Forget Boston. It Is the East vs. the West.
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HE Yankees began last night with a six-game cushion in the loss column over Anaheim in the playoff race, the only race that is truly meaningful in a sport whose past two champions did not win their measly four- and five-team divisions.
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BOSTONâThe Red Sox are at least making a point to themselves this weekend, even if their quest to catch the Yankees in the AL East is futile.
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Forget those two new guys who gave Boston its Big Three. Paul Pierce can still carry the Celtics just like the past.
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Parity between teams has been pointed to as one reason the NFL has become the most popular professional sports league. What some teams from Eastern Massachusetts want to know is, why wouldn't that work on the high school level?
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Americans see sport as entertainment. But the British do not necessarily want to be entertained at a sporting event. We require long-term emotional involvement.
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It wouldn't be good for either company. Here's why.
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This zone qualifier looks a lot like all the others -- 1992 in Portland, 1999 and 2003 in San Juan. The United States just doesn't win -- it obliterates. And the goal of every other team this week is: Get to the medal round and avoid the Yanks at all costs.
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Maybe the sports scene started changing in Boston in 1986. Area teams were performing in the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, and World Series. Youngsters who knew the difference between the World Cup and World Series were either a part of this transformation or would be positively affected by it.
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I'm convinced the real reason Real Salt Lake is struggling for wide acceptance is because the team's name does not reflect Utah's culture and uniqueness. Change the name to Utah Seagulls or Utah Coppers and watch what happens.
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All of a sudden the AL East is getting interesting with the New York Yankees surging and the Boston Red Sox slumping.
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It's for first place in the Big East. It's on network television. It's Connecticut and South Florida?
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Jerry O'Connell is sick of Boston and it's not just because he's a New Yorker.
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ORGET Red Sox-Yankees. Never mind the National League wild card. Oakland-Anaheim, Los Angeles-San Francisco? Who cares? The most compelling race left is the pursuit of last place in the National League East.
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PHILADELPHIA - The difference between the two halves of the NBA used to be as distinct as red states and blue states. Teams residing on the left side of the country preferred an up-tempo game, while everyone else plodded through half-court sets.
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What a difference a week makes. Two debates. Two games. Two wins. The Yankees sure are looking tough. A week ago the Boston Red Sox looked like world beaters, or at least Yankee-beaters.
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The world has unalterably changed for Red Sox Nation.
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The post-All-Star-break Celtics look a lot like the pre-All-Star-break Celtics. Injury-plagued. Turnover-prone. Inconsistent.