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It was a high-noon shootout that truly lived up to its billing. Both Villanova and Holy Cross came out with guns blazing, each moving the ball downfield almost effortlessly. Dominic Randolph and his receivers on their side, Villanova had a...

Africa McCalop went to her mother Patricia McCalop's for Thanksgiving dinner, but instead of helping with dinner Mom had to help deliver. Africa went into labor two weeks early, when Mom called 9-1-1. The emergency operator talked Patricia through the...

Chaisson Allen threw in a halfcourt shot at the buzzer and Northeastern beat Wright State 70-67 on Saturday. Allen, who had a game-high 21 points with eight rebounds and six assists, grabbed a rebound with 4 seconds to play and...

A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweatshirts during a home invasion. Officers later receive a text message from an anonymous tipster that leads them to a...

Rasheed Wallace rips refs after getting fifth technical of season The way Rasheed Wallace sees it, his latest technical foul call was a flop. The Boston big man said Friday that Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu duped the referees into giving...

POLITICAL OPINION Pat does not like Sarah Palin. If Pat doesn't like Sarah Palin, than I would feel pretty confident stating Republicans need to stay away from giving Palin the go-ahead nomination for 2012. Pat is as Independent as they...

New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur became the NHL's all-time minutes leader during his team's 2-1 shootout win against the Boston Bruins on Friday. Canadian Brodeur overhauled Patrick Roy's mark of 60,235 minutes played early in the second period before...

A charity that got its start with help from a Rock and Roll Hall of fame guitarist is helping veterans get jobs. Work Vessels for Veterans was started two years ago by Connecticut lobsterman John Niekrash, who donated a boat...

In the decorous and somewhat obscure campaign for the Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy , the four Democratic candidates agree on a great deal, including why so few people are paying attention. "It's a weird time," said...