This is the January 15, 2013 news archive. View today's Boston Sports news and rumors.

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Rajon Rondo has a really intricate pregame routine, Jason Terry reveals

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

It is fairly well established that Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo is a peculiar guy. In addition to his unique style of play on the court — sometimes seeming to avoid shooting even when it's a fairly obvious choice to everyone else, inv…

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Red Sox chairman Tom Werner took the high road when asked about the criticism of team ownership in Terry Francona’s new book. “We had unbelievable success together for many years, and now our focus is on 2013,” he told the Globe. John Henry has yet …

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Terry Francona has a book coming out about his time in Boston. Written with (ugh) Dan Shaughnessy, it probably won't satisfy readers expecting a bridge-burning tell-all, since he's back in baseball managing the Indians and has to work alongside the play…

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AFC East blogger James Walker talks about the Patriots' past success at limiting Baltimore running back Ray Rice's production

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The New England Patriots are known to give up "chunk" passing plays on defense. It’s the primary reason New England was ranked 29th against the pass this year. The biggest vertical threat for the Baltimore Ravens is second-year receiver Torrey…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Texans are finished after losing to the Patriots last Sunday, which means one of the greatest individual seasons by a defensive end has also come to an end. J.J. Watt will add no more sacks or batted passes to a resume that’s likely to make him the …

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The Patriots and the Ravens have developed one of the NFL’s fiercest rivalries in recent years. Look back on their meetings with Globe coverage of the games.

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Greg A. Bedard and Jermaine Wiggins analyze the factors that led to a crucial interception by Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich in the third quarter of New England's victory over the Texans.

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The Patriots' coach discussed the AFC Championship game.

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It's father vs. son, Doc vs. Austin, on Wednesday night at the TD Garden when the Celtics host the Hornets. No special treatment, Doc says.

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Tickets for most Red Sox home games in 2013 will go on sale Jan. 26, the team announced Tuesday.

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Two future Hall of Famers will meet Sunday when quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots faces linebacker Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday's AFC Championship Game. This is the final meeting between these two football legends. Lewis …

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Rob Gronkowski broke his left forearm back in November, and had surgery to fix it. He returned for Week 17, played sparingly, then broke his left forearm in the Patriots' first playoff game. It's easy enough to jump to the conclusion that he came back t…

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It’s not the Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning showdown many expected in the AFC Championship Game. But the intense rivalry between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens is just as exciting. For the second consecutive year, these familiar foes wil…

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A small number of tickets for Sunday's AFC Championship game between the Patriots and Baltimore Ravens will be available for purchase, beginning on Thursday at 10 a.m.

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In Tuesday's edition of our daily NFL playoffs video, Shalise Manza Young takes a look at the Patriots' opponent on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Bills should have been paying attention to the quality of the quarterbacks in the playoffs last weekend. How far from the playoffs are the Dolphins? Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is happy to have Brian Daboll join the coaching staff.…

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A few links to online content about the Ravens that might interest you.

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Kevin Garnett is now 191 points from being the 16th player in NBA history to reach 25,000.

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Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater did not hide his displeasure with the way his group performed against the Texans Sunday, but both Slater and coach Bill Belichick seemed confident the necessary adjustments can be made this week, before the …

Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com

For those of you that do not know what “Catfish The T.V. Show” is, it comes on MTV on Monday Nights and it is about people who fall in love online and might not be exactly who they say they are. In this addition of Patriots Gab, we will take a look at…

Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com

Recently the Patriots Gab had a chance to interview with a website called Baltimore Sports and Life. It was very kind of them to want to do the interview with us! Here is the link to their website, and the interview itself. Link to the interview: Link t…

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The first 19 points Boston scored were either by Rondo or assisted by Rondo. Then, when Charlotte was able to claw back within 4 points in the final quarter, Rondo did it again, pushing the Celtics on a 9-0 run by assisting on three baskets and scoring …