Tag Archives: Larry Bird
The Dream Team’s Silver Anniversary
By Sterling Pingree Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet: “To die, to sleep, to sleep perchance to dream- ay there is the rub. For in this sleep of death, what dreams may come.” You’re already asking why I’m quoting Hamlet, ay, there’s the rub because when talking about the 1992 Dream Team basketball fans thought they had […]
Celtics Mount Rushmore
By Sterling Pingree Last week began an idea, one to construct the Mount Rushmore of each of the Boston teams. Last week, I metaphorically carved Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz onto the Red Sox edition. This week I tackle those boys in green, the 17-time flag winners of the NBA: The […]
Meeting a Celtics legend: Cedric Maxwell
By Sterling Pingree In the spirit of complete transparency, I have never actually met Cedric Maxwell. Never had a face to face, a handshake or a bro hug. Now, that all might change at The Drive event this Tuesday at the Sea Dog, when Celtics radio broadcasters Sean Grande and Cedric Maxwell come to town […]
Solari throws a pick six
By Jeff Solari Here are 6 random thoughts I compiled as I spent a cold, Patriot-less Sunday watching other sub-par NFL games: 1. It was a good weekend for the University of Maine hockey team. The schedule tossed the Black Bears a dented old garbage can to ravage in the form of American International. […]
Living in the golden age
By Sterling Pingree For teams fortunate enough, there a golden age. For the Boston Celtics, they’ve been fortunate enough to have two of them. The Red Sox have had one since 2004, with a few bumps along the way. For the Bruins, it was the Bobby Orr era. The New England Patriots are currently […]