Boston Globe Today: Sports | January 5, 2023

WATCH: How do the Red Sox fill the gap Chris Sale left behind? Host Chris Gasper also says it's time to root for a retired Yankees. Continue reading →

What does a Patriots future look like without Bill Belichick?

WATCH: Sunday’s season finale could be the legendary coach’s last game as head coach. Reporters Nicole Yang and Jim McBride try to predict the future. Continue reading →

Bruins benefit from some blue collar value players

WATCH: The B’s are still among the top teams in the league. Reporter Jim McBride highlights the players that are pushing the pace. Continue reading →

Nation

Wayne LaPierre resigns from NRA with trial set to open

On the eve of a legal battle in New York, Wayne LaPierre told board members on Friday that he would step down as the longtime chief of the National Rifle Association. Continue reading →

Politics

Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut

Hassan Nasrallah appeared to be making the case for a response to the Lebanese public, even at the risk of escalating the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel. Continue reading →

Nation

Most Jan. 6 defendants get time behind bars, but less than US seeks

In the vast majority of the more than 700 sentencings to date, judges have issued punishments below government guidelines and prosecutors’ requests. Continue reading →

World

Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89

Iranian officials tried Friday to link Israel and the United States to an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing. Continue reading →

World

Rival Koreas conduct provocative drills along their tense sea boundary, escalating animosities

The last two years have seen North Korea performing a record number of missile tests and South Korea and the United States expanding their defense exercises in a tit-for-tat cycle. Continue reading →

World

Oscar Pistorius, Olympic athlete convicted of murder, is released

Oscar Pistorius, the South African athlete hailed as an inspirational figure until he was convicted of killing his girlfriend, was released on parole Friday after more than seven years in prison. Continue reading →

OPINION

In defense of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’s courageous decision to keep Trump off the ballot

Bellows defended her decision in the face of predictable threats that came after Donald Trump posted her biographical data online. Continue reading →

OPINION

Nicaragua’s weaponization of migrants

President Daniel Ortega is offering Nicaragua as a shortcut for African, Asian, Cuban, and Haitian migrants who seek to reach the US-Mexico border. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Before November, yays and nays on whether Biden should run at all

"If President Biden were not to run for reelection at this point, Donald Trump would surely waltz back into the White House," writes one reader. Another writes that Biden’s legacy "has been tarnished by his support for Israel’s indiscriminate destruction of Gaza." Continue reading →

Metro

Will Bill Belichick be shown the door on Monday? The possibility is turning Patriots Nation nostalgic.

Coach Belichick is still with us, but already fans are eulogizing him. And, Boston being Boston, they’re also taking the chance to blast other fans for not being loyal enough. Continue reading →

Politics

Liberal group files challenge to remove Trump from Massachusetts primary ballot

Free Speech For People argued that Trump should not appear on the state’s primary or general election ballots because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Continue reading →

Politics

North End restaurants renew legal fight against Boston over outdoor dining

The federal lawsuit was the latest chapter in the restaurants' fight against the city's outdoor dining regulations. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

‘Finish strong’ is an apt mantra for many Patriots heading into the season finale against the Jets

On Sunday, defensive lineman Christian Barmore and wide receiver Demario Douglas could move their names up in New England's single-season record books. Continue reading →

High school boys' basketball

Back at home, basketball phenom Cooper Flagg and his twin bask in the adulation at the ‘Maine Event’

The consensus top-ranked high school basketball player in the Class of 2024 and Duke commit, Flagg and his twin brother, Ace, played in their native Maine for the first time in nearly two years. Continue reading →

PWHL BOSTON

‘This has never been done before’: Behind the scenes at the PWHL’s triumphant Boston debut

Patrice Bergeron brought his children to witness the moment. Spotted in the stands? A sign that read "Future PWHL star." The location isn't ideal, and the squads still don't have names, but for one night, it was clear: The future of women's hockey is bright. Continue reading →

Business

Embattled Boston restaurateur Barbara Lynch to close three restaurants, sell two others

Only No. 9 Park, B&G Oysters, and The Rudder, her newly opened Gloucester restaurant, will remain open. Continue reading →

Business

FDA issues first approval for mass drug imports to states from Canada

The Food and Drug Administration has allowed Florida to import millions of dollars worth of medications from Canada at far lower prices than in the United States, overriding fierce decadeslong objections from the pharmaceutical industry. Continue reading →

Trendlines

The case of the disappearing Massachusetts residents

While the overall population is growing again, concerning trends remain in place – namely the flight of residents to other states. Continue reading →

Obituaries

David Soul, a star of the hit cop show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ dies at 80

A doleful-eyed blond actor and singer, David Soul rose to fame portraying one half of a cagey crime-fighting duo on the hit 1970s television show “Starsky & Hutch” and scored a No. 1 hit single in 1977 with “Don’t Give Up On Us." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Peter Magubane, 91, who fought apartheid with a camera, dies

He produced images of many of South Africa’s turning points, including the shooting deaths of 69 unarmed demonstrators in Sharpeville in 1960, the Rivonia trial of Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the African National Congress in the early 1960s, and the uprising by high school students in Soweto in 1976. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Former Packers center Ken Bowman, who played on three straight championship teams, dies at 81

Ken Bowman was part of the Packers' NFL title-winning team in 1965, the year before the first Super Bowl, and the Super Bowl-winning teams of the next two seasons. Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT

12 shows to binge on this snowy weekend

Here are a dozen shows Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert recommends to fill the hours of being stuck inside. Continue reading →

Arts

But have you tried volunteering? How to make friends in a virtual age

Boston’s online social groups — for young and older — facilitate real-life meetups so you don’t have to join a book group or do yoga to make friends Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

I feel a deep connection outside my marriage

We have texted and talked on the phone. Continue reading →