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The NFL draft set an attendance record in Detroit.

Has there ever been a more jam-packed day in Boston sports than this?

The Bruins and Celtics have playoff games, the Patriots are drafting new players, the Red Sox are hosting the Cubs, and the Revolution are taking on a team featuring Lionel Messi.

The Patriots used their final pick of the draft on a tight end. See live updates from Day 3.
The Patriots made five selections on the final day of the draft, rounding out an eight-person rookie class for new head coach Jerod Mayo.

5 things to know about Javon Baker

Live Updates

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

The Falcons selecting Michael Penix was the biggest head-scratcher of the NFL draft

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Five things to know about Patriots fourth-round pick Layden Robinson, a self-described ‘gritty’ player

Lionel Messi (left) arriving at Gillette Stadium alongside Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez.

INTER MIAMI AT REVOLUTION | 7:30 P.M. (APPLETV)

Lionel Messi has arrived at Gillette Stadium. Will he play against the Revolution? Follow live updates.

Kristaps Porzingis has been harassed by Caleb Martin (right) and other Heat defenders, but through two games in the series attempted just four free throws.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

NBA’s shift to allowing more contact runs afoul of Kristaps Porzingis’s offensive approach

David Pastrnak takes a shot on goal during practice the day before the Bruins play the Maple Leafs in Game 4 of round 1 of the NHL playoffs Saturday night in Toronto. Pastrnak has yet to display the scoring prowess in this series that has made him a star in the league.

Kevin Paul Dupont I On hockey

The best of David Pastrnak has been missing, and that has the Bruins concerned

Bruins at Maple Leafs Game 4 preview

Police clear 100 protesters from pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University
The decision to have police move in came after tensions flared Friday night, following the last day of final exams, as angry rhetoric filled the air.

Student anti-war protesters dig in as faculties condemn university leadership over calling police

Student demonstrators at MIT set up an encampment on Kresge Lawn to bring attention to the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.

MIT President Sally Kornbluth says pro-Palestinian encampment needs to wind down

“I can only describe the range of views as irreconcilable” MIT President Sally Kornbluth said Saturday in a video message addressing campus demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war.

A student protester was arrested at Northeastern University.

See photos of protests and arrests at Northeastern University

Demonstration leader Khymani James, center right, and other protesters addressed the media outside a tent camp on the campus of Columbia University in New York on Wednesday. James apologized Friday morning for a video he had taken in January where he said "Zionists don't deserve to live."

Columbia protester who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’ is from Boston

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Debate over how to classify rideshare drivers isn’t just about pay. It’s also about their safety.
Driving for Uber or Lyft can be a terrifying experience sometimes. You don’t really know who you’re picking up, or what condition they’ll be in when they climb into your car.

Middle schools in Norway banned smartphones. The benefits were dramatic, a study shows.
The long-running debate over whether to ban smartphones in schools has intensified in recent months. This week, social media was abuzz about a study from Norway earlier this year that showed bans can have real impacts.

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate jail, his lawyer says

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer says he was hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction.

Massachusetts had the largest growth in its immigrant share of the state’s total population.

A look at the immigrant population in Massachusetts — and how it compares with the rest of the nation

Former Miss Hall’s School teacher investigated after four former students allege sexual assault

Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue’s office said it is investigating allegations against Matthew S. Rutledge, a history teacher at Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield who resigned last month.

Sarah-Ann Shaw, Boston’s first Black woman TV reporter, honored at funeral service
Hundreds gathered at the Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain on Saturday to pay their respects to the legendary WBZ reporter.

How a Tesla EV charging station ended up next to a shelter for migrant children
The strange scene in Foxborough reflects the state’s efforts to address two of its biggest challenges: migrants and climate change.

Can private landlords help ease the shelter crisis in Mass.? A new program is trying to find out.

Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms

LOWELL, MA - 3/16/2024 Foxboro High's Camryn Collins (2) holds her teams trophy after winning the MIAA D3 girls’ basketball finals against Norwell at UMass Lowell's Tsongas Arena. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

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Meet the Globe’s Winter 2023-24 All-Scholastics

The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in eight winter sports. Click on each sport to read about the honorees. Find the All-Scholastics section in print on Sunday, April 28.

