By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 13 rebounds and the New York Knicks rode a huge second quarter to a 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night and a 2-0 start to the season. The Knicks outscored the […]
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Woman who escaped from boat fire off Cape Cod with her husband and son dies at a hospital
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Asleep on their boat anchored off Cape Cod, the Sullivan family was awaken to their dogs barking, the sound of fireworks and smoke. Their boat was on fire. Tyler Sullivan and his parents jumped from the boat Monday night and, in the darkness, began swimming to a privately-owned island. Tyler […]
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Troy Terry snaps a third-period tie as the Ducks top the Bruins for a 7-5 win
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Troy Terry snapped a tie in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks held off the Boston Bruins for a 7-5 victory on Thursday night. Mikael Granlund had two goals and three assists for Anaheim in its second straight win. Terry and Jacob Trouba each had a […]
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Coast Guard audio captures stranded family’s mayday call. ‘Our ship burned while we were sleeping’
GOSNOLD, Mass. (AP) — Three family members who swam to a private island when their boat caught fire and sank were rescued two days later after their marine radio washed ashore. “Mayday, mayday, mayday! Our ship went down in Tarpaulin’s Cove!” Tyler Sullivan told a Coast Guard dispatcher early Wednesday morning. “Our ship burned while […]
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Family rescued after being stranded on small island off Cape Cod after boat caught fire
WOODS HOLE, Mass. (AP) — A family was rescued Wednesday by the Coast Guard off Cape Cod after their 30-foot pleasure boat caught fire and they were forced to swim to a small island where they sheltered in a barn for almost two days. When the mother, father and their son didn’t return as expected […]
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St. John’s tops Big East preseason poll for 1st time since 1991
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino doesn’t put much stock in his St. John’s team being No. 1 in the Big East Conference preseason poll for the first time in three decades. “I really don’t pay too much attention to prognosticating because especially in this day and age, I […]
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Rhode Island man arrested in Scotland and convicted of Utah rape gets at least 5 years in prison
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Monday sentenced a man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest on rape charges to anywhere from five years to life in prison. Nicholas Rossi, 38, is “a serial abuser of women” and […]
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Devin Farrell throws 4 touchdown passes to lead Rhode Island to 58-17 romp over Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Devin Farrell passed for 333 yards and four touchdowns with just one incompletion, and Rhode Island steamrolled Albany 58-17 on Saturday. Farrell completed 19 of 20 passes for Rhode Island (6-2, 4-0 Coastal Athletic Association), which never trailed. Garth White kicked a 48-yard field goal and Antwain Littleton Jr. added a […]
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William Karlsson scores twice to help Golden Knights beat Bruins 6-5
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — William Karlsson scored twice, Pavel Dorofeyev had his NHL-leading sixth goal and Jack Eichel became the first player this season to 10 points as the Vegas Golden Knights held off the Boston Bruins 6-5 on Thursday night. Mark Stone added three assists for the Golden […]
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Patriots coach Mike Vrabel returns to face the Titans for 1st time since being fired
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Vrabel congratulated Brian Callahan when Tennessee hired him as Vrabel’s successor as the Titans’ head coach. Vrabel also texted Callahan after being fired six games into his second season. “I just remember all those coaches or people that reached out after I was let go,” Vrabel […]
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Brown University rejects Trump’s offer for priority funding, citing concerns over academic freedom
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Brown University is rejecting a Trump administration proposal that would provide favorable access to funding in exchange for a wide range of commitments, saying the deal would curtail academic freedom and undermine the university’s independence. Brown is the latest university to turn down the proposal, which White House […]
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CVS polishes off deal to buy former Rite Aid stores, prescription files
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS has finished buying customer prescription files from hundreds of closed Rite Aid drugstores and is now running 63 of the defunct chain’s locations. The company said Wednesday that it is operating former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. It also has transferred customer prescription files […]
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Judge accuses Homeland Security of bullying states into accepting conditions to get FEMA money
