Brian McGrory
These Red Sox not a good fit for Boston
In many ways, the epic September collapse is exactly what we needed to realize just how far the Red Sox have gone astray. This store-bought team never reflected Boston.
Latest Red Sox skid takes us backward into the 1970s
Globe File Photo/1978
If they fail to make the playoffs, the 2011 Red Sox will join some of baseball’s most infamous teams in the annals of epic late-season implosions.
Dan Shaughnessy
Season, legacy on the line for Sox tonight
Once hailed as the ‘‘Best Team Ever,’’ the $161 million payroll Red Sox will be playing for their playoff lives at Camden Yards tonight.
State seeks tighter grip on special-ed programs
In the wake of a recent scandal, a state board called for tighter controls over 30 educational collaboratives, including the ordering of financial audits and the appointment of some directors.
David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Abuse victims push for end to statute of limitations
Victims of childhood sexual abuse spoke out at the State House in support of a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations in abuse cases.
Amazon’s $199 tablet takes aim at iPad
The world’s largest online retailer unveiled the Kindle Fire tablet, which will have a 7-inch display and run Google’s Android software.
“People are going to perceive them as more corrupt because they have only put one year between themselves and jobs with the casino industry.”
Peter Ubertaccio, a Stonehill College political scientist
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Metro
Cash-strapped T warns of fare increases, service cuts by July
With the MBTA’s financial woes mounting, state transportation officials said that they expect to approve a fare increase in the spring that would take effect July 1.
Business
Sovereign changes its name to Santander
Boston-based Sovereign Bank, one of the country’s largest regional banks, is adopting the name of its owner Santander, the banking giant based in Spain.
Nation
Prosecutors play Jackson audio as case against doctor opens
Prosecutors portrayed Dr. Conrad Murray as an incompetent physician who used a dangerous anesthetic without adequate safeguards.
World
Israel OK’s more building in East Jerusalem
Israel granted the go-ahead for construction of 1,100 new Jewish housing units in east Jerusalem, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any freeze in settlement construction.
Sports
Red Sox 8, Orioles 7
Red Sox hold on for a win; still tied with one to play
Ryan Lavarnway hit his first two major league home runs and drove in four runs to lead the Sox to victory and keep them tied in the wild-card race with the Rays.
Food and dining
food
Memo from celebrity chefs: Embrace your own kitchen
Fall cookbook roundup: By spreading the simple message of eating good food at home, the season’s newest cookbooks bring a bit of activism to the table.
Arts
TELEVISION REVIEW
BBC’s cop drama ‘Luther’ returns, as spellbinding as ever
Each hour is so intense, you may not realize you’re leaving grip marks on your couch.
Opinion
“Community colleges have a chance to be an engine in Massachusetts instead of a caboose.”
Derrick Z. Jackson
Ideas
“Could it be true, Pinker wondered, that humans had actually become less violent with time, as opposed to more? And if so, how had we done it?”
Leon Neyfakh, on Steven Pinker’s new book about violence in history