A black-legged tick, also known as a deer tick, is a carrier of Lyme Disease.

Tick activity has surged early amid New England’s unusually warm winters

Being judicious about ticks will limit your exposure and let you enjoy the outdoors many of us love so much.

Weekend Pollen Forecast — Look out, allergies. Warming temperatures may accelerate spread

A view of the sunset in New Brunswick from Via Rail Canada's Ocean route.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Two nights, three provinces, and 1,600 miles. A sleeper train through Maritime Canada is slow travel at its best.

Via Rail’s sleepy eastern route brings travelers through rural villages and towns in Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Here's what it's like.

Opinion

Parents and children at Peabody Elementary School rode in the bike bus on Oct. 27, 2023, in Cambridge.

Want your kids to jump out of bed to get to school? Put them on the bike bus.

Kids arrive at school smiling and feeling energized. The bike bus is a great way for kids and parents to exercise together and build confidence.

IDEAS | MARIANNE MOLLMANN AND EDUARDO GONZALEZ CUEVA

Our daughter is a student protester at Emerson. The police went too far.

What happened when a young Israeli walked into an anti-Israel protest

Readers respond to student protests against war in Gaza

Christopher Weyant

New school mascot?

More recent News

MassDevelopment chief Dan Rivera abruptly resigns after 3 years
Rivera, who was the mayor of Lawrence before being appointed to the post by then-Governor Charlie Baker, told the MassDevelopment board that he was leaving to pursue other opportunities.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault, filing a motion on Friday to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred.

It’s 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa’s celebrations are set against growing discontent
Analysts and polls predict that the waning popularity of the party once led by Nelson Mandela is likely to see it lose its parliamentary majority for the first time as a new generation of South Africans make their voices heard in what might be the most important election since 1994 next month.

Billerica police sergeant killed in excavator accident at road construction site

Sergeant Ian Taylor, 49, was directing a tractor-trailer around a construction site near the intersection of Boston Road and Pollard Street when the excavator hit him at about 2 p.m., officials said.

How abrupt u-turns are defining US environmental regulations

In the past decade, environmental rules in particular have been caught in a cycle of erase-and-replace whiplash.

Boston man sentenced to prison for trying to hire hitman to murder ex-wife, her boyfriend

Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder for hire and was sentenced to serve 92 months in prison, officials said.

Echoing their client, Trump’s lawyers pursue an absolutist defense

Trump’s legal strategy mirrors his political talking points as his lawyers portray the case as an unjust assault on the former president’s character.

Man pronounced dead after shooting in Mattapan

Boston Emergency Medical Services transported the adult male victim to a local hospital.

Michael C. Jensen, economist who helped reshape modern capitalism, dies at 84

A Harvard Business School professor, Michael C. Jensen evangelized for stock options, golden parachutes, and leveraged buyouts, empowering Wall Street’s greed-is-good era.

Recommended reads

Carol Simon had coached the women's basketball team at Brandeis since 1987-88.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Brandeis women’s basketball coach is retiring after players threatened to quit

The school announced Friday that Carol Simon, the longtime coach who received a letter last week from all 11 returning players asking her to resign, will retire.

A ‘transformational’ way to treat drug addiction gains momentum at Mass. hospitals
Embedding teams of addiction specialists within hospitals can reduce the severity of substance use, increase participation in treatment, and dramatically reduce hospital readmissions — all of which save lives and taxpayer dollars.

Style Watch

This Cambridge kitchen design draws inspiration from the 1970s
The design team started by picking the dark color palette for the cabinets and counters, then built out the design from there.

Judge changes ruling following Braintree eighth-grader’s anxiety attack, trip to hospital
Fourteen-year-old Samantha Frechon had enrolled, per the judge's earlier order, at a regular public school for the first time since she was eight.

Culture & Lifestyle

Viewers inside Joseph Grigely's "White Noise (polychrome),” 2023, at Mass MoCA this month.

At Mass MoCA, Joseph Grigely invites visitors into his rich silence

Tiffani Faison at the new Tenderoni's

High Street Place hosts the Big Queer Food Fest, featuring big-name chefs

From left: Jerry Seinfeld as Bob Cabana, Adrian Martinez as Tom Carvel, Jack McBrayer as Steve Schwinn, Thomas Lennon as Harold Von Braunhut, Bobby Moynihan as Chef Boyardee, and James Marsden as Jack LaLanne in "Unfrosted."

