An Inside Look: A year for Boston fa
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As years go, 2004 will forever rate up there with the best of them. It will always be known as the Year the Boston Fans Got Even. For most of my life (with the exception
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The month of August was rife with arrogance, malfeasance and criminality in professional sports, but all is not lost for cynical fans seeking a new start.
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By that they mean whoever takes over running things for that franchise has a three- and four-year job in front of them. The team has cap issues, draft picks have been traded away and some of the best players are on the downside of their careers.
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Sport: FA Cup: QPR meet Chelsea with a wealth and ambition that masks three years of hell, writes Dominic Fifield
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On a $160 million payroll loaded with big contracts, they represent two of Boston's biggest bargains, a product of a compensatory system that rewards experience and past performance more than excellence at the outset of a player's career.
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A season that began with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox fighting over Alex Rodriguez and his &#36;250 million contract ended the same way with the Major League's two richest teams leading a parade of big spenders into the playoffs.
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It's one of those footnotes that maintains great shelf life. It was the 2003 draft, the first with Jack Del Rio as Jacksonville's head coach, and what unfolded in the first round provided a key ingredient to this team's makeup.
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In the shadows of the mighty Patriots, Celtics and Red Sox are the Bentley Falcons, a Division II menâs basketball team that has won 45 consecutive regular-season games.
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It was another busy year in the Boston business community and we tracked it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Executives came and went and new products hit the market. Some companies won big. Others are probably happy that 2004 is coming to an end. The question is: Were you paying attention?
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Sport: FA chief executive says England manager has association's support following defeat in Russia.
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The Football Association is holding interviews for its chief executive post.
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The New England Patriots will attempt to win their third N.F.L. title in four seasons.
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The first year of Roger Goodell's tenure as NFL commissioner has been highlighted by a stronger player-conduct policy and a focus on global expansion, topics that have received extensive attention.
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When Boston University defenseman Tom Morrow was growing up in Afton, Minn., he never dreamed of playing in the Beanpot, like so many young New England players do. When he began hearing about it as he was being recruited, he didn't think much of it because of how many storied tournaments there are in his own state.
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Nearly a year after agreeing to buy  FleetBoston Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp. BAC.N has  found it still has a lot of explaining to do in New England.
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Philanthropic work by players in recent years is a counterpoint to recent scandals.
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No wild celebrations. No high-fives between strangers on city streets. No violent confrontations between police and unruly throngs of fans. In just a few years, sports-crazy Boston has been transformed from a city desperate for a championship into one with such an embarrassment of recent riches that winning has seemingly become almost blase.