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GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
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Dorchester native Bruce Brown shines in Nuggets’ Game 4 win over Heat
Brown, a Wakefield High product, scored 11 of his 21 points in the last period as Denver moved to within one win of its first NBA title with a 108-95 victory at Kaseya Center.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought
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‘Money can be earned any time’: How one man chose doing the right thing over the almighty buck
On his way up Everest, Gelje Sherpa came upon a stranger, a man alone, who was clinging to a rope on the mountain’s death zone. Hopefully the PGA saw what he did next.
Umpires deciding next steps after reported harassment, threats at Taunton Little League game
The president of a local umpire association said he would hold an “emergency meeting” on Friday to decide how to move forward following a confrontation Monday between attendees of a Taunton Little League game and the umpires who were calling it.
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Watch: Jim McBride and Alex Speier chat about Red Sox-Yankees, DeAndre Hopkins, and more on Boston Globe Today
The Red Sox and Yankees renew their rivalry. Plus, a look at how DeAndre Hopkins could fit in Foxborough. And, is the PGA-LIV merger a hole-in-one or a double bogey?
Colleges
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UConn students getting expelled for vandalism that followed team’s NCAA championship
Most of the celebrations in Storrs that followed the Huskies' 76-59 win over San Diego State on April 3 were peaceful, but some students pulled down signs and light poles and smashed windows.
Horse Racing
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Belmont Park will resume live racing after air quality improves
The NYRA said in a statement that it will actively monitor air quality conditions and forecasts to ensure the environment remains safe for racing participants and fans ahead of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
Rugby
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Free Jacks eye championship run as Major League Rugby looks to continue growth
New England's rugby team is on an eight-game winning streak and has already clinched a playoff spot.
MLB
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Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada
It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border have impacted sports in the Northeastern United States.