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• Danielle's Saturday Boston-area forecast | Weather - WCVB Home

  I'M HEARING THAT THERE'S A COOLDOWN COMING. ANTOINETTE: IT IS COMING, ANTOINETTE. THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE SEEING THOSE SHOWERS THIS MORNING. THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BRING IN SOME MUCH COLDER AIR FROM CANADA BUT IT'S TAKING ITS TIME GETTING HERE SO AS FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, JUST SOME RIGHT LANE SHOWERS AROUND THE AREA. YOU CAN SEE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE MASSACHUSETTS/NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER. ESSEX COUNTY GETTING A LITTLE BIT NOW. METRO WEST, TOO, SEEING SOMEMENT THEN BACK THROUGH WESTERN..

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• Murphy: Jared Sullinger has raised his game

  

  Jared Sullinger used to talk about his timing and how it helped him track rebounds.Give him a clear look at a shooter on the other side of the basket, and through some innate calculator he could read how the ball was going to carom. He’d generally be right, too.But that was before Sullinger realized he had to put more work into the game. Up until last summer, and a family intervention that sent him down to Houston to work out with fitness guru John Lucas, the Celtics forward got by on his consid..

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• Donation boot stolen from Boston firehouse recovered on Thanksgiving | Local News - WCVB Home

  

  On this holiday weekend, firefighters at Boston’s most visible firehouse were very thankful to have a stolen item returned to them on Thanksgiving.Fire officials say firefighters were called to the Prudential Tunnel exit ramp near Copley Square for a trash fire on Thanksgiving.After extinguishing the fire, officials investigated to make sure there were no hot spots and found a charity boot display that was stolen in May with part of its boot still attached.The boot had been sliced at the ankle f..

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• 5 questions about Boston’s master planning process - Massachusetts news - Boston

  

  By Adam VaccaroBoston.com Staff | 11.28.15 | 9:52 AMFor the first time in a half-century, Boston is undergoing a citywide planning effort.Mayor Marty Walsh’s “Imagine Boston 2030” master planning process is meant to provide a long-term “physical vision of the city” that incorporates housing, transportation, open spaces, development, and more, according to Sara Myerson, who is leading the process.Walshannounced Imagine Boston 2030in May. It kicked off in earnest this fall with a campaign to get i..

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• Boston cops probe Jahlil Okafor dust-up | Boston Herald

  

  Boston police say they are investigating assault allegations against Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor, stemming from a fight outside a Boston nightclub that was caught on cellphone video.A man told police yesterday that he had been punched and pushed at about 2 a.m. Thursday outside the Storyville Nightclub by a man “believed to be Okafor,” police said.The man alleged Okafor and another man — Okafor said he was with teammate Christian Wood — approached his friends and tried to get the pho..

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• Clinton to hold rally in Boston on Sunday - The Boston Globe

  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will hold a political rally along with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in Boston on Sunday.Walsh endorsed Clinton’s campaign last week and this will be the first time they will appear together since his endorsement.AdvertisementThe rally is scheduled to take place at Faneuil Hall. The doors open to the general public at 1:30 p.m.Since launching her presidential campaign in the spring, Clinton has visited Boston several times, but largely for fundraising..

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• Rangers' Alain Vigneault fires back at Claude Julien

  

  Apparently, Henrik Ludqvist is beyond reproach, at least in his coach Alain Vigneault's eyes.Speaking with New York reporters on Saturday, Vigneault took umbrage at Julien's accusation following the B's 4-3 win on Friday that Lundqvist embellished a hit to the head he took from Brad Marchand to ensure that the Rangers would get a power-play, which he did.“I know he does some acting on the side, but it shouldn't be on the ice,” said Julien on Friday, adding that Lundqvist took a dive in a preseas..

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• Body found inside burnt-out car in Mattapan

  

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• Denver hasn't been kind to the Patriots

  

  DENVER — This was the game we circled on the calendar when the NFL schedule was released last spring. It was supposed to be Brady-Manning XVII, and less than a month ago there was still a possibility that it might feature the first meeting of 10-0 teams in league history.Instead, we’re getting Brady-Osweiler I, which lacks a certain gravitas. Oh, and the Broncos have lost two of their last three, and had to work hard to earn a 2-point win over the Chicago Bears last week.AdvertisementSo, we’ll p..

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• In current NBA, shooters are at a distinct advantage

  

  The 3-point shot has never been a more powerful tool in the NBA than it is now. AndReggie Miller, who has the second-most 3-pointers in NBA history, watches the evolution of the game as a TV analyst, shaking his head at times.He can’t help but compare the 2010s to the 1990s, when he was draining 3-pointers, talking trash, and creating rivalries.Advertisement“I wish I could shoot 11 threes a game,” said Miller, referring toStephen Curry’s11.3 attempts per game this season. “But having said that, ..

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