The Celtics rolled into Monday’s game against the Hawks looking to finish their four-game road trip strong. They did that and some as they dominated in a 123-93 win over the Hawks to get to 7-1 early on this season.As part of the win, C’s...
Eight Red Sox players — pitchers Luis García, Kenley Jansen, Chris Martin, Nick Pivetta, James Paxton and Lucas Sims, catcher Danny Jansen and outfielder Tyler O’Neill — officially hit the free agent market Monday. They are not, however, the only players on MLB’s list of...
Drake Maye gets to do battle with a fellow rookie quarterback for the first time this season.When the Patriots travel to Chicago Sunday, Maye will be squaring off with Caleb Williams, who was taken first overall by the Chicago Bears.Maye was taken two picks later...
Rebekah “Bekah” Barr is used to chaotic environments. The former teacher, unlike some of her peers, used to love field trip days for their unpredictability.“Field trip days are crazy,” said Barr. “Kids are running around. They’re screaming. They’re touching things. You’re trying to count heads...
SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of nonpartisan volunteers will be deployed on Tuesday by the Massachusetts Election Protection Coalition to polling places across the state, including Springfield, to help make sure people can cast their ballots.“They serve as eyes and ears on the ground,” said Jacob Love,...
When the Celtics' 2024-25 schedule first came out, there were plenty of Boston fans who circled the Warriors home matchup on the calendar. It‘s a 2022 NBA Finals rematch, after all, so there’s some juice for that subplot.But most of that anticipation is also for...
Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt said last week he wasn’t a fan of dialing up designed running plays for rookie quarterback Drake Maye.Van Pelt figures Maye runs enough on the occasions he takes off from the pocket, he doesn’t need to add on.The Patriots...
As of Monday, 1.7 million people in Massachusetts had voted early or cast absentee ballots for today’s election of a new president of the United States. If trends hold, turnout statewide could set another record.That’s important. Democracies are strongest when eligible residents register and vote....
My sister recently lost her husband, who passed away after a brief fight with cancer. Her daughter, my niece, was scheduled to be married later this year. They struggle with finances, and my brother-in-law’s death exacerbated the situation. In order to help out, my wife...
Dear Eric: I had a good friend who died last year. We knew each other for more than 50 years. We socialized as much as we could, and I talked to him frequently.He became sick and I visited him as much as I could. After...