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NBA FINALS GAME 4: WARRIORS 107, CELTICS 97

Robert Williams was the lone Celtic who had a good game, with 7 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots

The Celtics could have had the Warriors on the ropes, but they again made things difficult for themselves

Boston should have won Game 4, but an exasperating performance ceded home-court advantage back to Golden State.

Tara Sullivan: A lost opportunity for the Celticse

The Celtics and their fans could only watch as Stephen Curry delivered one of the finest performances of his career.

Christopher L. Gasper

Stephen Curry’s greatness was on full display in Game 4, and there was little the Celtics could do

Some of the comments from Warriors forward Draymond Green after Game 2 against the Celtics got the attention of Cedric Maxwell.

Finals also became a battle of NBA generations between Draymond Green and Cedric Maxwell

Missed 3-pointers, such as this one taken by Marcus Smart, were a big problem for a Celtics offense that went stagnant late.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

When it came time for big plays in Game 4, the Celtics panicked and stalled

‘This is the story of a crime,’ father of boy who drowned at Martha’s Vineyard club tells court in video
An Edgartown tennis and pool club pleaded guilty Friday in the drowning death last July of a 3-year-old boy who was left unattended in a pool without flotation aids while participating in a summer program.

ADRIAN WALKER

How did Patrick Rose keep his badge? And who decided?
We know that the disgraced Boston police union head escaped professionally unscathed after being accused of sexually molesting a child in 1995. What remains unclear is how he managed to stay on the force.

R.I. Representative Cicilline’s ‘Spare me the B.S.’ moment in gun debate sparks torrent of threats

Cicilline, a civil rights lawyer who taught constitutional law, rejected the criticism about his comments, saying that people also have the right to life and liberty.

Gun violence protests: The latest

Live updates from Boston’s March for Our Lives rally against gun violence

Thousands of protesters are expected to participate in rallies throughout Massachusetts and the rest of the country Saturday to call for action on gun control after shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

Jan. 6 panel puts focus on Cabinet discussions about removing Trump

Other reports verify Representative Liz Cheney’s assertion that Cabinet members considered using the 25th Amendment to oust Donald Trump after the assault on the Capitol.

Ivanka Trump’s Jan. 6 testimony exposes family strain

$5 gas is here: AAA says nationwide average hits new high

The national average price of gasoline Saturday was $5, up 60 cents from a month ago. A year ago, gas sold for $3.08, according to the AAA motor club.

Inflation’s at a 40-year-high. The future is uncertain.

The Cambridge bike lane battle is heading to court
Businesses and residents have sued the city over a plan for 25 miles of separated bike lanes, saying lost parking spaces will hurt sales.

Red Sox 4, Mariners 3

Red Sox’ joyride on West Coast trip continues with late-night victory over the Mariners
The Sox scored two runs to break a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, then held off the Mariners.

Deshaun Watson's salary this year is $46 million, but $44.965 million of it comes in the form of a signing bonus, which would not get touched if he is suspended.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Here’s why Deshaun Watson and the Browns look like they are in trouble

Even if the 24 lawsuits against Watson come out in his favor, the NFL still has to come down hard.

Don Sweeney's personnel problems with the Bruins will be compounded by injuries to start next season — and possibly the retirement of his No. 1 center.

matt porter | Sunday hockey notes

Dreary days may be ahead for the Bruins, and that’s on Don Sweeney, not Bruce Cassidy

Cassidy took the fall, but the Bruins general manager hasn’t stocked the team with talent via free agency and the draft.

Thompson Hall at the University of New Hampshire.

UNH Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter and 46 members charged with hazing

New members of the SAE Beta chapter were allegedly hazed at an April 13 event, which was reported to Durham police five days later, the department said in a statement Friday. Police did not release any details of the incident.

Opinion

Members of the public look on as a ceremonial cannon shot is prepared during the 2017 Fourth of July Pops celebration on the Esplanade.

Play it, Keith

The traditional capstone of Boston’s July Fourth celebration is an ode to the Russian military. The Boston Pops should play it anyway.

