Tag: Great

  • Celtics bounce back, keep Nets winless (AP)

    New Jersey Nets' Rafer Alston(notes) (1) loses the ball as he collides with Boston Celtics' Paul Pirce during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Celtics beat the Nets 86-76.

    Boston's Big Three against New Jersey's Great Eight had the look of a mismatch. Instead, the Celtics had to work hard to keep the injury-decimated Nets winless. Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce each scored 16 points, and Boston bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 86-76 victory Saturday night.

  • Obama Has Tough Message for Wall Street

    President Barack Obama sternly warned Wall Street Monday against returning to the sort of reckless and unchecked behavior that threatened the nation with a second Great Depression.