They run track, play hockey and basketball, and more. Check out the 2023-24 winter edition of the Globe All-Scholastics. Artist Joseph Grigley lost his hearing at age 10. “In What Way Wham?” at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art invites visitors into his rich silence. SundayArts, N1. Living next to a Dunkin’ can boost property values, but don’t glaze over the downside. Address, H1. Looking for the perfect Cape Cod day? We have some suggestions. Globe Magazine. Sunday: Shower, clouds. High: 63-68. Low: 54-59. Monday: Clouds, sun. High: 63-68. Low: 46-51. Sunrise: 5:43 Sunset: 7:41 Complete report, C26. Deaths, C20-25. Clouding around V O L . 3 0 5 , N O . 1 1 9 * Suggested retail price $6.00 ‘He’s no safer there than he is at home.’ PAUL TRUPPI, speaking about his grandchild JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF Paul Truppi and Donna Goulet-Truppi described neglect and chaos at St. Mary’s Home for Children, where their grandchild has been living. By Amanda Milkovits GLOBE STAFF NORTH PROVIDENCE , R.I. — Donna Goulet-Truppi and Pau l Truppi needed a sheltering place for their grandchild Trevor to heal his grief and depression. The teenage r, who the Truppis said is transgender, had been in and out of hospitals with multiple medical and psychiatric needs, and they were afraid he would succeed in killing himself. He needed more help than they could give him at home in Tiverton. The one place they didn’t wan t h im to go to was S t. Mary’s Home for Children in North Providence . They’d heard about its notorious reputation from other families and were afraid he wouldn’t be safe there. But there were few options within driving distance, and so at the recommendation o f s tate socia l workers, they sent him to St. Mary’s in April 2023. Their fears were realized barely one day after he was admitted. In h i s f i r s t year a t S t. HOME FOR CHILDREN, Page A10 Family says care sorely lacking at St. Mary’s fghijkl April 28, 202 4 Serving our community since 1872 Protesters arrested at Northeastern But questions swirl around antisemitic comment heard before police sweep By Aidan Ryan GLOBE STAFF As police clad in riot gear cleared the tents of pro-Palestinian protesters at Emerson College, arresting more than 100 people early Thursday, Emerson’s campus newspaper leaped into action, sending six student journalists to the scene to snap pictures and send dispatches to cover the events in real time. Their all-night efforts to cover the dramatic events reflected The Berkeley Beacon’s evolution this semester as it has grappled with how to quickly, but comprehensively, cover the constant protests over Israel’s war in Gaza. The staff has also struggled with a very different challenge: how, in the midst of a divisive controversy, to improve the paper’s reputation with students who have pilloried some of its editorial decisions in recent years. “I’ve never experienced this. I’ve never had to cover a war,” said Sophia Pargas, the paper’s editor in chief. “It has been so, so difficult, and so stressful, because you want to get it right.” Long a difficult job, student PAPER, Page A14 Emerson student journalists get lesson in covering unrest Call it a new kind of Boston Marathon. One that required a few extra television sets, some fully charged laptops and tablets, and a phone fully synced with all the home teams. Maybe a smorgasbord full of favorite snacks, too. Saturday was a marathon of sports viewing unlike anything this historic sports city has ever seen, a day to spoil yourself by watching it all. Every major men’s team with something at stake, sandwiched around an important women’s hockey game. From playoffs to drafts to headlines to home games, the rare confluence of action made for couch potato heaven. At the top, for the sake of importance, were two first-round playoff matchups for teams with similar championship aspirations. The Celtics at 6 p.m. in Miami, where the enmity between the Celtics and Heat may be more recent than that of their NHL counterparts, the Bruins and Maple Leafs, but is no less intense. Much like the Bruins did in erasing their home-ice Game 2 clunker to win Game 3 on the road on Wednesday night, the visiting, higher-seeded Celtics reclaimed their home court advantage with relative ease, a 104-84 blowout giving them a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, 22 points apiece from stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown leading the way. Then the Bruins at 8 p.m. in Toronto, a historic meeting of Original Six franchises, but more importantly right now, a vital Game 4 after the teams traded wins through the three games of their seven-game opener. SULLIVAN, Page C18 Something for everyone on a rare day of N.E. sports Tara Sullivan COMMENTARY PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/ GLOBE STAFF/GETTY IMAGES/AP Top: A person was arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment as police moved to break up the protest at Northeastern University early Saturday. Above: Protesters shouted chants as they supported others who were being placed in police vans early Saturday at the Northeastern encampment. ABOVE: ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE; BELOW: ERIN CLARK/GLOBE STAFF This story was reported by Nick Stoico, Sean Cotter, and Laura Crimaldi of the Globe staff and by Globe correspondents Alexa Coultoff, Lila Hempel-Edgers, and Daniel Kool. It was written by Crimaldi. In the second dramatic sweep of a college campus in Boston this week, police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University early Saturday, detaining around 100 people. But the police operation gave way to a roiling debate over the origin of an antisemitic statement that was shouted among the gathering, which included at least two counterdemonstrators holding a flag of Israel, before officers moved in and dismantled the encampment. In a statement released at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Northeastern said that “professional organizers with no affiliation” to the university had co-opted the demonstration. Northeastern also said “virulent antisemitic slurs, including ‘Kill the Jews’” were heard. Student groups involved in the encampment and a peace activist organization said one of the counterprotesters who was not involved in the demonstration had shouted “Kill the Jews,” and that Northeastern had incorrectly blamed the pro-Palestinian demonstrators for the statement to justify the police action. Massachusetts Peace Action shared a video clip that shows two men holding an Israeli flag as a gathering of pro-Palestinian demonstrators organized chants. The video shared by the peace organization appears to show one of the unidentified men holding the Israeli flag, yell, “Killthe Jews, anybody on board?” Several of the demonstrators responded by booing and yelling, “No.” The peace group said in a statement that the counterprotester’s actions were “an apparent attempt to NORTHEASTERN, Page A15 ºMITpresident says encampment “needs toendsoon.” B1.
A2 The World B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 INDEX Address......................................H Bird Sightings..........................B5 Books.....................................N10 Business...................................B9 Ideas & Opinion........................K Letters.....................................K6 Lottery.....................................B2 Magazine...........................Inside Metro.........................................B Movies.....................................N9 Obituaries.............................C25 Sports.........................................C Sunday Arts...............................N Sunday’s Child.........................B3 This Day in History.................B2 Travel.....................................N13 TV Listings..............................N7 Weather.................................C26 The World Today R U SSI A Suspect detained in concert hall attack MOSCOW — A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people in March, the Moscow City Courts Telegram channel said Saturday. Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a citizen of Tajikistan, is accused of providing the attackers with means of communication and financing. The judge at Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ruled that Kurbonov would be kept in custody until May 22 pending investigation and trial. Twelve defendants have been arrested in the case, including four who allegedly carried out the attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue, according to RIA Novosti. (AP) IRA Q Probe underway in influencer’s death BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad. Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known as “Um Fahad,” was popular on the social media sites TikTok and Instagram, where she posted videos of herself dancing to music and was followed by tens of thousands of users. An Iraqi security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media, said that the assailant opened fire as Sawadi parked her Cadillac in front of her house on Friday, killing her, then took her phone and fled. (AP) S PAIN Supportersrally for prime minister Thousands of Spanish Socialist supporters took to the streets of Madrid and urged Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to stay in the job after he said he needed to think about his future. The activists gathered Saturday outside party headquarters to chant “He must stay” and “You’re not alone.” Inside the building, party leaders were gathered for an executive meeting, with Sanchez absent. Spain’s premier announced on Wednesday that he was taking a five-day break to think about his future after a judge opened criminal proceedings into his wife’s business dealings, which Sanchez deemed part of a right-wing conspiracy against him. (Bloomberg) C A MBO DIA Ammunition blast kills at least 20 PHNOM PENH — An ammunition explosion at a base in southwestern Cambodia on Saturday afternoon killed 20 soldiers and wounded several others, Prime Minister Hun Manet said. Hun Manet said in a Facebook post that he was “deeply shocked” when he received the news of the blast at the base in Kampong Speu province. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused it. Images from the scene showed several badly damaged buildings still smoldering, at least one with its roof blown off, and soldiers receiving treatment in a hospital. Four buildings were destroyed and several military vehicles damaged, Colonel Youeng Sokhon, an army officer at the site, said in a brief report posted on social media. (AP) By Samy Magdy and David Rising ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO — Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the monthslong war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah. Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya gave no details of Israel’s offer, but said it was in response to a Hamas proposal two weeks ago. Negotiations earlier this month centered on a six-week cease-fire proposal and the release of 40 civilian and sick hostages in exchange for freeing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. A separate Hamas statement said leaders from the three main militant groups active in Gaza discussed attempts to end the war. It didn't mention the Israeli proposal. The statements came hours after an Egyptian delegation ended a visit to Israel where it discussed a “new vision” for a prolonged cease-fire in Gaza, according to an Egyptian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to freely discuss the developments. It wasn't immediately clear whether Israel’s proposal was directly related to the visit. The discussions between Egyptian and Israeli officials focused on the first stage of a plan that would include a limited exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners, and the return of a significant number of displaced Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaz a “ w ith minimum restrictions,” the Egyptian official said. Mediators are working on a compromise that will answer most of both parties’ main demands, which could pave the way to continued negotiations with the goal of a deal to end the war, the official said. Hamas has said it won’t back down from demands for a permanent cease-fire and full withdrawal of Israeli troops. Israel has rejected both and said it will continue military operations until Hamas is defeated and that it will retain a security presence in Gaza. There is growing international pressure for Hamas and Israel to reach a cease-fire deal and avert an Israeli attack on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have sought refuge. Israel has insisted for months it plans a ground offensive into Rafah, on the border with Egypt, where it says many remaining Hamas militants remain, despite calls for restraint including from Israel’s staunchest ally, the United States. Egypt has cautioned an offensive into Rafah could have “catastrophic consequences” on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where famine is feared, and on regional peace and security. The Israeli military has massed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in southern Israel close to Rafah and hit locations in the city in near daily airstrikes. Early Saturday, an airstrike hit a house in Rafah’s Tel Sultan neighborhood, killing a man, his wife, and their sons, ages 12, 10, and 8, according to records of the Abu Yousef al-Najjar hospital’s morgue. A neighbor’s 4- month-old girl was also killed. Ahmed Omar rushed with other neighbors after the 1:30 a.m. strike to look for survivors, but said they only found bodies and body parts. “It's a tragedy,” he said. An Israeli airstrike later Saturday on a building in Rafah killed seven people, including six members of the Ashour family, according to the morgue. Five people were killed in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza overnight when an Israeli strike hit a house, according to officials at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian men at a checkpoint in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the military said. It said the men had opened fire at troops stationed at Salem checkpoint near the city o f Jenin. Violence in the West Bank has flared since the war. The Ramallah-based Health Ministry says 491 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire. Washington has been critical of Israeli policies in the West Bank. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is expected in Israel on Tuesday, recently determined an army unit committed rights abuses there before the war in Gaza. But Blinken said in an undated letter to US House Speaker Mike Johnson, obtained by the Associated Press on Friday, that he’s postponing a decision on blocking aid to the unit to give Israel more time to right the wrongdoing. Blinken stressed that overall US military support for Israel’s defense wouldn’t be affected. The US has also been building a pier to deliver aid to Gaza through a new port. Israel’s military confirmed Saturday that it would be operational by early May. Hamas reviewing Israeli cease-fire proposal Would stave off long-anticipated Rafah offensive BOSTON GLOBEMEDIA 1 ExchangePlace,Suite 201 Boston,MA 02109-2132 The Boston Globe(USPS061-420) ispublishedMonday–Saturday. Periodicalspostage-paidatBoston,MA. Postmaster, send addresschanges to: MailSubscription Department 300Constitution Dr. Taunton,MA 02783 YEARLY MAILSUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR NEWENGLAND For allothermailsubscriptionratesand information,call 1-888-MYGLOBEorvisit www.bostonglobe.com/subscribe Freenewspaper readingservice for thevisuallyimpaired: Contact PerkinsBraille & Talking BookLibrary at 800-852-3133or www.perkinslibrary.org Seven days .....................$1,612.00 Daily(6 Days).................$1,060.80 Sundayonly.......................$520.00 By Isabel Kershner, Raja Abdulrahim, and Troy Closson NEW YORK TIMES Under intense international scrutiny, Israel has expedited the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip this month, but humanitarian groups say that more is needed as severe hunger grips the enclave, particularly in the devastated north. Israel’s efforts — which include opening new aid routes — have been acknowledged in the past week by the Biden administration and international aid officials. More aid trucks appear to be reaching Gaza, especially its nor th , where e xper ts hav e warned for weeks that famine is imminent. The increased levels of aid are a good sign, but it is too early to say that looming famine is no longer a risk, said Arif Husain, chief economist at the United Nations World Food Program. “This cannot just happen for a day or a week — it has to happen every single day for the foreseeable future,” Husain said, adding that the main need was for more food, water, and medicine. “If we can do this, then we can ease the pain, we can avert famine.” Aid groups have long complained that only a trickle of aid is entering the enclave, blaming harsh war conditions, strict inspections, and limits on the number of crossing points. Israel has maintained that the restrictions are necessary to ensure that neither weapons nor supplies go to Hamas. But under pressure from President Biden after an Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen, Israel announced this month that it would open more aid routes. Aid has since reached Gaza through new avenues, including a partly functioning border crossing into northern Gaza and the Israeli port city of Ashdod, about 20 miles north of the enclave. Infrastructure work is underway to make the northern crossing permanent and to open another nearby, said Shani Sasson, a spokesperson for COGAT, the Israeli agency that oversees policy for the Palestinian territories and liaises with international organizations. Now, about 100 trucks a day are reaching the northern half of the strip through two main crossing points in the south, according to Israeli and US officials, compared with a total of 350 trucks during nearly the whole of March. Flour shipments from the World Food Program have started to arrive at Ashdod, Husain said, which has increased the scale and efficiency of flour deliveries into northern Gaza in particular. Four bakeries reopened in Gaza City this month, in what the Israeli military called a sign of improving conditions. The United Nations shared a video online that showed bags of flour piled high in bakery storerooms and Palestinian children clapping for an aid truck. Defense Department officials said Thursday that Army engineers had begun construction of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza. The maritime route is expected to open in the coming weeks, and could help relief workers deliver as many as 2 million meals a day. In addition, the Jordanian military and government have recently increased the amount of aid arriving in overland convoys, which t ra ve l f rom Jordan through the West Bank and across part of Israe l before reaching southern Gaza border crossings. The Jordanian military carries out its own inspections. Government trucks are inspected by Israel. Still, the amount of aid to actually reach Gaza has been disputed, with Israel and the United Nations using different methods to track truck deliveries. Sasson says the number of trucks entering Gaza daily has doubled in recent weeks to a daily average of 400. But the United Nations has reported a significantly smaller increase. In the two weeks ending Thursday, the most recent day for which figures were available, it found an average of 189 trucks entering Gaza each day through the two main crossings in the south, though the number has fluctuated significantly. Trucks screened and counted by Israel often enter Gaza only half full, according to UN officials, and sometimes ittakes longer than a day for trucks to reach warehouses in Gaza, affecting the daily counts. In addition to the discrepancies in aid totals, tensions are still simmering over Israel’s claim that 19 Palestinian employees of UNRWA, the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, helped Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack, in which 1,200 Israelis were killed. On Friday, the United Nations investigative office said i t had closed the case against one employee, saying that Israel had provided no evidence to support the allegation against him. In addition, four other cases against employees of UNRWA were suspended because the information provided by Israel was not sufficient for the United Nations’ internal oversight office to proceed with an investigation, the UN said. The suspended cases could be reopened if additional evidence is presented, according to UNRWA, and more than a dozen staff members remain under investigation. Israel’s Foreign Ministry did not respond to a request for comment on the matter. Accusations that UN workers were involved in the Hamas-led assault prompted a dozen countries to suspend billions in funding to the agency, which has been a vital lifeline for aid, water, and shelter for many in Gaza. Germany, the agency’s second largest donor after the United States, has since said that it would resume funding for UNRWA, but US officials have not said whether they will follow suit. Aid flow to Gaza increasing, UN says, but more is needed SAEED JARAS/MIDDLE EAST IMAGES/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Palestinians held signs saying “Decision makers, we need fuel” during a rally in central Gaza. A gift inspired by her love. Nalani Bar Necklace in 14K Yellow, White or Rose Gold $599 Chain included Natick Mall Upper Level, Center Court, 508-653-8303 NaHoku.com
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A4 The World B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 water; some 650 officers from specialized anti-terrorist units; more than 700 firefighters who specialize in stopping nuclear and chemical attacks; about 2,000 private security guards securing the areas holding paying spectators; and 2,500 foreign officers, including some from the United States, many with bombdetecting dogs. “There will be a gendarme or police officer every square meter,” said Ghislain Réty, the head of one of the country’s anti-terrorism units, which was formed after the terrorist attack on the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, where 11 Israeli Olympic athl e tes were killed. “A huge amount of intelligence work has been done. Honestly, I think it will be a beautiful party.” Behind him, as he spoke during a security drill, more than 40 members of his team rammed into an abandoned office building in a Paris suburb using a specialized armored vehicle, then exited from the roof hanging from a helicopter. The security for this year’s Olympics will be far greater than what London had during the 2012 Games. It will also surpass the record numbers of officers who last summer quelled riots that broke out around France. “We have never seen anything like this before,” said Guillaume Farde, a security expert who teaches at Sciences Po university in Paris. France’s security apparatus on average foils one planned attack every other month, Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister, told a French newspaper this month. He has said that there have been no specific threats against the Olympics. To date, all 206 delegations — including a selection of the 10,500 Olympic athletes — plan to participate in the opening, and all 120 heads of state have indicated that they will be present, said Marc Guillaume, a top government official for the Paris region. He and others considered that a vote of confidence. The American Diplomatic Security Service, which oversees the safety of US diplomats at large international events, also expressed satisfaction with the arrangements, according to officials with the service, which sent two members to Paris two years ago to work exclusively on the Games. To address concerns, authorities have progressively cut the number of spectators who will be allowed to sit in stands along the river and over many of its bridges — to roughly 300,000, down from 600,000. One-third of those will pay for tickets; the rest are nonpaying spectators who must be invited by government officials or the Olympic Committee. Polls suggest that Parisians are divided over the plans for the opening ceremony. Some are concerned, bu t many hav e grown used to living with terrorism alerts and see the Games as just another potential target. They complain more about the commuting nightmares and crowds that the Olympics will bring. “I don’t want fear to ruin the Games, which are going to a be a crazy time,” said Jeanne Huyge, 23, enjoying a sunny lunch break on a bench with a friend overlooking the Seine on a recent afternoon. “Otherwise,” she added, “you end up never doing anything.” Weeks ago, Macron said that if there were a serious terrorist threat, the government would be prepared to pull the ceremony off the Seine — and hold it either at Trocadéro Square or in the Stade de France, the national stadium. “When the sports minister said there was no Plan B, I was shocked,” said Péchenard, the former head of the national police, referring to an earlier insistence among ministers that the plan would not change. “I was relieved to hear otherwise.” Still, he pointed out, the opening ceremony will be just the first few hours of a 17-day event, followed later by the Paralympic Games — all to be secured by thousands of police off icers and pr ivate security guards. “There’s not just the opening ceremony to secure,” he said. “There are all the actual Games afterwards.” The Seine will be the setting for Olympics opening ceremonies. Below: A national police tactical unit drilled in a Paris suburb. PHOTOS BY DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/NEW YORK TIMES By Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic NEW YORK TIMES PARIS — A terrorist attack in 2015 that left her city angry and heartbroken persuaded Paris’ mayor, Anne Hidalgo, to campaign for the Olympic Games. “I said to myself, ‘We need to do something that is unifying,’” she said in a recent interview, remembering the horrifying afternoon when masked gunmen charged into the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and opened fire that January, killing 12. “Something that is very powerful, very peaceful, and allows us to move forward. So I threw myself into it.” Nine years later, the Summer Olympics are set to open in Paris in July with France at its highest level of terrorism alert, after the attack on the Moscow concert hall last month. Yet for the first time, the opening ceremony will not be held inside the barricaded confines of a stadium. Instead, athletes will float in boats down the Seine River through the heart of the dense, ancient city b efor e 500,000 spec ta tors packed into stands and leaning out of windows. Although some s ay that makes the ceremony an obvious target, Hidalgo and other government officials express full confidence in their safety plan. “The best response is to do it, but to do it seriously and professionally,” the mayor said, adding, “If we don’t do it because we’re afraid, then they’ve won. And they didn’t win.” Many security experts have also said they have faith in the preparations. “Paris will be bunkerized under the current plan for the opening ceremony,” said Frédéric Péchenard, the former head of France’s national police. “The French police have spared no expense.” Officials brewed up the idea for the ceremony to produce a spectacle that was completely new, was open to many, and would “show France under its best light,” President Emmanuel Macron said in a recent television interview. The goal, he said, was “to show that we can do extraordinary things.” Even so, the security challenges are obvious and myriad. The procession will cover 3.7 miles of the river, passing hundreds of historic buildings of different eras, shapes, and sizes, including the Louvre and Eiffel Tower. There are more than 100 access points; uneven roofs and incongruent windows; and a labyrinth of pipes, tunnels, and sewers underneath. Then there is the river, with its own swells, eddies, connections, and traffic. “It will require a very long, very complex security operation that won’ t e liminate a ll the risks,” said Bertrand Cavallier, a former commander at France’s national military police training school. Since the 2015 deadly Islamic attacks, France has become sadl y accus tomed to terrorist threats and to soldiers patrolling its crowded squares and train stations, their fingers resting near the triggers of machine guns. The latest one was in December, killing a tourist and injuring three others. Olympics organizers say the potential for terrorism was stitched into the plan for the Games from the start. Over the months of preparation, in response to security concerns, they have adjusted some of the original plans for the opening ceremony — for example, by cutting the number of spectators permitted along the river. They also point to their experience with big events. For example, in 2016, France hosted the European soccer championships, drawing some 600,000 foreign spectators, noted Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris Olympic Committee. Even very public failures, like dangerous crowd control problems at the 2022 Champions League soccer final that were blamed on mistakes by the security services, have offered important lessons, officials say. “Every decision that has been made since 2015 was made through the lens of security,” Estanguet said in an interview. He added, “For three years now, we know precisely day by day, site by site, almost hour by hour, our needs.” The broad outlines of the plan have been made public. The areas immediately bordering both sides of the river, stretching miles beyond the ceremony’s course, will be marked as a protected zone that will be closed to motorized vehicles eight days before the ceremony. The 20,000 people who live and work there will need to apply for a Q R code and b e screened, and no one without a QR code will be allowed entry. During that time, the river will be closed to navigation. On the evening of the ceremony, the airspace over and around Paris for 93 miles will be closed, with all four nearby airports shuttered , including Charles de Gaulle, Europe’s third largest. Paris police will secure the underground sewers and tunnels. Subway stations within the perimeter will be closed, as will businesses and restaurants. Soldiers will check the boats that bring the athletes down the river in the parade. Four helicopters will monitor the sky, with officers trained in tracking and defusing drones. Some 45,000 police and military police officers will flood Paris and its suburbs — about 10 times their typical presence. There will be some 100 diver bomb specialists inspecting the A city scarred by terrorism preps for Olympic opening Paris ceremony will see athletes float down Seine By Marc Santora NEW YORK TIMES KYIV — As Russian missiles streaked through the skies above Ukraine before dawn Saturday, once again targeting the nation’s battered energy grid in a broad and complex bombardment, Ukrainian drones were flying in the other direction, taking aim at vital oil and gas refineries and other targets inside Russia. The Ukrainian Air Force said its air defense teams had intercepted 21 of the 34 Russian cruise and ballistic missiles fired from land, air, and sea-based systems, but the attacks caused extensive damage to four thermal power plants and other crucial parts of the power grid in three regions. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it had shot down 66 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region, which is just across the Kerch Strait in southern Russia, east of the occupied Crimean Peninsula. Veniamin Kondratyev, head of the regional government, said the Ukrainian drones had targeted two oil refineries, a bitumen plant, and a military airfield in Kuban. T he Security Ser vice o f Ukraine, known as the SBU, said the Ukrainian military operation had targeted the Kushchevsk air field and the Ilsky and Slavyansk oil refineries. The airfield housed “dozens of military aircraft, radars, and electronic warfare devices,” the agency said in a statement, adding, “The SBU continues to effectively target military and infrastructural facilities behind enemy lines, reducing Russia’s potential for waging war.” The Kremlin tightly controls information about Ukrainian attacks, often making it difficult to assess their impact, and it was unclear how much damage the drone strikes caused. Russia has also outlawed criticism of its war effort, aggressively stifling any voice deemed critical of the military and arresting hundreds of people as part of a widespread crackdown on dissent. On Friday, Russian authorities arrested a journalist from the Russian edition of Forbes magazine, Sergei Mingazov, for reposting information on social media at the outset of the war about Russian atrocities, according to Russian officials and his lawyer, Konstantin Bubon. Although the Russian authorities routinely deny or play down the impact of Ukrainian strikes inside Russia, the attacks on oil and gas facilities have been hard to hide. Britain’s military intelligence agency estimated last month that such strikes had disrupted at least 10 percent of Russia’s oil refinery capacity. On March 1, the Kremlin imposed a six-month ban on gasoline exports in what appeared to be an effort to avoid shortages and prevent spikes in domestic prices. Ukraine has vowed to increase attacks inside Russia, using its expanding fleet of domestically produced long-range attack drones, even as the strikes on oil and gas infrastructure have stoked tensions between Kyiv and Washington. The Biden administration has publicly condemned the attacks, worried that they could lead to even greater Russian retaliation and drive up global energy prices. The Biden administration’s stance is out of step with other allies, which have supported Ukraine’s use of its domestically produced weapons to go after whatit considers legitimate military targets. About one-third of Russia’s national budget comes from oil and gas, and Ukrainian officials have said that attacks on the facilities strike at the heart of the Kremlin’s wartime economy. They also hope, over time, to undermine Russia’s ability to wage war, since refined oil products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel are essential for keeping any large army moving. “Ukraine has the right to strike legitimate military targets outside the territory of their country to defend itself,” Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretarygeneral, said this month when asked about the strikes. Before Saturday’s attack, Russia had destroyed 80 percent of Ukraine’s thermal power generation capacity, energy officials said. The extent of the damage after the latest bombardment was still being determined Saturday, energy officials said, but the cumulative impact is growing and threatens to cause lasting problems. “The large-scale damage that Russia has caused recently cannot be repaired in a few weeks or even months,” Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in a statement, urging people “to use electricity sparingly.” Although US military assistance is flowing into Ukraine for the firs t time i n months, Ukraine’s air defense systems remain stretched and short on ammunition. Ukraine is particularly vulnerable to Russian ballistic missiles, which can only be routinely countered by advanced US-made Patriot batteries. “We urgently need Patriot systems and missiles for them,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a consortium of about 50 nations that have provided military and humanitarian aid to Kyiv. “Th is is what can and should save lives right now.” Russia bombs power plants as Ukraine targets refineries Kyiv’s strikes on energy sectorfuel tensions with US ‘The large-scale damage that Russia has caused recently cannot be repaired in a few weeks or even months.’ DENYS SHMYHAL, Ukraine’s prime minister
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A6 The World B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 freedoms, not just the right to vote. Laws controlled where they lived, where they were allowed to go on any given day, and what jobs they could have. After apartheid fell, a constitution was adopted guaranteeing the rights of all South Africans no matter their race, religion, gender, or sexuality. But that hasn't significantly improved the lives of millions, with South Africa’s Black majority that make up more than 80 percent of the population of 62 million still overwhelmingly affected by severe poverty. The official unemployment rate is 32 percent, the highest in the world, and more than 60 percent for young people between the ages of 15 and 24. More than 16 million South Africans — 25 percent of the country — rely on monthly we lfare grants for survival. South Africa is still the most unequal country in the world in terms of wealth distribution, according to the World Bank, with race a key factor. While the damage of apartheid remains difficult to undo, the ANC is increasingly being blamed for South Africa's current problems. In the week leading up to the anniversary, countless South Africans were asked what 30 years o f freedom from apartheid meant to them. The dominant response was that while 1994 was a landmark moment, it’s now overshadowed by the joblessness, violent crime, corruption, and near-collapse of basic services like electricity and water that plagues South Africa in 2024. It’s also poignant that many South Africans who never experienced apartheid and are referred to as “Born Frees” are now old enough to vote. Outside the tent where Ramaphosa spoke in front of mostly dignitaries and politicians, a group of young Black South Africans born after 1994 and who support a new political party called Rise Mzansi wore T-shirts with the words “2024 is our 1994” on them. Their message was that they were looking beyond the ANC and for another change for their future in next month’s election. “They don’t know what happened before 1994. They don’t know,” said Seth Mazibuko, an older supporter of Rise Mzansi and a well-known anti-apartheid activist in the 1970s. “Let us agree that we messed up,” Mazibuko said of the last 30 years, which have left the youngsters standing behind him directly impacted by the secondworst youth unemployment rate in the world behind Djibouti. He added: “There’s a new chance in elections next month.” By Nqobile Ntshangase and Gerald Imray ASSOCIATED PRESS PRETORIA — South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation’s multicolored flag. But any sense of celebration on the momentous anniversary was set against a growing discontent with the current government. President Cyril Ramaphosa presided over the gathering in a huge white tent in the gardens of the government buildings in Pretoria as head of state. He also spoke as the leader of the African National Congress party, which was widely credited with liberating South Africa’s Black majority from the racist system of oppression that made the country a pariah for nearly a half-century. The ANC has been in power ever since the first democratic, all-race election of April 27, 1994, the vote that officially ended apartheid. Butthis Freedom Day holiday marking that day fell amid a poignant backdrop: Analysts and polls predict that the waning popularity of the party once led by Nelson Mandela is likely to see it lose its parliamentary majority for the first time as a new generation of South Africans make their voices heard in what might be the most important election since 1994 next month. “Few days in the life of our nation can compare to that day, when freedom was born,” Ramaphosa said in a speech centered on the nostalgia of 1994, when Black people were allowed to vote for the first time, the oncebanned ANC swept to power, and Mandela became the country's first Black president. “South Africa changed forever. It signaled a new chapter in the history of our nation, a moment that resonated across Africa and across the world.” “On that day, the dignity of all the people of South Africa was restored,” Ramaphosa said. The president, who stood in front of a banner emblazoned with the word “Freedom,” also recognized the major problems South Africa still has three decades later with vast poverty and inequality, issues that will be central yet again when millions vote on May 29. Ramaphosa conceded there had been “setbacks.” The 1994 election changed South Africa from a country where Black and other nonwhite people were denied most basic In South Africa, discontent amid a major celebration End of apartheid marked as ANC draws criticism THEMBA HADEBE/ASSOCIATED PRESS People attended Freedom Day events in Pretoria Saturday to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid. Below: A child played near a mural of Nelson Mandela in Soweto. ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘They don’t know what happened before 1994. They don’t know.’ SETH MAZIBUKO, a well-known antiapartheid activist in the 1970s Many in the Netherlands marked King’s Day, celebrating the 57th birthday of their monarch, King Willem-Alexander, on Saturday. 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Experts say there are several reasons behind the shortage, all somehow related to Cuba’s deep economic crisis, one of the worst in decades. Omar Everleny Pérez, a Cuban economist and university professor, says the main culprits are the government’s growing fiscal deficit, the nonexistence of banknotes with a denomination greater than 1,000 Cuban pesos (about $3 in the parallel market), stubbornly high inflation, and the non-return of cash to banks. “There is money, yes, but not in the banks,” said Pérez, adding that most of the cash is being held not by salaried workers, but by entrepreneurs and owners of small- and medium-size business who are more likely to collect cash from commercial transactions but are reluctant to return it to the banks. This, Pérez says, is either because they don’t trust the local banks or simply because they need the Cuban pesos to convert into foreign currency. Most entrepreneurs and small business owners in Cuba have to import almost everything they sell or pay in foreign currency for the supplies needed to run their businesses. As a consequence, many end up hoarding Cuban pesos to later change into foreign currency on the informal market. Converting those Cuban pesos to other currencies poses yet another challenge, as there are several, highly fluctuating exchange rates in the island. For example, the official rate used by government industries and agencies is 24 pesos to the US dollar, while for individuals, the rate is 120 pesos to the dollar. However,the dollar can fetch up to 350 Cuban pesos on the informal market. Pérez notes that in 2018, 50 percent of the cash in circulation was in the hands of the Cuban population and the other half in Cuban banks. But in 2022, the latest year for which information is available, 70 percent of cash was in the wallets of individuals. 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A8 The Nation B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 By Farnoush Amiri and Ellen Knickmeyer ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — An election-year roast of President Biden before journalists, celebrities, and politicians at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with protests outside the event condemning both Biden’s handling of the conflict and the Western news’ media coverage of it. Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annua l White House Correspondents’ Association banquet to jab at his rival, Donald Trump. He followed the jokes with solemn warnings about what he said would happen if Trump won the presidency again. With hundreds of protesters rallying against the war in Gaza outside the event and concerns over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the perils for journalists covering the conflict, the war hung over this year’s event. But speakers inside made only passing mention of the conflict despite some having to run a gauntlet o f demonstrators. Biden’s speech, which lasted around 10 minutes, made no mention of the ongoing war or the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. “Shame on you!” protesters draped in the traditional Palestinian keffiyeh cloth shouted, running after men in tuxedos and suits and women in long dresses who w er e holding clutch purses as guests hurried inside for the dinner. Chants accused US journalists of undercovering the war and misrepresenting it. “Western media we see you, and all the horrors that you hide,” crowds chanted at one point. Oth e r p r ote s t ers l a y sprawled motionless on the pavement, next to mock-ups of flak vests with “press” insignia. Ralliers cried “Free, free Palestine.” They cheered when at one point someone inside the Washington Hilton — where the dinner has been held for decades — unfurled a Palestinian flag from a hotel window. Criticism of the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s six-month-old military offensive in Gaza has spread through American college campuses, with students pitching encampments in an effort to force their universities to divest from Israel. Counterprotests back Israel’s offensive and complain of antisemitism. Biden’s motorcade Saturday took an alternate route from the White House to the Washington Hilton than in previous years, largely avoiding the crowds of demonstrators. Biden’s speech before nearly 3 ,000 people was being followed by entertainer Colin Jost from “Saturday Night Live.” Biden began his roast with a direct focus on Trump, calling him “sleepy Don,” in reference to a nickname Trump had given the president previously. He went on to note that despite being similar in age, the two presidential hopefuls have little else in common. “My vice president actually endorses me,” Biden said. Former vice president Mike Pence has refused to endorse Trump’s reelection bid. The president made a grim speech about what he believes is at stake this election, saying that another Trump administration would be even more harmful to America than his first term. “We have to take this serious — eight years ago we could have written it o ff as ‘Trump talk’ but not after Jan. 6,” Biden told the audience, referring to the supporters of Trump who stormed the Capitol after Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election. More than two dozen journalists in Gaza wrote a letter last week calling on their colleagues in Washington to boycott the dinner altogether. “The toll exacted on us for merely fulfilling our journalistic duties is staggering,” the letter states. “We are subjected to detentions, interrogations, and torture by the Israeli military, all for the ‘crime’ of journalistic integrity.” One organizer complained that the White House Correspondents’ A s sociation — which represents the hundreds of journalists who cover the president — largely has been silent since the first weeks of the war about the killings of Palestinian journalists. WHCA did not respond to request for comment. According to a preliminary investigation released Friday by the Committee to Protect Journalists, nearly 100 journalists have been killed covering the war in Gaza. Israel has defended its actions, saying it has been targeting militants. Biden delivers address at correspondents’ dinner, as Gaza protests flare EVA HAMBACH/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied Saturday outside the Washington Hilton, where the media dinner was held. By Coral Davenport NEW YORK TIMES The Biden administration’s move on Thursday to strictly limit pollution from coal-burning power plants is a major policy shift. But in many ways it’s one more hairpin turn in a zigzag approach to environmental regulation in the United States, a pattern that has grown more extreme as the political landscape has become more polarized. Nearly a decade ago, President Barack Obama was the Democrat who tried to force power plants to stop burning coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels. His Republican successor, Donald Trump, effectively reversed that plan. Now President Biden is trying once more to put an end to carbon emissions from coal plants. But Trump, who is running to replace Biden, has promised that he will again delete those plans if he wins in November. The country’s participation in the Paris climate accord has followed the same swerving path: Under Obama, the United States joined the global commitment to fight climate change, only for Trump to pull the United States out of it, and for Biden to rejoin. If Trump wins the presidency, he is likely to exit the accord. Again. Government policies have always shifted between Democratic and Republican administrations, but they have generally stayed in place and have been tightened or loosened along a spectrum, depending on the occupant of the White House. But in the past decade, environmental rules in particular have been caught in a cycle of erase-and-replace whiplash. “In the old days, the regulatory days of my youth, we were going back and forth between the 40-yard lines,” said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who directed the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and now runs the American Action Forum, a conservative research organization. “Now, it’s back and forth between the 10-yard lines. They do it and undo it and do it and undo it.” Economists and business executives say this new era of sharp switchbacks makes it difficult for industries to plan. If there is anything that companies like less than government regulation, it is an unstable business climate. “If the regulatory changes are just whiplash or snapback, it creates a level of uncertainty that makes it very hard to build a vibrant economy,” said Marty Durbin, senior vice president for policy at the US Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business lobby. “It’s not about the specific regulation or the specific candidate,” Durbin said. “We’ve got to have more long-term certainty about how business is going to be regulated.” The hairpin turns can lead to lost investments, said HoltzEakin, as companies pay to comply with one rule (for example, by shutting down coal plants or building new electric vehicle factories) and end up with sunk costs as the rules are rolled back, only for the rules to be restored four years later, often with new details, timelines, and technical requirements. “Change is costly,” HoltzEakin said. “Even deregulation carries a cost. Doing and undoing these rules four times means four times the cost.” He estimated the cost of the whiplash to the economy to be at “easily billions and billions of dollars.” The cycle of enacting and erasing environmental rules limits their capacity to protect the environment, Holtz-Eakin said. In the past four months, the Biden adminis t ra tion has strengthened or restored rules that Trump had deleted, including regulations to cut greenhouse emissions from cars and oil and gas wells; to limit the pollution of toxic coal ash; to protect the habitat o f the sage grouse and other endangered species; and to tighten safety controls at chemical plants. All of these rules are likely to be weakened or rolled back once again if there were to be a new Trump administration. Some economi s t s h av e sought to measure the economic impacts of climate regulation whiplash. Costas Gavriilidis, who teaches at the University of Stirling in Scotland, developed a US Climate Policy Uncertainty Index charting the federal government’s wild swings on climate policy. He said he was inspired to create the index after watching incredulously from abroad as the United States joined, left, and then rejoined the Paris climate agreement in just over five years. H is research shows that whenever the index shoots up to about 50 points, it creates an economic shock of such magnitude that it leads to a 1.5 percent decrease in industrial production, a 0.4 percent increase in unemployment, a 2 percent increase in commodity prices, and a 0.4 percent increase in consumer prices, reflecting the fact that producers incorporate the risk of higher production costs associated with uncertain climate policy into their prices. Since the Trump presidency, Gavriilidis’ index has remained at its highest levels. “All of these regulations are occurring in industries where capital is really important — capital to generate power, abate pollution, invest in a long pipeline of research and development,” said Steve Cicala, co-director of the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Project on the Economic Analysis of Regulation. “If in the future the regulations end up not being binding, then these companies have just wasted a bunch of money.” US environmental regulations defined by abrupt U-turns Costly cycle when presidents undo previous policies JEFFERSON SIEGEL/NEW YORK TIMES Emil Bove and Susan Necheles, attorneys for Donald Trump, listened as the former president spoke to reporters Thursday. By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, and William K. Rashbaum NEW YORK TIMES NEW Y O R K — D o n ald Trump is a thrice-married man accused of covering up a sex scandal with an adult film actor after the world heard him brag about grabbing women by their genitals. But when Trump’s lawyers introduced him to a jury at his Manhattan criminal trial this past week, they dwelt on a different dimension: “He’s a husband. He’s a father. And he’s a person, just like you and just like me.” That half-hour opening statement encapsulated the former president’s influence over his lawyers and their strategy. It reflected specific input from Trump, people with knowledge of the matter said, and it echoed his absolutist approach to his first criminal trial. And while defendants often offer feedback to their lawyers, this particular hands-on client could hamstring them. Others might concede personal failings so their lawyers can focus solely on holes in the prosecution’s evidence; on television, it’s often a version of, “My client might not be a nice guy, but he’s no criminal.” But that time-honored tactic is not available to a defendant who is also the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a man who despises weakness and is allergic to anything but praise from the people around him. So Trump’s legal strategy mirrors his political talking points as his lawyers portray the case as an unjust assault on the former president’s character. Since he was indicted in Manhattan, Trump has questioned the very notion that anything untoward occurred, deploying a mantra “no crime.” His lead lawyer, Todd Blanche, followed that blueprint in his opening statement, asking jurors, “What on earth is a crime?” and sprinkling in other Trumpesque phrases, including that the former president had “built a very large, successful company.” People in Trump’s legal orbit have privately observed that the effort to humanize him might be a tough sell to a jury in New York, his hometown, where his presidency was wildly unpopular and his sexual dalliances were gossip-page staples. But as the trial grinds on in the weeks ahead, legal experts said, the defense team will need to walk a fine line to appease both of its audiences: 12 jurors and a singular defendant. “Trying the case to your client’s vanity, rather than to the jury, is a losing game,” said J. Bruce Maffeo, a former federal prosecutor. Despite their client’s whims and wishes, Trump’s lawyers have deployed some conventional tactics to poke holes in the prosecution’s core accusation: that he falsified records to conceal a hush-money payment to the adult film actor, Stormy Daniel s . And the l awyers, known as skilled litigators, some former prosecutors themselves, appear to have scored points. Blanche, the lawyer who delivered the opening statement, urged the jury to “use common sense,” arguing that Trump is accused of falsifying the sort of back-office paperwork that a president would never bother touching. He also noted that the prosecution’s star witness is a felon and an “admitted liar.” And Blanche’s colleague, Emil Bove, grilled the prosecution’s first witness Friday, pointing out a potential inconsistency in his story. Such traditional techniques can be effective without undercutting Trump’s self-image. Roland Riopelle, a former prosecutor, who spent three decades as a defense lawyer, noted that “part of being a lawyer and being in a service business is pleasing the client — and I’m sure this client is difficult to please.” Trump is known to be mercurial and prone to outbursts. In private, he has dressed down lawyers in several of his cases, even questioning their strategy just minutes before they were set to appear in court, people who have seen him in action say. And inside the courtroom at two recent civil trials, he badgered lawyers, directing them to object at inopportune moments, muttering grievances into their ears and twice storming away from the defense table. Those cases ended in defeat. Judges have said that the former president’s courtroom conduct — and refusal to accept any responsibility — only hurt him. Inside the criminal courthouse, Trump has been better behaved and more subdued, save for one episode during jury selection that drew a rebuke from the judge. Blanche also appears to be resisting some of his client’s inter jections; when Trump poked Blanche on the shoulder at the defense table, he shook his head and brushed off the former president. The pestering is unsurprising from a man who values control and is unaccustomed to sitting still. And Trump, whose litigious streak has thrust him in and out of many courtrooms, knows more about legal proceedings than the average defendant. But he is hardly a master of procedure, and this case presents a unique test: After years of filing and fighting lawsuits, it is his first criminal trial. This past week, prosecutors elicited testimony from the former publisher of The National Enquirer, David Pecker, who said he and Trump orchestrated a plot to conceal sex scandals that could have derailed his 2016 presidential campaign. On cross-examination, Bove implied the prosecution’s case strained credulity and suggested that the former publisher, rather than doing anything so grand as conspiring with a presidential candidate, was engaged in business as usual: paying sources and making coverage decisions that benefited his magazines. Blanche’s opening statement took aim at Michael Cohen, the star prosecution witness who paid Daniels the hush money, silencing her story of a sexual encounter with Trump. Cohen is expected to testify that he acted at Trump’s direction to avoid damaging his campaign. And when Trump reimbursed him for the $130,000 hush-money payment, Cohen will likely say, the former president authorized his company to falsify internal records to disguise the true nature of the repayment. Blanche assailed Cohen’s credibility in the opening, noting the former fixer had pleaded guilty to federal crimes, including for his role in the hush-money payment. He described Cohen as an “obsessed” former employee seeking revenge, arguing that it was he, not Trump, who was responsible for the records. At trial, Trump’s lawyers echoing client Take absolutist approach to first criminal case ‘Trying the case to your client’s vanity, rather than to the jury, is a losing game.’ J. BRUCE MAFFEO, former federal prosecutor
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e The Nation A9 many gifts as a producer. But where he stood above others was in his ability to make careers. He hired and molded Matt Damon, Michelle Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Quentin Tarantino, and some of the most successful producers working today. He invented the Oscar campaign as we know it. At those awards, he was thanked more often than God. Behind the scenes, he was summoning that career-shaping power in the darkest way, according to his accusers. The nearly 100 allegations about Weinstein range in severity from harassment to rape. But almost all those stories follow the same plot: Whether they were actors or assistants, the women were mostly young. Some were in their first month, or even day, on the job. Laura Madden was a novice assistant on Irish movie sets. Rowena Chiu had directed plays at Oxford University. They and many others wanted to work, to contribute, to secure a piece of the action in a mostly male-run business. Weinstein is accused of luring them and many others with a standard script that promised a career payoff. Come to my hotel room to talk about how we can throw you an Oscar campaign, Judith Godrèche said he told her. Join me to review this newly shot footage, Sophie Dix recalled him saying. Over the years, he appears to have honed the pressure even ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Har ve y Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails. “They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically,” Aidala said. On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals vacated his conviction after concluding that a trial judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to the charges he faced. It also erased his 23-year prison sentence and ordered a retrial. Weinstein hospitalized in New York ORDER TODAY! By Jodi Kantor NEW YORK TIMES For the first time in years, there is a chance that Harvey Weinstein could walk free. His New York conviction for sex crimes was overturned Thursday. Manhattan’s district attorney says he wants to retry Weinstein, but that seems, at most, a maybe. The former film producer still has a long sentence to serve in Los Angeles, although next month he is expected to appeal that conviction on grounds similar to those that were successful in New York. His lawyer is the same one who got Bill Cosby’s conviction tossed out. Many of Weinstein’s accusers say they are horrified. Even some of the seven judges who participated in the decision were outraged. The majority — ruling that his trial was unfair because it introduced witnesses separate from the central charges — prevailed by a single vote, 4-3. The dissenting judges described that decision as “oblivious,” “naive” and “endangering decades of progress.” They have joined a roiling debate about what the standard of evidence in sex crimes trials should be. But criminal convictions have never seemed like the ultimate measure of Weinstein’s behavior. Whether he remains a felon or not, he can never be tried for the most overarching offense he is accused of. That is because, at its core, the Weinstein story — along with its greatest impact — is all about work. “A lot of these stories are about what’s been lost careerwise, and there’s no criminal remedy that is going to get at that,” Deborah Tuerkheimer, a law professor at Northwestern University, said in an interview. Back when Weinstein was at the height of his power, he had further, deploying one woman’s name to push the next. Although Gwyneth Paltrow spurned his advances, some women say he goaded them by claiming that she and other stars had said yes, that they had only won their roles and Oscars by sleeping with him. By their description, it was a system of turning women’s aspirations and achievements against them. Work was also the reason many stayed silent for years: They feared that speaking out would mean ruin. Years later, many Weinstein accusers have told of the pain they experienced over physical violations. But they have also aired grief over career losses. Many of the women are middleaged now. They point out that there are no do-overs in their work lives. That without Weinstein, they might have achieved more; they can never get those years and possibilities back. Caitlin Dulany, a 60-year-old actor, said in an interview that memories of her encounter with Weinstein — he offered career help and shocked her by taking his clothes off, she has said — are “100 percent mixed up in the loss that I feel career-wise.” This is the part of the Weinstein story that no criminal court is likely to come close to addressing. Sexual harassment is illegal, but it’s not a criminal offense, and the laws and system that combat it are generally weak. The criminal justice system isn’t built to remedy the destruction of someone’s career options or ambitions. Women have pursued civil suits against the producer, but many were bundled into one big case that left them waiting in line with other parties owed money by The Weinstein Co. Compared with the payouts for, say, Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, the remuneration has been spotty. But while the centrality of work to the Weinstein story has made accountability difficult, it has also endowed the saga with some of its special moral force and helped cohere a powerful new consensus on workplace standards. Not long ago, a little sexual harassment here and there in the workplace — or sometimes a lot — was often tolerated. Now, it’s far less common to see that behavior rationalized or accepted. 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A10 The Region B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 the facilities manager to clean the grounds. But the Truppis remain concerned about Trevor’s safety and whether St. Mary’s will be held accountable. Trevor sent the Globe text messages and voice memos about conditions there. At times, he said, he was losing hope. “They ain’t listen to them. They ain’t have a voice,” Trevor texted, about his grandparents. “This place takes control.” Searching for help St. Mary’s has long had a reputation as a place children flee, and other parents whose children were treated there had warned the Truppis about their own frightening experiences. They told the Truppis their children had been able to obtain drugs and sharp objects to hurt themselves, and felt neglected by an overwhelmed staff. The Truppis said they were desperate. By the time Trevor was 15, he had already been through so much. They’d been Trevor’s legal guardians since he was small, because his parents, who were addicts, were unable to care for him. When he was 7, Trevor contracted acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADEM, an autoimmune condition that caused temporary paralysis. Trevor was hospitalized, and his grandparents thought he was going to die. The inflammation left scarring on his brain and created developmental delays that took years to understand and treat, the Truppis said. Trevor cycled through multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Bradley Hospital, and a stew of medications that caused aggressive behavior. He has chronic health problems, seizures, and depression. Trevor was bullied and lonely and fell behind in school, and nothing his grandparents told him seemed to matter. “He had no self-esteem. He felt like he wasn’t good enough,” Paul Truppi said. Then, in February 2022, his mother died. Trevor overdosed. He wanted to die. Frantic, the Truppis said they turned to DCYF, after a doctor at Bradley Hospital, a psychiatric hospital for children, told them the agency would have better access to programs that could help Trevor. “This is our grandchild that we’re worried about,” said Paul Truppi. “Please, let’s get him someplace where he can get the help he needs.’” DCYF recommended St. Mary’s. The Truppis begged DCYF to find somewhere else. There was nowhere else. Few options in Rhode Island Rhode Island is woefully short of psychiatric residential treatment facilities for children, with St. Mary’s the only one in the state. DCYF currently has 80 children placed in out-of-state intensive residential treatment facilities, some as far away as Tennessee. While the state is planning to build a facility for girls next year, DCYF has a contract with St. Mary’s for placements, spending $1,000 a day per child, and is moving forward with an $11 million expansion there to add more beds. The Truppis decided it was better to make the 33-mile trip from Tiverton to visit him in North Providence, rather than have him somewhere far away. “There was no choice, because otherwise the placement was Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas,” Goulet-Truppi said. “We reached out to them for help for our grandchild, so we could stay together as a family. Had I known how it was going to turn out, I definitely wouldn’t have gotten DCYF involved.” They didn’t know that one week before Trevor was admitted to St. Mary’s, a teenager had overdosed in one of the bathrooms, according to the child advocate’s report. At their home in Tiverton and at the psychiatric hospitals where Trevor had been admitted, sharp objects and medications were kept locked up and Trevor was never left alone. On April 27, 2023, Trevor’s first day living at St. Mary’s Hope unit, a new staff member who hadn’t been fully trained was left alone in the building, against DCYF and St. Mary’s policies, according to the child advocate’s report, and two teens went into an unlocked office and stole the keys to one of St. Mary’s vans. They drove off down Fruit Hill Avenue before being stopped by the police. Trevor also went into the office and grabbed a pair of scissors, which he used later to cut himself. The bloody blades were found in his pillowcase a few days later. The Truppis were among the families who spoke to the child advocate’s investigators, and the incidents they described to the Globe appear in the child advocate’s report and in police logs. By mid-May, the Truppis had had enough. Paul Truppi called the DCYF hot line to tell the agency they were taking Trevor out of St. Mary’s. The place was filthy, Trevor was in danger, and he told his grandparents he’d nearly been hit by a car when he tried to run away. His furious grandparents didn’t wait for approval from DCYF or St. Mary’s, which were responsible for Trevor’s care. They drove to St. Mary’s and took Trevor home. “We were just so frustrated with the way everything was there, and then we were so worried that something was going to happen,” Paul Truppi said. “He’s no safer there than he is at home. ... So we just said that’s it. We absconded with him.” They were the third family in two years to take their children out of St. Mary’s out of “fear for the child and their mental well-being,” the child advocate found. Even St. Mary’s told the advocate they didn’t fault the Truppis for taking Trevor out. But, a few days later, the Truppis said, a Family Court judge ordered them to return Trevor to St. Mary’s. The judge ordered St. Mary’s to keep the Truppis involved with Trevor’s care and follow through on grief counseling that had been promised for their grandchild. But, things didn’ t improve, the Truppis said. On Trevor’s 16th birthday in June, the staff found pills and sharp pieces of plastic, glass, and metal in his room, and a notebook stained with blood. Weeks later, Trevor ran away for the second time. The Truppis searched into the wee hours of the night, went to the police, and posted on social media begging for help. State Police found Trevor at dawn, walking on Route 295. His grandparents felt helpless. “Trevor has been in other programs ... and we never felt that he wasn’t safe in those places, we never felt like the staff wasn’t adequately trained, we never felt like they weren’t getting the proper nutrition or the facility wasn’t being kept up, until St. Mary’s,” Paul Truppi said. “It just seems like for the amount of money that DCYF pays them, the place should be in better condition than it’s in.” State investigation In January, the child advocate’s office released its investigative report that detailed incidents of abuse, neglect, grave mismanagement, and understaffing at St. Mary’s. The investigators wrote that “numerous families expressed feelings of anger and frustration, stating that if their children were living at home and were assaulted, their children would be removed. Yet St. Mary’s is allowed to keep children, treat them poorly and get paid for doing so. ... Many parents described being ‘yessed to death’ and placated by top level administration but nothing ever changing.” Meanwhile, the state is moving forward with spending $11 million in federal pandemic funding to increase the number of psychiatric beds at St. Mary’s from 14 to 26, and raise its toMary’s, Trevor ran away twice, once found walking along Route 295 heading to Boston. He easily obtained sharp objects at the facility and used them to cut himself. He and the other children were fed cheap meals or fast food. The family found broken glass on the playground. The facility was dark and dirty, a boarded-up broken window blocked out the sunlight. Donna Goulet-Truppi and Paul Truppi also said St. Mary’s made mistakes with Trevor’s medication and hasn’t followed its safety plan for him. In voice memos and text messages he shared with the Globe, which were recorded and shared with his grandparents’ permission, Trevor described chaos at the facility and said he does not feel safe. “I want ppl to know what they put me through,” Trevor texted the Globe. “It’s like living in a house full of tyrants.” The nonprofit facility, once an orphanage operated under the Episcopal Diocese, is under contract with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to provide psychiatric residential treatment services for children. It also has a school for children with various learning, emotional, and behavioral challenges, and provides outpatient services for those affected by sexual abuse and exploitation. A few weeks after the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families recommended St. Mary’s to the Truppis, the agency and the Office of the Child Advocate launched investigations of the home. What they found alarmed DCYF enough to stop placing children there in November. In January, the child advocate reported it found abuse, neglect, an overwhelmed staff, and disturbing turmoil at a place that cares for the state’s most vulnerable children. Trevor, who asked to be identified by just his first name, turned 16 years old at St. Mary’s last June. He is still there, along with 10 other children. The Truppis agreed to be interviewed by the Globe because they don’t believe St. Mary’s is taking the concerns documented by the Office of the Child Advocate seriously. Its longtime executive director stepped down when the report came out, but there have been no other substantial staff changes. The Truppis worried that going public would lead to retaliation, that DCYF would transfer Trevor to another facility far from them. Still, they said they feel driven to speak out. “Some of these kids have nobody there,” Goulet-Truppi said. “There’s nobody looking out for them.” St. Mary’s interim chief executive, Charles Montorio-Archer, declined to be interviewed about the family’s concerns, as well as what changes he’s made in the last few months at St. Mary’s. “We are focused on getting the work done to improve the lives of every child in state care, whether at St. Mary’s or with other providers,” he said in a statement. A spokeswoman for DCYF said the state is continuing to work with St. Mary’s before placing children there again. “Although progress and improvements are being made, DCYF has continued to identify areas that need to improve,” said Misty Delgado, the agency’s chief of staff. “Currently, DCYF is evaluating the steps necessary to generate meaningful program improvement at St. Mary’s.” The Truppis are watching as the state tries to fix the place while their grandchild is in its care. There’ve been some bright spots. They say that Trevor has bonded with his clinician and made a few friends. The Truppis said the campus school has been “excellent” at understanding Trevor’s needs and helping him catch up to his grade level. He has made the honor roll twice. When they complained to the clinical director about broken glass on the playground recently, she notified uHOME FOR CHILDREN Continued from Page A1 tal capacity to 51 children. Construction is expected to start sometime this spring and conclude in a year. However, it’s still unknown when DCYF will allow St. Mary’s to take in more children. DCYF stopped sending children there last fall, after a child who had run away was hit by a Jeep. The Truppis say that, despite the investigations and promises of change, there are still serious problems. While some of the staff “are getting nicer,” Trevor told the Globe in a voice memo, there are still problems with safety, cleanliness, and violence. He sent voice memos and texted a Globe reporter, saying, “I want ppl to know what they put me through. That’s y I want my name for everyone to know.” Broken glass littered the play - ground, and Trevor said workers had warned him and other children about rats in the basement. One child is violent and lashes out at other children and staff, and hurts them, Trevor said. He and the other children have to go into the basement to get away, until the staff can get the child under control. “I want staff to handle a crisis better,” Trevor texted. “Violence and chaos in this house needs to end.” Montorio-Archer, the interim CEO, and North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi, who sits on St. Mar y’s board, have publicly made assurances that care is improving. Montorio-Archer had pushed back against the child advocate’s findings and included letters from some children detailing what they like about St. Mary’s. In previous interviews with the Globe and TV media about the frequency of children running away — a Globe investigation found police responded to hundreds of calls about runaways — Montorio-Archer described it as “kids will be kids.” Trevor told the Globe Montorio-Archer had asked his class to write those letters, “and if the whole class does it we will get a prize.” “The surprise never happened,” Trevor texted the Globe. “That’s y we did it. Not for the hell of it.” He also said Montorio-Archer was wrong about why children were running away. “Excuse me — I was on the highway trying to run away from this place, because it was total agony,” Trevor said in a voice memo to the Globe. Neighbors say children are continuing to run away. The North Providence police still respond to calls about missing children. The police are also investigating two staff members at St. Mary’s for allegedly assaulting two children earlier in April. One allegedly threw a chair at a child and knocked him down, and another dragged a child by his arm, according to a police report released to the Globe. St. Mary’s had first called DCYF about the incident, and the DCYF investigator noticed discrepancies between what the home reported and what was captured on surveillance videos, according to the police report. The St. Mary’s account left out critical information about how the staff members reacted and downplayed their actions. The DCYF investigator went to the police and said the agency wished to pursue charges against the staff members. The Truppis said they are relieved that, finally, St. Mary’s is being thoroughly investigated. The state House and Senate oversight committees are questioning St. Mary’s future, including the $11 million expansion. They are worried about what happens when the oversight ends. “My fear is that it’s going to go back to covering this up,” Goulet-Truppi said. “How do I keep my grandchild safe?” Amanda Milkovits can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her @AmandaMilkovits. Family says care is sorely lacking at St. Mary’s DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF St. Mary’s Home for Children has been investigated by the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the Office of the Child Advocate. When Trevor went missing from St. Mary’s Home for Children, Donna Goulet-Truppi posted a message on Facebook, asking for help in finding her grandchild. ‘It just seems like for the amount of money that DCYF pays them, the place should be in better condition than it’s in.’ PAUL TRUPPI
