Pierce provided a lift, not a win
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Heading to the visitors' locker room after a 109-107 loss to the Timberwolves in Minneapolis Sunday, Paul Pierce showed his disgust at the game's finish, tossing his gum, then his wristband, then his headband, to the Target Center floor.
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The Seattle SuperSonics did not have Ray Allen and they did not have the momentum. What they did have was the same determination that has carried them through the past seven days, and that turned out to be
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NEW YORK - Maria Sharapova's drive to win another Grand Slam title got dashed Saturday when tennis' newest "It" girl lost to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open...
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Although it was far from an acceptable effort, it still didn't take long for the Boston Amateur Basketball Club to stake a claim in the tournament it was hosting.
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The Celtics went back to being " Paul Pierce and the Celtics" instead of the Big Three for last night's 117-87 win over the Heat.
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If ever there was a smile that could be linked to the cat that swallowed the canary, it was the one on Paul Pierce [news]&#39;s face yesterday.
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Boston, MA -- Paul Pierce nailed a jumper at the buzzer to give the Boston Celtics a 90-88 victory over Portland at the FleetCenter.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- History hovered, though neither Suzann Pettersen nor Karrie Webb had any desire to see it repeat itself.
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Paul Pierce's 14-point second quarter helps carry Boston to its first win in Sacramento in more than 11 years, 89-69, Wednesday night.
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Paul Pierce nailed the shot that mattered most in a game in which the teams combined to shoot 33 percent (52 for 157). With less than a minute remaining, the Celtics worked the ball around the perimeter, desperately trying to find Pierce.
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Paul Pierce nailed a jumper at the buzzer to give the Boston Celtics a 90-88 victory over Portland at the FleetCenter.
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With a little more than 34 seconds to go last night, Portland&#39;s Ruben Patterson brought his left forearm down across Paul Pierce [news]&#39;s face in rebound traffic, bringing major pain to Pierce&#39;s surgically repaired mouth.
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Allen Iverson spent another day waiting to be traded, and the Philadelphia 76ers lost again without him. Paul Pierce and Ryan Gomes each scored 18 points, and Tony Allen had 16 to help the Boston Celtics beat the 76ers 101-81 Wednesday night, handing Philadelphia it's ninth straight loss.
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Iowa coach Steve Alford's decision to dismiss Pierre Pierce from the basketball team didn't depend on whether police would file criminal charges against the star guard.
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- Paul Pierce&#39;s first miss from the line came at the wrong time for the Boston Celtics. Pierce, who had made his first eight free throws, split a pair of attempts with a chance to tie the game
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Paul Pierce scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter to help Boston take the lead, and Ray Allen scored 10 of his 23 in the fourth when the Celtics pulled away to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-89 on Friday night.
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Rather than revel in the spotlight after achieving another personal milestone, Billy Donovan exulted his players after tying Norm Sloan as Florida's career victory leader.