The Boston Celtics still have a long way to go before the playoffs begin but Sunday’s win over the Knicks could prove pivotal for their quest to repeat as NBA champions. The 118-105 Celtics victory was the third consecutive win over the Knicks this year,...
BOSTON — The Celtics weren’t perfect, but it’s difficult to criticize the final result. The Celtics beat the Knicks for the third time this season, this time in a 118-105 win Sunday at TD Garden. New York played well to cut Boston’s 27-point lead down...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It lasted only 27 pitches and he couldn’t quite get through the second inning with his prescribed pitch count, but Garrett Crochet judged his first spring training start — and first in a Red Sox uniform — a qualified success.“Good, good,”...
By Missy Wilkinson and John SimermanThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — After a brief post- Super Bowl breather, an intense security presence will return to the streets and skies of New Orleans , as helicopters, drones, bomb-sniffing dogs, SWAT team members and...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet had one of the nastiest, if not the nastiest, four-seam fastballs among MLB starters last year.Opponents batted .198 with a .295 slugging percentage against it. He threw it 1,287 times (1,095 times to right-handed hitters) and...
By Daniella SeguraMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Rescuers trekked 8 miles in “dangerous” conditions amid a storm to reach a hypothermic hiker, California deputies said.The hiker sent an SOS using a GPS device at about 12 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 , saying they...
By Mara H. GottfriedPioneer PressBURNSVILLE, Minn. — As the one-year anniversary approaches of the killings of three first responders in Burnsville , the women closest to each of them wondered how they should mark the day that had been the worst of their lives.Did they...
BOSTON — There were points earlier in the season this year where erasing a two-goal lead to earn a point for reaching overtime would have been a positive for the Bruins.But with 25 games left in the season, failing to get both points at home...
When Jason Elliott sets out to replenish his medicinal cannabis supply, his options are limited if he wants to enjoy the full benefits of holding a medical marijuana card in Massachusetts.Elliott, a Coast Guard veteran on disability assistance, doesn’t own a car. He walks about...
Worcester recorded 16 homicides in 2024, marking a sharp rise from the previous year and one of the highest annual totals in nearly four decades.Of the 16 homicides, the Worcester Police Department attributed four to gang violence, four were related to domestic disputes, one was...