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Sports | Sports

Red Sox put 5-game winning streak on line vs. Twins

Everything is clicking for the Boston Red Sox, who have outscored their opponents 40-14 during their current five-game winning streak

Politics | Politics

Sanctuary City of Boston Protected Over 100 Criminal Illegal Aliens from Deportation in 2022

In Boston, Massachusetts, the pro-sanctuary city government protected over 100 illegal aliens with criminal records from being deported by the federal…

History | History

The Letter That Helped Start a Revolution

The Town of Boston’s invention of the standing committee 250 years ago provided a means for building consensus during America’s nascent independence movement.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Online Map Presents Clear and Present Danger to Boston's Jews

An anti-Israel group has released a detailed online map of the greater Boston area to illustrate "how local support for the colonization of Palestine is structurally tied to policing evictions, and

Politics | BDS

BDS goes full antisemite

(RNS) — Stop worrying if there is a hyphen in antisemitic. This is it.

Sports | Sports

Tanner Houck Fully Embracing Bullpen Role With Red Sox

Tanner Houck has embraced his bullpen role with the Red Sox putting together three solid outings, including Wednesday vs. the White Sox.

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Blasted For ‘White’ Jokes At St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) is catching heat for jokes made at Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast this past Sunday which appeared to malign her political opponents for being “white.” Critics are saying that Wu’s jokes are racist and unbefitting of a public official.

News | News

Mayor Takes Correct Stance on COVID Passports; Misses Chance to Bridge Divide

Boston’s acting mayor appeared on Aug. 3 to voice her opposition to requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, suggesting that so-called...

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Boston Chabad Rabbi Stabbed Several Times, Attacker Apprehended by Police

A Boston Police cruiser. Photo: Ben Schumin / Wikimedia A Boston-area Chabad rabbi was in stable condition after being stabbed …

Politics | Politics

Is One Boston Hospital Implementing Systemic Racism into Medicine?

A Boston hospital appears to have been infected with “woke-ism.” Brigham and Women’s Hospital has announced it will offer “preferential...

News | News

Woke Activists in Boston Force the Removal of Lincoln ‘Emancipation Memorial’

Boston city workers removed the Emancipation Memorial – also known as the Emancipation Group and the Freedman’s Memorial – from

Sports | Sports

Larry Bird once played college baseball as a dare, and he was actually good - SBNation

Everyone remembers Michael Jordan’s decision to leave the Bulls and pursue a career in baseball, but it was Larry Bird who tried his hand at the game on April 28, 1979, and became a one-day legend...

Sports | Sports

The British broadcast of the Yankees-Red Sox games in London has been absolutely electric

This British play-by-play man has been on the top of his game calling the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox series in London.

Sports | NHL

Blues lean on 'cool customer' Binnington in G7 win

Rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington started the season in the minor leagues and finished it hoisting the Stanley Cup, capping an unlikely path to the first title in Blues franchise history.

Sports | NBA

The Celtics shook off a 40-point LeBron triple-double to take a 2-0 lead

Through two games, LeBron's Cavs have been outhustled, outexecuted, outsmarted and roundly outperformed by a Celtics team that looks like it smells blood in the water.

Sports | Sports

Oakland A’s Sean Manaea Pitches First No-Hitter Against Boston Red Sox in 25 Years

Left-hander Sean Manaea pitched the first no-hitter against Boston in 25 years, with an overturned call preserving the gem in Oakland’s 3-0 win over the Red Sox.

News | Good News

Meet the Arizona nurse who shocked the world by taking second place at the Boston Marathon

Sarah Sellers tells Moneyish how she raced past pros like Shalane Flanagan to take the $75,000 second-place prize at the 2018 Boston Marathon.

Sports | Sports

Red Sox-Yankees: Why MLB players say Boston is 'the roughest'

It’s easy to group the Red Sox and Yankees, but no place in baseball is tougher on its own than Boston, according to players who experienced both.

Sports | Sports

Jason Botchford: Canucks would be wise to study Bruins’ facelift model | The Province

Fifteen months after losing in a Stanley Cup Final, the Boston Bruins traded one of their core defencemen for picks.No one knew it at the time, but moving Johnny Boychuk was the first play in a string of vets-for-draft picks deals that have helped propel

Sports | NBA

Celtics All-Star Isaiah Thomas out for season because of hip injury

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) missed the entire second half of Friday night’s game against the Cavaliers due to a hip strain. BOSTON – The Celtics announced Saturday that All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas will miss the remainder of the season aft

Sports | MLB

Red Sox's Betts belts fifth HR of past 2 games

Mookie Betts' two home runs in Wednesday night's loss for the Red Sox gave him homers in each of the first two innings of consecutive games, an MLB first.

Sports | NBA

Hawks eliminate punchless Celtics in Game 6, move on to face Cavs

The Hawks limited the Celtics to just 33 first-half points on their way to a series-clinching victory.

