"The Big Three," "Drive for 17." With all the media attention focused on the two recently-added all-stars and the team's comeback this season, a young player's name may have gotten lost in the shuffle, Rajon Rondo. Sure, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and KG are the present heroes of the Celtics, but it's the young players like Rondo who are the future of this franchise. With his remarkable intelligence at the ripe age of 21, Rondo is a promising leader as point-guard for a team that will undoubtedly be successful in the playoffs for several more years. Look at where he's led his team so far. Although he makes some unwise decisions, this is to be expected from a second-year player. Some fans have criticized Rondo's inexperience as it was evident in game five of the finals against the LA Lakers. During one play, Rajon Rondo had an opening and took it to the paint, but instead of finishing, he dished the ball to Pierce for a jumper from beyond the arc, which missed.

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With the Celtics having clinched the championship and the Boston Red Sox flirting with the number one spot, everyone is wondering the same thing: what can we excpect from the Patriots this season? I, for one, am already thinking about the high demands this year for New England to pull off another flawless regular season, but this time, finish the job in the postseason. Analysis of last season's mistakes and game-losing plays will be the key to redeeming the team's reputation and rebirthing the dynasty.

So, what happened last february on that fateful day? There's no doubt that New England was one of the hardest-hitting defensive teams and most tactical offensive teams, proving this by setting four new records in a single game. A team raved about as much as the Patriots, with the

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After falling behind Tampa Bay by three games, the Red Sox were hopeful going into Saturday’s match against the third-place Yankees. Francona put his faith into the young rookie pitcher, Masterson, even after his loss June 30 against Tampa Bay, and gave him the start, leaving Buchholz in the minors. Justin Masterson gave up two walks and two runs through six innings. Two walks aren’t bad for six innings, but there were more bases given off hit batters; in fact, between the two teams, the game tied the record for hit batters with seven. Manny Ramirez received three of those missed pitches, and even Yankees catcher, Molina, was hit by a foul tip off Pedroia’s bat.  Maybe Pedroia was just taking out his frustration over the poor call on what would have been at least a double having blatantly bounced over the bag at third, but the umpire saw it as foul.

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