The Celtics begin a seven-game homestand on Friday night against their top East arrival in the Cavaliers. Let’s take a a few intriguing parts of the current roster and what lies ahead for the future in this week’s mailbag. If you have any questions for...
WESTFIELD — Discussions over the controversial proposed batter storage facility in Westfield brought much tension inside Westfield River Elementary on Wednesday, Feb. 26, when a team of state officials stated they could not comment on specific questions and concerns from residents regarding the proposed facility.The...
There was much that was attractive about Bregman when the Red Sox signed him to a three-year, $120 million deal with opt-outs earlier this month.Bregman gave the Red Sox a righthanded bat, providing much-needed balance to a lineup that was primarily lefthanded. He also brought...
BOSTON — One Islanders goalie beat the Bruins. The other sent a promising young Boston forward to the shelf. After the game, the Bruins tipped their collective hat to Ilya Sorokin, whose 37 saves counteracted the Bruins' advantage in shots and play in New York’s...
INDIANAPOLIS — With new leadership, the most cap space in the league and a high draft pick, the Patriots were generating more buzz than they have in years as the entire league descended upon Indianapolis.With those assets and a ton of room for improvement, New...
All of Earth’s planetary neighbors — with the exception of the sun — are about to align in a planetary parade in the night sky at the end of February.Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars should all be visible in the night sky...
BOSTON — Because it happened in the Bruins' fifth straight game without a victory, David Pastnrak’s continued run of torrid offense didn’t get the attention it would have in a win.But despite the loss, Pastrnak:Extended his point streak to 16 games, the longest in the...
BOSTON — With just over a week until the NHL’s trade deadline, everything earns extra analysis and overinterpretation. But in his postgame comments after Thursday’s loss to the Islanders, Brad Marchand sure sounded like a guy who is either expecting to still be with the...
America lost its favorite fictional high school basketball coach this week when Gene Hackman died at 95-years-old.Hackman memorably played Lex Luthor, Jimmy Doyle, Royal Tenenbaum, Little Bill and Harry Zimm among many others.But he was Norman Dale, the troubled basketball coach looking for a new...
Dear Abby: I have two sisters. Our mother passed away last year after a bad fall. I was her primary caretaker and was with her every day. The other two sisters were not speaking to her at all, which hurt her deeply. She had dementia...