Back on July 16, 2000, the biggest story in Boston sports was Red Sox outfielder Carl Everett, who a day earlier had headbutted an umpire in his rage over being told he was standing too close to home plate. That debacle dominated the front of the Boston Globe’s sports page, with five reporters filing stories from Fenway Park — though there were ample column inches and interest for plenty of other stories in that Sunday morning’s paper, too.
Globe staffers were in Sacramento covering Olympic trials, London covering boxing, and Briancon covering the Tour de France. There were four headlines about the MLS, two more on golf, and a variety of stories across the sporting spectrum, including a couple stories about the Celtics’ summer league.