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Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown Out for Blood Heading into 2024-25 Season
On an Instagram post, Jaylen Brown responded to a comment saying, "I want blood". In the Instagram post, Brown promoted a song he made with rapper A$AP Ferg called Just Do It. The post included pictures of Brown in the studio and behind the scenes of creating the song. On the post, a user commented, "JB villain year loading..." Brown replied, "I want blood," which has sparked excitement and conversation around his mentality heading into the 2024-25 season.
24th South Boston Street Fest to be held Sept. 21
The South Boston Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation (South Boston NDC), is excited to announce the 24th South Boston Street Fest, happening on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (In case of rain, the festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28.) East Broadway, between I and L streets, will be transformed into a bustling celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ex-Bruins defenseman needs surgery, will miss 2024-25 season
The bad news that Torey Krug and the St. Louis Blues feared was possible became official on Tuesday. The former Bruins defenseman needs surgery and will miss the 2024-25 season. The Blues released the following statement. “St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today...
Woman struck by car in hit-and-run crash at Boston Medical Center has died, police say
A woman who was struck by a car in a hit-and-run crash outside Boston Medical Center Monday night has died, according to Boston police. Investigators have identified the driver and car involved in the crash, but so far, no arrests have been made, a Boston police spokesperson said Tuesday morning. A man was also hit by the car during the crash, but his injuries were found to be serious but non-life-threatening.
Classes start tomorrow, and BU’s graduate workers are still on strike
The graduate student union is hosting a walkout and rally on Marsh Plaza Tuesday during the first day of classes before returning to the bargaining table on Friday. After a failed bargaining session earlier this month, unionized graduate workers at Boston University will start the fall semester still on strike.
Lonnie Walker IV's time with the Celtics may be short lived
The Boston Celtics recently signed Lonnie Walker IV to an Exhibit 10 contract. As with all contracts, the deal is non-guaranteed unless he remains on Boston's roster when the new NBA season begins, at which point it converts to a minimum-scale agreement. Brad Stevens can waive Walker until then without receiving a cap hit. Like most players on Exhibit 10 deals, Walker must prove himself during the Celtics training camp. He could earn Boston's 15th and final roster spot if he impresses. If he doesn't, he could get funneled to the G-League, where another NBA team can sign him at any point. According...
New York Mets Offense Powers Them To Victory On Monday
The offense of the New York Mets helped lead them to victory earlier tonight at home against the Boston Red Sox. This is New York's fifth consecutive victory. New York won 4-1 to take the first game of this series that will have a drastic impact on both the National League and American League Wild Card race. New York Right Fielder Starling Marte hit into a double play in the bottom of the second that plated the first run of the game. Red Sox Center Fielder Jarren Duran responded with an RBI single to tie the game at 1. That was when the New York Mets offense came alive.
Former Celtics Sharpshooter Leaving NBA for Olympiacos
After helping lead France to the gold medal game against Team USA at the Paris Olympics this summer, a 12-year NBA veteran and former Boston Celtic is signing with Olympiacos. It's a move that could set him up to finish his playing career overseas.
Boston-area communities mourn killing of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Several communities in the Boston area are mourning the killing of American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered in Gaza over the weekend. In Brookline, a makeshift memorial has grown under a portrait of Goldberg-Polin on Washington Street, where friends of the 23-year-old’s family...
25 Investigates: Local police chief working from Florida
Bridgewater State University’s Executive Director of Public Safety and Police Chief David Tillinghast has been working remotely for about a year and a half due to what University President Frederick Clark Jr., Esq described as “unusual” circumstances.
Worcester's former school bus provider settles air pollution lawsuit
WORCESTER ― The city will receive a share of a $1.4 million court settlement tied to idling school buses that allegedly released harmful toxins into the air. The settlement was announced Tuesday in a press release by the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation. It reached the settlement with the city’s former bus operator, Durham School Services, and its owner, National Express, claiming the company violated the federal Clean Air Act. ...
Scooter rider struck, seriously hurt in Worcester crash, police say
A person riding a scooter in Worcester was seriously hurt after a crash over the weekend, the Worcester Police Department announced. At around 8:44 p.m. on Sept. 2, Worcester police officers learned of a motor vehicle crash involving a scooter on Grove Street, the department said in a short statement.
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