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e The Nation A11 By Nick Ingram, Jeff Martin, and Heather Hollingsworth ASSOCIATED PRESS OMAHA — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday a fter a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions, then slamming an Iowa town. The Friday night tornadoes wreaked havoc in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes. There have been several injuries but no fatalities reported. By Saturday morning, the sounds of chainsaws filled the air in the Elkhorn neighborhood of Omaha, a city of 485,000 people with a metropolitan area population of about 1 million. Lumber from the damaged homes lay in piles. Fences were knocked over and the trees were skeletal, missing most of their branches. Power outages peaked at 10,000 , but had dropped to 4,300 by morning. “We could hear it coming through," said Pat Woods, who lives in Elkhorn. "When we came up, our fence was gone and we looked to the northwest and the whole neighborhood’s gone.” Omaha police Lieutenant Neal Bonacci said Saturday that the fire department had completed its search of damaged homes and structures. He described the injuries as minor. The sheriff of the city's Douglas County, Aaron Hanson, begged the community in a message on the social media platform X to not drive to the damaged areas for “mere entertainment.” He said gawkers were causing traffic jams and could slow emergency vehicles. Meanwhile, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen posted on X that he had ordered state resources to be made available to help. He and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds planned to tour damaged areas . And Pillen planned a news conference later Saturday in Omaha. The storm churned up 78 potential tornadoes, mostly in Iowa and Nebraska, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in its latest briefing report. The National Weather Service had not yet confirmed their strength. But the Omaha office said in a message on X that some of the damage its crews were encountering appeared consistent with EF3 twisters, which pack peak winds of 150 miles per hour. One of the tornadoes hit an industrial building to the west of Omaha, in Nebraska’s Lancaster County, causing it to collapse with 70 people inside. Several were trapped, but everyone was evacuated and the three injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said. Sheriff ’s officials there also said they had reports of a tippedover train near Waverly, Neb. Another tornado passed over Eppley Airfield on the eastern edge of Omaha, destroying four hanger buildings with 32 privately owned planes inside. No one was hurt and the passenger terminal was not hit. The airport has resumed operations, although access to areas used by noncommercial pilots is limited so crew can clean up the mess, the airfield said in a news release. After hitting the airport, the storm moved into Iowa, taking aim at the small town of Minden. Forty to 50 homes were completely destroyed. Two injuries were reported but none were life-threatening, said Jeff Theulen, chief deputy of the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, at a late Friday briefing. “It’s heartbreaking to see these people who have lost houses, cars, essentially their life until they have to rebuild it,” he said, urging people to stay away because of downed power lines. A t the M i nden U n ited Church of Christ, which survived the storm and has become a community hub of help and support, there were plans to take 4-wheel-drive vehicles out to devastated parts of town to bring meals to those who need them, Pastor Eric Biehl said. “A lot of people are just kind of in shock,” Biehl said. “It’s all overwhelming now.” Tammy Pavich, who stores equipment on the west edge of town, said she “kind of breathed a sigh of relief ” after the first round of tornadoes moved through Omaha. Then, she recalled, the storm “hit Minden dead-on.” Todd Lehan, a lifelong resident of the town, said he took shelter in a basement. “It sounded like a vacuum cleaner on top of your house,” he recalled. The damage was causing headaches for Nebraska football fans headed to the spring game. “Be prepared for heavy traffic, buckle up, and put the phone down,” warned the Nebraska Department of Transportation. 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A12 The Nation B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 By Martha C. White NEW YORK TIMES Peter Chu, a retired lawyer living in Portland, Ore., pays nearly $400 a month for his storage unit in Seattle, where he used to live. That rate has gone up by roughly $150 since 2022. Chu is caught in an industry that was booming a few years ago during the coronavirus pandemic but now finds it has built way too many rental units. As the industry cuts so-called street rates to entice new customers, its existing customers are paying substantially higher rates that are sometimes raised twice or more in a year. The demand for self-storage cooled right as a glut of new supply hitthe market, particularly in cities such as Phoenix and Atlanta, said Tyson Huebner,the director of research at Yardi Matrix, a division of the property-management software firm Yardi. “It was really attractive in the moment, but as soon as you go through planning, building, by the time you deliver, you’re kind of in a different market,” he said. Many developers, spurred by the pandemic to invest money in new self-storage facilities, have been caught short by this drop in demand. In Sun Belt markets, where much of the self-storage spaces have been built over the past couple of years, falling rental rates combined with climbing construction and financing costs prompted some developers to walk away from projects entirely. According to SpareFoot, an online platform where people can search for storage units, the average monthly rent for a unit in the United States was $85.14 as of March, down from $108.58 two years earlier. Last year, 245 self-storage construction projects were abandoned, more than double the number from the year before, according to Yardi Matrix. Yardi Matrix forecast that self-storage revenue could outright decline in 2024 for the first time since the financial crisis in 2008. The sector faces what Michael Elliott, an equity analyst at the investment research firm CFRA, characterized as “significant headwinds” after years of growth. On average, the industry added 439 storage facilities annually from 2010 to 2019, according to Yardi Matrix. From 2020 to 2023, that number rose to 735. One of the reasons for the drop in demand is that people aren’t relocating as much. During the pandemic, a wave of city dwellers fled their homes as offices closed, many searching for more outdoor space and residences closer to family. As people moved from apartments and condominiums, they often needed a place to put their stuff — and storage businesses raced to meet that demand. But Americans are no longer migrating from urban centers as much. And since the Federal Reserve began raising rates two years ago to rein in inflation, the commensurate spike in mortgage rates put the housing market into a deep freeze. When the number of home sales hits a nearly three-decade trough, as it did in 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors, demand for storage — roughly half of which comes from people moving — also took a hit. According to the Self Storage Association, a trade group, around 11 percent of US households have a self-storage unit, but there isn’t enough new demand to make up for the many new facilities that have popped up around the country. Over the nex t two years , millions o f square feet of self-storage projects are expected to open up. For existing self-storage operators, it’s much more expensive to do business today, said Timothy Dietz, the president and CEO of the Self Storage Association. Property taxes have increased, he said, as tax assessments climbed along with real estate values over the past couple of years. Property insurance has also become more expensive, particularly in parts of the country that face regular threats from natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires. And higher interest rates make it more expensive for businesses to refinance existing loans. Aside from a handful of large, publicly traded companies, such as Public Storage and Extra Space Storage, the sector is fragmented compared with other classes of commercial real estate. 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For Trautmann and Steitz, this wasn’t just galling, but a missed opportunity. The city’s wetlands were fast eroding, and glass could be ground up into sand. What if they collected glass around town, crushed it into sand, and put it to good use? Buoyed by the optimism of youth and enthusiastic crowdfunding, they bought a small glass pulverizer and put it in the backyard of an accommodating local fraternity, Zeta Psi. Almost immediately, their drop-off barrels overflowed. “We underestimated how much demand there was,” said Steitz, 27. Four years later, their company, Glass Half Full, is the only glass recycling facility in New Orleans. It’s become the founders’ full-time work, employs a staff of 15, and has expanded far beyond what they imagined. To date, their operation has crushed 7 million pounds of glass that has been used in disaster-relief sandbags, terrazzo flooring, landscaping, wetland restoration, and research. It offers curbside pickups in New Orleans and Baton Rouge and recently opened a small facility in Birmingham, Ala. The company is poised to move to a new 3-acre site in St. Bernard Parish after raising $4.5 million to build out and equip the new location, which they will rent. Glass Half Full’s revenues last year were $1 million, according to Trautmann, 26, who said the venture was breaking even. Profitability in glass recycling depends on quality, proximity to a recycling facility, and how glass containers are collected. Glass gathered with paper, plastic, and other recyclables becomes contaminated and difficult to sort, driving down its value, said Scott DeFife, president of the Glass Packaging Institute, a trade association. So, although glass can be endlessly recycled, it often isn’t. “The folks at Glass Half Full are doing yeoman’s work down there,” DeFife said. But, he added, the reason they had to exist was indicative of “the broken system of waste management in this country.” In many ways, Glass Half Full is testing whether it can solve a mismatch. About one-third o f glass thrown out in the United States is recycled, while recycling rates in New Orleans are among the lowest in the country. At the same time, sand, which is crucial for construction, is in growing demand around the world. The United Nations has warned of a looming shortage. But excavating sand is often environmentally damaging and its weight makes it expensive to transport. In Louisiana, where wetlands have been vanishing at an average rate of a football field every 100 minutes, the state needs millions of cubic meters of material to rebuild its coast. Yet, upriver dredging and damming of the Mississippi River keep sediment that could be used for wetland restoration in faraway states, too expensive to ship. At Tulane, Trautmann, who is from rural Louisiana, studied chemical engineering. Steitz grew up in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, and majored in international development after spending a gap year in Greece volunteering with refugees. With another Tulane student, Max Landy, they started a nonprofit in 2019 called Plant the Peace, which raised money to plant trees. Steitz, appalled at the paucity o f local r ec ycling options, thought they should branch out into recycling glass. At the time, New Orleans was accepting glass from r esidents just once a month and had a cap o f 50 pounds per person. The group hadn’t fully researched whether pulverized glass could be used to restore wetlands, but still forged ahead and announced its fund-raising plan on social media, where it caught fire. The project was scrappy and driven by a do-it-yourself ethos. They couldn’t afford trash cans, let alone recycling bins with wheels, so Trautmann found cheap, used 55-gallon barrels that they placed, with permission, at a few churches, a pizza shop, and in Steitz’s front yard. They raised enough to buy their first glass crusher for a few thousand dollars and discovered how smelly, messy, and loud the work was. At one point, even the frat brothers complained, albeit during finals week. Police were also called, although officers ended up telling the students to carry on, Trautmann said. The venture made the local news, and their drop-off sites were quickly overwhelmed. They raised funds for more glass crushers and moved to a small workshop, which, Steitz said, “we outgrew on Day 2.” Helped by more crowdfunding and a growing team of volunteers, they relocated to a 40,000-squarefoot warehouse in August 2020. Their early batches went into sandbags for flooding, which they doled out for a suggested donation of $5 apiece. A local terrazzo maker wanted crushed blue glass, so they began sorting their bottles by color and selling to local landscapers. They also sell glass sand and gravel on their website. Along with selling their glass products and regularly hosting fund-raisers (one was named “Glasstonbury”), they also started offering residential and commercial glass collection for a fee. They expanded curbside pickup to Baton Rouge and most recently Birmingham, where they plan to sell the cullet — scraps of waste glass that can be remelted — for glass manufacturing and perhaps fiberglass production. “Part of the puzzle is building up demand,” Steitz said. “With any of these, we need tremendous volume.” Their first business customer was Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge, a ramshackle, light-festooned dive bar close to the Tulane campus. “It drives me crazy how everybody’s having a great time partying down here and throwing trash away like it’s nothing,” said the bar’s owner, Dave Clements, who pays Glass Half Full $165 a month to collect his bar’s castoffs. “They’re well intentioned,” he added. “And I think it’s helping.” In 2021, research began into the heart of their work, analyzing whether their glass was safe for the environment. Julie Albert, an associate professor in Tulane’s department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, led a team that found the company’s glass sand and gravel were clean, with low levels of lead and other contaminants. In greenhouse experiments, they found that native plants grew well in the glass sand and that it didn’t kill fish or crabs or damage their soft tissues. The project was awarded $5 million from the National Science Foundation to expand the research, and the team is in the process of publishing their findings. In an email, Trautmann said the company didn’t view its product as a panacea but “one small part of the solution to solving our coastal erosion crisis.” She noted that the glass they recycled would otherwise end up in the landfill and the company was getting local residents to help struggling wetlands. “The more people we can get involved and passionate about this topic,” she said, “the better off we will be.” How New Orleans landed a huge recycling opportunity Tulane alums turn glass into needed sand ANNIE FLANAGAN/NEW YORK TIMES Max Steitz and Franziska Trautmann, founders of Glass Half Full, took part in a recycling event earlier this month in Jefferson Parish, La. Fabric Corner, Inc. FALL SLIPCOVER BONANZA We are now an authorized Bernina Sewing Machine Dealer! 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A14 The Region B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 about those difficult topics. “But that’s a skill as well, and you got to know how to do it,” she added. At Emerson, the latest controversies have come as the Beacon’s staff of 40 journalists has tried to repair its relationship with students who have lost trust in it in recent years. In the fall of 2020, in the wake of protests over Floyd’s murder, the Beacon published an article about a student seeking donations after she said her father had cut her off financially for supporting Black Lives Matter. Students slammed the article for focusing on the plight of a white student and not on people of color and the support they need. The Beacon retracted the article and almost 20 staffers resigned. One editor later wrote: The furor “was deserved — we had screwed up. Royally.” The Beacon again drew controversy last year after it reported that a “dead body” was found in a campus building. Later, reporters learned it was a student who had died. The paper later removed that blunt phrase and called the person “deceased,” with a note: “A previous headline for this s tory has been changed to more sensitively reflect the situation. The Beacon regrets any distress the previous headline may have caused.” “The language that was used — it didn’t lend itself to the fact that it was a member of our school, of our community,” said Emma Cooper, a journalism student not involved with the campus paper. The Beacon, whose graduates often go on to work in newsrooms across the country, has been meeting with student groups and explaining its editorial process to try and rebuild ties. Pargas said the staff has also had several internal conversations about the Beacon’s role and how it should sometimes challenge traditional journalistic norms. Those efforts coincided with an emotionally charged time since Oct. 7. Prior to that, the generally progressive Emerson community had seemed largely in agreement on current affairs, said Camilo Fonseca, a former Beacon editor and current Emerson senior. “The war in Gaza was the first real thing that I think had people realizing that they are on diametrically opposite sides of an issue,” Fonseca said. Now, the constant Israel-Gaza protests lend an intensity to the campus climate that feels reminiscent of the 1960s, when activism over civil rights and the Vietnam War also roiled colleges, said Lu Ann Reeb, the interim chair of Emerson’s journalism department. She added that the journalism faculty recognized the Beacon with an award for its ongoing coverage of campus protests. “Everyone on campus is feeling an immense emotionality of all of it,” Reeb said. Those emotions erupted on March 22, when Emerson students protested the war and tuition hikes during the inauguration of the college’s new president, Jay Bernhardt. Thirteen students were arrested; 12 were Emerson students. The Beacon’s first story came on March 24, two days after the arrests and following articles from professional news outlets. The Beacon knew people had been arrested, but chose to wait until staffers had more details on why. “We decided that we would wait until we could put out something that was balanced and that spoke to both the college, the police, and the students’ perspectives, and let the first-person accounts lead the narrative that day,” Pargas said. She later posted a letter from the editor explaining the delay. The Beacon ultimately published a series of stories related to the arrests, including an interview with Bernhardt, reactions from student groups, and a report about increased student arrests nationwide. “They’ve done such a thorough, balanced job of reporting it,” said James Sullivan, the Beacon’s faculty adviser. (Sullivan also contributes to the Globe.) The follow-up coverage included a story about a pro-Palestinian class walkout that omitted student names with an editor ’s note : “ To r espec t the sensitive nature of the walkout, the Beacon refrained from conducting interviews and identifying student speakers.” It was a difficult decision, said managing editor Hannah Nguyen, but the paper’s editors reasoned such anonymity would protect the publication’s ability PROTESTS SWEEP COLLEGES journalism has become even harder as the war in Gaza rages on, and domestic reaction has surged. College campuses across the country have been plunged into a maelstrom of student protests, presidential office shakeups, and sweeping questions about safety and freedom of speech. As everyone from lawmakers to college professors has struggled with the difficulty of discussing the war, covering the conflict has forced the Beacon’s leadership to weigh extraordinarily demanding and difficult coverage decisions. The paper is navigating its role with increased sensitivity — critics call it timidity — having recently opted to delay a major breaking news story, not name speakers at protests, and not publish photographs of demonstrators’ faces. Those decisions sometime chafe against traditional journalistic practices, to go where the story is, without fear or favor. Some current and former editors question whether the paper is bending too far to satisfy its critics. But the Beacon’s editors said that its approach has helped them capture the full picture of what’s happening, most recently through its coverage of Boston police clearing student encampments. Last month, the paper waited two days to report on the arrests of 13 pro-Palestinian protesters at the Emerson president’s inauguration. That was a result of taking necessary time to vet information before publishing, Pargas said. “In the past, we’ve acted very quickly and tried to be the first one to get the information and try to break a story when really we didn’t know what the story was yet,” Pargas said. But the delay drew some criticism. “Your job is to inform and by declining to publish you failed your student body desperate for accurate information,” wrote one critic in response to Pargas’s piece explaining the decision. The Beacon isn’t the only student paper that has faced backlash for coverage decisions in recent years, which in some cases underscore a divide between traditional journalistic standards and the more cautious approach of some student journalists who are learning on the go how to cover complex and consequential stories. And since protests erupted nationally and in Boston over the murder of George Floyd, some student outlets have shifted their thinking about how to cover protests, said Kelly McBride, a senior vice president at the Poynter Institute. “They started being very cautious about how they identified them,” McBride said. “They were trying to demonstrate care around people that they perceive to be vulnerable. And that’s not a bad thing.” That new calculus only intensified after Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked Israel, prompting the war in Gaza. Student journalists have faced even more vitriol for reporting on the war and related protests, said Mike Hiestand, senior legal counsel at the Student Press Law Center, based in Washington, D.C. “This really has gotten to a new level,” Hiestand said. “I have not heard really of any student taking a public stance on the war — trying to cover it, trying to talk about it — who has not been attacked in some way.” Even in the absence of nationwide protests, student reporters have to balance learning the fundamentals of journalism, in what is often their first crack at real-world reporting, while also serving as campus watchdogs — and campus peers. Their audience often holds them to the same standard as professional journalists and expects timely and accurate information, all while reporting on their fellow students and juggling classes. “On every college campus, you have people who have what can be diametrically opposite points of view and both of them claiming the m o r a l high ground,” said McBride, who added that the student press has a role in fostering conversations uPAPER Continued from Page A1 to cover the story as it unfolded. Part of the editors’ concerns with naming protesters has been that, unlike in the past when articles only appeared in print, names published in online articles are searchable forever, which might jeopardize students’ future job prospects. “We were thinking of it in a long-term sense of: How can we be able to report on this without continuing to lose trust?” Nguyen said. “Because that was already an issue to begin with.” Some current and former Beacon staffers were critical of the decision to wait to cover the inauguration arrests, arguing the paper should have published a breaking news article with as much information as they could provide at the time, then update the piece as they could. “I felt like it was our job as the school newspaper to be the first ones to kind of jump on this story,” said Hailey Akau, an assistant magazine editor at the Beacon. These student journalists also worried the decision was driven by the wrong motive — a fear of another backlash. “It’s journalistic integrity versus the paper’s reputation,” Fonseca said. (Fonseca and Nguyen have both worked as co-ops at the Globe.) Students, professors, and other readers also voiced anger at the delay in reporting through texts, emails, and in-person comments, Pargas and Nguyen said. In response, Pargas said the Beacon chose to cover the arrests the way it did because of a lack of information, not because it was bending to pressure or because the paper opposes publishing breaking news. “We’ve been able to learn from it and our coverage now is both quick and holistic,” she said, referencing the paper’s stories about the encampments off Boylston Street. “As students, we have to learn from these constructive criticism.” Some students respected the delay. Owen Buxton, one of the Emerson students camping out in protest of Israel’s campaign to annihilate Hamas in Gaza, and who identified as part-Jewish, said he’d heard the Beacon was trying to be thoughtful, which he appreciated. But, he added: “I don’ t know anybody who reads it regularly.” Allie Montenegro, a sophomore interdisciplinary studies major, said the Beacon is “controversial.” “I personally don’ t go to them,” she said, adding that she often checks the social media pages of campus activists. “I feel like it’s a better source.” This past week, the coverage from the Beacon was robust. Since students began setting up encampments last Sunday night, the paper provided daily coverage of the pro-Palestinian protests. Their reporting reached a climactic moment early Thursday morning, when Boston police began arresting protesters shortly before 2 a.m. The Beacon quickly launched a live blog, with updates posted every few minutes, as a team of six reporters fed information to three editors huddled over Zoom. Into the weekend, much of the Beacon’s homepage was dedicated to the arrests, including stories on student reactions, a photo series, and a report that the student government would call on Emerson’s president to resign. “We were able to be a little bit more prepared,” Pargas said after the arrests on Thursday morning. She cited the Beacon’s commitment to fostering good relationships with the protest organizers and its previous protest coverage as crucial factors to gearing up for the coverage, marking substantial growth from just last month. The evolution in the Beacon’s coverage also shows how a big part of student journalism is learning on the job, as Reeb noted in an email Thursday. “Our student journalists have learned more in the past 24 hours than the past 3 months in classes,” she said. Aidan Ryan can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @aidanfitzryan. At Emerson, a lesson in covering campus unrest From top: The Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College’s student-run newspaper; Emerson freshmen and Beacon reporters Bryan Hecht and Iselin Bratz; and Sam Shipman, another firstyear student reporter. PHOTOS BY JACK KAPLAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e The Region A15 PROTESTS SWEEP COLLEGES Top: At the Northeastern encampment Friday night, counterprotesters displayed an Israeli flag, while others held a Palestinian flag. Left: A protester was arrested early Saturday at Northeastern’s Centennial Common. Below: Police stood in front of protesters who’d linked arms as they watched others be driven away in police vans Saturday. get the crowd to repeat the antisemitic remark.” Two other organizations, Jewish Voice for Peace Boston and If Not Now Boston, also denounced Northeastern for making “false claims” that the proPalestinian demonstrators were “infiltrated by professional organizers” who used “virulent antisemitic slurs.” Shortly after 11 a.m., Northeastern issued another statement addressing the remark. The statement didn’t address who was responsible for shouting the phrase and cited The Boston Globe as reporting that a person yelled the remark on campus. “The fact that the phrase ‘Kill the Jews’ was shouted on our campus is not in dispute. The Boston Globe, a trusted news organization, reported it as fact. There is also substantial video evidence,” Northeastern spokesperson Renata Nyul said in the late morning statement. “Any suggestion that repulsive antisemitic comments are sometimes acceptable depending on the context is reprehensible. That language has no place on any university campus.” Officers from the campus police department and State Police began clearing the encampment Saturday morning and began making arrests at 7 a.m. Boston Police were also on hand. They removed the demonstrators in about two hours. The police raid took place two days after authorities broke up a similar encampment at Emerson that resulted in 118 arrests and drew criticism for what some saw as heavy-handed police tactics. The Northeastern operation did not appear to feature the same type of physical confrontations between police and protesters. State Police said in a statement that Northeastern made the call Saturday morning to clear the protest and had asked them for assistance. Spokesperson David Procopio said troopers responded to a campus police request for assistance and “assisted in removing protesters who refused to leave.” Those who are booked could face charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct. They were being taken to the Suffolk County House of Correction to be booked and processed, Procopio said, adding that about 102 people were detained in total. Northeastern activist group Huskies for a Free Palestine disputed the statements that the demonstrators had been yelling antisemitic slurs. In a statement, the group said counterprotesters yelled the phrase to mock them. “After deploying campus police, city police, and state police on peaceful activist students, Northeastern Administration published an entirely false and fabricated narrative that members of our encampment engaged in hate speech early this morning,” the student group said in a statement after the arrests. “The conduct of Northeastern administration has been deplorable as they continue to defame their students and take away from the main cause of Huskies for a Free Palestine: to divest from Israeli Apartheid and call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.” The statement said the group was not “‘infiltrated’ in any way, shape or form by ‘professional protestors’, no one hired, it was comprised primarily of students.” The encampment at Northeastern is one of several that demonstrators set up at universities in the Boston area this week, part of a national wave of protests at college campuses as students call on administrators to condemn the climbing death toll in Gaza and divest from financial ties to Israel. Mayor Michelle Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the decision that police would clear the Emerson encampment after police and city officials warned protesters that it created a safety hazard because it blocked a public way leading to a state transportation building. Video from protesters and onlookers showed officers tussling with screaming protestuNORTHEASTERN Continued from Page A1 away Adirondack chairs and tossing tents aside, as the protesters still inside continued their chants. Other demonstrators sat on the ground with their arms linked. One officer picked up a small Palestinian flag and walked to the perimeter of Centennial Common, where demonstrators stood outside the barriers. “Do you want this?” he said, offering the flag to the student. She took it and began waving it along to the chant, “Gaza sees you.” Meanwhile, a group of students gathered outside the barriers, screaming at officers and repeating chants being shouted from within the encampment. An officer motioned for backup, telling other officers to “cover” gaps between barriers and the encampment. Two students within the encampment used homemade seat cushions, built from pool noodles and Styrofoam, as shields. Around 6:15 a.m., students in the encampment rose from a sitting position and stood, with their arms linked, chanting at the police. Police approached the wall of protestors around 6:35 a.m. They appeared to speak with organizers, gesturing and pointing toward the outside of the barricades. Before police reached campus, droves of State Police cruisers and unmarked vehicles filed into a parking lot behind the Ruggles MBTA station, a short distance from the common. Officers could be seen embracing and shaking hands, as others began to take equipment out of the vehicles. The arrests began shortly after 7 a.m. as police placed some demonstrators’ hands in zip ties and led them to Shillman Hall. The protesters were then taken from Shillman and placed into transport vans parked in an alley around 7:25 a.m., drawing cheers from a nearby crowd of more than a dozen onlookers standing behind a barricade. “These are nonviolent students,” one protester said to police from across the barricade. On the common, students linked arms around the perimeter of the encampment, while an organizer stood in the center and spoke into a megaphone. “Please do not actively resist arrest, I know you want to, I want to as well. Do not engage, it’s not worth it,” the organizer said. Some protesters tried to block police vehicles. Encampments have sprung up at dozens of campuses nationwide since New York City police made more than 100 arrests as they attempted to break up a camp at Columbia University last week. More than 34,300 people in Gaza have died, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, since Israel invaded the territory following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians. At Northeastern on Saturday night, dozens of people gathered by the Krentzman Quad for a Havdalah service marking the end of Shabbat. The arrests were a main topic, as speakers, including Jewish Northeastern students, criticized the university for calling in police to shut down the encampment. Rachel, 21, a fourth-year student Northeastern student who is Jewish and asked that her last name not be published for fear of retaliation for speaking out, said she spent two days at the encampment, but was away early Saturday when the police action occurred. She said it was a peaceful and communal setting. “It was the closest I’ve felt to any community,” she said in an interview. “It was really sad to see what was such a beautiful liberation zone completely destroyed.” Laura Crimaldi can be reached at [email protected]. Alexa Coultoff can be reached at [email protected]. Lila Hempel-Edgers can be reached at [email protected]. Daniel Kool can be reached at [email protected]. Nick Stoico can be reached at [email protected]. Sean Cotter can be reached at [email protected]. Protesters arrested on Northeastern campus ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE ers, prompting criticism of police tactics. Encampments remain at Harvard, MIT, and Tufts. The Northeastern demonstrators, who set up the site Thursday, quickly faced opposition from administrators, who said protesters were violating the student code of conduct. As they began clearing the camp Saturday morning, about a dozen Northeastern and State Police walked in a single file line from Shillman Hall, lining up around the other side of the circular pathway. “Time to go home, guys,” one officer said. The students responded that it was their lawn. “Private property,” the officer said. “It’s time to go home.” The crowd had grown to about 200 demonstrators at its peak late Friday night. Earlier in the day, the university cut off power to the common, where there are outlets that demonstrators were using to charge mobile devices as well as water heaters, speakers, and other items. Two academic buildings near the common were also closed with their doors locked. Michael Armini, Northeastern’s senior vice president of external affairs, said university officials had “tried to talk to students several times” but were not successful. But the hostility continued to rise. At one point, a person called out, “Kill the Jews,” while others yelled, “No right to exist,” at the two counterprotesters holding the Israeli flag. Campus police later escorted the men away from the encampment. About 5:35 a.m. Saturday, police at Northeastern ushered about two dozen protesters down Leon Street, where they stood and continued to chant and film from a distance. Ruben Galindo, Northeastern’s deputy chief of police, walked around the encampment with a loudspeaker to warn demonstrators to leave the area. He told students they could leave with no disciplinary action, but none obliged. Instead, chants grew louder still. “When the officers approach you, don’t resist,” Galindo told the demonstrators. At 5:45 a.m., a large, black moving truck pulled up next to the encampment’s border. Police and workers lifted metal blockades from inside, dragging them around the encampment to block people from entering. One protester began shouting at the workers putting together the barricade fence. “You’re helping these police?” he called, holding his phone up to record video. “We’re just doing our job, brother,” a man holding a barricade said. Officers put up barricades on either side of the encampment, blocking students off from the outside. One side of the barricades reached from Shillman Hall to Ryder Hall, the other between Ryder and Holmes halls. By 5:55 a.m., the encampment was fully blocked off. At 6:08 a.m., police began dragging ERIN CLARK/GLOBE STAFF
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When she called to report the incident, she said the company apologized and said they would never match her with that passenger again. “They should have suspended him,” Magaly said, speaking Spanish through a translator. “Other drivers wouldn’t be safe with this guy.” The mother of two asked that her full name be withheld because she’s afraid speaking publicly will get her in trouble with the ride-hail companies. ABRAHAM, Page B5 PERIL BEHIND THE WHEEL The battle over how to classify rideshare drivers isn’t just about pay and working conditions. It’s also about their safety. ERIN CLARK/GLOBE STAFF Rideshare driver Victoria (last name withheld), pictured in the car she uses to carry passengers for 12 hours a day, six days a week. She and other women drivers are especially vulnerable to assault and harassment. Metro BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE APRIL 28, 2024 | BOSTONGLOBE.COM/METRO B INSIDE Business PAGE B9 By Adam Piore GLOBE STAFF About a third of Massachusetts residents are dissatisfied with their ability to access primary care doctors and specialists, according to a new poll. Public health experts say those numbers, revealed in a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of 500 Massachusetts voters likely to participate in the 2024 presidential election, are just the latest to highlight a growing capacity crisis in the state. Among the primary causes: Falling federal, state, and private insurance reimbursement rates and structural changes in the health care industry that favor high-cost medical procedures over payments for preventive care. In the Globe poll, 33 percent of those surveyed said they were somewhat (18 percent) or very (15 percent) dissatisfied with the availability of primary care physicians when making appointments. The number rose to 37 percent when respondents were polled on the availability of specialists. The two problems are closely linked: The lack of available primary care providers and low reimbursement rates have increased pressure on primary care doctors to keep patient visits no longer than 10 to 15 minutes. That means they have no choice but to refer patients to specialists whose practices are also overwhelmed, said Barbra Rabson, chief executive of Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, a nonprofit group working to improve health care. The dissatisfaction with primary care was highest among Hispanic residents. About 32 percent of white patients, 35 percent of Black patients, and 41 percent of Hispanic residents said they were “somewhat” or “very” dissatisfied when asked about primary care access. For specialists, 39 percent of white patients, 28 percent of Black patients, and 38 percent of Hispanic patients said they were dissatisfied. Rabson said those numbers are consistent with previous polling done by organizations that closely track access to POLL, Page B3 Availability of doctors found to be lacking Poll surveys access in Mass.to primary care Results highlight state’s provider crisis Yvonne Abraham Alleged drug scheme Sixteen people were charged for allegedly participating in a North Shore drug trafficking and money laundering scheme that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, the US attorney’s office said. A US grand jury in Boston has returned a superseding indictment that included a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances with intent to distribute. B2 INSIDE By Laura Crimaldi and Sean Cotter GLOBE STAFF MIT President Sally Kornbluth, in a videotaped message Saturday, said an encampment on Kresge Lawn supporting Palestinians and protesting Israel’s war in Gaza needs to wind down. “This particular form of expression needs to end soon,” she said in a video to the MIT community. Kornbluth’s message came hours after police removed an encampment early Saturday on the campus of Northeastern University, resulting in the detention of about 100 people. The video address drew a response from the MIT Coalition for Palestine, which said in a statement that the group had met Friday with university leaders, and had another meeting scheduled for Saturday afternoon to discuss demands that the school cut ties with the Israeli military. But a short time before Saturday’s session was scheduled to begin, MIT administrators canceled, the coalition’s statement said. “The MIT administration has chosen to exit the negotiating table, in bad faith, without offering any legitimate counter, and coupled with threats against the students and workers of the encampment,” the statement said. “They alone chose to shut down the door on negotiations.” Earlier Saturday, demonstrators gathered at the MIT encampment for a “speak out” during which the crowd was briefed on negotiations between proENCAMPMENTS, Page B4 MIT president says campus encampment needs to wind down JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF The pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT was established last Sunday. ‘The MIT administration has chosen to exit the negotiating table, in bad faith, without offering any legitimate counter, and coupled with threats against the students and workers of the encampment.’ MIT COALITION FOR PALESTINE, in response to MIT’s president, Sally Kornbluth, saying the pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus ‘needs to end soon’ By Tiana Woodard GLOBE STAFF “An exemplar of community activism.” “A free walking consultant .” “A proud standing image on our Roxbury Mount Rushmore.” This was just a sampling of the words community members used to describe Sarah-Ann Shaw, Boston’s first Black woman TV news reporter, at what her family called her homegoing service. Hundreds gathered at the Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain on Saturday to remember the retired journalist, who many said reported on and advocated for her community with an unmatched level of tenacity and care. “Sarah-Ann was in love with this city,” said the Rev. Liz Walker, a retired WBZ news anchor who worked with Shaw in her heyday. “She wasn’t afraid to fight for Boston, or to fight Boston” itself. Shaw, a lifelong Boston resident, died last month at age 90. Born Sarah-Ann King on Nov. 6, 1933, she was immersed in Boston’s social justice movements from an early age. Her father, Norris King Jr., participated in the Roxbury Democratic Club, and her mother, Annie Belle Bomar King, worked closely with neighborhood activists including Melnea Cass. During her childhood, Shaw attended lectures at Jordan Hall and Ford Hall Forum, and was active with the Girl Scouts. She also participated in the NAACP Youth Council. She was one of the few Black students to graduate in her class from Girls’ SHAW, Page B4 Shaw, local TV pioneer, honored at homegoing service Sarah-Ann Shaw died last month at 90.
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Actor Harry Shum Jr. is 42. ºIn 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the Constitution o f the United States. ºIn 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country. ºIn 1947, a six-man expedition set out from Peru aboard a balsa wood raft named the KonTiki on a 101-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to the Polynesian Islands. ºIn 1952, war with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect. ºIn 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered US Marines to the Dominican Republic to protect American citizens and interests in the face of a civil war. ºIn 1967, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title after he refused to be inducted into the armed forces. ºIn 1980, President Jimmy Carter accepted the resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, who had opposed the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing American hostages in Iran. ºIn 1986, the Soviet Union informed the world of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl that began two days earlier. ºIn 1994, former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had passed US secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. ºIn 2001, a Russian rocket lifted off from Central Asia bearing the first space tourist, California businessman Dennis Tito, and two cosmonauts on a journey to the international space station. ºIn 2011, convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping a California girl, Jaycee Dugard, who was abducted in 1991 at the age of 11 and rescued 18 years later. (Phillip Garrido was sentenced to 431 years to life in prison; Nancy Garrido was sentenced to 36 years to life in prison.) ºIn 2013, Mohammed Sohel Rana, the fugitive owner of an illegally constructed building in Bangladesh that collapsed and killed more than 1,100 people, was captured by a commando force as he tried to flee into India. ºIn 2015, urging Americans to “do some soul-searching,” President Barack Obama expressed deep frustration over recurring Black deaths at the hands of police, rioters who responded with senseless violence, and a society that would only “feign concern” without addressing the root causes. ºIn 2018, Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old terminally-ill British toddler who was atthe center of a legal battle over his treatment, died at a British hospital. ºIn 2021, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their first steps on the lunar surface, died of cancer in Florida at age 90. ºIn 2022, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was suspended for two full seasons without pay by Major League Base ball f or viola ting the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy, which he denied doing. ºLast year, Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine, killing at least 23 people, almost all of them when t w o missiles slammed into an apartment building in a terrifying night attack. This day in history VASILY FEDOSENKO /RETUERS A radiation sign near Chernoby. In 1986, the Soviet Union informed the world of the nuclear disaster there. ville, prosecutors said. David Muise, also known as “Pinky,” 35, of Swampscott; David Delauri, 30 of Haverhill; Alexander Villar, 33, of Danvers; Edward Ortiz, 32, of Swampscott; Yaira Ramos-Rivera, 39, of Billerica; Jose Garcia, 45, of Roslindale; Chevon Dorce, 43, of Lynn; and Gino Castillo, 33, of Salem, were also among those previously charged, prosecutors said. Lawrence Michael Nagle also faced additional charges in the superseding indictment of two counts of possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and/or ammunition, prosecutors said. Three additional counts of possession with the intent to distribute various controlled substances were also filed against Nagle and Castillo, as well as a money laundering conspiracy charge against Nagle and two new co-defendants, Nancy Lopez, 33, of Saugus, and Samuel Saillant, 38, of Lynn, prosecutors said. Lopez was arrested yesterday and, following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston, was released on conditions, prosecutors said. Saillant will make an appearance at a later date. Eleven of the original 23 defendants have since pleaded guilty, prosecutors said. Among them was Erick Solis Lopez, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and was sentenced t o 6 2 months in federal prison. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and was ordered to forfeit $18,190, assorted jewelry, and two vehicles. Adam Sennott can be reached at [email protected]. By Adam Sennott GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Sixt een peop l e were charged for allegedly participating in a North Shore drug trafficking and money laundering scheme that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills contain ing fent a n y l and methamphetamine, the US attorney’s office said Friday. A federa l grand jury in Boston has returned a superseding indictment that included a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances with intent to distribute, the office said in a statement. Fourteen of the defendants were also among 23 people arrested and charged in October 2022 in connection with the North Shore-based drug trafficking organization. Author i ti e s a ll eg edly seized more than 74,000 counterfeit pills during a bust of the North Shore operation in 2022. Investigators allegedly seized a pill press from the basement laundry room of a home on Moon Road in Lynn, along with bags containing three to four kilograms of suspected powdered fentanyl in various colors, along with a handgun. Authorities also searched a Saugus apartment on Rice Street, where thousands of counterfeit Adderall pills containing suspected methamphetamine were allegedly seized. The distribution network was allegedly headed b y brothers Lawrence Michael Nagle, 32, o f Saugus and Christopher Nagle, 28, of Revere. The group distributed Adderall, both pharmaceuticalgrade pills and counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine, Xanax, Oxycodone, and both pharmaceuticalgrade and counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana, among others, prosecutors said. The 14 who were previously charged included Lawrence Michael Nagle, also known as “Mikey,” 32, of Saugus; Christopher Nagle, also known as “Cuda,” 28, of Revere; Javier Bello, also known as “Javi,” 27, of Beverly; Anthony Bryson, 33, of Billerica; Frantz Adolphe, 28, of Lynn; and, Soyanna Lages, 33, of Somer16 people charged in alleged drug trafficking scheme Officials cite broad operation Authorities seized more than 74,000 allegedly counterfeit pills during a bust of the North Shore operation in 2022. PHOTOS BY JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF East Asia comes to the East Coast C lockwise from top, Garyu drummer zSYO rehearsed before performing Saturday at the Japan Festival Boston 2024, which took place on Boston Common. Ayaka Yamamoto sold masks, Alanna Mabry wore a kimono, and Jessica Mackesy got dressed up for the cosplay activity. The event will continue Sunday, starting at 11 a.m., with traditional Japanese performances, food vendors, and more.
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Metro B3 Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child or teen currently in foster care awaiting adoption. Dakodan is an energetic 10- year-old young boy who loves sports especially basketball, football, and soccer and would like to go to a professional sporting event. He also enjoys listening to music. Dakodan does very well academically and is at or above grade level in all his subjects. His favorite subject is math. Dakodan has a great memory and can recall most events in his life and likes to talk to others about them. He is also a strong advocate for himself. Favorite foods for Dakodan are hamburgers and doughnuts, and he is usually not fussy about what he eats. Dakodan likes to make his bed, keep his room clean and organized, and help with chores. Dakodan would like a mom and dad family. He especially wants a dad in his life and would benefit from having one who could be a role model for him. An active and sports involved family would be a good match for Dakodan, as they would be able to get him out socializing with his peers and funneling his energy into healthy activities. He will also need his new family’s help to maintain regular contact with his two siblings who live in Western Massachusetts. Can I adopt? If you’re at least 18 years old, have a stable source of income, and room in your heart, you may be a perfect match to adopt a waiting child. Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples. As an adoptive parent, you won’t have to pay any fees, adoption from foster care is completely free in Massachusetts. The process to adopt a child from foster care includes training, interviews, and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you. These steps will help match you with a child or sibling group that your family will fit well with. To learn more about adoption from fos ter care vis i t www.mareinc.org . Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) can give you guidance and information on the adoption process. Dakodan’s favorite subject is math; he also enjoys music SUNDAY’S CHILD Dakodan would like a mom and dad family and a strong father figure. By Tonya Alanez and Nick Stoico GLOBE STAFF A man serving a 40-year prison sentence for raping and killing his Danvers High School algebra teacher when he was 14 pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting a Department of Youth Services worker in an unrelated case, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said. Philip Chism, now 25, was tried as an adult and convicted by a jury in Salem Superior Court of first-degree murder with deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity and cruelty for the killing of Colleen Ritzer on Oct. 22, 2013. He was also found guilty of rape. Chism is imprisoned at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley. While Chism was awaiting trial on the murder charge at a juvenile detention facility in Dorchester, he attacked and seriously injured a female counselor in a staff bathroom on June 2, 2014. “True monsters exist out in the world. Philip Chism is a monster, a murderer,” the woman said in a victim impact statement released by Hayden’s office. “I have no doubt that his intention was to beat me into submission and eventually kill me.” The woman described how the attack left her paralyzed with fear. “I was unable to work for months, unable to leave my home for an extended amount of time, unable to use public restrooms without a supportive person being present for fear that he would be standing behind the door as I opened it each time,” she wrote. “I remember being unable to leave my bedroom for hours, in fear that he’d be waiting for me, ready to kill me. “His face sometimes still haunts me, that lack of any emotion just ready to kill.” She said she continues to work through “this crippling fear” today. “I have to be able to get up each day to tell him that I did sur vive, that what you did doesn’t control me, that you did not kill me, that you will not be my story,” she said. Chism was charged a s a youthful offender with attempted murder by strangulation, assault with intent to murder, kidnapping, and two counts of assau l t and b a t t e r y with a dangerous weapon. Not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf during his arraignment in June, 2014, the Globe reported. On Friday in Boston Juvenile Court, Chism changed his plea to guilty to charges of attempted murder, assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon (the cinder block wall), and kidnapping, Hayden’s office said. Judge Helen BrownBryant sentenced him to 17 to 20 years in state prison to run concurrent with his sentence for killing Ritzer. “Even ten years later it’s easy to understand the terror and lasting impacts of this vicious attack, as made clear by this victim in her profoundly moving statement,” Hayden said. “But despite the physical and emotional injuries inflicted upon her that day, and their lingering consequences, this brave woman made clear that Philip Chism’s actions will not define her life or, in her own words, ‘be my story.’ In that she has our lasting respect and eternal support.” In its planning and execution, the assault was frighteningly similar to the rape and slaying of Ritzer, 24, in a bathroom at Danvers High. At the murder trial, prosecutors said Chism followed Ritzer after school into a girls bathroom where h e r ap ed a nd slashed her throat with a box cutter. He later put Ritzer’s body in a recycling bin and wheeled it into woods behind the school. Police found the body early the next day covered in leaves. Jurors rejected d ef ens e claims that Chism was in the throes of a psychotic breakdown and experiencing hallucinations when he killed Ritzer. Tonya Alanez can be reached at [email protected]. Nick Stoico can be reached at [email protected]. Man pleads guilty to ’14 assault on worker primary care and reflect a longterm deterioration in access that is only likely to worsen in the years ahead. Primary care practices, she said, are “not getting enough money, not getting enough new staff — not getting enough anything.” “Primary care is the foundation of our health care system,” said Rabson. “If primary care is in trouble, we’re all in trouble.” The amount of money available to reimburse primary care doctors has been declining for years because national reimbursement rates for physician specialties, set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), have failed to keep pace with inflation, said Dr. Barbara Spivak, a primary care doctor in Watertown and the president of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Those reimbursement rates are often used as reference points by insurance companies. Spivak said the failure of the federal govuPOLL Continued from Page B1 ernment to raise Medicare reimbursement in tandem with inflation means primary care doctors are making 20 percent less than they were two decades ago in real wages. State reimbursement rates through MassHealth are also notoriously low. In recent years,the number of independent practices in Massachusetts has plummeted, as hospitals and group practices have snapped them up. Many of these entities have, in turn, been acquired by private equity firms. With these changes in ownership have come new pressures to minimize the attention given to individual patients and to refer them for costlier specialty services available at affiliated institutions. It all adds up to a greater burden for many of those who remain in the profession. “We wentinto primary care to truly serve patients and our communities and the profound disinvestment in primary care, the exodus of primary care clinicians, and the scope of illness that we are being asked to treat every day is demoralizing, exhausting, and heartbreaking,” said Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett, vice chair of primary care innovation and transformation at Boston Medical Center. “Improving primary care access and truly improving health equity in our communities can only be done by prioritizing our community health centers, shifting public budgets towards training more primary care providers, and doubling investment in primary care.” The new business realities disincentivize medical students from choosing to specialize in primary care at a time when many practitioners in the field are retiring, experts said. “When people are coming out of four years of college and four years of medical school with hundreds of thousands of dollars of loans, it’s very hard to choose a specialty where you’re going to make a lot less, a significant amount less,” said Spivak. Spivak estimates that primary care doctors make between $100,000 and $400,000 less a year than medical students who choose other specialties. Those numbers have a direct impact on the quality of care, said Rabson, whose group has partnered with the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), an independent state agency, to create a “dashboard” that displays health metrics and how they change over time. In 2021, the latest data available, more than one-third of residents surveyed reported that they had difficulty obtaining necessary heal th c ar e in t he pas t 1 2 months, an increase from 2019. Cancer and other preventive screening rates declined from 2018 to 2020. In 2020, about 3.6 percent of primary care physicians in Massachusetts left the profession, compared with 3.3 percent for the United States overall. Almost 34 percent of those remaining were age 60 or older. With fewer and fewer newly minted medical school graduates willing to step in to replace them, the situation is approaching a crisis point and is bleeding into other areas of medicine, she said. “ T h e m a r k e t p l ace has changed; it’s about follow the money all the time,” she said. “And there’s nobody there to protect primary care and to say, ‘We need to provide prevention. We need to provide management of chronic diseases. We need to really help patients navigate the system.’ People aren’t interested in that, because it’s not where the money is. Our system is skewed towards intervention once people are sick, as opposed to focusing on wellness and keeping people better.” Rabson’s group has also documented substantial racial and ethnic disparities in access to and utilization of primary care. In 2021, only 64 percent of Hispanic residents reported that they had a preventive care visit over the previous 12 months. For white residents, the number was 81 percent. 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B4 Metro B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 ton. But it wasn’t just the big, national stories that Shaw became known for, said US RepresentaLatin School, now Boston Latin Academy, in 1952. She studied at Boston University, but left school early to marry Kwame Shaw, a jazz producer. (They divorced several years later, and Kwame Shaw died in 2020.) In the ’ 60 s , s he led the Northern Student Movement’s Boston chapter to battle injustice against Black people in the northern states, and rubbed shoulders with the minds behind the Freedom Stay Out and Operation Exodus. At this time, she interviewed and hired former state Representative Byron Rushing, who had just moved to the area to organize and register the city’s Black parents to vote. Rushing on Saturday told hundreds of mourners that some of Shaw’s earliest activism occurred throughout the worst chapters of Boston’s history, when “residential segregation was extreme and virtually no Black people lived south of Franklin Park.” This drive for change persisted throughout her life, Rushing said, such as when she rallied to make sure the money the Boston Public Library made from a private-public branch merger in Roxbury made its way back into the neighborhood. “She never stopped being an organizer, no matter what other jobs she had,” he said. While working at Action for Boston Community Development, Shaw was recruited to present for “Thinking Black,” a one -time TV special about Black arts and culture. From there, WGBH recruited her to report for what’s now “Basic Black,” sharing stories about the triumphs and challenges of the Black community. Mayor M ichelle Wu said Shaw took the challenge of reporting the news at a tumultuous time in American history, when the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy ripped the nation apart. “It was as if something inside her was determined to put the pieces of our world back together,” Wu said. Her skills on screen caught the eye of WBZ, who offered her a job in its newsroom. In 1969, she became Boston’s first Black woman TV reporter. During a career that continued until her retirement in 2000, she covered pivotal events in the city’s history, from desegregation, to Mel King’s historic mayoral race, to Nelson Mandela’s visit to BosuSHAW Continued from Page B1 tive Ayanna Pressley. Pressley said Shaw always strove to get positive stories about Boston’s communities of color on TV, and lifted up the grass-roots movements shepherded by everyday people in the neighborhood. “Her representation as a Black woman in news mattered,” Pressley said. “She held her own and took up space, while creating it, too.” Shaw received hundreds of awards over the years for her contributions to journalism and Boston neighborhoods. In 2022, she received a TorchBearer award for her local and national legacy. The following year, she was honored as a 1965 Freedom Plaza honoree. Shaw affected the people she met early in her career, as well as Boston leaders that emerged later on, Wu said. When Wu first met Shaw in a tiny, windowless conference room of Democratic Party ward representatives, she recalled how “everyone just kind of sat up a little s traighter ” when the neighborhood matriarch began to speak. After that moment, Wu saw Shaw everywhere, “bundled up no matter the weather,” and eager to weigh in on Wu’s political ideas. If it weren’t for Sarah-Ann Shaw’s generosity, “I would have not had the confidence to think that I could be a part of representing , and giving a sense of what the future of our community could look like,” Wu said. In addition to her contributions to news and the city, Shaw remained a unrelenting steward to the arts, said Edmund Barry Gaither, a founding director and curator for the National Center of Afro-American Artists in Roxbury. “She saw the arts as instrumental to the soul and to expression,” Gaither said. The three-hour service was sprinkled with touches o f Shaw ’s persona l character. L oved ones filing int o the church to pay their respects were serenaded by the legato tones of a tenor sax, the steady strums of bass, the calculated strikes of piano keys, and a cascade of percussion. All were personal touches that reflect Sarah-Ann Shaw’s love for jazz, her daughter, Klare Shaw said. Speakers, from Wu to Rushing to Walker, kept checking the time as a joke at Shaw’s air of urgency. Several attendees donned red buttons with the late organizer’s portrait, reading “Volunteer. Vote. Organize. In M emor y o f Sar ah-Ann Shaw.” Boston-bred performer Wyatt Jackson led the crowd in arm waves, claps, and snaps as he danced to Nina Simone’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free.” Klare Shaw said she’s been overwhelmed by the amount of flowers, friendly comments from passersby, and outreach from both political and community leaders asking how they can help. She said that her family is coordinating a service day in June, where participants will register voters and perform community service. “It’s the most fitting thing we could do in her legacy,” Klare Shaw said. Pressley choked up as she recalled one of her fondest memories of Sarah-Ann Shaw: the Roxbury Unity Parade’s caravan in honor of her decades of service, where the neighborhood mother waved and responded to the “thank yous” of passersby from her porch. “‘You’re welcome!’” SarahAnn would say to each parade member, Press ley recalled . “‘But there’s still work to do.’” “Sarah-Ann Shaw, you are right,” Pressley said. “We will all keep working.” Tiana Woodard is a Report for America corps member covering Black neighborhoods. She can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her @tianarochon. Shaw, local TV pioneer, honored at homegoing service PHOTOS BY JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF Sarah-Ann Shaw’s daughter, Klare Shaw (left) and granddaughter Caroline Amina Shaw-Moss spoke at a service Saturday at the Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain in honor of Shaw, the first Black woman to be a TV reporter in Boston. Mayor Michelle Wu (left) was among the speakers — Representative Ayanna Pressley also spoke — at the homegoing service Saturday for Sarah-Ann Shaw, a threehour gathering that was punctuated by music, a reflection of Shaw’s love of jazz. testers and university leaders. “We will not stop until our demands are met,” said Shara Bhuiyan, a senior who told the crowd she’s a member of the team negotiating with MIT administrators. Mohamed Mohamed, an encampment organizer at MIT, said the arrests at other campuses make their mission more important and asked the crowd to donate to a bail fund for people arrested at Northeastern. “They have endured brutality from the administrations, brutality from police,” he said. Ingie Baho, a graduate student, said there’s a lot of talk about arrests on other campuses, but that protesters don’t plan to leave. “The people here are steadfast and they will not be moved,” she said. Student demonstrators at MIT established the encampment last Sunday amid growing national protests demanding that colleges cut financial ties to Israel and its military. Encampments have also popped up on the campuses of Harvard and Tufts universities. Early Thursday morning, officers dismantled another encampment at Emerson College, where more than 100 people were arrested. Student protesters say they have set up the encampments to bring attention to the plight of civilians in Gaza, where more than 34,000 people have been killed as a result of Israel’s bombardment and invasion during retaliatory operations following uENCAMPMENTS Continued from Page B1 the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7. More than 1,200 people were killed and another 250 were kidnapped in that attack. In her video message, Kornbluth addressed the conundrum facing colleges nationwide over campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war and said she and other MIT leaders have spent hours meeting with people “across a broad range of views.” “We are being pressed to take sides, and we’re being accused of taking sides. We’ve been told that the encampment must be torn down immediately, and that it must be allowed to stay, that discipline is not the answer, and that it is the only answer,” Kornbluth said. “I can only describe the range of views as irreconcilable.” In a note accompanying her video, Kornbluth said she had intended to share her message on Friday, but paused because MIT leaders were in talks with student demonstrators about the encampment and they were hopeful “progress was possible.” Then Saturday morning, she said there were two developments: Students “made clear on social media” that they don’t intend to compromise on their demands and some students disrupted an official MIT event. Kornbluth said she appreciated that the campus has remained peaceful, but said the encampment violates MIT rules and that rule-breakers will face “disciplinary action.” Campus police are at the encampment around the clock, she said, and warned that it “is creating a potential magnet for disruptive outside protestors.” She also said she is not “going to compromise the academic freedom of our faculty, in any field of study.” “Faculty routinely work with colleagues around the world, including in Israel — and all sponsored research on our campus is openly shared, publishable, and freely available to investigators everywhere,” she said. At Harvard, the university has restricted outside access indefinitely to Harvard Yard, where a student group established an encampment Wednesday. Only people with university identification cards will be allowed to enter the yard, a school spokesperson said Saturday in an email. The restrictions were first reported Friday night by The Harvard Crimson student newspaper. At Tufts University, Students for Justice in Palestine said on the group’s Instagram page that demonstrators have had a presence on the academic quad for three weeks and asked donors to make contributions to Gaza Mutual Aid Collective. “Our Gaza Solidarity Encampment grows despite administrative pressure to take it down,” the Tufts student group wrote Saturday on its Instagram page. “We will not move until our demands are met .” The group didn’t respond Saturday to a request for comment sent through its Instagram page. In an email, Patrick Collins, a spokesperson for Tufts, said there are 10 tents on a portion of the academic quad and a “similar number of demonstrators.” “We continue to actively and closely monitor the situation,” Collins said. “While students are permitted to express their views, including demonstrating on campus, we will hold accountable any community members who engage in conduct that violates university policy, including disruption of education or research activities or the conduct of university operations.” Laura Crimaldi can be reached at [email protected]. Sean Cotter can be reached at [email protected]. MIT president says encampment needs to wind down SUZANNE KREITER/GLOBE STAFF The tent encampment at MIT is one of several at area universities as student demonstrators protest the thousands killed in Gaza as a result of Israel’s bombing and invasion there. DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF Harvard Yard’s encampment isn’t publicly accessible.
