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• Bulpett: Celtics have a spot for ousted Kevin McHale

  

  In what will come as absolutely no surprise to anyone, Kevin McHale was flooded with calls and text messages from his friends yesterday after his firing by the Houston Rockets.And one of those friends offered him a job.“I’ve always tried to get Kevin to come work with me and work with my big guys,” Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge told the Herald.Always includes now.“I told Kevin that (yesterday),” said Ainge, who is on the road scouting college games. “We’ve got a spot for..

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• DA: Polish 'prostitute' smashed on booze, Ambien during flight

  

  A Polish prostitute on her way to ply her trade in Boston was plastered on booze and addled by Ambien when she tried to open an exit door on a trans-Atlantic British Airways flight, prosecutors said.Kamila Dolniak, 32, was unable to make her $500 bail yesterday, her lawyer said, after she was arraigned in East Boston Municipal Court on a charge of interfering with an aircraft operation during the London-to-Boston flight Tuesday.Prosecutor Emily Hamrock said Dolniak first drew attention of a flig..

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• David Ortiz had a career of big moments for Red Sox

  

  From his back-to-back walk-offs in the 2004 playoffs to his .688 batting average in the 2013 World Series, David Ortiz seemed to perform best under pressure.Here are some of his signature moments:— His heroics in the 2004 playoffs began with a game-ending homer in the 10th inning to finish up the first-round sweep of the Anaheim Angels. In the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees, Ortiz homered to win Game 4 in the 12th inning and then, less than 24 hours later, singled in the 14t..

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• Guregian: Bills have Giant plans to target Tom Brady

  

  FOXBORO — Of late, Tom Brady has looked a little more hurried, a little more antsy when he drops back to pass.The Bills have noticed.Watching film of the Giants game in preparation of their Monday night showdown with the Patriots showed a different Brady than the one Buffalo saw in Week 2, when he shredded their defense for 466 yards and three touchdown passes.Their lasting impression from watching how the Giants defended Brady?“They’re getting to him. They’re getting to Tom Brady, getting him o..

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• Doug Flutie's parents die of heart attacks in Florida

  

  New England icon Doug Flutie suffered a tragic loss on Wednesday when his mother and father died of heart attacks within an hour of each other.The father of the former Boston College star quarterback and New England Patriot suffered an attack in the morning, and Flutie said his mother died soon after of “a broken heart.”AdvertisementIn a statement, Flutie, who also starred at Natick High School before having a lengthy pro football career in the NFL and Canada, announced the deaths of his parents..

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• Suspect in Worcester armory theft arrested in NY

  

  A man facing child rape charges in Middlesex County is in custody for breaking into an armory in Worcester last weekend and stealing 16 military-grade weapons, federal officials said Thursday.The suspect was identified as James Walker Morales. He had allegedly been at the Lincoln Stoddard US Army Reserve Center in Worcester on Nov. 12 to obtain a copy of his discharge papers, according to an FBI affidavit made public Thursday.AdvertisementThe affidavit did not provide any details of Walker’s mil..

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• Bulpett: Despite Celtics' loss, Mavericks leave impressed

  

  For all of the first quarter, the Celtics messed with Texas. Here in their home, home in the North End, they had kicked the Mavericks upside the head.Then, as if to add the frosting to the cannoli, Kelly Olynyk tried to out-Dirk his idol, Dirk Nowitzki. The third-year Celtic took the ball to the lane on the man 15 NBA years his senior. He faked and lofted a 13-foot fallaway off one foot, a shot you’ve seen a million times. From Nowitzki.“Oh, man, that was cold-blooded,” Dirk said with a smile la..

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• Muslim Women Hold Boston Vigil To Mourn Victims In Paris | WBUR

  

  A group of about two dozen Muslim women gathered outside the Boston Public Library in Copley Square to mourn the victims in Paris in what they called a "silent vigil." (Jesse Costa/WBUR)BOSTONIn the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, a group of local Muslim women gathered in Copley Square Wednesday to mourn the victims.About two dozen women gathered for what organizers called a “silent vigil” near the steps of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. They stood in a line, quietly, carrying ..

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• The world of ‘Fallout 4’ projects Boston’s history into a post-apocalyptic future | BetaBoston

  

  It’s funny how much post-apocalyptic Boston looks like a typical New England winter.In the world of “Fallout,” created by game developer Bethesda, the world has been mostly destroyed following something called “The Great War,” which resulted in full-out nuclear apocalypse. Walking through the nuclear-wrecked wasteland in “Fallout 4” is a familiar experience for people who grew up in the area, and not just because game developer Bethesda utilized many of the city’s most iconic locations.The game’..

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• Mass. AG proposes age limit for daily fantasy sports

  

  Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey Thursday morning proposed aseries of new rules for daily fantasy sportsin the state that would ban players younger than 21, limit the ability of sophisticated “sharks” to dominate contests for cash, and force daily fantasy companies to change their advertising practices.Healey’s proposal comes after a monthlong review of the contests by her office, and as daily fantasy sports are facing official scrutiny in several states. The attorney general said the..

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