KEVIN CULLEN

For boxers, toughest fight waits beyond the ring

The truth is we lost a big chunk of Muhammad Ali a long time ago.

the big picture

Remembering Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali said, ? I am the greatest? and proved it many times over, on the way to becoming perhaps the most widely recognized person on the planet.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-9758.jpg Muhammad Ali touched lives all over, New England included

Ali?s life and times trace the tumultuous history of our country in the 1960s.

FILE - In this July 19, 1996, file photo, American swimmer Janet Evans looks on as Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic flame during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony in Atlanta. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family Friday, June 3, 2016. He was 74. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

PETER ABRAHAM

Even in a chance elevator encounter, Muhammad Ali was larger than life

I?d love to tell you I asked Ali some profound question during our elevator ride. Instead I just stared at him.

obituary

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Ali, the heavyweight champion who captivated the world, died Friday at 74 after being hospitalized with respiratory problems.

Poppies grace a field outside Brook Farm.

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location, location, location

What is it like to live in West Roxbury?

?You?re still in the city of Boston, but you have a suburban feeling here.??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/02/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/DB_SkiSummer_SundayRiver_girlarcheryA.jpg It?s a white-knuckled, heart-pumping summer on the slopes

If you think the thrills disappear at New England ski resorts when the snow vanishes, you are very, very wrong.

travel

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Some scale tall mountains, but staying under the radar can yield impressive finds, too.

Beyoncé performed at Gillette Stadium Friday night

Music Review

Beyoncé performs with dark edge and joy at Gillette

?Lemonade? dominated Beyoncé?s set from the moment she and her well-drilled dancing corps took the stage.

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Speaking at the state Democratic convention, Warren said Trump ?lies so routinely and so ridiculously it?s really hard to keep up.?

The offseason program is nine weeks long.

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BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

Why NFL offseason programs don?t properly prepare players

The lack of instructional time could help explain why so many recent draft classes have underwhelmed.

This French Open win was Garbine Muguruza?s first Grand Slam title.

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Garbine Muguruza?s French Open win denies Serena Williams her 22nd title

While the 22-year-old won in straight sets, it was the first time Williams lost in back-to-back Grand Slam finals.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/02/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/Daniel%20Gray%20final-1029.jpg What?s holding up TSA lines? It could be you.

There are travelers who are deathly slow, travelers who disregard rules, and travelers who flat out lack common sense in airports.

Septic truck spills fluid after rolling over in Falmouth

As much as 500 gallons of fluid leaked onto the roadway and into a storm drain, police said.

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Fall River teen killed in crash on way to prom

An 18-year-old woman was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Fall River, according to State Police.

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The idea may have seemed mad, but after all, the beer is called the Madman of Bruges ? or Brugse Zot in Dutch.

Islamic State is now fighting on four fronts

One group said Syrian troops reached the ??administrative border?? of Raqqa province Saturday.

Opinion & Ideas

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham-1839.jpg Muhammad Ali was beautiful, outspoken, defiant

Whether he was facing down racism, a war he thought unjust, or a contender in the ring, Ali was charismatic, courageous, The Greatest.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dc85ea4e-d2f7-4ee9-8207-de6ea23e940e.jpg What the tough primary season means for Clinton

While Americans may not like Hillary Clinton as much as when she was secretary of state, they dislike her GOP opponent even more.

The Big Picture

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Globe photos of the month, May 2016

A look at some of the best images taken by Boston Globe photographers last month.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-10654.jpg Private schools, painful secrets

More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Design New England

Design New England

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/DNE-4947.png When inspiration strikes

With their home as canvas, the couple behind KTII Design Group embrace the stylistic power of change.