Nation Aug 19 Private equity mogul Bill Chisholm officially buys the Boston Celtics for a record $6.1 billion The team was put on the market last summer, soon after it won its record 18th NBA championship.
Nation Apr 21 At Boston Marathon, Sharon Lokedi breaks course record while John Korir joins his brother as winner The Korirs are the first brothers — or relatives of any kind — to win the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon.
Nation Jan 11 Bill Belichick to end tenure as Patriots coach after 24 seasons, 6 Super Bowl titles Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick has agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots, bringing an end to his 24-year tenure as the architect of the most decorated dynasty of the league's Super Bowl era.
Nation Oct 01 Tim Wakefield, knuckleball-wielding pitcher who helped Red Sox win 2004 World Series, dies at 57 Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year,…
World Jun 24 Orcas disrupt sailing race near Spain in latest display of inexplicably bold behavior A pod of killer whales bumped one of the boats in an endurance sailing race as it approached the Strait of Gibraltar, the latest encounter in what researchers say is a growing trend of sometimes-aggressive interactions with Iberian orcas.
Arts Jul 31 Bill Russell, NBA great who anchored Celtics dynasty, dies at 88 A Hall of Famer, five-time Most Valuable Player and 12-time All-Star, Russell in 1980 was voted the greatest player in the NBA history by basketball writers. He remains the sport’s most prolific winner and an archetype of selflessness who won…
Nation Oct 11 Pandemic-delayed 125th Boston Marathon returns A rolling start and shrunken field allowed for social distancing on the course, as organizers tried to manage amid a changing COVID-19 pandemic that forced them to cancel the race last year for the first time since the event began…
Nation Oct 03 Chiefs-Patriots game off amid report Newton has COVID-19 The NFL postponed this week’s game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” ESPN reported on Saturday that Patriots quarterback Cam Newton was among those testing positive.
Nation Apr 22 MLB strips Red Sox of draft pick, former manager banned in sign stealing scams The Boston Red Sox were stripped of their second-round pick in this year’s amateur draft by Major League Baseball for sign stealing in 2018 and former manager Alex Cora was suspended through the 2020 postseason for his previous conduct as…
Nation Jan 14 Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign stealing scandal Cora was the bench coach for the Houston Astros when they illicitly stole signs and won the 2017 World Series.