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James heads to Springfield to see son before playing Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Lakers star LeBron James took in his son's high school game in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon before returning to Boston to face the Celtics. “It's truly a blessing, and I didn't mind going down to Springfield to check the game out,” James said after the...
Kemba beats LeBron for 1st time, Celtics top LA 139-107
BOSTON (AP) — Kemba Walker finally beat LeBron James, and he did it by helping the Boston Celtics send the Los Angeles Lakers to their biggest loss of the season. Walker ended a career-long losing streak against James, scoring 20 points to beat him for the first time in 29 tries and lead the Celtics past...
Baker apologizes for calling Pressley's MLK speech a 'rant'
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker apologized Monday after he used the word “rant” to describe remarks from U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley at an event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Pressley, a Boston Democrat, had delivered a speech about inequality and the unfinished fight for civil...
Firefighters rescue man, dog from icy pond
STERLING, Mass. (AP) — Firefighters in Massachusetts rescued a man and a dog from an icy pond Sunday. Authorities said the incident began when the dog fell into the frigid waters of East Waushacum Pond, in Sterling north of Worcester. The man got in a canoe to try to rescue the animal but fell in himself...
Massachusetts skier killed at Colorado's Winter Park Resort
WINTER PARK, Colo. (AP) — Authorities on Monday identified a skier from Massachusetts who died after he was found in some trees next to a ski run at a Colorado resort. Fraser Winter Park Police said Monday that 25-year-old Francis Raymond Ermilio of Shrewsbury may have lost control while skiing down an...
Gas in Massachusetts down a penny per gallon
BOSTON (AP) — Gas prices in Massachusetts are down slightly, according to the latest price survey from AAA Northeast. The organization reported Monday that prices for a gallon of self-serve, regular are averaging $2.53. That's one cent less than the national average of $2.54, but 12 cents higher than the...
Gov. Baker to deliver annual state of the state address
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is preparing to deliver his annual state of the state address at a time of growing challenges for Massachusetts. Baker is expected to touch on some of those themes during his televised address Tuesday. The red hot economic boom of recent years in the eastern portion of the...
NY Times endorses Klobuchar, Warren in Democratic contest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times has endorsed not one but two candidates for the Democratic nomination for president, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar from the party's moderate wing and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren from the progressive wing. The paper said Sunday it had chosen the two most effective...
Childress, Wake Forest beat Boston College 80-62
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — With one of his forwards out of the lineup Sunday, Wake Forest coach Danny Manning doubled down on his big men, and it paid off in the Demon Deacons’ 80-62 victory over Boston College. Brandon Childress scored 20 points and big men Olivier Sarr and Ody Oguama combined for...
Man arrested and charged in casino robbery
LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who police say robbed a man at knifepoint at a Rhode Island casino has been arrested. Police in Lincoln, Rhode Island, say 30-year-old Anthony McClain, of Framingham, Massachusetts has been charged with first-degree robbery. They say McClain stole a 69-year-old...
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