David Ortiz took a direct hit of champagne as the Red Sox celebrated clinching the AL East title with a 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.

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David Ortiz took a direct hit of champagne as the Red Sox celebrated clinching the AL East title with a 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Closer Koji Uehara recorded the final out of Friday's game.

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Closer Koji Uehara recorded the final out of Friday's game.

Players raced out of the dugout to begin celebrating.

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Players raced out of the dugout to begin celebrating.

This marks the first time in franchise history the team went from last place to first.

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This marks the first time in franchise history the team went from last place to first.

Starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed one run over seven strong innings for his 100th career victory.

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Starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed one run over seven strong innings for his 100th career victory.

Ortiz wore a T-shirt commemorating the Red Sox’ first division title since 2007.

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Ortiz wore a T-shirt commemorating the Red Sox’ first division title since 2007.

The win marks the 20th save for Uehara (right).

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The win marks the 20th save for Uehara (right).

Ortiz handed the microphone to Stephen Drew's 7-year-old son.

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Ortiz handed the microphone to Stephen Drew's 7-year-old son.

Daniel Nava was congratulated in the dugout after scoring in the third inning.

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Daniel Nava was congratulated in the dugout after scoring in the third inning.

Ortiz had an RBI single in the seventh.

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Ortiz had an RBI single in the seventh.

The Sox open the playoffs on Oct. 4. They have seven more games to gain the top seed in the American League.

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The Sox open the playoffs on Oct. 4. They have seven more games to gain the top seed in the American League.

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 3

Red Sox clinch AL East

The joy was unrestrained at Fenway Park as the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays and won the division title.

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The Red Sox have won the AL East for the seventh time since 1969 — and only one of those teams won the World Series.

The scene on Yawkey Way during a Red Sox game.

Red Sox, BRA agree to $7.3m deal for Yawkey, Lansdowne

The team will make annual payments over the next decade to buy the rights for the use of Yawkey Way and Lansdowne Street.

Signs including Christen Dellorco’s compete for attention.

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Mayoral rivals hotly contest their common ground

Campaigns are doing their best to pick off every vote, splitting neighborhoods, streets, and even families in the process.

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If the sides can’t bridge a wide gap before Sept. 30, the federal government would shut down for the first time since 1995.

Prosecutors demand Bulger forfeit $25m in assets

Evidence shows that James “Whitey” Bulger raked in millions from shaking down drug dealers, businessmen, and one of his murder victims, prosecutors said.

7 schools designated as underperforming by state

Those targeted by the state include two Boston elementary schools, the Channing and Winthrop schools.

Opinion

Derrick Z. Jackson

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For the leap into greatness, the city now needs an urban weaver to knit and braid it into complete cloth.

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A launch from Plum Island Bridge in Newburyport leads kayakers into a saltwater marsh.

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Matthew Ritchie (left) and Tricia O’Neill finished “Remanence: Salt and Light (Part II)” Friday.

Dewey Square mural draws praise, curiosity
Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle.

Trustees grilled on Westfield State spending

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Photo gallery

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For much of this year, Leiha Macauley had this sign outside her office door.

Shirley Leung

I am woman, hear me pump
Musicians lead a Bar Mitzvah boy toward the Western Wall in “Jerusalem.”

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‘Jerusalem’ shows rare views inside city

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How Boston is wooing Chinese tourists
Brothers Chip and Micheal Flaherty head the Burlington-based company Walden Media.

Brothers try to restore a family habit
Sixty-six names were added to the Garden of Peace memorial on Beacon Hill on Thursday.

New names added to Garden of Peace
Charlotte Golar Richie has worked for Mayor Menino and Governor Patrick.

LAWRENCE HARMON

A clumsy effort from Golar Richie

What $17 billion can buy you

Boston mayoral race

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Campaign signs competed for attention on a fence along Dorchester Avenue on Thursday.

What are the candidates’ signs really saying?

A font choice can suggest decisiveness, warmth, or a new direction. Color selection hints at which candidate might play it safe and who is a rebel.

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Manager John Farrell (middle) embraces David Ortiz as the Red Sox celebrate a division championship one year after finishing last in the AL East.

Vision, and a sight to behold

The Red Sox won the division with ease, never losing more than three straight games, and it’s the first time in franchise history they’ve gone from worst to first.

Metro

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The storm caused the wreck of these yachts in Onset Bay, Wareham.

Survivors, scientists recall The Great Hurricane

The storm, which hit 75 years ago, raged through New England and left a path of flooded towns, flattened homes, and fires caused by downed power lines.

Columnists

SCOT LEHIGH

Push harder for gun-law changes

Kevin Cullen

New book honors Jewish baseball players
Tommy Kelly has been a positive addition for the Patriots’ defense.

Christopher L. Gasper

No denying Pats’ D has improved

Tech Lab

It’s easier to share files between phones

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The literature of bullying
artha Coakley and Charlie Baker.

Yvonne Abraham

A second act for Charlie Coakley

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston soars, but only for some developers

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Boston needs a chief entrepreneurship officer

JEFF JACOBY

Wellesley faculty back Chinese dissident
At 45 Province in downtown Boston, residents enjoy the use of a rooftop pool; the units offer 85 different layouts.

Shirley Leung

A house hunting trip like no other
Josh Redmond will be sworn in after he graduates from the police academy in November.

Kevin Cullen

A badge of honor
A model wore a wedding dress that featured an antler-like headband holding up the veil, in Paris in July.

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We’re nuts over nuptials

Nation & World

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s office dismissed the reports as “media spin.”

Benjamin Netanyahu rejects idea of Iran talks

Israel’s prime minister moved quickly to block even tentative steps by Iran and the United States to ease tensions and head toward negotiations to end the nuclear crisis.

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David Zuber of Switzerland was first in line at the Apple Store on Boylston Street for the debut of the new iPhones Friday.

As new iPhone surges, Apple slips

The iPhone is the most popular brand in the United States, with about 40 percent of the market. But globally, the iPhone is lagging badly.

Arts

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Erica Spyres and James (Joey) Caverly in SpeakEasy Stage Company’s “Tribes.”

Absorbing ‘Tribes’ speaks volumes about failures to communicate

Actor James Caverly is first-rate in Nina Raine’s play, now receiving its New England premiere.

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A scene from Benson Lee’s “Battle of the Year.”

A hiphop ‘Battle’ with a ragtag team

It’s one thing for the French to beat us at speed-typing in “Populaire” – but hip-hop?

Globe Insiders

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Attend a book signing and presentation by Qais Akbar Omar, author of the internationally acclaimed memoir.

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Jefferson slept here
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Little folk
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Ideas

“If we call something war, the instinct is that the military should really be in charge……But if you say it’s not actually military conflict, it’s not war in any sensible way, then you raise questions about whether the Department of Defense should really be responsible for this.”

Thomas Rid,  on cyberwar