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Metro B5 Recent bird sightings reported to Mass Audubon: Outstanding reports last week were three swallow-tailed kites in Rehoboth, single western cattle egrets in Harwich and Fairhaven, a Ross’s goose in Westport, a Townsend’s warbler and a yellow-throated warbler at Martha’s Vineyard, and a painted bunting in Whately. Cape Cod: A prothonotary warbler at the Pogoreic Sanctua r y i n We s t B arns table , a worm-eating warbler at Highhead Beach in Truro, a western cattle egret at Bell’s Neck in Harwich, a yellow-crowned night-heron at South Cape Beach in Mashpee, three pacific loons at Race Point in Provincetown, single ruby-throated hummingbirds in Harwich , Brewster, Wellfleet, and Barnstable, a yellow-breasted chat, a prairie warbler, a hooded warbler, and a Lincoln’s sparrow at Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary, a spotted sandpiper and an eastern kingbird in the Provincetown Beech Forest, a yellow-throated vireo and a wood thrush at the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge in Mashpee, an ovenbird and a Baltimore oriole at the Santuit Preserve in Mashpee, and a lingering thick-billed murre at Quissett Harbor in Falmouth. Bristol County: Three swallow-tailed kites near the Veterans Memorial in Rehoboth, a western cattle egret on Shaw Road in Fairhaven, a Louisiana waterthrush on Cornell Road in Westport , four harlequin ducks at Gooseberry Neck in Westport , a Ross’s goose on Westport Road in Westport, a green heron at Rulon Farm in Westport, a white-eyed vireo on Blossom Road in Fall River, 10 common terns at West Island in Fairhaven, and a redeyed vireo on Menden Road in Attleboro. Plymouth County: One-hundred common terns in Marion, a king rail and five sandhill cranes at Burrage Pond WMA in Hanson, single blue grosbeaks at World’s End in Hingham and Shallow Pond in Manomet, a hooded warbler at Manomet Bird Observatory, a white-eyed vireo on Dexter Road in Wareham, and a scarlet tanager in Rochester. Norfolk County: Three bluewinged teal in the Squantum Marshes in Squantum, a Louisiana waterthrush at Noanet Woodlands in Dover, two American bitterns and a pied-billed grebe at Ponkapoag Pond in Canton, another American bittern at the Hale Reservation power corridor in Dover, and single ruby-throated hummingbirds in Norfolk and Milton. Suffolk County: A whiteeyed vireo at the W inthrop Greenway, three semipalmated plovers and a white-eyed vireo at the Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, and an American bittern, an American coot and a Louisiana waterthrush at Chandler Pond in Boston. Middlesex County: A yellowcrowned night-heron at the Amelia Earhart Dam in Everett, three glossy ibises at Nine Acre Corner in Concord, single redthroated loons at the Horn Pond Recreation Area in Woburn and the Cambridge Reservoir in Waltham, an American goshawk at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury, a wood thrush at the Minute Man State Park in Lincoln, an orchard oriole in Littleton, single Baltimore orioles in Watertown and Arlington, a fox sparrow in Stow, and an ovenbird in Concord. Essex County: Two yellowcrowned night-herons, a hooded warbler, and a blue-winged warbler at Marblehead Neck Sanctuary in Marblehead, seven harlequin ducks at Gully Point Cove in Rockport and three black guillemots at Loblolly Point in Rockport, a great crested flycatcher at Daviel Boone Park in Ipswich, and two American coots at Plum Island. Berkshire County: A longtailed duck on Pontoosuc Lake in Pittsfield, a wood thrush, and an indigo bunting elsewhere in Pittsfield, a warbling vireo at Ashley Falls, and a late American tree sparrow in Dalton. Franklin County: A painted bunting on Chestnut Plain Road in Whately, in addition to an American goshawk at Quabbin Reservoir’s gate 35 in New Salem, two sandhill cranes off Pleasant Street in Ashfield and two more cranes on Old South Road i n O r ang e , a blackcrowned night-heron at North Meadows in Deerfield, to redeyed vireos in Colrain, and a veery in Montague. Hampshire County: A glossy ibis at the Tri County Fairgrounds in Northampton, and a lapland longspur in the East Meadows in Northampton, an American bittern, a hooded warbler, and a veery on Moody Bridge Road in Hadley, a sandhill crane on Old Bay Road in Belchertown, and a Lincoln’s sparrow on Orchard Hill at UMass in Amherst. Hampden County: Three upland sandpipers along the Perimeter Road of Westover Air Base in Ludlow, seven chimney swifts at the Longmeadow Flats in Longmeadow, and a veery near the Bearhole Reservoir in West Springfield. Worcester County: Four black vultures near Lake Louisa in Milford, two glossy ibises, a solitary sandpiper, a continuing black-headed gull, and 15 red crossbills at the Bolton Flats WMA in Bolton , a yellowthroated vireo in Northbridge, a great crested flycatcher at the Westboro WMA in Westboro, and four evening grosbeaks in Royalston. Martha’s V ineyard: Two Chuck-will’s-widows at the Mytoi Japanese Garden on Chappaquiddick Island, as well as a Townsend’s warbler at Cape Pogue Wildlife Refuge, and a eurasian green-winged teal, and a yellow-throated warble at the Cove Meadow Preserve, all on Chappaquiddick. A blue grosbeak was spotted on Head of the Pond Road in Vineyard Haven, three black skimmers at Sengekontacket Pond, a whiteeyed vireo at Felix Neck Sanctuary, and a hooded warbler at Toms Neck in Edgartown. Nantucket: Seven harlequin ducks at Siasconset , a b lue grosbeak at Madaket, a shortbilled dowi tcher a t Jetties Beach, and two northern shovelers at Great Pond. Bird sightings One afternoon in January, Victoria, 45, was attacked by a man because he didn’t like the route she was taking. “He said so many insulting things to me,” said the slight woman, a widowed mother of three young adults. “Then he was manhandling my arm, shaking my arm so I couldn’t drive. As if hitting me would get me on the right road.” She pressed the emergency button on her rideshare app and was told to call 911. When the police arrived, they coaxed her passenger out of her car, but seemed uninterested in pursuing the matter further, she said. Shaken, Victoria drove right home. “I was such a wreck ,” she said. “I felt so humiliated.” That is not even her worst experience. A couple of years ago, she picked up two drunk men from Back Bay who groped at her breasts and thighs as she tried to drive. She got out of her running car at a red light, leaving the men and her phone inside it. A passerby called 911 and the men fled. She doesn’t believe police ever pursued the matter. She has never driven at night since, instead working the less well-paying hours from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., six days a week. She worked as a paralegal before coming here from the Dominican Republic, and would gladly do other work here, but her English is not good enough for most jobs, she said through a translator. Elizabeth, 33, picked up a customer in Quincy one afternoon who repeatedly asked her how much it would cost to have sex with her. “I immediately started shaking, and I remember thinking, ‘How am I going to defend myself? The only thing I can do is crash this car,’” she said through a translator. She drove him to his home but he refused to get out, until she threatened to call 911. She, too, asked that her full name not be used, because she is uABRAHAM Continued from Page B1 afraid her rideshare companies will freeze her access to the apps, even temporarily, as they do sometimes when a customer complains. She thought about calling the police after the incident, but didn’t want to cause trouble. “They are always telling us how each customer is so important,” she said. These are the people at the center of the battle over gig workers in Massachusetts. Some unions, including 32BJ SEIU, are pressing legislation that would allow them to organize those workers. Other unions, and legislators including Senator Lydia Edwards, are pushing measures that would go further, classifying drivers as employees, so they qualify for many more protections. As they have in other states, the rideshare companies are pouring millions into combating that reclassification effort , advocating for ballot questions that would keep drivers as independent contractors. The rideshare companies argue that contractor status allows their drivers to maintain independence and flexibility. It also protects the companies’ bottom lines. Edwards cites numbers from an upcoming state auditor’s report showing that, based on drivers’ $1.4 billion in gross earnings in Massachusetts last year, the companies avoided paying some $47 million to unemployment insurance, family medical leave, and other contributions required of companies with employees. “It’s not flexibility they care about, it’s profit,” said the East Boston Democrat. In statements, Uber and Lyft said they care immensely about the safety of their drivers, and are regularly introducing measures to better protect them. They also say serious incidents are extremely rare — though rare in an industry this b ig means thousands of cases nationally each year. Each company has introduced in-app emergency buttons that allow drivers and riders to make direct contact with security consultants or emergency responders, and real-time tracking that will set off an alarm if a ride veers off course or is stopped for too long. Uber is expanding its verification of rider identities, and Lyft has introduced a feature called Women + Connect that matches women and nonbinary drivers with more women and nonbinary riders. Both companies say riders are in fact suspended for serious or multiple offenses, and that drivers are never penalized for bringing safety concerns to them. This is all great. But to take advantage of many of the features that protect them — particularly when it comes to getting their harassers or attackers banned — drivers need to feel secure enough to pursue complaints against passengers. And according to these women, and to the unions and legislators trying to protect them, they simply do not: The gig economy can be a cruel, capricious place, where pay and conditions are subservient to the whims of the market and the moment, and where even companies with good intentions owe drivers nothing. Unions and labor laws exist to make sure companies do the right thing by their workers. Having union backing would mean drivers wouldn’t be alone when trouble arises with passengers, or the company. They’d have access to advocates who could challenge the companies for kicking them off the apps, for example, and to counselors and legal help during crises. “They need a collective voice to improve wages and working conditions,” said Mike Vartabedian, an official at the International Association of Machinists, which backs legislation to unionize the workers. Edwards says they need more than that — employee status, which would give drivers and other gig workers access to labor laws, and protections against harassment and discrimination. “When you rely on the kindness of a corporation, you’re basically saying we should trust them and their bottom line to do right by workers,” said the senator. “I’m saying we should trust the law.” Victoria will take whatever help she can get. “We need somebody who can stand up for us,” she said. “Right now, we have nobody but ourselves.” Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham can be reached at [email protected]. Debate on rideshare drivers must include their safety ERIN CLARK/GLOBE STAFF Victoria (last name withheld) posed for a portrait in her car, which she uses to drive for rideshares throughout the state. “We need somebody who can stand up for us,” she said. “Right now, we have nobody but ourselves.” ‘I . . . started shaking, and I remember thinking, “How am I going to defend myself? 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B6 Metro B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 Can I get a side of gummieswith that? Drive-thru dispensaries in R.I. allow purchasing marijuana without leaving your car Emily Sweeney BLOTTER TALES Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from police log books (a.k.a. blotters) in our communities. NAP TIME On April 2, Hanson police shared a photo on Instagram of the department’s community resource dog, Ziva, stretched out on a couch in Chief Michael Miksch’s office. “Someone made herself comfortable in Chief Miksch’s Office today while Ofc [Derek] Harrington did some firearms training at the station!” the post said. OVERENTHUSIASTIC STAMP COLLECTOR On March 28, a 32-year-old Springfield man was arraigned on a federal indictment charging him with 12 counts of theft of government property valued at more than $30,000. What kind of property? With that price tag, you might think it was a vehicle or construction equipment, or a bunch of high-end computers. But no, in this case, the guy allegedly used fraudulent checks to purchase more than $30,000 worth of postage stamps. According to the indictment, he snagged the stamps by making 12 separate purchases over the course of two days in August 2023 at various locations in upstate New York. CAN’T GET INN A night at a Cape Cod hotel should be a pleasant experience, but that wasn’t the case for a guest who got locked out of a room on March 24. The guest, who was staying in Sandwich, tried to track down an employee in order to regain entry, to no avail. When the guest called police, they, too, were unable to reach any of the inn’s staff. Dispatch also was unable to reach anyone at the inn, and police reported that the locked-out guest made other arrangements for the evening. “Don’t hotels have night clerks anymore?” police wrote on Facebook. “The whole idea of a hotel is that guests stay there all night, right?” NOT YOUR AVERAGE FENDER BENDER On March 29, a woman involved in a minor motor vehicle accident in Sandwich “exchanged more than information with the other driver,” police wrote on Facebook. “After both drivers had parted ways, the woman realized the other vehicle’s plate was attached to hers.” The woman brought the stray license plate into the police station and the owner subsequently came by the station to pick it up, “‘cuz he’s going to need that,” police quipped. WATER WORLD At 7:22 p.m. March 24, Cohasset police received a 911 call reporting that someone had left a garden hose running on North Main Street and there was water running down the street. The caller was unsure of the exact address. Police located the hose and tried to notify the homeowner, but were unable to shut the hose off. Firefighters also responded, and reported that there was a good reason for that, because the hose was connected to a sump pump. Turned out the home’s basement was flooded and the homeowner was pumping it out. MINIBUS VANDALISM A fund-raising campaign has been started for the mini school bus that was vandalized at the Greenhouse School in Salem on April 16. A home security camera caught four youths — who appeared to be high school age — allegedly breaking into the little school bus, which has been a familiar sight at the small private school on Route 1A. For years the bus was driven by “Mr. Frank,” the husband of the school’s founder Patricia JenningsWelch. School officials said the bus was something of a relic they planned to fix up or put to some other use, such as a greenhouse or plant shop. “We would love to keep it and turn it into an amazing plant emporium, especially because our plant program is growing (pun intended) by leaps and bounds,” school officials said. To contribute to the fundraiser, visit tinyurl.com/Fix-Our-SchoolBus. Emily Sweeney can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her @emilysweeney and on Instagram @emilysweeney22. Police dog chills on chief’s couch HANSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Community resource dog, Ziva. HERE ARE EIGHT INTERESTING THINGS YOU CAN GET ON THE GO Pawtucket’s drive-thru cannabis dispensary Mother Earth Wellness got us thinking about all the other interesting things people can get from the comforts of their cars. Beyond fast food, coffee, and banking, there’s a world of businesses prioritizing customer convenience and helping people fit more into their busy lives. Here are some of the drive-thru services we found across the country. Funeral In Memphis, R Bernard Funeral Services offers a drive-thru viewing option for people to grieve from their cars. “The drive-thru viewing will not replace the traditional service,” the funeral home website said on its “what makes us unique” page. “There’s also a registry book to sign outside, and a memorial box for anyone who wants to drop off a sympathy card, so the family knows that you paid your respects,” the website said. Liquor store It’s not legal in every state, but the farther west you go, the more drive-thru liquor stores you’ll find. In Arizona, especially in the Phoenix area, they’re everywhere, including one that’s open 24 hours. Polling place In one city in Wisconsin, casting an absentee ballot via drive-thru is one way for residents to vote. The drive-thru election site in Eau Claire was open for the city’s recent spring election. They first started offering the drive-thru service during COVID-19, like many polling places during the peak of the pandemic. Urgent care Health care is being handled from people’s cars in Atlanta. A business called DriveThru Urgent Care launched last year, and treats time-sensitive medical needs. The business model was born from COVID-19 — remember all of those drive-thru vaccine clinics? Wedding The world famous Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas has a drivethru package, and people can get married in as little as 15 minutes. The “Tunnel of Love” ceremony includes a religious or civil ceremony, a witness if necessary, and two poker chips. Daiquiri A daiquiri to-go is a confusing notion, but in New Orleans, it’s omnipresent. New Orleans Original Daiquiris offers the frozen beverage via drive-thru at its many locations throughout the state, and has been doing so since the 1980s. According to open container laws there, as long as the alcoholic beverage has a lid, no straw protruding from the top, and has not had any contents removed, it’s fair game. Prayer Every Wednesday at a Baptist church in Fayetteville, Ga., those in need of a quick prayer can do so from their cars, according to local news outlet The Citizen. At Flat Creek Baptist Church, people can pull up to the front of the church and roll down their windows during designated hours for a quick prayer. “Need Prayer? Drive thru,” signs beside the church said. Sex shop At the adult store Pleasures in Huntsville, Ala., people can purchase sex toys from a drive-thru window. The business model was first launched in 2010, and bills itself “the sexiest drive-thru in the country.” BRITTANY BOWKER By Brittany Bowker GLOBE STAFF PAWTUCKET — On the way to Providence, the large billboards hugging the side of the highway might catch a driver’s eye. In big block letters against a black backdrop, the signs read “Weed Drive Thru,” next to a neon green “Open” sign, perhaps prompting questions for the casual consumer or curious commuter. For years, marijuana has been legal for recreational use in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, and Vermont, for those 21 and older. But regulations around how cannabis products can be sold and dispensed still vary from state to state. So what are the rules with drivethru weed? “It’s like getting a cup of coffee,” said Joe Pakuris, owner of Mother Earth Wellness in Pawtucket, who is operating one of the only drive-thru cannabis services of its kind in New England. What Pakuris is offering is technically “curbside” pickup, and it’s been in place since around mid-December. The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation and Office of Cannabis Regulation recently approved a revised bulletin allowing for curbside pickup with a “drive-thru” flair. “I’m creating the feeling of a drivethru,” Pakuris said, adding that because the building doesn’t have a window for the order to be passed through, the service isn’t technically considered a drivethru. Yet, as Pakuris said, the experience is very much like ordering a coffee. Drivers pulling up to the Esten Avenue dispensary come to a stop at a booth by the entrance for the first of two ID checks. Customers who preordered go to the right, and those who didn’t keep left. “What can I get for you today?” a muffled voice coming through the speaker said on a recent Friday afternoon. A three-paneled digital menu board above the speaker illuminates options: Flower, vapes, pre-rolls, and edibles galore. After placing an order, drivers roll through the line and park at a curbside pickup spot. A “budtender” completes a second ID check before retrieving the order and delivering it to customers through their driver-side window. The whole experience clocked in at less than 2½ minutes. Cannabis cannot be consumed on site. It’s against Rhode Island law to smoke or otherwise use it in public places. “Security picks it up,” Pakuris said, adding that the dispensary has many cameras stationed throughout the property to ensure compliance. Pakuris said the business has the capacity to allow 100 vehicles in the queue, and the most he’s had lined up at once has been 70 to 80 cars. “We’re very efficient,” Pakuris said, adding that the average time it takes to fill an order is between 1 and 3 minutes. Pakuris said he has a designated employee filling drive-thru and curbside orders, which helps the system to run smoothly. The drive-thru model has a certain appeal for customers who might be anxious about going into a cannabis dispensary. “They may have reservations about, ‘Is someone going to see me,’ or ‘I don’t know what to get,’” Pakuris said. The drive-thru takes away that fear, “Because you don’t have to get out of your car.” Mother Earth Wellness opened in 2022, and it’s considered one of the largest dispensaries in New England. The drive-thru service always was part of the plan. “It was my dream to have this,” Pakuris said. Part of what made it possible is the abutting property, also owned by Pakuris, affording the dispensary plenty of space where vehicles can line up. The city of Pawtucket was “instrumental” in helping make the business model happen, Pakuris said. Mother Earth Wellness employs 110 people — 20 percent of whom are Pawtucket residents, he said. In Rhode Island, several other dispensaries have been approved for curbside pickup services, including Greenleaf Compassion Center in Portsmouth, RISE Dispensary in Warwick, and the Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center in Providence, although ordering ahead of time is required at all of the locations. At RISE, the pickup service is available only for medical marijuana cardholders. A cannabis drive-thru recently opened at Venu Flower Collective in Connecticut, but orders must be placed ahead of time to minimize traffic. Slater, in Providence, which started its curbside pickup service four years ago, is working on a way to offer on-demand curbside pickup, similar to Mother Earth. “That’s still in the planning stages,” said Laura Meade Kirk, one of the managers at Slater. “But this has proven to be very efficient.” In Massachusetts, dispensaries aren’t permitted to offer curbside pickup. During COVID-19, the Cannabis Control Commission temporarily allowed some dispensaries to offer the service, and after several extensions, the policy expired on Dec. 31, 2023, according to a commission spokesperson. “There are no retail marijuana establishments operating with drivethrus at this time,” the spokesperson said. But some Bay State dispensaries, like Green N’ Go in Uxbridge, have been pushing to keep drive-thru service around. “Allowing customers to pick up their orders instead of leaving their car makes it convenient ... reduces in-store traffic, and is all-around beneficial for everyone involved,” Green N’ Go said on its website. “We are working hard behind the scenes to support the proposal of a new bill that would allow window pickup for all dispensary customers.” In Massachusetts, state laws are specific when it comes to cannabis and open containers in vehicles. “Like alcohol, you may not have an open container of adult-use marijuana/ marijuana products in the passenger area of your car while on the road or at a place where the public has access,” according to Massachusetts law. An “open container” includes a package with its seal broken, or a package from which the contents have been partially removed. The “passenger area” does not include a trunk or a locked glove compartment, the state law said. In Rhode Island, driving while under the influence of cannabis is strictly prohibited, but state cannabis laws don’t lay out open container regulations the way Massachusetts laws do. “There is nothing in the RI Cannabis Act, or laws that were amended with the implementation of the RI Cannabis Act, that provides the equivalent of ‘open container’ for marijuana,” Lieutenant Colonel Robert Creamer of the Rhode Island State Police said via email. “For purposes of law enforcement, the RI law provides the legal weight limits for recreational possession and penalties for operating under the influence. There is nothing specific like Mass., CT and NY regarding the prohibition of open container of marijuana in a vehicle.” According to Rhode Island law, it is prohibited for “any person to operate, navigate, or be in actual physical control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, or motorboat while under the influence of cannabis. However, a person shall not be considered to be under the influence solely for having cannabis metabolites in his or her system.” Rhode Island law prohibits people from having more than one ounce of marijuana while driving, and violations result in license suspension for six months. Massachusetts law also prohibits individuals from carrying more than one ounce of cannabis. Brittany Bowker can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her @brittbowker and also on Instagram @brittbowker. CHRIS RILEY Cars line up to pick up orders at the Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center in Providence where requests ahead are required for both medical and recreational marijuana. Its owners are working to offer on-demand service. PHOTOS BY ERIN CLARK/GLOBE STAFF Taryn Carreiro helps a customer at Mother Earth Wellness in Pawtucket. The dispensary offers chocolates, gummies, and various other sweets.
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Metro B7 Alexa Coultoff INNOVATOR Q&A Have you ever wondered how your eating habits align with other daily activities that are tracked — calories, steps, blood pressure? University of Rhode Island professors Kathleen Melanson and Theodore Walls are working with University of Texas at Austin professor Edison Thomaz to develop devices that will track eating behavior through machine learning. Their study is funded by a National Institutes of Health grant and is a collaboration of their backgrounds in nutrition, behavioral statistics, and engineering. Q: Where did the idea for the study come from? Melanson: I was working on understanding the nuances of eating behavior that affect energy intake in humans. Laboratory studies are very precise because we can measure very precisely in the lab, but there’s nothing to do itthat precisely in the real world. That was limiting our ability to really understand what’s going on with eating behavior. We wanted to take the tools outside of the lab. Q: What does the study entail for participants? Walls: It’s actually four substudies over four years. They start out in the lab and they move to the real world, increasing in complexity over time. The studies are experiments in the lab to make sure we know where the device goes and how well it can work without difficulty for people in rather controlled situations. Then they increase in complexity to things like cafeterias or meals together with other people and different foods. Q: What types of devices will participants receive? Walls: The devices themselves are under development as part of the funding that we received. A name for this kind of device is called multi-modal sensing. We’re trying to figure out which sensors will work together best in a very small area to sense the movements of the jaw. The target region that we propose is called the condyle bone area [the round prominence at the end of a bone]. We believe that the area above the condyle bone will move in a systematic way in relation to opening and closing of the jaw. We’re hoping, actually, that we can get into very detailed information about the strength of plates. Q : And what about the smartwatch? Melanson: The wrist motion for placing food in the mouth is very specific, so the device can just differentiate that more from other similar movements. When it’s coupled with the chewing sensor, the accuracies improve, because it’s coupling the food placement in the mouth with the chewing. It also helps us learn better about the nuances of eating behavior that matter in the development of satiety and what we know is associated with people’s energy intake. Q: Why is this study important to your field of work? Melanson: I’ve been working in the field of nutrition for decades, and specifically looking at eating behaviors for promoting health and well-being of individuals. Much of the data in this area is based on laboratory research, in which I’ve been conducting for decades. We have tried to take it outside the lab, but it requires a participant to record everything in full detail, and it’s very time-consuming. So we needed something that was like a Fitbit, something that is automated. You just wear it. You don’t have to do the work yourself. This is becoming a realization that, yes, this can happen for eating behaviors in addition to other health metrics that are tracked like physical activity. Q: What benefits can come from the study? Melanson: We can start designing programs for people who want to improve their eating patterns — so people who struggle with loss of control, rapid eating, or eating without awareness. The awareness factor of this can be beneficial for people who struggle with late nights and those type of things. I envision a tool that can be used to help people who are seeking to improve these behaviors, but also their overall dietary intake. Q: What’s your main goal coming out of the study? Melanson: We finally can take this research out of the lab and deploy it in people who are seeking to improve their health behaviors, and help give them a tool that they can use. There’s no automated tool for eating behaviors yet. Q: How can people sign up to be participants in the study? Walls: Anyone interested in being a participant in the study can contact the researchers at [email protected]. Alexa Coultoff can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her @alexacoultoff. URI professors monitor eating with tracking device THEODORE WALLS In a systematic way, the device measures movement in relation to the opening and closing of the jaw. By Steph Machado GLOBE STAFF PROVIDENCE — Odds are, when you pull up to a parking meter in Providence, it is broken. That’s because, according to the city’s best guess, roughly 60 percent of the existing meters don’t actually work. That leaves drivers with two options: pay using a smartphone app called Passport, or hope that a parking enforcement officer won’t issue a ticket to a car that’s parked at an out-of-order meter. For the most part in recent years, option two has worked out well. That’s all about to change. On April 18,, the city began a sweeping replacement of all meters in the city, including both single-space and multi-space. The new ones will accept coins, credit cards, contactless payments like Apple Pay, text-to-pay, and payment apps including the current Passport app. Melanie Jewett, the city’s curbside administrator, said the existing meters are roughly 17 years old, and have outlived their useful life. “When they were installed, they were state of the art,” Jewett told the Globe. “They were the first generation of parking meters to take credit cards.” But the meters stopped being able to take credit cards in 2022, when 3G technology was shut down nationwide. Since then, even the working meters only have been able to take coins. A sign beneath the credit card slot on each parking meter warns “meters do not accept credit cards.” The new meters were purchased from San Diegobased IPS Group for $1.2 million. The funds come from the city’s final appropriation of COVID relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The single-space meters look almost the same as the existing meters. Department of Public Works employees started yanking the old meters from their bases, preparing to install the new ones on the existing poles. The new multi-space meters that cover a whole street have a sleeker, more modern look, like a cross between a robot and an ATM that is about to ask you for $2.50. The price to park will remain the same at $1.25 an hour, Jewett said, although credit card users will be required to pay for the full two hours. The hours of operation will extend in some areas, with all meters active from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. Sundays are free. Jewett said the meters in some parts of the city such as Federal Hill already are charging until 9 p.m. now, while others currently end at 6 p.m. The city employs 25 parking enforcement officers, according to spokesperson Josh Estrella. In 2023, 89,616 parking tickets were issued, at $25 per ticket. There will be 1,000 single-space meters and 102 multispace meters, which should all be in place by mid-May, Jewett said. They will mostly be in the same locations as the current meters, with some slight shifting, she said. None of the existing meters are sticking around. “If you pull up to a meter and it’s functional, it’s probably a new one,” Jewett noted. Mayor Brett Smiley said the existing parking meter situation provides for a “hostile visitor experience,” not only because they are falling apart and lack payment options, but because the city uses multiple vendors, so not every meter operates the same way. The new parking meters will clear up the confusion. “It will just be a better experience for everyone,” Smiley said. Steph Machado can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her @StephMachado. Get ready to actually pay the parking meter in Providence By Amanda Gokee GLOBE STAFF PLYMOUTH, N.H. – In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, sending the country into upheaval. Thousands of miles away, four New Hampshire friends decided they had to help the Ukranian children. In the 26 months since the war started, they have visited Ukraine nine times, and raised $3.5 million in humanitarian aid through a nonprofit they named Common Man for Ukraine. Susan Mathison, 62, said the four friends —all of whom are parents — decided from the beginning to focus their efforts on children, particularly those who had lost a parent in the war. So far they’ve been able to pay for more than 600 Ukrainian children to receive trauma counseling in Poland, giving them a three-week reprieve from the war zone where they can learn techniques for dealing with the ongoing stress of war when they return home. Mathison said they’ve also donated 2 million pounds of food to safe houses for children in Ukraine since the war began. “To me, it’s the best of humanity in the face of the worst,” she said. Ahead of their latest trip, Mathison and her partner of 15 years, Steven Rand, 79, gathered donated sleeping bags and stuffed animals, which they said are eagerly accepted by the children, many of whom had to leave home in haste. Mathison said some are living out of plastic bags and cherish a comforting toy of their own. Since the war began, Mathison and Rand —along with another couple, Alex Ray and Lisa Mure — had to learn about working in a war zone and creating a humanitarian aid organization from scratch. Ray, a well-known philanthropist in New Hampshire who owns the Common Man restaurant chain, bolstered the group’s early efforts, committing up to $1 million to match donations from Granite Staters. But the group still needed to figure out how to get the aid to those in need while flights between the US and Ukraine were halted. Rand had been involved with the local Rotary Club for more than 30 years, and realized the service organization could help. Rotary International, founded in Chicago in 1905, now claims 1.4 million members in more than 200 countries. A few days after Rand and Common Man for Ukraine started talking with Piotr Jankowsky, the district governor for Rotary International for Poland, the newly formed aid group arrived in Poland for the first time. Soon after, they reached an agreement with the administration of Lviv, a large city in western Ukraine, for support crossing the border. The Rotary connections were critical to building trust. Mathison said safe houses for children are kept secret in Ukraine amid fears of kidnapping. A 2023 United Nations report estimated that at least 19,546 children had been taken by Russian Federation agents. Jankowski said by working with Common Man for Ukraine, they’ve created a successful and respected trauma counseling program for children and orphans. “Almost everyone in every biggest city in Ukraine knows this project, and they live with the hope it will be continued, if the children are not being sent yet [to Poland] that they will maybe go next time,” he said. Mathison said the program offers an opportunity for the children to step away from the trauma of war, away from the incessant air raid sirens and the dust and rubble. In Poland, they stay at what Mathison described as a ski resort, where the kids can play outside without fearing for their safety and make new friends. They make artwork and write letters to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which Mathison has compiled into a book to help with fund-raising efforts. “I really want to see my dad and hear his voice,” an 11-yearold girl named Alina from Rivne wrote in her letter. She told Zelenskyy her father died while evacuating people from Borodyanka. “I have a dream that the war will end because kids are growing without their parents like me,” she said. In addition to activities and excursions, kids in the program have group and individual counseling sessions, led by Ukrainian trauma psychologists and certified Ukrainian teachers. Mathison said she knows at the end of the three weeks, the children will have to go back to the war zone. She hopes when they do, they will at least have some tools to handle their trauma: yoga, meditation, self-affirmations, coping cards to identify difficult feelings. Mathison is a widow, whose husband died from cancer when she was 39 and her sons were 2 and 7. “It was a catastrophic loss,” she said. Butfor the Ukrainian children, she said, it’s worse. “Itis ongoing,” she said ofthe impact ofthe war. “Itis relentless.” It costs about $50,000 to fund one three-week session for about 30 kids, according to Rand. Including food delivery and the day care center, their total monthly costs are about $150,000. So the fund-raising efforts are ongoing to sustain these programs, even as the world’s attention has been drawn to Israel’s war in Gaza. “The project ended up being wildly more successful than we thought it was going to be,” said Patrick Tufts, the president and CEO of Granite United Way, which handled $2.1 million in donations for Common Man for Ukraine as its fiscal sponsor. Tufts said in the last few months, they’ve received around $65,000 more in contributions through United Way. “It’s still going gangbusters,” he said. Common Man is now also working with the Plymouth, N.H., Rotary to handle donations from outside of New Hampshire. Mathison said even small donations are meaningful, and the group has many ideas about how to continue raising money, and no plans of stopping. “We’re showing everyday Ukrainians that everyday Americans care about them,” she said. Amanda Gokee can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her @amanda_gokee. They’re helping children in Ukraine N.H. group has raised $3.5 million in humanitarian aid COMMON MAN FOR UKRAINE Alex Ray with some of the children who received food at a safe house in Ukraine. By Steven Porter GLOBE STAFF Scroll through a list of rec ently sold single-family homes in New Hampshire and you’ ll find half of them went for $500,000 or more. That was the statewide median sales price in March, a new record, according to the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. The group’s president, Joanie McIntire, said a lack of inventory is the primary factor driving prices higher. “The problem remains the shortage of available housing that is continuing to make homeownership more difficult than ever for those workers needed to help an economy thrive,” McIntire said. Even if the number of single-family residential units on the market in New Hampshire were to triple — from 1,228 at the end of March — that would still fall short of the five to seven months of housing supply needed to attain what is considered a “balanced market,” according to numbers provided by the association. To illustrate just how much harder it has gotten to unlock the benefits of homeownership, I went looking through the list of houses that sold in March and found a 1,300 - square-foot ranch in Epping, with three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a quarter-acre of land. The listing called it a great “starter home.” The house, which had sold for $251,000 in October 2019, fetched $365,000 in March, an increase of 45 percent in 4½ years. (And don’t forget the higher cost of debt: The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage — currently above 7 percent — is running roughly 3 percentage points higher these days, which could add hundreds of dollars to the monthly payment.) The real kicker, though, is how r a r e o f a find t h a t $365,000 home in Epping has become — especially in Rockingham County, where 133 homes sold in March for a median price of $665,000, according to the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. McIntire said G ranite Staters should be looking to policy solutions like House Bill 1291 — a bipartisan proposal that would allow more accessory dwelling units — to help address the housing crunch. “The best way to climb out of our current housing shortage is to embrace less restrictive zoning,” she said, “and to empower private property owners by removing unnecessary red tape.” Steven Porter can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @reporterporter. $500,000 homesnow thenorm inN.H. STEPH MACHADO/GLOBE STAFF A new multi-space parking meter, which accepts every form of payment, on Dorrance Street.
B8 Metro B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 program. PSLF was created in 2007 to encourage public service work for a qualifying employer, such as a government agency or a not-for-profit university. After 120 qualifying monthly payments, the federal government is supposed to forgive the remaining balance. But the “qualifying” part of the promise has tripped up many borrowers, either because the type of loan they had wasn’t eligible, they weren’t in a specified income-driven repayment plan, or they weren’t working for a qualifying employer. Others complained that their loan servicers misled them about their eligibility for PSLF, or steered them to forbearance or deferral options, which kept them trapped in debt for decades. To correct this, adjustments are being applied to borrowers in the Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) held by the department. “If you have those types of loans we are processing it automatically,” a spokesperson for the department emailed. “But please note that only Direct Loans will have time credited toward PSLF.” More than 3.6 million borrowers are expected to receive at least three years of additional credit toward income-driven repayment forgiveness, according to the agency. Who does the deadline affect? The Education Department’s payment adjustment review is underway and is expected to be completed by July 1. “If you don’t have Direct Loans or ED-held FFEL loans by the time we run the adjustment, then we will not process the adjustment on your loans,” the agency said. So, if your loans aren’t federally managed, you need to apply to consolidate them into the Direct Loan Program by April 30. The agency also pointed out that only Direct Loans will have time credited toward PSLF. After you consolidate, your new loan becomes eligible for the adjustment, and payments you have already made may be counted toward loan cancellation, the agency said. What loans qualify? The adjustments are being applied to Direct Loans and FFEL. People with federally held student loans won’t have to do anything. However, borrowers This is the season of collegerelated deadlines. By May, colleges typically ask students to confirm which schools they will attend in the fall. To be considered for federal student aid for the 2024-2025 academic year, applicants have to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form by June 30. However, another important deadline is approaching for families already dealing with education debt. If you have student loans, meeting this April 30 deadline could result in thousands of dollars in loan forgiveness. Here’s what you need to know. What’s behind this deadline? Borrowers with federal loans may qualify for cancellation, or credit toward cancellation, through a one-time U.S. Department of Education payment-count adjustment. This initiative is meant to correct past issues with loan servicing that prevented some borrowers with public service loans and income-driven plans from making payments that counted toward forgiveness. Under an income-driven plan, monthly payments are based on a borrower’s income and family size. Depending on the plan, any remaining loan balance could be forgiven after 20 or 25 years. But some borrowers complain that, after decades of payments, they still haven’t gotten loan forgiveness. Others failed to get the relief they thought they qualified for under the federal government’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) with the following loans must consolidate first to be considered for payment adjustments: R Commercially or privately held loans under the FFEL program R Parent PLUS loans R Perkins loans R Health Education Assistance Loans Where should I go for the consolidation application? You can apply online at studentaid.gov/loan-consolidation. You can consolidate multiple federal student loans into one loan at no cost. It can take at least 60 days to process a Direct Consolidation Loan application and disburse the new loan, according to StudentAid.gov. How can I reduce the amount of debt borrowed for college? The answer to this question is for the many families facing the May college choice decision. My husband and I have been where many families are this time of year. We put three children through college. We told our three children they could apply to any university they wanted. But, we stood fast to one rule — no debt for them or us, even if that meant staying close to home or attending community college for two years and then transferring to a four-year university. Granted, we had a lot working in our favor. We began saving for each kid when they were tiny tots, investing in 529 college savings plans for each. Two of our children received scholarship money. But even if no free money were on the table, we would not have sentenced them or ourselves to decades of education debt. If you feel you have no choice but to take out loans, try to limit the borrowing to what’s absolutely necessary. This might mean your child attends a school within commuting distance to avoid borrowing for room and board. Before you allow your teenager to sign loan documents, and before you get a Parent Plus loan, go to PewTrusts.org and read: “Borrowers Discuss the Challenges of Student Loan Repayment.” Even borrowers with income-based repayment plans report struggling to make their loan payments. During a focus group conducted by Pew Research, participants expressed gratitude for their college education, but they also shared some sobering experiences with paying back their student loans. Michelle Singletary can be reached at michelle.singletary@washpost. com. MICHELLE SINGLETARY April 30 looms as student loan forgiveness deadline CARLOS OSORIO/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Borrowers with federal loans may qualify for cancellation, or credit toward cancellation, through a one-time adjustment. By Kamlesh Bhuckory BLOOMBERG NEWS Mauritius Telecom, the Indian Ocean island nation’s telecommunications operator, said internet and television services are back to normal a fter a “technical problem” with an undersea cable. The South Africa Far East submarine cable has returned to full capacity, Mauritius Telecom said in an emailed statement late Friday. “There has been a perturbation in the service on the traffic transiting through the SAFE cable,” the company said. “The SAFE cable hasn’t been damaged.” Earlier on Friday the company said the undersea cable had been damaged, relaying an initial diagnostic of the consortium owning the infrastructure. In a separate statement, SBM Bank (Mauritius), the country’s second biggest lender, said all automated teller-machines and point-of-sale terminals are up and running, following restoration of internet connectivity. The 13,500 kilometer-long (8,388.5 miles) SAFE fiber cable is one of three connecting Mauritius, an island-nation with close to 1.3 million people and an economy mostly dependent on financial services and tourism. The cable belongs to a consortium of companies that includes Mauritius Telecom, Vodafone Group Plc, and Orange SA, among others. The short-lived disruption nonetheless highlights the vulnerability of critical communications infrastructure. It comes at a time when several other major internet cables are already damaged off the continent’s west coast and in the Red Sea. Four cables were damaged near t he I v o r y C o a s t las t month after seismic activity in the region, with repairs ongoing. Three additional cables off the coast of Yemen have been offline since late February after they were severed by a cargo ship sunk by Houthi militants, Bloomberg previously reported. The company responsible for the repair of those cables is still waiting for a permit to work in Yemeni waters, one of the cable operators, Seacom Ltd., told Bloomberg. Undersea cable linking Africa to Asia back to full capacity New design. New experience. Updated to provide our subscribers with the best way to experience our award-winning journalism, download the new Boston Globe app to read,watch, and now comment on the latest news, investigative reports, and thought-provoking opinions and analysis. Stay informed between stops—download or update the app today. Wherever you go, take the new Boston Globe app with you
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Business B9 TALKING POINTS THE WEEK IN BUSINESS LEGAL Mass.judge rules that ‘equity theft’ violates Constitution For the first time, a Massachusetts court has ruled that the way some municipalities pursue tax-taking cases against homeowners — a practice critics call “equity theft” — is unconstitutional. The ruling comes in the wake of a unanimous US Supreme Court decision last year that said municipal and county governments may only recover the taxes owed, and not seize the remaining equity in the property. Massachusetts is one of only a handful of states that presently allow local governments to take not only the taxes they are owed (plus interest and fees) but also the rest of the equity in properties. Most often, the cases involve people who have inherited real estate and own it without a mortgage but lack the income to pay the taxes. In some instances, property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars is taken by municipalities when the amount owed in taxes is a small fraction of that. Recently, Judge Michael K. Callan of Hampden Superior Court cited last year’s Supreme Court decision (Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minn.) in barring the City of Springfield from taking about $123,000 in equity from local homeowner Ashley M. Mills. In Tyler, the Supreme Court ruled a tax-taking by a county in Minnesota violated the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition against the government taking private property “without just compensation.” That ruling, while striking down the Minnesota law, said existing laws in other states may be constitutional if they provide a process for property owners to recover their equity. Massachusetts law is mostly silent on the question of equity, and in the absence of an explicit prohibition, some municipalities have assumed the right to keep the full equity, with few safeguards for property owners. Callan, in his ruling, said the state law used by municipalities in tax-taking, known as Chapter 60, does not provide a recovery process and therefore is “unconstitutional as applied in circumstances, such as here, where the tax debt is less than the value of the property.” Chapter 60 “in its present form, is untenable and requires legislative correction,” Callan wrote in his 19-page ruling. Mills first went into tax arrears on her single-family home and land in 2016, and a year later, the City of Springfield began proceedings against her on a debt of about $2,000, which included interest of 14 percent (later bumped up to 16 percent), as legally allowed. As of late last year, the debt had ballooned to about $22,000, mostly due to high interest. At that time, the assessed value of Mills’s property was $145,000, with a likely higher fairmarket value. — SEAN P. MURPHY HOME BUYING Despite the rates, people are still taking outmortgages Demand for home loans may be increasing in Greater Boston, despite mortgage rates rising above 7 percent for the first time this year. Leader Bank, a regional player based in Arlington, this month saw its highest number of loan applications in over a year — 43 percent higher than in the same period last year. That’s surprising, in a way. Yes, seasonality is a factor, as activity ticks up in the spring and summer. In Leader’s case, it might also be the fact that the bank has boosted its sales team from 52 to 64 loan officers. But the most significant driver might be the area’s supply-demand dynamic. “There’s such scarcity that the first thing that matters is finding a home you like,” said Jay Tuli, president of Leader Bank, which sells 90 percent of its home loans in Massachusetts. Home sales are down year-over-year due to the lack of inventory, said Theresa Hatton, chief executive of Massachusetts Association of Realtors. Many prospective buyers who were waiting for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates by now have reason to give up hope. Inflation isn’t coming down quickly enough and, at 3.5 percent, is still well above the Fed’s 2 percent target. So the central bank won’t trim short-term rates fast enough this year, contrary to what most economists had been expecting. Consequently, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has risen to 7.1 percent, over 1 percentage point higher than this time last year and 0.6 percent more than January 2024, Freddie Mac reported last week. “Until inflation cools a bit, we can expect mortgage rates to remain elevated,” said Michael Debronzo, a regional sales executive at PNC Bank, which has noted a slight uptick in loan applications. — SUCHITA NAYAR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PETA asks SEC to probe Charles River Labs A leading animal rights group has asked securities regulators to investigate Charles River Laboratories for allegedly misleading investors about its sales and purchases of long-tailed macaques, which are widely used in clinical research by pharmaceutical companies and universities, among others. The Massachusettsbased company, one of the largest clinical research organizations, was accused of failing to disclose purchases of thousands of non-human primates that should not have been imported into the United States and obtaining some from companies identified as co-conspirators in an international smuggling operation. And Charles River was also accused of falsely labeling the monkeys in sales made to its research clients. “The importation and use of wild-caught long-tailed macaques is not only rife with legal consequences, but also anathema to scientific integrity,” the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wrote in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission urging the regulator to open an investigation into the company based on evidence provided. “The use of wellconditioned, well-characterized, purpose-bred primates is considered by the biomedical community to be a bedrock principle of vaccine development and testing. … The company’s shareholders deserve to know the truth and have the right to expect that their company won’t mislead them with deceptive statements.” Charles River did not address the specific allegations, but issued a statement saying it is “steadfastly opposed to the illegal importation of NHPs into the United States and we are committed to collaborating with the US government and our industry partners to ensure we provide a safe and secure NHP supply chain most suitable for biopharmaceutical research.” The company added that “compliance with applicable laws, regulations and global standards is critical” to its work, and expressed a commitment to “replace, reduce, and refine the use of animals in drug development, and to create new technologies to eliminate the use of animals all together.” — ED SILVERMAN, STAT LABOR WBUR lays off seven employees, as 24 staffers take buyouts Thirty-one employees at WBUR, roughly 14 percent of the station’s staff, are leaving the company through layoffs and buyouts, according to a message that chief executive Margaret Low wrote to staff on Wednesday. Twenty-four of those employees took a voluntary buyout that was offered last month, including four senior managers. Seven staff members, including three part-time employees, were laid off Wednesday. The station, which has been grappling with a financial shortfall for months, is also eliminating nine open jobs, pulling back on travel expenses, and will spend less or negotiate lower rates for contract services, Low said. The station will adjust the schedule of some programming, but no shows will be eliminated. Low added that the changes would save the station $4 million. And she added that the coming fiscal year “will be another year of deficit spending as we map a path to sustainability. Which we are doing.” The station’s editorial union, which is part of SAG-AFTRA, said Wednesday “has been a difficult day for everyone at WBUR.” “Our thoughts are with all of our colleagues who have been told that their job is being eliminated,” the union said in a statement. “Of course, we are disappointed that all of our jobs were not preserved through cost-saving alternatives.” The statement noted, however, that the buyouts “helped to reduce the number of job losses and will allow laidoff colleagues to apply for open internal positions.” The layoffs and buyouts will affect departments across the station, a spokesperson said. The four senior managers that took buyouts are executive director of business partnerships Pete Matthews, senior director of finance Del Reese, director of membership and campaign strategy Mike Steffon, and executive director of engineering, operations, and IT Karl Voelker. — AIDAN RYAN Big things are born in Boston. 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Living the dream Was Saturday the biggest day ever in Boston sports? Sullivan, A1 Making a point Patriots add four more offensive players to close out their draft. C4 Sunday notes Football, C2 Baseball, C9 Basketball, C12 Hockey, C13 All-Scholastics Celebrating the best from the winter high school sports season. Section S ALSO TODAY Picked-up pieces while remembering when the Cubs playing at Fenway would have been a really big deal . . . R After the botched Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in 1961, President John F. Kennedy said, “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” Strap yourselves in for the Drake Maye Experience. In the final years of the magnificent, two-decade Tom Brady/ Bill Belichick/Bob Kraft championship run, there was a lot of emphasis on legacy, on who would get the most credit for nine Super Bowls, six Lombardis, and an unmatched run of NFL dominance. Once Brady left for Tampa, the Patriots’ narrative pivoted dramatically. Since the beginning of the 2019 season, it’s been all about carving up the blame pie. Who’s most at fault for a 29-38 record in four seasons without a playoff win? Who gets the blame for 4-13 in 2023? The post-Brady decline of the Patriots gave birth to a wave of books and documentaries, each assigning blame and/or credit to the coach, the owner, and sometimes even the departed GOAT. It got really messy this spring with “The Dynasty,” a Kraft vanity project (described by one wiseguy as RKK’s “home movie”) that pretty much pinned all SHAUGHNESSY, Page C17 Dan Shaughnessy Drafting Maye feels like an ownership decision MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF Jeremy Swayman and David Pastrnak shared a moment after Saturday’s Game 4 victory. DANIELLE PARHIZKARAN/GLOBE STAFF Derrick White drives to basket against Miami’s Haywood Highsmith for 2 of his 16 points. BARRY CHIN/GLOBE STAFF Superstar Lionel Messi (center) celebrates after assisting on a goal by Luis Suarez (right) in Inter Miami’s 4-1 win vs. the Revolution. C6. By Alex Speier GLOBE STAFF Red Sox 17 Cubs 0 While Ceddanne Rafaela has been a stabilizing defensive presence for the Red Sox this season — first in center field, more recently at short — his offensive transition to the big leagues has been rocky. Rafaela often has seemed unsure of himself, chasing pitches out of the zone and failing to attack ones he can drive. And so, Saturday’s performance in a 17-0 (not a typo!) Red Sox victory at Fenway represented a potential landmark. Rafaela, who came into the game hitting .156/ .196/.267, went 4 for 4 with a homer, two doubles, and a sac fly while driving in a career-high seven runs. He became the sixth Red Sox and first since Mookie Betts in 2016 to drive in at least seven runs at the age of 23 or younger. “You know he can bust out at any time. He’s super electric,” said pitcher Josh Winckowski. RED SOX, Page C7 It’s Rafaela, Red Sox in historic romp By Adam Himmelsbach GLOBE STAFF Celtics 104 Heat 84 MIAMI — When the Celtics were stunned by the Heat in Game 2 of this Eastern Conference opening-round series Wednesday, players acknowledged afterward that their approach had backfired. They had sagged back on some of Miami’s poor 3-point shooters, inviting them to fire away, and the Heat took the openings and poured in one after another. It was probably the only way this undermanned and eighth-seeded Miami team would be a factor in the series, and the onslaught was startling. But the Celtics did not panic, because they believed they could eliminate those openings just as quickly as they had created them. They would rev up their physicality and force the Heat to find anCELTICS, Page C10 Celtics in control from start to finish Order restored, series lead taken in smothering of Heat By Jim McBride GLOBE STAFF Bruins 3 Maple Leafs 1 TORONTO — James van Riemsdyk has heard his share of roars at Scotiabank Arena. As a former Maple Leafs standout, he’s brought the fans out of their seats plenty of times across his half-dozen seasons here. On Saturday night he helped drive those very same fans to the exits. Van Riemsdyk scored Boston’s first goal and the Bruins never looked back, pinning a 3-1 loss on the staggering Maple Leafs to take a 3-1 lead in this first-round Stanley Cup final series. “Anytime in the playoffs it’s always, obviously, these rivalry games like this are so much fun to play in and the extra juice that you get in the playoffs makes the atmosphere that much better,” said van Riemsdyk. “So, obviously to get a goal and a winning effort always is a lot of fun.” Van Riemsdyk started the play, chipping the puck out from behind the net, where Toronto’s Ryan Reaves fumbled it. Mason Lohrei pinched and pounced, shoveling the loose puck back to van Riemsdyk, who went forehand-backhand to beat Ilya Samsonov for a 1-0 lead. “I thought he played really well in Game 3, and I thought he just continued that,” Jim Montgomery said of van Riemsdyk. 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C2 Sports B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 T he first round of the NFL draft was unprecedented, with a record number of quarterbacks, receivers, and offensive linemen taken in the first 32 picks. But the biggest story Thursday night was a head-scratcher that left most everyone around the NFL saying, “What the heck are the Falcons doing?” They made the most unexpected pick of the night, Washington quarterback Michael Penix at No. 8. The selection came just six weeks after the Falcons gave Kirk Cousins a four-year, $180 million deal, with $100 million fully guaranteed ($90 million over the first two years). In Penix, they have a potential quarterback of the future, and also some insurance in case Cousins, 36, isn’t as good as advertised, or struggles to return from his torn Achilles’. There’s also a chance that the Falcons know they’re about to get slammed with penalties — perhaps losing next year’s first-round pick? — for the tampering charges levied against them in their pursuit of Cousins. “At some point, you’ve got to find a way to have that succession plan in place,” new coach Raheem Morris said. “It just so happened it presented itself tonight.” The Falcons went 7-10 last year because they underinvested in the quarterback, pinching pennies with youngster Desmond Ridder and journeyman Taylor Heinicke. But they have overcorrected in 2024, spending so many assets on quarterbacks that they created a cauldron of controversy in their QB room that is already starting to bubble. To say Cousins and his people were surprised is a massive understatement. His agent, Mike McCartney (uncle of Patriots quarterbacks coach T.C. McCartney), took the rare step of issuing onthe-record comments to NFL Network and other outlets. “Yes, it was a big surprise. We had no idea this was coming,” Mike McCartney said. “We got no heads up. Kirk got a call from the Falcons when they were on the clock. That was the first we heard. It never came up in any conversation.” General manager Terry Fontenot and Morris wouldn’t reveal what Cousins said on the phone, but “he’s a competitor, and you can always expect those things to go kind of like you think,” Morris said. The Cousins camp’s frustration is understandable. The Falcons could have used the No. 8 pick on an edge rusher they sorely need, or a cornerback to bolster the secondary, or tight end Brock Bowers to give Cousins another weapon. Instead, they took a quarterback who won’t play much, if at all, in 2024 or 2025, and whose mere existence threatens Cousins’s job security on a daily basis. It’s also curious that the Falcons are taking a slow, long-term plan with Penix, one of the oldest quarterbacks in the draft who turns 24 on May 8. Quarterbacks certainly can play well into their 30s, but Penix has the profile of a guy who should be playing sooner rather than later. The Falcons showed Cousins the love in March with $100 million guaranteed, including a whopping $62.5 million in 2024. But now they’ve angered their starting quarterback and created unnecessary friction. It’s fair to wonder if Cousins is having second thoughts about signing with the Falcons, with whom he had no relationship before this offseason. Of course, Cousins has no choice but to suck it up. There’s nothing wrong with the Falcons putting a little pressure on Cousins to perform. The arrival of Jimmy Garoppolo in 2014 brought out the best in Tom Brady for the next four years. There’s a thought that Cousins got a little too comfortable in his six years in Minnesota, always making top dollar and never being challenged for his job. Perhaps Penix’s arrival will force Cousins to rethink his Tuesday mind-clearing trips to Barnes & Noble and get him to study film like 31 other starting quarterbacks. And even though the Falcons gave Cousins $100 million guaranteed, maybe it really is just a one-year commitment, as the contract was front-loaded. The Broncos are paying Russell Wilson $38 million not to play this year, surely the Falcons could try the same with Cousins next year when he’s making $27.5 million (plus $10 million guaranteed in 2026). The Falcons clearly regret not doing enough at quarterback last year, and went the extra mile in 2024 to give themselves two layers of protection. Drafting Penix may turn out to be a brilliant move if it brings out the best in Cousins, or if Penix develops into the long-term starter. But the Falcons also went overboard with their investment in quarterbacks, and may have created a giant mess that has the potential to split the locker room and create headaches. GOING DEEP Additional info on Patriots ’ Maye Tidbits picked up on new Patriots quarterback Drake Maye after spending about 20 minutes with him Wednesday in Detroit at an NFL flag football event with the Special Olympics: R When asked what he told teams about himself in meetings, Maye said, “I think they’re getting a winner. They’re getting a competitor who’s going to leave it all out there. Wanting to win is one thing, but hating to lose is different. So just hate losing, and ready to go out there and compete.” R Asked of his time management goals, Maye responded, “Stop procrastinating. I’m a big procrastinator — growing up in school, always waiting to do the project the last night. So, try to get rid of procrastination.” R Maye, listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 225 pounds, is not shy about who he models his game after. “It’s easy to say [Patrick] Mahomes, he’s the best in the business now. But I think the big 6-5 guys, Josh Allen and [Justin] Herbert. To be compared to any of them will be a blessing.” Bill Belichick quipped about it on Pat McAfee’s draft special Thursday night. “Drake compares himself a lot to Josh Allen. He’s been doing that for quite a while,” Belichick said. “We’ll see about that.” R Maye was born and raised in Charlotte and considers himself a “big Panther fan.” He said his first NFL jersey was that of former receiver Steve Smith, and that he and his father were in the stands at Super Bowl 50 when the Panthers lost to the Broncos, when Maye was 13. Maye, born Aug. 30, 2002, was not quite 1½ years old when the Patriots beat the Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII. R I was impressed by Maye’s demeanor at Wednesday’s event. While some of the 13 draft prospects kind of stood around and went through the motions, Maye was fully engaged throughout the 90-minute clinic, giving hands-on instruction to athletes with special needs, and honoring every photo and autograph request. I saw it as a sign of maturity and humility. ETC. On the offensive in the firstround Some other observations and nuggets from Thursday’s first round: R The first 14 picks were offensive players, surpassing the previous record of seven. Twenty-three of the 32 picks were on offense, breaking the record of 19. This year was the first time five quarterbacks were taken in the first 10 picks, and six in the first 12. The seven wide receivers and eight offensive tackles drafted also tied for the most all time. R The Giants made a smart decision with wide receiver Malik Nabers at No. 6 instead of trading up for Drake Maye or taking J.J. McCarthy. The Giants clearly don’t love Daniel Jones, and I know for a fact that the Giants called the Patriots about the No. 3 pick, but the Giants were wise to avoid the awkwardness and controversy that would have come with a rookie quarterback (that the Falcons strangely signed up for). The Giants had a much bigger need at receiver and got one of the best in the draft without having to give up extra picks. Jones’s guaranteed money runs out next year, and the Giants can address quarterback then (maybe Kirk Cousins will be available). R The Falcons’ surprise pick of Michael Penix perhaps threw off other teams’ draft boards. It forced the Vikings to trade up from No. 11 to 10 to ward off the Broncos and Raiders from drafting McCarthy. It perhaps forced the Broncos to use No. 12 on Bo Nix. And it left the Raiders empty-handed at No. 13, forced to find a quarterback lower in the draft to join Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell. R Bad news for McCarthy if he doesn’t like the comparisons to Mac Jones. Like Jones, McCarthy was the fifth quarterback picked in the draft. R Don’t tell the Bills they need a wide receiver to replace Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis. The Bills twice traded down, from 28 to 32 and then from 32 to 33, and each time a receiver went off the board, with the Chiefs snagging Xavier Worthy and the Panthers getting Xavier Legette. But the Bills still got Florida State’s Keon Coleman with the 33rd pick on Friday night. R GM John Lynch said the 49ers are “really efforting to get something done” with Brandon Aiyuk, and that “Deebo [Samuel] is a big part of this team.” But the 49ers’ selection of Ricky Pearsall shows Lynch is clearly preparing to move on from one or both, this offseason or next. Aiyuk, seeking a long-term deal as he plays on his fifth-year option, still texted Lynch and Kyle Shanahan on Thursday night about Pearsall, his former teammate at Arizona State. “Fire pick, can’t lie,” Aiyuk said, per Lynch. Bengals usually don’t budge Bengals receiver Tee Higgins publicly requested a trade not long after getting the franchise tag instead of a longterm deal. Teammate Trey Hendrickson joined him this past week, publicly requesting a trade with two years and $31 million left on his contract. Some teams honor trade requests and quickly move on from disgruntled players. The Bengals are usually not one of them. Carson Palmer tried to request a trade in the spring of 2011, and it went horribly. Owner Mike Brown refused, drafted Andy Dalton in the second round, and placed Palmer on the reserve/did not report list at the start of training camp, withholding his salary. Only after the Bengals started 6-2 with Dalton, and the Raiders lost starting quarterback Jason Campbell to injury, did Brown agree to trade Palmer, fleecing the Raiders for a first- and secondround pick. Higgins hasn’t signed his $21.815 million franchise tag, meaning the Bengals can’t fine him for skipping mandatory minicamp or training camp. Higgins, though, seems to have accepted that he’ll be playing in Cincinnati in 2024, recently saying at his youth football camp, “I do anticipate it.” Hendrickson, meanwhile, has almost no leverage. Since he is under contract for two more years, the Bengals can fine Hendrickson a maximum of $101,716 if he skips all three days of minicamp in June, plus $50,000 per day of training camp that he misses, and one week of salary for each preseason game he skips. Not only does Brown not give in to trade demands, but the Bengals are gunning for the Super Bowl this year and seem to have no interest in trading their best pass rusher and No. 2 receiver. Wilson gets a fresh start Few people shed a tear this past week in greater New York when Zach Wilson was traded to Denver, with the Jets and Broncos also swapping picks 6- 203 and 7-256. But Wilson, only 24, got a nice welcome to Colorado when Peyton Manning reached out by phone and then spoke highly of Wilson on 104.3 The Fan. “The change of scenery for Zach Wilson, I think, is going to be a good one,” Manning said. “I think it’s a great Chapter 2 for Zach. He will get coached hard here by Sean Payton and their staff. He’s obviously very talented.” The Broncos now have a crowded quarterback room, with Nix joining Jarrett Stidham, Ben DiNucci, and Wilson. The Broncos are paying Wilson $2.7 million guaranteed, which isn’t enough to guarantee him a roster spot, but Manning thinks the fresh start will be good for him. “Let’s just sort of start over, right?” Manning said of Wilson. “And let’s just let Sean Payton and his staff coach you and kind of start from ground zero, which I think might be just what Zach needs.” Extra points Marvin Harrison Jr. is going about things his own way as he begins his career. Harrison didn’t participate at the NFL Combine or his Pro Day, didn’t do any pre-draft media, and still got taken No. 4. Harrison also didn’t sign the NFL Players Association licensing agreement, meaning fans can’t buy his jersey and he can’t be in Madden video games. But he retains his NIL rights and isn’t restrained by any NFLPA licensing deals . . . Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said new consultant Mike Vrabel is “really, really going to help me” because of his experience as a head coach, and noted that Vrabel has been helping GM Andrew Berry analyze draft prospects and special teams coach Bubba Ventrone with the new kickoff rules. “He’s just an incredible resource for us,” Stefanski said on 92.3 The Fan. “Once he wasn’t going to be a head coach this year — which I was shocked, I expected him to be a head coach — once he wasn’t in this cycle, I was like, ‘Dude if you’re not doing anything, we’ll take you, whatever you’re willing to give us.’ ” . . . A grievance may be coming soon from star pass rusher Micah Parsons, whom the Cowboys listed as a defensive end and not a linebacker for the purposes of his fifth-year option in 2025. The salary for a defensive end is $21.324 million, and for a linebacker it would have been $24.007 million . . . It’s weird seeing the Lions act like a functional team. They smartly signed young core players Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell to massive contract extensions this past week, a year before they hit free agency. It keeps the players happy, sends a good message to the locker room, and is also good business, as the Lions probably got a bit of a hometown discount . . . It was long overdue for the Heisman Trust to restore Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy. It feels like O.J. Simpson’s recent death helped push the decision over the goal line, as it once again highlighted the absurdity of Simpson still holding his trophy but Bush losing his over trivial matters . . . The Titans and Texans are building a nasty little rivalry. The Titans rubbed Houston’s face in it by wearing Oilers throwback uniforms against the Texans in December. Then the Titans caused a stink this offseason about the Texans’ desire to use “Columbia Blue” as part of their new Color Rush uniforms, which the Titans still own from their Houston days. “There was some push and shove, and we came to where we could get to with the NFL, giving us a compromise, sort of a certain percentage in the uniform,” Texans owner Cal McNair said. When asked where the push and shove came from, his wife, Hannah McNair, responded, “What do you think?” When asked if the Titans are their biggest rival, Hannah McNair said, “Well, first they need to beat us.” Ben Volin can be reached at [email protected]. Football Ben Volin Falcons maybe should have passed on Penix ASSOCIATED PRESS Corner route Christian Gonzalez got off to a promising start for the Patriots before suffering a season-ending injury in the fourth game of last season. In the season opener, the cornerback filled up the statsheet. According to stathead.com, Gonzalzez is one of just six defensive backs since 1999 to record at least one sack and one pass defensed in their first career game. COMPILED BY MICHAEL GROSSI DERWIN JAMES | CHARGERS 38-28 LOSS VS. CHIEFS ON SEPT. 9, 2018 3 TACKLES 1 SACK 2 PASSES DEFENSED HA HA CLINTON-DIX | PACKERS 36-16 LOSS AT SEAHAWKS ON SEPT. 4, 2014 5 TACKLES 1 SACK 1 PASS DEFENSED AL AFALAVA | BEARS 21-15 LOSS AT PACKERS ON SEPT. 13, 2009 4 TACKLES 1 SACK 1 PASS DEFENSED CORTLAND FINNEGAN | TITANS 23-16 LOSS VS. JETS ON SEPT. 10, 2006 6 TACKLES 1 SACK 1 PASS DEFENSED CHRIS MCKENZIE | TEXANS 33-27 OT LOSS VS. 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C4 Sports B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 THE 2024 NFL DRAFT prise, after the unit finished at the bottom of the NFL in several statistical categories last season. The Patriots ranked 29th in the league in total passing yards (3,392), tied for last in average points per game (13.9), and tied for last in average red zone trips per game (2.1). By drafting two quarterbacks, two offensive linemen, two wide receivers, and a tight end, the Patriots addressed three major positions of need. At quarterback, Milton rounds out the position with Maye, veteran Jacoby Brissett, 2022 fourth-round pick Bailey Zappe, and Nathan Rourke. Because of Milton’s size (6 feet 5 inches , 235 pounds) and athleticism, some draft analysts projected he could make a position switch to tight end. But Milton said Saturday that transition “will never happen.” Mayo seemed more open to using Milton in a variety of ways, but noted that the Patriots drafted him as a quarterback. Milton spent three seasons at Michigan before transferring to Tennessee, where he also spent three seasons. Last year, his lone season as a full-time starter, Milton threw for 2,813 yards, 20 touchdowns, and five interceptions, with a 64.7 completion percentage. His arm strength is especially intriguing, as he effortlessly threw the ball 74 yards at his Pro Day. With five quarterbacks on the roster, the Patriots will have to pare down the group. Zappe seems to be the most likely option as a trade candidate. “We’ll see how all the dominoes play out,” Mayo said. “At the same time, you want to have a strong room. I would say, the way it looks now, we have a very strong room.” On the offensive line, the Patriots now have two potential starters in the mix. Wallace will compete for the job at left tackle, while Robinson will compete to play guard. Robinson, 22, was a three-year starter at right guard for Texas A&M, but said he would be comfortable on the left. Both of New England’s starting guard spots seem in flux, as Michael Onwenu’s switch to right tackle seems p e rma nent and l eft guard C ol e Strange’s knee injury could sideline him at least to start the season. Among those competing with Robinson for snaps at guard will be three members of the 2023 draft class: Sidy Sow, Atonio Mafi, and Jake Andrews. Mayo noted that the Patriots have several offensive linemen with flexibility to play in multiple spots across the line, so they will likely experiment with a variety of combinations. “We’re in the business of bringing in good players and breeding competition,” Mayo said. “When it’s all said and done, we want to put the best five guys out there and see what happens.” At receiver, the Patriots didn’t add a traditional No. 1 option but certainly weaponized the position with Polk and Baker. Both players bring physicality, pride themselves on making contested It must have been so strange for Bill Belichick to not be in a war room after 50 seasons coaching in the NFL and 24 in charge of the Patriots. But during his spin as an analyst on Pat McAfee’s rollicking draft show Thursday night, which streamed on ESPN+ and YouTube among other services, he was prepared as if he were still running a team. The result requires a minor amendment from me. I’ve written a couple of times that Belichick would be excellent on television. Turns out he already is. After a couple of decades of wondering what Belichick really thought about the annual assortment of NFL draft prospects, it was beyond compelling to finally find out. Belichick’s gravitas and knowledge are unparalleled, but the question was how forthcoming he would be. Draft experts typically cushion every criticism of first-round picks while favoring if-all-goes-right analysis that inevitably leads to virtually every prospect being compared to an established star. Would Belichick fall into the same pattern? Oh no. Belichick’s role among McAfee (likable despite talking like a sentient monster truck) and his kooky cast was to analyze each first-round pick with preloaded clips, similar to a more conventional broadcast’s approach. He did so with matter-of-fact bluntness, candor, praise, and even hints of disgust at times. It was reminiscent of those rare glimpses we’d get behind the Patriots curtain on a Belichick-approved NFL Films documentary now and then. Some of his former players thought so too, with amusement. Devin McCourty posted, “If you played for Bill and want to be back in team meetings but not worry about your bad plays showing up on the film, then turn on the @PatMcAfeeShow this is GOLD.” Added Tedy Bruschi, “Love seeing Bill covering the draft! All of his pauses are where he would usually drop F Bombs.” Belichick was particularly frank when it came to his former employer’s selection at No. 3, North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye. “He makes some big plays like this,” said Belichick as Maye threw a touchdown pass in a game against Clemson. “This is an amazing play, where he throws going backward, and puts the ball on the money. Those are highlight plays that you really like from Maye.” “That’s as open as [receivers are] going to get in the NFL,” Belichick said of a play where Maye held the ball too long. “You’ve got to deliver it in there. He’s kind of quick to bail out of the pocket. He’s going to have to hang in there a little longer and find those receivers.” Belichick seemed especially down on Maye’s footwork, a well-known flaw for the 21-year-old quarterback. “You can see here his feet are all over the place,” he said. “Never resets his feet, never really gets set to throw. Gets strip-sacked. Too much hopping around.” He also seemed to take a dig at Maye, who has often said that Bills quarterback Josh Allen is one of his role models. “Drake compares himself a lot to Josh Allen; he’s been doing that for quite a while. We’ll see about that,” said Belichick, who was sometimes reluctant to praise Allen when coaching the Patriots. “I think there are some similarities in terms of the size and athleticism. Josh Allen’s a pretty special player.” Belichick did say Maye is “a kid who can make all the throws.” Thank goodness he didn’t say, “It’s nothing Matt Patricia and Joe Judge couldn’t fix.” (It’s worth noting that Belichick’s pal Nick Saban raved about Maye on the ABC broadcast. “I have a lot of respect for this guy. This guy is wired right. He is wired right,” said Saban, who noted that Maye decommitted from Alabama after Bryce Young committed. “I should be mad at him,” he joked.) Belichick had more praise for Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who went 10th to the Vikings. “There’s not much to not like about McCarthy,” said Belichick, mentioning that McCarthy probably needs to gain weight. “This guy has a quick release, he can get the ball out, he reads coverages well, he’s just got a lot more experience than, uh …” A.J. Hawk, McAfee’s comically stoic sidekick, interrupted Belichick before he could finish the thought. Was he going to say Maye? Belichick actually had McCarthy as the No. 17 prospect on his big board revealed early in the broadcast. His top five were Southern Cal quarterback Caleb Williams, Louisiana State quarterback Jayden Daniels, Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Louisiana State receiver Malik Nabers, and . . . Maye. Given that it was somewhat of a contradiction given his analysis of Maye and McCarthy, I wish McAfee had asked him whom he would have taken had he been making the call at No. 3. We’ll never know what he would have done. But we know what he thinks, and that made for a terrific show, even if we’re officially at the “this guy again?” stage regarding Oz the Mentalist appearances on NFL programming. Belichick seemed to genuinely enjoy himself, and by the end of the first round, I found myself wishing he’d put out an annual draft guide to accompany his upcoming book project. At least we’ll be seeing him more. McAfee revealed at the end of the broadcast that Belichick would be joining his show on Mondays, presumably during the season. Belichick already is committed to regular appearances on ESPN’s “ManningCast” on Monday nights, another excellent fit for his personality and expertise. It would be satisfying to see him connect with NFL Films for a project here and there. After Monday, this much is certain: We’d better enjoy Belichick on television while we can. His straightforward analysis and insight will be a recurring reminder to NFL owners that the most knowledgeable football mind on the planet is available to coach their team. The first time Belichick dissects the Cowboys this year, Jerry Jones probably will attempt to hire him the next day. Chad Finn can be reached at [email protected]. Belichick’s analysis was top-of-the-charts stuff Chad Finn SPORTS MEDIA MICHELLE HAAS HUTCHINS/AP Joe Milton III flashed a big arm and athleticism at quarterback first at Michigan then at Tennessee. By Nicole Yang GLOBE STAFF FOXBOROUGH — If there were any lingering questions about how Patriots de facto general manager Eliot Wolf and coach Jerod Mayo felt about New England’s offense, the pair made their thoughts abundantly clear Saturday. The Patriots added four more offensive players on Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft, a reflection of the team’s need to revamp that side of the ball after a dreadful display last season. The team entered Saturday already having selected three offensive players in quarterback Drake Maye (No. 3 overall), wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk (No. 37), and offensive tackle Caeden Wallace (No. 68). Now, guard Layden Robinson (No. 103), wide receiver Javon Baker (No. 110), quarterback Joe Milton (No. 192), and tight end Jaheim Bell (No. 231) join them. The only defensive player the Patriots took this year was South Carolina cornerback Marcellas Dial with the 180th pick. This year marked the first time since 1969 that the Patriots used each of their first five picks on an offensive player. “We had more holes on the offensive side of the ball,” Mayo said. “Defensively, we feel pretty good about the players that we have. We feel good about some of those players taking a leap here in their second and third year. We were pretty comfortable about that.” New England’s decision to prioritize the offense should come as no surcatches, and can stretch the field as a deep threat. On targets that traveled more than 20 air yards last season, Polk logged 14 receptions for 567 yards and five touchdowns, according to Pro Football Focus. Baker registered 15 catches for 574 yards and four touchdowns on such targets. Meanwhile, the Patriots last season ranked 31st in the league in passing plays of more than 20 yards (34). Polk and Baker join a crowded wide receiver room with K.J. Osborn, Kendrick Bourne, DeMario Douglas, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton, Kayshon Boutte, and Jalen Reagor. At least three of those players will not make the 53-man roster. Much remains uncertain for New England’s offense, which will also be led by a completely new coaching staff. Up next for the team is rookie minicamp May 10 and May 11, followed by its first organized team activity practice May 20. Of the 11 offensive players that started Week 1 in 2023, three are already off the team (quarterback Mac Jones, tight end Mike Gesicki, and left tackle Trent Brown). At least another two have their roster spots in jeopardy (Smith-Schuster and right tackle Calvin Anderson). How everything shakes out remains to be seen, but New England’s actions through the draft indicated the Patriots know they have to make significant changes to the offense — and are prepared to do so. Nicole Yang can be reached at [email protected] her @nicolecyang. Round No. Pos. Player School 1 3 QB Drake Maye North Carolina 2 37 WR Ja’Lynn Polk Washington 3 68 T Caedan Wallace Penn State 4 103 G Layden Robinson Texas A&M 4 110 WR Javon Baker Central Florida 6 180 CB Marcellas Dial South Carolina 6 193 QB Joe Milton Tennessee 7 231 TE Jaheim Bell Florida State Patriots picks Patriots make clear their areas of need Four picks on Day 3 used on the offense and Taylor Decker. He believes they can help him have a long, successful career in the NFL. He plans to “be a sponge” and do whatever he’s asked, while keeping his roots in mind. “BC has a great O-line heritage,” Mahogany said. “I just want to be the next offensive lineman that gets to prove his mark in the NFL. I’m glad I get to do that.” Mahogany, who missed the entire 2022 season with a torn ACL, was a first-team all-ACC performer for the Eagles this past season. He only allowed one sack from 2021-23 in 711 pass-blocking snaps. “He was a dominant performer early on,” analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said. “Showed a lot of promise. The injury set him back a little bit. He has the best yet to come. I think he’s going to revert back to that point. He’s a nice pick there.” With the 208th pick, the Raiders chose Laube, making him the first Wildcat to be drafted since Jared Smith in 2013. Laube (5-10, 206 pounds) had a 90.5 receiving grade from Pro Football Focus, which was third in the nation among running backs. He played in 46 games over six seasons at UNH and led the nation in all-purpose yards per game (209.5) in 2023 to finish his career with over 7,000. He ranked second in total touchBy Trevor Hass GLOBE CORRESPONDENT As agonizing as it was waiting to hear his name called, once he finally did, Christian Mahogany chose to view the situation through a positive lens. Mahogany, a 6-foot-3-inch, 322-pound offensive guard from Boston College, went late in the sixth round (210th overall) of the NFL Draft to the Detroit Lions. That came just moments after the Las Vegas Raiders selected University of New Hampshire running back Dylan Laube two picks earlier. He believes he has an ideal opportunity to learn from a veteran offensive line, in a great city, with a passionate fan base. That’s all he can ask for. “It’s a humbling experience,” Mahogany told the Globe. “Obviously I didn’t think I would get picked as late as I did, but it’s the right situation. Everything happens for a reason, I believe. It’s not my plan. I’m glad I got picked when I did, and I’m glad it was Detroit.” Mahogany, who watched the draft at home in New Jersey with friends and family, said he’s eager to learn from players such as Penei Sewell, Kevin Zeitler, downs (18) this year for a total of 47 all-time. “I can’t believe I get to represent UNH on the biggest stage,” Laube told the Globe. “Huge thanks to them and my family, and the whole community in Durham. New England has been my home for the last half a decade. I just can’t thank them enough.” Laube prides himself on his versatility and is prepared to help at running back, wide receiver, and special teams. He described himself as a “straight dog” and a gritty player who’s going to put his head down and go. Laube is confident he can give the organization that “extra oomph.” Laube’s mother, Noel Laube, said she’s “overwhelmed” and “super psy ched,” but not shocked. She’s seen, firsthand, the drive her son has shown over the years, calling him a “workhorse.” She called it a “very, very long day” for the family, and an emotional one they’ll cherish forever. “I just knew people would see beyond the small school. They’d have to see beyond the small school, and I think they did. I’m extremely proud of him. He did it.” One more wrinkle to the underdog story: Laube, who has had a stutter since childhood, has partnered with Athletes for Hope to give back to kids coping with a speech impediment. He hasn’t shied away from the spotlight over the years — serving as a captain at every level and eagerly taking public speaking classes — and hopes to give others confidence in their own journeys. “Being able to have a voice, and share my story, and be an advocate for kids is super important,” Laube said. A fter Laube , Holy Cross guard C.J. Hanson went late in the seventh round, 247th overall, to the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Hanson was a three-year starter and third-team All-American this past season. He’s the first Crusader to be drafted since Rob McGovern in 1989. The Los Angeles Chargers selected wide receiver Cornelius Johnson, of Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick High) 253d. Trevor Hass can be reached at [email protected]. BC’s Mahogany, UNH’s Laube get their draft calls in the sixth COURTESY OF THE LAUBE FAMILY Dylan Laube (second from left) celebrates being drafted by the Raiders with his family.
