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GAME 3 | BUCKS 103, CELTICS 101

Jayson Tatum (left) can only show his disappointment as Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) and Brook Lopez celebrate after the Celtics came up just short against the Bucks in Game 3.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

It was a tough finish, but all is not lost for Celtics

Despite its shooting woes, and a huge game from the Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, Boston looked like the better team and almost pulled out a Game 3 win.

Bucks win Game 3 over Celtics with classic old-school physical playoff basketball Giannis Antetokounmpo refrains from criticizing referees, instead embraces physical play Foul call doesn’t go Smart’s way

ADAM HIMMELSBACH | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Observations as the Celtics come from 14 down in fourth quarter, but Bucks eke out Game 3 win

The Celtics pulled ahead in the final two minutes after an awful third quarter. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday, however, put Milwaukee back ahead, and a frantic attempt to tie it in the final seconds fell short.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

With a subpar, timid performance from Jayson Tatum, Celtics missed their shot in Game 3

He finished with 10 points on 4-for-19 shooting and 0 of 6 from the 3-point line, and was a non-factor as Boston's fourth-quarter rally came up short.

A new conservative majority poised to overturn Roe could spell the end of the Roberts court
As the draft opinion on abortion rights show, an emboldened group of justices to the right of Roberts no longer needs the deeply conservative, but more cautious and institutionalist, chief to join them to hand down rulings.

Yvonne Abraham: Anti-choice zealots’ rhetoric rings hollow when it comes to hunger in America Boston area young women react to looming changes to Roe v. Wade

Members of the Boston Red Cloaks carried signs hung from clothing hangers as they marched on the State House and advocated for reproductive freedom on Saturday.

Abortion rights protesters, led by women dressed as handmaids, gather at State House

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivers a keynote speech during a dedication of Georgia new Nathan Deal Judicial Center in Atlanta, Feb. 11, 2020.

Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding

After fleeing to Salem, a Ukrainian museum director leads a global effort to preserve her country’s heritage

For Oleksandra Kovalchuk, acting director of the Odesa Fine Arts Museum, the fight to save Ukraine’s art is part of a larger battle to preserve its identity as a free and independent country.

Ukraine evacuates civilians from steel plant under siege

Priced out of the city, Black Bostonians are finding their dream homes on the South Shore
The shift of Boston residents to Brockton and a few other nearby towns underscores the challenges the city of Boston faces in keeping Black and brown residents who were born there and want to stay, but have been priced out of the city’s sizzling real estate market.

Massachusetts is segregated. Here’s why.

Rich Strike wins 148th Kentucky Derby in an upset for the ages
The 80-to-1 long shot was a late addition to the field after Ethereal Road was scratched on Friday.

Photos: See looks from the 2022 Kentucky Derby

white sox 3, red sox 1 (10 innings)

Red Sox fall in 10 innings after blowing one-run lead in ninth to White Sox

Nick Pivetta tossed six scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing five hits, but the bullpen blew its ninth save of the season.

Dan Shaughnessy: Red Sox deny allowing Chris Sale more time to rehab injury because he won’t get vaccinated

‘Deep concern and outrage’ after Franklin High fans target Sharon players with homophobic, racist, antisemitic slurs during game

3 US tourists die at Bahamas hotel after falling ill

North Carolina officers kill man setting cars ablaze near police station

A customer waits at an Avis rental counter at San Francisco International Airport.

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

She returned her rental, but Avis charged her an extra $4,228

After Claudia Lockwood returned her rental to Avis, the company broadsided her with a $4,228 bill for 34 more days on the car. Can it do that?

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Meredith Goldstein

Can I learn to love Doctor Strange?

The Marvel superhero is smug. Entitled. Maybe the worst boyfriend ever. But if he can grow, I can too.

Movie review: In ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,’ Benedict Cumberbatch is back as the sourest of Marvel superheroes

Spencer Haywood played his first five NBA seasons with Seattle.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Spencer Haywood is one former Laker who has no beef with HBO’s ‘Winning Time’

The series documents Haywood’s drug use throughout the 1979-80 season, his promises to stop using, and his eventual suspension during the NBA Finals.

Opinion

A playground by the Mission Hill School in Jamaica Plain.

It’s not enough to shut down ‘failed’ Mission Hill School. BPS owes the public some answers on the scandal.

In the face of the widespread negligence documented in a bombshell 189-page report, shutting down the Jamaica Plain school was an easy call.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Abortion, Democrats, and the Hispanic electorate: A complicated dynamic

I taught at the Mission Hill School. It was a disaster, but it didn’t have to be.

