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Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly

May. 05, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

Students protesting the war in Gaza abandoned their camp at the University of Southern California early Sunday after being surrounded by police and threatened with arrest, while Northeastern University's commencement began peacefully at Boston's Fenway Park. Developments in both...

Donovan Mitchell scores 39 points as Cavaliers push past Magic 106-94 in Game 7 to get Boston next

May. 05, 2024 16:11 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-94 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 to advance in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Cavs...

Panthers, Bruins set to meet again in playoff rematch, this time in Round 2

May. 05, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — There are no shortage of storylines for this Florida-Boston rematch. There’s the Panthers, trying to move another step closer toward a return to the Stanley Cup Final. There’s the Bruins, looking to avenge a shocking upset in a Round 1 series last season....

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

May. 04, 2024 21:04 PM EDT

Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus, and demonstrators at the University of Michigan chanted anti-war messages and waved flags during commencement...

Fratkin rallies Boston to 4-3 victory over Montreal, spot in PWHL postseason

May. 04, 2024 18:44 PM EDT

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Kaleigh Fratkin scored with 80 seconds remaining and Boston clinched a berth in the postseason with a 4-3 victory over Montreal after blowing all of a three-goal third-period lead in a Professional Women's Hockey League regular-season finale at the Tsongas Center on Saturday....

Pablo López strikes out 8 in 6 innings as Twins beat Red Sox 3-1 for 12th straight victory

May. 04, 2024 18:19 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López struck out eight in six strong innings, Max Kepler homered and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. The Twins have the longest winning streak in the majors this season....

Doug Liman, Matt Damon and the Afflecks made a heist comedy for Apple. 'The Instigators'

May. 04, 2024 01:50 AM EDT

Filmmaker Doug Liman realized quickly he wasn't on his home turf anymore. Matt Damon, who he’d directed in “The Bourne Identity” over 20 years ago, had recruited Liman for his new movie “The Instigators,” an action-comedy about a heist gone wrong. Though two decades of...

A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston's Karen Read murder trial

May. 03, 2024 13:12 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A highly anticipated trial began in Massachusetts this week involving a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank. John O’Keefe died in the Boston suburb of Canton on Jan. 29, 2022. ...

Answering readers' questions about the protest movement on US college campuses

May. 03, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

A wave of demonstrations has spread across U.S. campuses over the last two weeks, led by students who have pitched tents or occupied buildings in protest of the Israel-Hamas war. It started April 18 when police moved to break up an encampment at Columbia University in New York City....

Nylander and Woll help Maple Leafs beat Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7

May. 03, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the first-round Eastern Conference series. “We battled and competed,” said Nylander, who sat the first...