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of trying to “bully” states into accepting conditions that require them to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get disaster funding after he ruled earlier that those actions were unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Smith, who was appointed by former […]
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AP analysis: Rhode Island’s immigrant protection laws part of widening national divide
Rhode Island’s General Assembly this year enacted two measures designed to shield immigrants from federal enforcement actions, part of a national wave of immigration legislation that has divided states along partisan lines, according to an Associated Press analysis. Senate Bill 274, which prohibits landlords from inquiring about immigration status, was introduced Feb. 13 by Sens. […]
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Plane crashes onto a Massachusetts highway, killing 2 on board and hurting 1 motorist
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A small airplane crashed straight into a major Massachusetts highway during the Monday morning rush hour, killing both people on board and scattering flaming debris across the interstate. Miraculously, no motorists on Interstate 195 were seriously injured, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said in a statement on Facebook. A woman whose […]
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Maye passes for 3 TDs as the Patriots hold on to beat the Saints, 25-19
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drake Maye passed for three touchdowns of 25 or more yards, including two to Kayshon Boutte, and the New England Patriots outlasted the New Orleans Saints 25-19 on Sunday. Maye completed 18 of 26 passes for 261 yards without a turnover and also connected with […]
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Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves, Pavel Zacha, Mark Kastelic and Sean Kuraly scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night to run their season-opening winning streak to three. Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo. Alex Lyon made 28 saves in his second straight […]
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Farrell, Davy complete comeback as Rhode Island defeats New Hampshire 38-27
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell scored with 2:12 remaining, and Rohan Davy had a 45-yard scoop-and-score one minute later to finish FCS No. 17 Rhode Island’s comeback win over New Hampshire, 38-27 on Saturday. The Rams (5-2, 3-0 Coastal Athletic Association) snapped a two-game skid with a 10-point fourth quarter comeback, scoring 21 unanswered […]
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James Murphy, Matt Childs rally Brown to 29-19 victory over Bryant
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — James Murphy passed for 347 yards and a touchdown, Matt Childs had two touchdown runs and Brown rallied to beat Bryant 29-19 on Friday night. Bryant took a 12-0 lead into halftime on Elijah Elliott’s 14-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and his 1-yard scoring plunge in the second. Brown’s […]
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Fraser Minten scores in overtime to lift the Bruins past the Blackhawks, 4-3
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fraser Minten scored at 2:12 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in their home opener. Minten converted on a 2-on-1 break for his first career overtime goal, giving the Bruins their second straight victory under new […]
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Patriots-Saints clash features teams with new coaches who seem to be rebuilding at different speeds
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints entered the 2025 season under similar circumstances. Neither won more than five games last season and both have new coaches. Heading into Week 6, coach Mike Vrabel’s Patriots (3-2) — fresh off a victory at previously unbeaten Buffalo — appear farther along the road back […]
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Pastrnak has a 3-point night in the Bruins’ 3-1 victory over Ovechkin and the Capitals
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 35 saves in the Boston Bruins’ 3-1 victory over Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Pastrnak scored in the second period and Elias Lindholm added a goal at 7:41 of the […]
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Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Several groups and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans. They say the Trump administration’s termination of the program was illegal […]
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Drake Maye leads Patriots to 23-20 win over Bills, leaving NFL without an unbeaten team
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Receiver Stefon Diggs is quite comfortable putting on a show in Buffalo. The big difference on Sunday night was doing so for the Bills’ division rival New England Patriots. Diggs had 10 catches for 146 yards, with 119 coming in the second half, in […]
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Peevy’s season-high 338 yards passing lift Maine over Bryant, 34-14
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Carter Peevy threw for a season-high 338 yards and three touchdowns, Scott Woods caught five passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and Maine defeated Bryant, 34-14 on Saturday. The Black Bears (2-4, 2-1 CAA) have won two straight after a four-game losing streak to open the year for the third […]