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The White Mamba Speaks

Brian Scalabrine first burst onto the scene in Boston as the ultimate cheerleader—a red-headed reserve player who became the secret weapon of the 2008 championship […]

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Sam Kennedy Runs the Red Sox, Owns Zero Pairs of Red Socks

This interview was originally published in our June 2025 issue. We are recirculating it now, timed to the Red Sox making the playoffs. In the […]

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Sporting Goods Stores Are No Fun Zones

I think I know my kids. Some days more than others. I’m not sure about their favorite books or what goes on during lunch block. […]

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Could This High School Football Tragedy Have Been Prevented?

Slate-gray clouds and the threat of rain loomed over Sharon High School’s football field on Thanksgiving Day last fall, yet hundreds of students and their […]

Arts & Entertainment

Is Badminton the Next Pickleball?

One semester in high school, my friends and I signed up to take badminton to fulfill our physical education requirement. Our two-fold rationale was this: […]

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Meet the Four Investors Bringing Women’s Soccer to Boston (Again)

No matter how many times we try, or how much we love our hometown teams, Boston has seldom been able to expand its professional sports […]

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The Tao of Celtics Owner Wyc Grousbeck

Wyc Grousbeck is frustrated. It’s been six months since his Celtics lost in the playoffs, failing to bring home championship No. 18, and like most […]

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Brave Humans to Jump off the ICA Boston Roof Again

If you’ve ever been to the Institute of Contemporary Art, you know the museum view looking out onto the waterfront is pretty elite. But have […]

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Can BC Football Be Great Again?

When Scott Mutryn and three of his buddies heard the news last summer that other colleges were trying to lure away their alma mater’s star […]

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Here Are the 2023 Boston Marathon Winners

It’s Patriots’ Day in Boston, and the 127th Boston Marathon is underway. Competition was particularly fierce this year, so who was the first down Boylston […]

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Mike Sherman’s Fifth Quarter

After 33 years coaching NFL and college all-stars, former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman wasn’t sure he had much to learn from a bunch of high school football players on the Cape. He was wrong.

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The Greatest Game You’ve Never Seen

How did a sleepy academy in a rural New England town spawn the best high school basketball team in the country?