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Tampa Bay Rays' Kevin Kiermaier, right, celebrates with teammates after his walk-off RBI single off Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Zach Britton during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays' Evan Longoria scored the game-winning run in the Rays 7-6 victory. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Rays rally in 9th to beat Orioles 7-6, avoid AL East cellar

By DICK SCANLON - Associated Press

In this image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Joel Edgerton portrays John Connolly, left, and Johnny Depp portrays Whitey Bulger in the Boston-set film, "Black Mass." (Claire Folger/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)

Boston awaits release of new Bulger movie ‘Black Mass’

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

Former White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett served in the Obama administration. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama to sign sick leave executive order for federal employees

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015 file photo, Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell watches from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit. Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell says he has lymphoma and is stepping away from the team, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

John Farrell, Red Sox manager, says he has ‘very treatable’ cancer

By Ken Powtak - Associated Press

Characters in costume from Boston Comic Con stand on the field before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox Boston, Thursday, July 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Marvel at madness at Boston’s Comic Con

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon reacts after getting the final out against the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game, Friday, July 24, 2015, in Chicago. The Phillies won 5-3 in 10 innings. (AP Photo/David Banks)

All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon joins Nationals

By CHRISTOPHER STOCK - Associated Press

FILE- In this May 14, 2015, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Shane Victorino is greeted in the dugout by starting pitcher Joe Kelly, right, after Victorino hit a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle. The Los Angeles Angels acquired veteran outfielder Victorino from the Red Sox on Monday, July 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Angels acquire Shane Victorino from Red Sox for stretch run

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2015, file photo, people hold up placards against the Olympic Games coming to Boston, during the first public forum regarding the city's 2024 Olympic bid, in Boston. Boston's mayor delivered a harsh blow to the city's effort to host the 2024 Olympics on Monday, July 27, 2015, when he declared he wouldn't sign any document &quot;that puts one dollar of taxpayer money on the line for one penny of overruns on the Olympics.&quot; That document is the host city contract that most in the Olympics consider crucial to any city's success. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Boston out as United States candidate for 2024 Summer Olympics

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

This undated photo added on April 18, 2013, to the VK page of Dias Kadyrbayev shows, from left, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, from Kazakhstan, with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Times Square in New York. (Associated Press/VK) **FILE**

Azamat Tazhayakov, Boston Marathon bomber’s friend, drops appeal on obstruction charges

Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 1, 2015, the New Balance proposed 950v2 sneaker, that has passed military testing, is displayed at one of company's manufacturing facilities in Boston. New Balance is pressing the Pentagon to buy American-made footwear for the troops instead of sneakers from rival Nike that are made in China. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Military recruits still not using American-made sneakers

By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press

This architect's rendering released Monday, June 29, 2015, by the Boston 2024 planning committee shows an Olympic stadium that is proposed to be built in Boston if the city is awarded the Summer Olympic games in 2024. The Boston group trying to land the Olympics released the most detailed look yet at its bid for the Summer Games, unveiling a $4.6 billion plan it says would create jobs and housing, expand the tax base and leave behind an improved city with a $210 million surplus. (Elkus Manfredi Architects for Boston 2024 via AP)

Boston 2024 Olympics organizers update $4.6B bid

By JIMMY GOLEN and PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press

In this Dec. 18, 2014, courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sits in federal court in Boston for a final hearing before his trial begins in January. More than 30 victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and their family members are expected to describe the attack’s impact on their lives before a judge formally sentences Tsarnaev to death. Tsarnaev’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in U.S. District Court. (Jane Flavell Collins via AP, File)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev case: More than 30 victims to speak at Boston bomber’s sentencing

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

In this April 15, 2013, file photo, medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Joanna Leigh, Boston woman, is accused of scamming marathon charity

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 20, 2015 file photo, Jon Rogers, a lead organizer in an effort to save the church, talks on the telephone regarding an appeal against a state decision to vacate the building, while standing in the lobby at the St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate, Mass. An appeals judge heard arguments Wednesday, June 10, 2015 and gave parishoners a reprieve a nearly 11-year standoff with the Archdiocese of Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Judge lets parishioners stay in Mass. Catholic church for now

By Philip Marcelo - Associated Press

Judge lets protesters remain in long-closed Catholic church

By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press

Tonya Carpenter is seen in an undated photo provided by the family of Tonya Carpenter. Carpenter, 44, of Paxton, Mass., who was hit by a broken bat at Fenway Park during a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, remains in serious condition Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Hospital in Boston. Carpenter was struck in the head by Oakland player Brett Lawrie's bat as she sat near the field between home plate and the third base dugout. (the family of Tonya Carpenter via AP)

Injury to Fenway fan has some thinking about safety

By HOWARD ULMAN - Associated Press

Joey McIntyre: New Kids on the Block are back, and so are fans

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Jockey Victor Espinoza parades American Pharoah through the Winner's Circle after winning the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park, Saturday, June 6, 2015, in Elmont, N.Y. American Pharoah is the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed won it in 1978.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

At Belmont and beyond, fans celebrate American Pharoah’s win

By Frank Eltman - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino comforts a man holding a child after a woman they were sitting with was hit by a wooden shard, off a broken bat of Oakland Athletics' Brett Lawrie, in the second inning during a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, June 5, 2015. The game stopped as the woman was taken from the stands on a stretcher down the first base line to a waiting ambulance. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston police: Fan hurt by bat at Fenway expected to survive

By KEN POWTAK - Associated Press