Jerry Seinfeld talks JFK, Bill Burr, and feeding his inner child with ‘Unfrosted’

Leading the cast for this summer's Free Shakespeare on the Common production of "The Winter's Tale" are (from left) Marianna Bassham, Nael Nacer, and Omar Robinson.

Boston stars will shine on the Common this summer in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

"Coup de Chance" is the fifth collaboration between Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

Woody Allen, the headache no one wants

Neighbors raise a metal gate as they work to install it as a barricade against gangs, in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 20, 2024.

Ruthzee Louijeune

Unlocking Haiti’s potential

A man opposed to abortion argued with a woman who supports abortion rights at the March for Life in Washington on Jan. 24, 2020.

IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Why are women becoming so much more liberal than men?

House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke with members of the media following passage of a series of foreign aid bills April 20 in Washington, D.C.

Mike Johnson saved the day. Democrats should be ready to save Johnson.

My mother died by suicide. I don’t regret my estrangement from her.

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

MIT President Sally Kornbluth says pro-Palestinian encampment needs to wind down

“I can only describe the range of views as irreconcilable” MIT President Sally Kornbluth said Saturday in a video message addressing campus demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war.

Police clear 100 protesters from pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University

The decision to have police move in came after tensions flared Friday night, following the last day of final exams, as angry rhetoric filled the air.

Cecil Williams, whose San Francisco church became a haven, dies at 94

The Rev. Cecil Williams was a charismatic minister who turned a fading church in the gritty Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco into a vibrant hub of worship, activism, and social services.

Sarah-Ann Shaw, Boston’s first Black woman TV reporter, honored at funeral service

Hundreds gathered at the Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain on Saturday to pay their respects to the legendary WBZ reporter.

Sports

Joe Milton (No. 193) was the second QB drafted by the Patriots this draft.

The Patriots used their final pick of the draft on a tight end. See live updates from Day 3.

The Patriots made five selections on the final day of the draft, rounding out an eight-person rookie class for new head coach Jerod Mayo.

Lionel Messi (left) arriving at Gillette Stadium alongside Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez.

Lionel Messi has arrived at Gillette Stadium. Will he play against the Revolution? Follow live updates.

The Revolution say more than 65,000 fans are expected to attend Saturday's game.

Wakefield's William Mezikofsky runs away from the competition in the 4x800-meter relay at the MSTCA Division 4 state relays at Dracut High School.

MSTCA DIVISION 4 RELAYS

Holliston girls claw their way atop Division 4 state relays without star Carmen Luisi; Wakefield boys roll past Burlington

Behind victories in the distance medley and 4x1,600-meter relays, the Panthers girls (50.48 points) edged out runner-up Newburyport (50 points).

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

NBA’s shift to allowing more contact runs afoul of Kristaps Porzingis’s offensive approach

PWHL: Ottawa 3, Boston 2

Hannah Brandt helps PWHL Boston keep its playoff hopes alive with late winning goal at Minnesota

Business

How abrupt u-turns are defining US environmental regulations

In the past decade, environmental rules in particular have been caught in a cycle of erase-and-replace whiplash.

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

“It shouldn’t be so difficult to get the money you earn by working."

Middle schools in Norway banned smartphones. The benefits were dramatic, a study shows.

How a Tesla EV charging station ended up next to a shelter for migrant children

magazine

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

On April Fools' Day 2023, Gerry Brown (right) and Gene Hurley set out from a pond in Bellingham with the goal of kayaking the Charles River by summer's end.

We set out to kayak the entire Charles River. It was that or pickleball.

For some, it can raise red flags about revealing personal information.

What to do when someone overshares details on a first date

This week's daters: Nate and Jim

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The host actually sat us at two different tables’

metro

Dakodan would like a mom and dad family. He especially wants a dad in his life.

Dakodan loves sports and wants to attend a professional game

See photos of protests and arrests at Northeastern University

Middle schools in Norway banned smartphones. The benefits were dramatic, a study shows.

sports

Masataka Yoshida showed no rust in his return to the lineup on Saturday, cracking a wall-ball single in the second inning against the Cubs.