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Sports C5 matter-of-factly. “It wasn’t the best experience, but we got through it.” Hall’s memories of that play are more poignant. “We even prayed for him after when that happened,” said Hall, who grew up in Cleveland and dreamed of playing for the Browns. “It was just real tragic to see that. He’s a hell of a player and he’s my teammate now. My brother.” Zinter never blamed Hall for his injury, knowing it could have happened on any snap in any game. Whatever bad blood exited between Hall and Zinter is behind them, and the sight of the new rookies sitting shoulder to shoulder on the dais was stunning given their heated battles in college. They were all smiles as their families watched them take their next step as pros. That’s not say there may not be a few more intense practices ahead. “Did you guys challenge them to a steel cage death match?” Saganey cracked. “Both those guys obviously are super competitive players and played some pretty good football at a high level. So that’ll be fun to watch that battle.” Jets trade D-lineman The Jets traded defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers to the Broncos for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 draft. Franklin-Myers, whose base salary was $13.3 million, was due to count about $16.4 million on the salary cap. Instead, New York cleared $7.3 million in cap space by dealing him. Franklin-Myers had 3½ sacks last season and 17½ in four seasons with the Jets. It was also one of four deals general manager Joe Douglas made Saturday when trading down three times in the fourth round before taking Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen with ASSOCIATED PRESS They shared a history as fierce competitors in college, hating each other inside a rivalry as bitter as it gets. A singular, unlucky moment on the field in another Ohio State-Michigan clash in November connected Michael Hall Jr. and Zak Zinter, who have been brought together again by another twist of fate. Buckeye. Wolverine. Browns. “We were enemies in college,” said Zinter, a North Andover native. “Now we’re brothers and teammates.” This NFL Draft for Cleveland will be most remembered for two things: It’s the last impacted by the Deshaun Watson trade in 2020, and the Browns used their top two selections on Hall and Zinter, whose paths converged on Nov. 25. While engaged and blocking another Ohio State lineman, Zinter had the tibia and fibula broken in his left leg when Hall accidently fell onto him in the second half of Michigan’s 30-24 victory at Ann Arbor. On Friday, the Browns drafted them to be part of their future. “It’s crazy,” Hall said. Ohio State and Michigan. United in Cleveland. “We’re building bridges,” joked Dan Saganey, the team’s director of player personnel. His broken bones healed, Zinter, an All-American guard for the Wolverines, spent part of Saturday reflecting on the play that ended his college career in a national championship season and put his football future in jeopardy. When it happened, there were so many unknowns. As he laid on the field, nothing was the same for Zinter, a former All-Scholastic at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols. “When the doctors came out, my leg was kind of sideways, so they straightened it out and I could feel all the bones in there crinkling and touching,” he said the 134th overall pick. Franklin-Myers became expendable on the Jets’ defensive line — generally considered the team’s best position group — after New York acquired edge rusher Haason Reddick from Philadelphia on April 1. Later Saturday, Douglas made Qwan’tez Stiggers part of NFL Draft history. Coming off a successful stint in the CFL where the cornerback was selected the league’s most outstanding rookie, Stiggers was taken in the fifth round with the 176th pick. He’s believed to be the first CFL player drafted by an NFL team without any college playing experience. He quickly became a starter with the Toronto Argonauts and had five interceptions on his way to being selected as a CFL East All-Star — and earning an invitation to play in the EastWest Shrine Bowl. Big draw for Detroit The draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Motown beat Nashville’s threeday attendance record of 600,000 set in 2019. The event was expected to be seen by 50- plus million viewers. The NFL did not charge fans to attend the event in Detroit, though the visitors and area residents were expected to generate more than $160 million in economic impact at sold-out hotels, packed bars and restaurants, as well as downtown retail stores . . . The Chiefs plan to explore options that include leaving Arrowhead Stadium after voters in Jackson County, Mo., soundly rejected a sales tax initiative that would have helped to pay for renovations to the 52-year-old building. One of the team’s options could be just across the state line, where public officials in Kansas have made it clear that they would love to have the Chiefs on their side of the border. NFL NOTEBOOK Zinter reunited with foe as a Browns teammate SPENCER COLBY/THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP Qwan’tez Stiggers is making an unprecedented jump to the NFL from the CFL without having played college football. 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C6 Sports B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 FIRST ROUND 1. Chicago: Caleb Williams, QB, USC; 2. Washington: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU; 3. New England: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina; 4. Arizona: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State; 5. LA Chargers: Joe Alt, T, Notre Dame; 6. NY Giants: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU; 7. Tennessee: JC Latham, T, Alabama; 8. Atlanta: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington; 9. Chicago: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington; 10. Minnesota: J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan; 11. NY Jets: Olu Fashanu, T, Penn State; 12. Denver: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon; 13. Las Vegas: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia; 14. New Orleans: Taliese Fuaga, T, Oregon State; 15. Indianapolis: Laiatu Latu, DE, UCLA; 16. Seattle: Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas; 17. Minnesota: Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama; 18. Cincinnati: Amarius Mims, T, Georgia; 19. LA Rams: Jared Verse, LB, Florida St.; 20. Pittsburgh: Troy Fautanu, T, Washington; 21. Miami: Chop Robinson, LB, Penn State; 22. Philadelphia: Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo; 23. Jacksonville: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU; 24. Detroit: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama; 25. Green Bay: Jordan Morgan, T, Arizona; 26. Tampa Bay: Graham Barton, C, Duke; 27. Arizona: Darius Robinson, DE, Missouri; 28. Kansas City: Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas; 29. Dallas: Tyler Guyton, T, Oklahoma; 30. Baltimore: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson; 31. San Francisco: Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida; 32. Carolina: Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina. SECOND ROUND 33. Buffalo: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida St.; 34. LA Chargers: Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia; 35. Atlanta: Ruke Orhorhoro, DT, Clemson; 36. Washington: Jer'Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois; 37. New England: Ja'Lynn Polk, WR, Washington; 38. Tennessee: T'Vondre Sweat, DT, Texas; 39. LA Rams: Braden Fiske, DT, Florida St.; 40. Philadelphia: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa; 41. New Orleans: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama; 42. Houston: Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia; 43. Arizona: Max Melton, CB, Rutgers; 44. Las Vegas: Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon; 45. Green Bay: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M; 46. Carolina: Jonathon Brooks, RB, Texas; 47. NY Giants: Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota; 48. Jacksonville: Maason Smith, DT, LSU; 49. Cincinnati: Kris Jenkins, DT, Michigan; 50. Washington: Mike Sainristil, CB, Michigan; 51. Pittsburgh: Zach Frazier, C, West Virginia; 52. Indianapolis: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas; 53. Washington: Ben Sinnott, TE, Kansas State; 54. Cleveland: Michael Hall Jr., DT, Ohio State; 55. Miami: Patrick Paul, T, Houston; 56. Dallas: Marshawn Kneeland, DE, Western Michigan; 57. Tampa Bay: Chris Braswell, LB, Alabama; 58. Green Bay: Javon Bullard, S, Georgia; 59. Houston: Blake Fisher, T, Notre Dame; 60. Buffalo: Cole Bishop, S, Utah; 61. Detroit: Ennis Rakestraw Jr., CB, Missouri; 62. Baltimore: Roger Rosengarten, T, Washington; 63. Kansas City: Kingsley Suamataia, T, BYU; 64. San Francisco: Renardo Green, CB, Florida St.. THIRD ROUND 65. NY Jets: Malachi Corley, WR, Western Kentucky; 66. Arizona: Trey Benson, RB, Florida St.; 67. Washington: Brandon Coleman, T, TCU; 68. New England: Caedan Wallace, T, Penn State; 69. LA Chargers: Junior Colson, LB, Michigan; 70. NY Giants: Andru Phillips, CB, Kentucky; 71. Arizona: Isaiah Adams, G, Illinois; 72. Carolina: Trevin Wallace, LB, Kentucky; 73. Dallas: Cooper Beebe, G, Kansas State; 74. Atlanta: Bralen Trice, LB, Washington; 75. Chicago: Kiran Amegadjie, OL, Yale; 76. Denver: Jonah Elliss, LB, Utah; 77. Las Vegas: Delmar Glaze, T, Maryland; 78. Houston: Calen Bullock Jr., S, USC; 79. Indianapolis: Matt Goncalves, T, Pittsburgh; 80. Cincinnati: Jermaine Burton, WR, Alabama; 81. Seattle: Christian Haynes, G, Connecticut; 82. Arizona: Tip Reiman, TE, Illinois; 83. LA Rams: Blake Corum, RB, Michigan; 84. Pittsburgh: Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan; 85. Cleveland: Zak Zinter, G, Michigan; 86. San Francisco: Dominick Puni, G, Kansas; 87. Dallas: Marist Liufau, LB, Notre Dame; 88. Green Bay: MarShawn Lloyd, RB, USC; 89. Tampa Bay: Tykee Smith, S, Georgia; 90. Arizona: Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College; 91. Green Bay: Ty'Ron Hopper, LB, Missouri; 92. Tampa Bay: Jalen McMillan, WR, Washington; 93. Baltimore: Adisa Isaac, LB, Penn State; 94. Philadelphia: Jalyx Hunt, LB, Houston Christian; 95. Buffalo: DeWayne Carter, DT, Duke; 96. Jacksonville: Jarrian Jones, CB, Florida St.*; 97. Cincinnati: McKinnley Jackson, DT, Texas A&M*; 98. Pittsburgh: Payton Wilson, LB, N.C. State*; 99. LA Rams: Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami*; 100. Washington: Luke McCaffrey, WR, Rice*. FOURTH ROUND 101. Carolina: Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas; 102. Denver: Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon; 103. New England: Layden Robinson, G, Texas A&M; 104. Arizona: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S, Texas Tech; 105. LA Chargers: Justin Eboigbe, DT, Alabama; 106. Tennessee: Cedric Gray, LB, North Carolina; 107. NY Giants: Theo Johnson, TE, Penn State; 108. Minnesota: Khyree Jackson, CB, Oregon; 109. Atlanta: Brandon Dorlus, DT, Oregon; 110. New England: Javon Baker, WR, UCF; 111. Green Bay: Evan Williams, S, Oregon; 112. Las Vegas: Decamerion Richardson, CB, Mississippi St.; 113. Baltimore: Devontez Walker, WR, North Carolina; 114. Jacksonville: Javon Foster, T, Missouri; 115. Cincinnati: Erick All, TE, Iowa; 116. Jacksonville: Jordan Jefferson, DT, LSU; 117. Indianapolis: Tanor Bortolini, C, Wisconsin; 118. Seattle: Tyrice Knight, LB, UTEP; 119. Pittsburgh: Mason McCormick, G, South Dakota State; 120. Miami: Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee; 121. Seattle: AJ Barner, TE, Michigan; 122. Chicago: Tory Taylor, P, Iowa; 123. Houston: Cade Stover, TE, Ohio State; 124. San Francisco: Malik Mustapha, S, Wake Forest; 125. Tampa Bay: Bucky Irving, RB, Oregon; 126. Detroit: Giovanni Manu, T, ; 127. Philadelphia: Will Shipley, RB, Clemson; 128. Buffalo: Ray Davis, RB, Kentucky; 129. San Francisco: Isaac Guerendo, RB, Louisville; 130. Baltimore: T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State; 131. Kansas City: Jared Wiley, TE, TCU; 132. Detroit: Sione Vaki, RB, Utah*; 133. Kansas City: Jaden Hicks, S, Washington State*; 134. NY Jets: Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin*; 135. San Francisco: Jacob Cowing, WR, Arizona. FIFTH ROUND 136. Seattle: Nehemiah Pritchett, CB, Auburn; 137. LA Chargers: Tarheeb Still, CB, Maryland; 138. Arizona: Xavier Thomas, LB, Clemson; 139. Washington: Jordan Magee, LB, Temple; 140. LA Chargers: Cam Hart, CB, Notre Dame; 141. Buffalo: Sedrick Van Pran, C, Georgia; 142. Indianapolis: Anthony Gould, WR, Oregon State; 143. Atlanta: JD Bertrand, LB, Notre Dame; 144. Chicago: Austin Booker, DE, Kansas; 145. Denver: Kris Abrams-Draine, CB, Missouri; 146. Tennessee: Jarvis Brownlee Jr., CB, Louisville; 147. Denver: Audric Estime, RB, Notre Dame; 148. Las Vegas: Tommy Eichenberg, LB, Ohio State; 149. Cincinnati: Josh Newton, CB, TCU; 150. New Orleans: Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina; 151. Indianapolis: Jaylon Carlies, S, Missouri; 152. Philadelphia: Ainias Smith, WR, Texas A&M; 153. Jacksonville: Deantre Prince, CB, Mississippi; 154. LA Rams: Brennan Jackson, LB, Washington State; 155. Philadelphia: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson; 156. Cleveland: Jamari Thrash, WR, Louisville; 157. Carolina: Chau SmithWade, CB, Washington State; 158. Miami: Mohamed Kamara, LB, Colorado State; 159. Kansas City: Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State; 160. Buffalo: Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, Washington; 161. Washington: Dominique Hampton, S, Washington; 162. Arizona: Christian Jones, T, Texas; 163. Green Bay: Jacob Monk, C, Duke; 164. Indianapolis: Jaylin Simpson, S, Auburn; 165. Baltimore: Rasheen Ali, RB, Marshall; 166. NY Giants: Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB, Purdue; 167. Jacksonville: Keilan Robinson, RB, Texas; 168. Buffalo: Javon Solomon, DE, Troy*; 169. Green Bay: Kitan Oladapo, S, Oregon State*; 170. New Orleans: Bub Means, WR, Pittsburgh*; 171. NY Jets: Jordan Travis, QB, Florida St.*; 172. Philadelphia: Trevor Keegan, G, Michigan*; 173. NY Jets: Isaiah Davis, RB, South Dakota State*; 174. Dallas: Caelen Carson, CB, Wake Forest*; 175. New Orleans: Jaylan Ford, LB, Texas*; 176. NY Jets: Quan'tez Stiggers, CB, *. SIXTH ROUND 177. Minnesota: Walter Rouse, T, Oklahoma; 178. Pittsburgh: Logan Lee, DT, Iowa; 179. Seattle: Su'e Luamanu, G, Cal Poly; 180. New England: Marcellas Dial, CB, South Carolina; 181. LA Chargers: Kimani Vidal, RB, Troy; 182. Tennessee: Jha'Quan Jackson, WR, Tulane; 183. NY Giants: Darius Muasau, LB, UCLA; 184. Miami: Malik Washington, WR, Virginia; 185. Philadelphia: Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida St.; 186. Atlanta: Jase McClellan, RB, Alabama; 187. Atlanta: Corey Washington, WR, Western Carolina; 188. Houston: Jamal Hill, LB, Oregon; 189. Detroit: Mekhi Wingo, DT, LSU; 190. Philadelphia: Dylan McMahon, C, N.C. State; 191. Arizona: Tejhaun Palmer, WR, UAB; 192. Seattle: D.J. James, CB, Auburn; 193. New England: Joe Milton III, QB, Tennessee; 194. Cincinnati: Tanner McLachlan, TE, Arizona; 195. Pittsburgh: Ryan Watts, CB, Texas; 196. LA Rams: Tyler Davis, DT, Clemson; 197. Atlanta: Zion Logue, DT, Georgia; 198. Miami: Patrick McMorris, S, California; 199. New Orleans: Khristian Boyd, DT, Northern Iowa; 200. Carolina: Jaden Crumedy, DT, Mississippi St.; 201. Indianapolis: Micah Abraham, CB, Marshall; 202. Green Bay: Travis Glover, T, Georgia State; 203. Minnesota: Will Reichard, K, Alabama; 204. Buffalo: Tylan Grable, T, UCF; 205. Houston: Jawhar Jordan, RB, Louisville; 206. Cleveland: Nathaniel Watson, LB, Mississippi St.; 207. Seattle: Michael Jerrell, T, Findlay; 208. Las Vegas: Dylan Laube, RB, New Hampshire; 209. LA Rams: Joshua Karty, K, Stanford*; 210. Detroit: Christian Mahogany, G, Boston College*; 211. Kansas City: Kamal Hadden, CB, Tennessee*; 212. Jacksonville: Cam Little, K, Arkansas*; 213. LA Rams: Jordan Whittington, WR, Texas*; 214. Cincinnati: Cedric Johnson, DE, Mississippi*; 215. San Francisco: Jarrett Kingston, G, USC*; 216. Dallas: Ryan Flournoy, WR, Southeast Missouri State*; 217. LA Rams: Beaux Limmer, C, Arkansas*; 218. Baltimore: Devin Leary, QB, Kentucky*; 219. Buffalo: Daequan Hardy, CB, Penn State*; 220. Tampa Bay: Elijah Klein, G, UTEP*. SEVENTH ROUND 221. Buffalo: Travis Clayton, T, ; 222. Washington: Javontae Jean-Baptiste, DE, Notre Dame; 223. Las Vegas: Trey Taylor, S, Air Force; 224. Cincinnati: Daijahn Anthony, S, Mississippi; 225. LA Chargers: Brenden Rice, WR, USC; 226. Arizona: Jaden Davis, CB, Miami; 227. Cleveland: Myles Harden, CB, South Dakota; 228. Baltimore: Nick Samac, C, Michigan State; 229. Las Vegas: M.J. Devonshire, CB, Pittsburgh; 230. Minnesota: Michael Jurgens, C, Wake Forest; 231. New England: Jaheim Bell, TE, Florida St.; 232. Minnesota: Levi Drake Rodriguez, DT, Texas A&M-Commerce; 233. Dallas: Nathan Thomas, T, Louisiana; 234. Indianapolis: Jonah Laulu, DT, Oklahoma; 235. Denver: Devaughn Vele, WR, Utah; 236. Jacksonville: Myles Cole, DE, Texas Tech; 237. Cincinnati: Matt Lee, C, Miami; 238. Houston: Solomon Byrd, DE, USC; 239. New Orleans: Josiah Ezirim, T, Eastern Kentucky; 240. Carolina: Michael Barrett, LB, Michigan; 241. Miami: Tahj Washington, WR, USC; 242. Tennessee: James Williams, S, Miami; 243. Cleveland: Jowon Briggs, DT, Cincinnati; 244. Dallas: Justin Rogers, DT, Auburn; 245. Green Bay: Michael Pratt, QB, Tulane; 246. Tampa Bay: Devin Culp, TE, Washington; 247. Houston: Marcus Harris, DT, Auburn; 248. Kansas City: C.J. Hanson, G, Holy Cross; 249. Houston: LaDarius Henderson, G, Michigan; 250. Baltimore: Sanoussi Kane, S, Purdue; 251. San Francisco: Tatum Bethune, LB, Florida St.; 252. Tennessee: Jaylen Harrell, LB, Michigan; 253. LA Chargers: Cornelius Johnson, WR, Michigan*; 254. LA Rams: KT Leveston, G, Kansas State*; 255. Green Bay: Kalen King, CB, Penn State*; 256. Denver: Nick Gargiulo, C, South Carolina*; 257. NY Jets: Jaylen Key, S, Alabama*. * — compensatory pick 2024 NFL DRAFT ROUND-BY-ROUND SELECTIONS ARIZONA 1st round: 4. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State; 27. Darius Robinson, DE, Missouri. 2nd: 43. Max Melton, CB, Rutgers. 3rd: 66. Trey Benson, RB, Florida St.; 71. Isaiah Adams, G, Illinois; 82. Tip Reiman, TE, Illinois; 90. Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College. 4th: 104. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S, Texas Tech. 5th: 138. Xavier Thomas, LB, Clemson; 162. Christian Jones, T, Texas. 6th: 191. Tejhaun Palmer, WR, UAB. 7th: 226. Jaden Davis, CB, Miami. ATLANTA 1st round: 8. Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington. 2nd: 35. Ruke Orhorhoro, DT, Clemson. 3rd: 74. Bralen Trice, LB, Washington. 4th: 109. Brandon Dorlus, DT, Oregon. 5th: 143. JD Bertrand, LB, Notre Dame. 6th: 186. Jase McClellan, RB, Alabama; 187. Corey Washington, WR, Western Carolina; 197. Zion Logue, DT, Georgia. BALTIMORE 1st round: 30. Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson. 2nd: 62. Roger Rosengarten, T, Washington. 3rd: 93. Adisa Isaac, LB, Penn State. 4th: 113. Devontez Walker, WR, North Carolina; 130. T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State. 5th: 165. Rasheen Ali, RB, Marshall. 6th: 218. Devin Leary, QB, Kentucky*. 7th: 228. Nick Samac, C, Michigan State; 250. Sanoussi Kane, S, Purdue. BUFFALO 2nd round: 33. Keon Coleman, WR, Florida St.; 60. Cole Bishop, S, Utah. 3rd: 95. DeWayne Carter, DT, Duke. 4th: 128. Ray Davis, RB, Kentucky. 5th: 141. Sedrick Van Pran, C, Georgia; 160. Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, Washington; 168. Javon Solomon, DE, Troy*. 6th: 204. Tylan Grable, T, UCF; 219. Daequan Hardy, CB, Penn State*. 7th: 221. Travis Clayton, T, . CAROLINA 1st round: 32. Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina. 2nd: 46. Jonathon Brooks, RB, Texas. 3rd: 72. Trevin Wallace, LB, Kentucky. 4th: 101. Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas. 5th: 157. Chau Smith-Wade, CB, Washington State. 6th: 200. Jaden Crumedy, DT, Mississippi St.. 7th: 240. Michael Barrett, LB, Michigan. CHICAGO 1st round: 1. Caleb Williams, QB, USC; 9. Rome Odunze, WR, Washington. 3rd: 75. Kiran Amegadjie, OL, Yale. 4th: 122. Tory Taylor, P, Iowa. 5th: 144. Austin Booker, DE, Kansas. CINCINNATI 1st round: 18. Amarius Mims, T, Georgia. 2nd: 49. Kris Jenkins, DT, Michigan. 3rd: 80. Jermaine Burton, WR, Alabama; 97. McKinnley Jackson, DT, Texas A&M*. 4th: 115. Erick All, TE, Iowa. 5th: 149. Josh Newton, CB, TCU. 6th: 194. Tanner McLachlan, TE, Arizona; 214. Cedric Johnson, DE, Mississippi*. 7th: 224. Daijahn Anthony, S, Mississippi; 237. Matt Lee, C, Miami. CLEVELAND 2nd round: 54. Michael Hall Jr., DT, Ohio State. 3rd: 85. Zak Zinter, G, Michigan. 5th: 156. Jamari Thrash, WR, Louisville. 6th: 206. Nathaniel Watson, LB, Mississippi St.. 7th: 227. Myles Harden, CB, South Dakota; 243. Jowon Briggs, DT, Cincinnati. DALLAS 1st round: 29. Tyler Guyton, T, Oklahoma. 2nd: 56. Marshawn Kneeland, DE, Western Michigan. 3rd: 73. Cooper Beebe, G, Kansas State; 87. Marist Liufau, LB, Notre Dame. 5th: 174. Caelen Carson, CB, Wake Forest*. 6th: 216. Ryan Flournoy, WR, Southeast Missouri State*. 7th: 233. Nathan Thomas, T, Louisiana; 244. Justin Rogers, DT, Auburn. DENVER 1st round: 12. Bo Nix, QB, Oregon. 3rd: 76. Jonah Elliss, LB, Utah. 4th: 102. Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon. 5th: 145. Kris Abrams-Draine, CB, Missouri; 147. Audric Estime, RB, Notre Dame. 7th: 235. Devaughn Vele, WR, Utah; 256. Nick Gargiulo, C, South Carolina*. DETROIT 1st round: 24. Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama. 2nd: 61. Ennis Rakestraw Jr., CB, Missouri. 4th: 126. Giovanni Manu, T, ; 132. Sione Vaki, RB, Utah*. 6th: 189. Mekhi Wingo, DT, LSU; 210. Christian Mahogany, G, Boston College*. GREEN BAY 1st round: 25. Jordan Morgan, T, Arizona. 2nd: 45. Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M; 58. Javon Bullard, S, Georgia. 3rd: 88. MarShawn Lloyd, RB, USC; 91. Ty'Ron Hopper, LB, Missouri. 4th: 111. Evan Williams, S, Oregon. 5th: 163. Jacob Monk, C, Duke; 169. Kitan Oladapo, S, Oregon State*. 6th: 202. Travis Glover, T, Georgia State. 7th: 245. Michael Pratt, QB, Tulane; 255. Kalen King, CB, Penn State*. HOUSTON 2nd round: 42. Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia; 59. Blake Fisher, T, Notre Dame. 3rd: 78. Calen Bullock Jr., S, USC. 4th: 123. Cade Stover, TE, Ohio State. 6th: 188. Jamal Hill, LB, Oregon; 205. Jawhar Jordan, RB, Louisville. 7th: 238. Solomon Byrd, DE, USC; 247. Marcus Harris, DT, Auburn; 249. LaDarius Henderson, G, Michigan. INDIANAPOLIS 1st round: 15. Laiatu Latu, DE, UCLA. 2nd: 52. Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas. 3rd: 79. Matt Goncalves, T, Pittsburgh. 4th: 117. Tanor Bortolini, C, Wisconsin. 5th: 142. Anthony Gould, WR, Oregon State; 151. Jaylon Carlies, S, Missouri; 164. Jaylin Simpson, S, Auburn. 6th: 201. Micah Abraham, CB, Marshall. 7th: 234. Jonah Laulu, DT, Oklahoma. JACKSONVILLE 1st round: 23. Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU. 2nd: 48. Maason Smith, DT, LSU. 3rd: 96. Jarrian Jones, CB, Florida St.*. 4th: 114. Javon Foster, T, Missouri; 116. Jordan Jefferson, DT, LSU. 5th: 153. Deantre Prince, CB, Mississippi; 167. Keilan Robinson, RB, Texas. 6th: 212. Cam Little, K, Arkansas*. 7th: 236. Myles Cole, DE, Texas Tech. KANSAS CITY 1st round: 28. Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas. 2nd: 63. Kingsley Suamataia, T, BYU. 4th: 131. Jared Wiley, TE, TCU; 133. Jaden Hicks, S, Washington State*. 5th: 159. Hunter Nourzad, C, Penn State. 6th: 211. Kamal Hadden, CB, Tennessee*. 7th: 248. C.J. Hanson, G, Holy Cross. LAS VEGAS 1st round: 13. Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia. 2nd: 44. Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon. 3rd: 77. Delmar Glaze, T, Maryland. 4th: 112. Decamerion Richardson, CB, Mississippi St.. 5th: 148. Tommy Eichenberg, LB, Ohio State. 6th: 208. Dylan Laube, RB, New Hampshire. 7th: 223. Trey Taylor, S, Air Force; 229. M.J. Devonshire, CB, Pittsburgh. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1st round: 5. Joe Alt, T, Notre Dame. 2nd: 34. Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia. 3rd: 69. Junior Colson, LB, Michigan. 4th: 105. Justin Eboigbe, DT, Alabama. 5th: 137. Tarheeb Still, CB, Maryland; 140. Cam Hart, CB, Notre Dame. 6th: 181. Kimani Vidal, RB, Troy. 7th: 225. Brenden Rice, WR, USC; 253. Cornelius Johnson, WR, Michigan*. LOS ANGELES RAMS 1st round: 19. Jared Verse, LB, Florida St.. 2nd: 39. Braden Fiske, DT, Florida St.. 3rd: 83. Blake Corum, RB, Michigan; 99. Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami*. 5th: 154. Brennan Jackson, LB, Washington State. 6th: 196. Tyler Davis, DT, Clemson; 209. Joshua Karty, K, Stanford*; 213. Jordan Whittington, WR, Texas*; 217. Beaux Limmer, C, Arkansas*. 7th: 254. KT Leveston, G, Kansas State*. MIAMI 1st round: 21. Chop Robinson, LB, Penn State. 2nd: 55. Patrick Paul, T, Houston. 4th: 120. Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee. 5th: 158. Mohamed Kamara, LB, Colorado State. 6th: 184. Malik Washington, WR, Virginia; 198. Patrick McMorris, S, California. 7th: 241. Tahj Washington, WR, USC. MINNESOTA 1st round: 10. J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan; 17. Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama. 4th: 108. Khyree Jackson, CB, Oregon. 6th: 177. Walter Rouse, T, Oklahoma; 203. Will Reichard, K, Alabama. 7th: 230. Michael Jurgens, C, Wake Forest; 232. Levi Drake Rodriguez, DT, Texas A&M-Commerce. NEW ENGLAND 1st round: 3. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina. 2nd: 37. Ja'Lynn Polk, WR, Washington. 3rd: 68. Caedan Wallace, T, Penn State. 4th: 103. Layden Robinson, G, Texas A&M; 110. Javon Baker, WR, UCF. 6th: 180. Marcellas Dial, CB, South Carolina; 193. Joe Milton III, QB, Tennessee. 7th: 231. Jaheim Bell, TE, Florida St.. NEW ORLEANS 1st round: 14. Taliese Fuaga, T, Oregon State. 2nd: 41. Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama. 5th: 150. Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina; 170. Bub Means, WR, Pittsburgh*; 175. Jaylan Ford, LB, Texas*. 6th: 199. Khristian Boyd, DT, Northern Iowa. 7th: 239. Josiah Ezirim, T, Eastern Kentucky. NEW YORK GIANTS 1st round: 6. Malik Nabers, WR, LSU. 2nd: 47. Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota. 3rd: 70. Andru Phillips, CB, Kentucky. 4th: 107. Theo Johnson, TE, Penn State. 5th: 166. Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB, Purdue. 6th: 183. Darius Muasau, LB, UCLA. NEW YORK JETS 1st round: 11. Olu Fashanu, T, Penn State. 3rd: 65. Malachi Corley, WR, Western Kentucky. 4th: 134. Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin*. 5th: 171. Jordan Travis, QB, Florida St.*; 173. Isaiah Davis, RB, South Dakota State*; 176. Quan'tez Stiggers, CB, *. 7th: 257. Jaylen Key, S, Alabama*. PHILADELPHIA 1st round: 22. Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo. 2nd: 40. Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa. 3rd: 94. Jalyx Hunt, LB, Houston Christian. 4th: 127. Will Shipley, RB, Clemson. 5th: 152. Ainias Smith, WR, Texas A&M; 155. Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson; 172. Trevor Keegan, G, Michigan*. 6th: 185. Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida St.; 190. Dylan McMahon, C, N.C. State. PITTSBURGH 1st round: 20. Troy Fautanu, T, Washington. 2nd: 51. Zach Frazier, C, West Virginia. 3rd: 84. Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan; 98. Payton Wilson, LB, N.C. State*. 4th: 119. Mason McCormick, G, South Dakota State. 6th: 178. Logan Lee, DT, Iowa; 195. Ryan Watts, CB, Texas. SAN FRANCISCO 1st round: 31. Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida. 2nd: 64. Renardo Green, CB, Florida St.. 3rd: 86. Dominick Puni, G, Kansas. 4th: 124. Malik Mustapha, S, Wake Forest; 129. Isaac Guerendo, RB, Louisville; 135. Jacob Cowing, WR, Arizona. 6th: 215. Jarrett Kingston, G, USC*. 7th: 251. Tatum Bethune, LB, Florida St.. SEATTLE 1st round: 16. Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas. 3rd: 81. Christian Haynes, G, Connecticut. 4th: 118. Tyrice Knight, LB, UTEP; 121. AJ Barner, TE, Michigan. 5th: 136. Nehemiah Pritchett, CB, Auburn. 6th: 179. Su'e Luamanu, G, Cal Poly; 192. D.J. James, CB, Auburn; 207. Michael Jerrell, T, Findlay. TAMPA BAY 1st round: 26. Graham Barton, C, Duke. 2nd: 57. Chris Braswell, LB, Alabama. 3rd: 89. Tykee Smith, S, Georgia; 92. Jalen McMillan, WR, Washington. 4th: 125. Bucky Irving, RB, Oregon. 6th: 220. Elijah Klein, G, UTEP*. 7th: 246. Devin Culp, TE, Washington. TENNESSEE 1st round: 7. JC Latham, T, Alabama. 2nd: 38. T'Vondre Sweat, DT, Texas. 4th: 106. Cedric Gray, LB, North Carolina. 5th: 146. Jarvis Brownlee Jr., CB, Louisville. 6th: 182. Jha'Quan Jackson, WR, Tulane. 7th: 242. James Williams, S, Miami; 252. Jaylen Harrell, LB, Michigan. WASHINGTON 1st round: 2. Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU. 2nd: 36. Jer'Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois; 50. Mike Sainristil, CB, Michigan; 53. Ben Sinnott, TE, Kansas State. 3rd: 67. Brandon Coleman, T, TCU; 100. Luke McCaffrey, WR, Rice*. 5th: 139. Jordan Magee, LB, Temple; 161. Dominique Hampton, S, Washington. 7th: 222. Javontae Jean-Baptiste, DE, Notre Dame. * — compensatory pick 2024 NFL DRAFT TEAM-BY-TEAM SELECTIONS By Frank Dell'Apa GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Inter Miami 4 Revolution 1 FOXBOROUGH — Judging by the sea of pink Inter Miami jerseys at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, much of the sellout crowd of 65,612 came for Lionel Messi. And Messi delivered, displaying the skill that earned him eight Ballon D’Or awards as the world’s best player. Messi scored twice and helped set up a third goal as Miami rallied from an early deficit to take a 4-1 victory over the Revolution. Messi’s arrival was anticipated for months, and the largest home attendance in the Revolution’s existence produced a festive atmosphere, nearly every Messi move cheered on. For the first two Miami goals, Messi slipped through the Revolution back line, taking feeds from Robert Taylor and Sergio Busquets. Then, in the final minutes, a Messi rebound was converted by Benjamin Cremaschi and Luis Suárez curled in a final goal off a Messi layoff. The Revolution had their supporters, as well — the team expects to average 28,000 per home match this season. They were rewarded as Tomás Chancalay finished a looping pass from Carles Gil for a 1-0 lead in the first minute. But Miami (6-2-3, 21 pts.) took control with a composed passing game, keyed by Busquets, a former Messi teammate at FC Barcelona. After a fast start, the Revolution (1-7-1, 4 pts.), who visit the Chicago Fire next Saturday, faltered, partly because of the effects of a virus that kept several players out and affected other starters. Messi captured the crowd’s attention, and the Revolution kept things tight as Gil and Chancalay made things look easy in opening the scoring. Gil picked off a Nicolas Freire pass, then lofted a right-footer for Chancalay, making a diagonal run toward the right corner. Chancalay caught goalkeeper Drake Callender charging out to the edge of the penalty area, chipping a onetimer over him, the shot bouncing into the goal about 37 seconds in. Miami coach Tata Martino changed tactics, sending left back Franco Negri into midfield, and the Herons began dominating possession. Eventually, the Revolution broke down, Messi finishing in the 32nd minute inside the right post after Robert Taylor went past Matt Polster. The Revolution regained composure after halftime, threatening as Mark-Anthony Kaye missed high (47thminute) and Carles Gil chipped on top of the net (58th). But Messi broke the deadlock, sliding between defenders, taking a touch off a Busquets feed, and scoring in the 68th minute, upping his goal total to nine in seven games. Messi’s shot off a pass from Matias Rojas was saved by Henrich Ravas, but Cremaschi converted the rebound in the 83rd minute. Finally, Suárez, another former Messi teammate, placed a shot from the penalty arc in the 89th minute. Only one soccer crowd topped this one at Gillette, for a 2007 Brazil-Mexico match that drew 67,584. That will remain a record, as the stadium has been reconfigured. This was the second Gillette appearance for Messi, who converted once in a 4-1 Argentina victory over Venezuela in 2016. “The people in every stadium come to see Leo, to cheer him on, this is true,” Martino said. “But after that they want their team to win. It motivates us in every city we play. But it also motivates our rivals, and we try to prepare for that. We weren’t ready for that last year, but we are dealing with it better now.” The Revolution were facing a difficult task, but their situation worsened as two starters, goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic and midfielder Esmir Bajraktarevic, plus defender Dave Romney and forward Bobby Wood, were declared out. Polster spent the early morning hours in an emergency room, and played 60 minutes before being replaced by Ian Harkes. “They weren’t finding a lot of time and space to operate and then Messi did what he does,” Revolution coach Caleb Porter said. “And he found a crack. And it was a great pass, great turn, and a finish. Even though he’s the best in the world at finding those gaps and scoring goals but our detail in that moment could’ve been better. It wasn’t like the goal came from sustained pressure and chances from them. I still thought at 1-1 we had a great chance in the game. And then he found another crack, almost the exact same play. “We have to look at both those moments, when we felt pretty good about the defending and we were limiting their effectiveness. But that’s Messi. He finds two goals out of nowhere.” Messi, Inter Miami deliver dream show Record 65,612 see world’s finest outclass Revolution BARRY CHIN/GLOBE STAFF Messi is the MLS goals leader this season (nine) and is tied for first in assists (seven). BARRY CHIN/GLOBE STAFF Lionel Messi needed 32 minutes to break through Saturday night against the Revolution, but it was the first of two for the superstar — to the delight of a capacity crowd.
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Sports C7 BRIAN FLUHARTY/GETTY IMAGES The Red Sox kept pouring it on, putting up crooked numbers in the fifth and eighth, as the Cubs’ bats went silent. Baseball BRIAN FLUHARTY/GETTY IMAGES Tyler O’Neill homered and doubled, collecting 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, and a walk. At Fenway Park CHI. CUBS AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Hoerner 2b-ss 400 000 .283 Tauchman rf 300001 .281 Happ lf 300000 .228 Madrigal 2b 1 00001 .226 Morel 3b 301 001 .219 Wisdom 3b-p 100 0 0 0 .200 Busch 1b-3b 401 0 0 1 .287 Swanson ss 3 0 0 001 .237 Canario lf 000010 .250 Mervis dh-p-1b 300 010 .083 Gomes c 4 02001 .220 Armstrong cf 301 001 .400 Totals 32 05027 BOSTON AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Duran cf 512 110 .252 Devers 3b 401 0 0 2 .262 Reyes 3b-p 2 01100 .183 O'Neill lf 533 211 .333 Abreu rf 622 101 .309 Wong c-1b 4 10000 .333 Yoshida dh 5 3 4 100 .269 McGuire c 0 00000 .275 Valdez 2b 201 001 .154 Refsnyder ph 000 0 0 0 .391 Hamilton pr-2b 221 1 0 0 .211 Dalbec 1b-3b 422301 .128 Rafaela ss 434 700 .191 Totals 43 17 21 17 2 6 Chi. Cubs...........................000 000 000 — 0 5 0 Boston...............................200 160 26x — 17 21 0 LOB—Chi. 8, Boston 8. 2B—Armstrong (1), Duran (6), O'Neill (1), Yoshida (3), Dalbec (2), Rafaela 2 (5). HR—O'Neill (9), off Brown, Rafaela (2), off Brewer. SB—Rafaela (4). S—Dalbec. SF—Rafaela. Runners left in scoring position—Chi. 5 (Hoerner 2, Busch, Gomes, Armstrong), Boston 4 (Duran, Devers, Abreu 2). RISP—Chi. 0 for 5, Boston 10 for 17. Runners moved up—Duran, Yoshida. Chi. Cubs IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Brown L 0-1 3„ 73304 61 4.30 Little „35511 34 7.00 Brewer 2„ 33301 42 6.75 Mervis „76600 37 81.00 Wisdom ‚10010 13 0.00 Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Winckowski 33000 1 52 3.50 Bernardino 11001 1 19 0.84 Slaten W 2-0 20000 2 25 0.55 Booser 20000 3 27 3.86 Reyes 110010 18 0.00 Inherited runners-scored—Little 1-0, Brewer 3-3, Wisdom 2-1. HBP—by Little (Refsnyder, Wong), by Winckowski (Tauchman). WP—Little. Umpires—Home, David Rackley; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Brian Walsh; Third, Chris Segal. T—2:40. A—35,169 (37,755). HOW THE RUNS SCORED FIRST INNING RED SOX — Duran doubled to left. Devers struck out. O'Neill homered to left, Duran scored. Abreu grounded out to second. Wong grounded out to third. FOURTH INNING RED SOX — Yoshida singled to right. Valdez singled to center, Yoshida to second. Dalbec sacrificed, third to first, Yoshida to third, Valdez to second. Rafaela hit a sacrifice fly to right, Yoshida scored, Valdez to third. Little pitching. Duran walked. Devers struck out. FIFTH INNING RED SOX — O'Neill doubled to center. On wild pitch, O'Neill to third. Abreu hit an infield single to second, O'Neill scored. Wong was hit by a pitch, Abreu to second. Yoshida grounded out to third, Abreu to third, Wong to second. Refsnyder, pinch-hitting for Valdez, was hit by a pitch. Dalbec hit an infield single to second, Abreu scored, Wong to third, Refsnyder to second. Hamilton pinch-running for Refsnyder. Brewer pitching. Rafaela doubled to left, Wong, Hamilton, and Dalbec scored. Rafaela stole third. Duran grounded out to first unassisted, Rafaela scored. Devers grounded out to second. SEVENTH INNING RED SOX — Yoshida singled to right. Hamilton lined out to left. Dalbec struck out. Rafaela homered to center, Yoshida scored. Duran popped out to third. EIGHTH INNING RED SOX — Reyes grounded out to short. O'Neill singled to right. Abreu singled to left, O'Neill to second. Wong lined out to left. Yoshida doubled to left, O'Neill scored, Abreu to third. Hamilton singled to left, Abreu scored, Yoshida to third. Dalbec doubled to right, Yoshida and Hamilton scored. Rafaela doubled to left, Dalbec scored. Duran singled to center, Rafaela to third. Wisdom pitching. Busch in as third baseman. Mervis in as first baseman. Reyes singled to center, Rafaela scored, Duran to second. O'Neill walked, Duran to third, Reyes to second. Abreu grounded out to pitcher. Red Sox 17, Cubs 0 SportsLog Hannah Brandt scored with three seconds remaining in the third period and PWHL Boston kept its playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Minnesota Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. Brandt's fourth goal of the season for Boston (7-4-3-9, 32 points) came with assists from Hilary and Sidney Morin. Boston trailed 1-0 entering the final period before rallying to pull even with Ottawa for the final playoff berth. Minnesota (8-4-3-7, 35 points) would have clinched a playoff spot with a victory, or if it had earned a point by making it to overtime before losing. Kelly Pannek gave the hosts a 1-0 lead with 1:10 left in the second period, but Alina Müller tied it for Boston 1:42 into the third. Emma Söderberg made 30 saves for Boston, which ends the regular season at home against Montreal on Saturday. MOTO R SPOR T S Busch takes Dover pole Kyle Busch turned a fast lap of 162.191 mph and won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup series race at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway. Busch earned his first pole of the season and No. 34 overall in 689 NASCAR Cup Series races. Busch will be looking for his 64th Cup victory, but he is winless in the No. 8 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing in 10 Cup races this season. He’ll be joined by Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney on the front row for the 400-mile race on the concrete-mile track . . . Ryan Truex won the Xfinity Series race Saturday at Dover Motor Speedway for the second straight year, giving the younger brother of Martin Truex Jr. the only NASCAR victories of his career. The No. 20 Toyota pulled away over the final two laps in a race that went eight laps over its scheduled 200-lap finish. The race was slowed by rain, but it sure didn't matter to Truex, who does not have a fulltime Xfinity ride and made just his fourth start this season. Joe Gibbs Racing won its 200th career Xfinity race with Toyota. With his NASCAR champion father rooting him on, Carson Kvapil finished second. Penske bounces back After a tough week for Team Penske, which saw Josef Newgarden stripped of his win and teammate Scott McLaughlin lose his third place in the season opening race at St. Petersburg for manipulating their push-to-pass systems, the team bounced back quickly Saturday in qualifying for Sunday’s IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala. McLaughlin won pole and teammate Will Power was secondfastest to set up an all-Penske front row. Fastest in Friday's practice session, Newgarden didn't fare as well, as the reigning Indianapolis 500 winner qualified eighth at a track where he has won three times. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Christian Lundgaard, and Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward make up the second row. TENNIS Nadal getting stronger Rafael Nadal beat 11th-ranked Alex de Minaur, 7-6 (6), 6-3, at the Madrid Open, avenging a straight-set loss to the Australian less than two weeks ago, as the ailing Spanish legend is trying to rediscover his form before the French Open next month. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who was cheered on by Spanish King Felipe VI, will next face Pedro Cachin in the third round after the Argentine beat Frances Tiafoe, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4. Elsewhere, top-seeds Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek brushed aside their first opponents in straight sets. Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev rallied past Matteo Arnaldi, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, while seventh-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas was upset, 6-4, 6-4, by Brazilian qualifier Thiago Monteiro, ranked 118th. American Coco Gauff, seeded third, downed Dayana Yastremska, 6-4, 6-1, and will next face Madison Keys. SOC CER More Liverpool woe Liverpool fell further out of contention for the English Premier League title with a 2-2 draw with West Ham. But the bigger story was a confrontation on the touchline between outgoing Reds manager Jurgen Klopp and star striker Mohamed Salah. Klopp tried to downplay the incident after the match, but Salah was still furious after being benched for the third straight match. Elsewhere, Sheffield United were officially relegated with a 5-1 loss at Newcastle United, which gained ground on Machester United after the Red Devils were held, 1-1, by relegation-threatened Burnley. Aston Villa's push for Champions League qualification was dented by squandering a two-goal lead over Chelsea and drawing 2-2 at home. And Everton ensured a 71st straight year in the top flight with a 1-0 win over Brentford. PWHL Boston wins on late Brandt score By Alex Speier GLOBE STAFF After five games coming off the bench, Masataka Yoshida returned to the lineup on Saturday as the designated hitter. He went 4-for-5, his second four-hit game in the US, with a double and three runs scored. “It’s a relief that I was able to deliver good results,” Yoshida said via translator. While the duration of his stint on the bench raised eyebrows, it wasn’t an abandonment of faith in him as a hitter. Instead, it underscored the extent of the team’s efforts to keep Yoshida’s glove in bubble wrap. The Sox wanted Tyler O’Neill and Rafael Devers to each return from injuries last week in the DH role. Yoshida wasn’t a consideration for the lineup as an outfielder. A year ago, the Sox featured one of baseball’s worst defenses in years — partly a reflection of Yoshida’s severe struggles in left. According to Statcast, the Sox outfield converted 12 fewer outs than an average team, fifth worst in the majors. Yoshida was eight outs below average in left, also fifth worst among left fielders. “This decision [to keep Yoshida at DH] was made in the offseason,” said Sox manager Alex Cora. “There’s a reason [Justin Turner] is in Toronto. We were not playing [Yoshida] much in the outfield. If we have to, we have to, but we prefer not.” This year, with the mix of Ceddanne Rafaela, Jarren Duran, O’Neill, Wilyer Abreu, and Rob Refsnyder, the Sox have played roughly average outfield defense. Cora said the Sox talked to Yoshida coming into the season about the plan to narrow his role primarily to that of a DH. He’s played just one inning in the field this year. “At this level, if the ball stays in the ballpark, you’ve got to catch it. You have to,” said Cora. “And I think we’ve done a good job in the outfield.” That said, Cora made clear his relief that Devers was, in his words, “full-go” at third base on Saturday, thus opening the DH spot for Yoshida (.269/.345/.385), who batted sixth against Cubs righthander Ben Brown. “We like to have [Devers] at third base because then we can use the DH spot to have one of our better hitters,” said Cora. “I’m glad that we are where we are, where we’re at today, and hopefully we can score a lot of runs.” Garrett Cooper acquired Though the Red Sox initially resisted offering a timetable for the return of Triston Casas from a cartilage tear in his ribcage, there was also little doubt that their middle-of-the-order first baseman would be sidelined for some time. On Saturday, the Sox made that official, and tried to shore up the team in Casas’s absence. The Sox swung a trade for first baseman Garrett Cooper, who was recently designated for assignment by the Cubs, in exchange for cash considerations. To clear a 40-man roster spot for Cooper — a 33-year-old who hit .270/.341/.432 in 12 games at the start of the season — the Sox placed Casas on the 60-day injured list. Cooper was off to a solid start for the Cubs, albeit with a 32 percent strikeout rate, but he became expendable when the Cubs needed a roster spot for the return of first baseman Matt Mervis from the injured list. In parts of eight big-league seasons, Cooper is a .268/.337/.435 hitter with a .285/.337/.485 line against lefties. “He can hit lefties and righties. He’s a good defender,” Cora said. “We do believe he’s going to help us out.” The months-long absence of Casas comes with Trevor Story already lost for the season. The Sox are trying not to get caught in the enormity of those lineup voids. “Trevor is not gonna be here. Casas is gonna be out for a while. We’ve got to be ready for tomorrow,” said Cora. “I understand that [Casas is] gonna be missed, but my mindset is whoever is playing is going to contribute.” Cooper won’t join the Sox until Tuesday. His addition seems likely to come at the expense of Bobby Dalbec — who is hitting .128/.180/.170 after going 2-for-4 with a double and sacrifice on Saturday. The deal was hammered out in old-school fashion on Friday night, when Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer visited the Red Sox baseball operations suite during the series opener. Somewhat disappointingly, the Sox did not hand Hoyer a pile of cash to consummate the deal. Pivetta’s positive step Nick Pivetta, who landed on the injured list on April 9 with a flexor strain in his right elbow, faced Dalbec, Enmanuel Valdez, Pablo Reyes, and David Hamilton while throwing the equivalent of three innings prior to Saturday’s game. He approached the undertaking with characteristic intensity, shouting after a pair of strikeouts. “I just wanted to try to simulate as much as the game as I possibly could, for them and for me,” said Pivetta. “Sharpness perspective, velo[city] perspective, everything was really good. Body-wise, really, really good, so I’m happy.” Pivetta’s next step is likely to be a minor league rehab start on Thursday, after which the Sox will decide if he’s ready to return to their rotation . . . Zack Kelly has thrown four scoreless innings while striking out four and walking none since his call-up. “His role is gonna grow,” said Cora . . . Scheduled Sunday night Cubs starter Jordan Wicks was scratched due to left forearm tightness. Righty Hayden Wesneski will start the series finale in his place . . . The Hall of Fame announced the availability of tickets for July 20, when Red Sox radio legend Joe Castiglione is presented with the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters. At the same event, the 2004 Red Sox will be recognized for the 20th anniversary of their historic championship, with appearances by Pedro Martínez and David Ortiz. Alex Speier can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @alexspeier. RED SOX NOTEBOOK Yoshida back in, but glove staying out “He’s been doing a really, really good job at short. You have a bunch of confidence with him behind you, and then he can swing it with the best of them.” The performance — witnessed by 35,169 patrons at Fenway — was, in the parlance of Dustin Pedroia, a laser show. Rafaela smashed a 107 mile-per-hour liner off the Wall in the second for a single, drilled a 99-m.p.h. sac fly down the right-field line in the fourth with a swing “that set me up for the rest of the day,” and ble w the game open with a 100-m.p.h., bases-loaded double into the left-field corner in the sixth. Rafaela finished his epic afternoon by blasting a two-run homer into the Monster Seats in left-center in the seventh, a projected 411-foot shot, and drilling an RBI double against position-playerturned-pitcher Matt Mervis in the eighth. “I was patient at the plate and waited for the best pitch to hit,” said Rafaela, who swung at just two of the 10 pitches outside the strike zone he saw. “It’s awesome to have these type of games and it’s awesome to do it here in front of the fans.” As one might imagine in a game the Sox won by 17 runs, Rafaela was far from alone. Tyler O’Neill jumpstarted the offense in the first inning by blasting a 3-0 fastball from Cubs starter Ben Brown over the Wall in left for a two-run home run. It was his ninth, tying George Scott (1966) for the most homers ever by a player in the first 19 contests of his Red Sox career. It not only gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead, but also offered a two-fold novelty. uRED SOX Continued from Page C1 His first homer with a teammate on base after eight solo shots, and his first hit of any kind on a 3-0 pitch since 2021. The Sox added to the advantage in 90-foot increments in the fourth, when singles by Masataka Yoshida (4-for-5) and Enmanuel Valdez preceded the first sacrifice bunt of Bobby Dalbec’s career — “the play of the game,” said manager Alex Cora — and Rafaela’s sac fly. The Sox blew it open in the fifth with a half-dozen runs, a rally that started with an O’Neill (3 for 5) double and an RBI infield single by Wilyer Abreu. It gave Abreu an eighth straight game with an RBI, and made him the first Red Sox rookie and first Sox player age 24 or younger to have such a streak since Ted Williams in 1942. Dalbec eventually followed with an RBI single, and Rafaela blew it open by smoking a hanging curveball off former Sox righthander Colten Brewer. The sixrun fifth made it 9-0, and represented their largest single-inning eruption of the year — one they matched in the eighth (following Rafaela’s two-run homer off a Brewer fastball in the seventh) against Mervis and Patrick Wisdom, a pair of Cubs position players who moonlighted on the mound. The scoring explosion seemed gluttonous given the performance of the Red Sox pitching staff on a bullpen day. Winckowski handled the first three innings, pounding the strike zone with a 95-97 m.p.h. sinker and then expanding it with cutters that pounded the fists of lefties. The righthander struck out one, walked none, and recorded six outs via ground ball with the pitch-to-contact approach. In both the first and second innings, he stranded runners on third base with two-out grounders. “Obviously, dealt with some traffic, but made pitches — unlike early in the season,” said Winckowski (3.50 ERA), who has allowed one run in 6‚ innings in his two starts. Brennan Bernardino delivered a scoreless fourth. Justin Slaten and lefty Cam Booser each followed with two perfect innings — Slaten buzzed through his in just 25 pitches; Booser needed 27 — and, with a 17-run advantage, the Sox opted to preserve their bullpen arms by turning to infielder Pablo Reyes, who closed out the contest with a scoreless ninth. “Pablo’s nasty,” Winckowski chuckled. The contest marked the fifth shutout of the year for the Red Sox — tied for the big league lead, and equal to the team’s 2024 total. The 17-0 final score was the most lopsided blanking by the Red Sox since an 18-0 win over the Philadelphia A’s in 1954. Yet the shutout will be less memorable than Rafaela’s show. A game that offered a glimpse of possibility about his future, albeit without any certainty about the rookie’s path forward. “We just want him to improve and we know the upside. We know what he can become,” said Cora. “But this is the big leagues and it takes a while. There’s a learning curve and we have to be patient. We’ve been patient since I got here with certain guys, and now they’re established big leaguers. And we expect the same thing with him.” Alex Speier can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @alexspeier. Rafaela, Red Sox pour it on Cubs
