09 Jan, 2025

Mookie Betts’s return is still just part of the Red Sox story, mercifully

Red Sox As Mookie Betts returns to Fenway Park, the Red Sox are unquestionably not the Red Sox of five years ago. Even going on four years removed from Mookie Betts’ trade to the Dodgers, he remains a heavy memory for the Red Sox faithful. Jim Davis/Globe Staff Have the Red Sox found a potential […]

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‘We will never stop telling your story’: Kevin Hayes wrote an emotional tribute to his late brother Jimmy

Bruins Hayes died in 2021 after accidentally overdosing on cocaine and fentanyl. Jimmy Hayes playing for the Bruins in 2016. Tom Mihalek/AP Photo It’s been exactly two years since Jimmy Hayes died after an accidental drug overdose. His brother, Kevin, recently wrote about his legacy in a moving piece for The Players’ Tribune. Formatted as […]

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Story Land is adding a multi-level sprayground with water slides next year

New England Travel The park’s new water area promises fun for kids of all ages. Story Land, the New Hampshire children’s amusement park, is opening a Moo Lagoon “sprayground” in 2024. Courtesy Story Land Families heading to New Hampshire’s White Mountains will have a new reason to stop at Story Land amusement park next summer.  […]

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Real-life horror story: Doctors find spider in woman’s ear

Health According to a New England Journal of Medicine case study, the woman could feel and hear the spider crawling in her ear. Just in time for Halloween, the New England Journal of Medicine recently published a case study that is sure to keep all arachnophobes up at night. The study tells the frightening tale […]

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Watch: Bill Belichick hilariously imitates Dante Scarnecchia while telling story during Patriots Hall of Fame ceremony

Patriots Belichick had the audience laughing after giving his best Scarnecchia impression. Bill Belichick was one of many Patriots legends to share memories of Dante Scarnecchia and Mike Vrabel during the pair’s induction into the team’s Hall of Fame Saturday afternoon. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ‘I’ve been blessed more than anybody should’: Dante Scarnecchia reflects on […]

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Watch: Children of Alzheimer’s: Felice Freyer’s story

Boston Globe health reporter Felice Freyer is a regular guest on Boston Globe Today and helps us understand complex medical issues, and their impact on our daily lives. This time, she’s talking about her own life, specifically how Alzheimer’s has impacted her family, in a special issue of Boston Globe Magazine. The post Watch: Children […]

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Patriots center David Andrews on loss to Saints: ‘Kind of the same old story’

Patriots David Andrews, pictured here during a Week 4 loss to the Cowboys, was left frustrated by another embarrassing loss. Michael Ainsworth/AP Photo By Amin Touri, The Boston Globe October 8, 2023 | 6:32 PM After a second embarrassing home loss in as many weeks, center David Andrews was the first Patriot to speak as […]

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Watch: Trevor Story snaps the Red Sox’ 23-inning scoreless streak with two-run home run

Red Sox Story’s home run would have also been gone in MLB’s 29 other ballparks. Story’s scoreless-streak-ending home run was hit 413 feet. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Watch: One-on-one with Red Sox Hall-of-Famer Pedro Martinez Alex Cora says he expects Chris Sale to start Opening Day 2024 Until Trevor Story’s home run in the fifth inning […]

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What’s the story behind the abandoned bear cages in Franklin Park?

Wickedpedia The cages have sat empty and neglected for decades, a reminder of what the Franklin Park Zoo might have been. Now, they’re finally getting a facelift. Franklin Park’s bear cages opened to the public more than a century ago, in 1912. Today, they’re rusted and overgrown — but still there. Chloe Courtney Bohl/Boston.com Deep […]

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