Sports | NBA

Isaiah Thomas wouldn't let Boston fall into a 3-0 hole to Atlanta | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo Sports

From Yahoo Sports: The diminutive scoring guard put up 42 points in a win that gives the Celtics new life against the Hawks.

Sports | NBA

Hawks suffocate C's into historic offensive futility in Game 2 win | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo Sports

From Yahoo Sports: All the Hawks needed was six good minutes of offense to take a 2-0 lead over the Celtics in their best-of-seven series.

Sports | NBA

Celtics hand Warriors 8th loss, end record home streak at 54 | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo Sports

From Yahoo Sports: Golden State can now afford only one loss in its final six games to break the single-season wins record.

Travel | Travel

The Best Secret Streets Around the World

Discoveries await even in these popular locales. Rome, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles: to the savviest and most experienced travelers, it may seem there’s little to see in any that hasn’t been covered in local, national, or international guides...

Sports | SPORTS

Game 7 of Reds-Red Sox '75 World Series Still Haunts Players, Coaches

It is the baseball equivalent of losing American Gothic. Misplacing the master tape of Springsteen's Born to Run . Suddenly being unable to locate the Empire State Building or the Washington Monument...

Entertainment | Film

Reality-Bending Timelapses of Cities in Tilt-Shift | Mental Floss

Spoonfilm's series "Little Big World" makes cities look like adorable dollhouse worlds.

News | News

Boston U Features Pro-Hamas Workshop

BU adopts biased program that forces Jewish students to empathize with terrorists into its School of Education.

News | News

'Eye for an eye': Survivors and officials react to Tsarnaev's death sentence

Government officials, police and survivors of the Boston bombing praised the jury for its work in the Tsarnaev trial. Many said it was time to move on.

News | The News

Tsarnaev sentenced to death for role in Boston Marathon bombing

BOSTON --Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings and the further bloodshed that followed. The jury deliberated for 16 hours over parts of three days be...

Family & Parenting | Parenting

See This Dad’s Powerful Response to Principal over His Kids’ Absence from School | TIME

Pennsylvania dad Mike Rossi had been planning for years to run the Boston Marathon and bring along his family to see him make it to the finish line. “It was an important moment for our family,” Rossi tells PEOPLE about his decision to run this years’ grueling race. It was about teaching his kids about “accomplishing a goal and the value of hard work and dedication.”

Politics | From CNN

Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 counts in Boston bombing - CNN.com

Jurors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial have found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 counts, including 17 that carry a possible penalty of death.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Blizzard 2015: New England Buried, NYC Lifts Travel Ban

BLIZZARD '15: THE LATESTMassachusetts snow reaches 30 inchesPower out, heavy flooding on NantucketNYC and N.J. lift travel bans ...

News | Interesting Stories

Boston area hit by howling blizzard; New York gets off easy

BOSTON (AP) — A howling blizzard with wind gusts over 70 mph heaped snow on Boston along with other stretches of lower New England and Long Island on Tuesday but failed to live up to the hype in Philadelphia and New York City, where bus

Miscellaneous | NEW YORK CITY

New York dodges a bullet, but Boston still in the bull's-eye of 'historic' storm - CNN.com

The Boston Common is buried in white. Manhattan is a breathing a sigh of relief. Parts of the New England coastline are being whipped by winds and waves.

History | History

MFA Opens the Paul Revere, Sam Adams Time Capsule - This Day in History - Boston.com

The second historic Boston time capsule to emerge in months, a Revere-era time bundle discovered in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House on December 11, was revealed to the public today during a press conference at the Museum of Fine Arts.

History | History

Revolutionary war-era time capsule found in Massachusetts state house | US news | The Guardian

Researchers to use x-rays to determine contents of box historians believe Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and others placed in 1795

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

22 things you've definitely eaten if you grew up in New England

These foods got us through so many Nor'easters together.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Pre-Game Fenway Park: 13 Spots in the New Kenmore Square

Despite being the site of major trolley and subway lines, Kenmore Square has never really been a destination. Unless you count the punk scene it attracted in the 1980s, or the methadone hub it became in the '90s....

Sports | NHL

Red Wings steal Game 1 thanks to Pavel Datsyuk's incredible game-winner (Video)

The way goaltenders Jimmy Howard and Tuukka Rask were playing in Game 1 between Boston and Detroit, you knew it was going to take something special to break the scoreless tie. Fortunately, that's sort of where Pavel Datsyuk excels.

Sports | NHL

Bruins win to claim Presidents' Trophy

Cheering fans stood and waved gold and black towels as the Boston Bruins claimed the Presidents' Trophy for the NHL's best regular-season record. The celebration will be a lot bigger if the Bruins achieve their ultimate goal, winning the Stanley

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Intelligence report identified vulnerability before Boston bombing

WASHINGTON -- Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line of the race as an