C8 Sports B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 SUNDAY’S GAMES ............2024............ Team ..............2023 vs. opp.............. Odds W-L ERA rec. W-L IP ERA CHICAGO CUBS AT BOSTON, 7:10 p.m. Wicks (L) Off 1-2 4.70 3-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 Houck (R) Off 3-2 1.65 3-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 CLEVELAND AT ATLANTA, 1:35 p.m. Lively (R) Off 0-1 2.38 1-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 Elder (R) Off 1-0 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 OAKLAND AT BALTIMORE, 1:35 p.m. Blackburn (R) Off 2-1 2.03 4-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 Suárez (R) Off 1-0 0.00 2-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 LA DODGERS AT TORONTO, 1:37 p.m. TBA Off — — 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 Gausman (R) Off 0-3 5.57 1-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT, 1:40 p.m. Wacha (R) Off 1-2 3.81 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 Skubal (L) Off 3-0 1.82 4-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 ST. LOUIS AT NY METS, 1:40 p.m. Lynn (R) Off 1-0 2.81 4-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 Quintana (L) Off 1-2 4.21 3-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 WASHINGTON AT MIAMI, 1:40 p.m. Corbin (L) Off 0-3 6.51 1-4 0-1 6.0 6.00 Weathers (L) Off 2-2 3.16 2-3 0-1 6.0 6.00 NY YANKEES AT MILWAUKEE, 2:10 p.m. Stroman (R) Off 2-1 2.93 3-2 1-0 6.0 0.00 Myers (R) Off 0-1 1.80 0-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 TAMPA BAY AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX, 2:10 p.m. Littell (R) Off 1-1 3.33 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 Fedde (R) Off 1-0 2.73 1-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 CINCINNATI AT TEXAS, 2:35 p.m. Abbott (L) Off 1-2 2.60 3-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 Dunning (R) Off 2-2 4.61 3-2 0-0 1.2 10.80 HOUSTON AT COLORADO, 4:05 p.m. Valdez (L) Off 0-0 2.19 0-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 Gomber (L) Off 0-1 4.32 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 PITTSBURGH AT SAN FRANCISCO, 4:05 p.m. Jones (R) Off 2-2 2.79 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 Winn (R) Off 2-3 3.54 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 MINNESOTA AT LA ANGELS, 4:07 p.m. López (R) Off 1-2 4.39 2-3 0-1 6.0 3.00 Detmers (L) Off 3-1 2.12 4-1 0-0 5.2 4.76 ARIZONA AT SEATTLE, 4:10 p.m. Pfaadt (R) Off 1-1 4.97 1-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 Gilbert (R) Off 2-0 1.87 4-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 PHILADELPHIA AT SAN DIEGO, 4:10 p.m. Walker (R) Off — — 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 King (R) Off 2-2 4.11 3-2 0-0 1.1 0.00 Team rec. — Record in games started by pitcher this season. Baseball DODGERS 4, BLUE JAYS 2 LA DODGERS AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Betts 2b 513100 .391 Ohtani dh 501101 .347 Freeman 1b 301 1 1 1 .305 Smith c 5 01000 .367 THernández rf 401000 .266 KHernández 3b 411000 .224 Pages cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Rojas ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Taylor lf 301101 .063 Totals 37 4 11413 TORONTO AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Bichette ss 400001 .208 Guerrero 1b 401003 .208 Varsho cf 400002 .241 Turner dh 400003 .309 Jansen c 2 10021 .261 Schneider lf 311111 .218 Biggio 2b 301102 .242 Clement 3b 200001 .275 Vogelbach ph 100000 .111 Falefa 3b 100000 .250 Barger rf 300001 .000 Totals 31 2323 15 LA Dodgers................120 100 000 — 4 11 2 Toronto......................000 000 101 — 2 3 1 E—Phillips (1), Smith (3), Biggio (2). LOB— LA 9, Toronto 6. 2B—Smith (9), Rojas (2), Guerrero (4), Schneider (3). 3B—Betts (2). SB—Betts (8). S—Taylor. SF—Freeman. LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Glasnow W 5-1 6 21139 2.72 Kelly 100 0 0 2 6.30 Brasier 100002 4.63 Phillips S 8 1 11002 0.77 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO ERA Kikuchi L 2-2 6 94403 2.94 Cabrera „10000 7.45 García 1‚ 00000 0.71 Romano „10010 3.86 Pearson ‚00000 2.00 Glasnow pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Inherited runners-scored—Kelly 1-0, García 2-0, Pearson 2-0. Catchers interference—Smith. NP—Glasnow 95, Kelly 12, Brasier 11, Phillips 25, Kikuchi 91, Cabrera 16, García 15, Romano 19, Pearson 6. Umpires—Home, John Tumpane; First, Nick Mahrley; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt. T—2:49. A—39,405 (49,286). ORIOLES 7, ATHLETICS 0 OAKLAND AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Ruiz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Nevin rf 401000 .277 Rooker dh 301002 .207 Brown ph-dh 0 00010 .197 Langeliers c 4 00000 .165 Toro 1b 201000 .220 Noda ph 1 00000 .151 Bleday cf 300001 .223 Schuemann 2b 200000 .118 Allen ss 300002 .179 Hernaiz 3b 301000 .162 Totals 29 05016 BALTIMORE AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Henderson ss 422202 .302 Rutschman dh 4 11101 .324 Mountcastle 1b 411102 .299 Santander rf 411101 .224 Westburg 3b 412101 .304 Mullins cf 401000 .233 JMcCann c 4 01100 .256 Cowser lf 300001 .313 Mateo 2b 210011 .250 Totals 33 79719 Oakland......................000 000 000 — 0 5 0 Baltimore...................000 320 20x — 7 9 0 LOB—Oakland 5, Baltimore 3. 2B—Santander (8). HR—Henderson (9), off Sears, Rutschman (3), off Sears, Mountcastle (3), off Sears. SB—Henderson (6), Mateo (4). DP— Baltimore 3. Oakland IP H R ER BB SO ERA Sears L 1-2 6‚ 87718 4.64 Kelly 1„ 10001 3.52 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO ERA Irvin W 2-1 740005 3.49 Baumann 110001 5.06 Tate 100010 3.09 HBP—by Irvin (Toro), by Baumann (Schuemann). NP—Sears 98, Kelly 20, Irvin 89, Baumann 15, Tate 8. Umpires—Home, James Hoye; First, Rob Drake; Second, Jonathan Parra; Third, John Libka. T—2:10. A—28,364 (45,971). REDS 8, RANGERS 4 CINCINNATI AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Benson cf-lf 512202 .198 De La Cruz ss 500003 .283 Steer lf-1b 4 00011 .253 Strand 1b 321000 .196 Fairchild cf-rf 000000 .204 Fraley rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .340 Thompson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Stephenson c 2 11000 .231 Maile c 1 11000 .172 India 2b 414400 .222 Martini dh 2 1 1 2 0 0 .210 Espinal 3b 400000 .190 Totals 33 8 10826 TEXAS AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Semien 2b 200 0 1 0 .261 Wendzel 2b 111200 .154 Seager ss 411100 .247 Lowe 1b 411 0 0 2 .280 Carter lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Smith 3b 402101 .304 Langford dh 401001 .245 Heim c 2 00001 .259 Knizner c 2 00000 .125 Jankowski rf 200000 .190 Duran ph-rf 200001 .200 Taveras cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .221 Totals 34 47418 Cincinnati..................020 100 410 — 8 10 0 Texas..........................000 000 004 — 4 7 1 E—Jankowski (1). LOB—Cincinnati 4, Texas 4. 2B—Smith 2 (9). HR—Benson (4), off Ureña, India (1), off Lorenzen, Wendzel (1), off Suter, Seager (2), off Suter. CS—Benson (2). SF— Martini 2. DP—Texas 1. Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO ERA Greene W 1-2 7 10016 3.63 Suter 1‚ 64402 4.00 Díaz S 6 „ 00000 3.27 Texas IP H R ER BB SO ERA Lorenzen L 2-1 6 65513 4.24 Ureña 343213 3.60 Lorenzen pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Inherited runners-scored—Díaz 2-0. HBP—by Lorenzen (Encarnacion-Strand, Stephenson). NP—Greene 98, Suter 38, Díaz 7, Lorenzen 100, Ureña 55. Umpires—Home, Brian O'Nora; First, Paul Clemons; Second, D.J. Reyburn; Third, Brennan Miller. T—2:34. A—36,553 (40,518). NATIONALS 11, MARLINS 4 WASHINGTON AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Abrams ss 411110 .301 Nuñez ss 100000 .000 Winker lf 5 1 2 4 0 2 .291 Call lf 000000 — Meneses 1b 501002 .253 García 2b 400011 .293 Ruiz c 4 11101 .167 Lipscomb 3b 413010 .262 Rosario rf 410012 .094 Senzel dh 521200 .200 Young cf 442100 .309 Totals 40 11 11 948 MIAMI AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Arraez 2b 312000 .301 Lopez ph-2b 212200 .267 De La Cruz lf 5 01001 .252 Bell dh 5 02000 .183 Chisholm cf 2 010 1 0 .242 Gordon cf 200000 .203 García rf 201001 .240 JSánchez ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Anderson ss 300010 .222 Rivera 1b 401001 .235 Bruján 3b 412000 .200 Bethancourt c 4 11101 .033 Totals 38 4 13324 Washington...............001 051 301 — 11 11 0 Miami.........................100 000 003 — 4 13 3 E—Anderson (3), Bethancourt (2), Bruján (3). LOB—Washington 8, Miami 9. 2B—Lipscomb (1), De La Cruz (5). 3B—Abrams (4), Bruján (1). HR—Winker (3), off Cabrera, Ruiz (2), off Emanuel, Senzel (3), off Emanuel, Lopez (1), off Rainey. SB—Rosario (2), Young 2 (8), Anderson (3). DP—Washington 2. Washington IP H R ER BB SO ERA Parker 46112 2 1.69 JBarnes W 1-0 2 20000 0.00 Floro 110002 0.75 MBarnes 10000 0 5.56 Rainey 1 43300 8.10 Miami IP H R ER BB SO ERA Cabrera L 1-1 4‚ 46524 5.28 Cronin 1„ 21122 2.45 Emanuel 354302 10.50 HBP—by Cronin (Ruiz, Young). WP—Parker. PB—Bethancourt. NP—Parker 82, JBarnes 25, Floro 11, MBarnes 11, Rainey 24, Cabrera 78, Cronin 37, Emanuel 48. Umpires—Home, Clint Vondrak; First, Mark Wegner; Second, Tom Hanahan; Third, Jeremie Rehak. T—2:48. A—12,695 (37,446). THIS DATE IN HISTORY 1901: Cleveland pitcher Bock Baker gave up a record 23 singles as the White Sox beat the Indians, 13-1. 1915: The Tigers trim the St. Louis Browns, 12-3, with Ty Cobb stealing home in the third inning. Cobb will steal home six times in the season. 1934: Detroit’s Goose Goslin hit into four double plays, but the Tigers still beat Cleveland, 4-1. 1956: Cincinnati rookie Frank Robinson hit the first home run of his 586 lifetime homers in a 9-1 win over Chicago. Robinson homer came off Paul Minner in Crosley Field. 1961: Warren Spahn, at the age of 40, no-hit the Giants, 1-0, at Milwaukee. 1966: Cleveland’s Sonny Siebert defeated the Angels, 2-1, as the Indians tie the modern major league record with its 10th straight win since Opening Day. 1971: Hank Aaron connected off Gaylord Perry for his 600th career home run in the Braves’ 10-inning, 6-5 loss to the Giants. 1982: Philadelphia’s Pete Rose went 5-for-5 to tie Max Carey for the NL record with nine career five-hit games. The Phillies scored six runs in the top of the ninth to beat Los Angeles, 9-3. 1988: The winless Orioles set an American League record by losing their 21st straight, falling to the Twins, 4-2. GUARDIANS 4, BRAVES 2 CLEVELAND AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Kwan lf 5 22000 .345 Giménez 2b 502001 .265 Ramírez 3b 411110 .259 JNaylor 1b 402100 .295 Brennan rf 400002 .235 Laureano ph-rf 0 00100 .160 Freeman cf 300021 .213 Florial dh 400013 .222 BNaylor c 3 010 0 1 .194 Fry ph-c 1 00000 .275 Arias ss 410001 .259 Totals 37 48349 ATLANTA AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Acuña rf 500002 .258 Albies 2b 501 001 .319 Riley 3b 500001 .223 Olson 1b 400000 .211 Ozuna dh 312011 .354 Arcia ss 401001 .309 Harris II cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .324 d'Arnaud c 3 011 0 1 .281 LuWilliams pr 000000 — Tromp c 1 00001 .261 Kelenic lf 401102 .309 Totals 38 2721 11 Cleveland.............000 000 020 02 — 4 8 0 Atlanta.................000 000 020 00 — 2 7 0 LOB—Cleveland 8, Atlanta 6. 2B—JNaylor 2 (7), Albies (7), Ozuna 2 (6), d'Arnaud (7). SB— Kwan (3), Ramírez (4). CS—Florial (1). SF— Laureano. DP—Cleveland 1; Atlanta 2. Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bibee 720009 3.45 Gaddis BS 1 1 42200 1.35 Clase 100000 0.64 Barlow W 2-2 110011 3.46 Sandlin S 1 1 000 0 1 2.84 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO ERA Morton 740016 3.60 Jiménez 1 32200 2.45 Iglesias 100011 2.61 Lee L 0-1 2 12122 1.46 IBB—off Barlow (Ozuna), off Lee (Freeman, Ramírez). HBP—by Morton (JNaylor). NP—Bibee 91, Gaddis 14, Clase 13, Barlow 9, Sandlin 11, Morton 91, Jiménez 25, Iglesias 11, Lee 26. Umpires—Home, Brian Knight; First, Jim Wolf; Second, Ryan Additon; Third, Chris Guccione. T—2:47. A—41,696 (41,184). WHITE SOX 8, RAYS 7 TAMPA BAY AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Palacios rf 323230 .298 Arozarena lf-cf 601201 .154 Paredes dh 500001 .265 Shenton 1b 412111 .200 Rosario 2b 400011 .323 Mead 3b 521002 .240 Rortvedt c 3 23020 .378 Caballero ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Siri cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Goodrum lf 300 001 .111 Totals 39 7 11679 WHITE SOX AB R H BI BB SO Avg. NLopez 2b 411011 .219 Pham cf 512001 .400 Sheets rf 511 101 .243 Jiménez dh 512 001 .222 Ortega pr-dh 010 000 — Vaughn 1b 511100 .167 Benintendi lf 523 602 .191 Mendick 3b 300 000 .250 Grossman ph 1 00001 .173 Shewmake 3b 000000 .158 DeJong ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .215 Maldonado c 2 00010 .083 Lee pr-c 100 001 .273 Totals 40 8 1082 10 Tampa Bay............010 212 000 1 — 7 11 1 Chi. White Sox......000 330 000 2 — 8 10 1 E—Mead (3), DeJong (2). LOB—Tampa Bay 11, Chi. 7. 2B—Arozarena (2), Shenton (3), Mead (1), Sheets (7), Jiménez (1). HR—Palacios (3), off Cannon, Shenton (1), off Cannon, Benintendi 2 (2), off Civale, off Maton. SB— Palacios 2 (3), Rortvedt (1), NLopez (1). S— Goodrum. DP—Chi. 2. Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO ERA Civale 4‚ 86603 5.06 Armstrong 1‚ 10012 4.05 Cleavinger ‚00001 2.45 Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 3 4.15 Adam 100011 1.38 Maton L 0-2 ‚ 12100 7.59 Chi. White Sox IP H R ER BB SO ERA Cannon 584425 7.24 Leone BS 1 1 22211 6.23 Brebbia 100000 1.59 Wilson 1 10010 3.86 Kopech 1 00011 4.40 García W 1-2 101022 7.07 Inherited runners-scored—Armstrong 2-2, Cleavinger 1-0. IBB—off Wilson (Palacios), off García (Palacios). WP—Cannon, García 2. NP—Civale 73, Armstrong 25, Cleavinger 3, Kelly 24, Adam 13, Maton 2, Cannon 102, Leone 28, Brebbia 12, Wilson 12, Kopech 14, García 21. Umpires—Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Alex Tosi; Third, Dan Bellino. T—2:59. A—28,009 (40,615). PHILLIES 5, PADRES 1 PHILADELPHIA AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Schwarber dh 4 10014 .190 Turner ss 523000 .345 Harper 1b 300110 .244 Bohm 3b 412400 .354 Realmuto c 4 00001 .237 Marsh cf 301011 .293 Castellanos rf 401003 .181 Stott 2b 400001 .210 Merrifield lf 411000 .209 Totals 35 5853 10 SAN DIEGO AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Bogaerts 2b 400 0 0 3 .212 Tatis rf 400002 .243 Profar 1b 301000 .295 Machado dh 3 00001 .252 Kim ss 300002 .226 Campusano c 3 00000 .286 Rosario 3b 311101 .279 Merrill cf 300001 .308 Azocar lf 201 000 .306 Wade ph 100001 .226 Totals 29 1310 11 Philadelphia..............200 030 000 — 5 8 0 San Diego..................000 000 010 — 1 3 0 LOB—Philadelphia 6, San Diego 1. 2B— Turner (10). HR—Bohm (4), off Cease, Rosario (3), off Suárez. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO ERA Suárez W 5-0 8 31108 1.32 Hoffman 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.46 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO ERA Cease L 3-2 665 535 2.78 Morejon 320005 0.93 NP—Suárez 96, Hoffman 15, Cease 91, Morejon 47. Umpires—Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Lance Barrett; Second, Mark Ripperger; Third, Roberto Ortiz. T—2:09. A—43,018 (40,019). PIRATES 4, GIANTS 3 PITTSBURGH AB R H BI BB SO Avg. McCutchen dh 501002 .205 Reynolds lf 5 12202 .264 Hayes 3b 512102 .281 Joe rf-1b 512001 .296 Suwinski cf-rf 501002 .182 Bart c 3 00002 .269 Cruz ph-ss 1 00000 .240 Triolo 2b 301012 .220 Davis c 0 00000 .175 Tellez 1b 301 100 .187 Taylor pr-cf 000000 .273 Williams ss-2b 411 000 .314 Totals 39 4 1141 13 SAN FRAN. AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Slater rf 300010 .103 Yastrzemski ph 100001 .212 Flores 1b 401100 .227 Lee cf 401 001 .270 MChapman 3b 400 003 .220 Bailey c 4 12000 .309 Soler dh 311 210 .222 Conforto lf 401001 .277 Estrada 2b 401 001 .232 Ahmed ss 310 000 .262 Wade ph 100001 .350 Totals 35 37328 Pittsburgh..............000 000 100 3 — 4 11 1 San Francisco.......000 001 000 2 — 3 7 2 E—Williams (2), Flores 2 (2). LOB—Pittsburgh 8, San Francisco 5. 2B—Joe (8), Flores (4). HR—Reynolds (4), off TaRogers, Hayes (1), off TaRogers, Soler (5), off Bednar. SB— Taylor (3). SF—Tellez. DP—Pittsburgh 2; San Francisco 2. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO ERA Pérez 6 4 1 0 2 4 2.86 Holderman 110 0 0 0 1.35 Fleming 1‚ 00000 1.29 Stratton W 1-0 „00001 3.07 Bednar S 5 1 22103 11.70 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO ERA Hicks 6511 0 9 1.59 Jackson BS 2 1 10010 13.50 TyRogers 120 001 2.84 Doval 110001 2.79 TaRogers L 0-1 123 202 4.32 Hicks pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Inherited runners-scored—Jackson 1-1. WP—Pérez. NP—Pérez 81, Holderman 8, Fleming 17, Stratton 11, Bednar 19, Hicks 88, Jackson 23, TyRogers 16, Doval 17, TaRogers 14. Umpires—Home, Nic Lentz; First, Emil Jimenez; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Gabe Morales. T—2:46. A—34,841 (41,331). NL LEADERS Through Friday’s games BATTING AB R H Avg. Betts, LAD .......................110 28 42 .382 Smith, LAD........................ 93 14 35 .376 Contreras, MIL ...............101 24 36 .356 Ohtani, LAD.....................113 24 40 .354 Bohm, PHI ......................... 95 13 33 .347 Ozuna, ATL........................ 93 19 32 .344 Turner, PHI......................111 21 37 .333 Doyle, COL......................... 91 16 30 .330 Turang, MIL....................... 82 14 27 .329 Albies, ATL........................ 67 15 22 .328 HOME RUNS Ozuna, ATL..........................................................9 De La Cruz, CIN..................................................7 Alonso, NYM........................................................7 Ohtani, LAD.........................................................7 Schwarber, PHI...................................................7 RUNS BATTED IN Ozuna, ATL........................................................31 Contreras, MIL..................................................22 Gurriel Jr., ARI...................................................22 Bohm, PHI..........................................................22 Betts, LAD..........................................................22 CARDINALS 7, METS 4 ST. LOUIS AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Donovan lf 412100 .230 Contreras c 511001 .289 Nootbaar rf 400010 .184 Arenado 3b 421112 .284 Goldschmidt 1b 522203 .214 Burleson dh 201010 .268 Herrera ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Gorman 2b 412100 .204 Winn ss 301110 .314 Siani cf 300002 .118 Totals 35 7 10649 NY METS AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Nimmo lf 412211 .213 Lindor ss 500004 .198 Alonso 1b 411201 .252 Martinez dh 401003 .375 Stewart rf 201020 .200 McNeil 2b 400002 .244 Taylor cf 411000 .321 Baty 3b 110010 .253 Vientos ph-3b 2 01000 .500 Narváez c 2 00001 .176 Nido ph-c 200001 .273 Totals 34 4744 13 St. Louis.....................401 010 010 — 7 10 1 NY Mets.....................000 040 000 — 4 7 0 E—Arenado (1). LOB—St. Louis 7, NY 7. 2B— Donovan 2 (6), Goldschmidt (2), Gorman (5). HR—Alonso (8), off Gray. SB—Nootbaar (2), Goldschmidt (1). S—Siani. SF—Donovan. DP— St. Louis 1. St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO ERA Gray W 3-1 644139 1.16 Romero 1 00002 1.23 Kittredge 110001 0.75 Helsley S 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 1.80 NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO ERA Houser L 0-3 4‚96622 8.37 JosWalker 1‚00001 0.00 Núñez 100013 3.00 Diekman 1‚ 11111 3.86 Reid-Foley 100 002 0.00 Inherited runners-scored—JosWalker 2-1, Diekman 1-0. Balk—JosWalker. WP—Gray 2. NP—Gray 92, Romero 12, Kittredge 11, Helsley 24, Houser 89, JosWalker 24, Núñez 25, Diekman 22, Reid-Foley 10. Umpires—Home, Erich Bacchus; First, Laz Diaz; Second, Nate Tomlinson; Third, Mike Estabrook. T—3:03. A—32,332 (41,922). YANKEES 15, BREWERS 3 NY YANKEES AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Volpe ss 420012 .274 Soto rf 321020 .324 Trammell pr-rf 1 11000 1.000 Judge cf 422211 .190 Jones 3b 111000 .200 Verdugo lf 523400 .274 Stanton dh 522313 .241 Rizzo 1b 433201 .250 Grisham cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Torres 2b 603300 .210 Wells c 5 02010 .159 Cabrera 3b-1b 501100 .258 Totals 45 15 19 15 6 7 MILWAUKEE AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Contreras dh 200011 .350 Frelick 3b 100000 .264 Adames ss 300000 .267 Dunn 3b-2b 1 00001 .207 Hoskins 1b 311101 .228 Bauers 1b 010010 .176 Perkins cf 300011 .299 Sánchez c 4 111 0 1 .196 Ortiz 2b-ss 402101 .281 Miller 3b-2b-p 400001 .091 Chourio rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 Wiemer lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .118 Totals 32 3533 10 NY Yankees...............303 014 004 — 15 19 0 Milwaukee.................100 000 002 — 3 5 1 E—Hoskins (2). LOB—NY Yankees 11, Milwaukee 5. 2B—Torres (3), Wells (1), Sánchez (3), Ortiz 2 (3), Chourio (2). HR—Judge (5), off Vieira, Verdugo (4), off Ross, Stanton (6), off Miller, Rizzo (4), off Vieira, Hoskins (6), off Rodón. SF—Verdugo. DP—Milwaukee 1. NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO ERA Rodón W 2-1 621 118 2.48 Weaver 210 012 3.57 Trevino 122 210 18.00 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO ERA Ross L 1-3 5 8 7 6 3 5 5.40 Vieira 144 421 5.68 Junk 120 001 0.00 Miller 254 410 18.00 HBP—by Ross (Volpe). NP—Rodón 93, Weaver 26, Trevino 18, Ross 99, Vieira 48, Junk 17, Miller 37. Umpires—Home, Andy Fletcher; First, Mike Muchlinski; Second, Jansen Visconti; Third, Derek Thomas. T—2:45. A—41,620 (41,700). TIGERS 6, ROYALS 5 KANSAS CITY AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Garcia 3b 512200 .222 Witt ss 512100 .310 Pasquantino 1b 500101 .220 Perez c 4 02100 .350 Frazier dh 300001 .197 Velázquz ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Renfroe rf 400000 .153 Massey 2b 421000 .174 Blanco lf 412000 .222 Isbel cf 400000 .211 Totals 39 59502 DETROIT AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Greene lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .234 Canha dh 311121 .273 Pérez cf 401010 .258 Carpenter rf 411 1 0 2 .277 Torkelson 1b 400002 .214 Keith 2b 110010 .169 Vierling ph-3b 211300 .278 McKinstry 3b 201 1 0 0 .216 Kennedy ph-2b 200001 .200 Báez ss 401000 .193 Rogers c 3 11010 .137 Totals 33 68667 Kansas City...............210 000 002 — 5 9 1 Detroit........................010 000 50x — 6 8 4 E—Witt (3), Báez 2 (4), McKinstry (3), Torkelson (3). LOB—Kansas City 7, Detroit 9. 2B—Perez (5). 3B—McKinstry (1). HR—Vierling (2), off Stratton. SB—Garcia (7), Witt (8). DP—Detroit 1. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO ERA Singer 541 136 2.62 Zerpa 100000 2.31 Stratton L 2-2 145511 6.23 Sauer 100 0 2 0 1.93 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO ERA Mize 563202 3.08 Faedo W 2-1 200000 2.55 Chafin 100000 1.69 Foley S 8 1 32200 1.50 NP—Singer 93, Zerpa 9, Stratton 24, Sauer 22, Mize 87, Faedo 26, Chafin 19, Foley 14. Umpires—Home, Adam Beck; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Scott Barry; Third, CB Bucknor. T—2:30. A—22,734 (41,083). ASTROS 12, ROCKIES 4 HOUSTON AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Altuve 2b 300020 .336 Kessingr ph-2b 100000 .000 Bregman 3b 500 0 0 1 .204 Alvarez dh 523300 .283 Tucker rf 432110 .291 Meyers cf 000000 .217 Peña ss 421010 .321 Diaz c 4 33010 .293 Cabbage lf 201100 .500 Dubón ph-cf-lf 3 12200 .298 JAbreu 1b 502201 .104 McCormck cf-lf 411102 .236 Totals 40 12 15 10 5 4 COLORADO AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Tovar ss 501004 .295 Doyle cf 421012 .326 McMahon 3b 211 2 1 1 .310 Trejo ph 100000 .105 ElDíaz c 4 00001 .294 Blackmon dh 511101 .226 EleMontero 1b 501 101 .231 Jones lf 402010 .163 Rodgers 2b 201021 .235 Goodman rf 300013 .111 Totals 35 4846 14 Houston.....................013 002 024 — 12 15 1 Colorado....................200 000 002 — 4 8 1 E—Diaz (3), Goodman (1). LOB—Houston 7, Colorado 12. 2B—Cabbage (1), Dubón (4). HR—Alvarez 2 (7), off Quantrill, off Kinley, Tucker (6), off Quantrill, McMahon (4), off Blanco. DP—Colorado 2. Houston IP H R ER BB SO ERA Blanco W 3-0 5„ 52228 1.65 Martinez ‚00011 2.35 BAbreu 100013 4.61 Scott 110012 2.19 Bielak 122 210 6.08 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO ERA Quantrill L 0-3 566622 5.34 Beeks 220001 1.93 Vodnik 132 211 2.60 Kinley ‚44420 13.06 Molina „00000 9.82 Quantrill pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. Inherited runners-scored—Martinez 2-0, Beeks 3-2, Molina 2-0. HBP—by Blanco (ElDíaz), by Quantrill (McCormick). Catchers interference—Diaz. NP—Blanco 102, Martinez 11, BAbreu 20, Scott 25, Bielak 25, Quantrill 95, Beeks 29, Vodnik 29, Kinley 26, Molina 6. Umpires—Home, Sean Barber; First, Alan Porter; Second, Ryan Blakney; Third, Bruce Dreckman. T—3:09. A—19,934 (20,576). AL LEADERS Through Friday’s games BATTING AB R H Avg. Altuve, HOU ....................107 18 37 .346 Perez, KC........................... 96 13 33 .344 Kwan, CLE.......................108 23 37 .343 Rosario, TB........................ 89 8 30 .337 Rutschman, BAL............. 101 15 33 .327 Turner, TOR ...................... 77 12 25 .325 Peña, HOU.......................102 11 33 .324 Soto, NYY ........................ 102 18 33 .324 Witt, KC...........................108 22 33 .306 HOME RUNS Trout, LAA..........................................................10 Henderson, BAL..................................................8 O'Neill, BOS.........................................................8 RUNS BATTED IN Perez, KC...........................................................25 García, TEX........................................................23 Soto, NYY...........................................................23 Ward, LAA.........................................................23 Ramírez, CLE.....................................................23 Semien, TEX......................................................20 Henderson, BAL................................................20 Naylor, CLE........................................................20 ASSOCIATED PRESS Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning for his second homer of the game and the season, giving the White Sox an 8-7 victory over the Rays in Chicago on Saturday night. Benintendi won it by smacking the first pitch he saw from Phil Maton (0-2) deep over the rightcenter wall. Benintendi had three hits and six RBIs to help Chicago win its second straight and for just the fifth time this season. Chicago’s 5-22 start is its worst ever in 27 games. Orioles rebound with Irvin gem Cole Irvin scattered four hits over seven innings, Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle homered on successive pitches, and the Orioles blanked the Athletics, 7-0, on Saturday in Baltimore. Gunnar Henderson also went deep for the AL East-leading Orioles, who emphatically bounced back from a 10-inning loss in the series opener Friday night. Baltimore has now gone 100 straight regularseason series of at least two games without being swept. That’s the fourth-longest streak in major league history, and 24 short of matching the record held by the 1942-44 Cardinals. Irvin (2-1) retired the first nine batters he faced, did not allow a runner past first base, and yielded only four singles — none in the same inning. Yankees erupt in rout of Brewers Carlos Rodon pitched two-hit, one-run ball through six innings and the Yankees hit four home runs in a 15-3 rout of the Brewers in Milwaukee. Alex Verdugo had a three-run homer in the first inning. Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo added two-run shots in the sixth that put New York up 11-1. It was Judge’s fifth homer of the season and Rizzo’s fourth. Giancarlo Stanton hit a threerun homer, his sixth, in the ninth. Rodon (2-1) struck out eight and walked one. Milwaukee got two runs in the ninth off Yankees catcher Jose Trevino, who threw 11 of his 18 pitches for strikes. New York posted season highs of 15 runs and 19 hits in snapping a two-game skid. Dodgers win sixth in a row Tyler Glasnow pitched six solid innings for his first victory in 10 career starts against Toronto, Mookie Betts had three hits and an RBI, and the Dodgers extended their winning streak to a season-best six games with a 4-2 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto. Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Chris Taylor each drove in a run as the Dodgers won their second straight series after losing their previous three. Betts tripled and scored in the first inning, singled home a run in the fourth, and singled in the ninth. Glasnow (5-1) allowed one run and two hits. the 30-year-old righthander walked three and struck out nine. Toronto has lost a season-high five straight. Astros snap losing streak Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs, Kyle Tucker added a solo shot, and the Astros beat the Rockies, 12-4, in the MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series to snap a five-game losing streak. Alvarez hit a two-run homer to center field and Tucker followed with a shot to left field and the Astros took a 4-2 lead in the third. Alvarez hit his seventh home run of the season in the top of the ninth inning. Alvarez went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and two runs scored and Yainer Diaz had three hits and scored three runs. Ronel Blanco (3-0) allowed two hits and five runs in 5‚ innings. He struck out eight and walked two. Suarez’s scoreless streak halted Ranger Suárez’s scoreless streak ended at 32 innings but he was otherwise brilliant through eight innings and Alec Bohm homered and drove in four runs for the Phillies, who beat the Padres, 5-1, in San Diego to win the weekend series. Suárez’s scoreless streak, the longest in the majors this season and of his career, ended when he allowed Eguy Rosario’s two-out home run in the eighth inning. Suárez (5-0) allowed just three hits, struck out eight and walked one. NOTEBOOK Benintendi rediscovers power stroke KIRTHMON F. DOZIER/DETROIT FREE PRESS/MCT The career earnings (as calculated by the website Spotrac) of 41-year-old Astros righthander Justin Verlander (above), second on MLB’s all-time list behind Alex Rodriguez. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, who is making $43.33 million this season, has made just two starts in 2024 after beginning the year on the injured list because of shoulder inflammation. Verlander is the oldest active player in MLB, making his debut with the Tigers in 2005 at age 22. He will make $35 million in 2025 in the last year of his contract with the Astros. $398,466,363 AL EAST W L Pct. GB Div. Last 10 Streak Baltimore 17 9 .654 — 3-0 7-3 W 1 New York 18 10 .643 — 5-4 6-4 W 1 Boston 15 13 .536 3 0-3 6-4 W 1 Toronto 13 15 .464 5 5-5 3-7 L 5 Tampa Bay 13 15 .464 5 3-4 3-7 L 2 CENTRAL W L Pct. GB Div. Last 10 Streak Cleveland 19 8 .704 — 4-1 7-3 W 1 Kansas City 17 11 .607 2½ 8-4 5-5 L 1 Detroit 15 12 .556 4 8-4 5-5 W 1 *Minnesota 12 13 .480 6 9-7 6-4 W 5 Chicago 5 22 .185 14 2-15 3-7 W 2 WEST W L Pct. GB Div. Last 10 Streak *Seattle 14 12 .538 — 2-1 8-2 W 2 Texas 14 14 .500 1 5-8 5-5 L 1 Oakland 11 17 .393 4 2-1 4-6 L 1 *Los Angeles 10 16 .385 4 0-0 2-8 L 2 Houston 8 19 .296 6½ 4-3 2-8 W 1 NL EAST W L Pct. GB Div. Last 10 Streak Atlanta 18 7 .720 — 8-4 8-2 L 1 Philadelphia 18 10 .643 1½ 3-3 8-2 W 3 New York 13 13 .500 5½ 2-1 5-5 L 2 Washington 12 14 .462 6½ 3-2 5-5 W 2 Miami 6 22 .214 13½ 1-7 2-8 L 5 CENTRAL W L Pct. GB Div. Last 10 Streak Milwaukee 17 9 .654 — 7-3 7-3 L 1 Chicago 17 10 .630 ½ 0-0 7-3 L 1 Cincinnati 15 12 .556 2½ 1-2 6-4 W 1 Pittsburgh 14 14 .500 4 2-2 3-7 W 1 St. Louis 13 14 .481 4½ 0-3 5-5 W 3 WEST W L Pct. GB Div. Last 10 Streak Los Angeles 18 11 .621 — 5-3 7-3 W 6 San Diego 14 16 .467 4½ 8-8 3-7 L 3 San Francisco 13 15 .464 4½ 6-8 6-4 L 1 *Arizona 12 15 .444 5 7-4 4-6 L 2 Colorado 7 20 .259 10 4-7 3-7 L 1 * — Not including late game RESULTS SATURDAY At Boston 17 Chi. Cubs 0 NY Yankees 15 at Milwaukee 3 LA Dodgers 4 at Toronto 2 At White Sox 8 (10 inn.) Tampa Bay 7 Cincinnati 8 at Texas 4 Cleveland 4 (11 inn.) at Atlanta 2 At Baltimore 7 Oakland 0 Philadelphia 5 at San Diego 1 St. Louis 7 at NY Mets 4 Pittsburgh 4 (10 inn.) at S.F. 3 Washington 11 at Miami 4 At Seattle 3 Arizona 1 Houston 12 at Colorado 4 Minnesota at LA Angels At Detroit 6 Kansas City 5 FRIDAY Chi. Cubs 7 at Boston 1 At Chi. White Sox 9 Tampa Bay 4 Kansas City 8 at Detroit 0 At Texas 2 Cincinnati 1 Oakland 3 (10 inn.) at Baltimore 2 At Milw. 7 (11 inn.) NY Yankees 6 LA Dodgers 12 at Toronto 2 Minnesota 5 at LA Angels 3 St. Louis 4 at NY Mets 2 At Seattle 6 Arizona 1 Washington 3 at Miami 1 Philadelphia 9 at San Diego 3 At Atlanta 6 Cleveland 2 At San Francisco 3 Pittsburgh 0 TAKE A NUMBER CHRIS YOUNG/THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP Tyler Glasnow’s first win over the Blue Jays was also the Dodgers’ sixth victory in a row.
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Sports C9 Baseball S tephen Vogt played for, among others, Bruce Bochy, Craig Counsell, Torey Lovullo, Joe Maddon, and Bob Melvin during his 10 seasons in the majors. His mentors in the minor leagues included two future major league managers in Charlie Montoyo and Matt Quatraro. “I’m a hybrid of everybody I played for, including my minor league managers,” said Vogt, the 39-year-old rookie manager of the Cleveland Guardians. “I learned stuff from all of those guys and my coaches and my teammates.” But the person who influenced him the most, even when it came to baseball, was his father. Randy Vogt pitched at Fresno State then coached his son in tee-ball and again in high school. “My father taught me to love baseball. He taught me how to respect the game,” Vogt said. “Respect the people who played before you; respect the generations before you and just make the game a better place than before you got there. “That’s what I learned most from my father. He was a great coach and mentor. It didn’t matter if you were the best player on the team or the lowest on the depth chart. Treat everybody the same and that’s what I try to embody.” Those lessons served him well. Vogt retired after the 2022 season and was the Mariners’ bullpen and quality control coach last season. He then was named manager of the Guardians in early November, replacing Terry Francona. The last player to become a manager that quickly was Larry Bowa, who retired after the 1985 season and became manager of the Padres in 1987. Bowa was fired 46 games into the 1988 season. Vogt seems to have a better handle on the job. The Guardians were 18-8 after losing to the Braves on Friday, the best record in the American League. The Guardians have thrived despite losing ace Shane Bieber to Tommy John surgery after only two starts. Ben Lively stepped into the rotation and beat the Sox twice. “[Vogt] just told us to keep going,” Lively said. “We have a great group.” Good health has played a role, too. The Guardians have had the same 13 position players since Opening Day. All but one (backup catcher Austin Hedges) has appeared in at least 12 games. The Guardians also have enjoyed a favorable schedule, winning eight games against the Athletics and White Sox. It’s a team that plays well as a unit, has a star player in José Ramirez, and a deep bullpen anchored by Emmanuel Clase. The Guardians have made the postseasons five times in the last eight seasons. They’re used to winning. “I’m enjoying it,” said Vogt during a chat in his office before a recent game. “It’s been busy but I prepared for this job for a long time.” A self-described “pen and paper guy,” Vogt started keeping notes early in his playing career, filling several notebooks with observations about the game and managerial strategy. Now he has 14 coaches and a group Peter Abraham Even as a player, Vogt prepared to manage of analysts who provide support. “The game has changed,” Vogt said. “There are so many numbers, so many different things. But they’re just tools at the end of the day. It’s still baseball. The players have to go out and play.” Communicating with the players, from Ramirez to the last man on the bench, comes easily given his background. Vogt was a two-time All-Star who appeared in six postseason games. But he also played for six teams and was traded, released, designated for assignment, and selected off waivers along the way. “Baseball is the most personal sport there is out there,” he said. “It’s all about you as an individual. You don’t do your individual job, then the team is not going to win. “So I think because I’ve been through the struggles, because I’ve been up and down, I can relate to all these guys. I just want to help the next generation of baseball players get better.” The idea is to make the people around him feel appreciated, something Francona was so adept at as a manager. Francona is a special adviser to the Guardians but stayed away from the team during spring training so Vogt would have his space. But they have spoken multiple times. “Asking him advice on things around this organization. Just thanking him for leaving this place the way he did. I feel like I inherited a gem,” Vogt said. “[Francona] said, I’m never gonna look over your shoulder. But I’m here if you need me and so I’ve called him a number of times.” Liam Hendriks played with Vogt from 2016-17, when both were with Oakland. He knew then that Vogt would manage. “It was one of the most obvious things to see in baseball,” Hendriks said. “Where he was in his career and how he was going about doing it, you knew. His career path has not exactly been a linear line. He got a chance to play [in the majors] and really made the most of it. It’s been fantastic to see.” The Guardians have several players who are only a few years younger than Vogt. But it hasn’t been awkward. “I like to use the term, ‘Treat everybody fairly, not equally,’ ” he said. “I talk to these guys the way I talked to my teammates. It might be coming from a different seat in the room but I’m going to ask them different questions than maybe I ask a younger guy.” In time, that will be less of an issue. “The further away I get from being a current player, the less street cred I get,” Vogt said. “I’m very, very aware of that and that’ll be OK.” UP NEXT Red Sox’Abreu looks to his roots Like many Venezuelan players of his generation, Wilyer Abreu has vast respect for Miguel Cabrera. But when asked about other players from his country he looks up to, it was a pleasant surprise when the 24-year-old Red Sox outfielder mentioned Hall of Fame shortstop Luis Aparicio. Aparicio, who turns 90 on Monday, is from Maracaibo. That’s the same city Abreu calls home. Aparicio retired in 1973 after ending his career with three seasons in Boston. Abreu has heard the stories and knows what he accomplished. “A great player people still talk about where I’m from. He’s the face of the city,” Abreu said through a translator. “Playing in Boston, and in Fenway Park where he played, means a lot to me.” Abreu was 8 for 63 in spring training and struck out 26 times. He struggled in the first three series of the regular season but went into the weekend having hit .386 with a 1.143 OPS in his previous 13 games. “It was my timing,” Abreu said. “I wasn’t worried about it. It was part of the process. I had to be disciplined.” Abreu was well-coached in the Astros organization. In addition to how he hits, he’s an above-average outfielder with a strong arm who can steal a base when needed. Now that Cabrera has retired, Abreu identified Ronald Acuña Jr. as the best of Venezuela. “I want to be a player people know, too,” Abreu said. “I’m working as hard as I can.” A few other observations on the Red Sox: R Alex Cora has embraced the idea of becoming a free agent and this will likely be his final season with the Red Sox. That has been obvious since spring training. Whether it’s managing another team or taking on a media role, Cora is ready for a change. He entered the weekend having managed 836 games with the Sox. Outside of Terry Francona, that’s the most for any Sox manager since Pinky Higgins, who ran the team from 1955-62. Cora was hired by Dave Dombrowski in 2017, when the Red Sox were in the business of winning the World Series. Now they’re a team somewhere in the middle that would do well to finish above .500. But Cora is locked in on the present. He has refused to let the players use all of the injuries as an excuse and has manipulated the roster to squeeze out victories. Cora wants players such as Jarren Duran to come to the park expecting to play every day. Teams such as the Mariners, Rangers, and Braves push their best players to stay on the field. Why can’t the Sox? “We have the pitching to compete,” Cora said this past week. “That’s the biggest thing. We have to keep going. Nobody is going to feel sorry for the Boston Red Sox.” R The Red Sox could use a righthanded-hitting utility player who can give them more offense than Pablo Reyes. Romy Gonzalez, who has 88 games of major league experience, fits the mold but is out with a sprained left wrist that has been slow to heal. How about Jamie Westbrook? The 28-year-old has yet to play in the majors but was a tough at-bat in spring training and has professional experience at every position except catcher, pitcher, and center field. Westbrook had a .782 OPS through 22 games for Worcester and last season had an .897 OPS for the Yankees in Triple A and hit 21 home runs. R Masataka Yoshida can’t catch a break lately. He was credited with a double against the Pirates on April 20 on a ball down the left field line at PNC Park. But the official scorer’s decision was changed to an error on left fielder Jack Suwinski, who lost the ball in the sun and had the ball tumble out of his glove. ETC. Miller comes out of nowhere Mason Miller is proof that good pitchers are out there. You just have to find them. Miller, 25, played at Division 3 Waynesburg in Pennsylvania from 2017-20, going 10-11 with a 4.31 ERA as a starter. He started slow, then learned after his sophomore year that he had Type 1 diabetes. Regulating his blood sugar allowed Miller to gain weight and his velocity soared. His gaudy strikeout numbers caught the attention of Gardner-Webb, a small Division 1 school. Miller took his extra year of pandemic eligibility there and was 8-1 with a 3.30 ERA. The Athletics selected him in the third round of the 2021 draft and Miller made his debut last season. A nice story turned into a sensation this season. Miller struck out 23 over his first nine games and 11‚ innings with six saves. He has averaged 100.7 miles per hour with his four-seam fastball he combines with an 87.5-m.p.h. slider. He hits 101 routinely. At 6 feet 5 inches, Miller also is an intimidating presence on the mound. The Guardians scored two runs off Miller on March 30. He then reeled off eight scoreless outings in a row, striking out 22 over 10‚ innings. Pitching at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, Miller struck out Juan Soto swinging at a 101.9-m.p.h. fastball, then ended the game getting Aaron Judge on a fly ball with his slider. Miller hit 103.3 against the Yankees on Monday, striking out Anthony Volpe, Soto, and Judge to end the game. Judge looked like he had seen a ghost. “Special fastball,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Miller faced the Red Sox in Oakland on April 2. He went two innings and struck out Wilyer Abreu, Rafael Devers, Tyler O’Neill, and Connor Wong along the way. Asked about Miller’s fastball, Devers’ eyes went wide. “Woooo,” he said. Woooo, indeed. Here’s hoping Miller stays healthy. Athletics fans don’t have much to cheer about, but they may have the best closer in the game. Extra bases Paul Skenes has started five games for Triple A Indianapolis and allowed one earned run on 10 hits over 17 innings with five walks and 34 strikeouts. Yes, that’s correct. The 21-year-old righthander has recorded 51 outs, 34 of them strikeouts. Skenes would not seem to have much to prove in the minors, but the Pirates are being careful with the first pick of the 2023 draft. They want to control his innings in such a way that he’s still available in September and not shut down. Skenes pitched 129‚ innings last season counting his season at LSU and three brief minor league appearances, so it would seem the Pirates have room to work with. According to general manager Ben Cherington, there’s no innings number Skenes has to hit to take the next step. It’s more about how he’s refining himself as a pitcher. “He’s still working on pitches and trying to get better,” Cherington said. “We appreciate and respect how good he wants to be. He’ll challenge himself and he’ll challenge us on that, too.” . . . Blake Snell allowed 15 runs on 18 hits over 11„ innings in his first three starts with the Giants after waiting until March 19 to sign and is now on the injured list with an adductor strain (in the groin and thigh area) on his left side . . . For a player on a new team who was quickly caught up in a scandal involving his translator, Shohei Ohtani is the same player on the field. He had a 1.089 OPS in his first 27 games with the Dodgers and this past week sent a homer into the second deck at Nationals Park with an exit velocity of 118.7 m.p.h. It was the hardest-hit ball of his career and a Dodgers record in the Statcast era. If there is a flaw, it’s that Ohtani opened the season 5 of 28 with runners in scoring position . . . MLB is bringing back Players Weekend for the first time since 2019. But the league has tweaked the format to turn the focus to charitable endeavors, off-field interests, and other personality traits. The event runs Aug. 16-18. The players will wear caps with their number on the side in a “youthful design.” They also can wear personalized cleats and use custom-designed bats. Nicknames on the back of jerseys won’t be back . . . Mike Trout hit 10 home runs and stole five bases through the first 25 games for the Angels, the first time he’s done that since 2018. Since 1900, only Trout and Reggie Jackson (1969 and ’74 for Oakland) have accomplished that. Trout went into the weekend with 378 homers, 76th all time . . . Ronald Acuña Jr. had 191 stolen bases through Friday, a record for the Braves. The modern-day franchise record of 240 belongs to Hank Aaron, with Fred Tenney (196) and Rabbit Maranville (194) also ahead of Acuña. The franchise was in Boston (1876-1952) and Milwaukee (1953-65) before moving to Atlanta . . . Happy birthday to Rick Burleson, who turns 73 on Monday. “Rooster” played for the Red Sox from 1974-80 before he was traded to the Angels. Burleson was the fifth overall pick of the 1970 secondary draft out of Earl Warren High in Downey, Calif. He was in the majors at 23 and started 108 games at shortstop and second base for manager Darrell Johnson. Burleson received MVP votes for the 1975 Sox and was an All-Star from 1977-79. A shoulder injury limited Burleson to 206 games from 1982- 87. From 1989-2006, Burleson was a major league coach and minor league manager with the Athletics, Red Sox, Angels, and Dodgers. One of his pupils was 21-year-old Justin Turner with the Rookie League Billings Mustangs in 2006. Peter Abraham can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @PeteAbe. GETTY IMAGES, ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS Doing it all Second-year Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz showed off his speed and power skills when he homered and stole three bases while driving in three runs in Cincinnati’s 7-1 win over the Angels this month. It made him just the 10th player since 1950 to hit a home run, steal at least three bases (without being thrown out), and drive in at least three runs, according to baseball-reference.com. COMPILED BY RICHARD McSWEENEY 1960 2000 Bert Campaneris | KC A’s June 12, 1965 vs. CLE (7-0 win) 3SBs 1 HR 4RBIs Davey Lopes | LAD April 7, 1978 at Atlanta (13-4 win) 3SBs 1 HR 4RBIs Mike Cameron | SEA May 16, 2002 at Toronto (15-2 win) 3SBs 1 HR 4RBIs Elly De La Cruz| CIN º April 19, 2024 VS. LAA (7-1 win) 3SBs 1 HR 3RBIs Alex Rodriguez| NYY Sept. 25, 2009 vs. BOS (9-5 win) 3SBs 1 HR 4RBIs Roberto Kelly | NYY June 23, 1991 vs. MIN (11-2 win) 3SBs 1 HR 3RBIs NYY May 6, 1986 at CHW (10-6 win) 3SBs 1 HR 3RBIs OAK Oct. 5, 1991 at TEX (12-5 win) 4SBs 1 HR 3RBIs Edgar Renteria | STL June 28, 2003 at KC (13-9 win) 3SBs 1 HR 4RBIs Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA Sept. 16, 2023 vs. ATL (11-5 win) 3SBs 1 HR 4RBIs Jimmy Rollins | PHI Aug. 26, 2008 vs. NYM (8-7 win) 3SBs 1 HR 3RBIs Rickey Henderson º 1960 2000 Mike Cameron May 16, 2002 at Toronto (15-2 win) 3 GETTY IMAGES, ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS June 23, 1991 vs. MIN (11-2 win) Oct. 5, 1991 at TEX (12-5 win) 3 RBIs Elly De La Cruz| CIN º April 19, 2024 VS. LAA (7-1 win) 1 HR 3 RBIs RBIs Jazz Chisholm Jr. | MIA Sept. 16, 2023 vs. ATL (11-5 win) 4 RBIs º
C10 Sports B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 NBA PLAYOFFS GAME 3: CELTICS 104, HEAT 84 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND, GAME 3 Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Kaseya Center, Miami Boston TIME FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST BLK STL TO PF +/- PTS Jaylen Brown...................... F 32:44 11-20 0-4 0-1 268 31212 +6 22 Jayson Tatum...................... F 38:48 6-16 2-7 8-12 0 11 1161003 +22 22 Kristaps Porzingis............. C 27:25 5-9 3-5 5-6 145 22103 +12 18 Jrue Holiday....................... G 34:31 1-5 1-3 0-0 022 62121 +23 3 Derrick White.................... G 30:53 7-14 2-7 0-0 325 30000 +7 16 Payton Pritchard.................. 25:25 3-5 1-2 0-0 213 10023 +6 7 Al Horford ............................. 22:14 4-7 1-4 0-0 246 10000 +15 9 Luke Kornet.......................... 5:20 0-0 0-0 2-2 011 00000 -6 2 Sam Hauser .......................... 19:58 2-6 1-5 0-0 000 00004 +15 5 Oshae Brissett...................... 1:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 011 0000000 Svi Mykhailiuk...................... 1:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 011 0000000 Totals.................................. 39-82 11-37 15-21 10 33 43 22 645 16 104 47.6% 29.7% 71.4% Team: 8 4 pts. Miami TIME FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST BLK STL TO PF +/- PTS Jaime Jaquez Jr.................. F 33:48 5-13 0-3 2-2 145 51032 -12 12 Nikola Jovic......................... F 33:53 5-11 3-5 2-3 088 11103 -14 15 Bam Adebayo.................... C 38:30 8-18 0-1 4-6 549 30002 -9 20 Caleb Martin...................... G 37:40 2-4 1-2 0-0 123 20020 -23 5 Tyler Herro......................... G 32:58 5-16 3-9 2-2 022 20042 -16 15 Patty Mills............................. 12:00 2-6 2-5 1-1 000 10101 +6 7 Haywood Highsmith............ 31:49 4-7 0-2 0-0 123 50023 -15 8 Duncan Robinson................. 7:23 0-0 0-0 0-0 011 10010 -9 0 Kevin Love............................. 3:44 0-0 0-0 0-0 022 00000 -9 0 Thomas Bryant..................... 5:46 1-1 0-0 0-0 112 00001 -2 2 Orlando Robinson................ 2:29 0-1 0-1 0-0 011 10000 +3 0 Totals.................................. 32-77 9-28 11-14 9 27 36 2122 12 14 84 41.6% 32.1% 78.6% Team: 10 24 pts. 1234 T Boston...................................... 21 42 24 17 — 104 Miami ....................................... 12 27 22 23 — 84 Attendance: 20,092 (105.3% of 19,600). Time of game: 2:11. Officials: James Williams, Mark Lindsay, Jacyn Goble. Celtics 104, Heat 84 Spoelstra tactically but flourish in this matchup. And the Celtics’ 104-84 win was an example of a team that was well prepared, motivated and also angry. Boston jumped out to a 12-3 lead and led the entire way. Those Miami shooters who were allowed to step into open 3-pointers on Wednesday, resulting in a club playoff record 23 triples, were blitzed and chased off the line. The Celtics played with more effort defensively, their primary focus making everything Miami did laborious. Mazzulla can continue to maintain that playoff games are similar to regular season games but there is nothing regular about the postseason. Every game is its individual chapter that requires maximum attention and commitment. Mazzulla downplayed the importance of Game 3, but the winner of that game in a 1-1 series takes the series nearly 75 percent of the time. After a 20-point win in Game 1 and then being stunned in Game 2, the Celtics had to regain their mental edge. “You just have to find that balance of focusing on what’s most important,” he said. “Sometimes you have that much time off [three days], you could easily DANIELLE PARHIZKARAN/GLOBE STAFF Kristaps Porzingis rebounded from a Game 2 dud to post 18 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks. other route to an upset. “No dare-shots,” Celtics forward Jaylen Brown said. “Respecting those guys’ capabilities. They’re NBA players and they can make shots on any given night, so treating them accordingly, closing out, just making them uncomfortable.” That message was sent early in Game 3 at Kaseya Center on Saturday night. No, the Celtics would not dare the Heat to fire away from long range; they would simply smother them. The Heat appeared over - whelmed by the pressure. Miami was unable to find space or sanctuary, and the Celtics’ relentless defense catapulted them to a resounding 104-84 win. “They had a record-breaking night the other day,” Brown said. “But we don’t panic. We watched the film and broke it down and saw where we can make some more improvements, and we come out and we execute.” The top-seeded Celtics’ second wire-to-wire win gave them a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup. Game 4 will be played here Monday night, but Boston has swiftly regained home-court advantage and surely calmed a fan base that spent two days on edge. “I trust our team,” coach Joe uCELTICS Continued from Page C1 Mazzulla said. “I don’t expect us to play perfect and I don’t expect it to be easy or to go a certain way. But I trust them and I know they want to win and I know they will do whatever it takes.” The Heat, who made a franchise playoff-record 23 of 43 3- pointers in Game 2, hit just 9 of 28 in Game 3. That shift is notable for the obvious decrease in efficiency, but also for the volume. The Celtics left them no room to operate. Brown and Jayson Tatum scored 22 points apiece to lead the Celtics, who won easily despite shooting just 29.7 percent from the 3-point line (11 for 37). They had an edge in just about every margin that Mazzulla values so highly, though. They took more shots and free throws than the Heat, had more offensive rebounds and second-chance points, and fewer turnovers. Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points and five rebounds, a relatively pedestrian performance by his standards, but perhaps the most important one of the night for the Celtics. Porzingis was flustered and flummoxed in Game 2, when he shot 1 for 9 and struggled to contain Heat center Bam Adebayo. On Saturday, Porzingis said he was eager for redemption following what he called his worst game as a Celtic. “It really burned inside, I’m not going to lie,” he said. “So it was a long two days until I got another opportunity, and I made some adjustments and didn’t fall too much into their game of just physical, like, all the time. And that’s what they want me to do. So a little bit different and, yeah, a completely different game.” Porzingis washed away his previous performance quite quickly. He scored the Celtics’ first 8 points by drilling a pair of 3-pointers and throwing down a powerful alley-oop dunk set up by Jrue Holiday. Foul trouble later cut his first half a bit short, but the loud start set the tone for Porzingis and his team. The Heat, meanwhile, appeared unprepared for the Celtics’ jolt of defensive pressure, which Mazzulla credited Holiday for anchoring. Miami started 1 for 13 from the field, with one turnover. Tyler Herro, who moved freely and fearlessly as he scored and dished out assists in Game 2, could not get untracked in Game 3. Herro was held scoreless until the eight-minute mark of the second quarter and did not register a first-half assist. He finished with 15 points on 5 of 16 shooting. With Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier out indefinitely, the Heat will never be able to overcome a Herro performance such as this one. M iami mustered just 12 points in the first and never scored more than 27 in a quarter. In addition to the stout perimeter defense, the Celtics bothered the Heat with fullcourt pressure that often either forced turnovers or led to scattered, uneasy possessions. “We tried our best to just not letthem get comfortable, getin a rhythm,” Tatum, who had 11 rebounds and six assists, said. “They’re going to make shots but just try to make it as tough as you can as often as you can.” The Celtics led by as many as 29 points, and minor Heat runs were pushed away quickly. In the final minutes, a good portion of the Heat fans had left their seats and headed into the balmy Miami night while a loud contingent of Celtics fans happily took over the scene. The angst had been erased, and the push toward a memorable spring could continue. Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @adamhimmelsbach. Celtics smother Heat to restore series lead DANIELLE PARHIZKARAN/GLOBE STAFF Jaylen Brown (22 points) and the Celtics weren’t looking back as they moved ahead in the series with a Game 3 win. MIAMI — Kristaps Porzingis locked in on Jaime Jaquez Jr. as the Miami rookie dribbled toward the 3-point line ready to launch a long-range shot. The Celtics had spent the entire night contesting Miami threes, refusing to allow their shooters comfort and despite Boston owning a comfortable 20-plus point lead in the third quarter. Porzingis didn’t hesitate. He threw his 7-foot-2-inch body in the direction of Jaquez, making sure his presence was felt, forcing a miss. That was a coherent theme Saturday at Kaseya Center. The Celtics wanted the Heat to feel their presence. They wanted to overwhelm their rival with their peskiness, aggression and vigor. The pressure was on the Celtics, a franchise with championship aspirations who allowed a shorthanded team to steal Game 2 on their home floor and throw all kinds of intrigue into a series that was projected to be a breeze a week ago. But nothing involving the Miami Heat is easy, and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla had to respond with major adjustments in what was one of the bigger games of his career. Game 3s are critical in series that are tied 1-1, and Mazzulla couldn’t allow the Heat to assume command of this series or any more confidence than they had the past three days. The past 72 hours was ample time for Mazzulla to show he could not only compete with counterpart Erik start to come up with all these things, but at the end of the day the game’s pretty simple. And you’ve got to find the simple things you can execute; the simple things you can take away and how you bring the right mindset and physicality. “I know it’s mundane and the playoffs create a lot of hysteria but there’s no difference between the regular season and playoff game. You’ve just got to bring it, mentally, physically and emotionally.” Mazzulla is right. This game is simple. The Celtics needed to play with more passion and desire defensively. They needed to be tougher, fight through screens, knock some screeners down, fight for loose balls. Payton Pritchard frustrated Tyler Herro throughout the evening, so much so that the irritated Herro threw the ball at Sam Hauser after a foul late in the third quarter and picked up a technical foul. “We’re just stepping up and respecting everyone on the court,” Pritchard said. “Just guarding your yard with every one of them. We passed that test and got to do it on Monday. We had to respect every one of their guys and they all had the green light to let it fly. They showed they were capable of hitting those shots in Game 2. We just had to respect that and close out to all their air space.” The narratives after Game 2 were not kind to the Celtics, especially since they dropped a game as a 15½ point favorite and losing home-court advantage. Going back to Miami, a place where they’ve enjoyed playoff highs and lows over the past few years, could have presented a unique mental hurdle. Mazzulla didn’t react any differently the past few days than after any other loss. He stressed the adjustments. He trusted his players to pivot and move on but also pay greater attention to detail after being humbled in Game 2. “I think he was calm, he wasn’t worried, he wasn’t fazed,” Pritchard said of Mazzulla. “When you’ve got a coach that’s not fazed, that trickles down to the whole team and I applaud him for that. We follow his lead and how his demeanor is and he’s done a great job this year and he continues to do a great job. “I mean it’s hard to go undefeated in the playoffs. People think that we’re so talented that we shouldn’t lose but people have better days some days.” Said Jaylen Brown: “I didn’t notice a difference from Joe. Once we seen the game [film] he didn’t overreact. Miami played incredibly well in Game 2. They shot the hell out of it. I thought we executed our game plan, it’s just that Miami had a really good game. “Tonight we wanted to come out and make it a little more uncomfortable. There weren’t a lot of adjustments that we made. We’ve just got to make sure we’re the harder playing team.” The Celtics were just that, exemplified by Porzingis running out to contest a 3-pointer that would not have had much impact on the outcome. The Celtics got back to their good habits Saturday, winning with just as much effort and fortitude as talent. Gary Washburn is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at [email protected]. Celtics respond with all the right moves Gary Washburn ON BASKETBALL DANIELLE PARHIZKARAN/GLOBE STAFF Coach Joe Mazzulla had his team prepared to take control of the series.
