As YawkeyTalkies Editor, I would like to endorse  the NETHERLANDS to win today’s world cup.
Also, did everyone hear about the porn stars promising free BJ’s to every one who follows them on twitter if Holland wins? Look her up, Bobbi Eden, and make sure you’re on the list…with about 110,000 other people. Now that’s a true supporter.

By: Dan Massar, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
What’s up Doc?
That’s what Celtics fans wanted to know soon after the NBA Finals ended and attention turned to whether Doc Rivers would be on the bench in Boston next season.  That question was answered last week as Rivers announced he would be back coaching the Celtics next season.  All of Boston felt relief.
Then Paul Pierce opted out of the final year of his contract.  This wasn’t a huge surprise and there wasn’t much reason to be concerned that Pierce would leave Boston, but it was great news for Celtics fans when reports surfaced in the last few days that Pierce and the Celts had agreed on a 4 year deal in the $60 million range.
Two of the biggest questions regarding the Celtics offseason had been answered; Doc and Pierce are going to be at The Garden in 2010-2011.  Now two big questions remain for the Celtics.  The first is will Ray Allen be wearing green next season?  The chances seem good especially with both Doc and Pierce coming back.  Both men must think that there’s a good chance Allen is also coming back otherwise it may have been a more difficult decision for them [...]

By Jess Lander, YawkeyTalkies Editor
David Warsofsky was watching the World Cup dreams of the US National Soccer Team slip away against Ghana on Saturday afternoon when his phone rang. Little did he know that his own dream was waiting on the other end of the line.
It was his advisor, with news that he had been traded to the team he grew up not only watching, but also dreaming of one day sporting the black and gold jersey for himself: the Boston Bruins.
“Just growing up and watching all the Bruins that came through the system over the years, it’s an honor to put on the same sweater as them and be part of the same organization as them,” said Warsofsky.
The Marshfield native has had a phenomenal year and a half. He won the 2009 NCAA Championship with his fellow Boston University Terriers his freshman year, before going on to win a gold medal with the U20 US team at the Junior National Championships. Just weeks later, he had the honor of skating at Fenway Park (50 seconds in, Warsofsky’s great goal celebration), home of his favorite baseball team, as part of the Winter Classic game between BU and the BC Eagles. [...]

By: Daniel Podheiser, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
Superstitions are a funny thing in baseball. Some believe in them; like the broadcaster who won’t mention an ongoing no-hitter, the fan who sits in the same chair for every game, or the slugger who doesn’t change his underwear during a long hitting streak. Gross.
There are also those who think superstitions are ridiculous; that they’re just variance in the grand scheme of randomness that is the world.
But no matter what you believe, one thing is pretty clear about the Red Sox in 2010: There’s no lucky rabbit’s foot hanging in Fenway Park.
The Red Sox have been absolutely bitten by the injury bug this year. Thanks to Victor Martinez’s broken left thumb, eight players from Boston’s Opening Day roster have made 10 different stints on the disabled list. That doesn’t even include Boof Bonser, Jed Lowrie and Junichi Tazawa, who were all placed on the DL prior to the start of the season.
This past weekend in San Francisco, the Red Sox lost a star player in each day of their three-game set with the Giants.
I don’t like to make war references, but this is almost like the second coming of the Boston Massacre.
And yet, the Sox [...]

By: Daniel Podheiser, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
Clay Buchholz and I have a few things in common. We both live in Boston, but didn’t grow up here, we’re both dashingly good looking, and we’re both making $443,000 plus incentives in 2010.
OK, so only two of those three things are true. But when I came to Boston in the fall of 2007 to start my journey at Emerson College, Buchholz was also taking a giant leap towards embedding his stamp on Beantown.
I remember it like it was yesterday. The night before I moved into college, I was sitting in a Hamden, Ct. hotel room, impatiently waiting for morning to come so I could take the final leg of the drive into the next chapter of my life.
I turned on the TV at around 9:30, and flipped to the Sox game. And there, standing on the mound as a 22-year-old rookie in just his second major league start, Buchholz was in the midst of making history.
With two outs in the ninth inning, and two strikes on Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis, Buchholz froze Markakis with his patented hook, and became just the third pitcher since 1900 to throw a no-no in his first or second [...]

By: Dan Massar, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
The Boston Celtics were the best basketball team on the Staples Center floor for the first 36 minutes of game 7 of the NBA Finals. But NBA games are 48 minutes long and the Celtics ran out of gas in the 4th Quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage to win their second consecutive NBA Title with an 83-79 win.
Coming into the game rebounding was a major key to the series and the Lakers dominated this category the entire game. But the Celtics were still able to maintain a lead most of the way despite LA’s dominance on the boards. The Lakers outrebounded the Celtics 53-40, and 23-8 on the offensive glass.
Heading into game 6 with a 3-2 lead and into this game many speculated who would be the MVP of the series if the Celtics won. Well, the fact that answer was never clear ended up killing the Celtics in the final quarter. The Celtics needed someone to step and make shots down the stretch but no one made it happen. The ball movement wasn’t there and the offense became extremely stagnant. Rajon Rondo came 2 [...]

By: Dan Massar, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
The Celtics have known all along that Kobe Bryant would erupt for a huge game at some point during this series.  That eruption came in game 5 as Bryant poured in 38 points, half of them coming in the 3rd Quarter.  But the Celtics delivered a brilliant team effort and took the lead in the NBA Finals 3 games to 2 with a 92-86 victory at the TD Garden.
While the contributions of the Celtics bench was the story of game 4, the starters were the key to game 5 as “The Big 3” and Rajon Rondo were all in double figures.  Paul Pierce led the way with a dazzling 27 points.  He shot 12-21 and hit two three’s. Pierce played like it was 2008 all over again and is now hoping his team can celebrate like it’s 2008 with one more win.
“We’re in a good spot. We have two games in L.A.,” said Pierce.  “Now we have to get one.”
Kevin Garnett was terrific scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.  Garnett was dominant on defense with 5 steals and 2 blocks. Rajon Rondo chipped in with 18 points and 8 assists and Ray Allen worked [...]