When the ping-pong balls go into the machine for the NHL Draft Lottery, the Bruins are now guaranteed to have a shot at the No. 1 pick in the draft.Thursday’s loss to the Blackhawks meant the Bruins are assured of finishing in the NHL’s bottom...
The Patriots need to hit on their draft picks. That’ll be the quickest and easiest way for Mike Vrabel’s team to get out of the AFC East basement they’ve been in. If they’re going to do that, however, the Patriots also need to shore up...
The Red Sox have accumulated enough quality pitching talent — at the major league level, with more on the way in the minors — that they could afford to trade some this week. Here, pitching coach Andrew Bailey watches as Brayan Bello throws before a...
FOXBOROUGH - Julian Edelman, Logan Mankins, Adam Vinatieri.Talk about having a Murderer’s Row of Patriots Hall of Fame finalists.All three are worthy candidates. All three deserve induction into the red jacket club.But trying to pick one from the lot this time out? That’s the task...
Dear Eric: My daughter died in 2009 at the age of 26. She had a chronic condition at the time and treatment was not available in the United States. She died in Mexico at a top hospital.At the time she died I had a friend...
Geno Auriemma hasn’t ever given any indication that he’s thinking about retiring any time soon. But the legendary UConn coach, who is signed through 2029, is 71. He might be thriving his his coaching twilight, but he’s in that twilight either way.So it felt well-deserved...
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Dear Annie: I’ve always been a people-pleaser, and it’s wearing me down. My boss, “Mark,” constantly asks me to take on extra tasks because he knows I won’t say no. Last week, I stayed late three nights in a row to finish a project that...
On Friday at 3:03 a.m. a winter weather advisory was released by the National Weather Service valid for Saturday between midnight and 2 p.m. for Berkshire County."Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches with 3 to 6 inches for elevations above 2000 feet in...
Dear Eric: I love my job but there is another employee there who likes to confide their life stories with me. It makes me upset and uncomfortable. I am a very compassionate person, but these stories are sad and depressing, which upsets my workday.I try...