WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts Celtics Advance to Finals By Bob Oakes Listen to story (Real Audio) Celtics teammates (l-r) James Posey, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in their series-winning game 7 on Sunday. (AP) BOSTON, Mass. - May 19, 2008 - The Boston Celtics will now face the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Eastern Conference finals. That series tips off on Tuesday. The Celtics won their place in the finals with a 97-92 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the semifinals on Sunday in Boston. For a look at that game and the series ahead, WBUR's Bob Oakes passes the ball to Boston Globe sports writer, Shira Springer. RELATED LINKS Official Website of the Boston Celtics The Boston Globe bio of Shira Springer    From The WBUR Newsroom Trial for Ex-FBI Agent Opens BOSTON (September 08, 2008) WBUR's David Boeri speaks with Bob Oakes about the first-degree murder trial of John Connolly, the former FBI handler of James "Whitey" Bulger already serving 10 years in prison for racketeering. Kennedy Stays Home BOSTON (September 08, 2008) The U.S. Senate returns from its summer recess today, but Senator Edward Kennedy will not be in Washington, instead recuperating from his brain cancer on Cape Cod. Curbing Campus Drinking BOSTON (September 08, 2008) As thousands of new college students settle into Boston, one topic on the minds of administrators is curbing college drinking. Kennedy Will Not Return for Fall Session HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (September 07, 2008) Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) will stay at home as Congress reconvenes for the fall this week. Kennedy's doctors have avised him to work from home.