CELTICS 96, CAVALIERS 83

The Celtics are now one victory away from the NBA Finals

Boston seized control early in Game 5 and never relinquished it, taking a 3-2 lead in this best-of-seven series.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_052318_celticcavs32_spts.jpg This win, although ugly offensively, truly reflected the Celtics? identity

This was the way the Celtics beat opponents in the regular season.

ST PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 23: David Price #24 of the Boston Red Sox throws a pitch in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 23, 2018 at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida.(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

RED SOX 4, RAYS 1

The Red Sox took advantage in the ninth to top the Rays

Xander Bogaerts?s run-scoring double was the key hit in a three-run ninth as Boston won its fourth straight game.

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2017 file photo, several New England Patriots players kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. Patriots fans have burned team gear in protest after a number of players kneeled during the national anthem before last weekend's game. More than 100 people came out to Swansea, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Sept. 28 to throw Patriots T-shirts and other team apparel into a fire pit as they waved American flags and sang patriotic songs. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

The NFL has a new policy on protests. But the controversy may not be over

Players can remain in the locker room if they wish, but teams will be fined if players protest on the field during the national anthem.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2b4c7dffd01f4cd694dac4524c4b1310-2b4c7dffd01f4cd694dac4524c4b1310-0.jpg What?s up with the photo posted on Tom Brady?s Instagram?

The photo was posted along with the caption ?Dreamworks,? and it opened a can of worms of speculation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-16340.jpg Thousands of BPS students don?t graduate on time. And it?s a problem

About one in five students at public high schools in Boston are at least two years behind academically, a situation that could derail their chances of earning a diploma.

The Vineyard Wind project will have as many as 100 turbines 15 miles south of Martha?s Vineyard.

Two big wind farms to rise off coast of Martha?s Vineyard

Massachusetts and Rhode Island officials selected two projects that could add dozens of turbines south of the island.

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Looking to avoid Memorial Day traffic? Here are the worst times to leave Boston

The number of holiday travelers on the road is expected to increase nearly five percent this Memorial Day. Plan your trip accordingly.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/GreenLine-16363.JPG ?It honestly sounded like gunshots?: MBTA train sparks fire during storm

As a quick-moving thunderstorm rolled through Boston Wednesday night, an MBTA train briefly sparked fire as it rolled out of service at Cleveland Circle Station.

NESTOR RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nestor150-16321.jpg What kind of candidate for chancellor would turn up at UMass Boston now? This guy

After a seven-month search, the three finalists to lead UMass Boston all abruptly withdrew. OK, fine, I?ll do it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_stop&shop1_biz.jpg Stop & Shop recalls frozen broccoli amid listeria concerns

The Stop & Shop supermarket chain has issued a recall for its store brand frozen broccoli after listeria was found during routine testing.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/21/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo-4061.jpg My boyfriend said he was vegetarian like me. His fridge revealed the truth

He lied about other things, too. Do I trust my gut on this one?

Jury awards black nurse $28 million in hospital retaliation suit

A Haitian-American nurse who sued Brigham and Women?s Hospital for discrimination and retaliation has been awarded more than $28 million.

Lynn, MA--5/23/2018-- The Garelick Farms Milk Factory in Lynn which announced that it will be closing. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Garelick Farms dairy plant closing due to falling milk sales

Garelick is the seventh largest employer in Lynn, and an estimated 300 workers are expected to lose their jobs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_harvard2_met.jpg Most Harvard seniors say they will make $70,000 right out of college

That?s not all: About one-fifth of this year?s graduates expect to make $90,000 or more.

Globe investigating allegation top editor sent inappropriate text

Editor Brian McGrory said he did not recall the exchange but has told the Globe?s owners that they should try to retrieve the text by whatever means possible.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_4343%20(1).JPG An 11-year-old Canadian found a message in a bottle written in Gloucester 18 years ago, then found the writer

Living on the coast, 11-year-old Dallas Goreham often finds things that have washed ashore ? but last week, he found something quite out of the ordinary.

Rape reported at MIT frat house, police say

Police are investigating after an alleged rape occurred at an MIT fraternity house in Cambridge last weekend.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-16342.jpg Prosecutors drop charges against woman involved in fatal Andover crash

The Essex district attorney?s office ceased the prosecution of Shiina Dionne on Wednesday in Lawrence District Court.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/tomi1.jpg Trump defends Fox News pundit Tomi Lahren after she had a drink thrown at her

Lahren had a drink thrown at her during brunch at a Minneapolis restaurant this weekend, was heckled by patrons, and got into a heated argument before leaving.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_040318_03seaport_3655x.jpg Police chiefs? organization backs BPD in Seaport fight

The idea of sole law enforcement jurisdiction is an outdated model of policing, says a statewide police group.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_lastdayatsuffolkdowns_sports501.jpg Mass. horse racing is going west to Great Barrington in 2019

Suffolk?s parent company will lease the Western Massachusetts track, which will need upgrading.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-16357.jpg Cardinal O?Malley leads group of religious leaders, scientists calling for climate action

O?Malley was among the 500-plus signatories to endorse an appeal calling climate change ?an ecological and moral emergency.?

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/SuperPlusMCAS.jpg The state Senate must fully fund the MCAS

The state Senate needs to fund MCAS testing at the needed level.

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