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The Celtics spent the days leading up to their playoff matchup with Miami talking about wanting to match the physicality of a team that would be looking for an edge with star Jimmy Butler. Boston did that and then some. Jayson Tatum notched his first career playoff triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Boston past…...

According to authorities, officers recovered 459 plastic bags of crack cocaine (253 grams), 412 plastic bags of fentanyl (980 grams), about $7,977 in US currency, multiple plastic bags, gloves, masks, cutting agents, and drug paraphernalia.

Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell addressed the elephant in the room about a potential trade up in the 2024 NFL Draft to land the Patriots’ pick.

Authorities in Maine arrested a man in connection to three armed robberies that happened at church parking lots in the state. Authorities say the robberies happened in Parsonsfield, Cornish, and Baldwin. According to police, the suspect was described as a white male, 20-30 years of age, thin build, 5’8”, black hair wearing a dark blue coat. Police ...

A man was found dead Saturday night behind a Framingham, Massachusetts, business where he worked at a popular shopping plaza, authorities said. Framingham police officers were called to a Shoppers World business on Worcester Road about 10 p.m., where they found a man dead in the trash area behind the building, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Rya...

Celtics forward Oshae Brissett has a message for the Heat fans who chanted “We want Boston” ahead of their first-round matchup.

Overall, the upcoming week will be on the dry side with mild days and chilly nights.

When the Bruins traded for Pat Maroon in March, they probably envisioned him making the kind of playoff impact we saw in Game 1 vs. the Leafs.

A full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates was selected for the New York criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump.

Videos show a woman engaging in animal cruelty by abusing a dog in Billerica, Massachusetts, police said Saturday, announcing her arrest. The woman, Amanda Cianciulli, could be seen using a shock collar to torture a caged dog and hitting it with an object while holding it down, according to Billerica police. Cianciulli, of Centerville, was arrested...

After a stellar outing in Game 1, the Bruins should keep Jeremy Swayman as their starting goalie for Game 2 vs. the Leafs.

Jake DeBrusk didn’t have a great finish to the regular season. But he couldn’t have started the playoffs better after scoring two goals in a Game 1 win vs. the Leafs.

A man was arrested after he escaped police in a chase that started in Rhode Island and continued into Massachusetts on Friday, according to the Newton Police Department. The driver was found unconscious in a car in an MBTA Green Line parking lot Friday evening and arrested after another attempt at escaping, according to a statement from Newton&#821...

Two drivers were seriously hurt in a head-on car crash in Freetown, Massachusetts, Saturday afternoon, police said. The crash took place about 5:40 p.m. on South Main Street in the village of Assonet, according to the Freetown Police Department. The two cars sustained heavy damage. Investigators believe that the 26-year-old driving a 2015 Acura TX ...

The Boston Bruins opened the 2024 NHL Playoffs with a big win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins scored four unanswered goals before the Leafs, an Atlantic Division rival that Boston swept in the regular season, managed to get one past goalie Jeremy Swayman early in the third period. But the B’s held on and added an empty net…...

Jake DeBrusk scored twice and Jeremy Swayman played great in net as the Bruins beat the Leafs in Game 1. Check out key our takeaways from the matchup.