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Boston University Finally Creates a Sexual Assault Center
Apr 30th
This morning, Boston University President Robert Brown finally announced the creation of a sexual assault center that’s dedicated to “preventing sexual assault through training and outreach and to providing support to victims of sexual assault as well as other forms of abuse, such as hazing,” according to an email sent to the university community. More >
Boston boy who had close call with bullet
Apr 26th
The Boston third-grader who narrowly missed a bullet that came through his bedroom wall and left a smoking hole in his Boston Celtics jersey has met the player whose shirt he was wearing. More >
Bruins host Washington Capitals in decisive Game 7
Apr 25th
The first Game 7 of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs will take place tonight in Boston (4:30 p.m., CBC), as the defending champion Bruins host the seventh- seeded Washington Capitals at TD Garden for the decisive battle of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. More >
Boston Mayor Launches Million-Pound March
Apr 24th
During his State of the City speech in January, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino noted that half of Bostonians are overweight, and said: “Look, weight is an issue that many of us struggle with. But what is daunting on our own becomes doable when we work together. More >
Boston Scientific: Defibrillator glitch killed patient
Apr 23rd
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) has disclosed that a rare malfunction in a part used with two types of implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) has caused one death. More >
Boston Men Who Fed to Madoff Will Pay $4.8M
Apr 20th
A Boston hedge-fund manager and his son will pay $4.8 million to settle U.S. regulatory claims that they lured customers with a fabricated track record before investing with other funds, including Bernard L. Madoff’s fraud. More >
Boston Sci 1Q profit jumps despite dip in sales
Apr 19th
Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Thursday its net income leaped in the first quarter against a year-earlier period, when the company’s performance was bogged down by impairment and restructuring costs. More >
The Beef Checkoff helped Boston fuel-up
Apr 18th
During the three days leading up to the 150th Boston Marathon, the beef checkoff made sure that the runners were well equipped with fuel for the finish. Runners and their families came to the Sport & Fitness Expo to pick up their numbers and registration packets; an estimated 85,000 health conscious athletes attended the expo over the three days. More >
Boston Marathon brass happy race is over
Apr 17th
Add the Boston Marathon organizers to the list of people who were just happy to finish the race. “This one was more stressful, because of the heat,” race director Dave McGillivray said Tuesday, a day after more than 22,000 runners plodded through temperatures hitting 89 degrees in the 116th edition of the event.
“You do the best you can, and then you have to go like this,” McGillivray said, holding his hands in the air with his fingers crossed. “You have to rely on so many things. I mean, this isn’t a beach volleyball tournament.”
Boston Celtics are ageing gracefully
Apr 16th
They were easy to dismiss: age and injuries, a lack of big bodies and rebounds, a 15-17 record at the All-Star break. The Boston Celtics appeared finished, the years finally bringing down the proud veterans who won the 2008 championship but just as the obituaries were being written, the Celtics erupted: at 21-8 they are the NBA’s best team over the past two months and have surged from the edge of the play-offs picture to the likely No 4 seeds.
“We’ve been put on the back burner all year long,” said Paul Pierce, the veteran forward, after Boston defeated the Miami Heat for the second time in as many weeks. “This is our opportunity to show the world we still have a lot left in the tank.
