DALLAS — The Celtics’ lopsided blowout loss in Game 4 of the NBA Finals did two things to the race for the Bill Russell Trophy.1. If the Mavericks complete a miraculous comeback and win the series, Luka Doncic is now a huge favorite to take...
Bombastic conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to liquidate his personal assets as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which killed 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, was a hoax.But the...
By MartÃn BilbaoThe Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Steilacoom man driving a stolen car used a kayak to flee from law enforcement on the Chehalis River last week, the Centralia police report.Centralia police arrested the 39-year-old man on June 6 with help from multiple...
A black bear was tranquilized and then removed from downtown Worcester on Friday, news outlets reported.The young bear, who wildlife officials estimated to be a year old and weigh roughly 80 pounds, was seen climbing up a tree on Gates Street in Worcester, according to...
DALLAS — The champagne stayed on ice. The ghost of Red Auerbach’s cigar remains unlit and the Larry O’Brien Trophy is getting back on a plane. There was no sweep and the NBA Finals are shipping back up to Boston.The Celtics, who hadn’t lost a...
By Danny WestneatThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE— Bennie Radford lives in Florida these days. It’s 3,000 miles and a lifetime away from pre-pandemic Seattle.But in the days since yet another shooting this spring at Seattle’s Garfield High School, Radford hasn’t been able to think of much else.“My...
Between the lacrosse field, tennis court, baseball and softball diamond, there will be Western Massachusetts athletes competing for state championships on Saturday. The day will start with baseball and boys lacrosse, with Pittsfield playing against Seekonk in the Division IV baseball title game, and the...
By Shaina McLawrenceStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Christian Varvaro, the son of Staten Island native and fallen Port Authority Police Officer Anthony Varvaro, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the New York Mets game at Citi Field Wednesday night.The honor was part...
DALLAS — The Celtics made history in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, but it wasn’t the variety they were hoping for. The Mavericks led by as many as 48 points in the 122-84 victory, as Boston suffered their worst loss of...
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving liked the way Jason Kidd came to Luka Doncic’s defense after the Mavericks guard was heavily criticized for both his defense and his complaining to the officials in Dallas’ Game 3 loss to the Celtics.But Irving said that Doncic needed to...
