Alex Verdugo day-to-day with hamstring injury, could return this week
Red Sox Red Sox manager Alex Cora gave a positive update on the hamstring injury Verdugo suffered on Sunday. Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo catches a fly ball during the game he was injured in. Reed Hoffmann/AP Photo The Boston Red Sox may have avoided another major injury. Outfielder Alex Verdugo left Sunday’s game against […]
City councilors call for Mass. and Cass emergency declaration; Wu admin. pushes back
Local News Boston City Councilors Erin Murphy, Frank Baker, Ed Flynn, and Michael Flaherty said that officials need to declare a state of emergency to improve the situation at Mass. and Cass. An encampment of tents and shelters lines Atkinson Street in the area know as Mass. and Cass, Aug. 17, 2023. John Tlumacki / […]
Police: Suspect in Caribbean festival shooting faces several new charges
Crime Newly filed charges against Gerald Vick include six counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Gerald Vick (right) was arraigned for the J’ouvert celebration shootings in the Dorchester division of Boston Municipal Court last week. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Staff A Dorchester man arrested in the aftermath of last month’s Caribbean festival […]
Steve Belichick on Bill Belichick: He’s ‘obviously old’, but not stuck in his ways
Patriots “I appreciate that from him especially as a young person. Sometimes you get stuck in your ways more than him being so old.” Bill and Steve Belichick. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Boomer Esiason says wanting the Patriots to fire Bill Belichick is an ‘idiotic’ take Tom Brady says he’s ‘excited to never put on a […]
GoFundMe started for 22-year-old fatally shot in Boston Saturday
Local News “Those who knew him, had no choice but to love him. He was such an important piece of our family.” A GoFundMe has been launched for a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot near the Franklin Park Zoo on Saturday. Xavier Rivas of Boston was shot in the area of Old Road and […]
Man is met with ransom demand for lost phone
Crime A man who lost his phone in Boston was surprised when he called it and someone picked up — and demanded money. A man demanded ransom from a person who lost his phone, asking him to meet at Oak Grove station and pay $50 for the phone’s return. Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe […]
3 things to know about new Red Sox depth arm Logan Gillaspie
Red Sox Gillaspie has spent his entire major league career with the Baltimore Orioles, a division rival of the Red Sox. New Red Sox pitcher Logan Gillaspie will now play in an organization he’s played against multiple times before. Julia Nikhinson/AP Photo With just a few short weeks left in the 2023 MLB season, the […]
2-year-old boy killed at family’s auto shop identified by Cohasset police
Local News The boy died after an incident involving “heavy machinery” at his family’s auto repair shop, police said. A 2-year-old boy who was killed in an incident involving machinery at his family’s car repair shop was identified as Mahmoud Awada, according to a social media post from Cohasset Police Friday. The Cohasset Police Department […]
Why furniture got so bad
Business Furniture used to last generations. Now it barely survives a move. Industry insiders explain. BU student Hillary Hagen and friend Alex Berger carry items from their apartment on Ashford Street, which is lined with furniture and other thrown-out items, Aug. 31, 2023. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe By Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post updated […]
Boomer Esiason says wanting the Patriots to fire Bill Belichick is an ‘idiotic’ take
Patriots “Do you see all the success that the Patriots have had?” Bill Belichick AP Photo/John Amis What Bill Belichick said about Mac Jones winning Patriots starting QB spot, waiving Bailey Zappe, and more Tom Brady reflects on time with Patriots, emotions ahead of anticipated return to Gillette Stadium It’s fairly obvious by now that […]