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Carl Crawford (J. Meric/ Getty Images)
The $142 million, seven-year deal for Carl Crawford has made the Sox the talk of baseball.

Celtics

Kevin Garnett
Celtics win tug-of-war
Kevin Garnett scored on an alley-oop with 1.4 seconds left to give the Celtics the 102-101 win, their ninth straight.

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The Bruins celebrate a goal in the third period
Bruins gritty, not pretty
The B's 5-2 win over the Islanders was a hard-on-the-eyes affair that hardly qualified as elegant.
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Patriots guard Logan Mankins
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Mankins giving that extra push
After missing seven games in a contract dispute, Logan Mankins has gotten right back into the middle of things again.
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