The Orlando Magic landing the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft not only has the potential to significantly alter their long-term outlook but will change their short-term future too. Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner, the Nos. 5 and 8 picks in last year’ s draft, opened the season as starters. Duke’ s Paolo Banchero, Gonzaga’ s Chet Holmgren and Auburn’ s Jabari Smith are among the top...

Alonzo Highsmith, 57, who has been an NFL personnel executive for the last decade, will return to Coral Gables as an assistant to Radekovich in the athletic department, the Sun-Sentinel has learned. Highsmith was a personnel executive with the Seattle Seahawks the past two seasons. He previously was the vice president of personnel with the Cleveland Browns and...

Lance Lynn pitched to several Chicago White Sox teammates before Tuesday’ s game against the Boston Red Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. In one instance, he shattered Eloy Jiménez’ s bat. Manager Tony La Russa liked what he saw from the right-hander, who is recovering from right knee surgery to repair a torn tendon.

UVALDE, Texas — The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school posted his intentions online before the massacre inside a fourth-grade classroom. “We’re still trying to confirm motive, what triggered him,” Lt. Christopher Olivarez, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman, told the Los Angeles Times. Officials say the […]

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius sent a letter around to school building heads last week, reminding them when they have to call 911 after the district took flak over some of its responses to school safety — an issue that's now top of mind nationally after the horrific massacre at a Texas school this week.

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro was ruled out for a second consecutive game of the Eastern Conference finals two hours before the start of Wednesday night’ s Game 5 of the best-of-seven series against the Boston Celtics at FTX Arena. The other four players who had been listed as questionable on the Heat’ s injury report all were cleared to play: P.J. Tucker, Kyle Lowry,...

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra preempted his initial pregame comments ahead of Wednesday night’ s NBA playoff game against the Boston Celtics to reflect on Tuesday’ s school shootings in Uvalde, Texas. “Before I start,” Spoelstra said from the interview podium,“ I would like to just say something. Obviously, it was just tragic news yesterday.

In a rematch of last year’s City Championships, O’Bryant used a charged effort from Son Nguyen (32 assists) to get all hitters involved and beat five-time reigning champion Latin Academy, 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-21), for the program’s first city title. It took all of Narsjo (12 kills, one block), Elijah Baptiste (seven kills, three blocks), Ziyou Zhang (eight kills), Declan Kelly (five kills, four blocks), Charlie Nguyen (four kills), Nathan Tran and Ayman Blanco to get the job done for the breakout Tigers (17-4), fighting off a pesky Dragons (5-16) group that clawed back at every turn.

And on Wednesday, a day after 19 students and two teachers were killed by a shooter at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tatum felt for every parent who lost a child in the attack. 

When Aaron Boone sat down for his pregame press conference on Wednesday, the Yankees still had not released their starting lineup for the day. This came on the heels of DJ LeMahieu abruptly getting scratched from the lineup on Tuesday and Giancarlo Stanton leaving mid-game with a lower leg malady. Joey Gallo was also reinstated from the COVID IL.

Chelsea police officers who shot a man in a 2017 standoff following a violent domestic confrontation were justified in their actions, Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden has found.

WELLESLEY — For maybe a little part of halftime on Wednesday, the Wellesley girls lacrosse team had to feel a little discouraged in its game with Walpole. The Raiders had coughed up an early lead, as Walpole began to get the better of the draws, and the visiting Timberwolves appeared to have some real momentum. […]

On Wednesday, Cian Nicholas and his fellow teammates took the field in search of revenge against the Warriors, and they exacted just that. The Denison University commit tallied a hat trick, while Joe Hennessey and Michael Garrity netted two goals apiece as Hingham earned an impressive 10-5 victory in its rematch with Lincoln-Sudbury.

“I will be submitting a resolution, that was co-sponsored by Councilor (Charlotte) Kelly, and an ordinance to the Somerville City Council that requires our city's police to not comply with any out-of-state requests for investigations, arrests, detaining, or information sharing on the basis of having received or facilitated gender-affirming healthcare,” Councilor-at-Large Willie Burnley Jr. told the Herald.

Biden nominates Chelsea police chief for U.S. Marshal

There isn’ t much stock to be put into Day 2, but there was a silent alarm of caution that went off because of several drops by the receivers, including two by Rashod Bateman, the team’ s 2021 first-round pick from Minnesota. After trading Marquise Brown to the Arizona Cardinals, the Ravens are counting on young players like Bateman, James Proche II, Devin Duvernay and...

