WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Andover 19, Central Catholic 38 Andover 19, Methuen 40 Andover 15, Tewksbury 46 Billerica 17, Dracut 44 Central Catholic 28, Methuen 29 Central Catholic 21, Tewksbury 40 Groton-Dunstable 17, Oakmont 43 Lowell 25, North Andover 30 Lowell 15, Dracut 50 Lowell 20, Billerica 37 Methuen 21, Tewksbury 40 North Andover […]

An occasionally funny, handsomely mounted, ensemble period mystery and relevant social satire from one of the country's finest filmmakers, “Amsterdam” is dead on arrival for several reasons

Judging by its words and deeds, the Federal Reserve wants to see a weaker stock market as part of its effort to regain control over inflation.

In “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” a mix of live-action, song-and-dance and CGI, a boy named Josh Primm (Winslow Fegley), who doesn't fit in his new New York City school, finds friendship and a shared love of music with a singing crocodile named Lyle (Shawn Mendes).

The attitude of Boston lawmakers, who continue to oppose logical solutions to the safety challenges confronting BPS children, parents, staff, and faculty is abhorrent.

The narrator explores London and remembers her remarkable mother in this witty and wise mashup of fiction and memoir.

"Self-raising" refers to a type of flour - except in Boston. Here it describes our City Council.

The Lawn on D fun continues with fall-centric fun

DOWN TO THE SEA: The U.S.S. Massachusetts was built in her namesake state, at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy. When this Oct. 6, 1941, photo was taken, she was being maneuvered to her berth there. “Big Mamie” sailed into action in November 1942 as part of Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, then […]

He once commented to me that he would be excited to see his daughter, my wife, in bed with a woman.

Boston Celtics lose to the Toronto Raptors 125-119 in overtime at the TD Garden

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after strong U.S. hiring dampened hopes the Federal Reserve might ease off plans for interest rate hikes and the OPEC group of oil exporters agreed to output cuts to shore up prices.

ARLINGTON— DJ LeMahieu is ready to let it rip in the playoffs. After missing 21 games with painful inflammation in his right big/second toe area, LeMahieu went 4- for-16 with two walks in the last five games. Aaron Boone isn’ t sure yet.

The Celtics built a 19-point fourth-quarter lead that they blew after all their starters and regulars were pulled but there was plenty more to like about Mazzulla’s group that will take the court for real games in less than two weeks.

Whenever the Chicago White Sox players left their clubhouse this season to enter the dugout at Guaranteed Rate Field, they were greeted by a sign on the door. We spent most of the last six months wondering when the Sox would come out of hibernation, listening to players and manager Tony La Russa insist they still had a shot at making the postseason in spite of the...

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley greets workers at the Dimock Center in Roxbury on Wednesday for the announcement of $1 million in federal money to support substance use treatment and programming at the health center. The money will help the Dimock Center launch Boston’s first men’s clinical stabilization program. ‘For too long, our nation has treated the […]

But the most important player of the day didn’ t even get an at-bat. Jeff McNeil won the National League batting title with a league-leading average of. 326. While the Mets and Nats were delayed for rain, Freddie Freeman attempted to surpass McNeil in the Los Angeles Dodgers finale against the Colorado Rockies. McNeil hit. 378 from July 30 on to surpass Freeman and...

The Bruins have a week to figure out what three of their four forward lines will look like. But on Wednesday in Manhattan, coach Jim Montgomery learned he's got at least group that has the ability to explode.

ARLINGTON— DJ LeMahieu is ready to let it rip in the playoffs. After missing 21 games with painful inflammation in his right big/second toe area, LeMahieu went 4- for-16 with two walks in the last five games. Aaron Boone isn’ t sure yet.

As soon as Game No. 162 was over, the question had to be asked: will Xander Bogaerts return to the Red Sox next year? 

José Abreu perfectly summed up 2022 for the Chicago White Sox. The Sox wrapped up the season Wednesday with a 10-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Sox were the popular preseason pick to win the American League Central.

The Yankees got a home run from Jose Trevino, his first since Aug. 2 and just his fourth since the All-Star break. They won the American League East and clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs, but finished one game shy of their third 100- win season in the last five years at 99-63.. For the ALDS, they will matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays or Cleveland Guardians.

With Jeff McNeil leading the National League and the entire league with a. 326 average, the Mets opted not to play their infielder/outfielder, instead letting him rest ahead of the postseason matchup against the San Diego Padres. Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers went 3- for-4 on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies to finish just one point behind...

"There's a lot of work that will need to be done," Gaming Commission Chair Cathy Judd-Stein said. 

Former Chicago Bears executive Jerry Vainisi, the general manager when the team won Super Bowl XX in January 1986, died Tuesday at age 80.. They went 15-1 during the regular season, then steamrolled three opponents in the postseason by a combined score of 91-10 en route to their only Super Bowl title and first NFL championship since 1963.. Vainisi’ s exit from Halas...

The theme of the day was goodbye, and the Sox may have said a few of them for the last time.

