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BSO’s pick for music director makes history
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Smith & Wesson tops Globe 100
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Bruins 3, Rangers 2 | OT
Bruins take win in Game 1
At 15:40 of overtime Thursday night, Brad Marchand scored the game-winning goal, giving the Bruins a lead in the playoff series against the Rangers.
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The Bruins began their Eastern Conference semifinals at TD Garden against the Rangers Thursday night after defeating the Maple Leafs Monday.
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Brad Marchand carried the puck around Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto in the first period.
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Milan Lucic (second right) celebrated after the Bruins scored in the second period, the game's first goal.
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Center Derick Brassard (top left) had his turn to celebrate after his team scored on goalie Tuukka Rask.
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After going into overtime, the Bruins pulled a 3-2 win over the Rangers. Game 2 is scheduled to take place Sunday.
Red Sox 4, Rays 3
Red Sox rally past Rays in ninth inning
Will Middlebrooks’s three-run double in the top of the ninth inning Thursday night gave the Red Sox their second win in a row.
Terror at the Marathon
Note seems to provide clearer picture of suspect’s motives, officials say
Details of the investigation and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s note — especially the reported reference to the bombing victims as “collateral damage”— prompted strong reactions.
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Friends, family, victims finish Marathon
More than a dozen Marathon runners crossed the freshly painted finish line exactly one month after an attack left three dead and more than 250 injured.
Sports
Ainge confirms Rivers will return to Celtics; speculation on Pierce
Danny Ainge confirmed Doc Rivers will spend a 10th season as head coach, while a league source says Paul Pierce’s family is preparing for a move from Boston.
Metro
Man pleads guilty to killing his alleged sexual abuser
Marco Tulio Flores, 19, was sentenced to 15 years and one day in prison, followed by 15 years of probation, after avoiding a first-degree murder trial.
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Nation & World
Commanders ‘angry,’ ‘ashamed’ about sexual assault, Obama says
President Obama pledged to “leave no stone unturned” in the effort to halt the abuse, which he said undermines the trust the military needs to be effective.
Politics
Tierney to introduce gun safety bill
The bill would require handgun manufacturers to personalize their weapons to make them impossible to fire if they fall into the wrong hands.
Business
Algeta wins FDA approval for prostate cancer treatment
The drug, called Xofigo, treats castration-resistant prostate cancer, a disease that afflicts tens of thousands of men in the US.
Arts
Jonathan McPhee gets animated discussing ‘Coppélia’
When the Boston Ballet music director and principal conductor takes the podium for the opening performance, it will be the sixth production of the ballet he has conducted.
Style
Men’s fashion gets respect at RISD’s dandy show
The Rhode Island School of Design exhibition “Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion” looks at men who’ve raised fashion to an art form.
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Globe Talk | May 22
Inside the Marathon bombings
Inside the Marathon bombingsGlobe reporters and editors talk about the horror and heroic efforts of a story that has touched us all.