DETROIT — Alex Cora wanted as many right-handed hitters as possible in his Red Sox starting lineup Saturday against Detroit left-handed ace Tarik Skubal.And so he has right-handed hitter Connor Wong making his first start at second base and right-handed hitter Danny Jansen catching....
Led by quarterback Jaxson Dart, the Ole Miss offense is set to be explosive, even by SEC standards. The QB, who is among the favorites to win the Heisman this year, has a lot of weapons despite losing Quinshon Judkins to the transfer portal. Whether...
UMass Memorial Health could convert the emergency room at the shuttered Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer into an urgent care facility, according to the Healey administration.The Steward-owned facility was one of two that closed its doors permanently on Saturday, even as the bankrupt, Dallas-based...
A voice actor who came to Boston recently was surprised at the amount of times death was mentioned during one of the city’s most popular tourist activities.Dan Povenmire, known for voicing the character of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz in the Disney Channel animated series “Phineas and...
Could the Bruins strike gold two years in a row with a player on a PTO?Last year Danton Heinen came back to Boston, where he started his career, on a professional tryout and emerged as a valuable and versatile part of the roster before signing...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is recalling more than 6,000 pounds of jerky because it was not properly inspected. The roughly 6,229 pounds of jerky products were produced by Alabama-based company Hickory Hollow Jerky, the USDA said in a release Friday. The jerky...
DETROIT — Connor Wong will receive his first ever MLB start at second base as manager Alex Cora stacked his Red Sox lineup with six right-handed hitters against Tigers lefty ace Tarik Skubal on Saturday.Skubal, a top AL Cy Young candidate, is 15-4 with a...
A 70-year-old man from Western Massachusetts who died in a motorcycle crash last Saturday is being remembered for his tight-knit ties to his community.“James Henry Lis will be remembered as a humble man who loved his passions and his family dearly,” his obituary reads. “His...
Renowned Rapper Fatman Scoop has died after collapsing on stage at a New England concert Friday night. He was 53 years old.The rapper, whose real name was Isaac Freeman III, suffered a medical emergency on stage while performing at Hamden Town Center Park in Hamden,...
The #2 Ohio State The Buckeyes open their 2024 college football season vs. the Akron Zips on Saturday, August 31 as they work towards a CFP bid.The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be on CBS. Fans looking to watch...