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The relief felt by the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings extended far beyond Boston Friday night. The news was splashed on scoreboards throughout the country as fans cheered and sang “Sweet Caroline” in...

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Brittney Griner was named the No. 1 pick in Monday’s WNBA draft. It was a great honor for the three-time All-American center out of Baylor, but that was just the beginning of the media buzz...

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Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon is the latest athlete to speak out about the events in Boston earlier this week. Papelbon was the beloved closer in Boston for years, so the tragedy at the marathon strikes...

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While one game cannot cure the ills that currently plague all of Boston, Wednesday night’s matchup between the Bruins and Sabres comes pretty close to helping the people of Boston resume a sense of normalcy....

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For Bostonians, the month of April signals Opening Day at Fenway Park and the rite of passage known as the Boston Marathon. On a national spectrum, April is known as National Poetry Month, a time when...

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Pat Summerall, the football player turned legendary play-by-play announcer, died Tuesday. He was 82. A family spokeswoman, Valerie Bell, said Summerall had been at Zale Lipshy University Hospital since Thursday, when he broke his hip...

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The Red Sox carried the memory of their hometown with them on Tuesday night. Mike Napoli hit a three-run double in a seven-run second inning as the Sox, playing with heavy hearts one day after deadly bombings back home,...

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While the first career home run is often a moment of exuberant joy and a day to remember forever, for Nate Freiman of the Oakland A’s it was not as joyous as it should have...

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Many residents of Boston and beyond have raised a cry to the injustice done to the Boston Marathon, its participants, and fans this past Monday. Celtics coach Doc Rivers who lives in the area has...

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Former New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi was at the finish line Monday when two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon. And if you know anything about the former NFL-er, he reacted exactly like you’d expect...

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