Best day ever. Unless, the Mavs were the Celtics.
Hell hasn’t frozen over yet because LeBron James has been denied a championship. Special thanks to Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavs for making this possible. It’s always good to see the team that knocked out your team lose in the end, but somehow, this is bigger than that and SO MUCH sweeter than that.
I’m not even sure how my hate for LeBron got to this level but is it weird that seeing him loose and the thought of him bawling like a baby in the locker room feels almost as good as if it were Kobe after the Celtics beat him in a Game 7 of the finals? Cause it kind of does.

By: Phil Shore, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
The Patriots head into the 2010 season as the reigning AFC East champions.
As they look to repeat as division winners and work deeper into the playoffs to return to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2007 season (Super Bowl played February 3, 2008) when they lost the chance at a perfect season when they were defeated by the New York Giants.
The Patriots face a tough schedule, as their opponents’ 2009 combined record stands at 114-94, a .548 winning percentage. Seven of the team’s 10 non-divisional games are against teams with winning records in 2009, six of which went to the playoffs, and two that made the NFL’s final four.
However, of those seven games, only two of them are away contests. If the Patriots are as dominant at home as they were last year (8-0, tied for best record in the NFL) then they could be in good shape.
Here are the five most-important games of the Patriots season.
1. Week 6 vs. Baltimore
The Patriots will come into this game fresh off a bye week and having finished the first quarter of their season. This contest pits them against the team that absolutely trounced them [...]

By: Nicole Battaglia, YawkeyTalkies Correspondent

While the beginning of August usually means vacation time for most New Englanders, it marks the beginning of preseason practices for the Boston College Eagles football squad. 2009 was a solid year for the Maroon and Gold, going 8-5 and making an appearance in the Emerald Bowl against USC. As head coach Frank Spaziani heads into his second year with the program, the Eagles have a good chance to lock up the ACC Atlantic division.

Boston College’s biggest question mark heading into this season is All-American linebacker Mark Herzlich. Herzlich was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in early 2009 and stayed sidelined for the entire season. He is now cancer-free and determined to make a comeback in 2010, but after a year without football, it is uncertain how he will respond. Considering he just beat cancer; you can assume he is going to approach his final season with BC with the same tenacity. If Herzlich can return to his sophomore year form, coupled with fellow All-American Luke Kuechly, the Eagles could have a very dangerous linebacking core. However, he’s already facing one setback with a stress fracture in his foot, but says he’ll be ready for the September [...]

By: Phil Shore, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
With the start of training camp comes the start of a new NFL season. It’s a bit cliché, but every team starts 0-0 and with optimism that they could pull everything together and win the Super Bowl.
Some teams can be more optimistic than others. The New England Patriots are one of them. The Patriots have the talent and organization to be set up to win now.
That said, they are far from a perfect squad. The team is undergoing a youth movement on the defensive side of the ball, have some early injury concerns, and still have some off-field business matters to take care of.
Here are some of the Patriots’ biggest questions that need to be answered for the team to have a successful season.
1. Who will start at cornerback opposite Leigh Bodden?
Leigh Bodden’s five interception season earned him a new contract with the Patriots, but who will the team partner with him?
The two leading candidates are second-year corner Darius Butler and first-round draft pick Devin McCourty.
Butler played in 14 games last season, registering 33 tackles and three interceptions, including returning one for a touchdown.
McCourty is extremely versatile and could play a big role on special [...]

Boston fans are all over the world. Sarah Lee Marks, former Bostonian and current Vegasian (I have NO IDEA what Las Vegas dwellers call themselves, but that just sounds weird), is excited to announce that Rondo is coming to town. As someone who lives in a sports city that’s known to be pretty lacking in sports culture, the USA Basketball Team’s arrival is a pretty big deal. However, not as big of a deal as Rondo, fighting for a spot. We all know he deserves it, just as much as he deserved that MVP this year, had those damn Lakers not won. (Yep, still not over it. Are you?)
Read her post here, (http://www.mycarlady.com/2010/07/18/celtics-rondo-to-las-vegas-for-team-usa/) and stay tuned for more coverage of training camp and possible photos.

By: Dan Podheiser, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
Theo Epstein became the general manager of the Red Sox in November 2002. Since then, he’s orchestrated two World Series champions, four other playoff teams and developed a plethora of unknown players into All-Stars.
Epstein’s track record has been pretty incredible for a guy who was hired as a 28 year-old, the youngest GM in the history of Major League Baseball.
His tenure as Red Sox GM has arguably been the best run in team history.
So, in lieu of the 2010 MLB All-Star Game, we here at Yawkey Talkies have decided to put our own spin on the midsummer classic.
It’s the “Theo All-Stars,” featuring the best players ever to put on a Red Sox uniform during Epstein’s career in Boston.
This is not just the best Red Sox players during that time. The players on this team are judged by their career stats, whether they played 20 years or 20 games with the Sox.
And I might as well say it now: Possible steroid use is not a factor.
Let the snub-talk begin!
Catcher – Victor Martinez
Martinez has been spectacular for the Red Sox since coming over in a trade last July, but he made his bones playing for Cleveland for [...]

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.