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Sports C11 NBA PLAYOFFS GAME 3: CELTICS 104, HEAT 84 Eastern Conference CLEVELAND VS. ORLANDO Series tied, 2-2 Saturday, April 20 At Cleveland 97...........................Orlando 83 Monday, April 22 At Cleveland 96...........................Orlando 86 Thursday, April 25 At Orlando 121.........................Cleveland 83 Saturday, April 27 At Orlando 112.........................Cleveland 89 Schedule Tuesday at Cleveland............................TBA Friday at Orlando....................................TBA *Sunday, May 5 at Cleveland...............TBA MILWAUKEE VS. INDIANA Pacers lead series, 2-1 Sunday, April 21 At Milwaukee 109........................Indiana 94 Tuesday, April 23 Indiana 125......................at Milwaukee 108 Friday, April 26 At Indiana 121............Milwaukee 118 (OT) Schedule Sunday at Indiana........................................7 Tuesday at Milwaukee..........................TBA *Thursday at Indiana.............................TBA *Saturday, May 4 at Milwaukee..........TBA NEW YORK VS. PHILADELPHIA Knicks lead series, 2-1 Saturday, April 20 At New York 111...............Philadelphia 104 Monday, April 22 At New York 104...............Philadelphia 101 Thursday, April 25 At Philadelphia 125...............New York 114 Schedule Sunday at Philadelphia...............................1 Tuesday at New York..................................7 *Thursday at Philadelphia....................TBA *Saturday, May 4 at New York............TBA Western Conference DENVER VS. LA LAKERS Nuggets lead series, 3-1 Saturday, April 20 At Denver 114........................LA Lakers 103 Monday, April 22 At Denver 101..........................LA Lakers 99 Thursday, April 25 Denver 112.........................at LA Lakers 105 Saturday, April 27 At LA Lakers 119........................Denver 108 Schedule Monday at Denver................................10:00 *Thursday at LA Lakers.........................TBA *Saturday, May 4 at Denver.................TBA OKLA. CITY VS. NEW ORLEANS Thunder lead series, 3-0 Sunday, April 21 At Oklahoma City 94.........New Orleans 92 Wednesday, April 24 At Oklahoma City 124.......New Orleans 92 Saturday, April 27 Oklahoma City 106.......at New Orleans 85 Schedule Monday at New Orleans........................9:30 *Wednesday at Oklahoma City...........8:30 *Friday at New Orleans.........................TBA *Sunday, May 5 at Oklahoma City......TBA MINNESOTA VS. PHOENIX Timberwolves lead series, 3-0 Saturday, April 20 At Minnesota 120.......................Phoenix 95 Tuesday, April 23 At Minnesota 105.......................Phoenix 93 Friday, April 26 Minnesota 126......................at Phoenix 109 Schedule Sunday at Phoenix..................................9:30 *Tuesday at Minnesota.........................9:30 *Thursday at Phoenix............................TBA *Saturday, May 4 at Minnesota...........TBA LA CLIPPERS VS. DALLAS Mavericks lead series, 2-1 Sunday, April 21 At LA Clippers 109.........................Dallas 97 Tuesday, April 23 Dallas 96............................at LA Clippers 93 Friday, April 26 At Dallas 101.........................LA Clippers 90 Schedule Sunday at Dallas.....................................3:30 Wednesday at LA Clippers.......................10 *Friday at Dallas.....................................TBA *Sunday, May 5 at LA Clippers............TBA * If necessary NBA playoffs MAGIC 112, CAVALIERS 89 CLEVELAND FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A F Pt Strus..........................30 3-5 0-0 1-1 3 4 7 E.Mobley...................32 6-13 2-2 1-934 14 Allen..........................29 8-11 5-7 0-901 21 Garland.....................32 5-11 2-3 0-361 14 Mitchell.....................36 5-14 7-7 0-164 18 LeVert.......................26 2-8 1-2 0-1 3 1 5 Okoro ........................21 0-0 0-0 0-113 0 Niang.........................17 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 Thompson .................. 6 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 Merrill ......................... 6 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 Morris ......................... 6 2-4 0-0 0-3 0 0 4 Totals ....................... 34-72 17-21 2-29 24 20 89 FG%: .472, FT%: .810. 3-pt. goals: 4-17, .235 (Strus 1-3, Garland 2-5, Mitchell 1-4, LeVert 0-3, Niang 0-1, Morris 0-1). Blocks: 3 (E.Mobley 2, Garland). Turnovers: 15 (E.Mobley, Allen, Garland 2, Mitchell 6, Okoro 2, Niang 2, Thompson). Steals: 10 (Strus, E.Mobley 2, Allen, Mitchell 3, LeVert, Okoro, Niang). ORLANDO FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A F Pt Banchero..................29 4-14 1-1 0-452 9 F.Wagner..................40 13-17 6-7 1-13 4 1 34 Carter........................24 4-6 1-2 2-512 11 G.Harris.....................24 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 Suggs ........................29 4-7 2-2 0-231 12 Ingles .......................... 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 M.Wagner ................15 2-5 3-4 1-423 7 Fultz...........................19 6-9 0-1 2-4 0 4 12 Isaac..........................20 5-7 0-0 1-7 1 1 14 Anthony....................15 1-4 1-2 0-1 3 2 3 Bitadze........................ 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Houstan...................... 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Howard....................... 4 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 Black ........................... 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 Okeke.......................... 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Totals ....................... 43-77 14-19 8-43 24 19 112 FG%: .558, FT%: .737. 3-pt. goals: 12-26, .462 (Banchero 0-2, F.Wagner 2-3, Carter 2-3, G.Harris 1-2, Suggs 2-5, M.Wagner 0-1, Fultz 0-1, Isaac 4-6, Anthony 0-1, Houstan 0-1, Okeke 1-1). Blocks: 6 (Banchero 2, F.Wagner, M.Wagner, Isaac 2). Turnovers: 17 (Banchero 4, Carter, Suggs 7, M.Wagner, Fultz 2, Anthony, Black). Steals: 7 (Banchero, G.Harris, Ingles, M.Wagner, Fultz, Isaac, Anthony). Cleveland...........................23 37 10 19 — 89 Orlando ..............................22 29 37 24 — 112 A — 18,933 (18,500). T — 2:20. Officials — John Goble, Courtney Kirkland, Kevin Cutler. THUNDER 106, PELICANS 85 OKLAHOMA CITY FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A F Pt Dort ...........................39 4-9 0-0 2-4 3 4 12 Ja.Williams...............35 9-16 0-0 1-9 5 1 21 Holmgren .................33 2-8 1-2 0-8 1 2 6 Giddey.......................31 8-13 1-2 2-8 6 2 21 Alexander.................37 8-20 7-9 1-5 8 3 24 Wallace.....................18 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 5 Ja.Williams...............10 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 5 Joe ............................... 9 2-5 0-0 0-2 0 1 6 Hayward..................... 8 0-0 0-0 0-4 1 0 0 Wiggins.....................16 3-5 0-0 2-3 1 0 6 Ken.Williams.............. 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Waters ........................ 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals ....................... 40-83 9-13 9-47 27 14 106 FG%: .482, FT%: .692. 3-pt. goals: 17-36, .472 (Dort 4-8, Ja.Williams 3-4, Holmgren 1-4, Giddey 4-7, Alexander 1-5, Wallace 1-2, Ja.Williams 1-1, Joe 2-5). Blocks: 5 (Holmgren 4, Alexander). Turnovers: 16 (Dort, Ja.Williams 3, Holmgren 2, Giddey 3, Alexander 3, Wiggins 4). Steals: 13 (Ja.Williams 2, Giddey, Alexander 4, Wallace 3, Joe, Wiggins, Ken.Williams). NEW ORLEANS FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A F Pt Murphy ..................... 44 4-12 0-0 1-6 2 2 10 Ingram ......................37 7-14 3-3 0-4 1 0 19 Valanciunas .............12 3-4 1-2 1-4 0 1 7 H.Jones .....................38 4-11 6-6 2-7 1 4 15 McCollum.................35 7-22 0-0 0-5 7 2 16 Marshall....................21 2-6 0-0 1-2 0 1 5 Nance........................29 3-6 2-3 6-13 5 3 9 Alvarado...................11 0-4 0-0 0-1 2 2 0 Daniels........................ 7 2-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 4 Liddell ......................... 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Ryan ............................ 3 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Totals ....................... 32-84 12-14 11-45 18 15 85 FG%: .381, FT%: .857. 3-pt. goals: 9-32, .281 (Murphy 2-5, Ingram 2-3, H.Jones 1-6, McCollum 2-8, Marshall 1-2, Nance 1-2, Alvarado 0-4, Daniels 0-1, Ryan 0-1). Blocks: 2 (Ingram, McCollum). Turnovers: 20 (Murphy 2, Ingram 2, Valanciunas 2, H.Jones 3, McCollum 6, Marshall, Nance 2, Daniels, Ryan). Steals: 14 (Murphy 3, Ingram, H.Jones 2, McCollum 2, Nance 2, Alvarado, Daniels 2, Ryan). Oklahoma City.................. 23 37 25 21 — 106 New Orleans......................19 27 23 16 — 85 A — 18,659 (16,867). T — 2:17. Officials — Marc Davis, Mitchell Ervin, Gediminas Petraitis. DANIELLE PARHIZKARAN/GLOBE STAFF Jayson Tatum flashed a thumbs-up after hitting a jumper on his way to 22 points against Caleb Martin and the Heat in the Celtics’ 104-84 Game 3 win. ASSOCIATED PRESS LeBron James scored 30 points, Anthony Davis added 25 points and 23 rebounds, and the Lakers avoided playoff elimination with a 119-108 victory over the Nuggets in Game 4 of their firstround series Saturday night in Los Angeles. D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves scored 21 points apiece for the seventhseeded Lakers, who snapped their 11- game losing streak against the defending champions with their first win over Denver since December 2022. The Nuggets swept Los Angeles out of the Western Conference finals last season, but the current Lakers responded to this 0-3 deficit with a performance more worthy of a team that rolled into the postseason with 12 wins in 15 games. James scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, again carrying the Lakers late in his 21st NBA season. The Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic had 33 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists in the two-time MVP’s 18th career triple-double and second in this series. Bucks’ Lillard doubtful Damian Lillard underwent an MRI to determine the severity of his Achilles injury, and the Bucks could be without the star guard for Sunday’s Game 4 of their Eastern Conference series against the Pacers, who lead 2-1, in Indianapolis, said coach Doc Rivers. Officially, Lillard and two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo are listed as doubtful. “We don’t know yet, not looking great but we don’t know yet,” Rivers said when asked about Lillard’s availability for the game. “They’re going to give us the test results soon, so we should know a little later today.” Rivers said Antetokounmpo, who hasn’t played since straining his left calf on April 9, could be cleared for Game 4, though he believes it’s unlikely. Milwaukee was 1-8 when Lillard didn’t start a game in the regular season. Lillard was clearly limping at times during the Bucks’ 121-118 overtime loss at Indiana Friday night. He twisted his left knee when Pacers forward Pascal Siakam stepped on his foot in the first quarter. He stayed on the ground briefly before going to the locker room. Lillard returned in the second quarter and finished with 28 points and eight assists while going 6 of 20 from the field. After the game, Lillard said he also hurt an Achilles’ tendon late in regulation. Knee still bothers Leonard Kawhi Leonard was listed by the Clippers as questionable to play in Sunday’s Game 4 against the Mavericks in Dallas. Leonard is dealing with inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee, an injury that kept him out for 22 days. After gutting out 25 minutes and finishing with 9 points and 9 rebounds in the Clippers’ 101-90 loss in Game 3 Friday night, Leonard revealed that the inflammation in his knee did not respond the way he had hoped after Game 2, according to ESPN. Dallas leads the West series, 2-1. Magic tie series Franz Wagner had 34 points and 13 rebounds, and the Magic held the Cavaliers scoreless for a second-half stretch of almost seven minutes in Orlando in a 112-89 victory that tied the East series at 2-2 . . . Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and the Thunder beat the Pelicans, 106-85, in New Orleans to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round series in the West. NBA NOTEBOOK James, Davis keep Lakers’ playoff hopes alive they didn’t call it, it probably wasn’t a foul. It’s just the first reaction is to complain a little bit. But to be honest, just have to keep it moving. “I enjoy watching guys who don’t complain, so I want to be that guy.” In Game 3, Porzingis scored 18 points on 5-for-9 shooting (3 of 5 3-pointers), and shot 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Down time When Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla alters his typical rotation patterns during a game, he often says it is related to how a player is performing. For example, if someone is in the middle of a hot streak, he sometimes gives them a bit of a longer run. By Adam Himmelsbach GLOBE STAFF MIAMI — Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis attempted 10 or more free throws in seven games during the regular season but did not reach that mark after Feb. 27. He said he has not altered his playing style but acknowledged the NBA’s shift to allow more contact in recent months might be affecting him. When he is at his best, Porzingis gets foul calls by turning and extending his long arms a bit, setting himself up for contact when a defender goes for a block or steal. “I told the refs it’s almost my natural movement by this point already,” Porzingis said Saturday morning, before the Celtics routed the Heat, 104-84, in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference opening-round series. “I kind of go into my shot every time like that. “First game I feel like we did get some calls, second game not as much.” Porzingis said it will be important for the Celtics to enter playoff games not expecting to get a friendly whistle from the officials. He has tried to make his case during games, but does not dwell on it. “They’re like, ‘Yeah, I hear you,’ ” Porzingis said. “Like, it makes sense. They’re just telling me, ‘Maybe I didn’t see it as clearly.’ But I always take responsibility. If In Wednesday’s Game 2 loss at TD Garden that left the series tied, star forward Jayson Tatum had a red-hot start, tallying 10 points in the first five minutes to stake Boston to an early lead. He checked out midway through the quarter, as is custom, and the Celtics were outscored by 9 points during his four-minute stint on the bench. And after scoring those 10 points in just five minutes, he had 18 over the next 36. Mazzulla said that in this case, he wanted Tatum to play the entire second quarter, even if it risked cooling down his scorching start. “More just kind of seeing how the game is going, understanding that we still wanted to use our depth,” Mazzulla said. “But I think he played the whole second, which he doesn’t normally do during the regular season, so that was kind of the play there. And then just finding areas of small moments of rest and taking advantage of different lineups.” Tatum played 38 minutes in Game 3 and tied with Jaylen Brown for the scoring lead with 22 points, and grabbed 11 rebounds to go with six assists. Kornet returns Celtics backup center Luke Kornet returned for Game 3 after missing the first two games of the series because of a calf strain. The Celtics bench scored just 12 points in Game 2, so his return would at least give Mazzulla some fresh lineup options. “It gives you an opportunity to play bigger,” Mazzulla said. “Rebounding, switch attack. Every game takes on a life of its own. So in the first game, the bench had a major part in the way they played because they were doubling and their zone. “And part of switching, it negates some of what they’re able to do, so we’ve got to find different ways to have them be more of a factor whether it’s in transition or just multiple actions playing faster. So they’re a key to the series. We’ve just got to continue to work to make sure they’re there.” Kornet played five minutes in Game 3. He scored 2 points on a pair of free throws and grabbed a rebound. Heat guard Delon Wright, who had 5 points and four rebounds off the bench in Game 2, missed Game 3 because of personal reasons. Forward Jimmy Butler (knee) and guard Terry Rozier (neck) remained sidelined. Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @adamhimmelsbach. CELTICS NOTEBOOK Porzingis tries not to run afoul of refs Celtics lead series, 2-1 Sunday, April 21 At Boston 114..........................................Miami 94 Wednesday, April 24 Miami 111........................................at Boston 101 Saturday, April 27 Boston 104..........................................at Miami 84 Schedule Monday at Miami.............................7 p.m. (TNT) Wednesday at Boston..7:30 p.m. (TNT, NBCSB) *Friday at Miami..............................................TBA *Sunday, May 5 at Boston.............................TBA * If necessary Celtics vs. Heat
C12 Sports B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 T he Lakers thought it was a preposterous idea to intentionally lose their play-in game against the Pelicans to avoid having to play the defending champion Nuggets. Instead, they won going away, knowing they would face the league’s best team in a highly anticipated firstround matchup. And there was revenge on the Lakers’ minds as the Nuggets swept them in last year’s Western Conference finals. The Lakers truly believed they were prepared for the Nuggets, prepared for a grueling series, and had the star power with LeBron James and Anthony Davis to make the Nuggets uncomfortable. The Lakers had their moments in the first three games of the series, leading at halftime in each. But each time they were chased down by two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and their teammates. The Nuggets have no fear of the Lakers. They know they are the better team and realize that Davis eventually fatigues during games and isn’t as effective. And at 39, James is more capable of a triple-double than one of those 50- point games to carry the Lakers on his shoulders. What has been most disappointing about the Lakers is the supporting cast. While Austin Reaves has averaged 15 points, he hasn’t been impactful. D’Angelo Russell is shooting 32.6 percent in the series and his disengagement during a timeout late in Game 3 went viral. Russell, a former second overall pick of the Lakers, is in his ninth season and has constantly dealt with maturity issues and maddening inconsistency. But he does have a player option this summer that he may exercise because his market value is plummeting. Rui Hachimura attempted 15 shots in the first three games and was essentially a non-factor. The issue is the Lakers don’t have enough support for James and Davis, and that’s been the case since their championship in the bubble in 2020. General manager Rob Pelinka passed on making a major move at the deadline to acquire the likes of Donovan Mitchell or Trae Young because the Lakers have more assets this summer with more draft picks to include in any trade. And they’re going to have to hope they can attract one of the aforementioned two or another All-Star-caliber player with some of the salaries of the underachieving role players. And they’re also going to have to include considerable draft capital. James, who turns 40 in December, has an increased sense of urgency, and while it’s expected he’ll remain with the Lakers on a new deal, he does have ways to encourage his team to make the necessary moves to compete immediately. The Lakers have to enter next season and the rest of James’s career with a championship-or-bust mentality. They were hesitant to offer Reaves in potential trades, but that mind-set may have to change. What the organization has to address in the coming weeks is the future of coach Darvin Ham. Davis called out Ham for the team’s lack of execution in Game 2. Ham, who has defended his players and consistently alluded to injuries as the reason for their inconsistency, rejected that claim. Ham is 90-74 in two seasons and 8-11 in the postseason, with seven of those losses coming to the Nuggets. The Lakers’ issues are a combination of aging players who are now more inconsistent, as well as a lack of faith in players such as Russell, Hachimura, and Taurean Prince, who was discarded in other places. The Lakers hoped signing those players to extensions after last year’s run to the Western Conference finals would spark their play. Hachimura said the Lakers are falling short against the Nuggets because of their lack of experience playing together. But any team with James and Davis should be good enough to compete for a championship. But they have been failed by their supporting cast and the lack of a true, quality point guard. It appears the Lakers are learning the hard way about trusting Russell, while the acquisitions of Gabe Vincent, who burned the Celtics in last year’s Eastern Conference finals, and Spencer Dinwiddie have had minimal impact. What has to be even more demoralizing for the Lakers is the Nuggets are in command of the series despite playing their B-game. The Nuggets shot 26.9 percent from the 3-point line in the first three games, and while Murray hit the Game 2 winner, he shot 37.7 percent in Games 1-3. The difference has been their supporting cast. Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., and Kentavious CaldwellPope have delivered and are cemented in their roles. The Nuggets are a cohesive team, and that cohesion has taken years to build. With James and Davis nearing the end of their careers, the Lakers don’t have that type of time, and they’ll need to make some immediate and impactful moves this summer to help James make one final run at a title. HORNETS HAPPENINGS Clifford ready for next chapter The Hornets are seeking a head coach and Celtics assistant Charles Lee is a candidate, after Steve Clifford agreed to step down and accept a front office position. The Hornets were 48- 116 in two seasons in Clifford’s second tenure. His teams were besieged by injuries to players such as LaMelo Ball, Mark Williams, and Gordon Hayward, and then the domestic assault suspension of Miles Bridges. Still, Clifford said he thoroughly enjoyed coaching the Hornets’ younger core and attempting to foster their growth. Brandon Miller finished as a Rookie of the Year candidate, and Williams is a staple in the middle. The Hornets have to hope Ball can play a full season, and that they can capitalize on yet another lottery pick. “The one thing that we really tried hard to do, we played eight in a row at home against really good teams, and I thought our guys were great,” Clifford said of his final days as coach. “We’re out of it, they’re not meaningful games. We were competitive in every game. I like our guys, and injuries have been beyond our control, but still they’ve hung in there. We played a really good game against Cleveland and beat them; we played a really good game against Orlando and beat them. “I want them to learn from this. We have younger guys that continue to grow, and in terms of not coaching, I have it in my mind because I’m at that age unfortunately that I have a lot of friends who retired in the last couple of years. The one thing I do know, you have to move on. I’m not going to dwell on things. Three years ago, I didn’t know if I’d get another chance. When I got this job, I thought this is finally my chance with a roster that you know what, we could be a top-four or -five team. I never really coached a team like that. And the injuries, we were 29th in injuries last year and 29th this year, it’s kind of taken that away. Yet I loved it. I’m glad I coached these guys. And I’m looking forward to this next part, so what I’m telling myself now is I’m just going to look forward.” Clifford will work with new general manager Jeff Peterson, and the hope is his knowledge can boost a franchise that’s made some questionable drafting and free agent decisions in recent years. “I’m interested to learn,” Clifford said. “I have a relationship with Jeff Peterson when I did the consultant thing in Brooklyn. Jeff’s great and we got along well then and I learned a lot from him. So, I’m kind of interested instead of just being at the draft, being at the draft meetings, being at the free agent meetings, and see how things work and maybe I’ll like it.” Clifford had nothing but compliments for former staff mate Jeff Van Gundy, who is a consultant for the Celtics. Clifford filled the same role a few years ago with the Nets. “The consulting thing is tricky because I did it one year, and I believe if you do it the wrong way, you can actually be a negative,” Clifford said. “And if you do it the right way, you can be very much a positive. A consultant in our league, you have to be careful. Everybody has really good coaches and the players are the best in the world. And to think that anybody’s going to come in and be more of an expert on the players that you’re working with or the teams that they’ve been doing than the coaches who are already there have been doing, that’s crazy to me. You have to pick your spots and figure out what areas you can most help in, and that’s what he’s doing.” ETC. Thompson thinks he’s farfrom done The Warriors missed the playoffs for the third time in five years. While the futures of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are settled because they recently signed extensions, sharpshooter Klay Thompson, who endured an upand-down season, is an unrestricted free agent. Warriors management said they want Thompson to return, but he could explore the market and perhaps seek a new team that would offer a more prominent role. Thompson saw his minutes reduced slightly with the emergence of rookie Brandin Podziemski and also spent some time coming off the bench. The primary difference between Thompson now and before he missed two years with injuries is his 2-point percentage. He’s no longer an efficient midrange shooter, but he did average nearly 18 points in his age-33 season and will draw considerable attention as a free agent. “Obviously, you want to keep winning,” Thompson said. “When you’ve been a part of winning seasons, you don’t really want to go away from that. So, I would like to win again. One for the thumb would be nice. I still think it’s in reach. It’s just going to take a huge effort. But other than that, just got to think about what will really make you happy in the last few years of your career.” Thompson, who turned 34 in February, realizes he is not the player he was before tearing an ACL and rupturing an Achilles’ in consecutive summers. Rarely do players come back from major injuries, especially after a two-year absence. Thompson has proved to be durable in his return. “It’s not my career averages, but it’s still pretty dang good,” he said. “Well, 2019, could you imagine if they didn’t pay me after I got hurt, that would have been really bad. Like, went to five straight Finals, you blew your knee out, yeah, sorry. So, no, that was very nice of them. I try every year to give my best. “And the ownership group has been great. I have nothing but positive things to say about them. They treat us with great respect and do all the little things for us to do our jobs at the highest level. I mean, it’s up to them, but at the end of the day whatever happens, it’s all gravy, it’s been such a special run.” Thompson shot at least 40 percent from the 3-point line in his first eight seasons. But that has dropped to less than 40 percent in two of three seasons since his return. Despite being less efficient than in his prime, Thompson is still one of the game’s premier shooters. Teams such as the Magic and Rockets have the cap space to add Thompson. The Warriors are going to have to consider their long-term salary structure and whether retaining Thompson can help their final championship push with Curry and Green. Also, rising forward Jonathan Kuminga is eligible for a contract extension and has to be included in the long-term future. Thompson said his expectations are not too high. He maintains he is still capable of another career season. “When I came back I was the second-leading scorer on a championship team,” he said. “And when you’ve experienced that you’re like, I’m back. And then, even that next year, led the league, 41 percent from three, on [301] makes. That’s very hard to do. So, the moments were there, but maybe my burst wasn’t what it was. And that happens. But I still feel like I can do it at a very high level, and I did have times where I did. Obviously, the way it ended this year wasn’t what it was the last couple years, but I’m not going to let one sour night or year ruin a decadeplus of great work and success.” Thompson acknowledged he experienced self-doubt. Coach Steve Kerr briefly brought him off the bench, and also benched him in the fourth quarter when he was unproductive. The Warriors and Thompson will have to come to an agreement to continue this marriage. It would be odd to see one of the game’s all-time great shooters in a different uniform. “You sulk, you pout when you’re not shooting up to your expected splits,” Thompson said. “I think I did better with that this year, just trying to exude great body language at all times and think deeper than just stats, think about your love for the game and why you do play this game. At times I have been a front-runner in the past. When things don’t go my way I might point the finger rather than just taking ownership for your situation. “So that’s what I’ve learned and I try to pass down to younger athletes, it’s because when you do great things over and over and you keep that high level of confidence and attitude in a great space, eventually it will work out for you and you’ll have no regrets when it’s all said and done.” Layups The NBA Draft is approaching and the Celtics have the 30th and final pick of the first round after finishing with the best record during the regular season. This draft is considered one of the weaker in recent years for top-tier talent, but the Celtics may be able to nab a quality player, a seasoned college prospect who could contribute immediately. Because the Celtics are above the second apron, they are going to have to find creative ways to fill their roster with inexpensive players. While firstround rookie contracts are guaranteed, the salary of the 30th pick will start at about $2 million. President of basketball operations Brad Stevens has traded the team’s first-round picks in recent years, but because of the salary constraints he may be inclined to invest in the 30th pick. The Celtics also have Jordan Walsh and Neemias Queta returning next season, along with Drew Peterson on a two-way contract. They will have to make a decision on guard JD Davison, who just finished the second year of a two-way contract and would have to be signed to a standard contract . . . The Kings will have some competition for swingman Malik Monk, who finished second to Naz Reid for Sixth Man of the Year in a close race. Monk is an unrestricted free agent and his importance to the Kings was punctuated when he went down with a knee injury and missed the last nine games of the regular season. The Kings were 4-5 in those games and then lost to the Pelicans in the Play-In Tournament to end their season. Monk made $9 million this season, the final of a two-year, $18 million deal, but he should get a healthy raise because of his production and durability. Teams such as the Magic, Pistons, and Spurs have enough cap space to sign Monk to a lucrative deal. The Kings’ core players are all signed beyond next season, meaning their flexibility is limited, and bringing Monk back because they own his Bird rights is a priority . . . Celtics forward Jayson Tatum received one first-place vote for Clutch Player of the Year award. Curry won the award, with the Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan finishing second in the voting. Gary Washburn can be reached at [email protected]. Basketball Gary Washburn Lakers wanted Nuggets, so what happened? No freebies The Celtics set a record in their loss to the Bucks on April 9, failing to attempt a single free throw. According to stathead. com, Boston is the first team without a free throw attempt, while two teams have attempted one in a game. COMPILED BY MICHAEL GROSSI / GETTY IMAGES PHOTO FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED FOULS COMMITTED 4BY BUCKS CELTICS 104-91 loss at Bucks April 9, 2024 FREE THROW ATTEMPTED FREE THROW ATTEMPTED FOULS COMMITTED BY HAWKS FOULS COMMITTED BY MAGIC 10 10 GRIZZLIES 79-76 win at Hawks Feb. 8, 2014 HAWKS 94-88 win vs. Magic April 1, 2018 NOTE: Courtney Lee sank the technical free throw NOTE: Isaiah Taylor made the and-1 free throw
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Sports C13 Hockey T he Bruins entered the weekend still tinkering with their power play, one that went a blistering, where-did-THATcome-from 5 for 10 over their first three playoff games with the Maple Leafs. Coach Jim Montgomery’s permutations and alignments included newcomer Pat Maroon sometimes working on the No. 1 unit. In the series opener, the 6-foot-3-inch, 235-pound winger was parked net front, working with David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha, Danton Heinen, and point man Kevin Shattenkirk. Now, remember, Maroon owns three Stanley Cup rings (one with St. Louis, a pair with Tampa Bay) and has played 780 regular-season games, so it shouldn’t be a revelation that he’s out there on the man-advantage. It’s certainly no surprise to Maroon. “I’ve been on the power play since I stepped foot in this league,” the hulking winger said the other day, asked if he figured he’d be appointed a PP role when being dealt to the Bruins from the Wild at the March 8 trade deadline. “So I’m used to it.” Long ago, in his early days with the Ducks, the now-36-year-old Maroon rolled out on the No. 1 unit, usually in the bumper (pass/shoot) role, working with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. Elite company for a kid who toiled five years in the AHL and was in his mid20s when he finally got his crack at The Show. In Edmonton, prior to winning the Cup for the first time with St. Louis (2019), Maroon was on the Oilers’ second power-play unit, camped at the net front, providing relief for Milan Lucic. Had Lucic’s circumstances played out differently with the Bruins this season, it’s fair to assume that he’d occupy the net-front role now, and Maroon probably wouldn’t be wearing Black and Gold. Who knows, Maroon might be in a Leafs sweater right now. The margins in the game, like the play at the net, are narrow and forever changing. There’s no telling what impact Maroon will prove to have on the Bruins’ postseason run. He is very much a throwback in today’s game, a classic big man in a game full of 5-11 speedy kids, but one still with ample footspeed to support a meaningful forecheck. Also one with sufficient width of shoulder and hip to bang his way down low and make himself a pain in the neck for goaltenders and penalty-killing defensemen. “Be a good screen, be a bad goalie,” said Maroon, summing up his role around the blue paint. “Recover pucks on rebounds for second and third chances, when [the puck] comes to me, have good hands.” For a guy with three Cup rings, there is decidedly a chip on Maroon’s shoulder. It’s as obvious as his game, straight ahead, no frills, no need for Freudian interpretation. “I have good hands, right, that I think a lot of people don’t give me credit for,” noted Maroon. “I’ve done well in this league. Everyone just looks at me like I’m some plug, but, I just think I have good hands, good vision, when the puck comes to me I’ve got to act quick, make good decisions and be utilized that way.” Rarely in today’s sports industry, hockey of otherwise, does anyone offer such a blunt review, be it of one’s own skills, or in this case what someone else thinks of those skills. Granted, there are worse, more demeaning things to be called than a “plug.” Nonetheless, and not surprisingly, ego typically plays a large part in an athlete’s mind, and often can factor in the player’s success. Asked if being viewed as a plug angers him, Maroon said, “No, not really. I really don’t care. Personally, I just don’t give a [expletive].” Is it a motivating force in his game? “Yeah, I’ve been told that since I was 12 years old,” said Maroon, who needed two years in lower-rank junior hockey (NAHL) before making his way to OHL London. He spent a year with the Knights and finished as their top scorer. Did others doubting him serve as motivation? “Absolutely,” he said. “I don’t really care what people think of me. I’m in the same league as them, when there’s noise around you, and people have no faith in you, sometimes you just play better and you shove it up their [expletive]. But listen, I’ve been called so many things in my career, umm, it never really bothered me. You’ve just got to rise above it, be a bigger person, don’t really give a [expletive] what people think of you, what they say. Because at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter. Just focus on yourself and what you can do.” As Montgomery continues to sort out the power play, Maroon’s reps on either unit can be expected to come and go. He was not utilized at all in that role in Game 3. For the most part, he has filled a fourth-line role, keeping up impressively with speedsters Jesper Boqvist and Johnny Beecher. In Game 1, Maroon delivered the big hit that sent defenseman Timothy Liljegren over the boards at the Bruins bench. That physical presence is Maroon’s greatest value to a team that had trouble mustering such gumption during the regular season. His handiwork around the net, power play or not, is the prize in the box of Cracker Jacks. “That’s what he’s good at,” said Montgomery, when asked about the big hit on Liljegren. “You know, making subtle plays that build the team game — and what he’s really good at, what we’ve Parched The Coyotes franchise has bid farewell to its home in Arizona, as well as to the team’s identity as it relocates to Salt Lake City under new ownership. It’s been a rather tortured existence for first the Winnipeg Jets (starting in 1979-80) and then the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (starting in 1996- 97). You can start with zero Stanley Cup Final appearances in 44 seasons and only one division title and one conference finals appearance (both in 2011- 12). You could also argue either home was the better for the team: the Jets reached the playoffs 11 times in 17 seasons, yet the Coyotes averaged 9 points better per season after moving. COMPILED BY SEAN SMITH WINNIPEG JETS PHOENIX/ARIZONA COYOTES 17 SEASONS 27 SEASONS 1,338 GAMES 2,142 GAMES 506 WINS 918 WINS 660 LOSSES 939 LOSSES 172 TIES 94 TIES 0 OT LOSSES 191 OT LOSSES 1,184 POINTS 2,121 POINTS 69.6 POINTS/SEASON 78.6 POINTS/SEASON 11 PLAYOFFS(64.7% OF SEASONS) 9 PLAYOFFS(33.3% OF SEASONS) 0 DIVISION TITLES 1 DIVISION TITLE BOTH: 0 CONFERENCE TITLES, 0 STANLEY CUP TITLES Kevin Paul Dupont Throwback Maroon could be a big factor noticed is, a lot like Nick Foligno, a lot of positive talk and a lot of reinforcement of the what the game plan is, he really grabs his linemates, both Beecher and Boqvist, positive reinforcement of what they’re going to do on the next shift, not what just happened.” THE INS AND OUTS Coaching changes for Sabres, Sharks Lindy Ruff is on his way back behind the Sabres bench. David Quinn is out as the Sharks’ bench boss. Round and round goes the NHL coaching merrygo-round. The harder one to digest is the Ruff redux in Buffalo, where he stood watch over what was once a formidable lineup backed by the otherworldly Dominik Hasek. Yes, we really are 25 years past the Sabres losing in Game 6 of the 1999 Cup Final vs. Dallas (with Brett Hull’s skate in the . . . oh, never mind). The Sabres are desperate for a franchise reboot. They have not not been in the playoffs since 2011, when Ruff was still their coach. Bringing him back now, at 64, has to feel so “yesterday” to a fan base aching for a better “tomorrow.” “He knows how to win,” said beleaguered Sabres owner Terry Pegula at Ruff’s re-intro press conference. “He knows how to take a team to another level.” OK, look, Ruff has been a solid NHL coach, and his Sabres teams made it to three other conference finals beyond Cup Final run in ‘99. His extended tours with Dallas and New Jersey (fired there just days before this year’s trade deadline) were decidedly unspectacular. The Sabres have some tantalizing young talent, including Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power, and ol’ Lindy is new-age enough to know you can’t treat the working help the way he was treated as a late-20th century defenseman for the Sabres. “You just can’t be yelling and screaming at players anymore,” he said at the press conference. But what Ruff has yet to prove in the new-age NHL is that he can connect with and motivate skilled kids who have yet to grasp the true grind of the game. No doubt he knows it all, but can he get them to believe it and buy in? If not, more pain ahead for the Crossed Swords. In San Jose, it had to be hard for general manager Mike Grier to send Quinn, a fellow Boston University Terrier, out the door (albeit with a year’s pay still coming). Quinn, 57, twice now has been left holding the whistle on clubs in the midst of massive roster transition. The circumstances were somewhat different with the Rangers than the Sharks, but in both instances his tools at hand made it difficult to compete. Grier’s plan from Day 1 was to strip down the lineup and start anew. He followed through, dumping pricey pieces such as Erik Karlsson (to Pittsburgh), Timo Meier (to New Jersey), and Tomas Hertl (now living a best life in Vegas). Grier obviously was not convinced, after two years of watching day to day, that Quinn was the right guy to lead the renaissance with a reworked lineup, one that still needs Grier to enhance greatly via free agency or trade. Next man up for the Sharks? How about two men? Ex-Sharks favorite Marco Sturm has spent the last two seasons as head coach at AHL Ontario (Calif.). Prior to there, Sturm, 45, spent four years as an assistant on the Kings’ staff. A smart play for Grier could be to reunite Claude Julien and Sturm, with Julien in charge and Sturm as associate coach. Sturm played three of his five seasons in Boston under Julien’s watch. They’d make a solid duo, ideally with Sturm ultimately transitioning to the top spot in 2-3 years with order restored. ETC. Pair of difficult losses for game Two humongous losses in the NHL world with the deaths in recent days of ex-referee Wally Harris and Canadian broadcasting legend Bob Cole. Harris, 88, worked in the game’s one-referee era and was a master for having the feel of the game — setting and defining the rulebook margins for the players, making clear what he would and would not tolerate in terms of penalties and general shenanigans. In those days, it was largely a league of shenanigans, with lots of fights, benchclearing brawls, and rivers of blood. Harris always held order. When Harris was “on the whistle,” games had pace, emotion, contact, everything there is to love about it, and players largely accepted and played within the parameters he set. If not, they cooled out in the penalty box or the shower — their choice. Games moved along. “Take the best players in the world and put them out on the ice,” Harris told the Los Angeles Times nearly a half-century ago, as NHL historian Dave Stubbs noted in his splendid Harris obituary on nhl.com. “If you don’t have a referee to run the show properly, you don’t have much of a game. If he called every infraction, you wouldn’t have many players on the ice or fans in the stands. If he let them go wild, it would be a riot. Being able to do the job right is rewarding.” Cole, 90, with his distinctive voice and delivery, entertained on par with, if not greater than, the games he covered. He had great reverence for the game and its players, his mere presence at the microphone lending a night’s aura to the event. Because he worked on Canadian TV, Cole’s reach in the US was minimized. The only comp that comes close would be those fortunate enough to have heard Vin Scully calling a World Series game. Because of the vast difference in the pace and emotion of the two sports, Cole had a faster, more exciting delivery, but the two were masters of the craft and consummate pros. Cole routinely dotted exciting moments with his trademark calls of “Oh, baby!” And in those most frenetic moments of sweet mayhem, with the puck ringing off the crossbar, big hits being dealt in the slot and along the boards, with players changing on the fly amid the chaos, Cole would blurt out, “Everything is happening!” It was perfection. Within hours of each other, two of the game’s classiest, most unique, and most talented performers — one on the ice and one above it — bid adieu. Fitting in some ways, and inexplicably sad for the millions who admired their work. Loose pucks On April 2, lost in another DNQ of a Sabres season, winger Jeff Skinner logged his 1,000th regular-season game. The ex-Hurricanes first-round pick (No. 7, 2010) is one of only 394 NHLers to reach the plateau. He also became the lone player in league history to reach 1,000 and yet to appear in a single playoff game. Acquired from Carolina in August 2018, the Sabres gave up a package that included the draft pick the Hurricanes used to select Pyotr Kochetkov, their No. 1 goalie much of the season. Skinner has three more years remaining on his deal, carrying a cap hit of $9 million. He turns 32 next month. Age and price tag make him tough to move, but it would be nice if he could land somewhere to get a taste of Stanley Cup play . . . Here come the Hawks! Ex-Chicago draft pick (No. 11, 2013) Robin Press, a 6-4 Swedish backliner, won the KHL Gagarin Cup this past week with Mettalurg Magnitogorsk (4-0 sweep over Lokomotiv). The 29-year-old right-shot also led his club in postseason points (3-14–17). Brilliant in net for Magnitogorsk: Ilya Nabokov, who yielded only three goals in the sweep. Nabokov, 21, is eligible for the June NHL draft and is ranked by Central Scouting as the second-best international goalie . . . The Bruins and Maple Leafs averaged a combined 112.33 hits in Games 1-3. Entering the weekend, that led the league, but by a very thin margin, ahead of Kings-Oilers (109.57) and Panthers-Lightning (109.52). On March 7, the night before the trade deadline, there were 12 NHL games, and the average combined hit count was 47.5 . . . Pat Maroon, for all his size, versatility, and truculence, never has had a payday bigger than the three-year deal (annual cap hit $2 million) that he signed with Anaheim for 2015-18. He went on to sign four shortterm deals covering the next six seasons, 2023-24 included, averaging $1.09 million . . . Along with coach David Quinn, the Sharks also fired head trainer Ray Tufts, who’d been on the ice-and-tape patrol for more than two decades. The Sharks lost a whopping 429 man games to injury this season . . . Oct. 26, 1980, I’m in the press box at Winnipeg Arena for Bruins vs. Jets, where the Bruins have blown a 6-4 lead with US Olympic hero Jim Craig in net. Harris is on the whistle, the Jets clinging to a 7-6 lead. Wayne Cashman, set up by Steve Kasper, cruises down the slot and pots the 7-7 equalizer with 3:44 to go. From high above ice level, it sure looks like Cashman gloves the puck and flings it by goalie Lindsay Middlebrook. Good goal, says Harris, and the night ends with Jets fans huffing and puffing their way out of the barn. The winks and giggles in the Bruins room confirm that Cashman got away with a sleight of hand. “Wally called it the way he called the rest of the game,” said Cashman, “and the fans didn’t object to that.” Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at [email protected]. MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF Pat Maroon of the Bruins hasn’t lost that chip on his shoulder.
C14 Sports B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND, GAME 4 Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 1 2 3 T Boston 120 3 Toronto 001 1 SUMMARY 1st period Time Team Scoring summary Status 15:09 Boston James van Riemsdyk (1) Assist: Mason Lohrei Boston, 1-0 Time Team Penalty detail 3:42 Boston Served by Morgan Geekie: 2 minutes for too many men on ice 7:48 Toronto Mitch Marner: 2 minutes for tripping 11:12 Boston Pat Maroon: 2 minutes for roughing 11:12 Toronto Joel Edmundson: 2 minutes for roughing 12:19 Boston Charlie McAvoy: 2 minutes for slashing 2nd period Time Team Scoring summary Status 8:20 Boston Brad Marchand (3) POWER PLAY Assists: Charlie McAvoy, Charlie Coyle Boston, 2-0 19:18 Boston David Pastrnak (2) Assists: Brad Marchand, Pavel Zacha Boston, 3-0 Time Team Penalty detail 7:23 Toronto Max Domi: 2 minutes for cross check 3rd period Time Team Scoring summary Status 5:43 Toronto Mitch Marner (1) Assists: Ilya Lyubushkin, Tyler Bertuzzi Boston, 3-1 Time Team Penalty detail 10:48 Toronto William Nylander: 2 minutes for holding 14:17 Boston David Pastrnak: 2 minutes for slashing INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS BRUINS Player G A +/- SOG MS Blk PIM Ht Tk Gv Shf TOI PPTOI SHTOI EVTOI FW-L Beecher............. 0 0 -1 111 000 0 15 7:52 0:01 0:32 7:19 1-6 Boqvist.............. 000 000 051 0 14 7:52 0:22 0:00 7:30 1-0 Carlo.................. 0001 230 101 30 23:06 0:15 3:23 19:28 0-0 Coyle................. 010 213 031 0 31 21:21 2:29 3:02 15:50 13-11 DeBrusk ............ 0001 130 401 23 17:35 1:57 1:51 13:47 0-0 Frederic ............ 0 0 +1 101 040 0 19 12:45 0:15 0:04 12:26 0-4 Geekie............... 0 0 -1 022 040 0 27 15:33 2:18 0:00 13:15 0-2 Heinen............... 0 0 +1 001 000 0 21 14:57 1:26 1:42 11:49 0-0 Lindholm........... 0 0 +1 112 000 1 30 21:11 0:17 2:45 18:09 0-0 Lohrei................ 010 121 010 0 24 17:36 0:39 0:47 16:10 0-0 Marchand......... 110 213 021 0 33 21:22 2:27 2:02 16:53 0-0 Maroon ............. 000 000 221 0 11 6:05 0:00 0:16 5:49 0-0 McAvoy............. 0 1 +2 212 231 0 34 25:20 3:21 1:50 20:09 0-0 Pastrnak ........... 1 0 +1 441 231 0 27 19:33 2:50 0:00 16:43 2-0 Shattenkirk ...... 0 0 -1 111 000 0 15 11:07 1:21 0:05 9:41 0-0 Swayman.......... 000 000 000 0 0 60:00 4:57 6:00 49:03 0-0 Wtherspon ....... 0001 030 110 24 18:04 0:00 3:11 14:53 0-0 Zacha ................ 0 1 +1 200 020 0 26 18:50 2:08 1:37 15:05 5-11 vnRimsdyk........ 1 0 +1 210 000 0 17 11:58 2:39 0:00 9:19 0-0 Goalie SA GA Saves Sv% TOI Rec. Swayman..................................................25 1 24 0.960 60:00 3-0-0 MAPLE LEAFS Player G A +/- SOG MS Blk PIM Ht Tk Gv Shf TOI PPTOI SHTOI EVTOI FW-L Benoit................ 000 011 020 0 25 13:53 0:01 1:41 12:11 0-0 Bertuzzi............. 010 300 041 0 23 20:02 2:37 0:00 17:25 0-0 Brodie................ 0 0 -2 202 021 0 25 17:10 0:11 2:36 14:23 0-0 Domi.................. 000 130 200 1 22 17:58 2:12 0:02 15:44 4-1 Edmundson...... 0 0 -1 3 0 127 0 1 25 17:26 0:04 2:42 14:40 0-0 Holmberg ......... 000 000 020 0 18 12:02 0:00 2:11 9:51 4-0 Jarnkrok............ 0001 200 100 23 12:28 1:57 2:24 8:07 0-0 Kampf ............... 0 0 -1 000 020 0 19 13:09 0:03 2:52 10:14 3-3 Knies ................. 0 0 -1 001 032 0 21 13:14 0:33 1:05 11:36 0-0 Lyubushkin....... 0 1 +1 1 2 109 0 1 26 17:31 0:00 0:40 16:51 0-0 Marner.............. 1 0 +1 300 210 0 25 22:19 3:54 1:09 17:16 1-0 Matthews ......... 0 0 -1 130 030 0 17 14:16 2:37 0:03 11:36 11-6 McCabe............. 0 0 -1 010 051 2 28 19:09 1:25 2:19 15:25 0-0 Nylander........... 000 300 221 0 24 22:24 3:56 0:00 18:28 2-1 Reaves .............. 0 0 -1 000 040 0 11 6:49 0:00 0:00 6:49 0-0 Rielly ................. 0 0 +1 3 2 007 1 1 27 25:48 3:40 0:04 22:04 0-0 Robertson......... 000 110 010 0 15 10:55 2:35 0:00 8:20 0-0 Samsonov......... 000 000 000 0 0 39:55 4:00 2:57 32:58 0-0 Tavares............. 000 310 072 0 23 19:12 3:22 0:00 15:50 9-11 Woll ................... 000 000 000 0 0 17:23 2:00 2:00 13:23 0-0 Goalie SA GA Saves Sv% TOI Rec. Samsonov.................................................17 3 14 0.824 39:55 1-3-0 Woll..............................................................505 1.000 17:23 0-0-0 SHOTS ON GOAL 123 T Boston 895 22 Toronto 799 25 POWER PLAY PPG PPO Boston 1 3 Toronto 0 3 Attendance: 19,256 (102.3% of 18,819) Time: 2:32 Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Pierre Lambert. Linesmen: Steve Barton, Kyle Flemington. Bruins 3, Maple Leafs 1 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GAME 4: BRUINS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 1 MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF Bruins captain Brad Marchand got the upper hand in this first-period collision with former teammate Tyler Bertuzzi. MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF With the Maple Leafs’ David Kampf (left) battling Brandon Carlo (25), goalie Jeremy Swayman made one of his 24 saves. the 37 games leading to faceoff in Game 4. The last time he really came out with the Pasta swagger was six weeks earlier, March 19, with his hat trick that helped pin a 6-2 loss on the lowly Senators. Like virtually every NHLer known for scoring prowess, Pastrnak is absolutely beaming when the puck is going in the net off his stick. His smile alone could deliver a puck to the top shelf. When his scoring temp gets chilled, there is no thermometer necessary to get a reading. His look alone says things are frosty. “I haven’t witnessed that with him — so far in the series,” coach Jim Montgomery mused late Saturday morning, following the club’s day-ofgame workout. “I just go back to [the playoffs] last year where, I think it was Game 5 [vs. the Pangoal in two games. Charlie Coyle collected a loose puck and circled a backhand pass to Charlie McAvoy, who hit Marchand on the left wing and the Boston captain sizzled one past Samsonov, who was at the top of his crease and left a gaping opening. With Leafs sniping at each other on the bench, the Bruins sniped another goal before the end of the period. Pavel Zacha pushed the puck into the Toronto zone while getting crushed at center ice and Marchand beat TJ Brodie to the puck to set up a two-on-none and he slid it to Pastrnak, who buried it for a 3-0 lead after two periods. “We’ve done a tremendous job on Pastrnak this series,” said Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe. “We lost our structure there.” Things got more daunting for the home team when Auston Matthews, who has scored 70 goals this season (playoffs included), couldn’t answer the bell for the third because of an illness. TORONTO — Rarely, if ever, do all a team’s parts work in synchronicity. When the Bruins are playing well and scoring goals, that typically means David Pastrnak has his name plastered all over the scoresheet. Good working order doesn’t always mean things go to order — but it finally began turning Pastrnak’s way here Saturday night in the Bruins’ 3-1 win over the Leafs that left the Bruins with a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven playoff series. Pasta isn’t perfect, but he is generally prolific. Over the last two regular seasons, the Bruins’ elite right winger scored 108 goals, second only to the Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews (109). His 223 points over that same stretch ranked fifth in the NHL, behind only Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, and Leon Draisaitl. Yet headed into Game 4 of the Boston-Toronto playoff series Pastrnak had been far from his intimidating, stick-smoking, point-producing self. His numbers were decent, respectable (1-2–3 in 3 games), but both assists came on empty-net goals, and his lone tally came in the Game 2 loss (3-2) at the Garden, his strike snapping a 1-1 tie late in the first period. It changed in Game 4. Pastrnak, with help from Brad Marchand, potted his second of the series with 42 seconds to go in the second, boosting the Bruins to a 3-0 lead over the Leafs. Pastrnak’s goal was the night’s jawbreaker, and possibly the series-maker, helping to propel the Bruins to a two-game lead in the series. The Leafs, their nerves frayed, now will have to sweep three games to continue their season. That work begins Tuesday night on Causeway St. For all his goal-scoring power and might, Pastrnak also had but one power-play strike across thers] and that maybe he was getting [down].” It was at that juncture last season, recalled Montgomery, that he pulled Pastrnak aside for a brief chat. “I grabbed him and said, ‘I want to talk to you,’ ” said Montgomery. “And he said, ‘I want to talk to you, I’m going to be good tonight.’ He had this big smile on his face. I don’t know if you remember Game 6, but he was pretty special that game. And you know, that’s the great thing about a creative person and offensive weapon like he is, that he believes in himself and he competes.” In Game 6, a 7-5 loss in Sunrise, Fla., Pastrnak connected for a pair of goals and landed a gamehigh seven shots on net. In Game 3 here on Wednesday, Pastrnak reverted more to elite form, squeezing off nine shot attempts (his high for the first three games) but landed only one on Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov. In Games 1-3, he totaled seven shots on net out of his total of 22 attempts. His average shots on goal (2.33) rated exactly half what he put up during the regular season (4.66) when his 382 total shots on net were second only to MacKinnon (405). “The last game,” recalled Montgomery, referring to his club’s 4-2 win on Wednesday night, “I thought he could have had a hat trick in the first period. He didn’t hit his spots. He’s going to hit his spots.” There was no missing his spot on the goal that made it 3-0. Pastrnak finished the night with four shots on net, squeezing off a total nine attempts. The Montgomery-Pastrnak communication dynamic is interesting. The coach’s recollection of Pastrnak sounding so confident prior to Game 5 a year ago was near identical to a similar conversation he noted the two had at their end-of-season exit meeting last spring after the series loss to the Panthers. In their farewell chat, before teammates Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci announced their retirements, Montgomery made clear to Pastrnak that things would be different in 2023-24, the coach presuming the two veteran pivots would choose to retire. “We’re going to need even more from ya,” Montgomery bluntly told Pastrnak, who finished the season with career highs in goals (61), assists (52), and points (113). In other words, nice job, kid, now give me more. “And he said to me,” noted Montgomery, “ ‘Don’t worry, I got it.’ ” Pastrnak finished the 2023-24 regular season with a line of 47-63–110. Overall, it was a slight dip, but Bergeron and Krejci spent the year pivoting only on rocking chairs, many rink lengths away from the winger who often cashed in their silken feeds. “Yeah, his confidence in our one-on-one meetings gives me confidence,” said Montgomery, providing the assembled media with the laugh of the morning at Scotiabank Arena. Not surprisingly, when asked what would be the key to Game 4, Montgomery pointed to the need for his club to generate “more Grade-A chances.” Pastrnak’s goal came on an A-plus-plus opportunity. Montgomery did not specifically declare that Pastrnak would have to help that cause, but come playoff time, certain truths must be taken as selfevident. Be it at even strength or on the power play, Job No. 1 for the Bruins will be to find ways for Pastrnak to shoot more, and for him to be the scoring force in this series that he has been the last two seasons and for the large part of his career of 674 regular-season games. For teams to succeed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the idiom goes, their best players must be their best players. Finally, in Game 4, the better version of David Pastrnak began to emerge. Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at [email protected]. The best of Pastrnak starting to show up Kevin Paul Dupont ON HOCKEY MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF Captain Brad Marchand celebrates after scoring a power-play goal in the second period that was the eventual game-winner. “You can see the confidence coming and when he makes a play like he did there, there’s not a lot of people that make those kinds of poised plays. That’s why he has so many goals in his career.” Goals have been hard to come for van Riemsdyk, who battled a lengthy illness over the second half of the season, which sapped his strength and cost him playing time. He last scored Feb. 17. “Definitely towards the second half of the year I felt a little snakebit at times,” he said. “I like to think I was saving ‘em for maybe these times in the playoffs, so I’ll definitely take it if that was the trade-off.” Van Riemsdyk’s goal had a negative effect not just on the fans, but on the Maple Leafs, as well. Sheldon Keefe’s club lacked the requisite fight over the first 40 minutes, falling behind, 3-0, before finally showing some spark. As the Bruin defenders were doing their thing, Max Domi did his thing — which is take undisciplined penalties. The Maple Leafs’ chief agitator landed an ill-advised crosscheck on David Pastrnak, who was engaged in a wall battle. The Bruins made it sting, with Marchand scoring his third uBRUINS Continued from Page C1 The Leafs did make a push, with Mitch Marner, who early was seen tossing his gloves on the bench in disgust, scoring on a backhander to make it 3-1. The Bruins clamped down, however, with semi-surprise starter Jeremy Swayman (24 saves) leading the way. “Excellent,” was how Swayman described Boston’s resolve. “And I think what’s the most special part about it is that we weren’t satisfied and that’s really special for a group to have that edge, have that jam and that juice of not being satisfied with their game and understanding that it’s going to take more in this first round.” Boston finds itself in a similar spot as last season, when it held a 3-1 lead in its first-round series against Florida before losing three straight games. Though Marchand was quick to point out that last year ’s squad has no bearing on this team, Montgomery is eager to see if his team can continue to stay in the moment. “Well, there’s a lot of guys in our roo m tha t h a v e g on e through it just a little while ago and it hurt,” said Montgomery. “We’re going to see how much we’ve learned because we’ll see by our start [Tuesday].” Jim McBride can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @globejimmcbride. Bruins’ stars put Leafs on edge
APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Sports C15 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GAME 4: BRUINS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 1 Eastern Conference NY RANGERS VS. WASHINGTON Rangers lead series, 3-0 Sunday, April 21 At NY Rangers 4...............Washington 1 Tuesday, April 23 At NY Rangers 4...............Washington 3 Friday, April 26 NY Rangers 3...............at Washington 1 Schedule Sunday at Washington..........................8 *Wednesday at NY Rangers............TBA *Friday at Washington.....................TBA *Sunday, May 5 at NY Rangers......TBA FLORIDA VS. TAMPA BAY Panthers lead series, 3-1 Sunday, April 21 At Florida 3.........................Tampa Bay 2 Tuesday, April 23 At Florida 3................Tampa Bay 2 (OT) Thursday, April 25 Florida 5.........................at Tampa Bay 3 Saturday, April 27 At Tampa Bay 6.........................Florida 3 Schedule Monday at Florida..................................7 *Wednesday at Tampa Bay.............TBA *Saturday, May 4 at Florida............TBA CAROLINA VS. NY ISLANDERS Hurricanes lead series, 3-1 Saturday, April 20 At Carolina 3...................NY Islanders 1 Monday, April 22 At Carolina 5...................NY Islanders 3 Thursday, April 25 Carolina 3....................at NY Islanders 2 Saturday, April 27 At NY Islanders 3.......Carolina 2 (2OT) Schedule Tuesday at Carolina..........................7:30 *Thursday at NY Islanders..............TBA *Saturday, May 4 at Carolina.........TBA Western Conference WINNIPEG VS. COLORADO Avalanche lead series, 2-1 Sunday, April 21 At Winnipeg 7........................Colorado 6 Tuesday, April 23 Colorado 5........................at Winnipeg 2 Friday, April 26 At Colorado 6........................Winnipeg 2 Schedule Sunday at Colorado..........................2:30 Tuesday at Winnipeg........................TBA *Thursday at Colorado....................TBA *Saturday, May 4 at Winnipeg.......TBA EDMONTON VS. LOS ANGELES Oilers lead series, 2-1 Monday, April 22 At Edmonton 7.................Los Angeles 4 Wednesday, April 24 Los Angeles 5........at Edmonton 4 (OT) Friday, April 26 Edmonton 6.................at Los Angeles 1 Schedule Sunday at Los Angeles.................. 10:30 Wednesday at Edmonton................TBA *Friday at Los Angeles.....................TBA *Sunday, May 5 at Edmonton.........TBA VANCOUVER VS. NASHVILLE Canucks lead series, 2-1 Sunday, April 21 At Vancouver 4......................Nashville 2 Tuesday, April 23 Nashville 4......................at Vancouver 1 Friday, April 26 Vancouver 2......................at Nashville 1 Schedule Sunday at Nashville...............................5 Tuesday at Vancouver.........................10 *Friday at Nashville..........................TBA *Sunday, May 5 at Vancouver........TBA DALLAS VS. VEGAS Golden Knights lead series, 2-0 Monday, April 22 Vegas 4....................................at Dallas 3 Wednesday, April 24 Vegas 3....................................at Dallas 1 Saturday, April 27 Dallas..........................................at Vegas Schedule Monday at Vegas..............................TBA *Wednesday at Dallas......................TBA *Friday at Vegas................................TBA *Sunday, May 5 at Dallas................TBA * If necessary Results, schedules LIGHTNING 6, PANTHERS 3 Florida......................................... 030 — 3 Tampa Bay................................. 312 — 6 First period — 1. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 4 (Point, Hagel), 8:54 (pp). 2. Tampa Bay, Hagel 2 (Hedman), 12:09. 3. Tampa Bay, Point 2 (Kucherov, Hedman), 15:07. Penalties — Tkachuk, Fla (tripping), 2:40. Kulikov, Fla (high stick), 8:14. Motte, TB (interference), 10:18. Barkov, Fla (roughing), 13:48. Paul, TB (roughing), 13:48. Second period — 4. Florida, Verhaeghe 3 (Tkachuk, Lundell), 4:17. 5. Tampa Bay, Hagel 3 (Sergachev, Cirelli), 9:40. 6. Florida, Reinhart 3 (Montour, Tkachuk), 11:10. 7. Florida, Ekman-Larsson 1 (Rodrigues, Luostarinen), 14:33. Penalties — Luostarinen, Fla (high stick), 8:35. Kucherov, TB (interference), 9:09. Third period — 8. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 5 (Kucherov, Point), 9:34. 9. Tampa Bay, Paul 2 (Kucherov, Hedman), 16:22 (pp). Penalties — Forsling, Fla (tripping), 15:47. Montour, Fla (cross check), 16:00. Ekman-Larsson, Fla (slashing), 19:35. Jeannot, TB (roughing), 19:35. Mikkola, Fla (slashing), 20:00. Shots on goal — Florida 5-15-5 — 25. Tampa Bay 14- 8-10 — 32. Power plays — Florida 0-2; Tampa Bay 2-5. Goalies — Florida, Bobrovsky 3-1-0 (32 shots-26 saves). Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 1-3-0 (25 shots-22 saves). Referees — Jean Hebert, Garrett Rank. Linesmen — Kiel Murchison, Brandon Gawryletz. A — 19,092 (19,092). T — 2:37. ISLANDERS 3, HURRICANES 2 Carolina..............................10100 — 2 NY Islanders......................01101 — 3 First period — 1. Carolina, Jarvis 2 (Guentzel), 8:00 (pp). Penalties — Lee, NYI (tripping), 7:14. Second period — 2. NY, Barzal 1 (Pelech, Horvat), 10:10. Penalties — Dobson, NYI (slashing), 11:48. Aho, Car (tripping), 20:00. Third period — 3. NY, Pageau 1 (Dobson, Lee), 1:38 (pp). 4. Carolina, Noesen 2 (Teravainen, Necas), 14:08 (pp). Penalties — Dobson, NYI (cross check), 3:24. Slavin, Car (delay of game), 10:32. Bortuzzo, NYI (hooking), 13:34. Overtime — None. Penalties — Guentzel, Car (roughing), 20:00. Lee, NYI (roughing), 20:00. Pelech, NYI (roughing), 20:00. Orlov, Car (elbowing), 20:00. Second overtime — 5. NY, Barzal 2 (Bortuzzo, Horvat), 1:24. Penalties — None. Shots on goal — Carolina 8-13-5-17-1 — 44. NY 6-8- 11-9-1 — 35. Power plays — Carolina 2-4; NY 1-2. Goalies — Carolina, Andersen 3-1-0 (35 shots-32 saves). NY, Varlamov 1-2-0 (44 shots-42 saves). Referees — Eric Furlatt, Trevor Hanson. Linesmen — Jonny Murray, Andrew Smith. A — 17,255 (17,113). T — 3:29. OILERS 6, KINGS 1 Friday night game Edmonton................................... 312 — 6 Los Angeles................................ 010 — 1 First period — 1. Edmonton, Hyman 5 (Ekholm), 6:42. 2. Edmonton, Draisaitl 2 (Kane, Nurse), 15:36. 3. Edmonton, McDavid 1 (Bouchard, Draisaitl), 18:34 (pp). Penalties — Kempe, LA (holding), 1:15. Ekholm, Edm (hooking), 4:11. Bouchard, Edm (hooking), 9:45. Doughty, LA (slashing), 18:24. Second period — 4. Los Angeles, Doughty 2 (Byfield, Anderson), 5:32. 5. Edmonton, Kane 1 (Ceci, NugentHopkins), 7:39. Penalties — Draisaitl, Edm (hooking), 12:06. Third period — 6. Edmonton, Hyman 6 (McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins), 6:37 (pp). 7. Edmonton, Draisaitl 3 (McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins), 12:38 (pp). Penalties — Kane, Edm, major (fighting), 5:19. Desharnais, Edm (roughing), 5:19. Englund, LA, major (fighting), 5:19. Kopitar, LA (roughing), 5:19. Kempe, LA (roughing), 5:19. Englund, LA (illegal check to the head minor), 5:19. Kopitar, LA (roughing), 5:19. McLeod, Edm (roughing), 8:24. Kulak, Edm (roughing), 10:43. Bouchard, Edm (roughing), 10:43. Dubois, LA (misconduct), 10:43. Dubois, LA, double minor (roughing), 10:43. Byfield, LA (roughing), 10:43. Bouchard, Edm (misconduct), 12:15. Anderson, LA (slashing), 12:15. Kane, Edm (misconduct), 12:54. Doughty, LA (misconduct), 12:54. Foegele, Edm (interference on the goaltender), 14:08. Fiala, LA (tripping), 18:30. Foegele, Edm (tripping), 19:37. Shots on goal — Edm. 16-10-14 — 40. LA 8-10-10 — 28. Power plays — Edm. 3-8; LA 0-5. Goalies — Edmonton, Skinner 2-1-0 (28 shots-27 saves). Los Angeles, Talbot 1-2-0 (40 shots-34 saves). Referees — Chris Rooney, Peter MacDougall. Linesmen — Bryan Pancich, Jesse Marquis. A — 18,145 (18,230). T — 2:41. MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF Maple Leafs left wing Matthew Knies laid out Mason Lohrei during the second period, but the Bruins dropped the biggest blows with two goals in the frame. ASSOCIATED PRESS Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the Islanders beat the Hurricanes, 3-2, in Game 4 in New York on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round playoff series. Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and Semyon Varlamov stopped 42 shots — including 18 in the overtimes — to help the Islanders stave off elimination. “Our mindset was really good,” Islanders coach Patrick Roy said. “Guys were determined to find a way to fight to win this hockey game. . . . It was a team effort. It was about our D played a strong game and we were very good defensively, we were very good offensively.” Varlamov stopped a shot by Jordan Staal in the opening minute of the second overtime. The Islanders’ Robert Bortuzzo then fired a shot from the point that deflected in off Barzal’s stick for the win. “A great shot by Bobby to just find a lane and throw it in an area where there’s some bodies,” Barzal said. “And a lucky bounce.” Bortuzzo said he knew the puck went in when he heard the crowd erupt. “You didn’t hear anything and then you hear the roar,” he said. “I have not been part of a moment like this. It’s a moment I will remember.” It was the Islanders’ first overtime goal in the playoffs since Anthony Beauvillier in Game 6 of 2021 Eastern Conference finals against Tampa Bay in the final game at the Nassau Coliseum. “We live to see another day,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said. “We got one to go for us. Our guys worked for it for sure.” Seth Jarvis and Stefan Noesen scored and Frederik Andersen finished with 33 saves for Carolina, which is seeking to advance to the second round for the fifth time in six years. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C. Stamkos sparks Lightning Steven Stamkos scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series and the Lightning avoided elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Panthers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff matchup in Tampa. Game 5 is Monday night at Florida. Only four times in 206 tries has an NHL team rebounded from a 3-0 deficit to win a series. Stamkos opened the scoring during the Lightning’s three-goal first period and helped ease Florida’s sustained pressure during the opening half of the third period with his goal at 9:34 that gave Tampa Bay a 5-3 lead. Nicholas Paul added a goal during a 5-on-3 power-play goal with 3:38 to go. Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist, and Brayden Point added a goal and two assists for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves, with Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman both getting three assists. Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev was a surprise addition to the Lightning lineup after being out since having surgery on his left leg on Feb. 8 to stabilize a broken tibia and fibula. He had an assist. Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots. Stamkos, Hagel, and Point scored 6:13 apart in the first to make it 3-0. Hagel had a short-handed goal. Jets’ Dillon stitched up Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon is considered day-to-day after receiving stitches in his left hand where he was apparently cut by a skate blade. The Jets face Colorado in Game 4 on Sunday in a first-round series the Avalanche lead 2-1. Dillon suffered the laceration after the final horn of Colorado’s 6-2 win Friday, when several players were involved in a fight. Soon after, Dillon skated toward the locker room holding his bleeding hand. There was blood on the ice and on the back of Avalanche forward Brandon Duhaime’s jersey. “Our doctors did a fantastic job of stitching [Dillon] up. There’s no damage and that’s the most important thing,” Jets coach Rick Bowness said. “So, we’ll keep him as day-to-day.” NOTEBOOK Barzal strikes in double OT to keep Islanders alive By Jim McBride GLOBE STAFF TORONTO — Parker Wotherspoon’s adrenaline was pumping pretty good prior to his first career playoff appearance Wednesday. After his initial shift, the Bruins defenseman needed his blood to start pumping as well. Wotherspoon dropped to the ice in pain after absorbing Joel Edmundson’s stinging slapper to his left leg near the right faceoff dot. As teammates Trent Frederic and Danton Heinen checked in on him, Wotherspoon told them to hold off on calling the trainers. He just needed a moment to gather himself. “I couldn’t move there for a second, so I was like, ‘Oh man, first shift,’ " Wotherspoon said ahead of Saturday’s 3-1 Game 4 win that gave Boston a 3-1 lead over Toronto in the best-of-seven first-round series. “I couldn’t believe it, but I just needed some blood to rush to it and then I was good to go.” Wotherspoon shook it off on the bench and logged 19:10 of ice time Wednesday, blocking three shots and delivering three hits in Boston’s 4-2 win. “It was a fun game,” he said. “We got the win, so that was huge. Personally, I just need to get a little more comfortable in there and play with more confidence and having that first one under your belt helps a lot.” After the game, Wotherspoon was presented with the unofficial ‘Player of the Game,’ jacket, a much-coveted oldschool classic leather number that went to Johnny Beecher after Game 1. “It was awesome. It’s great. It’s a out after the club acquired Peeke at the trade deadline. Because the Bruins defensive corps is deep, Wotherspoon said he always prepared as if his number would be called. “I’m not trying to think too much because I just know my instincts will take over and when I play my game, I’m confident in what I can do. I just keep it simple,” he said. “We’re all here to win, so it doesn’t really matter. The big thing was just staying ready. I think everyone does a pretty good job of that around here.” Wotherspoon plays a physical game with an understated snarl. He doesn’t shy away from sticking his nose into any situation, particularly when opponents come sniffing around the crease. He’ll pin a guy against the boards at any point, including during those post-whistle dust-ups. He also played a pivotal role on the penalty kill, playing nearly four minutes as the Bruins blanked the Maple Leafs (0 for 5). Toronto is 1 for 14 on the power play after going 0 for 3 in Game 4. “Honestly they just have a lot of firepower, so we’re just trying to take away as much as possible, get in those lanes, force bad shots as much as you can,” said Wotherspoon, whose parents were on hand for Saturday night’s game. “Obviously, they’re going to get their chances, it’s really just about limiting those.” Nylander good to go William Nylander made his series debut after the Maple Leafs star winger (40 goals, 98 points) missed the first three games, reportedly because of migraine headaches, though he refused to confirm that to reporters — “that’s personal,” he said. “He’s a key player for their team,” said Shattenkirk. “He’s lethal. He can score [and] make plays. He gives added firepower to those top two lines. He’s someone that you definitely have to worry about and have to plan for. We’re certainly aware of that and know what he can do. We have to make it as uncomfortable as possible for him.” Nylander, who had three shots in 18:28 of ice time, bumped Connor Dewar to the sideline, while defenseman TJ Brodie also played his first game of the series in place of Timothy Liljegren. Maple Leafs defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin was in the lineup after spending 30 hours in California for the birth of his daughter, Stephania. Sticking with Swayman Bruins coach Jim Montgomery changed up his goalie rotation and went with Jeremy Swayman in net after his 28-save performance in Game 3. After making 24 saves Saturday, Swayman has seven straight wins against the Maple Leafs, including four 30-plus save performances . . . The rest of the Bruins lineup remained the same as Game 3 . . . Wingers Jakub Lauko and Justin Brazeau, defensemen Matt Grzelcyk and Derek Forbort, and goalie Brandon Bussi worked out well after the morning skate with assistant coach John McLean . . . Song of the night: “Never Gonna Give You Up (Escape from Newton Mix),” by Rick Astley. Jim McBride can be reached at [email protected]. great honor. Feels good,” said Wotherspoon. While he acknowledged there were some pregame butterflies, he got over them quickly. “There were some nerves for sure, this is real-deal hockey,” he said. “I was definitely nervous, but exciting nerves, nothing like scary nerves.” Wotherspoon was paired with Kevin Shattenkirk and said the veteran was a calming presence before and during the game. “He had a few good words for me and he’s so easy to play with,” said Wotherspoon. “I know he’s going to be there for me if I messed up. And same thing, we have a good relationship off the ice. So, he’s, he’s been through it all. He’s won a Cup. He’s a beauty too, I love him.” Wotherspoon is being counted on to help fill the void and the minutes of Andrew Peeke, who was injured in Game 2 and is not expected back for this series. It’s an ironic twist because Wotherspoon often found himself the odd man Boston leads series, 3-1 Saturday, April 20 At Boston 5.............................................Toronto 1 Monday, April 22 Toronto 3..............................................at Boston 2 Wednesday, April 24 Boston 4..............................................at Toronto 2 Saturday, April 27 Boston 3..............................................at Toronto 1 Schedule Tuesday at Boston.............7 p.m. (NESN, ESPN) *Thursday at Toronto.......................TBA (NESN) *Saturday, May 4 at Boston............TBA (NESN) * If necessary Bruins vs. Maple Leafs BRUINS NOTEBOOK Wotherspoon gets fast feel for playoffs
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APR I L 28, 2024 B o s t o n S u n d a y G l o b e Sports C17 the bad stuff on the evil Hoodie. The first big moment of New England’s football rebuild came Thursday night when the Patriots used the third pick of the 2024 draft to select Maye, a 21-year-old North Carolina quarterback with a big arm and lots of energy. By almost every NCAA measure (always imprecise), Maye was the best quarterback available after Heisman winners Caleb Williams (2022) and Jayden Daniels (2023) were taken 1 and 2, respectively, by the Bears and Commanders. Maye is without a doubt a safe pick. And it’s clear the Patriots resisted the risky urge to trade down and draft J.J. McCarthy or Michael Penix Jr. But who made the ultimate decision? Was it 42-year-old Eliot Wolf, who still does not have the official title of general manager? Was it new coach Jerod Mayo, a former linebacker with zero head coaching experience? Was it a collection of Patriots front office veterans? My money is on owners Bob and Jonathan Kraft. There’s much ambiguity regarding who is running the team these days, and the Patriot Media Cartel has been working overtime to assure us Jonathan Kraft — an obvious candidate to take over now that Belichick has been fired — is not calling the shots. Sorry. Not buying. Maye feels very much like an ownership selection. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Most likely we’ll never know (like the Malcolm Butler question). Maye is unlikely to be the starter early in the 2024 season. He’ll likely be brought along slowly, studying the craft behind career backup Jacoby Brissett. The Patriots don’t have the O-line protection or offensive weaponry needed to support a kid quarterback. But make no mistake, as New England’s highest draft pick in 30 years, Maye is the future of the franchise. If things work out well, the Krafts can rightfully take credit for this selection. But if Maye fails like Tony Eason or Mac Jones, Wolf is teed up to get all the blame. In 2024, this is what has come to be known as the Patriot Way. Nobody cares about PR the way the Patriots care about PR. The Globe’s Nicole Yang on Thursday asked, “Eliot, how would you characterize the Krafts’ influence throughout this process?” “They’ve been very supportive throughout,” said Wolf. “It helps that Jerod and I have been on the same page for almost everything so far . . . “We’re all working together. It’s not just Jerod and I. Obviously, Matt Groh, Alonso Highsmith in my department, and a bunch of other people that are working their tails off. Richard Miller, Brian Smith, Steve Cargile. We’re all working together and we’re all excited about the opportunity that’s presented to us.” At this hour, they love The Drake. The Krafts had no comment. Bob was on the Gillette field for a photo op with Maye on Friday, but the Globe was told ownership will not be taking questions. R Quiz: Jayson Tatum has made more playoff 3-pointers than any other Celtic. He had 224 coming into this spring. Name four other Celtics who made 200 postseason threes (answer below). R The Red Sox starting rotation has been outstanding thus far (1.73 ERA through 23 games), but at what cost? According to stat man Bill Chuck, Sox starters went into Thursday having thrown only 192 four-seam fastballs, by far the fewest in MLB. The average MLB team had thrown 675 fourseamers. Meanwhile, four of Boston’s six starters — Lucas Giolito, Nick Pivetta, Garrett Whitlock, and Brayan Bello — were on the IL a week before the end of April. Is it possible that all this breaking stuff takes a toll? Or is this just bad luck? R Remember this, Sox fans: Wilyer Abreu is a Chaim Bloom acquisition. R When things are easy, nobody looks better than the Celtics. How do we like them in close games? R Has there been an NBA champion with three players who were teammates on an NCAA champ? The 2023-24 Knicks have Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart, who won a championship together at Villanova in 2016. The Celtics for many years had Bill Russell uSHAUGHNESSY Continued from Page C1 and K.C. Jones, who won back-to-back NCAAs for San Francisco. Celtic champions John Havlicek and Larry Siegfried were teammates on Ohio State’s 1960 NCAA champs. Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Lucius Allen won two NCAA championships at UCLA and the NBA title with the Bucks in 1971. Others? R Hope you were watching when the Knicks stunned the 76ers at Madison Square Garden Monday night. It was an instant classic, even if the NBA admitted that officials missed a couple of calls that badly burned Philadelphia. If the Celtics play the Knicks in the conference finals, who gets to write “Tom Thibodeau, the Salem State Years”? R Love the new nickname for Brian Scalabrine: Code Red. R Bert Bell, father of former Patriots general manager Upton Bell, invented the NFL draft in 1936, and the initial meat market was staged at the Ritz-Carlton on South Broad Street in Philadelphia on Feb. 8. Back in ’36, it was just nine NFL reps (Bell was there as owner of the Eagles) in a hotel room, and the 2-9 Eagles had the first pick, who turned out to be University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger, who wanted too much money ($1,000 per game!) and opted for a career as a foam rubber salesman. Bell went on to become the NFL’s first commissioner in 1946 and incorporated television into the NFL landscape. R See-no-evil Channel 4 and the Patriots have renewed their partnership through the 2030 season. Oh, joy! Another six seasons of hard-hitting stuff from Soldiers Field Road. R Someday, when he is managing in a new location, Alex Cora is going to admit he was trolling us with some of the lineup choices he’s made with his depleted (and abandoned by ownership) roster. My favorite was Pablo Reyes taking over for Triston Casas at cleanup in Pittsburgh. R Turnover Dept.: Barcelona native Jordi Fernández is the Nets’ fifth head coach since Kenny Atkinson was fired during the 2019-20 season. R Tyler Kepner of The Athletic notes that there have been 448 sets of brothers to play major league baseball, but Al and Mark Leiter are the first set to produce MLB sons — Mark Jr., a Cubs reliever, and Jack (No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft), who made his major league debut for the Rangers last Friday (Jack Leiter was optioned back to Triple A after a rough outing). R Will the Orioles have the American League Rookie of the Year for a second straight season? It was Gunnar Henderson last year (Baltimore catcher Adley Rutschman was runner-up in 2022) and now — while second baseman Jackson Holliday has been demoted to Triple A — keep an eye on outfielder Colton Cowser, who knocked in 10 runs when the Orioles swept the Sox at Fenway earlier this month. R According to ESPN, 14 of Deion Sanders’s scholarship players have entered the transfer portal since the spring window opened. That’s on top of the 12 who put their names into the database between November and March. Must be time for “60 Minutes” to do another shameless puff piece on Coach Prime. R Sean McDonough is one of the best play-byplay guys of all time, and it’s a treat to hear him doing Bruins playoff games for ESPN. R Red Sox Nation was stunned last weekend by the sudden loss of 54-year-old Dave McCarty, who died of a heart event in California a week after being in Boston to celebrate with his 2004 teammates. McCarty didn’t play a huge role with the ’04 Sox, but he was a wonderful guy who had a couple of interesting appearances that season. When the Sox were smoked by the Jays, 10-5, in their home opener, new manager Terry Francona was hooted for using first baseman McCarty on the mound in the ninth inning. Some fans felt the novice skipper must be unprepared if he has a position player pitching in the first home game of the season. In midseason, the lefthanded McCarty played second base as part of Francona’s fiveman infield in the infamous July 1 loss at Yankee Stadium (the night Derek Jeter dived into the stands while Nomar Garciaparra sulked on the Boston bench). R Quiz answer: Paul Pierce (219), Marcus Smart (208), Jaylen Brown (206 coming into this spring), and Ray Allen (206). In 164 playoff games, Larry Bird “the 3-point king” made 80 3- pointers out of 249 attempts. Dan Shaughnessy is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @dan_shaughnessy. Drafting Maye feels like an ownership decision MICHAEL DWYER/ASSOCIATED PRESS In Pittsburgh, Alex Cora had Pablo Reyes take over for Triston Casas hitting cleanup. WINSLOW TOWNSON FOR THE GLOBE There wasn’t much elbow room at the start of the MTSCA Division 4 girls’ 4 x 800 relay. ASSOCIATED PRESS Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair shot a 12-under 60 in betterball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich C lassic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event. At 23-under 193, Fishburn and Blair had a one-stroke lead over Luke List and Henrik Norlander, with the Irish duo of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry — tied for the lead after each of the first two rounds — two strokes back. Fishburn and Blair, both winless on the PGA Tour, have been playing gol f toge ther since their junior high school days in Ogden, Utah. “It’s kind of why you’re out here playing, is to have opportunities like this,” Blair said. “I’ve been out here a handful of years now, so I know that they don’t come that often, and so we’ll do our best to go take advantage of it.” Fishburn had three birdies and an eagle on the first five holes at wind-swept TPC Louisiana, where the wind gusted to 25 m.p.h. Windy conditions are also expected for Sunday’s alternate-shot finale. List and Norlander had a 62. List eagled the second and 11th holes. “We just got in a really good rhythm early,” Norlander said. “I felt like we were both hitting fairways. Not necessarily hitting it really close, but it felt like early we had two chances on every hole.” McIlroy and Lowry shook off a slow start to birdie seven of their last 12 holes. They shot 64 to join Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard, who also had a 64, at 21 under. Canadians Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin topped the group at 20 under. “Look, it was a tough day,” McIlroy said. “Birdies were a little harder to come by today than they were on Thursday in the better-ball format. I think today was about staying patient knowing that the course was going to present some opportunities.” Fishburn and Blair were a stroke off the tourney record. LPGA — Grace Kim stumbled t o a 5-over 76 in the third round of the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship — and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day a t W ilshire Countr y C lub, which saw tricky wind conditions. Four strokes ahead entering the day after rounds of 64 and 66, Kim was tied with fellow Australian Hannah Green, the d e fending champion who saved par with a 12-footer on the par-3 18th for a 70. They were at 7-under 206. LIV — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele , 44, shot an 8-under 64 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Danny Lee after two rounds of the LIV Tour’s Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia. GOLF ROUNDUP Fishburn, Blair lead at Zurich By Matty Wasserman GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Even with star senior Carmen Luisi sidelined because of injury, Holliston’s girls’ track team entered Saturday’s Division 4 state relays brimming with confidence. The Panthers, who won both the indoor state relays and divisional meet, have been among Division 4’s top teams for years — but without Luisi, they needed a near-perfect effort everywhere else. By a margin of less than half a point, they got it done. Behind victories in the distance medley (13:04.18) and 4x1,600-meter relay (22:51.56), and placing scores in 11 of 15 events, Holliston (50.48 points) captured the relay titl e a t Dracut High School, edging out runner-up Newburyport (50 points). “We were kind of rising to the occasion,” said Holliston coach Jennifer Moreau. “[Luisi] is suffering from an injury right now, but she has our support. We were trying to bring this home for her.” One of the top distance runners in the state, the Syracusebound Luisi also missed last outdoor track season with a stress fracture in her foot, and did not finish the cross-country divisional meet in November after entering as the race favorite. But in her absence, Holliston’s distance unit persisted. Juniors Maggie Kuchman and Annabelle Lynch led both the winning distance medley and 4x1600 relays, as well as the 4x800 (10:06.86), placed third. H ollis ton also g ot jus t enough from the field events, placing third in shot put behind freshman Reis Pirelli’s meetbest individual throw (32 feet, 2¼ inches). The razor-thin victory was sealed with a sixthplace finish in discus, the meet’s final event. “We know that we can push each other, and it’s especially important to come together during relays ,” Kuchman said. “We’re all working toward the same goal and all of those points matter, and everyone had to be great today to get it done.” On the boys’ side, it was business-as-usual for Wakefield, which rolled to victory (82 points) over runner-up Burlington (72 points) behind top-three finishes in seven events. Like Holliston, the victory came on the heels of the Warriors’ indoor wins in both the state relays and divisional meet. Wakefield’s lone victory came in pole vault, scoring 18 points behind a tie for first by juniors Ryan Hogan and Henry Brown (10 feet). “I think this is the toughest meet to win, because there’s so much logistics that goes into it,” said coach Ruben Reinoso. “You have to make sure that you get the right combination for every event . . . our kids obviously answered and it was a huge win for our program.” Division 5 relays — The North Reading girls once again jumped past the field at the MSTCA Division 5 state relays on Saturday by dominating the field events, including sweeping all three jumping events at Seekonk High School. The Hornet s won s even events and finished with 89 points to hold off Weston, which won five events on the track and totaled 65.38 points. Norwell was a distant third with 39. “It’s something that we know at the beginning of the year that that’s a place where we’re going to do well, whether it’s at this meet, the state level,” said North Reading coach Sotirios Pintzopoulos, whose team is a perfect 3 for 3 since the creation of Division 5 and h av e won eight straight relays. “We’ve had that be a focal point in our program for over a decade. Sprints, jumps, hurdles have kind of been our thing, but we have some great throwers now, too.” Callie MacLellan (5 feet, 2¼ inches) and Abigail Lilley (5¼) went 1-2 in the high jump, Madison Vant (17-6) and Giuliana Ligor (16-6½) went 2-3 in the long jump and Vant (34-4) and Georgia Robarts (33-9¼) went 2-3 in the triple jump. Vant was edged out both times by Norwell’s Liliana MacDonald, who took the top spot in the long jump (18-4¼) and the triple (38¼). North Reading throwers claimed 28 of a possible 30 points with wins in the discus and javelin and a second-place showing in the shot put. Lilley was third in the discus (107-11) and fift h i n the sho t put (32-3½), while Sabrina Mini was second in the javelin (98-2) and ninth in the discus (90-06). The Weston boys started with the lead after getting 14 points from the pole vault and never looked back, winning with 85 points. East Bridgewater was the runner-up with 56. “The kids just competed really hard the whole day, and that’s what I always tell them,” said Wildcats coach John Monz. On the track, Weston got wins from the 4x100 (43.39), 4x800 (8:30.61) and 4x1600 (19:14.38), while taking second in the 4x400 and 4x200, losing by 11-hundredths of a second to Dighton-Rehoboth. Globe correspondent Keith Pearson reported from Seekonk. MSTCA DIVISION 4 AND 5 STATE RELAYS Relays dominated by repeats N. Reading girls win 8th straight
C18 Sports B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 Schools BASEBALL Austin Prep 14..........Hamden Hall CD 5 Worcester Acad. 8........Dexter South. 4 CAPE & ISLANDS St. John Paul II 3................Barnstable 1 CAPE ANN Ham.-Wenham 8.................Amesbury 3 Lynnfield 4...........................N. Reading 2 Manchester 12.......................Rockport 7 Newburyport 9...................Essex Tech 6 Triton 2..................................Pentucket 0 DUAL COUNTY Wayland 11...............Concord-Carlisle 8 ISL Nobles 3......................................Thayer 0 St. Mark’s 3.......................Belmont Hill 0 Tabor 9..........................................BB&N 8 MAYFLOWER Tri-County 7................................Diman 3 PATRIOT Scituate 9............................Silver Lake 4 SOUTH SHORE Rockland 11.....................................Hull 9 NONLEAGUE Carver 4................................Nantucket 1 Carver 7................................Nantucket 4 Durfee 3....................................Taunton 2 Framingham 9............................Oxford 5 Grafton 14...............................Nashoba 6 Lowell Cath. 6............Dover-Sherborn 5 Malden Cath. 12...............Bp. Fenwick 4 Minuteman 11...........Muniz Academy 1 Norwell 6....................Plymouth South 4 Pingree 16......................Wheeler (R.I.) 3 St. John’s (S) 6......................Westboro 4 Tewksbury 9......................Winchester 1 Westford 20..............................Billerica 2 LACROSSE BOYS EIL Portsmouth Abbey 18............Berwick 3 ISL Belmont Hill 23....................St. Mark’s 4 Middlesex 13....St. Sebastian’s 12 (OT) Tabor 13........................................BB&N 3 MIDDLESEX Arlington 10.............................Belmont 5 SOUTH SHORE Norwell 20........................................Hull 1 NONLEAGUE Acton-Boxboro 13.................Andover 12 Bedford (N.H.) 17..................Westford 9 BC High 15.............................Falmouth 7 Brookline 10........................Cambridge 9 Concord-Carlisle 6....N’buryport 5 (OT) Dracut 4.....................................Grafton 2 Hingham 8.................Pinkerton (N.H.) 4 Lincoln-Sudbury 13............Marshfield 6 Longmeadow 18...........Newton North 2 Malden 10....................................Lowell 2 Milton 15...........................Boston Latin 2 Nantucket 14.........................Bp. Stang 1 Nashoba 15......................N. Middlesex 6 Natick 12.................................Wayland 8 Needham 16............Bridge.-Raynham 4 N. Quincy/Quincy 21..........Somerville 6 St. John’s (S) 15................Shrewsbury 2 St. John’s Prep 14....................Billerica 8 Scituate 9...................................Nauset 5 Weston 14........................Masconomet 9 Westwood 7..............Derryfield (N.H.) 5 Weymouth 13......................Rockland 11 Whit.-Hanson 9...................Barnstable 6 GIRLS CAPE & ISLANDS Cape Cod Acad. 11..............Monomoy 7 Nantucket 17...........Dennis-Yarmouth 3 Nauset 8.......................Martha’s Vnyd. 4 CAPE ANN Ham.-Wenham 17............Georgetown 8 ISL Nobles 17..............................St. Mark’s 5 St. George’s 6.......................Middlesex 4 MERRIMACK VALLEY Haverhill 8...............................Methuen 6 MID-WACH Hudson 12..............................Fitchburg 2 NONLEAGUE Algonquin 12..Dover-Sherborn 11 (OT) Apponequet 22..................Middleboro 6 Bedford 15...........................N. Reading 1 Boston Latin 13...........................Milton 8 Central Cath. 14.................Wellesley 12 Concord-Carlisle 15..............Brookline 4 Gr. Lowell 11..........Monty Tech/Sizer 4 Lowell 14....................................Malden 8 N. Quincy 12...............................Sharon 8 Rivers 9......................................Pingree 9 Tyngsboro 11......................Lunenburg 4 Westford 13.................Andover 12 (OT) SOFTBALL BOSTON CITY O'Bryant 19......................English High 3 ISL Milton Acad. 9...........Lawrence Acad. 0 MID-WACH Tyngsboro 7...........................Oakmont 4 NONLEAGUE Atlantis Charter 20.............Nantucket 8 Central Cath. 3.....................Amesbury 0 Concord-Carlisle 3............Chelmsford 2 English High 24....................Mashpee 13 Lexington 11..........................Andover 10 Middleboro 5............Gr. New Bedford 2 Newton North 7...................Wakefield 6 O'Bryant 13.................Martha’s Vnyd. 7 Noepe Invitational Martha’s Vnyd. 25...............Mashpee 17 TENNIS BOYS ISL Roxbury Latin 7..................Governor’s 0 NONLEAGUE Lowell Cath. 3.....................Tyngsboro 2 GIRLS ISL Thayer 9........................................Tabor 0 R For updated scores and highlights, go to bostonglobe.com/sports/highschools. MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W D L Pts. Miami....................... 11 6 3 2 21 Cincinnati................ 10 5 3 2 18 NY Red Bulls........... 10 4 5 1 17 Toronto.................... 10 5 1 4 16 Columbus ................ 10 3 6 1 15 NYCFC...................... 10 4 2 4 14 Philadelphia.............. 8 3 4 1 13 D.C. United.............. 10 3 4 3 13 Atlanta....................... 9 3 3 3 12 Montreal.................... 9 3 3 3 12 Charlotte ................. 10 3 2 5 11 Chicago.................... 10 2 4 4 10 Orlando...................... 9 2 3 4 9 Nashville.................... 9 1 5 3 8 New England ............ 9 1 1 7 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W D L Pts. Real Salt Lake......... 10 5 3 2 18 LA Galaxy................ 10 5 3 2 18 Vancouver................. 952 2 17 Minnesota ................. 952 2 17 Colorado.................. 10 4 3 3 15 Austin....................... 10 4 3 3 15 Houston ..................... 941 4 13 LAFC........................... 9 3 3 3 12 St. Louis..................... 9 2 6 1 12 Sporting KC............. 10 2 5 3 11 Portland..................... 9 2 4 3 10 Dallas ......................... 9 2 2 5 8 Seattle........................ 9 1 3 5 6 San Jose................... 10 1 1 8 4 SATURDAY’S RESULTS Miami 4............................New England 1 Austin 2.................................LA Galaxy 0 Cincinnati 2............................Colorado 1 NYCFC 2..................................Charlotte 1 Toronto 2..................................Orlando 1 Real Salt Lake 2...............Philadelphia 1 Vancouver 1....................NY Red Bulls 1 D.C. United 2..............................Seattle 1 Montreal 0............................Columbus 0 Atlanta 0...................................Chicago 0 Dallas 2.....................................Houston 0 Minnesota 2......................Sporting KC 1 San Jose 1...............................Nashville 1 Portland........................................at LAFC Tennis MUTUA MADRID OPEN At Caja Magica, Madrid Men’s singles Second Round Thiago Monteiro, def. Stefanos Tsitsipas (6), 6-4, 6-4; Sebastian Korda (25), def. Max Purcell, 6-3, 6-3; Jiri Lehecka (30), def. Hamad Medjedovic, 7-5, 6-4; Jannik Sinner (1), def. Lorenzo Sonego, 6-0, 6-3; Pedro Cachin, def. Frances Tiafoe (20), 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4; Pavel Kotov, def. Jordan Thompson (32), 5-7, 6-4, 7-5; Daniil Medvedev (3), def. Matteo Arnaldi, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; Rafael Nadal, def. Alex De Minaur (10), 7-6 (6), 6-3; Alexander Bublik (17), def. Roberto Carballes Baena, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2; Jakub Mensik, def. Grigor Dimitrov (9), 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3; Karen Khachanov (16), def. Roberto Bautista Agut, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Felix Auger-Aliassime, def. Adrian Mannarino (19), 6-0, 6-4; Flavio Cobolli, def. Nicolas Jarry (22), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Ben Shelton (14), def. Tomas Machac, 6-0, 6-2; Cameron Norrie (29), def. Joao Fonseca, 6-1, 6-4; Casper Ruud (5), def. Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-4, 6-1. Women’s singles Third Round Iga Swiatek (1), def. Sorana Cirstea (27), 6-1, 6-1; Sara Sorribes Tormo, def. Victoria Azarenka (23), 7-6 (0), 6-3; Maria Sakkari (5), def. Sloane Stephens, 6-1, 6-3; Jelena Ostapenko (9), def. Maria Lourdes Carle, 6-3, 6-3; Ons Jabeur (8), def. Leylah Fernandez (32), 7-5, 2-6, 6-4; Madison Keys (18), def. Liudmila Samsonova (15), 6-2, 6-3; Beatriz Haddad Maia (11), def. Emma Navarro (19), 6-4, 6-4; Coco Gauff (3), def. Dayana Yastremska (31), 6-4, 6-1. Golf PGA: ZURICH CLASSIC At TPC Louisiana, Avondale, USA Yardage: 7,425; par: 72 Third Round Blair/Fishburn..........63-70-60–193 -23 List/Norlander..........63-69-62–194 -22 Brehm/Hubbard.......61-70-64–195 -21 McIlroy/Lowry..........61-70-64–195 -21 Echavarria/Greys. ..64-69-63–196 -20 Lee/Kim.....................66-68-62–196 -20 Taylor/Hadwin.........63-69-64–196 -20 Yu/Pan.......................64-70-62–196 -20 Detry/MacIntyre......62-71-64–197 -19 Johnson/Palmer.......63-69-65–197 -19 Tarren/Skinns..........63-69-65–197 -19 Conners/Pendrith....63-69-66–198 -18 Hall/Piercy................64-69-65–198 -18 Hoffman/Watney.....65-68-65–198 -18 Kohles/Kizzire..........61-72-65–198 -18 Malnati/Knox............65-71-62–198 -18 Meissner/Smoth. ....63-70-65–198 -18 Mitchell/Dahmen.....63-70-65–198 -18 Eckroat/Gotterup.....64-72-63–199 -17 Fitzpatrick/Fitzpat...66-68-65–199 -17 Phillips/Bridgeman..65-71-63–199 -17 Rai/Lipsky.................61-70-68–199 -17 Taylor/O'Hair............63-71-65–199 -17 Thompson/Novak....62-69-68–199 -17 Wallace/Olesen........64-71-64–199 -17 Wu/Lower.................65-69-65–199 -17 Cantlay/Schauffele. 65-67-68–200 -16 Garnett/Straka.........66-69-65–200 -16 Higgo/Fox.................63-72-65–200 -16 Kraft/Tway................66-70-64–200 -16 Morikawa/Kitaya. ...66-70-64–200 -16 Ramey/Trainer.........66-69-65–200 -16 Sigg/Hadley..............63-72-65–200 -16 Hardy/Riley...............66-70-65–201 -15 Lashley/Campos......63-73-65–201 -15 Norrman/Campillo..66-70-65–201 -15 Stevens/Barjon........63-71-67–201 -15 Wu/Nicholas.............66-69-66–201 -15 Ghim/Kim..................65-69-68–202 -14 Reavie/Snedeker.....66-70-72–208 -8 Berger/Perez..................64-73–137 -7 Missed Cut Chappell/Dufner............65-72–137 -7 Moore/NeSmith.............65-72–137 -7 Shelton/Furr...................67-70–137 -7 Stanger/D.D. Chassart.67-70–137 -7 Champ/Daffue...............62-76–138 -6 Cole/Cochran.................69-69–138 -6 Hoge/McNealy...............66-72–138 -6 Hossler/Ryder................68-70–138 -6 Kuchar/Stricker.............66-72–138 -6 Lawrence/Potgieter......66-72–138 -6 Silverman/Dougherty...64-74–138 -6 Smalley/Schmid............70-68–138 -6 Theegala/Zalatoris.......65-73–138 -6 Tosti/Potter Jr...............66-72–138 -6 Xiong /McCormick........65-73–138 -6 Coody/Coody.................68-71–139 -5 Hojgaard/Hojgaard.......68-71–139 -5 Kim/Bae..........................68-71–139 -5 Montgomery/Griffin.....66-73–139 -5 Spaun/Buckley..............64-75–139 -5 Springer/Whitney.........70-69–139 -5 Barnes/Endycott...........67-73–140 -4 Gutschewski/Byrd........68-72–140 -4 Horschel/Alexander.....67-73–140 -4 Putnam/Highsmith.......65-75–140 -4 Vegas/Burgoon.............65-75–140 -4 Woodland/Hodges........67-73–140 -4 Crowe/Higgs..................69-72–141 -3 Yuan/Dou........................67-74–141 -3 Molinari/Donald............65-77–142 -2 Suh/Hoey........................65-77–142 -2 Whaley/Long.................66-76–142 -2 Young/Martin................65-77–142 -2 Sloan/Teater..................70-73–143 -1 Streelman/Laird............68-75–143 -1 Kisner/Brown.................69-75–144 E Merritt/Streb.................67-77–144 E Pereda/Cook..................68-76–144 E Hale Jr. /Haley II...........71-74–145 +1 LIV: ADELAIDE At The Grange Golf Club, Adelaide, Australia Yardage: 6,946; par: 72 Second Round Brendan Steele..............66-64–130 -14 Danny Lee.......................64-67–131 -12 Carlos Ortiz....................64-68–132 -12 Mito Pereira...................65-67–132 -12 Patrick Reed...................67-66–133 -11 Dean Burmester............67-66–133 -11 Cameron Smith.............68-65–133 -11 Cameron Tringale.........68-65–133 -11 Jinichiro Kozuma...........63-71–134 -10 Matthew Jones..............66-68–134 -10 Louis Oosthuizen...........68-66–134 -10 Joaquin Niemann..........67-67–134 -10 Charles Howell III..........70-65–135 -9 Andy Ogletree...............65-70–135 -9 Tyrrell Hatton................70-66–136 -8 Brooks Koepka..............70-66–136 -8 Thomas Pieters.............69-67–136 -8 Anirban Lahiri................65-71–136 -8 Charl Schwartzel...........69-67–136 -8 Bryson Dechambeau....68-68–136 -8 Talor Gooch....................68-68–136 -8 Richard Bland................68-68–136 -8 Jon Rahm........................67-69–136 -8 Bubba Watson...............70-67–137 -7 Matthew Wolff..............71-66–137 -7 Peter Uihlein..................65-72–137 -7 Caleb Surratt.................68-69–137 -7 Marc Leishman..............67-71–138 -6 Lucas Herbert................73-65–138 -6 Abraham Ancer.............69-69–138 -6 Dustin Johnson..............72-66–138 -6 Martin Kaymer..............71-68–139 -5 Pat Perez........................69-70–139 -5 Scott Vincent.................70-69–139 -5 Sam Horsfield................71-68–139 -5 Lee Westwood...............70-69–139 -5 Phil Mickelson...............69-70–139 -5 Paul Casey......................67-72–139 -5 Kevin Na.........................74-65–139 -5 Sebastian Munoz..........73-67–140 -4 Adrian Meronk...............72-68–140 -4 Kalle Samooja................69-72–141 -3 Graeme McDowell........75-66–141 -3 Harold Varner III...........72-69–141 -3 David Puig......................72-69–141 -3 Branden Grace...............73-69–142 -2 Anthony Kim..................71-72–143 -1 Sergio Garcia.................71-73–144 E Euginio Chacarra...........75-69–144 E Jason Kokrak..................75-70–145 +1 Kieran Vincent...............72-73–145 +1 Ian Poulter......................72-74–146 +2 Henrik Stenson..............73-75–148 +4 Hudson Swafford..........74-74–148 +4 LPGA: LA CHAMPIONSHIP At Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, USA Yardage: 71; par: 6447 Third Round Hannah Green..........67-69-70–206 -7 Grace Kim.................64-62-76–202 -7 Jin Hee Im.................72-72-63–207 -6 Esther Henseleit.......68-68-71–207 -6 Maja Stark................65-69-73–207 -6 Nasa Hataoka...........73-71-64–208 -5 Wei-Ling Hsu............72-69-68–209 -4 Jennifer Kupcho.......70-69-70–209 -4 Hae Ran Ryu.............66-72-71–209 -4 Karis Davidson.........69-71-70–210 -3 Ally Ewing.................72-68-70–210 -3 Ayaka Furue.............74-69-67–210 -3 Nataliya Guseva.......66-73-71–210 -3 Emily Pedersen........66-67-73–206 -3 Celine Boutier...........68-74-69–211 -2 Sarah Kemp..............71-69-71–211 -2 Aline Krauter............71-71-69–211 -2 Patty Tavatanakit....70-74-67–211 -2 C. Wannasaen..........65-73-73–211 -2 Rose Zhang...............69-69-73–211 -2 Cydney Clanton.......73-70-69–212 -1 Gemma Dryburgh....68-74-70–212 -1 Charley Hull..............71-70-71–212 -1 Hyo Joon Jang..........72-70-70–212 -1 Haeji Kang.................69-74-69–212 -1 Sei Young Kim..........65-73-74–212 -1 Jin Young Ko.............72-68-72–212 -1 Xiyu Lin......................71-72-69–212 -1 Kaitlyn Papp.............72-68-72–212 -1 Paula Reto.................70-71-71–212 -1 Mao Saigo.................71-71-70–212 -1 Ashleigh Buhai.........69-71-73–213 E Allisen Corpuz..........73-70-70–213 E Isabella Fierro..........77-67-69–213 E Jiwon Jeon.................71-73-69–213 E Auston Kim...............66-71-76–213 E Alison Lee..................74-68-71–213 E Gaby Lopez...............74-68-71–213 E Yealimi Noh..............72-71-70–213 E Jenny Shin.................73-68-72–213 E Xiaowen Yin..............72-64-73–209 E Carlota Ciganda.......69-75-70–214 +1 Lauren Coughlin.......70-72-72–214 +1 Eun-Hee Ji.................75-69-70–214 +1 So Mi Lee..................73-71-70–214 +1 Yan Liu.......................71-73-70–214 +1 Wichanee Meechai..72-67-75–214 +1 Yu Jin Sung...............71-71-72–214 +1 J. Suwannapura.......70-74-70–214 +1 Aditi Ashok...............73-70-72–215 +2 Hye-Jin Choi..............69-72-74–215 +2 Kristen Gillman........71-71-73–215 +2 Megan Khang...........71-73-71–215 +2 A Lim Kim.................71-72-72–215 +2 Hyo Joo Kim..............74-70-71–215 +2 Mi Hyang Lee...........74-67-74–215 +2 Lucy Li.......................70-71-74–215 +2 Pernilla Lindberg.....71-71-73–215 +2 Caroline Masson......69-69-73–211 +2 Jenny Coleman.........70-73-73–216 +3 A. Forsterling............72-71-73–216 +3 JeongEun Lee5.........69-72-75–216 +3 Polly Mack................69-72-75–216 +3 Hee Young Park.......72-71-73–216 +3 Madelene Sagstrom74-70-72–216 +3 Linnea Strom............71-72-73–216 +3 Jennifer Chang.........71-72-74–217 +4 B. Pagdanganan.......67-73-77–217 +4 Alexa Pano................70-74-73–217 +4 Sarah Schmelzel......71-73-73–217 +4 Elizabeth Szokol.......69-74-74–217 +4 Roberta Liti...............73-70-75–218 +5 Stephanie Meadow.68-72-74–214 +5 Mina Harigae............72-72-75–219 +6 Amy Yang..................67-75-77–219 +6 Olivia Cowan............72-72-76–220 +7 Hinako Shibuno........74-69-77–220 +7 Jaravee Boonchant..71-73-77–221 +8 PGA TOUR LEADERS MONEY LEADERS 1. Scottie Scheffler, $18,693,235; 2. Wyndham Clark, $9,111,009; 3. Sahith Theegala, $6,565,228; 4. Ludvig Aberg, $6,511,053; 5. Hideki Matsuyama, $6,007,495; 6. Xander Schauffele, $5,504,308; 7. Chris Kirk, $5,013,871; 8. Matthieu Pavon, $3,837,243; 9. Brian Harman, $3,663,018; 10. Will Zalatoris, $3,542,630. PWHL W-L OW-L Pts. x-Montreal.................10-5 3-5 41 x-Toronto ...................10-7 4-0 38 Minnesota....................8-6 4-3 35 Ottawa.......................... 8-7 1-6 32 Boston ..........................6-9 4-3 29 New York ...................3-11 4-3 20 Note: 3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for OT win; 1 point for OT loss. SATURDAY'S RESULTS Montreal 2.................................Ottawa 0 Boston 2...............................Minnesota 1 SUNDAY'S GAME Toronto at New York.............................1 TUESDAY'S GAME Ottawa at New York..............................1 Auto Racing NASCAR: BETRIVERS 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series At Dover International Speedway Toyota (T), Chevrolet (C), Ford (F) Starting Position, Laps Completed 1. Ryan Truex, T, 12, 208 2. Carson Kvapil, C, 26, 208 3. Sam Mayer, C, 20, 208 4. Sheldon Creed, T, 5, 208 5. Cole Custer, F, 11, 208 6. AJ Allmendinger, C, 10, 208 7. Chandler Smith, T, 7, 208 8. Kyle Weatherman, C, 6, 208 9. Anthony Alfredo, C, 21, 208 10. Parker Retzlaff, C, 17, 208 11. Jeb Burton, C, 19, 208 12. Parker Kligerman, C, 15, 208 13. Ryan Ellis, C, 23, 208 14. Jeremy Clements, C, 25, 208 15. Austin Hill, C, 4, 208 16. Riley Herbst, F, 2, 208 17. Justin Allgaier, C, 3, 208 18. Shane van Gisbergen, C, 31, 208 19. Brandon Jones, C, 1, 208 20. Daniel Dye, C, 36, 208 21. Leland Honeyman Jr, C, 28, 207 22. Brennan Poole, C, 27, 207 23. Kaden Honeycutt, C, 18, 206 24. Jesse Love, C, 8, 206 25. Josh Williams, C, 38, 206 26. David Starr, C, 37, 206 27. Kyle Sieg, F, 24, 206 28. Patrick Emerling, C, 30, 205 29. Dawson Cram, C, 32, 205 30. Garrett Smithley, C, 35, 202 31. Hailie Deegan, F, 29, 200 32. Matt DiBenedetto, F, 16, 196 33. Sammy Smith, C, 13, 192 34. Taylor Gray, T, 9, 183 35. Corey Heim, T, 22, 85 36. Blaine Perkins, F, 34, 47 37. Ryan Sieg, F, 14, 25 38. J.J. Yeley, T, 33, 4 AHL CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS First round (Best of 3) SATURDAY'S RESULTS Hartford 3.....................Charlotte 2 (OT) Ontario...............................at Bakersfield SUNDAY'S GAMES Toronto at Belleville...............................3 Hartford at Charlotte.............................4 Abbotsford at Colorado...................5:05 Bakersfield at Ontario............8 (if nec.) Division semifinals (Best of 5) SATURDAY'S RESULT Grand Rapids 3.............Rockford 2 (OT) SUNDAY'S GAME Syracuse at Rochester.....................3:05 Eastern League NORTHEAST W L Pct. GB Hartford..................... 11 7 .611 — Portland..................... 11 7 .611 — Binghamton............... 10 9 .526 1½ Reading........................ 9 11 .450 3 Somerset..................... 9 11 .450 3 New Hampshire ......... 8 12 .400 4 SOUTHWEST W L Pct. GB Akron.......................... 12 8 .600 — Erie.............................. 11 8 .579 ½ Richmond .................. 11 9 .550 1 Bowie ......................... 10 10 .500 2 Harrisburg................... 9 10 .474 2½ Altoona ........................ 5 14 .263 6½ SATURDAY’S RESULTS Hartford 6................................Portland 4 Harrisburg 3.....................................Erie 1 Akron 5......................................Altoona 4 Binghamton 13..........New Hampshire 8 Richmond 4..................................Bowie 0 Somerset 9...............................Reading 0 SUNDAY’S GAMES Portland at Hartford.........................1:10 Akron at Altoona.....................................1 Harrisburg at Erie..............................1:35 Binghamton at New Hampshire.....1:35 Bowie at Richmond...........................1:35 Somerset at Reading........................3:15 Hartford, 6-4 At Dunkin’ Park, Hartford PORTLAND AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Anthony cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .234 Mayer ss 512100 .329 Teel c 4 10010 .208 Jordan 3b 402 1 0 1 .254 Lugo lf 4 1 1 1 1 2 .311 Gasper 1b 3 00012 .256 Paulino 2b 402 0 0 1 .241 Binelas dh 210022 .233 Sikes rf 300011 .250 Totals 33 4837 10 HARTFORD AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Amador 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .173 Thompson 1b 400000 .206 Restituyo cf 40000 0 .254 Veen lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .327 Kokoska rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .311 Bernabel 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 .213 Palma c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .273 Lewis dh 300002 .167 Fernandez ph 000010 .227 Kent ss 4 1 2 3 0 1 .167 Totals 31 6 6 6 5 7 Portland..........210 010 000 — 4 8 0 Hartford..........000 000 303 — 6 6 1 LOB—Portland 10, Hartford 5. 2B— Mayer, Palma. HR—Lugo, Kent, Bernabel. SB—Mayer, Binelas, Kent, Bernabel. CS—Paulino. S—Jordan. Portland IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bastardo 630 0 0 5 2.89 Troye 0 1 3 3 3 0 11.1 Brand 2 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 Cepeda ‚13 321 6.43 Hartford IP H R ER BB SO ERA Quezada 2 23241 2.25 Spain 3 3 1 1 2 2 7.36 Halvorsen 210003 7.56 McGowan 2 20014 4.05 IBB—off Cepeda (). WP—Quezada 2. T—2:39. A—7,532. ECHL KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS Division semifinals (Best of 7) SATURDAY’S RESULTS Idaho 5............................................Allen 1 Adirondack 5...............................Maine 3 Florida 3.............................Jacksonville 1 Trois-Rivieres 4.........................Norfolk 2 Wheeling 4......................................Indy 2 Greenville 5..............................Orlando 3 SUNDAY’S GAMES Adirondack at Maine.............................3 Idaho at Allen.....................................5:10 Greenville at Orlando.............................7 Trois-Rivieres at Norfolk..................7:05 Latest line NBA Sunday Favorite Pts. Underdog At Philadelphia.. 4½..............New York At Dallas............. 6 ...........LA Clippers At Indiana........... 9½............Milwaukee Minnesota........... 1½............ at Phoenix NHL Favorite Line Underdog Line At Colorado....-165 Winnipeg.......+140 At Nashville....-120 Vancouver.....+100 NYR..................-190 at Washngtn.+160 Edmonton.......-145 at LA...............+125 Transactions BASEBALL Baltimore: C David Bañuelos outrighted to minors. Boston: 1B Garrett Cooper acquired via trade from Chi. Cubs. Colorado: 1B Michael Toglia called up from minors. Houston: CF Trey Cabbage called up from minors. P Framber Valdez removed from 15-day IL. LA Dodgers: P Nick Ramirez sent to minors. P Kyle Hurt transferred to 60-day IL. P Nabil Crismatt purchased from minors. Miami: P Kyle Tyler designated for assignment. P Kent Emanuel purchased from minors. NY Mets: P Dedniel Núñez, 3B Mark Vientos called up from minors. P Tylor Megill sent to minors for rehabilitation. P Drew Smith placed on 15-day IL. CF Starling Marte placed on bereavement/family medical emergency list. San Francisco: P Kyle Cody signed to a minor league contract. Washington: CF Alex Call called up from minors. LF Joey Gallo placed on 10-day IL. NFL Denver: DE John Franklin-Myers acquired via trade from N.Y. Jets. International League EAST W L Pct. LgGB Scranton/W.-Barre .. 17 8 .680 — Buffalo........................ 15 10 .600 2 Jacksonville............... 15 11 .575 2½ Rochester .................. 12 11 .522 4 Syracuse.................... 12 11 .522 4 Lehigh Valley............ 11 12 .478 5 Charlotte.................... 11 14 .440 6 Norfolk ....................... 11 15 .423 6½ Worcester.................. 10 15 .400 7 Durham........................ 9 17 .346 8½ WEST W L Pct. LgGB Toledo ........................ 16 10 .615 1½ Omaha ....................... 14 10 .583 2½ Iowa............................ 15 11 .577 2½ Louisville.................... 13 13 .500 4½ Indianapolis .............. 12 12 .500 4½ Gwinnett.................... 12 13 .480 5 Memphis.................... 12 13 .480 5 Nashville.................... 12 14 .462 5½ Columbus .................. 10 14 .417 6½ St. Paul....................... 10 15 .400 7 SATURDAY’S RESULTS Toledo 8................................Worcester 7 Buffalo 2......................................... Iowa 0 Rochester 3...............................St. Paul 2 Memphis 10.......................Jacksonville 1 Rochester 8...............................St. Paul 7 Scranton/W.-Barre 8..............Durham 1 Norfolk 5.................................Gwinnett 4 Lehigh Valley 8......................Charlotte 4 Louisville 9..............................Nashville 3 SUNDAY’S GAMES Worcester at Toledo.........................2:05 Columbus at Syracuse.....................1:05 Scranton/W.-Barre at Durham........1:05 Nashville at Louisville.......................1:05 Gwinnett at Norfolk..........................1:05 Iowa at Buffalo..................................1:05 Indianapolis at Omaha.....................1:05 Charlotte at Lehigh Valley...............1:35 Jacksonville at Memphis..................2:05 Rochester at St. Paul........................3:07 Indianapolis at Omaha.....................4:05 Toledo, 8-7 At Fifth Third Field, Toledo, Ohio WORCESTER AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Meidroth ss 422011 .284 Grissom 2b 4 21012 .231 Hickey dh 412511 .228 Westbr. 3b 40000 2 .229 Alvarez rf 3 10012 .254 Contreras cf 402001 .178 Kavadas 1b 311010 .275 Kolozsvary c 3 00101 .138 Rosier lf 400002 .080 Totals 33 7865 12 TOLEDO AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Baddoo cf 232230 .293 Malloy lf 50210 0 .259 Jung 3b 31322 0 .242 Hiura dh 401201 .300 Bigbie rf 400011 .235 Madris 1b 411001 .302 Vilade 2b 312011 .367 Dingler c 3 10011 .185 Joyce ss 210021 .227 Totals 30 8 11 7 10 6 Worcester......241 000 000 — 7 8 1 Toledo.............110 010 14x — 8 11 0 LOB—Worcester 5, Toledo 9. 2B— Contreras, Hickey, Kavadas, Hiura, Jung, Madris. 3B—Hickey. HR—Baddoo. SB—Contreras, Madris, Vilade. CS—Contreras, Vilade. S—Hiura. DP— Worcester 1; Toledo 1. Worcester IP H R ER BB SO ERA Shugart 342131 5.91 Cellucci 321132 3.00 Romano 131100 9.00 Adon ‚ 244 4 1 27.0 Scroggins „00002 37.8 Toledo IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bergner 2‚ 67743 11.6 Sweet 1„ 00005 4.11 Guenther 100000 3.18 Hanifee 1 00002 8.49 Wingenter 1 00012 3.97 Brieske 220000 1.88 HBP—by Brieske. WP—Cellucci, Bergner. T—2:58. A—5,980. Premier League GP W D L Pts. Arsenal..................... 34 24 5 5 77 Man. City................. 33 23 7 3 76 Liverpool.................. 35 22 9 4 75 Aston Villa............... 35 20 7 8 67 Tottenham............... 32 18 6 8 60 Man. United ............ 34 16 6 12 54 Newcastle................ 34 16 5 13 53 West Ham ............... 35 13 10 12 49 Chelsea.................... 33 13 9 11 48 Wolverhampton ..... 35 13 7 15 46 Bournemouth.......... 34 12 9 13 45 Brighton................... 33 11 11 11 44 Fulham..................... 35 12 7 16 43 Crystal Palace ........ 35 10 10 15 40 Everton .................... 35 12 8 15 36 Brentford................. 35 9 8 18 35 Nott. Forest............. 34 7 9 18 26 Luton Town............. 35 6 7 22 25 Burnley..................... 3559 21 24 Sheffield .................. 35 3 7 25 16 SATURDAY’S RESULTS Liverpool 2...........................West Ham 2 Burnley 1...........................Man. United 1 Newcastle 5............................Sheffield 1 Crystal Palace 1.......................Fulham 1 Wolverhampton 2............Luton Town 1 Everton 1................................Brentford 0 Aston Villa 2.............................Chelsea 2 SUNDAY’S GAMES Arsenal at Tottenham..........................9a Brighton at AFC Bournemouth..........9a Man. City at Nott. Forest.............11:30a Scoreboard YYY SUN 4/28 MON 4/29 TUE 4/30 WED 5/1 THU 5/2 FRI 5/3 SAT 5/4 CHC 7:10 ESPN SF 7:10 NESN SF 7:10 NESN SF 1:35 NESN MIN 8:10 NESN MIN 2:10 NESN TOR 7:00 ESPN, NESN TOR (if nec.) TBA NESN TOR (if nec.) TBA NESN MIA 7:00 NBCSB, TNT MIA 7:30 NBCSB, TNT MIA (if nec.) TBA NBCSB ATL 8:30 AppleTV Home games shaded For updated scores: bostonglobe.com/sports Radio: Red Sox, WEEI-FM 93.7; Bruins, Celtics, and Revolution, WBZ-FM 98.5 ON THE AIR AUTO RACING 1:30 p.m. IndyCar: Alabama Grand Prix NBC 2 p.m. NASCAR Cup: Wurth 400 FS1 BASEBALL 1:37 p.m. LA Dodgers at Toronto MLB 4:05 p.m. Houston at Colorado ESPN 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Boston ESPN NBA PLAYOFFS 1 p.m. New York at Philadelphia ABC 3:30 p.m. LA Clippers at Dallas ABC 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana TNT 9:30 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix TNT BOWLING 1 p.m. PBA: Tournament of Champions Fox DRAG RACING 6 p.m. NHRA: Four-Wide Nationals FS1 PRO FOOTBALL 12 p.m. UFL: St. Louis at D.C. 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And with a nifty 3-1 win in their pockets, the Bruins head home with a chance to clinch the series Tuesday night. Quality main courses, no doubt, on a menu stuffed with options. Out in Detroit, the NFL draft crossed the finish line, closing another event in its year-round assault on the sports calendar. In the wake of two splashy nights spent selecting the first three rounds, where sold-out crowds and jam-packed war rooms took Thursday and Friday’s prime-time airwaves, Saturday’s Rounds 4-7 were just as important , if not more so, to filling out a team’s roster. That was especially true for a Patriots team building a rookie class around their new franchise quarterback, No. 3 overall selection Drake Maye along with second and third r ound picks Ja’Lynn Polk, a wide receiver, and Caedan Williams, an offensive tackle. By the time the Pats added four mor e pl ayers on o ffens e ( G Layden Robinson, WR Javon Baker, QB Joe Milton III and TE Jaheim Bel) and a lone new player on defense (CB Marcellas Dial), the most pivotal offseason roster reset since establishing themselves as football’s winningest franchise was truly underway. Moving forward, it will help define the new era dawning under the first-year coach (Jerod Mayo) replacing the all-time coach (Bill Belichick). Meanwhile, in Minnesota, an early afternoon PWHL game saw Boston keep its playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 road win, a rally from a 1-0 deficit entering the third period clinched on Hannah Brandt’s game-winner with three seconds remaining. There was no such suspense back at Fenway Park, but there was plenty of history. A Red SoxCubs matchup may not be a 2024 World Series in the making, but a rare intersection of such storied franchises is rich with history nonetheless, hosted by baseball’s oldest and most iconic stadium against visitors from the secondoldest, nearly as iconic stadium in Chicago. From the 4:10 p.m. first pitch, 112-year echoes along Jersey Street battled to drown out 110-year-old ones drifting over from Wrigley Field. The series was only the fourth ever between the teams at Fenway Park. When MLB interleague schedulers finally brought the Cubs to Fenway in 2011, they ended a 93-year absence dating to the 1918 World Series, when Carl Mays’s three-hit gem clinched a Red Sox World Series title in the shadow of World War I. The Sox’ 17-0 drubbing on Saturday didn’t earn any titles, but for rookie Ceddanne Rafaela, a four-hit, sevenRBI breakout game will surely be remembered. Not to be outdone, soccer entered the chat. A 7:30 p.m. kickoff in Foxborough between the Revolution and Inter Miami meant a visit from the great Lionel Messi, whose very appearance qualifies as huge news. The best player in the world came to Gillette Stadium and proved it yet again, two goals and an assist shredding the home team, 4-1. Local fans were there for it, thumping their pinkshirted vests and waving their blue-striped flags when Messi’s beautiful left-foot strike tied the game midway through the first half, continuing to show him the love until the final whistle. Fr om the moment M e ssi signed with the MLS club last seauSULLIVAN Continued from Page A1 son, the league reaped its lucrative reward, and Saturday the Revolution got their slice of the pie. An eight-time winner and reigning owner of the Ballon d’Or as the global player of the year, as well as a reigning World Cup champ with his native Argentina, the Messi effect is real, and spectacular. The crowd of 65,000-plus set a Revolution record and was the second-largest crowd for a soccer match at Gillette, behind only a 2007 international friendly between Brazil and Mexico (67,584), when stadium capacity was slightly higher. With 100-plus media credentials requested and more than 10 local television outlets RSVP-ing, Messi is an unparalleled main attraction. So, what is a viewer to do? Appreciate it, marvel at it, revel in it, boast about it. This is what separates Boston (as well as draws ire) from the national sports pack. The intersection of these fans and their teams is an explosion of fervor to rival any sports city you can name. On any normal sports day, in any regular sports city, any one of these events would be enough to crowd everyone else out of a headline. But this is Boston, where even a coach of one of the teams cannot escape the ripple effect. “I’m getting a lot of text messages if I can get tickets to any of them,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said during one of his team’s offdays in Toronto. “I can’t. “Yes, I’m aware of all that’s going on. And I love it. I love being in Boston, i t’s a great sports town.” With one very long, very special sports day. Boston has proven pretty good at them. Think Patriots Day, when the Marathon and the Red Sox lead the morning headlines and, when they’re good enough, the Bruins and Celtics are gearing up for the playoffs. Or think of a rare fall Sunday, if the Red Sox are on a deep playoff run and can be in action the same day as the early-season Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins. Think of something such as April 24, 1983, when the old Boston Garden hosted two playoff games, a matinee in which the Celtics beat the Hawks in the deciding game of a best-of-three, opening-round series. Larry Bird’s 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists led the way, but Danny Ainge’s stitched-up finger courtesy of a bite from Tree Rollins made the lasting memory. Then it was the Bruins’ turn, and with two goals from a 34-year-old defenseman whose surgically repaired knees had him contemplating retirement the previous offseason, Brad Park clinched a trip to the conference finals. That same day, the Red Sox, behind a pitching gem from John Tudor, added a 4-2 victory over the Twins. But back then, the Patriots were still two days away from the NFL draft and years away from the six-Super Bowl dynas t y Belichick would build. And they can only hope they don’t rue this year’s decision to take Maye the way they did their 1983 choice — picking Tony Eason at No. 15 when Dan Marino was still there for Miami at No. 27, the only other draft before this one that saw six QBs go in the first round. This time, there was no such wait. One day, so many sports. Hope you enjoyed it. 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WAYLAND ROONEY, Marion G. (Madruga) WELLESLEY HOOKER, Isabel Beecher ROONEY, Marion G. (Madruga) WEST ROXBURY SEVERIN, Helen L. (Degnan) THORN, Muriel A. (Begin) WESTON KENNEDY, Dr. Donald Gerry PAGNANI, John WESTWOOD HOOKER, Isabel Beecher SHEPHERD, Henry Hunter Jr. WINCHESTER KONICEK, Denise Fay WINTHROP BRODER, Anne T. WORCESTER BENNETT, Marjorie BLATT, Florence (TOVIN) OUT OF STATE FLORIDA SWAN, Carroll Donahue MAINE SHEPHERD, Henry Hunter Jr. NEW YORK ERBE, Richard W. WASHINGTON HAYES, Susan Marie WEST VIRGINIA NOONE, Virginia Shareaspecial memory Addacherished memory or condolence to the online guestbook at boston.com/obituaries. Of East Walpole, April 19, 2024, age 68. Beloved wife of Karl R. Bangerskis. Loving mother of Laura A. Bangerskis of East Walpole and Monika M. Chmielinski and her husband, Aidan of Walpole. Cherished grandmother of Penelope Chmielinski. Devoted daughter of Ausma (Cederbaum) Kadikis of East Walpole and the late Arturs Kadikis. Sister of Karl Kadikis and his wife, Cindy of Connecticut and the late Sylvia Kadikis. Also survived by her two nephews, Erik and Adam Kadikis; and her cousin, Daina Mead and her husband, Dan Austin of Colorado. A Graveside Service will be held at a later date at the Gardens of Gethsemane Cemetery, in West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Sandra’s name may be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South, #510, Herriman, UT 84096. BANGERSKIS, Sandra A. (Kadikis) James H. Delaney&Son Funeral Home www.delaneyfuneral.com Of Newton, formerly of Brighton. April 10, 2024. Beloved daughter of the late Agnes (Murphy) and William F. Bennett. Survived by several cousins. Funeral Mass will be on Tuesday, May 7, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Ignatius Church, Chestnut Hill, MA. Interment at St. John’s Cemetery, Worcester, MA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. For directions and a guestbook please visit www.lehmanreen.com BENNETT, Marjorie Lehman Reen McNamara 617-782-1000 Of Winthrop, April 20, 2024. Beloved daughter of the late Lillian (Verdi) and Joseph Broder. Dear sister of Elaine Dillon, Richard Broder, Carol Broder and Robert Broder. Also survived by several loving nieces and nephews. Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the Visitation from the Ernest P. Caggiano and Son Funeral Home, 147 Winthrop St., WINTHROP, on Monday, April 29, 2024, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St., Winthrop, at 11:30 AM. Services will conclude with the interment in Winthrop Cemetery, Old Section. For directions or to sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com BRODER, Anne T. Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Winthrop Of Walpole, formerly of Malden, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at age 93. Beloved wife of the late David Roland Cameron. Loving mother of Kathleen A. Duffus and her husband, Al of York, Maine, David G. Cameron and his wife, Lee Ann of Barrington, Rhode Island, Douglas M. Cameron and his wife, Vanessa of Saugus, Leslie A. Ceriani and her husband, Paul of Berkley and Victoria A. Shufelt of North Attleborough. Cherished grandmother of Heather, Alex, Kelly, Kevin, Kyle, Kirsten and Keith; and great-grandmother of Savannah and Zoe. Sister of Jean M. Murphy and her late husband, Edward of Malden, JoAnn E. Doonan and her late husband, Gerald of Bellingham and Linda M. Campanaro and her husband, Eugene of Revere. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Dorothy’s Life Celebration on Tuesday, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, in the James H. Delaney & Son Funeral Home, 48 Common Street, WALPOLE.AFuneral Home Service will follow at 12:00 PM. Interment will take place at the Saint Francis Cemetery in Walpole. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Dorothy’s name may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, at 320 Nevada Street, Suite 201, Newton, MA 02460 or by visiting https://www.alz.org/manh CAMERON, Dorothy Ann (Troccoli) James H. Delaney&Son Funeral Home www.delaneyfuneral.com Of Watertown, passed away on April 24. Beloved wife of the late Salvatore P. Bonsignore. Loving mother of Georgette Coen of Watertown, Robert Bonsignore and his wife, Dorothy Gilbert of New Hampshire and Theresa Collins and her husband, Frank of Watertown. Dear grandmother to Christen, Michael, Daniel, John, Nicole, Lauren and Mathew. Also survived by her great-grandchildren Nicholas, Thomas, Brooke, Evelyn, Michael, Shawn, Domenic, Gemma, Clara, Benjamin, Ethan and Jason. Relatives and friends are invited to Visit at the DeVito Funeral Home, 761 Mt. Auburn St., WATERTOWN, on Tuesday, April 30, from 9-11 am and to her funeral home Service at 11 am. Interment to follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Watertown. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Georgette can be made to Disabled American Veterans, State House, Room 546 Boston, MA 02133 or visit www.davma.org. Please visit devitofuneralhome.com to view an online guestbook. BONSIGNORE, Georgette M. (Boscher) Age 95, of Brighton, formerly of East Cambridge, passed away on April 24, 2024, with her son and her dear friend by her side. Beloved wife of the late Edward Adams. Devoted mother of Paul Adams and his wife, Cera of Brighton. Loving grandmother to her cherished grandson, Eddie Adams. Sister of the late Anne Karbott and Stella Jones. Daughter of the late Heliodor and Catherine Plachowicz (Slabosewlcz). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Frances was born in Cambridge in 1928 and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. She went on to work for the high school for many years and met several of her lifelong friends there. She was an active member of her community, including as a member of the Brighton Veronica Smith Senior Center. Frances loved to cook for her family, play the piano and especially loved animals. The family greatly appreciates the excellent care she received from Brenda Morris for over three years. As well as hospice, her caregivers and nurses who cared for her. Funeral from the Lehman Reen & McNamara Funeral Home, 63 Chestnut Hill Ave., (nr Brighton Courthouse), BRIGHTON, on Wednesday, May 1, at 9:30am. Followed by a Funeral Mass, in St. Anthony Church, 43 Holton Street, Allston, at 10am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment Mount Auburn Cemetery. Visiting Hours on Tuesday, April 30, from 4-7pm, in the funeral home, BRIGHTON. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the MSPCA in Frances’ name. For directions and a guest book please visit www.lehmanreen.com. ADAMS, Frances D. (Plachowicz) “Franny” Lehman Reen McNamara 617-782-1000 Of Salem, age 72, April 23, 2024, Ret. Associate Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education for the Comm. of Mass. John is survived by his loving wife, Deborah Ann (Greaves) Bynoe of Salem; his son, Jon L.G. Bynoe of Salem; his daughter, Joclynne P. Bynoe of Salem and her longtime partner, Richard Ryder; his grandson, Ayden Ryder; his great-nephew, Brycen John Bynoe-Thompson; his stepmother, Louise (Granville) Bynoe of Mashpee; his sister, Sandra Bynoe of Dorchester; his brothers, James Bynoe and his wife, Lisa of Roslindale and J. Kevin Bynoe of Roxbury; his nieces, Monica Bynoe, Marissa Bynoe and Jordan Bynoe; and his extended family; and all the lives he has touched over the years. His Funeral Service will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Peter St., Salem, Saturday, May 4, at 11 A.M. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting Hours at O’Donell Cremations – Funerals - Celebrations, 84 Washington Sq., (at Salem Common), SALEM, Friday, May 3, from 4 to 7 P.M. Donations may be made to Salem Park, Recreation & Community Services - C/O Travel Basketball League, 401 Bridge St., Salem, MA 01970 Attn: Kathy McCarthy. BYNOE, John Leo Garvey III www.odonnellfuneralservice.com Of Worcester, age 99, passed on April 25, 2024. Beloved wife for 61 years of the late Milton Blatt. Devoted mother of Shaaron Hoffman and her husband, David, the late Susan Blaustein and her husband, Lawrence and Robin Matloff and her husband, Daniel. Loving grandmother of Brian (Lynne), Sherri (Travis), Michael, Todd (Amy), Jill (Glenn), Arielle (Jason), Madison (Alex), Rebecca (Evan) and Jeremy (Robyn). Great-grandmother of Samson, Emmitt, Otto, Cyra, Annie, Poppy, Teddy, Brandon, Colin, Addie, Austin, Eliza, Lily, Haley and Ava. A lifelong resident of Worcester, Flo was a loving homemaker for her family. She worked at Denholm & McKay for many years, leaving to takeaposition in the Bursar’s Office at Worcester State University. Following her retirement, she was passionate about volunteering at Bet Shalom and the Worcester JCC. She was a longstanding member of Congregation Beth Israel, as well as the Auxiliary of the Jewish Healthcare Center. Flo had a warm and loving personality and enjoyed helping people. She was devoted to her family and dearly loved her daughters, their spouses, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Services will be private. Due to Passover, Memorial Observance will be on Wednesday, May1and Thursday, May 2, from 2-5 PM and 7-9 PM, at the home of Robin and Daniel Matloff. Flo’s family deeply appreciates the care and companionship she received at both Isenberg Assisted Living and Jewish Healthcare Center over the past thirteen years. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in her memory may be made to Jewish Healthcare Center, 629 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609. BLATT, Florence (TOVIN) Of Natick, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2024, in her home surrounded by her children. Born in Brookline, MA on August 5, 1935, she was the daughter of Philip and Alice Murphy. Raised in Brookline, she was a 1953 graduate of Brookline High School. Phyllis wasafaithful member of the Catholic Church. She wasaresident of Natick, MA for the last fifty-three years, where she raised her six children. Phyllis liked to play golf and was a member of the Framingham country club. Withalove for her Irish heritage, she enjoyed Irish music and dancing. She especially enjoyed trips to the casino, bingo and dinners with family. She was a fantastic card player who also enjoyed painting, crocheting, sewing and puzzles. Most of all, Phyllis was a devoted wife and mother, who cherished family and social gatherings with her children and grandchildren. She was the beloved wife of the late John A. Adams for fifty-six years. Devoted mother of Jacqueline Hope and her husband, Michael of Melbourne Beach, FL, Amy Faulkner of Medway, John Douglas Adams and his wife, Judith of Mendon, Carolyn Kirk and her partner, Michael McCaffrey of Hull, Michael Adams of Bellingham and David Adams and his partner, Erika Gucfa of Hull. Sister of the late Alice Jenkins and Philip Murphy. Also survived by 15 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the John Everett & Sons Funeral Home, 4 Park Street, NATICK COMMON, on Wednesday, May 1, at 9am. Followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Patrick Church, 44 East Central Street, Natick, at 10am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment St. Patrick Cemetery, Natick. Visiting Hours are on Tuesday, April 30, from 4-8pm, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Phyllis may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For directions and guest book please visit www.everettfuneral.com ADAMS, Phyllis Patricia (Murphy) John Everett & Sons Natick 508 653 4342 Age 91, of Concord, MA, formerly of Winchester, MA, passed away on December 22, 2023. He was born in Los Angeles and attended Stanford University, BA 54, MBA ‘56. There, he met and married his wife of 69 years, Lucena (Mary Lu) Hanna. He had a 30-year career with New England Mutual Life Insurance Company before Harvard University recruited him to serve as a major gift officer for the Graduate School of Education. He was an active civic leader throughout his life. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lu; his son, David Brooks Cowgill; his daughter, Ann Cowgill; and three grandsons. Family and friends will gather to honor and remember Brooks at a Memorial Service, on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 2:00pm, in Duvall Chapel, at Newbury Court, 80 Deaconess Rd., Concord, MA. Donations in his memory may be made to New England Deaconess Assoc., 80 Deaconess Rd., Concord, MA 01742 or Winchester Mt. Vernon House, 110 Mt. Vernon St., Winchester, MA, 01890 or First Congregational Church, 21 Church St., Winchester, MA 01890. The full obituary can be viewed online at www.Legacy.com COWGILL, F. Brooks II Remembered SHARE YOUR MEMORIES ON OUR GUEST BOOK AT BOSTON.COM/OBITUARIES
