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...
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BOSTON — As he watched the game in snowy Montreal from a restaurant in temperate Miami, Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov found himself getting emotional.Zadorov is from Russia, which wasn’t part of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, so he watched it in Florida. He admitted the...
A tent where someone sleeps in Holyoke. Jan. 29, 2025 (Greta Jochem/The Springfield Republican) ...
BOSTON — There are less than two weeks before the NHL’s March 7 trade deadline and there’s growing reason to believe the Bruins could be sellers.If they are, Morgan Geekie could be one of the Bruins' most attractive targets. Geekie will be a restricted free...