Sunday, February 21, 2016

6 killed in Michigan parking lot shootings and other top stories.

  • 6 killed in Michigan parking lot shootings

    6 killed in Michigan parking lot shootings
    KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A gunman who authorities believe chose victims at random shot people in the parking lots of a western Michigan apartment complex, car dealership and restaurant, killing at least six and seriously injuring two others — including a 14-year-old girl — during a rampage and subsequent manhunt that spanned nearly seven hours, authorities said.Forty-five-year-old Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo County was arrested early Sunday in downtown Kalamazoo following a massive manhunt after t..
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  • Brad Marchand, Bruins light up Stars in trip finale

    Brad Marchand, Bruins light up Stars in trip finale
    DALLAS — The Bruins made the long flight home in the wee hours this morning feeling mighty good about themselves.The Bruins delivered one of their best and gutsiest efforts of the season last night, routing the high-flying Stars, 7-3, in a video review-filled finale to their six-game road trip.The Bruins went 4-2-0 on the trip and answered their critics by scoring their first victory in weeks against a team regarded as one of the NHL elite — though the Stars’ team defense didn’t exactly look eli..
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  • Pablo Sandoval says Boston Red Sox didn't tell him to lose weight ...

    Pablo Sandoval says Boston Red Sox didn't tell him to lose weight ...
    FORT MYERS, Fla. — Pablo Sandoval arrived here at spring training camp Sunday and said nobody from the Boston Red Sox asked him to lose any weight this offseason. Blake Swihart, Christian Vazquez, Ryan Hanigan take BP at Boston Red Sox Spring Training 2016 The Boston Red Sox catchers took batting practice Saturday. "No," he said.  However, then-acting manager Torey Lovullo, who has returned to his role as bench coach, said in Cleveland on the final day of the 2015 season that the Red S..
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  • Eddie Barry, 96, of Needham; former Bruins player, area coach

    Eddie Barry, 96, of Needham; former Bruins player, area coach
    In 1947, nine years after graduating from Wellesley High School, Eddie Barry skated in 19 games for the Boston Bruins, a rarity for American-born players in that era of the six-team National Hockey League.“My first game was at Boston Garden against the Chicago Blackhawks,” he told the Globe in 2003, “and just about everybody I knew was in the stands.” Advertisement Mr. Barry, who scored his only NHL goal against the Detroit Red Wings that season, went on to become Boston State College’s firs..
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  • Rubio calls GOP contest a three-man race

    Rubio calls GOP contest a three-man race
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential election and two crucial contests Saturday: South Carolina’s Republican primary and Nevada’s Democratic caucuses (all times are Eastern Standard Time):10:10 p.m. Advertisement Donald Trump won at least 44 of the 50 delegates at stake in the South Carolina primary while Hillary Clinton won a majority of the delegates in Nevada caucuses.Trump and Marco Rubio were in a tight race in two congressional districts for the remaining six deleg..
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  • Farrell: No. 5 starter not quite set in stone

    Farrell: No. 5 starter not quite set in stone
    FORT MYERS — If there’s one wild card in the Red Sox’ locker room at JetBlue Park this spring, one player capable of surprising the fans and making the 25-man roster, it might just be Henry Owens.Owens held opponents to a .628 OPS in his final five starts last season, placing him in the top 10 among American League starters during that time. And every time he allowed multiple runs in a game, the 23-year-old lefty followed up by allowing no more than one run in the very next start.Coaches have be..
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  • 'Star Wars,' Bowie tributes top Boston Pops' lineup

    'Star Wars,' Bowie tributes top Boston Pops' lineup
    BOSTON — The force is strong with the Boston Pops in 2016.The beloved orchestra announced its spring concert schedule on Friday, and it’s a star-studded lineup.Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer John Williams, who wrote the score for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will help Pops conductor Keith Lockhart lead a performance of selections from the hit movie’s soundtrack.“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, a baritone crooner on the side, also will perform during the spring season, which kicks of..
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  • Parker, Monroe help Bucks hold off Hawks in double overtime

    Parker, Monroe help Bucks hold off Hawks in double overtime
    ATLANTA — Bucks coach Jason Kidd has been waiting for a signature victory on the road.He finally got the result he wanted from his young team."They never looked at each other like here we go again," Kidd said. "We didn't quit."Jabari Parker had career highs of 28 points and 13 rebounds, Greg Monroe added 24 points and Milwaukee snapped a six-game road skid with a 117-109 double-overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.Paul Millsap had 27 points, and Dennis Schroder finished with..
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  • John Kasich campaigns in Worcester

    John Kasich campaigns in Worcester
    WORCESTER — The Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre is a long way from South Carolina.But for about an hour Saturday, Ohio Governor John Kasich made the function hall the center of his presidential campaign as Republican voters went to the polls nearly 800 miles away in South Carolina. Advertisement Kasich campaigned in South Carolina on Friday then left for New England, where he visited a high school in Colchester, Vt., Saturday before traveling south to Worcester. There was little more he ..
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  • Turris gets only goal in shootout, Senators beat Red Wings

    Turris gets only goal in shootout, Senators beat Red Wings
    OTTAWA, Ontario — Goaltender Craig Anderson sees his team playing with a different structure as of late. It's paying off with victories.Anderson made 29 saves, Kyle Turris scored the shootout winner and Dion Phaneuf got his first goal with the Ottawa Senators in a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.Ottawa has won three straight games for the first time since Nov. 19-24. The Senators are four points behind Pittsburgh for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, althou..
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Vaccine rushed to Boston's homeless after a death .Dow, DuPont announce details of new joint agriculture company .
Commuter rail disruptions at South Station ripple through T .Hundreds march through Boston to protest public school budget cuts .

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