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Boston – Wednesday, May 14

Jeff Howe's Celtics blog

Jeff Howe is an award-winning sportswriter who is in his first season as the lead writer on the Celtics beat for the Boston Metro.

Halloran: Doc deserves more credit for C’s success

Don’t do this to Doc Rivers. It’s not fair, and you know it. The big knock on Rivers as a head coach has been: “He can’t win in the playoffs.” You say it. It gets repeated. And it becomes fact without any further analysis. And now you’re doing him the greatest disservice.

Red Sox, Celtics, Revolution

Memoirist’s book is for whom the fat rolls

INTERVIEW. Author Jen Lancaster has made a successful career out of blogging and writing about her life. Her best-selling memoirs “Bitter is the New Black” and “Bright Lights, Big Ass” detail what it’s like to be large, in charge and totally hilarious.

James, Cavaliers even series, 88-77
Playoff road woes continue to vex Celtics

NBA. Back to even, and back to Boston — with authority.

Football

Walsh, Goodell will meet today

NFL. The most anticipated sitdown since Tony Soprano broke bread with Phil Leotardo is set for this morning in New York, when former Patriots employee Matt Walsh and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell are expected to discuss Walsh’s role in Spygate.

Celtics

Cavalier effort has doomed C’s

NBA. At some point, the Celtics will again win on the road. They’re just trying to make sure it doesn’t take until November.

Headlines

Manny nearing major milestone

MLB. Make no mistake; Manny Ramirez knows his hardball history. The veteran slugger respects the important and impending baseball milestone that waits just three home runs away, but that doesn’t mean the 35-year-old is ready to cash in his baseball chips once he arrives there.

Basketball

Celtics pull away

NBA. The bench had helped the Celtics continuously through the season, but never like this.

Football

Specter rips NFL over Spygate ‘spin’

NFL. Less than 24 hours after an NFL spokesman said the videotapes former Patriots employee Matt Walsh turned over were “consistent with what the Patriots had admitted they had been doing, consistent with what we already knew,” U.S. Senator Arlen Specter ripped the NFL for the statement...

Baseball

Mr. Versatility

MLB. Kevin Youkilis has taken ginormous steps in each of his three full Major League seasons.

Like father, like son He’s the Man Manny Ramirez catches a fly ball over his son, Manny Jr., during batting practice before last night’s Game 2 between the Sox and Rockies at Fenway. AP

Like father, like son He’s the Man Manny Ramirez catches a fly ball over his son, Manny Jr., during batting practice before last night’s Game 2 between the Sox and Rockies at Fenway. AP

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Basketball

No style points

NBA. As the Celtics and Cavaliers look ahead to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they’re undoubtedly doing their best to shield their eyes when looking back at Game 1.

Headlines

Walsh sends NFL 8 tapes that don't include Rams' walkthrough

Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh sent the NFL eight videotapes that show New England violated league rules by recording opposing coaches' playcalling signals.

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