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Bruins eliminate Rangers with 3-1 win in Game 5
Claude Julien decided not to give his goalie a pep talk after a pratfall in the crease handed the Rangers a goal that had the potential to turn the ...
Red Sox rally for 4 in 8th to beat Indians 7-4
The Red Sox and Indians exchanged nearly as many mistakes as runs for seven innings before a string of clutch hits and a friendly gust of wind helped ...
Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon
Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the ...
Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011
Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout. Back at Fenway Park as a manager for the first time since being let go by the Boston Red Sox ...
Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings
A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men ...
Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may ...
Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets
The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect ...
Paille's goal puts Bruins on verge of East finals
It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. Beantown's Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the ...
Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role
Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs ...
Correction: Boston Marathon-Injured Officer story
In a story May 19 about a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer shot in a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, The ...
Bruins top Rangers 5-2 with all-out effort
The Bruins know a huge deficit can disappear quickly. They overcame one to reach the second round of the playoffs. So they weren't about to ease up ...
Boychuk breaks Game 2 tie, Bruins top Rangers 5-2
Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by ...
Feds: More time needed to indict Tsarnaev
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be indicted within the 30-day period prescribed under the Federal Speedy Trial Act but ...
8-year term for Bulger girlfriend upheld in Mass.
The longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger lost her bid to reduce the eight-year prison sentence she received for helping ...
Marchand delivers to lift Bruins over Rangers 3-2
Brad Marchand left the morning skate early. The Bruins were thrilled he was on the ice at the end of the game Thursday night. More precisely, just a ...
Marchand lifts Bruins, 3-2 in OT over Rangers
Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston's leading goal-scorer during the regular season scored his first of the ...
Boston Symphony Orchestra names new music director
Andris (AHN'-driss) Nelsons has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra's trustees made ...
Boston Marathon invites stopped runners back
Boston Marathon runners who were stopped on the course when bombs went off at the finish line will have a chance to come back and run again next year, ...
Chefs cook, raise money for Boston bombing victims
Boston Marathon bombing victims joined hundreds of first responders and well-wishers at Fenway Park as dozens of top chefs served fine food and drinks ...
Bruins, Rangers to carry on Boston-New York lore
After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country.
APNewsBreak: Lawyer: Tsarnaev's widow to cooperate
A new criminal defense lawyer for the widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev says his client will continue to cooperate with ...
Defamation suit reinstated for founder of Boston
A defamation lawsuit filed by the founder of the rock group Boston against the ex-wife of the band's late lead singer was reinstated Tuesday by the ...
British PM Cameron visits Boston Marathon memorial
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited an impromptu memorial that sprang up near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings, striking a combative ...
Bergeron, Bruins rally to stun Leafs in Game 7
Patrice Bergeron put the winning touch on an extraordinary comeback, then raced into the arms of smiling teammate Zdeno Chara. "It's about finding a ...