Boston Globe Today: Sports | February 23, 2024

WATCH: Friday's show. Stories include: Is the next face of the NBA up for grabs? And, why host Chris Gasper thinks the Red Sox's direction won't change soon. Continue reading →

Jerod Mayo is out to prove these Patriots are different

WATCH: As reporter Jim McBride explains, everything about his new coaching staff is different from what we’ve seen over the last 25 years. Continue reading →

Have the Bruins put their post all-star games woes behind them?

WATCH: Plus, what’s the team’s greatest need ahead of the trade deadline? Reporter Jim McBride weighs in. Continue reading →

Nation

Alabama lawmakers move to protect IVF treatments

At least three major fertility clinics in Alabama have halted IVF treatments this week as doctors and lawyers assess the possible consequences of the ruling. Continue reading →

Nation

Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak

As a Florida elementary school tries to contain a growing measles outbreak, the state’s top health official is giving advice that runs counter to science and may leave unvaccinated children at risk of contracting one of the most contagious pathogens on Earth, clinicians and public health experts said. Continue reading →

Nation

Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens

US Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts in Las Vegas earlier this week allowed Alexander Smirnov to be released from jail on electronic GPS monitoring. Continue reading →

World

US imposes major new sanctions on Russia, targeting finance and defense

The United States on Friday unleashed its most extensive package of sanctions on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, targeting Russia’s financial sector and military-industrial complex in a broad effort to degrade the Kremlin’s war machine. Continue reading →

World

Netanyahu pushes for indefinite military control over Gaza

The plan, if realized, would make it almost impossible to establish a Palestinian state, including Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, at least in the short term. Continue reading →

World

US and South Korea fly warplanes in interception drills after North Korea’s missile tests

South Korea and the United States flew advanced stealth fighters in a joint missile-interception drill Friday over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s air force said, an apparent response to a spate of weapons tests this year by rival North Korea. Continue reading →

OPINION

How the town of Harvard embraced Afghan refugees

Two families have lived in a historic house owned by the town of Harvard for $1 a month. That’s been possible thanks to the generosity of the town and a group of volunteers. Continue reading →

OPINION

Why ‘favorite daughter’ Nikki Haley won’t win South Carolina

She presided over a good economy and was widely viewed as a successful governor by her constituents. Continue reading →

LETTERS

An uproar anew at Harvard with posting of antisemitic cartoon

The use by pro-Palestinian groups at Harvard of an antisemitic cartoon from a 1967 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee newsletter is a sad reminder of SNCC’s implosion. Continue reading →

COMMENTARY

As a hospital system crashes, Steward’s CEO rises above it all

Ralph de la Torre, the proud owner of a $40 million, 190-foot superyacht and the most sophisticated sportfish boat ever built, is cruising the skies in one of the biggest and most luxurious private jets that money can buy. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Aidan Kearney, the blogger known as ‘Turtleboy,’ indicted on new charges, released from jail

Kearney, who has written extensively about the Karen Read murder case, was accused of witness intimidation and illegal recording, court records show. Continue reading →

Health

Hiker describes 11-hour ordeal after falling on Mount Washington, admits he was ‘underprepared’

In ferocious winds and freezing temperatures, hiker Cole Matthes slid hundreds of feet down a ravine on Mount Washington, sparking a rescue mission that would last 11 hours, utilize the mountain’s famed Cog Railway, and prompt harsh criticism from rescuers. Continue reading →

mlb

Nike’s new MLB uniforms haven’t been a seamless fit with some players

The rollout of the new uniforms this spring is starting to resemble a fashion crime wave. Continue reading →

on hockey

New Bruin Anthony Richard has NHL speed but hopes to show he has the rest of the game too

Nearly nine years after he was drafted by Nashville, the 27-year-old forward is getting his best chance to secure a steady NHL job. Continue reading →

red sox

Red Sox will hold back Jarren Duran and Vaughn Grissom from game action until March 1

The team is being cautious because Duran is coming off toe surgery and Grissom has a minor hamstring issue. Continue reading →

Deals

Could a New York private equity firm be hunting Tripadvisor?

In recent weeks, analysts have pointed to a potential buyer of the online travel firm: Certares Management, which focuses on the tourism and travel industry. Continue reading →

Cybersecurity

UnitedHealth cyberattack cripples pharmacies’ and hospitals’ ability to process insurance claims

The severity of the attack started to become more apparent Thursday after UnitedHealth disclosed a “suspected nation-state” is behind the cyberattack, which began on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Energy

Mass. Clean Energy Center completes $30 million deal for Salem port land to help build wind farms

The transfer underscores how state policy makers are doubling down on offshore wind even amid escalating costs. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Roger Guillemin, Nobel-winning physician with fierce rivalry, dies at 100

Roger Guillemin work on hormones produced by the brain helped lead to the development of the birth control pill and treatments for prostate and other cancers. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Micheline Presle, French movie star of ‘Devil in the Flesh,’ dies at 101

An actress who conveyed icy poise and heated passion with equal vigor, Micheline Presle most memorably starred in “Devil in the Flesh,” a 1947 drama about wartime adultery that became an international sensation. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Alfred Grosser, champion of French-German reconciliation, dies at 99

Alfred Grosser, a French political scientist and historian whose writings and activism played a major role in conciliating two ancestral enemies, France and Germany, in the wake of World War II, died on Feb. 7 in Paris. He was 99. Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

Boston Ballet dances up a storm in ‘Winter Experience’

Thursday at the Citizens Bank Opera House, a generous two hours of spirited and accomplished dancing was on offer. Continue reading →

Names

Author Aime Alley Card on the challenges and triumphs of Olympic legends

The North Shore novelist celebrates the Tigerbelles, the all-Black women’s track team that broke sports and socio-political barriers and achieved greatness. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

Dating apps are tedious

Is there any way around them? Continue reading →