The Year in Sports 2007 Edition: Boston Dominates Headlines.

2007 was a special year for sports. There was such a variety of topics discussed by the national media that I thought they deserved a short homage. So here it is, the year in sports as discussed by the media. So much has changed from January to December that I thought we could all use a little reminder.

Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston
Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston.

Red Sox Boston Boston Boston Boston. Beckett Schilling Boston Ellsbury Boston. Ortiz Boston Manny. Ortiz Drew Boston. Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston. World Series Boston Lowell Lester Dice-K Boston. Papelbon Beckett Boston. Boston Boston Boston Boston. Varitek Pedroia Ramirez. Boston.

Boston Papelboner goggles.

Boston Boston Patriots Boston. Boston Boston Boston. Tom Brady. Gisele? Brady. Moss Brady Boston. Boston Boston Boston Boston. Welkah, Boston. Bruschi Asante Boston Harrison. Boston Boston Adalius Randy Moss Brady Boston.

Belichick 16-0. Brady, Brady, Brady, Brady.

Boston, Boston!

Kevin Garnett Celtics Boston. Boston Ray Allen Paul Pierce. Boston Boston Garnett. Boston Three Party. Boston. Pierce Allan Garnett.

Boston.

Boston Boston. Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston. Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston.

Boston.

Vick kills dogs. Bonds does steroids.

But more importantly, Boston.

Oh yeah, and Pacman.

QB Shot Down [Not Vick, But Close]

Just like the rest of society, the NFL has a strict caste system. Apparently Drew Brees and Joey Harrington are not on the same level. In case you were confused.

In what I would call exceptional coverage by ESPN, the camera man caught Joey Harrington asking Drew Brees for his email and getting shot down.

...As if BigDaddyDrew@drewbrees.com was anyone else

Mangino

match made in heaven

VA Tech Falls Victim to Shotgun Formation

#2 BC rallied from a 10-0 deficit with only 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter to beat #8 VA Tech by throwing the ball downfield in torrential rain out of the shotgun. QB Matt "Cho" Ryan threw for 157 yards and rushed for 11 more in the final 4 minutes, leading to two touchdowns and a key win.

ACTOOOOOOBER

The playoffs are well underway, the Sox are up a game - it'd almost seem normal, were it not for:

1. The Rockies being in the playoffs
2. The Rockies being in the playoffs
3. Enormous man eating insects descending on Cleveland

That's right, in the 8th inning young Joba Chamberlain blew the 1-0 lead for the Yankees due to swarms of bugs destroying his concentration. As you likely know, the Tribe went on to win, 2-0 in the 11th.

The Yankees are considering some uniform alterations for the next game:

133.5*

During Sackfest '07, in between Osi Umenyiora sacks 19 and 20, Michael Strahan managed to beat long-time rival John Runyan around the corner and take down Donovan McNabb.

This was his 133.5th sack, which broke Lawrence Taylor's record for Giants franchise sacks. LT was, coincidentally, an honorary captain for the Giants today. LT was seen smiling on the sideline afterwards, but upon closer inspection it is evident that he was talking about how he was going to kill Strahan. And something about cocaine.

Now, Strahan is a great player and he's had a Canton-worthy career. However, the NFL did not count sacks as an official stat during LT's first season. It is conservatively estimated that he had 9.5 sacks that year. Gaptooth McTootherson is not going to have 9 more sacks in his lifetime unless he decides to tear up a youth flag football league. And I've heard that it's really hard to get sacks in flag football, so he might have to play 2 or 3 years.

So I for one think its clear. Someone has to purchase the gameball from that play, brand it with an asterisk, and send it to Canton. Or outer space, either will do. Mark Cuban, I'm looking at you to make this happen.

Milton Bradley // Roc-A-Fella

People.

It's MILTON

FUCKING

BRADLEY.

I realize he has a penchant for getting in trouble, but he's no Pacman Jones.




I realize he has a penchant for getting hurt, but hes no Shaun Livingston.




Get over it. You too, Buster Olney.

Now, for something that DOES deserve attention:
Jay-Z and Rocawear are bidding for the name rights of the New Jersey Nets' Arena


How can the Nets pass this up? Rocawear would easily draw the largest group of New Jersey Nets fans. Imagine the sea of heads wrapped in complimentary blue and silver do-rags.

New Jersey Nets, you must do this.