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A particular tweet made its rounds Monday, causing quite a stir among Boston fans: People close to Ray Allen claiming he is thinking about opting out of his contract hoping to return to Boston for...

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The Miami Heat advance to their third consecutive NBA Finals after thumping the Indiana Pacers, 99-76, on Monday night. This series had some amazing plays from Game 1 all the way through Game 7. Here...

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LeBron James of the Miami Heat and David West and Lance Stephenson of the Indiana Pacers were each fined $5,000 by the NBA Thursday for violating the league’s policy against flopping. The fines were issued...

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This week, Shanda sounds off on messy divorces, NBA floppers, Jay-Z's venture into becoming a sports agent and more. ...

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When Tony Parker makes a promise, he fully intends on keeping it.  Just one year ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder knocked the San Antonio Spurs out of the playoffs in the Western Conference finals. The...

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The deadly tornadoes that ran through Oklahoma City suburbs Monday afternoon, killing at least 24 people and causing immense destruction, have produced an outpouring of sympathy from members of the sporting community. Oklahoma City Thunder...

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Video of the Week: Lakers’ Metta World Peace Turns Meteorologist on Fox There’s not too much I can say about Metta World Peace. He’s a great player but he’s an odd one. Kudos to him,...

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It’s that time of the week again. Here’s everything we loved and hated in sports: Standing O Alayna Adams threw out the first pitch Thursday at the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Red Sox game in...

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Shanda sounds off on everything from Tiger's drunken escapades to Spike Lee's bidding wars over Knicks tickets to a very hungry Bruins team's gift to a gracious restaurant owner. ...

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By Justin McGrail The elephant in the room for the Boston Celtics this offseason is what to do with forward Paul Pierce. Pierce is owed $15.33 million next year, which will be his 15th season...

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