Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato please Boston crowd with hits and other top stories.

• Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato please Boston crowd with hits

  

  The free concert at the DCR Hatch Shell in Boston brought quite the crowd out on a temperate Fourth of July eve, as revelers were treated to a free concert Sunday night. The event, billed as a rehearsal for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular concert and fireworks show slated for Monday night, included music by Little Big Town, Nick Jonas, and Demi Lovato. Advertisement Lovato performed a tribute to Prince, belting out his hit song “Purple Rain” during the rehearsal concert. She also play..

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• Boston, Celtics await free agent Kevin Durant's decision

  

  BOSTON (WHDH) - The NBA’s hottest free agent, Kevin Durant, is expected to announce his decision at any moment, and he could possibly be coming to Boston. Celtics fans are hoping he will choose green and help get the team back to their winning ways. Convincing Durant is a tall order, but the Celtics got a little help from the Red Sox and the Patriots. Stock in the Boston Celtics is trending up, especially after landing Al Horford, who spent all of the NBA career with the Atlanta hawks, until no..

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• Boston Latin alumni decry 'secret process' for admissions changes

  

  Influential Boston Latin School alumni said Sunday that they were surprised and concerned to learn of a school department group exploring changes to entrance requirements for exam schools, which they say have long served students “of all races, creeds, and backgrounds.” In a letter to Superintendent Tommy Chang, the Boston Latin School Association’s board of trustees decried the formation of an advisory body looking into whether changes would help increase black and Latino enrollment at Boston’..

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• Blakely: Kevin Durant 'seriously considering' the Boston Celtics

  

  SALT LAKE CITY – As you look at the summer league roster of the Boston Celtics or any other summer league squad for that matter, you’ll find a collection of talented players. For most of their lives, they have been the best player on their team, the alpha male who things got tough on the floor, they were the ones more often than not who got things going. Fast forward to today, a time when past success does not necessarily serve as a prelude for production in the present. Indeed, there is very m..

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• Junichi Tazawa's recent outings highlight Red Sox needs in bullpen

  

  With MLB trading season getting closer and the Red Sox trying to determine their most pressing needs, each outing by Junichi Tazawa and Koji Uehara is becoming must-watch baseball.Rarely have both of them struggled simultaneously, but after three years of being two of the most-used relievers in baseball, that time has come.Tazawa allowed two more runs on three hits in the seventh inning of the Red Sox’ 10-5 loss to the Angels on Sunday.His fastball averaged just 92.9 mph, his second-lowest aver..

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