The Jan. 6 committee takes, and sets, the stage

MARCELA GARCÍA

The Proud Boys’ Latino connection, explained

A nation held hostage by Republican cowardice on gun reform

Utah — This is the (happy) place

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Come see Globe journalists live on stage
Globe Live returns June 11-12 for two brand-new shows of original & adventurous nonfiction storytelling.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

More recent stories

Man pulled from Charles River near North Washington St. Bridge pronounced dead
Witnesses saw a man jump from the bridge into the water, Boston police Captain Kelley McCormick said at the scene shortly after midnight and Boston Fire Department diver could be seen pulling someone to shore about 12:30 a.m.

It’s been eight months since a T escalator maimed riders. The machine remains out of service.
The MBTA still doesn’t have an answer for why the escalator at Back Bay station catapulted backward on Sept. 26, 2021, injuring nine. Its website says the escalator is “unavailable due to maintenance.”

Ginni Thomas pressed 29 Arizona lawmakers to help overturn Trump’s defeat, emails show
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed 29 Republican state lawmakers in Arizona — 27 more than previously known — to set aside President Biden’s popular vote victory and “choose” presidential electors.

Moderna’s COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA says
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for children under 6 is effective in preventing symptomatic infection without causing worrisome side effects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday night.

3 Mass. counties have high levels of COVID-19, down from 5 last week, per CDC

Justin Bieber reveals rare disorder behind facial paralysis
Bieber says a rare disorder that paralyzed half of the superstar performer’s face is the reason behind his tour postponement.

Girlfriend faces second-degree murder charge in death of Boston police officer
Karen Read, the girlfriend of a Boston police officer found dead in a snowbank outside a Canton home in January, pleaded not guilty Friday in Norfolk Superior Court to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from the death.

Recommended reads

How will golf pros approach The Country Club’s course? We played all 18, and here’s what we found.

To prepare for June’s US Open, which will be the 10th to be held in Massachusetts, the Globe explored the historic course. And we want to take you along for the journey.

With a pro caddie to guide us, we played The Country Club. Here’s the hole-by-hole report. How The Country Club toughened up: Larger greens and trickier putts await in the US Open

Summer Reading 2022
Whether your summer plans include beaches or backyards, exploration or relaxation, you’ll need something juicy and absorbing to read. We asked some of our favorite critics to recommend the best summer reads, a blend of old and new books you can bring along with you — and that just might transport you when you do.

Globe Magazine

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.
When our baby was diagnosed with fatal Tay-Sachs disease, we decided to celebrate Havi with a lifetime’s worth of birthdays.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I think the most romantic moment was between me and the burrata’
Will their most intense connection be with a menu item?

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Claudius Agrippa, Fabienne Jean, Noah Leong, and Kely Pinheiro of the Nebulous Quartet rehearse for a show, running their instruments through software on Leong's laptop.

In a scene of electric guitars and drum kits, a Berklee-trained string quartet stands out

BAMS Fest returns to Franklin Park Saturday for a day of free entertainment and activities celebrating artists of color.

At BAMS Fest, a celebration of culture and community on and off stage

From left: James Jackson Jr., L. Morgan Lee, Antwayn Hopper, John-Andrew Morrison, Jaquel Spivey, Jason Veasey, and John-Michael Lyles in the musical "A Strange Loop," which has been nominated for 11 Tony Awards.

At this year’s Tonys, diversity wins

Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn in "Dark Winds."

In ‘Dark Winds,’ a vivid portrait of Indigenous culture elevates a murder mystery

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Kate Dineen of Boston with the flag she brought to a rally for abortion rights at the Massachusetts State House last month.

IDEAS | Margaret H. Marshall and Joan Lukey

The end of Roe v. Wade could put Mass.-based employers in a tough spot

Joseph Jabir Pope (right) listened as the Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Commonwealth v. Joseph Pope. Offering him support was James Watson, whose murder charges were dropped after he served 41 years in prison.

Justice demands a look-back at felony-murder cases

US Senators Lindsey Graham and Bernie Sanders will debate for an hour in the Kennedy Institute’s full-size reproduction of the US Senate chamber on the University of Massachusetts Boston campus.

The Kennedy Institute and Senators Sanders and Graham hope to rekindle real Senate debates

The changing face of Pride

Nantasket Beach in Hull, July 2021.

TOPIC: STANDALONE

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Sure. But how about a sandy spot for the modest among us too?

IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Gun violence protests: The latest

Live updates from Boston’s March for Our Lives rally against gun violence

Thousands of protesters are expected to participate in rallies throughout Massachusetts and the rest of the country Saturday to call for action on gun control after shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

RI FOOD & DINING

Check out these new restaurants and cafés in Providence

In spite of the pandemic, ambitious entrepreneurs still opened new joints across Rhode Island’s capital city.

March for Our Lives rallies in Boston and nationwide to call for tough action on gun control

“Our message and ask for this rally is simple: no longer will we be held hostage by our lawmakers and no longer will we tolerate feeling unsafe in our communities,” the Boston chapter of March for Our Lives wrote in a Facebook post about the event, which is scheduled for a 3 p.m. at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park in the North End.

RI FOOD & DINING

Swanky cocktail bars and speakeasies in Rhode Island

Great date? Head to one of these fantastic spots for a pre-dinner drink or a post-dinner nightcap.

Sports

The Celtics and their fans could only watch as Stephen Curry delivered one of the finest performances of his career.

Christopher L. Gasper

Stephen Curry’s greatness was on full display in Game 4, and there was little the Celtics could do

This was a night where nothing could be done about about the game's greatest shooter, except to sit back, tip your cap, and marvel.

Robert Williams was the lone Celtic who had a good game, with 7 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots

The Celtics could have had the Warriors on the ropes, but they again made things difficult for themselves

Boston should have won Game 4, but an exasperating performance ceded home-court advantage back to Golden State.

Goalkeeper Matt Turner will play his last game for Revolution on June 19 against visiting Minnesota.

Revolution look like they might finally be settling themselves midway through roller-coaster MLS season

The Revolution are adjusting to losing leading scorer Adam Buksa and goalkeeper Matt Turner to European transfers.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Roger Maltbie was at the 1988 US Open and 1999 Ryder Cup, but neither is his favorite memory from The Country Club

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Why are five sons of former major league stars playing in Brockton? For the love of baseball.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Finals also became a battle of NBA generations between Draymond Green and Cedric Maxwell

Business

$5 gas is here: AAA says nationwide average hits new high

The national average price of gasoline Saturday was $5, up 60 cents from a month ago. A year ago, gas sold for $3.08, according to the AAA motor club.

Moderna’s COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA says

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for children under 6 is effective in preventing symptomatic infection without causing worrisome side effects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday night.

RI FOOD & DINING

Mocktails aren’t just for the ‘always-sober.’ Check out these R.I. restaurants offering zero-proof cocktails

FDA advisory committee unanimous in support of Bluebird Bio’s two gene therapies

magazine

Myra Sack and her daughter Havi in 2020.

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.

A Boston husband headed to the wild west for a divorce. He ended up with two wives.

I inherited a house. My wife says she needs to be on the deed — or else.

Pan-Seared Steak With Zhoug

Recipes: We figured out the perfect Father’s Day menu. It starts with steak.

metro

In September, an ascending escalator at Back Bay Station careened backward at high speed, sending a pile of riders tumbling to the bottom.

It’s been eight months since a T escalator maimed riders. The machine remains out of service.

Fire and brimstone: Boston man arrested after alleged arson attempt at Salem’s Satanic Temple

R.I. House votes to limit gun magazines, ban open-carry of long guns, and raise age to buy guns and ammunition

sports

Deshaun Watson's salary this year is $46 million, but $44.965 million of it comes in the form of a signing bonus, which would not get touched if he is suspended.

Here’s why Deshaun Watson and the Browns look like they are in trouble

Draymond Green was ‘livid’ over being benched in the fourth quarter of Game 4, but he respected his coach’s decision

‘We don’t do this on purpose’: Once again, the Celtics made it harder on themselves when it mattered most

business

The bike lane on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge between Alewife Brook Parkway and Dudley Street is separated from the bus lane by flex posts.

The Cambridge bike lane battle is heading to court

Belgian trade mission tours Somerville, Cambridge, and Beacon Hill

Health insurance companies seeking R.I. approval of rate increases of 7 to 14 percent

politics

Workers set up for the March for Our Lives rally on the National Mall, near the White House, in Washington, on June 10, 2022. The march is returning to Washington after four years.

Thousands rally for gun reform after surge in mass shootings

Kavanaugh incident could lead to more security for judges

Jan. 6 panel puts focus on Cabinet discussions about removing Trump

Nation

Ilana Diener holds her son, Hudson, 3, during an appointment for a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial in Commack, N.Y. on Nov. 30, 2021.