Next season, Elias aspires Baltimore to be a playoff-bound team, competing in the difficult American League East for free agent signings as well as wins. This was all a bonus, and it continued with a 5-4 win against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of Wednesday’ s doubleheader before dropping the season finale, 5-1.. Even without that win, the Orioles had...

President Biden surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday alongside Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 foe.

"We're here because Charlene Casey's negligence led to Colin McGrath's death," said Assistant District Attorney David McGowan in an opening statement Wednesday.

“Today we have one job and only one job, and that’s to make sure the people in Florida get everything they need to fully, thoroughly recover,” Biden said in this southwestern Florida community that bore the brunt of Ian’s assault.

It says something about the dismal state of the Chicago Bears offense that one of the few positive focal points of Wednesday’ s media availability at Halas Hall was wide receiver N’ Keal Harry’ s return to practice after nearly two months away because of an ankle injury. Harry, whom the Bears acquired in July from the New England Patriots for a 2024 seventh-round...

A failure to mention the T in its online job description is more glaring after a federal report found the DPU has been ineffective in its state safety oversight function, and as it faces further scrutiny during a legislative hearing on Thursday. 

“They need to do more,” a woman who described herself as the aunt of the shooting victim said of city and school leadership and law enforcement authorities. “Nobody should need to go to school and be shot in a school, stabbed in a school or harmed in a school.”

Three days after he had to be held back during a late-game argument with Ravens coach John Harbaugh, Marcus Peters declined to comment on the incident Wednesday. Cornerback Marlon Humphrey said Wednesday that the Ravens discussed the confrontation, which culminated with Peters tossing his helmet as Ravens pass game coordinator and secondary coach Chris...

Eckersley was emotional for much of the broadcast, particularly before the fifth inning, when the Red Sox played a video tribute to his 50 years in professional baseball, both as a player and a broadcaster.

So far this year the state has taken $9.2 billion in taxes, about $450 million more than at this point last year and $224 million more than originally forecast.

The Chicago Bears returned to practice Wednesday in Lake Forest, pushing to bounce back from Sunday’ s 20-12 loss to the New York Giants. He remained out Wednesday as the Bears monitor his recovery while keeping their fingers crossed that he might be able to give them something against Vikings star Justin Jefferson. In Johnson’ s absence, the starting cornerback...

ARLINGTON, Texas— As Aaron Judge closed in on baseball history, Yankees announcer Michael Kay knew only one part of his home run call would be an open-and-shut case. Kay says he wanted to capture“ the enormity of the moment” Tuesday in Arlington, Texas, as Judge slugged his 62nd home run of the year, setting a new American League single-season record.

Veteran wide receiver Cole Beasley announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, two weeks after signing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ practice squad. “I hope,” Giants center Jon Feliciano, a great friend of Beasley’ s, said with a smile Wednesday.” I’ ve talked to him since he retired. The Giants’ desire to turn over and upgrade their receiver room is no secret, from GM...

The Northeastern University School of Law in a statement Wednesday blamed a "technical error" for the glitch

More disruptions are on tap for riders this weekend when the MBTA closes down parts of the Red and Green lines for track construction.  And speed restrictions still remain in place on sections of the Orange Line weeks after it reopened.

In the two-page letter, dated Nov. 10, 1958, the Nobel Literature Prize laureate told his son: "If you are in love — that's a good thing — that's about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don't let anyone make it small or light to you."

Both of the Jets’ two victories this season have come away from MetLife Stadium. Gang Green is looking to change that Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. “You want to win your home games,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said.“ You’ re supposed to win your home games.

Joe Biden’s latest brain fumble came last week when at a White House conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, he sought to single out U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana.

ARLINGTON— Aaron Judge could finally rest Wednesday. For the ALDS, they will matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays or Cleveland Guardians. While Nestor Cortes and Luis Severino finished strong, Cole struggled with the home run down the stretch.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the final papers Wednesday to annex four regions of Ukraine while his military struggled to control the new territory that was added in violation of international laws.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is embarking on a four-city tour of Japan next month, its first overseas engagements since before the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of cultural events around the world.

Aaron Judge blasted his historic home run in Arlington on Tuesday night in the first at-bat of the second to last game of the season against the Rangers. Cory Youmans is the fan who caught the lottery ticket ball off the bat of Judge on Tuesday and when he gets around to checking his texts and emails after his big night he will see a $2 million offer from the owner of a...

Ravens running back Gus Edwards practiced Wednesday for the first time in over a year, taking another step forward in his recovery from a season-ending knee injury. Edwards, who started the season on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list, was eligible to practice this week after missing the season’ s first four weeks. Coach John Harbaugh said in...

Starling Marte took ground balls and played catch Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field. Marte suffered a partial non-displaced fracture of his right middle finger on Sept. 6 when he was hit by a pitch in Pittsburgh and has only been participating in light baseball activities since. The former came to fruition when the Atlanta Braves clinched the NL East on Tuesday...