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The year in sports: Believe the hype The year in sports: Believe the hype

2008 was a series of did you see thats that are destined to become do you remembers.
  • Bad ending? You bet

    Maybe the fix wasn't in for the Steelers not to cover against the Chargers, but if it had been, the end could have looked the same.
  • Baseball gets chippy

    Six hit batsmen, two collisions, an injured catcher and a woozy top prospect. No wonder big-league teams want no part of the Olympics.
  • Awesome; I f**kin' shot that basketball movie!

    The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch on his new documentary, "Gunnin' for That #1 Spot," and tomorrow's NBA superstars.
  • Cleveland without rival in futility

    Buffalo and San Diego haven't crowned a champ in a while either, but they've had fewer teams.
  • NBA 2008-09: Houston over Detroit

    If Yao, McGrady and Artest stay healthy and sane -- three big ifs -- look out for the Rockets.
  • Donaghy sentencing: The NBA still snoozes

    The league should use the "rogue" ref as an opportunity to overhaul its officiating. But the commissioner says everything's fine.
  • The free-agent fandango

    NBA and NHL players are switching teams willy-nilly, money is flying, and in nine months it'll all mean something.
  • NBA draft

    Rose goes first, Riley takes Beasley after all, and the New York fans boo the Knicks' choice, as always.
  • Young ballers: See the world

    The N.Y. Times profiles a high school basketball star on the verge of a smart response to the NBA age limit.
  • Sonics: We're worthless

    The NBA team makes a bizarro-world argument as it tries to escape Seattle.
  • Celtics demolish Lakers for title

    L.A. walked into Game 6 looking to get KO'd, and Boston more than obliged to wrap up the NBA Finals.
  • Turkey tops the Celtics' comeback

    Three goals in final 15 minutes of regulation give the Turks a stunner of a win over the Czech Republic at Euro 2008. Plus: Soccer letters.
  • Superstar rules help the Lakers

    Bryant gets a key non-call to help L.A. send the NBA Finals back to Boston for Game 6.
  • Celtics take control with huge comeback

    Chopping down a 24-point lead, Boston wins to put the Lakers at death's door.
  • Sonics to Seattle: Screw us? Screw you!

    Owners argue that poor attendance means city doesn't care about team -- which owners have destroyed and tried to move.
  • Lakers beat Celtics: Was the fix in again?

    It's a big problem for the NBA that disgraced ex-ref Tim Donaghy's allegations of rigged games in the '02 and '05 playoffs ring true.
  • Schilling on Kobe: "Pissed off and ranting"

    The Red Sox star takes in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and finds himself shocked by Bryant, the officials and all that pounding.
  • Celtics: The big lead

    They let it get away in Game 2, but held on to beat the Lakers. Now they have it in the NBA Finals, but have to hit the treacherous road.
  • Who needs Lakers-Celtics nostalgia?

    The NBA Finals are fascinating and exciting on their face. Enough with the obsession over memories of Larry, Magic, Wilt and Russell.
  • Paul Pierce's resurrection

    NBA Finals: The Boston forward's dramatic return from a scary-looking injury leads the Celtics to a Game 1 win over the Lakers.
  • NBA Finals prediction: Lakers in 5

    The Celtics have the Big Three, but athletic L.A. has three pretty good players too.
  • My cellphone calls too many timeouts

    Could it be that the latest trend in mid-tech gadgetry is to program in hoops-coach logic?
  • Kobe Bryant: That guy

    A player who can bend a game to his will is an awfully nice thing to have in the NBA playoffs.
  • Bulls come up Rose's

    In the most awkward half-hour in televised sports, Chicago wins the NBA draft lottery and a shot at Memphis point guard Derrick Rose.
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