Bill Belichick, with girlfriend Linda Holliday, watched the Boston Celtics win the NBA title more than four months after his New England Patriots lost their bid for an undefeated season in Super Bowl XLII. "Our fans, I think, they will be in our corner. For people who we either beat their teams or have some ax to grind, I don't know." -- Patriots owner Robert Kraft FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick sat on the sideline, watching the Celtics wrap up their championship — three years after his Patriots won their most recent title. The contrast couldn't have been more stark. While the Celtics were celebrated for moving from the bottom of the NBA to the top in one season, Belichick and his Patriots were reviled everywhere but in New England for a near-perfect season. One problem: The first team to go 16-0 in a regular season...
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