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SportsBOSTON, Mass. — David Pastrnak beat Vegas goalie Carter Hart in the third round of a shootout Monday night, and the Bruins held on for a 3-2 win over the Golden Knights at TD Garden in Boston. Jeremy Swayman set up the finish by turning…
From the HERE City National DeskDETROIT, Mich. — The NFL no longer has an undefeated team. Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15 at Ford Field on Sunday, ending the Vikings' 6-0 run and leaving the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only club ever to finish a season without a loss. The Lions,…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kingston Flemings will sit out Monday night after the NBA handed him a one-game suspension without pay for an elbow to the head of a New Orleans player. The league office said Flemings intentionally struck Pelicans guard…
From the HERE City National DeskROME, Italy — Notre Dame opened its women's basketball season an ocean away from South Bend and looked right at home. Hannah Hidalgo scored 32 points and the No. 13 Irish beat Villanova 99-75 on Sunday in the Eternal City Tip-Off at the Palazzo dello…
From the HERE City National DeskST. LOUIS, Mo. — Atlanta and Chicago each came away with a pair of fielding honors Sunday night when Rawlings named its 2026 Gold Glove Award winners, while Boston and Arizona led the majors with three apiece. For the Braves, first baseman Matt Olson collected…
From the HERE City National DeskTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay found a way to beat Atlanta on Sunday without a single completed pass. The Buccaneers leaned on two running backs in a steady rain at Raymond James Stadium and walked off with a 16-0 shutout of the Falcons. Baker Mayfield…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Baltimore went through three quarterbacks before halftime Sunday in Buffalo, and the Ravens may have to start the third one in four days. The Bills rolled to a 36-10 win as the Ravens dropped their third straight game. Lamar Jackson was…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic carried the Lakers past Toronto on Sunday, scoring 45 points and pulling down 15 rebounds in a 131-125 home win that got tighter than it needed to be. Doncic was nearly automatic from deep, hitting 8 of his 12 attempts…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Down 11 in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Broncos scored the last 15 points and then survived a frantic Kansas City push at the goal line to beat the Chiefs 28-24 and move atop the AFC West. The finish came down to the…
From the HERE City National DeskPORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers moved back above the Western Conference playoff line Sunday night, beating Houston Dynamo FC 3-1 at Providence Park with one regular-season game left. Vincent Janssen had a hand in all three Portland goals, scoring one and assisting on the…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Connor McDavid needed just 15 games to reach 30 assists, the quickest any player has done it in NHL history, on Sunday night in Manhattan, where Edmonton handled the Rangers 4-1. Wayne Gretzky had owned the mark since 1984-85, when he…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams heads into Monday night at Seattle still wearing the cleats that have cost him more than $35,000 in league fines, and he has shown no sign of covering up the brand. The NFL first docked Williams $11,941, then…
Education
BOSTON, Mass. — Boston Public Schools wants to shut down Charlestown High School, and the Boston School Committee will get its first look at the plan on Wednesday night. District leaders told families about the recommendation in a letter on Friday. The reason they gave is shrinking enrollment: the school…
Politics
BOSTON, Mass. — Boston voters heading to the polls Tuesday will handle three double-sided ballot cards, a longer ballot driven by nine statewide questions, and city election officials are asking them to slow down at the machine. Polls in all 275 Boston precincts are open from 7 a.m. to 8…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is under care at Johns Hopkins after suffering a stroke over the weekend, and his staff expects him to recover fully, his office said Sunday. Allison Herwitt, his chief of staff, said in a written statement that the 53-year-old senator first noticed…
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ATLANTA, Ga. — Former Vice President Kamala Harris spent the last stretch before Tuesday's midterm elections on stages in Georgia and California, rallying Democratic voters while still declining to say whether she will seek the White House again in 2028. On Thursday, Harris spoke to a packed crowd at Clark…
Health
BOSTON, Mass. — Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses in Boston have set Nov. 12 as the start of an open-ended strike, their second walkout of the year, after turning down the hospital's newest contract proposal. The Massachusetts Nurses Association announced the plan on Sunday. More than 4,000 Brigham nurses are…
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