Moderna’s COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA says

Ivanka Trump’s Jan. 6 testimony exposes family strain

Some 20 million watch primetime hearing of House Jan. 6 panel

World

In this aerial view police officers aboard a boat patrol an area of the municipality of Atalaia do Norte, state of Amazonas, Brazil, in the direction of the Itaquaí River, in the search for missing indigenist Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips, on June 10, 2022.

Family of suspect in Amazon disappearance: ‘He is innocent’

Royal shipwreck from 1682 is found off the coast of England

‘We are still in shock’: A month trapped by Russian forces in a basement

opinion

What's left of the Long Island Bridge that connected Long Island to Moon Island in Boston. US Attorney Rachael Rollins has launched a civil rights investigation into Quincy’s efforts to block the rebuilding of the bridge.

New twist in tangled path toward returning recovery services to Long Island

Long past time to lift veil on sordid history of state institutions

The Kennedy Institute and Senators Sanders and Graham hope to rekindle real Senate debates

lifestyle

A homemade Juneteenth flag created by the Peabody Essex Museum's education team in preparation for the museum's Juneteenth Flag Posters event June 19-20.

Celebrate Juneteenth at these 14 Boston-area events

King Boston’s Embrace Ideas Festival to deliver five days of education, discussion, and togetherness across the city

At 30, men fall into three categories

food & dining

The new Bayberry Garden restaurant is across from the Michael S. Van Listen Memorial Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island.

Check out these new restaurants and cafés in Providence

Swanky cocktail bars and speakeasies in Rhode Island

Where politics is on the menu in Rhode Island

travel

A splashy waterfront resort in Maine, a youthful music fest, and Juneteenth in New Orleans

She loves Ireland, vegan food, and taking it all in

How not to look like a tourist

Arts

A discarded mound of tinsel sits next to a pile of giant jacks made of wire tomato cages in "Lily Cox-Richard: Weep Holes" at Mass MoCA.

Everything’s scary — but don’t let it break you

Power and prototypes: Matthew Angelo Harrison at MIT List Visual Arts Center

Documenting Amazonia — and the amazing resilience of the earth

Books

Summer books 4

Summer Reading 2022

David Duchovny — yes, that David Duchovny — writes a tale for our time

A debut from Donna Gordon, the 10th anniversary of the Nantucket Book Festival, and awards for Maine authors

Movies

From left: Rulon and Warren Jeffs in the documentary series "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey."

Sins of the father, a son’s recollections, and the near extinction of a seminal band

‘Hustle’: Adam Sandler stars as a scout in this NBA-heavy Netflix drama

I never liked ‘E.T.’ as a kid, but 40 years later I’ve changed my mind

Television

Maura Tierney and Jeff Daniels are returning to star in a second season of "American Rust."

‘American Rust’ to return for second season

Eight ‘beach reads’ you can watch this summer

The Tonys bring energy missing from other awards shows

music

From left: Claudius Agrippa, Fabienne Jean, Noah Leong, and Kely Pinheiro of the Nebulous Quartet rehearse for a show, running their instruments through software on Leong's laptop.

In a scene of electric guitars and drum kits, a Berklee-trained string quartet stands out

At BAMS Fest, a celebration of culture and community on and off stage

With big feelings and guitars, emo bands line up for Vagrant Records’ anniversary show in Worcester

Theater/Dance

Jennafer Newberry and Lissa deGuzman in "Wicked."

At the Opera House, ‘Wicked’ still casts a spell

2022 Tonys: Who will win, who should win, and other predictions

At this year’s Tonys, diversity wins

globe local

D'Angelo Ortiz, David Ortiz's son, rounds third base during the home opener of the Boston Rox.

Brockton ‘Rox’ baseball with famous names and fun

Should Massachusetts raise welfare benefits?

Cheers for unstoppable Lucy, as she graduates from high school

Obituaries

Ranan Lurie at the United Nations headquarters in New York in 2005.

Ranan Lurie, political cartoonist with a global pen, dies at 90

Song Hae, who survived war and poverty to become a beloved TV host, dies at 95

Urvashi Vaid, LGBTQ activist from Boston to the national stage