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JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV Bill Russell is receiving the Medal of Freedom today in a White House ceremony that begins at 1:30.  You can watch it live right here. [...]

One of my favorite websites, Pick Your Shoes.com, has once again partnered with the Forest Lab for some outstandingtees. Seeing that Larry Legend's birthday is this week, this new tee simply entitled "Bird" is perfect. It features Larry with a great big cigar in his mouth, Red style, and donning a crown. It comes in white and green. But [...]

Professional sports mean the world to Bostonians.  Athletes are revered.  The greatest of the great athletes are Gods.  Larry Bird would be carried around Boston if he wanted to be. Yet the greatest winner this city has ever seen…  the man who led the most successful of our franchises… one of the most successful franchises [...]

Reuters Photo Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. And before he finishes his sentence, he grins, " . . . no pain, no gain." The ability to play in pain does not come [...]

Another piece of bling for Bill Russell. And this one's a big deal: The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is – along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress – the highest civilian award in the U.S. It [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. While Doc Rivers reserves the right to call for a double session or two if needed, right now there are none on the official schedule and the [...]

By DRJ I will tell you a tale that may or may not be a prediction of what is about to happen to the Celtics. You decide…… The Celtics are one of the oldest teams playing in the NBA. One of their bigs is considered by many to be out of shape, overweight, and well [...]

This all started this weekend when the Celtics were playing Miami the Miami broadcast posed a viewer poll asking who is the greatest Celtic of all-time. The options: Bill Russell, Jon Havlicek, Larry Bird and Paul Pierce…. Interesting that someone even thought to put Pierce in that list.  That link goes back to my story [...]

Via Yahoo! Sports: Michael Jordan apparently was in the house when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat down in Florida. His presence has apparently inspired James to give up the number he wears, No. 23, out of respect for Jordan, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. James will be wearing No. [...]

If you follow Ray Allen on Twitter, you know he's a pretty avid golfer.  In fact, that picture of him and Kevin Na is from his twitpic account.  But Charles Barkley is an avid golfer… and we know what that looks like.  So just playing a lot doesn't make you good.  So how good is [...]