What seems like ageism may just be our heavily checklisted health system

IDEAS | AMANDA UHLE

Iraqi immigrants still stuck in Trump’s cruel and pointless purgatory

Just as 19th-century antislavery publications reframed and amplified the quest for abolition, The Emancipator centers critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Black wealth series | Part 2

Giving credit where it’s due

“Credit scores are the perfect example of how structural racism works,” says Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center.

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Cheryl Gates of Mattapan browsed in the children's book section at Frugal Bookstore in November 2020.

An independent bookstore tour through Boston

The Somerville Theatre, in Davis Square

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Levain cookies.

Where to get your chocolate fix in Boston

A Boston Common tree in bloom in April 2022.

A frugal guy spends a day on the cheap in Boston

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Who was Matthew Hale, the 17th-century jurist Alito invokes in his draft overturning Roe?

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At Nuggets in Kenmore Square, Ekenedilichukwu Uwanaka (left) and Stephanie Laporte browse vinyl for their new record player.

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A man walks past the "missing child" poster for Harmony Montgomery on May 5, 2022, in Manchester, N.H. The five-year-old girl went missing in 2019.

Harmony still missing while adults play blame game

My mother, Julia Mazur, as the maid of honor at her brother's wedding.

How old are you? Don’t ask, don’t tell.

Mourners wait to view the body of Representative John Lewis at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Ala., July 25, 2020. The chapel is on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of 11 Most Endangered Places in the United States.

Preservation looks ahead

Protesters march from the Capitol to the US Federal Courthouse to rally for abortion rights in Austin on May 3.

It starts with Roe v. Wade, but it won’t stop there

Shanghai, China, on April 25.

IDEAS | HANNAH LUND

A tour of the silent megacity

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Metro

Wu endorses Arroyo in Suffolk district attorney’s race

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu backed City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo in the race for the Suffolk county district attorney’s office Saturday during a press conference at Adams Park in Roslindale.

‘It’s important to talk about it’: Boston area young women react to looming changes to Roe v. Wade

Young people in the Boston area react to the leaked draft opinion that suggested the US Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Abortion rights protesters, led by women dressed as handmaids, gather at State House

On Saturday, they marched to the State House to protest the Supreme Court draft decision leaked last week that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.

Maria Marcus, public interest lawyer and mentor, dies at 88

A law professor who as a public interest lawyer defended civil rights in the South, Maria Marcus successfully argued six cases before the US Supreme Court representing New York state, in one instance winning unemployment benefits for striking workers.

Sports

The Sun's Jonquel Jones had a frustrating game, making just 6 of 17 shots for 15 points.

Sun lose WNBA season opener to Liberty

Alyssa Thomas led Connecticut with 25 points, but Sabrina Ionescu had 25 points and six assists and sparked a late run to help New York win.

Woburn's Morgan Barmash is cheered by teammates as she scores a run against Latin Academy.

SATURDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Jenna Taylor fits right into new spot, sparks Woburn softball past Latin Academy

The senior captain moved into the No. 2 spot in the lineup, and went 3 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the No. 15 Tanners (12-2) past Latin Academy.

“We just try to win every match. If it takes us three sets, if it takes us five sets, it is what it is. We don’t even acknowledge (the set streak).” DAVE POWELL, Needham coach (center)

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

With its 34th straight victory, top-ranked Needham boys’ volleyball extends set win streak to 102

Setter Raymond Weng (30 assists, 4 kills, 3 digs) was the catalyst in pivotal 26-24 second-set win in 3-0 victory at perennial power Westfield.

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Revolution give up tying goal in 89th minute, forced to settle for draw with Crew

Giannis Antetokounmpo refrains from criticizing referees, instead embraces physical play

BUCKS 103, CELTICS 101

Bucks win Game 3 over Celtics with classic old-school physical playoff basketball

Business

Study uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death rates

A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in US deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thursday.

Priced out of the city, Black Bostonians are finding their dream homes on the South Shore

The shift of Boston residents to Brockton and a few other nearby towns underscores the challenges the city of Boston faces in keeping Black and brown residents who were born there and want to stay, but have been priced out of the city’s sizzling real estate market.

Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel blast; 26 dead

Chelsea being sold for $3 billion to Dodgers owners, investors

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An A.D. Makepeace solar array in Wareham.

A solar battle in sleepy Wareham is pitting environmentalists against each other

At Nuggets in Kenmore Square, Ekenedilichukwu Uwanaka (left) and Stephanie Laporte browse vinyl for their new record player.

Why it seems like everyone you know is buying vinyl and record players

The rush to ‘back to normal’ at college and work is ignoring disabled people

The writer and Simon.