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To submit an obituary for editorial consideration, please send the information and a photo by e-mail to [email protected], or send information by fax to 617.929.3186. If you need further assistance about a news obituary, please call 617.929.3400. To access death notices and obituaries online, visit boston.com/obituaries. Ref lect onalife well lived Remembered SHARE YOUR MEMORIES ON OUR GUEST BOOK AT BOSTON.COM/OBITUARIES FISCUS, Jean (Hupper) Beloved mother, grandmother and longtime Lynnfield resident, died on December 25, 2023, after a long battle with dementia. She was 99. Beloved wife of the late Willard “Bill” Fiscus. Loving mother of Debra Jacobson, husband, Andrew of Ipswich, Donna Martinson, husband, Brad of Harwich, Daniel Fiscus, wife, Gretchen of Lynnfield and the late David Fiscus, wife, Florence of Ashland. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Vita Taormina, Cameron Russo, Lauren Fiscus, Daniel Fiscus, Jr. and Delaney Fiscus; and cousins, Linda Perry, Anne Blackstone and Theodore Hupper. Jean was predeceased by her stepbrother, Dexter Harris. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., at the Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer St., Lynnfield, on Saturday, May 4, 2024, with interment to follow at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, 240 Lynnfield Street, Peabody, MA 01960, Attention: Shayna Morris. Arrangements in the care of the McDonald Funeral Home, WAKEFIELD, www.mcdonaldfs.com Of Norwood and formerly of Mattapan, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at age 89. Son of the late Dominic F. Frangioso and Josephine (DiStefano). Beloved husband of Joan (Loycano) Frangioso of Norwood and devoted father of Nancy and her husband, Ken Dieselman of Reading and Janice and her husband, Brian Norton of Mansfield. Brother of Dolores Delaney of Holyoke and Richard Frangioso of Walpole. Proud grandfather of Cameron and Ryan Dieselman and Molly and Thomas Norton. Dominic attended Boston Latin and graduated as a civil engineer from Northeastern University in 1957. He joined the family business and was president of D.F. Frangioso & Co, Inc. in Hyde Park for many decades. Their ground utility company completed notable projects throughout Boston including rebuilding the Freedom Trail, revitalizing portions of the waterfront and numerous hospitals and university jobs. He was an an active member of UCANE, receiving the “We Dig New England” Contractor of the Year award in 1985 and then served as president in 1988. Dominic was a devout parishioner of both St. Angela’s and St. Timothy’s Church. Ever the dedicated Red Sox fan, he never missed watching a game. Dominic loved photography, tennis and skiing. He will be greatly missed by his family. Services from the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street, (Rt. 1A), NORWOOD, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 10 AM. Funeral Mass, in St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 547 Washington Street, Norwood, at 11 AM. Visiting Hours in the Funeral Home, on Tuesday, April 30, from 4-8 PM. Interment Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Dominic’s memory to the American Cancer Society see www.cancer.org FRANGIOSO, Dominic F. “Sonny” Jr. Gillooly Funeral Home Norwood (781)-762-0174 www.gilloolyfuneralhome.com Age 84, of East Aurora, NY, passed away on April 5, 2024, after a long illness. Richard was born in Maquoketa, Iowa to parents Wesley and Margaret, followed by brothers, Allan and James. He completed his undergraduate work and was valedictorian of his medical school class at the University of Michigan. His Internal Medicine residency was at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, MA, which was followed by postdoctoral research at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Richard returned to Boston to join the faculty of Harvard Medical School, continue his research on metabolic disorders and practice as the Chief of the Genetics Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. He also served on the editorial board of the New England Journal of Medicine. Richard moved to Buffalo in 1989, where he became Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the SUNY at Buffalo University and Chief of the Division of Genetics at Children’s Hospital. He cared for patients with inborn errors of metabolism until his retirement in 2020. He made numerous contributions to the field of medical genetics throughout his career. He leaves his wife of 36 years, Sally; his children, Kathryn, Jonathan, Jennifer Erbe Leggett and her husband, David, Vanessa and Barrett; and grandchildren, Maeve, Rowan, Carson and Angel. When he was not working, he was devoted to spending time with his family, long distance running (completing over 30 marathons) and making popcorn for his beloved pets. He was brilliant and dedicated, kind and generous and will be fiercely missed. ERBE, Richard W. Of Brighton, formerly of Arlington, Massachusetts, passed away April 12, 2024. Spirited and boisterous, Jennifer was an unforgettable presence to all she came in contact with. Jennifer leaves sisters, Marcia Gallagher of Ormond Beach, Florida and Meredithe Gera and husband, Stephen of Kihei Hawai’i; and brother, Christopher Gallagher of Burlington, Massachusetts. She also leaves dear niece, Madison; and nephews, Dylan, Aiden, Seamus and Thomas. She is also survived by her longtime partner Gerry McInerney of Watertown, Massachusetts; and her beloved dog, Sully. She is predeceased by brothers, Gregory and Keith; and by parents, Donald and Marcia Gallagher. Jenn’s true passion was dogs. She loved nothing more than going to the beach or camping with Sophie, Brittany or Sully, her adopted “children”. She transitioned from a successful career in marketing to her business as a dog walker and sitter and volunteered at Angell Memorial Hospital and Grey2K. She was a magnet for dogs and they loved her immediately upon meeting. Jennifer’s life was defined by fitness, as a certified aerobics instructor, for many years in Boston and as a jazz dancer with Joy of Movement and Jeannette Neill studios. She famously choreographed a family performance in Canada. Jenn loved music, especially Tom Petty and the blues. She loved horses, particularly when visiting her aunts Ann and Paula in Connecticut as a girl. She wasacommitted environmentalist. She once walked an anti-fur protest in December, wearing nothing but a cardboard protest sign. Jennifer loved her annual trips to King Richard’s Faire and her favorite holiday was Halloween. Jenn’s boldness was on full display while working on John Kerry’s campaign, when she asked the Irish singer, Bono to kiss him and then did. Relatives and friends are invited to Visit in the DeVito Funeral Home, 1145 Massachusetts Ave., ARLINGTON, on Wednesday, May 1, from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held in St. Agnes Church, Arlington, on May 2, at 10:00 am. Burial to follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Arlington. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jennifer’s memory can be made to the Animal Rescue League of Boston at www. arlboston.org. GALLAGHER, Jennifer M. G eorge A. Ripsom, Sr., age 90, a resident of Chelmsford, MA for 60 years, departed this life on April 13, 2024, following an extended illness. George was a humble man, who never called attention to his many achievements. He was genuinely devoted to serving God, his country and the community of Chelmsford, where he shared a home with his beloved wife, Elizabeth “Betty” (Postupack) Ripsom, until her passing on October 25, 2023. Colleagues, friends and neighbors are invited to join George’s family in Celebrating his Life and legacy, the highlights of which follow, with this disclaimer: “To be remembered for his smile and wit, George wrote no lines for his obit. Words written here are not his own, but flow with love from hearts at home.” Born in Alton, IL on December 1, 1933, George grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast and attended St. Mary’s University in LaPorte for 3 years, before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. Assigned to Fire Control (FC) “A” school in Washington, D.C., in July 1953, he captured the attention of Betty Postupack at a church gettogether. The pretty administrative assistant to three Navy Captains was 15” shorter than George’s lanky 6’ 3”. Vowing that he, too, would be a captain one day, he married the girl from Weatherly, PA on May 8, 1954 at the Ukrainian Catholic Church, where she and her large family were members. There, followed deployments from Newport, RI to Korea as an FC aboard USS Caperton (DD650) and throughout Europe and the Mediterranean as repair team leader aboard USS Yosemite (AD19). George was recently remembered by one of his Caperton shipmates as “one of the best supervisors I ever had”. In 1957, George entered the Naval Reserve. Receiving a BSEE from Penn State in 1960, he was commissioned Ensign (Engineering Duty). After earning an MSEE from Penn, he served various assignments in Lawrence, MA, at Ship Activation, Maintenance and Repair Division, Boston, at First Naval District Fleet Ship Support Project and at NAVELEX HQ. While on one of his several tours as a CO of Reserve Units at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, he was promoted to Captain on July 1, 1982. He returned to active duty in 1985, at SPAWAR SYSCOM in Washington, D.C., to direct the Contractor Motivation Program, which he continued as a Reserve CO in Portsmouth until his retirement on the USS Constitution in 1992. Among his many awards, he received two Meritorious Service Medals and proudly swore daughters, Margaret to the Air Force and Lissa to the Naval Reserve. In many years as a leader of the National and Massachusetts Bay Councils of the Navy League, George lead 22 annual geopolitical symposia at BU. These day-long events attended by students from universities throughout the area featured a wargame-like scenario developed by Naval War College, Newport, RI. The symposia furthered the educational mission of the Navy League, earning the local Mass Bay Council several awards. In his civilian career, George worked for RCA before moving to Chelmsford in 1964 to work as Principal Systems Engineer with Raytheon Company’s HAWK Missile System Program Office in Bedford, MA. In 1969, he and Betty embraced his opportunity to assume an assignment as Asst. Program Manager of Raytheon’s Missile Site Radar (MSR) Program Office, located on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. There, the family enjoyed cultural and recreational activities on the tropical paradise and George played on the Raytheon baseball team and bowling league. Upon returning to the U.S., he worked on the Plant Manager’s staff at Raytheon’s Lowell facility. George was active in Chelmsford politics, serving a term on the School Committee, as Chairman of which he proudly presented diplomas to daughter, Lissa, and the first graduating class from the new Chelmsford High School. He was later appointed to the Finance Committee, where he served for ten years as Chairman. He wasafounding member of the Town of Chelmsford Arts & Technology Education Fund, serving on the Board administering donations for 14 years. An Eagle Scout, George was an enthusiastic supporter of both the Boy and Girl Scout Programs and proudly watched his son, George, Jr., receive his own Eagle Scout Award. He regularly assisted the American Red Cross in organizing local blood drives and donated 238 pints of blood in his lifetime. George was a longtime Treasurer for the “Old Chelmsford” Garrison House Association, was on teams that moved the Hill Jock House and other historic buildings to the property and managed the rebuilding of the Adams Blacksmith Shop following a fire. He particularly enjoyed working with Betty on annual sessions of Summer History Camp, which she developed for the Garrison House Guild. For 18 years, he taught kids to hammer nails, tie knots and other skills useful in Colonial times. He was also featured in “Fashions through the Ages,” wearing his actual Korean War dungaree uniform. George was awarded the inaugural Eleanor Parkhurst Award by the Association, was recognized as the 2009 Chelmsford Citizen of the Year and was the first person honored at the Chelmsford Veteran’s Memorial Park. One of George’s most challenging projects was the establishment of the non-profit Historic Millstream Organization, undertaken at the request of project originator, the late Lloyd Greene. Beginning in 2012, George led a team of local volunteers in creating an educational program to commemorate the activities at Samuel Adams’ 1656 grist and saw mill on Mill Road, Chelmsford. There, Mr. Greene and his staff developed the technology that successfully generated hydroelectric power for the local area, using an upgraded water wheel. This and other achievements are now on display for visitors to the Mill complex. George was known by many for his kindness and giving spirit. Stories of him helpingawidow achieve her husband’s burial at Arlington National Cemetery, ensuring fellow service members received missing medals and helping many people in their times of need. We were truly blessed to have George in our world. The family attended St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, where George served as a deacon for 30 years and St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Salem, MA. Predeceased by his parents, George Ambrose Ripsom and Katherine (Lind) Ripsom Nelson; and children, Cheryl D. (Ripsom) Massey and George A. Ripsom, Jr. Mr. Ripsom is survived by brothers, Frank (Ann) Ripsom of Bloomington, Il and P. David (Pat) Ripsom of Kerrville, TX; daughters, Margaret (Arthur) Bleau of Plymouth and Lissa Ripsom of Richmond, VA; grandchildren, Jason Dublin of Swampscott, Benjamin (Audrey) Bleau of Swansea, Taylor A. Harris of Richmond and Hunter Ripsom-Gardiner of Lowell; greatgrandchildren, Leilana Brown, Nedalye Brown and Benjamin Bleau, Jr.; great-great-grandson, Xavier; as well as many nieces and nephews, colleagues, shipmates, friends and fellow Christians throughout the World. Visiting Hours will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2024 from 2 – 6 pm, at the Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home, 24 Worthen St., CHELMSFORD. His Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated, on Monday, at St. Mary Parish, 25 North Rd., Chelmsford, at 11 am. Kindly meet at church. Interment to follow with military honors in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Chelmsford. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in the name of George Ripsom to Historic Millstream Foundation, 99 Mill Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824, Town of Chelmsford Arts and Technology Education Fund, C/O Town of Chelmsford, 50 Billerica Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824, or The Old Chelmsford Garrison House, 105 Garrison Rd., Chelmsford, MA, 01824. For directions and online condolences, please visit chelmsfordfuneralhome. com and find us on Facebook. RIPSOM, George A. Sr. Served Church, Country and Community 38 years U.S. Navy Veteran
C22 B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 Honor your loved one’s memory withaphoto in The Boston Globe. Ask your funeral director for details. To submit a paid death notice for publication in The Boston Globe and on Boston.com, contact your funeral director, visit boston.com/deathnotices or call 617.929.1500. Now offering custom headings and enhanced listings. To submit an obituary for editorial consideration, please send the information and a photo by e-mail to [email protected], or send information by fax to 617.929.3186. If you need further assistance about a news obituary, please call 617.929.3400. To access death notices and obituaries online, visit boston.com/obituaries. Show your respect HOSS, Richard Walter All American Lacrosse Player Age 86, a longtime resident of Scituate, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2024. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 51 years, Mary Louise Persons Hoss of Worcester and Scituate. Cherished brother to Eleanor and Mark Schaul of Charleston, WV, Virginia Fresina of East Bridgewater, Madeline and Paul Merchant of Scituate, Pamela and Scott Currier of New Bedford, Stephen and Dianne Hoss of Scituate, Paul Hoss of Marshfield, Peter and Deb Hoss of Sudbury and his late brothers, William Hoss of Restin, VA and John H.J. Hoss of Scituate. He will be lovingly remembered by his many nieces and nephews. “Dick” or “Dickie”, as he was known to family and friends, was famous for his joyful sense of humor and competitive spirit. Dick was born on March 17, 1938 to the late William F. and Lavalie B. Hoss. He grew up in Hingham and Rockland. Dick graduated from Rockland High School in 1957. He attended Dean Academy before matriculating at the University of Massachusetts. Dick excelled as a student athlete at UMass which he attended on a football scholarship. He was a member of the 1960 team that won the Yankee Conference. Dick’s star shone brightest on the lacrosse field where he played center midi under legendary coach Richard Garber. In 1960 Dick was leading scorer in the nation with 37 goals. He was named All American and faced off as center midi in the prestigious North South game. In recognition for his achievements in 1960, his photograph graced the cover of the 1961 Official NCAA Lacrosse Guide. He has been inducted into the Athletic Halls of Fame at Rockland High School, Dean College, and the University of Massachusetts. Upon graduating from UMass in 1962, Dick began his career at Roadway Express. Dick steadily climbed the corporate ladder and became President of Roadway Express in 1982. In 1985, he was named Vice-Chairman of Transportation and Director of Roadway Services. After retiring in 1987, Dick and Mary Louise moved to Scituate. Always an avid golfer, he played for years with the Cape Cod Pro Am League and was a longtime member of the Hatherly Golf Club. He also took up woodcarving and gardening. A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 5 to 7 pm, at Richardson Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, SCITUATE, MA.AFuneral Mass will take place on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 11 am, at St. Anthony of Padua Church,2Summer Street, Cohasset, MA. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the University of Massachusetts Men’s Lacrosse team. More details and words of comfort can be left, at www.richardsongaffeyfuneralhome.com LUMSDEN, Dorothy L. (Krugley) Age 96, formerly of Swampscott and Randolph, passed away on April 23, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Donald C. Lumsden; and mother of the late Donald William Lumsden; and sister of late siblings, Eleanor Evdokimoff, Alexander Krugley, Vera Wallace, Muriel Burdett. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Jonassen and her husband, John Lynch of Milford, MA; her grandchildren, Emmy Jonassen (Daniel Durusky) and William Jonassen (Natalie Hedlund); and great-grandchildren, Samantha and Benjamin Jonassen; and many nieces and nephews. Dorothy lived her last 7 years at Fairview Estates in Hopkinton, MA, where she made many new friends.A Celebration of Dorothy’s life will be held atalater date. Donations may be made to The Home for Little Wanderers, 10 Guest St., Boston, MA 02135. MANION, Michael “Beepa” Age 92 years old, of Lexington, MA, formerly of Lawrence, Belmont and Watertown, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2024, with his daughters at his side. He was predeceased by his wife, Ginger; his brother, Jack Chakmanian; his parents, Paylag and Vartanoosh Chakmanian; and his son-in-law, Paul MacDonald. He is survived by daughter, Candy Costas and her husband, Peter Costas; daughter, Shelley MacDonald; grandchildren, Hayley (Goff) Denker and her husband, Tyler Denker; Bradley Goff; Dana MacDonald; Michael MacDonald and his wife, Shannon (Kyne) MacDonald; and great-grandchildren, Henry Denker, Emily Denker, and Owen MacDonald. Michael attended Northeastern University, was a former employee of the Star Market Company, then went on to own his own supermarket, Manion’s Star, in Burlington, MA. In his later working years, he was a business consultant to Starfish Market in St. John, USVI, then a volunteer at Mount Auburn Hospital. He valued his family more than anything and was always an enthusiastic participant in family happy hours, parties and on vacations. It would be the norm for him to chase his great-granddaughter around the dining room table, go down slides at the park with his great-grandson or dance to Frank Sinatra with his granddaughter in the kitchen. His surprise vocal performance of ‘The Best of Times’ at daughter, Candy’s wedding was a joyous culmination of his talents and charisma. Most remarkable to all that knew him was Mike’s ‘glass half-full’ mentality, his unwavering positivity regardless of what challenges he faced. The family would like to thank the staff of Waterstone Assisted Living in Lexington and the caregivers of Privatus Care Solutions for their kindness, support and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, donations in Michael’s memory can be made to Mount Auburn Hospital, Office of Philanthropy; 330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Visiting Hours will be on Tuesday, April 30, from 4pm–7pm, at the Aram Bedrosian Funeral Home, 558 Mount Auburn Street, WATERTOWN, MA. A Memorial Service, will be held at 10am, on Wednesday, May 1, at the funeral home. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Burial to follow at the Westview Cemetery in Lexington. LANE, Eugene S. Jr. “Gene” Of Burlington, formerly of Winchester, passed away suddenly on April 25, 2024. Beloved husband of Norma (Cola) Lane for over 50 years. Loving father of Robert Lane and his wife, Laurie of Newton, Michelle Lane Bamford and her husband, Andy of Chelmsford and Eugene “Geno” Lane and wife, Karolyn Flaherty of Woburn. Cherished papa of Michael, Alycia, Christina, Ashlyn, Valerie, Stephen, Little Geno and Kathryn. Devoted brother of Barbara Reed and her late husband “Red”of Burlington, Rose Waszak and her late husband David of Chelmsford, and the late Janice and John Govostes of Winchester. He will be greatly missed by many relatives, nieces, nephews and his dog, “Marley”. Visitation will be held at the Lane Funeral Home, 760 Main St., (Rte. 38), WINCHESTER, on Wednesday, May 1, from 4-8pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Church, 155 Washington St., Winchester, on Thursday, May 2, at 10am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester. For over 50 years Gene was a licensed funeral director at the Lane Funeral Home, started by his father and uncle, he faithfully carried on this tradition of the family business. During his tenure, he compassionately served thousands of families in his community with empathy and dignity. Late Veteran U.S. Army. For complete obituary and online condolences please visit www. lanefuneral.com KIM, Dr. Sungyul David Of Lexington, April 25, 2024. Beloved husband of Betty (Yoo) Kim. Loving father of Nancy Kim and her husband, Peter Lee of Lexington, Steven Kim and his wife, Kari Molvar of Old Greenwich, CT and Caroline Kim of Arverne, NY. Devoted brother of Kyung-Ryul Kim of Seoul, Korea. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Justin, Theo, Chloe and Jemma; and by one niece and two nephews. David graduated from Seoul National University Medical School in 1968 and served as a flight surgeon in the Korean Air Force. He moved to the United States in the 1970s to complete his medical training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He completed his residency at Tufts University and received an MBA from Northeastern University. He was a respected leader in the PM&R community as Medical Director of Rehabilitation at Whittier Rehab, Boston Medical, Rehab Hospital of the Pacific in Hawaii and Maine General, during his long career. He was an avid Boston sports and golf fan and spent many years singing as a tenor in choirs. At home, he loved DIY projects and was a voracious reader of history books. He was kind, loving and brilliant and will be fiercely missed. A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, April 30, at St. John’s Korean United Methodist Church, 2600 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, at 2pm. Visitation at the church, immediately prior to the service, from 1pm to 2pm. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Donations in his memory may be made to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Private interment Westview Cemetery, Lexington. We know that paying tribute to your loved ones is important to you To submit a paid death notice for publication in The Boston Globe and on Boston.com, contact yourfuneral director, visit boston.com/deathnotices or call 617.929.1500. Now offering custom headings and enhanced listings. To submit an obituary for editorial consideration, please send the information andaphoto by e-mail to obits@globe. com, or send information by fax to 617.929.3186. If you need further assistance about a news obituary, please call 617.929.3400. To access death notices and obituaries online, visit boston.com/obituaries. To submit a paid death notice for publication in The Boston Globe and on Boston.com, contact your funeral director, visit boston.com/deathnotices or call 617.929.1500. To submit an obituary for editorial consideration, please send the information and a photo by e-mail to [email protected], or information by fax to 617.929.3186. If you need further assistance about a news obituary, please call 617.929.3400. To access death notices and obituaries online, visit boston.com/obituaries. Of Newton.AMemorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 11, at 1PM, at Grace Episcopal Church Newton Corner. For additional information visit www.eatonandmackay.com KENNEDY, Dr. Donald Gerry Age 71, of Winchester, MA, passed away on April 17, 2024, from metastatic cancer. Denise was married to Dr. Richard Adler, a software architect and entrepreneur. She is also survived by her sisters, Mary K. Borgschatz and Linda Konicek; and her brothers, Michael, Larrry, Thomas, John and Paul Konicek. Denise was born in Prairie Du Chien, WI and grew up in Tomah, WI and Rochester, MN. She earned three degrees from the University of Minnesota, a Bachelor of Science in nursing,aBachelor of Arts in Music and a Masters of Public Policy. Her career was eclectic. She started as a post-surgical staff nurse at the University of Minnesota Hospital and clinical nurse at the school’s Boynton student health service. She moved into managerial and consulting roles at a community clinic, Boynton,amajor HMO and Honeywell, Inc. Denise then served as a senior analyst at the Health Policy Institute at Boston University, helping to improve medical quality and cost control. She also worked at Greater Lynn Senior Services as a planner, program developer and fundraiser for thirteen years. Denise then decided to start and run a small business, installing tile for residential customers. She won numerous Angie’s List awards for the skill and artistic flair she brought to tile repair and renovation projects. Denise led an equally successful parallel life, pursuing her artistic passions. She was a classical singer, performing with the Dale Warland Singers in Minneapolis and Boston Baroque, Church of the Advent and Kings Chapel in Boston. Denise was also a soloist for numerous community choruses and orchestras. She recorded an album of Dvorak and Shostakovich duets. Over the last 16 years, Denise spent much of her time mastering and later teaching quilting. Her intricate and striking art quilts appeared in numerous juried exhibitions. In her spare time, Denise enjoyed gardening, charitable work and adopting very large dogs from shelters. She and her husband owned two dogs at a time for over forty years, taking them on frequent long walks around town and nearby parks. She loved learning, mastering new skills and solving problems. Denise cherished both her birth and in-law families. She was a warm, generous and vivacious person, who made and kept friends easily. She was always ready for a chat. Denise will be dearly missed by her husband and life partner of 42 years, her family and friends. A Service will be held in her honor at the Winchester Unitarian Society on Saturday, May 18, at 1 PM EDT. In lieu of sending flowers, contributions in Denise’s memory may be made to Renewal House Shelter or the Animal Rescue League of Boston. KONICEK, Denise Fay Died unexpectedly on April 11, 2024, four days short of her 99th birthday at Fox Hill in Westwood, MA. She was born in Hartford, CT in 1925, a direct descendant of Thomas Hooker and Isabella Beecher Hooker. She attended the Oxford School, Chatham Hall, Bennet Junior College and Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School, before beginning her working life in Boston at Houghton Mifflin and the Bank of New England. This meant forging her own way after growing up in Hartford. She wasamember of the National Society of the Colonial Dames and became an avid volunteer in her retirement. Martha’s Vineyard was a treasured part of her life, starting at the age of four when she went there for the first time in 1929; the only two years of her life that she missed going to the island were during World War II and Covid. She was a lifelong member of the Edgartown Golf Club and was never known for slow play, even into her 80s. Isabel is survived by and will be greatly missed by her younger sister, Mary Hooker Crary of Hartford, CT; her nephew, Joseph N. Crary of Prospect Harbor, ME; her niece, Margaret Hooker Crary of East Hampton, NY and their spouses Hilly Crary and Peter Milholland. She was predeceased by her great-niece, Margot Willis Crary, in 2016. She made many new friends later in life at Fox Hill who will miss her at the dinner and bridge tables and on trips to the Boston Symphony. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, May 30, at 1:00 p.m., in the chapel of the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington St., Wellesley, MA. A Reception will follow at the Fox Hill retirement community in Westwood, MA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Wellesley Congregational Church or the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Online guestbook at gfdoherty.com. HOOKER, Isabel Beecher George F. Doherty & Sons Wellesley 781-235-4100 Age 92, of Newton, passed away on April 16. Predeceased by his wife, Dulcie Herr and his sister, Barbara Cardillo. Survived by daughter, Karen Barnard of Dorchester; son, Greg Herr and wife, Caroline of Byfield; and nieces and nephews in the U.S. and Britain. Phil was born in Rhode Island, graduated in 1949 from Lexington High School in MA and then Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in NY with a Bachelor of Architecture. Drafted into the army during the Korean War, he served in Military Intelligence stationed in Japan. He earned his Master’s degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While a graduate student at MIT he fell for a recent British immigrant, Planning Department secretary, Dulcie Jones, whom he married shortly after graduation. Within5years, he had bought the land use planning consulting practice that became Philip B. Herr and Associates and with his wife had two children and bought the home in Newton he would own for the remainder of his life. His greatest passions were learning and teaching, leading him professionally to have dual careers in planning asacommunity consultant and a college professor. Outside of work, he was a voracious reader onawide variety of topics and enjoyed cooking, gardening, listening to music (anything from The Beatles to Tchaikovsky), taking walks, spending time in nature, hosting dinner parties and sharing time with family and pets. As a planning consultant, Phil’s approach to planning focused on support over the long-term rather than static “master plans,” so he worked with many of his clients for many years, oftenadecade or longer. Phil’s firm introducedanumber of novel ideas to Massachusetts, such as performance zoning and he pioneered new ways to maximize citizen participation. His work took him across New England and the country (Alaska, Wyoming, California, Colorado, etc.) and around the world (Venezuela, South Korea, Mali) among numerous other venues. He also served for over 30 years as Adjunct Professor of City Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Teaching was his love and whether it was his students, staff, children, or the citizens in the communities he served, he touched many lives. He devoted significant time to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, where he was a member emeritus of the Board of Advisors Executive Committee and was chair of the Northeast Region. He volunteered decades of service to make Newton live up to its promise of fair, affordable, safe, healthy and accessible housing. He shepherded Newton’s Comprehensive Plan to successful passage in 2007 and worked to ensure that the Austin Street Partners project would be built. He continued to advocate for the goals of the plan as long as health permitted. He was grateful for the opportunity to serve and work with so many committed people in the city. Donations in Phil’s honor can be made to Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization (CAN-DO, newtoncan-do. org). Please share memories of Phil or condolences at www.eatonandmackay. com. Details of a Memorial Service will be posted there. HERR, Philip B. Of Arlington, April 24. Beloved husband of Janet (Cavagnaro) Laham. Devoted father of Michele Laham Capozzi and her husband, Daniel of Stoneham, Raymond Laham and his wife, Pam of Stoneham, Ronald Laham of Waltham, Michele Quinlan and her husband, Mark of Medford and Andrew J. Angelo and his wife, Kim of Memphis, TN. Loving grandfather of Tara Pucci and her husband, Kyle of Merrimack, NH, Heather and Megan Laham of Stoneham and Danielle and Ryan Quinlan of Medford. Loving great-grandfather to Emilia and Leo Pucci. Dear brother of Judith Calareso and her late husband, Donald of Winchester, Janice Black and her husband, Richard of Lancaster, James Laham and his wife, Patricia of Arizona and Raymond Laham and his wife, Beth of Stoneham. Dear brother-inlaw of Francis Cavagnaro and his wife, Ruthann of Plymouth. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Visit at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., MEDFORD, Tuesday, April 30, from 2 PM–6PM, concluding with a Prayer Service, in the funeral home, at 6 PM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Ron’s name to Care Dimensions Hospice, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923. To leave a message of condolence visit www.dellorusso.net LAHAM, Ronald R. Dello Russo Family Funeral Homes Medford-Woburn Our beloved Susan “Susie” Hayes, of Seattle, WA, passed away on March 24, 2024 from cancer. Wife, daughter, sister, aunt, dear friend and acupuncturist, Susie lives on in our hearts. Raised in Wayland, MA, Susie is survived by her loving husband, Peter Leinenbach of Seattle, WA; her mother, Gladys (McDonald) Hayes of Holliston, MA; and seven siblings and fifteen nieces and nephews. Susie was preceded in death by her father, John W. Hayes. Celebration of Life time, location and further details can be found on legacy.com HAYES, Susan Marie In East Boston, unexpectedly, April 24, 2024. Beloved son of the late late Joseph E. and Elizabeth P. (Crawford) Gleason. Brother of the late Isabel M. Gleason, Pauline Miozza, Eleanor Bernabei, Alice Corlito, George, Joseph, Charles and Robert Gleason. Jim is survived by three generations of nieces and nephews. Visiting Hours in the Magrath Funeral Home, 336 Chelsea St., (at Day Sq.), EAST BOSTON, on Tuesday morning, April 30, 9:30 - 11:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Funeral Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, 45 Brooks St., East Boston, at noon. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. At Jim’s request, in lieu of flowers, donations to the Salesian Boys and Girls Club of East Boston, would be appreciated. Please read full obituary and leave messages for the family at MagrathFuneralHome.com GLEASON, James W. Age 72, of Hendersonville, TN, native of Concord, MA, died March 4, 2024. Preceded in death by her parents, Salvatore and Josephine Lombardo; and brother-in-law, Neal Mirfield. She leaves behind her sisters, Mary Mirfield, Deborah Bennett, Virginia Rounds, Joanne Lombardo (Craig Smith); along with nine nephews and four nieces. Graveside Service at St. Bernard’s Cemetery, 500 Bedford Street, Concord, on Friday, May 10, at 12 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network www.pancan. org For Gloria’s full obituary and online guestbook, please visit www. DeeFuneralHome.com. LOMBARDO, Gloria J. 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Ref lect on a life well lived To submitapaid death notice for publication in The Boston Globe and on Boston.com, contact your funeral director, visit boston.com/deathnotices or call 617.929.1500. Now offering custom headings and enhanced listings. To submit an obituary for editorial consideration, please send the information and a photo by e-mail to [email protected], or send information by fax to 617.929.3186. If you need further assistance about a news obituary, please call 617.929.3400. To access death notices and obituaries online, visit boston.com/obituaries. We know that paying tribute to your loved ones is important to you I was able to say goodbye to my younger daughter, just before joining my older daughter, father, mother, brother-in-law and dear friends.Iwas in the loving arms of my companion of 34 years, Jayna, with whom I enjoyed most summers in Vermont...planting, tending, and harvesting our garden. One of my favorite “pass-times” at that home was watching the wildlife interact outside the porch and enjoying how it entertained the cat.Ifondly remember the proud moment when one of our local wildlife friends ate seeds out of my hand. That house was a labor of love and I derived so much pleasure tinkering to make it better and building a dormer on the second floor, all by myself. Then, at last, I got to check offavery important item on my bucket list...a trip to Ireland, with Jayna, and visiting the birthplace of my father, Sneem, a village situated on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry. It was then, that I knewIhad come home. Now thatIhave gone home to be with those who went before me, I leave behind, my daughter, Linda McGillicuddy, her spouse, David Kretchman of Reno, Nevada, and their children, Zane and Wyatt; granddaughter, Lily McGil Johnson and her father, Donald D. Johnson of Findlay, Ohio; the mother of my two daughters, Roberta Higgins Laurent of Crescent City, Florida; and my partner, Jayna McLaughlin of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. I was preceded in death by my parents, Cornelius and Florence Wilson McGillicuddy; my daughter Bonnie Lee McGillicuddy Johnson; brother-in-law Richard Higgins; and many dear and wonderful friends, including Bob and Dave Lively and Frank Steinberg. Edward Cornelius McGillicuddy, of West Charleston, Vermont and Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts was born June 18, 1939 and passed away quietly and in comfort, after a long illness, April 19, 2024. To most, Ed was the quintessential listener, mechanic, plumber, electrician, teacher and later in life, a nurse. Most of his career was devoted to working with young, challenged children, physically and intellectually in the Cambridge Public Schools and, in that setting, thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie of his colleagues. His only regret was that he was not able serve his country in the military, as was his wont, to demonstrate the appreciation of his father’s acceptance and citizenship in the United States of America. He will be missed. A Celebration of Life will be held May 19, 2024 at a location to be determined. Please check the website of Rodgers and Mann Funeral Home of JAMAICA PLAIN, MA, for further information. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Vermont Humane Society. McGILLICUDDY, Edward Cornelius J ohn “Jack” Conyngham Robinson, MD., passed away at home in Milton, Massachusetts on April 20, at the age of 92. Jack was born on August 5, 1931 in New York City to Helen Monroe and Richard Ivers Robinson and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. In 8th grade, he entered Milton Academy, where at the age of 14, he met the love of his life, June Nordblom. He graduated from Milton in 1949 and attended Princeton University, majoring in English literature. Following their junior year in college, Jack and June were married in Harwich Port on Cape Cod. In August of 2022, they gathered with extended family at the Cape to celebrate 70 years of marriage. Upon graduating from Princeton in 1953, Jack spent four years in the Navy, based in San Diego. He served on active duty aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Stembel and became the ship’s navigator and an expert in celestial navigation in the Pacific. While based in California, Jack and June became the proud parents of two daughters, Pixie and Leslie. After the Navy, Jack and June returned to Milton, welcoming sons, Richard and Mark into their family. Milton became their home base for the remainder of their wonderful lives together. After attending Tufts Medical School, Jack completed his pediatric residency and fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he served as Pediatric Chief Resident. A consummate educator and teacher, he mentored countless pediatricians and served as a teaching fellow and as an assistant clinical professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School for almost 20 years. Jack started his private pediatric practice as a solo practitioner and over time, his practice grew into Milton Pediatrics, with numerous pediatricians caring for thousands of children and families, spanning across multiple generations. Jack was beloved by his patients and their families, valued as an astute diagnostician with a compassionate and gentle demeanor. He had a special way of putting his young patients and their parents at ease with his direct but kind manner, his cheerful humming and whistling of various songs throughout the day and his marvelous collection of fun ties, specifically curated with his young patients in mind. Upon his retirement at age 79 and in honor of over a half century of Jack’s devotion to patients and to training new physicians, his extended family and grateful patients established the John C. Robinson Chair in Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital. Jack remained a dedicated alumnus of Milton Academy his entire life, appreciating the education he received and most of all, the lifelong friendships he made there. He served briefly on Milton’s Board of Trustees and spent countless hours volunteering as the school’s physician from 1972 to 2000. Jack was a lifelong gardener, each summer providing fresh vegetables for the dinner table and roses for June’s floral arrangements, often corralling his children to help cultivate and harvest. He relished a competitive round of bridge, though his friends would joke that they were often tempted to forfeit the kitty in advance, knowing that Jack would typically emerge victorious. Jack was an athlete throughout his life and Jack and June enjoyed playing tennis and golf together for decades. Jack learned to ski and sail from June’s brother, Rod Nordblom, whom he revered like an older brother. He adored singing and was a romantic at heart, serenading June throughout their married life and writing poetry and songs for many special occasions. Jack’s family and friends will always remember him for his integrity, his strong moral compass, his compassion for others and for the appreciation he had for all the wonderful people and events in his life. Jack is survived by his brother, Peter Robinson; and by his four children and their spouses, Ailene Robinson (Tom Lewis), Leslie Will (Anthony Will), Richard Robinson (Carolyn Payne) and Mark Robinson (Tisa Hughes); ten grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, June Nordblom Robinson; and his grandson, John (Jack) Robinson. A Celebration of Jack’s Life will be held at Apthorp Chapel, Milton Academy, 170 Centre Street, Milton, on June 27, at 11 AM, followed by a Reception, at 191 Clyde Street, Brookline. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that anyone wishing to honor Jack consider a donation to the John C. Robinson, MD Chair in Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Development Office, 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114 or to Milton Academy in support of financial aid www. Milton.edu/donate To leave the Robinson family a condolence message, please visit www. dolanfuneral.com ROBINSON, John “Jack” Conyngham MD Compassionate Milton Pediatrician A beloved mother, wife, grandmother and Cambridge community activist, passed away peacefully at the age of 90, surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 16, 1933, in Boston, Massachusetts, Janet’s vibrant spirit and commitment to social justice benefited so many where she lived and worked. Growing up in Mattapan, Massachusetts, Janet was known for her lively, spunky and warm personality, coupled with a nononsense approach to life. She earned her undergraduate degree in three years from Ohio State University and later completed a Masters degree in Romance Languages from Boston University. After teaching Spanish at Walpole High, she enrolled in Boston University’s School of Social Work, where she famously refused to write a thesis, pointing out that it was irrelevant to caring for others and thus never earning her second master’s degree. Janet went on to practice social work anyway, serving in Boston’s South End and at Boston City Hospital, playing a pivotal role in organizing and ensuring women’s welfare rights. For many years, she also worked as a window blind maker, carpenter, house cleaner and floor washer—never thinking of herself as above others. She later served as the produce manager at the Cambridge Food Coop and Executive Director of Food for Free. Over several decades, she left her mark asalongtime local activist successfully running for Cambridge’s Ward 5 Committee, serving on the boards of the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee and the Cambridge Camping Association, campaigning for progressive political candidates and fighting for everything from quality childcare and public education to affordable housing, services for homeless populations, food justice, humane treatment of immigrants and numerous other local and global causes. She received recognition for her activism and work, which was never more important to her than “doing the work” and serving the community. For Janet, caring for her community was also personal. She never hesitated to help family members, friends and colleagues, whether to find jobs or housing, secure healthcare, end of life care, or adoptions, or to simply just listen and ‘show up’ for them. In 1964, Janet married the love of her life, Jeff Murray, and together they raised three children in Cambridge, Anne Chiriboga, Jacob Murray and Ruth Economou. She was tremendously proud of and adored her children; six grandchildren, Ana Gabriela Chiriboga, Nicolas Chiriboga, Benjamin Murray, Theo Murray, Elise Economou, and Lucas Economou; two sons-in-law David Chiriboga and Stefan Economou; and daughter-in-law, Jennifer Azzara. Janet’s passion for life extended beyond her work and family. As an avid Red Sox fan since childhood who saw Ted Williams play at Fenway, she never missed a game on the radio. She greatly appreciated life’s simplicity—spending time with her grandchildren, a good melon, yard sales, Bach cantatas, Democracy Now broadcasts and reading a good memoir. In addition to her immediate family, Janet is survived by her sister, Frieda Cohen (née Rosenberg) and many beloved nieces and nephews. A special thank you to the Cambridge Health Alliance’s PACE program for their extraordinary care of Janet over the past five years. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Food For Free or the Sphinx Organization, which supports efforts to diversify classical music. A Celebration of Janet’s Life will be held on June 15, from 2 to5pm, at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 400 Harvard St., Cambridge, MA. MURRAY, Janet (Rosenberg) Remembered SHARE YOUR MEMORIES ON OUR GUEST BOOK AT BOSTON.COM/OBITUARIES
C24 B o s t o n Sun d a y Glob e A P RIL 28, 2 0 2 4 Honor your loved one’s memory with a photo in The Boston Globe. Ask your funeral director for details. Lend support View The Boston Globe’s complete list of death notices and sign the guestbook at boston.com/obituaries. NOONE, Virginia “Ginny” (Doyle) Age 87, of Brockton, Massachusetts, peacefully passed, surrounded by her loving family on April 22, 2024. Born and raised in Brockton’s south side Campello neighborhood, she was the youngest daughter of the late Madeline Gertrude (Kenney) and Joseph Edward Doyle; and the sister of Geraldine, Marilyn and Joseph. Ginny was a lifelong resident of Brockton, a graduate of Brockton High School, class of 1955 and Stonehill College, class of 1959. While at Stonehill, she was President of the Crosiere Club, Vice President of the Crusaders, the Director of CCD and served in the Student Senate. Ginny was among the first women to attend and graduate from Stonehill. She continually gave back to Stonehill over the next 50 years by serving in many alumni positions, including as the first female President of the Alumni Council, as the Vice President of the Alumni Council, a member of the Board of Fellows, chairperson of the Alumni Council Scholarship Fund Committee,aCentury Club member, as well as numerous other roles and committees. For her continued devotion and service to Stonehill College, she received the Francis X. Dillon Alumni Service Award in 1988. At the College’s 50th anniversary in 1998, Ginny was selected as one of 50 honorees of the Moreau Medallion, which recognized her distinguished contributions that played an important role in the development of Stonehill during its first half-century. On November 12, 1960, Ginny married the love of her life, Richard “Dick” Noone and for 46 years, until his passing in 2006, they raised their three sons on Falconer Ave. in Brockton, on the beaches of West Dennis and enjoyed many family camping trips. For more than four decades, Ginny was a dedicated Special Education and English teacher in the Brockton and Bridgewater Public Schools, with the majority of her career serving at Brockton’s Alternative High School. A devoted Roman Catholic, Ginny taught CCD for more than three decades and was a longtime communicant of Saint Margaret’s Church and Our Lady of Lourdes Church. She was a passionate supporter of the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins, as well as all of her sons’ and grandchildren’s sports teams and activities. She is survived by her three sons and their families, Richard J. Noone, Jr. Esq. and Mary Ann (Driscoll), Francis D. Noone and Tricia (Laroche) Howard and Capt. Gregory P. Noone, JAGC, USN (Ret.) and Diana (Colombo). She is also survived by eleven grandchildren, Brighid, Maura, Richard, III, Kevin and his wife, Carel, Brett, Ava, Jennifer, Jillian, Eleanor, Virginia and Gregory. She was also the great-grandmother to Joelle and Grayson. Ginny also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends. Visiting Hours at the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), BROCTON, MA, on Monday, April 29, 2024, from 4pm to 8pm. Funeral Mass at Stonehill College at the Chapel of Mary in North Easton, MA, on Tuesday, April 30, at 10:00am. Donations may be made in Ginny’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association to help fight this disease. Please give online, at www. alz.org For online directions and condolences, visit www.conleyfuneralhome. com or on Facebook at Conley Funeral & Cremation Service. SARDELLA, Roberta F. (Bossi) Of Stoneham, April 23, 2024. Beloved wife of Daniel Sardella. Loving mother of Lauren (Sardella) Mahoney and husband, Kevin of Tewksbury and James Sardella of Stoneham and his partner, Jamie Hayes of Southborough. Cherished Nana to Keagan and Conor Mahoney. Dear sister to Pauline Lampropoulos and husband, Demetrious “Jimmy” of Lynnfield, James Bossi and wife, Abigail of Somerville, Rosanne Hudgins of Medford and the late Elizabeth “Honey” Centrella and John Bossi, Sr. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass at St. Raphael’s Church, 512 High St, Medford, on Tuesday, April 30, at 10:00am. Visiting Hours at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave, WAKEFIELD, on Monday, April 29, from 4:00 to 7:00pm. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. In lieu of flowers, please makeadonation in Roberta’s name to High Pointe House, 360 North Ave., Haverhill, MA 01830. For additional information and guestbook, www.mcdonaldfs.com ROBINSON, John “Jack” Conyngham MD See Enhanced Listing RIPSOM, George A. 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To submit an obituary for editorial consideration, please send the information and a photo by e-mail to [email protected], or information by fax to 617.929.3186. If you need further assistance about a news obituary, please call 617.929.3400. To access death notices and obituaries online, visit boston.com/obituaries. Age 81, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her home after multiple hospitalizations. Ms. Romano, daughter of the late Florence (Mercugliano) Romano and Alfred Romano, was born in New Haven, CT on April 18, 1942. As an adult, she lived in West Haven until moving to Branford, CT. After she divorced her husband, Thomas M. Oligino, Jr. in 1983, she relocated to Boston, where she lived for three decades. Ms. Romano, a woman of many passions, was highly educated. She earned her undergraduate degree from Albertus Magnus College in CT., a master’s degree in Theology from Andover Newton Theological School (MA.), and a doctorate in Religion. Her love for the arts was evident in her role as an artist and an art lover and she generously shared her time volunteering at Boston museums. A devoted member of the First Baptist Church in Malden, MA, she actively participated in church activities. Her love for animals, particularly her beloved dog, Beamer, was a testament to her compassionate nature. She was preceded in death by her brother, Alfred Romano, Jr. of Guilford; and her aunt, Anna Green of New Haven. Three children survive her, Thomas (Jessica) Oligino of Easton, PA, Anthony Oligino of Exton, PA and Nina (Chris) Plaushin of Alexandria, VA. She also leaves six grandchildren, Nick, Sara, Katie, Jackson Oligino, Olivia and Sophia Plaushin. The family thanks the healthcare workers at Mount Auburn Hospital and her friends in the Cambridge area who aided Ms. Romano through her declining health. ROMANO, Angela M. April 16, 2024. Jacqueline, better known to many as Jackie and Nani to her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, was a former resident of Millis, MA with her late husband, Michael Shagoury and of Framingham, MA. Jackie will be missed very much by her family. She leaves behind her three children, Anne Willander Boychuck and her favorite son-in-law, Dan Boychuck (Bigfork, MT), Jon Willander and Karen Fitzsimmons (Framingham, MA) and Rob and Maryann Willander (New Boston, NH); five grandchildren, Barrett Boychuck Quigley, Nicole Currier Boychuck, Danny Alexander Boychuck, Ashley Willander Davidson and Briana Willander; and greatgrandchildren, Graham Quigley, Wesley Quigley, Logan Davidson and Cameran Davidson. In life, Jackie’s love had no boundaries. In death, her love will remain boundless, with her remains being reunited with her father and second mother in Amesbury, MA, with her birth mother in Belmont, MA and in York, ME, where she had fond memories of spending time with family; her friends, Cindy and David Cedrone; and her beloved late friends, Winnie and Nancy Staples. Donations in her memory may be made to Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, 101 Summer St., Holliston, MA 01746, where she loved taking contemplative walks www. xaverianmissionaries.org For additional information, please visit www. DeeFuneralHome.com SHAGOURY, Jacqueline C. Dee Funeral Home of Concord 978-369-2030 Caring for families since 1868 Age 85, of Needham, April 18, 2024. Beloved husband of Joyce (Pierson) Shepherd, and proud father of Julie Emery and Andrew Shepherd; grandfather of five grandchildren and great-grandfather of one granddaughter. For additional information, please visit www.eatonfuneralhomes.com SHEPHERD, Henry Hunter Jr. Eaton Funeral Home 781-444-0201 Of Hanover and Watertown, formerly of Jamaica Plain, April 24, 2024. Age 78. Beloved son of the late Charles A. and Livia T. (Imbrogna) Salamone. Loving brother of Sheila A. Salamone, Patricia M. Salamone both of Chestnut Hill and the late Janet M. Rush and her late husband, Martin J. Rush, III. Loving uncle of Robyn O’Neil and her husband, Kevin and Rhonda Sidhom and her husband, Nader. Caring great-uncle of Ella, Mia, Brooke and Dillon. Father Salamone dedicated his life to serving his parishioners, communities and the patients and staff of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. He was a devoted son, brother, uncle, great-uncle and incredible friend to his fellow priest, Rev. Allan Butler.AVisitation will take place in the Church of St. Patrick, 212 Main St., Watertown, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 9:30 AM to 11 AM, followed by a Funeral Mass, at 11 AM. All are invited to attend. Interment, Hanover Center Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Rev. Charles’s memory may be made to Clergy Trust, 66 Brooks Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 or at www.clergytrust.org SALAMONE, Rev. Charles E. MacDonald-Rockwell-MacDonald www.macdonaldrockwell.com Passed away, at the age of 95, at Brooksby Village in Peabody. Originally from Beverly, she lived for many years in Ipswich after a short time in Denver. She is survived by her husband, David; children, Lisa, Scott, Dana and Camille and Neal and Linda; and grandchildren, Jacob and Mikayla Standley and Julianne and Dallas Donovan; and three greatgrandchildren. Muriel was devoted to her family and passed on to them her love of art, quilting, music, gardening, birds, travel, jigsaw puzzles and mystery novels. Services will be private. Assisting the family with the arrangements is O’Donnell Cremations – Funerals–Celebrations, 167 Maple St., (Rte. 62) DANVERS. STANDLEY, Muriel Remina (Scott) www.odonnellfuneralservice.com Of West Roxbury, April 23, 2024, age 93. Cherished daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Giguiere) Begin of West Roxbury. Beloved wife of the late Charles Thorn. Loving mother to Steven Thorn (Kathleen) of West Roxbury, Kevin Thorn of Denver, Richard Thorn (Karen) of Franklin, Marleen Durkey (John) of Franklin. Nana to Jessica Goldberg (Ross), Katherine Thorn, Andrew Thorn (Sarita), Rebecca Davey (Chistopher), Richard Thorn (fiancée Rachel), Matthew Durkey and Elizabeth Durkey. Great-grandmother to Evan and Iris Goldberg, William and Wyatt Davey. Dear sister of the late Ronald Begin and his late wife, Claire of Dedham, Lee Begin (Sally) of Ohio, Lorraine Egan and her late husband, James of Medfield, Arthur Begin (Jeannie) of Dedham, the late Anita Begin, Charline Lawless and her late husband, James of Norwood, Richard Begin (Marie) of West Roxbury. Also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Theresa Church, in West Roxbury, on Friday, May 3, at 10:00 am. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. THORN, Muriel A. (Begin) Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home 617-323-5600 Of West Roxbury, April 25. Devoted wife of late Arthur D. Severin. Loving mother of Barbara Hughes of Newport, RI, Stephen Severin and his wife, Suzanne of Amherst, Paul Severin and his wife, Rose of Lincoln, RI, and Catherine Menchin and her husband, Keith of Needham. Loving grandmother to ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral from The Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St., WEST ROXBURY, on Tuesday, April 30, at 9:00 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Theresa of Avila Chapel, at 10:00 am. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting Hours in the funeral home, on Monday, April 29, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, WEST ROXBURY. Interment in The Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, at 2:00 pm. SEVERIN, Helen L. (Degnan) Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home 617-323-5600 Age 92, of Waltham, April 24, 2024. He was the cherished husband of Delia (Nardone) Pagnani for an inspiring 70 years and the devoted father of Emily Sweeney and her husband, James and the late Eva Perry. Cherished ‘Nonni’ to Michael Perry and wife, Annie, James Z. Sweeney, Jessica Sweeney and husband, Stephen Wilcinski, Erika Sweeney and husband, Thomas Clancy and the late Matthew Perry. He was a loving great-grandfather to Jack, Oliver, Logan, Will and Woods. Family and friends are invited to Celebrate John’s Life, on Monday, from 9:00 - 10:30 AM, in the Nardone Funeral Home, 373 Main Street, WATERTOWN, MA followed by an 11 AM, Funeral Mass, in Sacred Heart Church, 311 River Street, Waltham. Burial in Newton Cemetery. PAGNANI, John Nardone Funeral Home (617) 924 - 1113 www.NardoneFuneralHome.com Widow of the late Thomas J. Swan Jr., died peacefully at home in Palm Beach on April 19, 2024, after a brave battle with four different cancer diagnoses in as many years. Mrs. Swan was born in Boston to the late Dr. Hugh Carroll Donahue, a prominent ophthalmologist, who helped advance the treatment of cataract disease and Mrs. Rose Fitzgerald Donahue. Mrs. Donahue was a niece of Boston Mayor, John Francis “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and the first cousin of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Despite her family’s Democratic roots, Mrs. Swan volunteered for Senator Barry Goldwater’s 1964 Presidential Campaign, cast her first vote for President Richard Nixon and remained a lifelong proud and dedicated Republican. She attended Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Newton, Massachusetts and Trinity College in Washington, D.C. At Sacred Heart she was a blue-ribbon recipient for academic excellence, was a Child of Mary and served as class president. From an early age, Mrs. Swan was a talented and avid golfer. When she was a child, Dick Chapman,aUnited States and British amateur winner, took Mrs. Swan under his wing and helped her become an excellent player. Mrs. Swan had her first of3holes-in-one on the third hole of Oyster Harbors around the age of 12. She won many tournaments in many different places over the years. Among the more notable was a club championship victory less than three weeks before giving birth to her son and her third victory in the Cape Cod Indian Summer tournament on the very last round of golf she ever played. When she could no longer play golf, Mrs. Swan became an avid swimmer. She also channeled her inner competitive spirit into a passion for duplicate bridge. She was a past chairman of the Duplicate Bridge Committee at the Bath and Tennis Club in Palm Beach and would play bridge there and at the Everglades Club in the winter and at the Wianno Club and the Oyster Harbors Club in the summer. Notwithstanding all these accomplishments, Mrs. Swan’s true pride, joy and purpose in life was being a mother, wife and grandmother. She was married to Thomas J. Swan, Jr. for almost 43 years before his death in Palm Beach 13 years ago. The Swans were engaged in Palm Beach on an Easter Saturday evening and by the early 1980’s, they spent every Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter as a family in Palm Beach. They had one son, Thomas J. Swan, III, who remembers the family’s early years in Palm Beach fondly. In addition to her son, Tom, Mrs. Swan leaves six grandchildren, whom she adored, Thomas J. Swan IV (Sam), Rose Fitzgerald Swan, Grace Carroll Swan, Hope Reilly Swan, Joseph Jake Swan (Jake) and Sebastian Swan. To her grandchildren she was “Moo Moo”. Moo Moo’s kindness and generosity to her grandchildren knew no bounds and she was a true blessing in their lives. Mrs. Swan was predeceased by her parents; her husband; and her brother, Gerald Donahue. In addition to her son and grandchildren, she is survived by her brother-in-law, Joseph Edward Swan, Sr. (married to Denise); and his three children, Jed (married to Alexis), Tiffany (married to Keith), and Keith (married to Michelle). In addition, she leaves a large roster of close friends from every period, place, and chapter of her life. Several of them would consider her to be a second mother. Ifalife can be judged by the quality of friendships, Mrs. Swan certainly left the world as a winner. The family is havingaReception, to celebrate Mrs. Swan’s life, from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at the Bath and Tennis Club in Palm Beach. In addition, a Memorial Service and Reception will be held in Boston at a date to be determined in June. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478 (federal tax ID number 04-2697981). SWAN, Carroll Donahue Age 99, of Sudbury, died peacefully at home on April 16, 2024. Wife of the late Carmine Pinto. Survived by her sister, Teresa (Staron) Tice of Williamsport, PA; her five children, Anita Tabb (Robert) of Palm Coast, FL; Frank Pinto (Susan) of Wellesley, MA; Nancy Pinto (Errol Patterson) of Silver Spring, MD; Mary Pinto (Steven Goldstein) of Cape Elizabeth, ME and Catherine Pinto (Flemming Lund) of Highland Ranch, CO; plus twelve grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visiting Hours on Sunday, May 5, from 5 to7pm, in the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, CONCORD CENTER. Funeral Mass on Monday, May 6, at 11 am, in Ascension Parish (Our Lady of Fatima Church), 160 Concord Road, Sudbury. Burial at New North Cemetery in Sudbury. In lieu of flowers, Mary’s family invites contributions in her memory to World Central Kitchen, Salvation Army, Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. For obituary and online guestbook, visit DeeFuneralHome.com. PINTO, Mary A. (Staron) Dee Funeral Home of Concord 978-369-2030 Caring for families since 1868 A long time resident of Needham, April 26, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Edmund A. Rooney, Sr. Devoted mother of Irene J. Bacevicius of Libertyville, IL, Edmund A. Rooney, Jr. of Westport, MA, Sharon M. Theall of Edgecomb, ME, David A. Rooney of Framingham, Steven F. Rooney of Wayland. Loving grandmother of John A. Bacevicius, VI., Taylor J. and Cody A. Theall, Mica J. Low and A. Cioci. Great-grandmother to Joshua M. Bacevicius. Sister of the late Patricia Tolliver. Loving companion of Albert Lavalle. Marion was an active longtime member of the Great Plain Squares. Visiting Hours at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., NEEDHAM, on Wednesday, May 1, from 4-7pm. Funeral Service on Thursday, May 2, in the funeral home at 11:30am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment in St. Mary Cemetery, Needham. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Marion’s memory to the National Brain Tumor Society, 55 Chapel St., Newton, MA 02458. For online guestbook gfdoherty.com. ROONEY, Marion G. (Madruga) George F. Doherty & Sons Needham 781 444 0687 Remembered SHARE YOUR MEMORIES ON OUR GUEST BOOK AT BOSTON.COM/OBITUARIES