Boston Globe Today: Sports | May 3, 2024

WATCH: Friday's sports show. Stories include: How will Drake Maye turn the Patriots around? And, playing Devil's Advocate: The Celtics don’t need Porzingis Continue reading →

Win or go home for the Bruins

WATCH: Boston enters Game 7 of the playoffs as a wounded bunch. Boston.com’s Khari Thompson and Conor Ryan explain what the B’s should do to save their season. Continue reading →

Devil’s Advocate: The Celtics don’t need Porzingis

WATCH: How will Boston fare if forced to play the conference finals and (presumably) the NBA Finals without #8? Boston.com’s Khari Thompson shares his thoughts. Continue reading →

Nation

Missouri and South Dakota move toward abortion rights ballot questions

Two more states with near-total abortion bans are poised to have citizen-sponsored measures on the ballot this year that would allow voters to reverse those bans by establishing a right to abortion in their state constitutions. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden expands health insurance access for DACA recipients

The Biden administration’s move comes during an election year in which immigration has become a salient issue, and it stands in sharp contrast to former president Donald Trump’s efforts to curtail protections for DACA recipients. Continue reading →

Nation

Traffic snarled as workers begin removing I-95 overpass scorched in Connecticut fuel truck inferno

The project was expected to extend the traffic nightmare caused by the closing of Interstate 95 through the weekend. Continue reading →

World

Israeli officials weigh sharing power with Arab states in postwar Gaza

According to that proposal, Israel would do so in exchange for normalized relations between itself and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading →

World

The UK’s Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections as Labour edges closer to power

Labour won control of councils in England that the party hasn’t held for decades, and was successful in a special election for a seat in Parliament. Continue reading →

World

Weapons in US aid bill can’t come fast enough for Ukraine

Over the past week, a flurry of planes, trains and trucks have arrived at NATO depots in Europe carrying ammunition and smaller weapon systems to be shipped across Ukraine’s borders. Continue reading →

OPINION

Protesters have turned Yale into a camp of hate

Administrators have a responsibility to ensure that students who express vitriolic language or behavior do not graduate to inherit the reins of power. Continue reading →

OPINION

What American students should be demanding for Palestinians

Palestinians have long been highly committed to education, but in recent months Gaza educational institutions have been destroyed. And that’s where American colleges and universities can help. Continue reading →

OPINION

Fighting the office bully

Rhode Island is steps away from passing a first-of-its-kind legislation that targets toxic workplaces. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Lawyers spar over witness connections in Karen Read murder trial

The debate during the fourth day of Read trial centered around the testimony of Canton paramedic Katie McLaughlin, who responded to the call after Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe lying unresponsive in the snow. Continue reading →

Politics

In student newspapers, a glimpse of campus attitudes toward the pro-Palestinian protests, encampments

Editorial pages of student newspapers are showcasing a wide range of views on how the protests have impacted university life. Continue reading →

Metro

The campus protests aren’t going anywhere. So what now?

As college honchos and government officials deliberate what to do about all of this, I’d like to offer a bit of advice: Unless public safety is really at risk, back off. Continue reading →

bruins

This Bruins core has far more at stake in Game 7 than another crushing playoff elimination

For the second straight year, the Bruins have let a 3-1 series lead descend into a decisive Game 7 on Causeway Street. Continue reading →

boxing

Canelo Alvarez continues the Cinco de Mayo tradition with huge fight vs. Jaime Munguia

All four of Alvarez’s super middleweight belts will be on the line in the bout, held on what has become a signature date for boxing. Continue reading →

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Vaughn Grissom healthy and in lineup at second base for Red Sox debut

Grissom, 23, missed the first 33 games of the regular season while rehabbing groin and hamstring injuries. He was acquired from the Braves for Chris Sale in the offseason. Continue reading →

Business

How Kurt Faustin went from college dropout to public-speaking sensation

This weekend, Faustin will deliver a TEDxRoxbury talk on the heels of his new motivational book. Continue reading →

Startups

Boston robotaxi firm Motional gets $475 million boost from Hyundai

The investment comes at a time when the autonomous vehicle industry has been struggling to advance the technology and raise additional capital. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

Larry Young, who studied the chemistry of love, dies at 56

A neuroscientist at Emory University in Atlanta, Larry Young used prairie voles in a series of experiments that revealed the chemical process for the pirouette of heart-fluttering emotions that poets have tried to put into words for centuries. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Peggy Mellon Hitchcock, who helped Timothy Leary turn on, dies at 90

The energetic scion of a storied wealthy family, Peggy Mellon Hitchcock funded Timothy Leary’s psychedelic adventures — and famously helped him find the spot to do so, at her brothers’ estate in Millbrook, N.Y. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sjoukje Dijkstra, the first Dutch athlete to win a gold medal at Winter Olympics, dies at 82

Sjoukje Dijkstra skated at three Winter Olympics, crowning her career with the gold medal at the Innsbruck Olympics in 1964. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

‘Roméo et Juliette’ celebrates the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz’s "dramatic symphony" features vocal soloists and chorus, but the orchestra is the star of the show. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Boston Public Art Triennial reveals artist lineup

A new showcase for public art in Boston is set to launch in 2025. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

At long last, season 2 of ‘We Are Lady Parts’ set to arrive

The first season came out in the US in 2021, and it was renewed that same year. No news seemed like bad news. But Peacock has announced a premiere date for the second round: May 30. Continue reading →