game Seven on the parquet.

We're late getting this thing started. Blame the internet. Blame Comcast's monopoly in Boston's southern neighborhoods. Just don't blame us.

Bostonist will be liveblogging the Bruins and Celtics playoffs games tonight. Please stop by and add your own comment to the hilarity. And bring us beer. The Bruins game kicks off at 7 p.m. and the Celts get going at 8.

Imagine, if you will, the plight of Orlando Magic fan and new Glen "Big Baby" Davis antagonist Ernest Provetti and his 12-year-old son, Nicholas. The pair took in Sunday night's Magic-Celtics game from courtside seats. They felt the breeze of sprinting players blow across their faces as the two teams battled it out for four quarters of play. They watched Davis sink the beautiful buzzer beater we've all watched countless times today.

It's two huge games tomorrow night, as the Bruins face elimination (again) in Raleigh in game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs and the Celtics try to put an end to the Magic in the NBA playoffs. And Bostonist wants you to watch the games with us. We'll be live blogging the Bruins and (maybe) the Celtics games tomorrow night. Pencil us in and tell your own hilarious jokes about the invisible appendage that Paul Pierce has been using to foul people.

If the Celtics have proven nothing else in the first games of the 2008-2009 season, it's that fans should never get overly worried when their team is down. On Friday night, Boston again found itself trailing early into play at the TD Banknorth Garden. The Celts again overcame that minor obstacle to handily defeat their opponent. The latest team to fall victim to the Green is the Bucks, who limped out of the venue after a 101-89 Friday night loss.

Tonight the New Garden will get a taste of what things used to be like at the Old Garden. The pomp, the circumstance, awe and jubilation coming together as a banner rises to the rafters. The Celtics will officially kick off their quest for back-to-back championships tonight, hosting Cleveland, but the game won't get underway until the Celts have a party 22 years in the making. The rings, the banners, the biggest Celtic celebration since 1986.

If being a Celtics Dancer has always been your dream, you'll have to wait until next year to achieve it. The franchise picked its new girls last night at the Roxy, selecting 17 dancers out of 39 finalists (who had been whittled down from 200 initial candidates). The Globe and the Celtics Dancers both have photo galleries for those who want to learn some moves--or, more likely, get some fashion ideas--for next year. We kind of wish the Celtics Dancers had a better team name--like, the Leprechaun(ette?)s, Pots of Gold, or Lucky Charms. Do you have any brilliant name ideas for these lovely ladies?

Proceeds from the auction go to the Shamrock Foundation, a Celtics charity currently partnering with Perkins School for the Blind, Children's Hospital Boston, Horizons for Homeless Children and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) to provide services to children in need.

The following is an example of one of the rare moments in which ruining a perfectly good shirt makes everyone happy. When the Celtics won the NBA playoffs, Paul Pierce engaged in the common sports ritual of dumping a neon-shaded beverage known as Gatorade upon coach Doc Rivers.

Gino, oh Gino! Someone finally found out who the guy is who appears on the Jumbotron every Celtics game. Sadly, Gino has gone to that great big dance floor in the sky.

--Investigators with the ATF are helping to find out what caused the James Hook fire, which destroyed the business and 60,000 pounds of lobster. [Boston Globe, photos of the scene from Bostonist]

Update: KG just gave a shove to Pachulia of the Hawks, and he's been taken out.

An old picture of our mayor, Tom Menino, is making the rounds now that Celtic Paul Pierce got in some trouble for throwing what might have been a gang sign at the Atlanta Hawks. (Next time, he should send the one-fingered salute. Everyone understands that gesture.) [Via Sports by Brooks]

--Six people were injured in a Jeep rollover at Stuart and Charles Streets early this morning. It isn't clear exactly what caused the Jeep to roll over, but it landed wheels up. [WCVB]

--Divers are looking for the body of a man who somehow went from the Mass Pike into Sudbury River last night. [Boston Globe]

An editorial in yesterday's Globe swiftly rose to the top of the "Most E-Mailed" ranks. The title alone was a grabber: "Go-Go Dancing All Over Red's Grave."

Also from the BPD Blotter, a man from Quebec was in town to take in a Celtics game. Unfortunately, the rest of the crowd at TD Banknorth had to take in the sight of his ass at the concession stand:

The San Diego Chargers are hoisting their macho flag in the sky. One player who has the first name Igor (no joke) already boasted that the Patriots are more worried about the Chargers than the Chargers are of them. Can Igor do math? A perfect record is nothing to sniff at. Bostonist heard on ESPN that Coach Norv of the Chargers told Igor to shut his trap.

Who is that swinger-lookin' 70s dude that the Celtics insist on flashing up on the Jumbotron during games? Why, that's Gino--the unofficial team mascot who is capturing the hearts of players and fans alike!

The first day of 2008 came and went on Wednesday,and Boston sports teams are now all undefeated this year. Or, in other words, no one's set the tone of the new year through a game.

Boston Celtic Kendrick Perkins might miss today's game against the Sacramento Kings because a bed attacked his toe. No kidding. Even the AP just let Perkins tell the story of the headboard that tried to take his toe: I was asleep. I guess whoever put my bed together didn't put it together right when I moved, so one side of my bed fell. My bed was tilted, so I got out of my bed to...

You may have heard that the Patriots are undefeated, the only team so remaining in the NFL, and are causing many a sleepless night among the '72 Dolphins champagne brigade. It may not be as flashy - it may not even last 'til tomorrow - but the Boston Celtics enjoy a similar distinction. With their brushing off of the Hawks last night, combined with the Clippers' (!) loss to Detroit, the C's begin today as...

The Celtics are losing. They're losing so much it's made history. Fifteen in a row. Fifteen. Just before this year's season started Red Auerbach passed away. The team has worn a special patch on their jersey's to honor Red this season – but perhaps it's time to take a more drastic step and revamp the logo to honor the great coach of the home town NBA franchise. According to the NBA's website on the...

Patriots 37, Jets 16: The Patriots trounced the Jets in the AFC Wild Card, but an even more interesting story emerged after the game. Pats coach Bill Belichick was so determined to give defeated Jets coach Eric Mangini a hug that he barreled his way through a horde of photographers, brutally shoving some poor guy out of the way, just to deliver that hug in person. Now, on to the Chargers, and LaDainian Tomlinson better...