NBA Some say the 7-foot-4 Frenchman is a taller version of Kevin Durant. Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant fouls San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Nov 2, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Rick Scuteri/AP Photo By DAVID BRANDT, Associated Press November 3, 2023 … [Read more…]
Local News The worldwide sperm whale population is still recovering from more than 100 years of commercial whaling. A sperm whale and calf spotted by researchers in October 2023 in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the coast of Cape Cod. New England Aquarium While surveying an area southeast of Cape Cod recently, … [Read more…]
Patriots The Patriots are good at putting up a fight. That’s admirable. But they don’t have anyone on offense to make a big play when the moment demands one. The Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill, who beat J.C. Jackson for a 42-yard touchdown, is a true difference-maker. Barry Chin/Globe Staff By Chad Finn, The Boston Globe October … [Read more…]
MLB Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen talks with reporters before Game 2 of the World Series. Julio Cortez/AP Photo By RONALD BLUM, Associated Press October 29, 2023 | 11:40 AM ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Twenty-five years after they first met at Princeton, Chris Young and Mike Hazen are facing off in the World Series … [Read more…]
MLB Arizona will play the Texas Rangers in an all-wild card World Series no one saw coming, with Game 1 set for Friday night at Globe Life Field. Arizona Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll hits an RBI single against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fifth inning in Game 7 of the baseball NLCS. Matt Rourke/AP Photo By … [Read more…]
World News Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who died in 1939 aged 29 and had held the record for almost a century. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog, poses for a photo with his Guinness World Record certificates for the oldest dog, at his home in … [Read more…]
Patriots With 20 players on the injury report as of Thursday, the Patriots are neither healthy nor good as they try to end a three-game losing streak in which they’ve been outscored, 93-20. Stefon Diggs is one of the many reasons why the Bills have dominated the Patriots over the last few seasons. Barry Chin/Globe … [Read more…]
Local News Half of the Union Square GLX branch and 80% of the Medford branch needs to be fixed, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said Thursday. MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng spoke to reporters during a press conference where he offered an explanation of what went wrong with the Green Line Extension. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe … [Read more…]
Beer The recipe hasn’t changed in 30 years. Harpoon IPA Courtesy By Gary Dzen, The Boston Globe October 12, 2023 For as long as a lot of us can remember, ordering an IPA at a Boston-area bar usually meant you wanted and/or were getting a Harpoon. This summer marked 30 years since Harpoon became the … [Read more…]
History People still flock to Dealey Plaza, which the presidential motorcade was passing through when Kennedy was killed. Peggy Simpson holds a photograph of law enforcement carrying Lee Harvey Oswald’s gun through a hallway packed with reporters, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at her home in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin By JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press November … [Read more…]