Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and Boston Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas eye a loose ball during the second half of an NBA game in Boston in December 2015. In the afterglow of scoring 53 points against the Washington Wizards, Thomas says he’s been talking and texting with Bryant to get tips about his game. Thomas says […]
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Gausman ejected after hitting batter, Red Sox top Orioles, 4-2
Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel pumps his fist after striking out Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado to end the baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The Red Sox defeated the Orioles 4-2. BOSTON — Hours after Major League Baseball held a conference call to tell the Red Sox […]
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Celtics looking like a top seed
Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens argues a call during the first quarter of a second-round NBA playoff game against the Washington Wizards on Sunday, April, 30, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — For the first time this postseason, there is a calm beginning to settle over the Boston Celtics. The top-seeded Celtics struggled to find […]
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Machado homers, drives in two in Orioles’ 5-2 win over Red Sox
Fans on top of the left field “Green Monster” wall watch as a solo home run by Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado sails over their heads during the sixth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday, May 1, 2017. BOSTON — Manny Machado slugged a long homer out of Fenway Park, drove in two runs […]
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Red Sox take weekend series against Cubs with 6-2 victory
Boston Red Sox’s Marco Hernandez throws to first to get out Chicago Cubs’ Kris Bryant in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Marco Hernandez scored the go-ahead run on Pedro Strop’s wild pitch in Boston’s four-run eighth inning, helping the Red Sox beat the sloppy […]
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Thomas’ 33, Celtics’ 3s too much for Wizards in 123-111 win
Boston Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas (4) goes up for a shot against Washington Wizards’ Otto Porter Jr. (22) during the second quarter of a second-round NBA playoff basketball game on Sunday, April, 30, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Isaiah Thomas had 33 points and nine assists, and the Boston Celtics made 19 3-pointers to beat the […]
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Tanaka outduels Sale and Yankees beat Red Sox 3-0
New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley reaches back to snag a pop foul hit by Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts during the eighth inning at Fenway Park on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Masahiro Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris Sale and earn his first shutout since 2014, and the […]
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Column: Refs won’t bite as Hoiberg tries ‘palming’ off blame
Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade during the first quarter of a first-round NBA playoff game in Boston on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. We pause in a postseason packed with great press-conference performances to award a gold star to Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg for his “get-off-my-lawn” […]
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Top-seeded Celtics headline trio of elimination games
Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley (0) lines up a dunk over Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) during the fourth quarter of a first-round NBA playoff basketball game in Boston on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Bradley scored 24 as the Celtics defeated the Bulls 108-97. SALT LAKE CITY — The top-seeded Boston Celtics are back […]
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Lois Costa
LONGMEADOW, Mass. — Lois (Bulger) Costa, 72, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, at home. Born in Rumford to the late Edward and Mary (Lawler) Bulger, she graduated from the former Emerson Court Reporting School in Boston. Lois worked as an official court stenographer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for 31 years until her […]