Red sox 3, Cardinals 1

Red Sox one win from World Series title

Fighting a sore back and the persistent Cardinals, Jon Lester pitched the Red Sox to the precipice of a championship.

Red Sox manager John Farrell congratulated his players on their pivotal 3-1 win Wednesday night.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Fenway-bound, Red Sox in the driver’s seat

After their victory in the first tidy game of the 2013 Fall Classic, the Red Sox have two chances to win their third World Series since 2004.

Christopher L. Gasper

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The October ace silenced the St. Louis bats, holding the Cardinals to one run and four hits in 7⅔ innings, while striking out seven.

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Red Sox Nation has become Zombie Nation. Even Monday night’s welcome 11 p.m. finish won’t go far in erasing the collective fatigue.

Martin Walsh, John Connolly gird for final week

The Boston mayoral campaign heads into its final week with both camps portraying the race as a dead heat.

Both City Councilor John R. Connolly (left) and Representative Martin J. Walsh met with students at the Citizen School in Boston recently.

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Mayoral candidates offer two paths to overhaul schools

The way John Connolly and Martin Walsh would execute their overhauls distinguishes the two men, who otherwise agree on many other educational issues.

A D.C. health care feud boils over in Mass.

Two former Obama administration officials are locked in a feud over the health care insurance marketplace with implications for the 2014 Mass. governor’s race.

Retailers long complained that Amazon had an unfair advantage, tax-wise.

Amazon to begin collecting Mass. sales tax Friday

Massachusetts shoppers will start paying the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax on items they buy from Amazon on Nov. 1.

Opinion

Farah stockman

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Restaurants can transform neighborhoods, but it takes a fortune, an eternity, and/or an act of God to open one in Boston.

Globe exclusives

TJ Wright of Oxford gets into his pumpkin carving.

The fine art of pumpkin carving
Issaka Sawadogo plays a mechanic from the Ivory Coast whose ship is awaiting repairs in Canada in “Diego Star.’’

Movie Review

Cold realities in ‘Diego Star’

“This is really a house where we change it every single year,” says Mary Barrett Costello. “We start in February discussing where we want to go for the season.”

Q&A

Is Scary Mary’s house really haunted?
Andrew Barbato as Bilbo Baggins in Wheelock Family Theatre’s production of “The Hobbit.’’

Stage Review

This ‘Hobbit’ is an adventure for all ages
After attending DePauw University (above), which has direct ties to Eli Lilly, Brad Stevens ended up working for the pharmaceutical giant.

The making of a coach | Part 2

Stevens was drawn back to basketball
Lou Reed died Sunday at the age of 71.

APPRECIATION

Lou Reed’s music was haunting, unforgettable
John Lackey pitched a scoreless 8th inning for the Red Sox in their win on Sunday.

Web exclusive | Gary Washburn

John Lackey’s image rehab takes another step

Opinion | John W. Henry

Why I bought the Globe
Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the president’s offer to compromise with Republicans on Social Security cuts. Some New England lawmakers have joined in opposing such cuts.

Obama, allies at odds on budget

Health

Facing fears may be best cure
Bob and Jean Hannon of Milton have attended hundreds of Red Sox games, including all four Boston-St. Louis World Series matchups.

Love story spans Red Sox-Cardinals history
Timothy Wilson, a Somerville photographer, looked at an exhibit at Danforth Art.

Small museum takes a sweeping perspective

World Series

On Baseball

David Ross takes the low route and slams into Cardinals counterpart Yadier Molina, but he was tagged out at the plate trying to score from second base in the Red Sox’ two-run seventh.

Game 5 hero David Ross savoring the moment

The backup catcher had two hits and drove in the go-ahead run while orchestrating Jon Lester to a brilliant performance.

NBA season preview

NBA season preview

Brad Stevens is entering his first season as the head coach of the Celtics.

Celtics’ new season full of question marks

The championship era appears to be over. But opinions vary on the Celtics’ fate this year, from potentially a playoff team to the worst in the NBA.

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Tom Brady is completing 55.7 percent of his passes, tied for 29th in the NFL.

Stats show Patriots defense better, but offense struggling

The Patriots have played half of their regular-season schedule, and the statistics back up what the eye has seen over the first eight games.

Boston mayoral race

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campaign notebook

Connolly jabs Walsh on legislative record

City Councilor John Connolly again went after the legislative record of his mayoral opponent, state Rep. Martin Walsh.

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Billionaire Carlos Slim Helú announced his donation Monday to the Broad Institute in Cambridge to aid biomedical research.

$74m gift from Carlos Slim targets Latin Americans

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú’s gift to the Broad Institute will advance biomedical research that benefits people in Latin America.

Columnists

Boston Capital

Learning a lesson on IT contracts

Kevin Cullen

A Sox fan in a New York state of mind

Farah stockman

Red tape stifles neighborhood revitalization
Jon Lester’s work in Game 5 made him the 11th pitcher in Red Sox history to log at least 20 innings in World Series play. When it comes to ERA, the lefthander is atop the list.

Christopher L. Gasper

Lester shows again he’s one of the best
Red Sox manager John Farrell congratulated his players on their pivotal 3-1 win Wednesday night.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox in the driver’s seat

Adrian Walker

Taking on a new cause
MRAP vehicles are designed to protect occupants from IED attacks.

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Budget-assault vehicle
Jonny Gomes belted a three-run homer in the sixth and was greeted by Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz at the plate.

Christopher L. Gasper

Gomes delivered on biggest stage
Mike Napoli celebrated after tagging out Kolten Wong on a pickoff throw for the final out.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox prove they won’t go down easily

JEFF JACOBY

Saudi Arabia’s message to Obama
Mayor Menino received an honorary degree from Harvard earlier this year.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Menino’s next job could taint his legacy

Gemvara, an online jewelry retailer, is opening a temporary brick-and-mortar showroom on Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay.

Innovation Economy

Giving online retail a place

Nation & World

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The White House has faced growing outrage in Germany and among other European allies over its surveillance policies.

Obama appears ready to halt surveillance of allies’ leaders

President Obama is poised to order the NSA to stop eavesdropping on the leaders of American allies, officials said .

Business

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State labor Secretary Joanne Goldstein (right) admitted she would have liked some aspects of the online system’s launch to go better.

None admit fault on troubled jobless benefits system

State labor officials testified that problems may not be fixed until February in the online system for filing unemployment benefits.

Arts

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Book Review

Catherine O’Flynn’s novel centers on a retired English bus driver’s visit to his son on the coast of Spain.

‘Mr. Lynch’s Holiday’ by Catherine O’Flynn

Immigration, estrangement, and a ruined economy all figure in O’Flynn’s novel, but humor is her métier.

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A look at the 1946 and 1967 World Series championships between the Red Sox and the Cardinals, which were both lost by the Sox in seven games.

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Why is it so hard to find a doctor?
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Into the woods

Ideas

“It is becoming increasingly clear that for all that hasn’t happened, at least one positive change has survived and taken root: a vigorous and healthy new version of civil society.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on what’s changed since the Arab Spring