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The Boston Globe's Year in Review
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Forget ‘‘Hot Stove League.’’ That’s so last century. No Hot Stove League in this town. No, no, no. Here in Boston, USA, and throughout New England, we play in the Blast Furnace League.
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TOP 10 LOCAL STORIES OF THE YEAR
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Boston said goodbye to one of sport's greatest legends and some local football heroes in 2006.
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THE LIST |
1. Red Sox sign Daisuke Matsuzaka
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2. Red Auerbach dies
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3. Theo Epstein returns to Red Sox
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4. Bruins’ makeover
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5. Rookie stars Jon Lester, Phil Kessel diagnosed with cancer
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6. David Ortiz’s heroics
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7. Red Sox swept away by Yankees at Fenway
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8. Patriots bounced out of playoffs by Broncos
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9. Ex-Patriots
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10. Tom O’Brien departs BC
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Arnold "Red" Auerbach, who for more than half a century was the personification of basketball's greatest dynasty, the Boston Celtics, passed away in October at the age of 89.
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TOP 10 NATIONAL STORIES OF THE YEAR
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San Francisco sportswriters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams released a book, "Game of Shadows," that presented damaging evidence of steroid abuse by Barry Bonds. The investigation continues as Bonds seeks baseball's home run record.
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It was a year of drug scandals, prima donnas, and other drama.
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THE LIST |
1. Barry Bonds ripped in book, passes Babe Ruth
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2. Floyd Landis’s tainted Tour de France win
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3. Tiger Woods’s swing of emotions
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4. Saints march home, into playoffs
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5. Texas and Vince Young stun Southern Cal
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6. "As the World Turns," starring Terrell Owens
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7. Barbaro breaks down in Preakness
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8. US humbled across the globe
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9. Justin Gatlin stripped of world record in 100
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10. Duke lacrosse players accused of rape
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