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THURSDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:NHL: Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m. (NESN)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- Tom Brady wished his fans and followers a happy 2020 on Wednesday in the most Tom Brady way possible.
Brady posted a photo of himself to social media reminding people that he is "still here" 20 years after being drafted into the NFL.
A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady) on Jan 1, 2020 at 7:21am PST
2020, and still here. #LFG pic.twitter.com/wfsCqibss1
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) January 1, 2020"2020, and still here. #LFG," he captioned the photo of himself raising his fists.
-- Paul Pierce also had a New Year's message for his fans, and haters, to ring in 2020.
"To my fans I love u to my haters u continue to inspire me to be great it's all becoming more clear to me now 2020 is here," Pierce tweeted.
To my fans I love u to my haters u continue to inspire me to be great it's all becoming more clear to me now 2020 is here
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) January 1, 2020He also shared a video of himself celebrating the new year.
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) January 1, 2020QUOTE OF THE DAY: "He cannot stand to be sold short, on anything ever. And if you try to do that with him, you're going to pay. So I don't think they're going to get him on the quote-unquote cheap, so that's going to be a tough one." -- Mike Loftus, to the Skate Pod, on Torey Krug
