Former Patriots coach Bill Parcells has reportedly given $4 million to former players
Sports News Parcells won two Super Bowls with the Giants before taking over the reins in New England. Bill Parcells has reportedly been very generous to his former players. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) Patriots add former Jets receiver T.J. Luther to practice squad NFL scout on Jack Jones: He plays with swag, but ‘we’d attack’ him […]
David Ortiz says only one current Red Sox player consistently reaches out to him this season
Red Sox “Not from [the Red Sox] very much.” Bobby Dalbec hasn’t played in Boston since June 25 of this season. Jim Davis/Globe Staff Jordan Lyles dominant as Royals crush Red Sox 13-2 ‘It feels like the last few, I just haven’t quite had it’: James Paxton takes ownership of rough start against the Royals […]
Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
Politics “The world has lost a champion for those held unjustly abroad.” Former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Seth Wenig / AP, File By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press updated on September 2, 2023 | 5:07 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a […]
A second Tommy John rehab could be tougher for Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, but it’s not a given
Sports News Ohtani is still weighing his options medically and consulting experts. Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani is still weighing medical options following his right elbow injury in August. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) AP By RONALD BLUM and MADDIE BURAKOFF, Associated Press September 2, 2023 | 4:30 PM NEW YORK (AP) — If […]
Billionaires’ secretive plan to build a new city is backfiring
Technology The project is backed by Mike Moritz and other tech billionaires, but a local mayor has been lining up opposition among locals. Fairfield Mayor Catherine Moy is lining up support against an attempt to build a utopian city on local farmland. Bloomberg photo by Loren Elliott By Nadia Lopez, Lizette Chapman and Karen Breslau, […]
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
Celebs A statement on Buffett’s official website and social media pages says the singer died Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 “surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs.” Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76. AP By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press September 2, 2023 | 10:44 AM NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized […]
How the NFL’s most recent controversy is alienating some of its broadcast partners
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL desperately want the league’s partnership with Amazon — which began before last season — to be a rousing success. Dave Richard/AP Photo By Chad Finn, The Boston Globe September 2, 2023 | 9:38 AM In the years since Roger Goodell became NFL commissioner in August 2006, the following […]
Jordan Lyles dominant as Royals crush Red Sox 13-2
Red Sox The Royals’ starting pitcher didn’t allow a run from the Red Sox until the eighth inning Friday night. Kansas City Royals’ Nick Loftin smiles after an RBI double, his first hit in the majors against the Red Sox. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) AP By DAVID SMALE, Associated Press September 2, 2023 | 12:45 […]
‘It feels like the last few, I just haven’t quite had it’: James Paxton takes ownership of rough start against the Royals
Red Sox Paxton surrendered six runs in 1 1/3 innings of work. James Paxton allowed six runs in less than two innings of work on Friday night. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) Red Sox pitcher Zack Kelly makes rehab start in Greenville, first mound appearance since April Red Sox call up left-handed pitcher Brandon Walter, infielder […]
Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help.
COVID Stuck with distance learning as they began grade school, the kids who are now finishing elementary school were the ones most disrupted by COVID, with alarming delays in their reading ability. Books are displayed on a free library shelf inside the classroom of Richard Evans, a teacher at Hyde Park Elementary School, on Thursday, […]