Masataka Yoshida gets back in Red Sox lineup, as team keeps his glove out of the mix

The best of David Pastrnak has been missing, and that has the Bruins concerned

2024 NFL Draft: Meet the Patriots’ draft class

business

Former president Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York on Friday.

Trump’s lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution’s first witness in hush money trial

MassDevelopment chief Dan Rivera abruptly resigns after 3 years

As Earth Week ends, here are five takeaways on the climate crisis from Elizabeth Kolbert

politics

President Biden spoke to reporters after delivering remarks on Earth Day at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Va., last week.

How abrupt u-turns are defining US environmental regulations

Trump’s lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution’s first witness in hush money trial

President Biden says he’s ‘happy to debate’ Donald Trump. Trump says he’s ready to go.

Nation

Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate jail, his lawyer says

Showcase for antebellum homes displays their finery. But what about the history?

World

A man checks the damage in a house destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 27.

Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms

Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as a planned Rafah offensive looms

Aid flows to Gaza are rising, UN says, but more is needed

opinion

"Coup de Chance" is the fifth collaboration between Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

Woody Allen, the headache no one wants

What happened when a young Israeli walked into an anti-Israel protest

Don’t wait until you stop working to truly live

lifestyle

We might be ‘the greatest love story ever told’

National College Decision Day isn’t a referendum on how well you did as a parent

Dating while my biological clock is ticking

food & dining

Seared cod and crispy potatoes in a caldo verde-inspired sauce at Baleia, a new Portuguese restaurant on the edge of the South End.

Baleia takes Boston on a Portuguese holiday

It’s almost Mother’s Day. Here’s where to brunch.

Jerry Seinfeld talks JFK, Bill Burr, and feeding his inner child with ‘Unfrosted’

travel

You’ll find a selection of whimsical art at the Wynwood Walls museum.

There’s a lot of money floating around Miami. Here’s what to do there if very little of it is yours.

Two nights, three provinces, and 1,600 miles. A sleeper train through Maritime Canada is slow travel at its best.

Be a part of the oldest postal system in the world

Arts

Viewers inside Joseph Grigely's "White Noise (polychrome),” 2023, at Mass MoCA this month.

At Mass MoCA, Joseph Grigely invites visitors into his rich silence

At the MFA, ‘Songs for Modern Japan’ is music for the eyes

Yoko Ono to be honored at Edward MacDowell Medal ceremony in New Hampshire

Books

From left: "James" by Percival Everett and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas.

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 21

Author readings around Boston through May 4

As Earth Week ends, here are five takeaways on the climate crisis from Elizabeth Kolbert

Movies

A scene from "Janet Planet," directed by Annie Baker.

Independent Film Festival Boston turns 21: ‘We see the festival and the city as kind of intertwined’

Steve Carell and John Krasinski had a mini ‘The Office’ reunion while making new movie ‘IF’

In ‘We Grown Now,’ a tragic event tests the friendship between two 12-year-old boys

Television

Dan Rather in 2020.

Dan Rather returns to CBS Sunday, but not the era he embodied

Damn! Damn! Damn! ‘Good Times’ turns 50

Kendrick Perkins, superstar?

music

Andris Nelsons led principal trumpet Thomas Rolfs and the rest of the BSO during Thursday's program.

BSO delivers dose of history along with American premiere of ‘The Wrath of God’

Why two hours of Bach keeps selling out the house

‘Like playing in someone’s backyard’: Lowell’s annual The Town and the City Festival has a special feel.

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet in Jorma Elo's "Carmen"

Boston Ballet scores with ‘Kingdom of the Shades’ and ‘Carmen’

Boston stars will shine on the Common this summer in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Robert Frost, with help from Gordon Clapp, takes the stage at the Calderwood Pavilion

Health

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

Obituaries

The Rev. Cecil Williams, photographed in San Francisco on July 31, 2016.

Cecil Williams, whose San Francisco church became a haven, dies at 94

Mike Pinder, founding keyboardist of the Moody Blues, dies at 82

Bob Cole, the voice of hockey in Canada for a half-century, dies at 90