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TO: The Rest of the NBA (address not shown) FROM: The Little Nine (littlenine@celtics.com) RE:Remember Us? --- Hi everyone. It's the Little Nine here. You know, the "supporting cast" that was going to be the one thing holding the "Big Three" back from romping all over the NBA this year? Almost to a man, the papers and the Internet said that Pierce, Allen and Garnett would play well, but they had no support and no... more ›

We sure hope Josh Beckett found time during yesterday's off-day to watch High Noon. If you haven't seen it, the plot is that Sheriff Gary Cooper has one day left until retirement, and a pack of mean outlaws are coming to town to wreak havoc. He tries to round up a posse to meet them, but everyone in town has a dentist appointment, or their hair is drying, or they don't roll on Shabbos, or... more ›

Alert! Alert! All units copy! FNX radio is bringing grungy Canadian youngsters Tokyo Police Club and hard-rocking locals Tiny Whales to The Harp tonight. It's a free show--just sign up for an FNX card and you're in the door. Can't beat that! more ›

Go ahead, admit it. We will. Going into this season, we were counting on Schill, Daisuke, and Josh to guarantee us a .600 winning percentage, and we'd take our chances with the other guys. Not so fast. That guy with the 1.35 ERA, that guy who had the Blue Jays flapping their wings ineffectively all night? That old guy? That's Old Reliable Tim Wakefield, who improved to 2-1 with another bloodlessly effective outing. "He can... more ›

The defining moment in the career of Dennis Johnson - who Larry Bird called the best teammate he ever had - came in the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals against the evil Pistons (as seen on this clip). Everyone remember's Bird's steal, but it was Dennis' layup that won the game. And check out the clip; DJ is breaking towards the basket even before Bird picks off the pass. It was like telepathy. And now DJ... more ›

When Bostonist heard that Banknorth, which recently bought the permanent naming rights of the Fleet Center from Delaware North, was holding a press conference today to announce the new name of the sports arena, Bostonist had a hunch that it was going to be good. Why create all this hoopla over naming it the "Banknorth Center" right? So when it was announced today that it will be called the "Banknorth Garden," Bostonist got a little happy to see that a piece of the city's history was coming back to Causeway Street. Sure, the old Boston Garden had it all: the real parquet flooring, Larry Bird's legendary whiping of the soles of his sneakers before each free throw, and those god awful "restricted viewing" seats, where you would watch the game on a tiny TV, while the fans a few rows in front of you had a clear view of the game. Unfortunately, the original garden was torn down in 1997 and rebuilt 6 inches away on a new foundation was the squanky Shawmut Center (and then the Fleet Center after another bank merger). Sure, it still had the original parquet flooring brought over from the Garden, but it was not the Garden, which was home to 16 Celtics' championships and 5 Bruins' Stanley Cups. While nothing will ever replace the Boston Garden, Banknorth did the right thing by at least respecting the old haunt that Bostonians came to love (and hate...no air conditioning in those post-season games were brutal for players and fans alike.) The name change officially takes over on July 1. more ›