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Boston Cream Party
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When The Housing Market Throws You A Knuckleball...
Turn to Doug Mirabelli. Specialties: Residential, Commercial, Vacant Land, Multi-Family, Wakefield. [CBGreatLakes]...

Dwight Howard Would Like The Ball More But There's One Problem With That
"Dwight Howard has no moves. He's a dominant force, and well deserving of that Defensive Player of the Year, but his moves are crap." Disagree! But that's why Stan Van Gundy will be fired. [BallDon'tSKEET]...

Sucker Punch Earns Slap On The Wrist, Critics Give League Knuckle Sandwich
Since Walker's one-man fight earned an instigator penalty in the final minutes of the game, he was automatically suspended for one game and his coach was fined $10,000 as mandated by league rules. Except the rule also allows the league to rescind that automatic suspension, which sort of the negates ...

Once Again, Amazing Happened For The Celtics
The parody videos of the NBA's goose-bumping "Where Amazing Happens" videos are phenomenal (Teen Wolf, Hoosiers, etc.) And when something legitimately amazing happens, thankfully, YouTube genius AndrewB cobbled one together immediately after last night's amazingness....

Lou Merloni Will Blow This Steroid Business Wide Open
Here's one more tidbit that should cap off Boston's excellent weekend of excellence—Lou Merloni's accusation that the Red Sox hired a doctor to instruct players on proper steroid use. Uh oh....

Three Faces Of Boston Fandom
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Orlando Is Trying To Ruin Everything
The Magic trounced the Celtics 117-96. Dwight Howard's shoulders had 17 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks. Magic lead Celtics 2-1.[ESPN]...

Jerry Remy Takes Leave Of Absence Due To Cancer
One of Red Sox Nation's most popular figures is paying for years of smoking. He issued a statement about his condition, we wish him all the best.[Sawxheads.com]...

This Is What A Boston College Education Is Worth
Before beginning, I should reiterate that B.J. Raji does not smoke pot. Of course, if he did fill his head with sweet smoke that might explain why he can't spell his own school's war cry....

Warm Your Butt In The Dice-K Memorial Bathrooms
The Boston Red Sox paid the Seibu Lions $51.1 million for the right to take Daisuke Matsuzaka off their hands. So what did they do with the money? New toilet seats for everyone!...

As Boston Globe Dies, One Boston Herald Columnist Reveals Himself To Be A Towering Douche
Regardless of any silly notions about Deadspin being anti-newspaper, it's unfathomable to think that many of our hometown papers we all grew up with could be obsolete in the next couple of years....

Ow, My Balls!
Maybe I'm still a little irked with Boston after last night's Celtics win, but I think a picture of Dustin Pedroia getting pegged in the nuts would bring a smile to my face any day....

T Is For Timeout...Or Maybe Tacos.
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Noah Declared 'Undead', Cleared to Play Tonight
The best first round series anyone can remember concludes tonight as Chicago travels to Boston for Game 7. Contrary to some earlier speculation, "Garquatch" will not be suiting up....

Boston And Chicago Must Really Love Each Other
How else do you explain why the Bulls and Celtics have played seven overtime periods in just six games? These guys really just enjoy playing basketball together—and making each other bleed....

Red Sox'Owner John Henry Lets Boston Magazine Print His Lovelorn Emails To His Young Bride
Say what you will about Red Sox owner John Henry, he's a man who knows how to get what he wants. Fortune, fame, the Sox, Dice-K, and a woman 30 years younger than him....

When All Else Fails, Just Punch Brad Miller In The Face
The Boston-Chicago series had its third overtime game last night and they might still be playing now if Rajon Rando hadn't decided to just end the charade and slug Brad Miller in the mouth....

Post-Marathon Interview Is The Biggest Endurance Test Of All
Kara Goucher, you just finished third in the Boston Marathon. Would you mind standing still for five minutes while my incompetent news crew gets their act together? And may I call you Sara?...
