DAN SHAUGHNESSY | Red Sox at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. (NESN)

Enough of winter; bring on the Sox

After enduring the worst winter of our lives, baseball and the Red Sox matter this year more than most.

Fort Myers, FL - 03/03/15 - Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz (11) pitching in the first inning. Red Sox Spring Training Game 1 vs. Northeastern University at Jet Blue Park. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 04Red Sox, LOID: 8.0.2826364469.

Clay Buchholz wants to be a pitcher the Red Sox can count on

He?s the Opening Day starter for the Red Sox against the Phillies Monday afternoon.

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels reacts on the mound in a spring training baseball game in Clearwater, Fla., Monday, March 16, 2015. Hamels allowed five runs in two innings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

Phillies? Cole Hamels set to show his stuff to Red Sox in opener

The Red Sox don?t think there?s a need for Hamels, believing their starting five can do the job.

2015 Baseball preview: The Big Papi issue

A detailed look at David Ortiz and his role as the outspoken face of the Red Sox franchise and his impact across baseball.

Cuban Reuben sandwich from Highland Kitchen in Somerville.

Munch Madness 2015

Highland Kitchen reigns supreme

The votes are in, and this Somerville restaurant has officially been named our readers? favorite in the Boston area.

In St. Albans, Vt., Stephanie Robtoy, sober for six months, rested at home with her daughter, Aubriella, 3.

Gains small, hard-won in Vt.?s war against heroin

Vermont has emerged as a national leader on the issue, but heroin use and its related deaths have continued to rise.

The murder trial of Aaron Hernandez (at left, with his attorney Charles Rankin) has lasted over nine weeks.

Long Hernandez trial appears headed for fast wrap-up

Defense attorneys indicated they will need just one day, meaning jurors could start deliberating as soon as Wednesday.

Critic?s Notebook

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/30/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/96a4a87d-66d3-1e65-6f33-e35afb53dd4b_AMC_MM_Don-Pool_2065_V3.jpg In ?Mad Men,? Don?s melancholy brings a return to form

You didn?t think Don Draper was done with women after his marriage fail with Megan, did you?

Patriots fans know the feeling that washed over Kentucky Wildcats fans after their loss to Wisconsin in the Final Four: disappointment and disbelief. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Kentucky?s loss bears resemblance to 2007 Patriots

Losing on the brink of a championship is gut-wrenching, but there is a special misery when a place in history is also lost.

Walsh to revise police board

Mayor Martin Walsh is vowing to overhaul Boston?s citizen oversight panel in the aftermath of high-profile police shootings nationwide.

A report to be issued this week by an expert panel will not call on the Legislature to invest more money in the struggling MBTA.

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff/File

Panel calls for T to rein in its costs

An expert panel convened by Governor Baker will not call on the Legislature to invest more money in the struggling agency.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Advance/Images/Tlumacki_29newburyst_business011.jpg 29 Newbury latest casualty of rising real estate

The restaurant will close April 30 as a real estate boom sweeping through Boston is resulting in higher rents and taxes.

Adrian Walker

Bruce C. Bolling building a fitting tribute

A true son of Roxbury and the Boston City Council?s first black president, Bolling is receiving an honor usually reserved for select mayors.

In Mass., the push for paid time off is in full swing

Both the Boston City Council and the state Legislature are considering proposals to give workers paid leave.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/maeda_05homicide_met1.jpg Remains found in Cambridge still mystify neighbors

Police on Saturday found the remains stuffed into a duffel bag near Biogen, then discovered more in a nearby apartment building.

Students on campus at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.

N.H. colleges tackle sexual harassment

The swift and substantial changes come after a recent review highlighted specific policy gaps and broader cultural concerns.

Lawsuit spotlights college admissions consulting

A man who claimed he was a Harvard professor is facing charges after allegedly swindling $2 million from a Chinese businessman.

 Long curious about maps, Norman B. Leventhal endowed the Boston Public Library map center with $10 million.

Norman Leventhal at 97; enhancer of lives and landmarks

Mr. Leventhal worked on some of the city?s best-known landmarks, including Rowes Wharf, Center Plaza, and South Station.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s defense rests

This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

Jerry Cianciolo

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Until recently, I rationalized this long-distance madness by saying it was good for me.

The Big Picture

Attack in Kenya

The alarming attack at Garissa University was the deadliest in the country since 1998.