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Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell didn’t seem thrilled when Cleveland fans started a ‘We want Boston’ chant in the closing minute of Game 7.

The presidents of Harvard and MIT say that students who continue to take part in pro-Palestinian encampments on their campuses face stiff sanctions as of Monday.

Police say a man was killed in a car crash in western Massachusetts on Sunday, and his body was found a short distance away after being dragged from the vehicle by a bear. State police said they received a call around 11:30 a.m. Sunday from a passing trucker on Route 91 south in Hatfield who had just seen a partially…

The Red Sox have their fair share of issues, but unlike last season, Craig Breslow and Alex Cora have been proactive in addressing them, writes John Tomase.

A woman crashed her car into a gate at Fenway Park after several incidents around the Boston area Monday, including a hit-and-run crash, police said. The crash at Fenway Park took place at Gate C, on Lansdowne Street, according to Boston police. The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle hit a forklift, acc...

The Patriots took their first step toward finalizing their 2024 quarterback room Monday, as they’re reportedly waiving backup Nathan Rourke.

We’re well positioned to enjoy two warm days to kick off the first full week of May. With occasional clouds Monday, high temperatures touch 70°. Except areas on Cape Cod, that are cooler along the water’s edge, in the 60s. There will be morning fog, but Tuesday promises even more warmth as temperatures touch 75° in central Massachusetts...

A suspect who fled the United States after a 2022 crash in Upton that killed a local teen has been returned to Massachusetts to face charges here. Gabriel Dias De Holanda, 19, has been extradited to the U.S. and is expected to be arraigned Monday on charges related to the fatal crash on Aug. 6, 2022, according to the Worcester…

A winning Megabucks ticket from the May 4 drawing was sold in Northborough, the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission said. The jackpot was $5.37 million, and the Quic Pic ticket was sold at the Lowe’s Variety and Meat Shop on West Main Street, the commission said. The numbers for Saturday’s drawing were 4, 11, 15, 26, 30, 40. This is ...

A Cambridge, Massachusetts, man was killed when his SUV rolled over on Interstate 93 in Boston early Sunday morning. State police said they responded to the single-vehicle rollover on I-93 north shortly after midnight on Saturday. Their preliminary investigation indicates that a 2015 Jeep Compass was driving north on I-93 approaching Exit 17 when t...

One of the jurors who awarded a New Hampshire man $38 million in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state’s youth detention center says the state is misinterpreting the verdict by capping the payment at $475,000. Jurors on Friday awarded $18 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in enhanced damages to David Meehan, who alleged that the ...

A man was seriously injured after an explosion at a home in Derry, New Hampshire, over the weekend, according to authorities. Firefighters responded to Chases Grove Road at about 7:40 p.m. Sunday for a report of an explosion and fire, the Derry Fire Department said. When crews arrived, they found the home 50% engulfed in flames, and the man had&#82...

Jurors in the Karen Read murder trial returned to a Dedham, Massachusetts, courtroom Monday for the second week of testimony in the controversial case. Last week, jurors visited the scene of the crime where Read’s boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, was found dead. The jury trip included a stop at the Fairview Road home in Ca...