Ex-‘Bachelor’ contestant’s $1M fantasy sports win probed
BOSTON — Sports gambling giant DraftKings is reviewing a former "Bachelor” contestant's $1 million win in an online fantasy football contest after she...
Lawsuit seeks to ease adoption of Equal Rights Amendment
BOSTON — Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment have filed a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts aimed at clearing a legal path for adoption of the lon...
Unknown players step up for Eagles in clutch moments
PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz began the season playing with DeSean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor, Zach Ertz and Darren Sproles and finished it...
Naked fireman, binky-binging bulldog: New England’s odd 2019
BOSTON — New Englanders fired up the weirdness machine again in 2019, and it cranked out oddities pretty much nonstop.
JFK letter promising Santa safe during Cold War on display
BOSTON — In the throes of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was planning to test a massive nuclear bomb in the Arctic Circle.
Sports betting giant DraftKings plans merger, to go public
BOSTON — Sports betting giant DraftKings plans to merge with two other firms and go public, the Boston-based company announced Monday.
Warren’s souvenir wine bottle pops up in big-donor debate
WASHINGTON — On a Saturday evening in June 2018, with temperatures in the 70s and the Red Sox playing at Fenway Park, supporters of Massachusetts Sen....
Loughlin’s lawyers say prosecutors are hiding key evidence
BOSTON — Lawyers for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband say federal prosecutors are holding back crucial evidence that could prove...
Boston College hires Ohio St assistant Jeff Hafley as coach
Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley is the new Boston College football coach.
Peter Frates, known for ice bucket challenge, laid to rest
BOSTON — To honor Peter Frates — the former Boston College baseball player whose public battle with ALS helped make the ice bucket challenge a phenome...
Man who offered $500 for killing an ICE agent is acquitted
BOSTON — A man who tweeted that he would give $500 to anyone who would kill a federal immigration officer was acquitted Friday in a case that centered...
Analysis: The Lakers are rolling, but don’t forget the Bucks
No team in the NBA has a better record than the Los Angeles Lakers, who are off to a 19-3 start. LeBron James looks very much like an MVP candidate. T...
Brown scores 31 points in Celtics’ 112-93 victory over Heat
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown banked in a 3-pointer and blew a kiss to a former teammate.
‘Green Book’ director Farrelly, brother get disability award
BOSTON — In Peter Farrelly's 2018 Oscar-winning film, “Green Book,” chauffeur Tony Lip quips: “The world's full of lonely people afraid to make the fi...
The Latest: One-two wintry punch hits eastern US
NEW YORK — The Latest on a wintry storm in the U.S. East (all times local):
Boston College fires coach Steve Addazio
BOSTON — Boston College fired coach Steve Addazio on Sunday after seven seasons in which the Eagles never surpassed seven wins.
Walker scores 39, Celtics beat Nets 121-110
BOSTON — Kemba Walker scored 39 points in his first game back after leaving the court on a stretcher, with his neck in a brace.
New film explores legacy of Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire
BOSTON — Even though Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire happened long before she was born, Michele Shapiro learned all about the disaster when she was a gir...
Celtics hold off Kings 103-102 despite Hield’s 41 points
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Jayson Tatum had 20 and the Boston Celtics held off the Sacramento Kings 103-102 despite a career-high 41 poin...
Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?
BOSTON — The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their se...
D-II lifer Magee joins Coach K as members of 1,100-win club
NEW YORK — Herb Magee is the "Shot Doctor," who has worked with kids to the pros on the art of the jumper, while quietly crafting a Hall of Fame coach...
Nuggets win 96-92 after Celtics’ Walker has head injury
DENVER — Jamal Murray scored 22 points, including two free throws with 1.5 seconds remaining, and the Denver Nuggets hung on to beat the Celtics 96-92...
USA Hockey snub leads Alex Carpenter on Chinese adventure
Once Bobby Carpenter's flight from Beijing touched down in Boston, he raced to the Lawrence Larsen Rink in nearby Winthrop, Massachusetts, to catch hi...
Clippers edge Celtics 107-104 in OT with Leonard and George
LOS ANGELES — Lou Williams scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George combined for 42 points in their first game together for the Clippers, and L...
NBA-best Celtics hold off Warriors late to win 10th straight
SAN FRANCISCO — Yet another Golden State starter went down with an injury when D’Angelo Russell sprained his right thumb, but the Warriors still made ...
Celtics F Hayward has surgery on broken left hand
BOSTON — Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward was having surgery on his broken left hand, a move that is expected to keep him out for about six weeks...
Celtics beat Hornets 108-87 in Walker’s return to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jayson Tatum scored 23 points, and Kemba Walker got a win in an emotional return to Charlotte as the Boston Celtics defeated the Hor...
A Duck x 1000: Ryan Getzlaf reaches career games milestone
ANAHEIM, Calif. — If Ryan Getzlaf had spent his career in a cold-weather hockey hotbed instead of sunny Southern California, the profile of the Anahei...
Lori Loughlin, other parents charged again in college scheme
BOSTON — "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and nine other parents faced new federal charges Tuesday in a scandal involv...