What living with a monkey taught me about motherhood

metro

Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Washington.

Anti-choice zealots’ rhetoric around ‘the unborn’ rings hollow when it comes to hunger in America

Dr. Fauci will not give RWU graduation speech in person

US Attorney Rachael Rollins is recused from case against Newton District Court judge Shelley Joseph

sports

Jayson Tatum ended up on his back following a first-half drive to the basket, but otherwise passed up a lot of shots he normally takes.

With a subpar, timid performance from Jayson Tatum, Celtics missed their shot in Game 3

Last-second foul call doesn’t go Marcus Smart, Celtics’ way

Joe Lauzon’s UFC showdown with ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone canceled

business

Moderna is headquartered in Cambridge.

COVID shots made Moderna biotech’s biggest star, but what now?

Less immigrant labor in US is contributing to prices hikes

No idea where the economy is headed? You’re not alone.

politics

Fencing was set up around the US Supreme Court last week due to the protests that have occurred in response to the leaked draft of the court's decision on abortion.

A new conservative majority poised to overturn Roe could spell the end of the Roberts court

What GOP-nominated justices said about Roe to Senate panel

Abortion rights may rest on governor’s races in some states

Nation

A burned-out police vehicle is ready to be towed outside the police station in Southeast Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina officers kill man setting cars ablaze near police station

Abortion rights protesters rally in cities around US

Unprecedented gusts expected to fan wildfires in New Mexico

World

People clean an area after a Russian airstrike in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill

Ukraine evacuates civilians from steel plant under siege

US presses Taiwan to buy weapons more suited to win against China

opinion

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The seed of democracy’s destruction

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lifestyle

This combination of two separate photos shows actors Johnny Depp, and Amber Heard.

5 notable moments from week 4 of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp defamation trial

Seaport Sweat returns for its seventh season

Should I stick a fork in this relationship?

food & dining

Customers eat and drink in the cozy booths near the back of Anchovies in 2019.

Favorite restaurants (old and new) in Boston

Beat Brew Hall reopens in Harvard Square; R.F. O’Sullivan & Son returns to Somerville

9 of the best rooftop bars and restaurants around Boston

travel

Back to Boston

Welcome back to Boston

An independent bookstore tour through Boston

A frugal guy spends a day on the cheap in Boston

Arts

"Watermark," 2022, two-channel video installation with sound.

‘Rights Along the Shore’ probes painful history of segregation and swimming

Boston Children’s Museum celebrates trans children’s dreams in new exhibit

Are we ready to look at ‘Philip Guston Now’?

Books

"Young Rich Widows" is set in Providence

‘Young Rich Widows’: This Providence-based thriller has a twist of its own

Stealing back what’s been stolen in ‘Portrait of a Thief’

Seeing where the wild things are in ‘The Lioness’

Movies

Photo Illustration

Can I learn to love Doctor Strange?

Building a house and ‘Building a Bridge’

Zendaya debuts new look in Boston on the set of ‘Challengers’

Television

Timothy Olyphant returns as Marshal Raylan Givens, and the show will pick up with him eight years after he relocated from Kentucky to Miami.

Return of ‘Justified’ will be limited — for now

After three-year respite, ‘Gentleman Jack’ remains a force

Zendaya debuts new look in Boston on the set of ‘Challengers’

music

At Nuggets in Kenmore Square, Ekenedilichukwu Uwanaka (left) and Stephanie Laporte browse vinyl for their new record player.

Why it seems like everyone you know is buying vinyl and record players

After many rainy days in Rockport, singer-songwriter Sofia Mills made an album

Breakout reggae star Koffee has something special brewing

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet's “MINDscape” bill includes the world premiere of resident choreographer Jorma Elo’s “Ruth’s Dance,” a tribute to his late mother.

Boston Ballet surveys dance’s ‘MINDscape’

A Shakespeare comedy aimed at today’s teens reaches back into the ancient history of the 1980s and ‘60s

Comedian Orlando Baxter goes back to school — the one that turned his life around

globe local

Stephen Corbin Jr., 38, of Methuen, who was convicted on multiple counts of child rape last month but fled during his trial. He was captured in Maine Friday, officials said.

Methuen man convicted of child rape who fled trial arrested in Maine

How everyone can become the Belle of the ball

Should homework be largely eliminated in the Massachusetts public schools?

Obituaries

An undated photo provided by her family shows Maria Marcus, a rigorous litigator and law professor.

Maria Marcus, public interest lawyer and mentor, dies at 88

Johnnie A. Jones Sr. dies at 102; a civil rights lawyer early on

Erich Barnes, star defensive back for the 1960s Giants, dies at 86