A happy day out to Yankee Stadium ended in terror for a 4- year-old boy and his dad— when a mugger followed them home and pointed a pistol in their faces in a caught-on-video holdup, police said Wednesday. The 40- year-old victim and his young son were heading back from the ballgame at about 9 p.m. Monday when the crook tracked them to their apartment building near...

An FBI forensic specialist testified that traces of Louis D. Coleman III’s semen was present in the body of Jassy Correia, the woman he is accused of kidnapping leading to her death.

SAN FRANCISCO— Thomas Szapucki will not be invited back to pitch for the Mets anytime soon. Szapucki gave up five earned runs in the first inning and four more in the second to plunge the Mets in their 9-3 loss to the Giants on Wednesday at Oracle Park. Szapucki surrendered four home runs in just 1.1 innings, and of course Met-killer Joc Pederson was a part of that mix.

“I’m not convinced anything will change. Every time a shooting like this happens the president will get up on the stage and say what a tragedy this is and the legislature will send thoughts and prayers and then do nothing,” Mark Leahy, head of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association told the Herald.

Battenfeld: The horrific Texas school massacre could renew a push for putting police in schools in Boston and other communities in Massachusetts.

The "AR" stands for Armalite, the name of the company which manufactured the original AR-15. That manufacturing rights for AR-15s were eventually sold to Colt, who manufactured a version for the U.S. military as the M-16.

When Thomas Morstead punts for the first time in a home game as a Miami Dolphin, it will be the first time he plays in Hard Rock Stadium since he made a career memory winning the Super Bowl 13 years ago. Morstead was a rookie on the 2009 New Orleans Saints that won the Super Bowl over the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17. On top of punting, he also handled kickoffs.

Starting on June 10, the Sumner Tunnel will shut down every weekend from 11 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for 36 weeks, excluding holidays, to allow for the construction, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

TSA officers have been finding more guns with passengers at Boston Logan International Airport so far this year, including five firearms in just the last week.

With cornerback Kyle Fuller agreeing to a one-year deal, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that he feels“ really good about that group back there— I mean, really good about the secondary, personnel-wise.”. Safety Kyle Hamilton, the team’ s top draft pick, easily won his two repetitions in one-on-ones against rookie tight ends Charlie Kolar and Isaiah Likely.

Boston health officials are urging people to take COVID precautions during Memorial Day weekend. "Take all the necessary precautions, because you can't go to Red Sox games, or go to the beach, or host cookouts if you're sick with COVID-19."

President Biden said Wednesday that “the Second Amendment is not absolute” as he called for new limitations on guns in the wake of this week’s massacre at a Texas elementary school.

Kaepernick, 34, a Black quarterback exiled from the NFL for his stance against police brutality and racial injustice, is scheduled to work out for the Las Vegas Raiders this week, according to ESPN. The Seattle Seahawks hosted Kaepernick on a visit in 2017 but didn’ t sign him. Kaepernick led the San Francisco 49 ers to a Super Bowl XLVII berth in February 2013.

Lucas: Geoff Diehl is a longshot, for sure, even if he wins the primary. But we live in strange, angry and anything-can-happen times.

“What I'd like to do more is just have impactful games,” said Frederic. “There were a lot of games, even in this playoffs, where I felt like I didn't have an impact on the game. It's not all about scoring. Some of my best games I didn't have a goal or an assist, but that's what I want to do more.”

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract, was absent for the second straight day of voluntary organized team activities on Wednesday. When coach John Harbaugh was asked on Wednesday whether Jackson would attend OTAs, he said,“ I’ ll let Lamar speak for himself on this topic.”. General manager Eric DeCosta said after the...

If Gleyber Torres played every game against the Baltimore Orioles, he’ d be destined for a plaque in Cooperstown. Unfortunately, for Torres, the Orioles only appear on the schedule 19 times a year. Heading into Wednesday’ s rubber match, the Yankees have a 46-17 record against Baltimore since Torres’ debut on April 22, 2018.

It has become the ultimate Eastern Conference finals waiting game, one coach sitting down 105 minutes before tipoff, the other 90 minutes before, offering what often is the first game-day update of their injury reports. Such stands as the anticipation again, with Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus and P.J. Tucker listed as questionable for the Miami...

