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2009 Best Sporting Goods

Dick’s Sporting Goods

Natick
City Sports has dominated this category for years, and if you're trying to pull off athlete chic no matter the cost, it's still a fine [...] read more»
2007 Best Sporting Goods

City Sports

Cambridge
The urban athlete is a creature who takes many forms. Thankfully, in these parts there are half a dozen City Sports locations to clothe and [...] read more»
2006 Best Sporting Goods

City Sports

Boston
Shelves and shelves of everything from Wiffle balls to free weights to tennis racquets to jogging gear to golf tees fill the seven locations of [...] read more»
2005 Best Sporting Goods

City Sports

Boston
This locally based chain has the latest athletic apparel, from Adidas to Puma to Under Armour, and equipment for just about any sporty endeavor, including [...] read more»
2004 Best Sporting Goods

City Sports

Boston
Some sporting goods stores sell bicycles, basketball standards, and enough firearms to straighten out any quagmire. By contrast, City Sports covers fewer square feet than [...] read more»
2003 Best Sporting Goods

Thunder

Cambridge
Thunder calls itself the Sports Source. We call that truth in advertising. Trust us: This fast-growing suburban chain, which has now opened an outpost in [...] read more»
2002 Best Sporting Goods

Brine’s Sporting Goods

Cambridge
Brine's offers not only a varied selection, focusing on lacrosse, hockey, soccer, and baseball, but also service to match. Every month, the nation's oldest family-run [...] read more»
2001 Best Sporting Goods

City Sports

Boston
We're all for supporting the little guys, but we have yet to find a neighborhood shop that can offer even half of City Sports' selection. [...] read more»
2000 Best Sporting Goods

City Sports

Boston
Whether you just want to buy a Wiffle ball set on your way to the park or a top-notch pair of dumbbells, City Sports carries [...] read more»
1998 Best Sporting Goods

Thunder, the Sports Source

Wellesley
A favorite with area high school and college athletes, Thunder's modest Wellesley storefront camouflages an endless assortment of sporting goods in a huge space. Thunder [...] read more»