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For Boston, two out of three's not enough

11:20 AM ET 04.19

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     What a confluence in Boston yesterday. NBA and NHL playoff games, and the Red Sox. All we needed was the NFL draft moved up a week, and we could've had a total situation.
     The day ended well, with the Bruins rolling Montreal to go two up and the Sox beating Baltimore for their first three-game winning streak of the season. They have issues of their own, but the Celts must be dealt with first.
     First, I don't want to hear another word about Kevin Garnett. As Rick Pitino would say, he's not walking through that door…

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Frozen in joyful disbelief: a hockey comeback for the ages

01:36 PM ET 04.12

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   I still do not believe what I saw last night.
   Yes, Minnesota-Duluth did something similar to Princeton in the first round of this year's NCAA men's Division 1 hockey tournament, but my team did it under pressure in the national championship game with the bright ESPN lights shining and the word "choke" visible from the rafters.
   I am proud to be a Terrier this morning. The former Boston University quarterback and Boston Red Sox player struck down in his relative youth whom I named this blog after looks down proudly, too.
   Maybe even…

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The Madness, Day 9: When the wheels come off...

11:46 PM ET 04.05

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Sorry, but if we're playing the Final Four in Detroit, the auto industry metaphors are going to fly.
There was no Big East bailout for UConn or Villanova when their offenses broke down in the second half last night. For almost 15 minutes, it seemed the Huskies couldn't make a shot while Michigan State was putting them away before the turbocharged roar of the hometown crowd at Ford Field. The Wildcats, meanwhile, couldn't get out of their own way when they had a chance to beat a North Carolina team whose own offense fell out of gear after the game's first 15…

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