We get the same shot of Cruise racing his motorcycle, helmet-free, down a runway as a jet takes off in the background.

The Dolphins, who have not yet officially announced the Tindall signing, have previously announced deals reached with seventh-round picks in outside linebacker Cameron Goode and quarterback Skylar Thompson. The Dolphins also have a series of undrafted free agents that have signed with the franchise and are working out with the team in the offseason.

A back and forth, marathon contest at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night ended with the catcher smacking a ball down the left field line for a walk-off single in the 11th inning. After the game, Trevino, a native of Corpus Christi, Tex., revealed the game had extra significance for him. He would always put me in these scenarios.‘ Ninth inning, down one, we need a base hit here to...

"These are events that cry out to be studied. They are also events that raise important questions about commemoration, about public remembering and forgetting, and about the uses of public history."

The 40- year-old victim and 6- year-old son were returning to their home near Sheridan Ave. and 161st St. about 9 p.m. Monday when the crook followed them into their apartment building, cops said. The little child was playing with a souvenir Yankees baseball bat he got at the Bronx Bombers’ 6-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Anyone with information regarding his...

Duncan Robinson arrived prepared for this moment, including significant incentive in last summer’ s five-year free-agent agreement in case he was part of a championship team during the term of the deal. The Miami Heat also arrived prepared for this moment, the added payout to be guaranteed only if Robinson was a significant part of such a title run.

Patrick Wisdom quickly rattled off a few words that summarized his last 12 months. One year ago today, the Chicago Cubs called up Wisdom, unknowingly giving him the extended big-league opportunity he had been waiting for. “If they keep running me out there, that’ s great,” Wisdom told the Tribune before Tuesday’ s 11-4 win against the Cincinnati Reds.“ If that time comes...

Last summer I got a tip I didn’ t want to believe: A source familiar with the inner workings of the Nets roster told me James Harden would leave Brooklyn. Followed by Kyrie Irving, then ultimately Kevin Durant, a purported course of events that would undoubtedly send the Nets back to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings after just three seasons in the...

When Maryland men’ s lacrosse signed Bernhardt out of Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida, in 2017, he developed into one of the top players in program history, setting school records while being a soft-spoken yet galvanizing leader for one of the nation’ s top teams. When Ferris State coach Tony Annese gave Bernhardt the chance to play for the...

Though Robert Quinn hasn’ t been present for the voluntary portion of the Chicago Bears offseason program to this point, he’ s still making an impact in the defensive line meeting room. New line coach Travis Smith spent the last two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders working alongside Rod Marinelli, who coached Quinn with the Dallas Cowboys in 2019..

The public hallmark of Andrew Brunette’ s coaching style with the Florida Panthers is compass-point directness. If you, like me, have become a fan of Brunette’ s brand of honesty, as well as the pinball Panthers offense in the regular season, it’ s time to be just as direct about the possible stakes as they try to climb back into the series Sunday in Tampa.

Plus, the integrity of the game is in question when Stephen A. Smith says,“ The Celtics will be getting all the calls tonight,” during the pre-game show. Jimmy Butler was correct on that aspect. Second, Stephen A. Smith is a wonderful entertainer, but he is not an analyst, or a journalist.

Brittany Engle has been named the new girls basketball head coach at Oliver Ames, replacing legendary Laney Clement-Holbrook. The state’s all-time winningest girls basketball coach, Clement-Holbrook retired after leading the Tigers to the Division 2 state title.

Forget Joe Judge and Mat Patricia. The Patriots offensive assistant who deserves your attention is Ross Douglas, the youngest position coach in the NFL.

Manny Ramirez went to church in Riga, Latvia on Sunday. You can erase that from the “Things You Thought You Would Never Read” list. As recently as Monday, Ramirez was posting photos and videos from the Baltic nation. As of this writing, his whereabouts were unknown, much like those of Daniel Simpson Day. Ramirez is […]

Before Sunday, Adley Rutschman had never caught Cionel Pérez. Pérez said the game, an eventual victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in which Rutschman again celebrated with him after a scoreless top of the 11th then scored the winning run in the bottom half, was“ one of the most emotional, exciting games of my entire career,” dating to his time as a teenager pitching in...