Slot parlor OK’d for Plainville racetrack

The gambling commission Thursday made the milestone selection of Penn National Gaming to build Massachusetts’ first slot machine parlor.

Grady Sizemore comes out of the dugout for his first at-bat in Thursday’s game against Northeastern. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Game time for Grady Sizemore

Seven surgeries and 888 days since his last baseball game, Sizemore took the field for the Red Sox.

Patrick, according to close associates, is starting to think about life after public office and what he might do next.

Shirley Leung

After the Hill, what’s next for Deval Patrick?

It’s complicated for a sitting governor thinking about the next chapter. He could go to the tech sector or venture capitalism. Maybe a cooking show?

Mass. may give up on still-failing health site

The consultant brought in to help fix the troubled insurance marketplace said an option under consideration is scrapping the site and starting over.

Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker (right) spoke with the media after attending the fund-raiser.

GOP event with Christie, Romney raises $1m

Chris Christie was in Boston with Mitt Romney and Charlie Baker to raise money for Republican gubernatorial candidates.

Senator Linda Dorcena Forry says she’s ready.

Dorcena Forry wants to uphold St. Patrick’s Day tradition

Senator Linda Dorcena Forry will be the first woman, first Haitian-American to host the St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in South Boston.

A retirement date has not been set for the MFA’s Malcolm Rogers.

MFA director Malcolm Rogers to retire

The director will end his 19-year tenure, which has been marked by massive growth, as soon as a successor is hired.

UMass guard Chaz Williams wanted to do more than lead the Minutemen to the NCAA tournament this year; he also wanted to become the first male in the family to graduate from college.

Kevin Cullen

UMass and the biggest small man in the country

UMass guard Chaz Williams wants to return his team to the NCAA tournament, but it’s about more than that.

Justin Timberlake will return to Boston in July.

concert review

Justin Timberlake dances the night away at TD Garden

His nonstop performance weaved disparate tempos, textures, moods, and styles into an exhilarating night of sleek pop soul.

Opinion

LAWRENCE HARMON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Lawrence_Harmon-1607.jpg Bridgewater Hospital death a disgrace

Joshua Messier’s 2009 death has the earmarks of a crime, and it should be investigated accordingly.

Arts

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stage review

Timberly Canale and Mikhail Baryshnikov take a tumble together in ArtsEmerson’s “Man in a Case.”

Baryshnikov adds grace to ‘Man in a Case’

Adapted from a pair of stories by Anton Chekhov, the mixed-media theater piece is a somber and visually striking 75 minutes at the Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theatre.

Movies

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the 2014 Academy Awards

From top: Joaquin Phoenix listening to the voice of Scarlett Johansson in “Her” and Sarah Paulson in “12 Years a Slave.”

Overlooked by Oscar

Ten instances where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Snubs (er, Sciences) overlooked a worthy nominee from last year.