Black enrollment at Boston Latin falls sharply
Twenty years ago, some 23 percent of students at Boston Latin School were black, giving hundreds of African-American teenagers access to the city’s top public high school and a springboard to elite colleges. Today, just 9 percent of Latin students are black, and only 12 percent are Hispanic, levels far lower than the city’s other two exam schools — Boston Latin Academy and O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science — and markedly out of step with the district as a whole. Advertisement The pe..>> view originalBattered Tom Brady in need of support group
Hard to believe Tom Brady will be creeping even closer to classic, “over the hill” age of 40 at the start of next season. While everyone continues to look for signs of aging, there were no stories written such as the ones Peyton Manning has endured about diminishing skills and arm strength.Even with his athletic clock ticking, Brady manages to defy Father Time.With 36 touchdown passes, the Patriots quarterback fell two short of hitting his current age, with that figure standing as the best in th..>> view originalWith MS-13, history is repeating itself
He runs a bodega in East Boston, just outside Maverick Square, and from his perch behind the counter he watches the rhythm of a neighborhood with the skilled eye of a sociologist.“The Dodgers hats,” he said. “That’s when I knew. Years ago, you’d see Red Sox hats, Yankees hats. But then the kids started wearing Dodgers hats, and I knew.” Advertisement He knew for years what most everybody else in and around Boston only became conscious of on Friday, when the Feds started rounding up members o..>> view originalAngelique Kerber upsets Serena Williams in Australian Open
MELBOURNE — At the Australian Open on Saturday, all that stood between Serena Williams and Steffi Graf was Angelique Kerber, who took 33 majors to reach her first Grand Slam final. Kerber was trying to become the first German to win a women’s major since Graf won in 1999. Williams was trying to join Graf as a 22-time major winner in singles.Williams, the world No. 1, was the defending champion and a six-time titlist here. But in the final it was as if she were playing singles against a doubles ..>> view originalEx-Boston Police detective Brian Smigielski sentenced after giving ...
BOSTON – A Boston Police detective who tipped off members of a violent gang that they were under investigation was sentenced to serve a year of probation in U.S. District Court Friday. Brian Smigielski, 43, of Norton was also fined $5,000 in U.S. District Court. The former investigator pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government during the course of a federal investigation. While working as an officer for Boston Police, Smigielski was assigned as the lead..>> view originalForget Donald Trump, Ted Cruz homing in on Marco Rubio
DES MOINES, IOWA — A stagnant U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has sparked a last-minute Republican presidential shakeup only 24 hours before the all-important Iowa caucuses — as GOP and Democratic hopefuls today launch stump speeches, attack ads and even prayers to woo voters.Brash billionaire Donald Trump remains in the top spot in the tight Republican presidential contest, according to a newly released Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll that gives him 28 percent of the vote to Cruz’s 25 percent.Cruz’s tea..>> view originalSaga of escaped inmates ends with San Francisco capture
SANTA ANA, Calif. — After a week with SWAT raids and a gang dragnet, it was an observant citizen who led police to the two remaining violent fugitives who broke out of a California jail eight days ago using a Google Earth map and a rope made of bed linens.The unidentified man flagged down officers near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park just before 9 a.m. Saturday and pointed out a parked white van that looked like one believed stolen by the trio of inmates during the brazen escape, authorities s..>> view original'Spotlight' wins best ensemble at SAG Awards
The Screen Actors Guild Awards were not so white.While the Academy Awards remain enveloped in a crisis over the diversity of its nominees, the 22nd annual SAG Awards on Saturday presented a stark antidote to the rancor that has overwhelmed Hollywood’s awards season. Awards were handed out to Queen Latifah, Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis and Idris Elba (twice), as the actors guild cast a loud vote in favor of diversity on big and small screens. Advertisement ‘‘Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to diverse..>> view originalBoston Celtics trade rumors 2016: Danny Ainge has reportedly ...
One team to watch as the NBA trade deadline approaches: the Atlanta Hawks. Earlier this week, The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski reportedly said on his podcast, "There's a chance that Atlanta team pushes the reset button." CSNNE's Chris Mannix provided a similar outline Friday night on the station's Boston Celtics telecast -- and said the Celtics have actually inquired about both Jeff Teague and Al Horford. "Atlanta, I've been told, is ready to turn the page, to give the team to Dennis Schroe..>> view originalXander Bogaerts regimen aimed at adding power without losing agility
A year ago, Xander Bogaerts proudly revealed his new physique during a team event at Foxwoods Casino. He had spent most of his winter months sculpting it with Dustin Pedroia during their four-hour-a-day workout sessions in Arizona.Bogaerts was proud to show he had added substantial muscle.Judging by the size of his arms, one had to assume he was telling the truth.When the 2015 media guides were released in spring training, Bogaerts was listed at 6-foot-2, 210 pounds. Two years ago, he had been l..>> view original
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