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Tatum: Celtics need Brown to be 'best version of ourselves'

Mar. 25, 2023 00:02 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have operated at their best when All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are both being playing their best basketball at the same time. Whether that partnership can endure long enough for them to lead the franchise to an 18th NBA title has been the...

Bruins' Greer suspended 1 game for crosscheck on Hoffman

Mar. 24, 2023 19:23 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bruins winger A.J. Greer was suspended for one game without pay Friday for his crosscheck to the face of Montreal's Mike Hoffman The incident occurred in the first period as they awaited a face-off during Boston’s 4-2 win over the Canadiens on Thursday. Greer was...

Massachusetts House speaker rejects audit of Legislature

Mar. 24, 2023 17:36 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Friday that the House won’t meet with state Auditor Diana DiZoglio about an audit DiZoglio has launched into the Legislature. DiZoglio, a Democrat who served as both a state representative and senator, said she is...

Nola vs. deGrom highlights MLB's 2023 opening-day matchups

Mar. 24, 2023 14:51 PM EDT

The Texas Rangers aren't wasting any time in seeing what they have in Jacob deGrom. The ace right-hander, who signed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Rangers in the offseason, will face Philadelphia's Aaron Nola when the 2023 Major League Baseball season opens next...

Airline passenger honored for tackling man in flight attack

Mar. 24, 2023 14:04 PM EDT

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — An airline passenger who helped tackle a man trying stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon was honored Friday by his hometown police department in New Hampshire. Jeff Neil, a former bouncer who now works for a software company, received the “Citizen...

AL East Preview: Judge, Yankees lead MLB's deepest division

Mar. 24, 2023 13:48 PM EDT

From 1998-2003, the five AL East teams finished in the exact same order every season. Back then, the New York Yankees were dominant, the Boston Red Sox were contenders and everyone else was left chasing those teams — and that remained the status quo for a while. Consider this a...

Ex-Haitian mayor found liable in killings charged with fraud

Mar. 22, 2023 16:22 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A former Haitian mayor was criminally charged Wednesday with lying on his application to become a legal resident of the U.S., just one day after he was found liable for a killing and two attempted slayings in his homeland. Jean Morose Viliena, 50, was indicted on...

Pizza shop owner accused of abusing workers denied bail

Mar. 22, 2023 13:24 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston pizza shop owner accused by federal authorities of abusing employees who were not legally in the U.S. has been ordered held without bail by a magistrate judge who cited the defendant's “history of violence and threats.” “At this juncture, the evidence...

Baby girl in NH suffers head trauma, 19-year-old arrested

Mar. 22, 2023 12:42 PM EDT

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A 19-year-old man has been accused of assaulting a 2-month-old girl who suffered head trauma and bruising, police said Wednesday. Manchester police responded to a report on March 7 of an unresponsive baby girl. She was brought to a Boston hospital for...

Spectrum Pharma: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 22, 2023 08:21 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SPPI) on Wednesday reported a loss of $9 million in its fourth quarter. The Boston-based company said it had a loss of 5 cents per share. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to 6 cents per share....