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New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier celebrates scoring a goal against the Boston Bruins during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Islanders score 5 in 3rd, beat first-place Bruins 7-2

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New York Rangers' Chris Kreider (20) reacts after scoring a goal as Philadelphia Flyers' Ivan Provorov (9) and Robert Hagg (8) look on during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Giroux, Flyers top Rangers 4-3 despite Kreider hat trick

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Downeaster could see more trips to Boston by summer

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People line up for vaccines at a clinic in Central Falls, R.I., Saturday Feb. 20, 2021. Nearly a third of adults in the city have received at least one dose of vaccine, according to state data. Health officials say the city of about 20,000 has seen a marked drop in COVID-19 cases as a result. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

2 hard-hit cities, 2 diverging fates in vaccine rollout

By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

NBA chooses All-Star reserves, with Zion among first-timers

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox bullpen coach Kevin Walker strolls out to the field during spring training baseball practice on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Red Sox star Martinez focuses on routine to recapture swing

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith (10) shoots as Boston Celtics forward Tristan Thompson (13) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

Doncic hits last-second 3 to lift Mavs over Celtics 110-107

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

In this Sept. 24, 2020 photo, Andrea Campbell, right, speaks with campaign worker Katie Priosco-Buxbaum, left, after Campbell announced that she is a candidate for mayor of Boston in the fall 2021 election. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald via AP)

‘Turning point’: Women of color increasingly leading Boston

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook, center, congratulates teammates forward Deni Avdija, left, and guard Raul Neto during a timeout in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Wizards won 127-124 in overtime. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) **FILE**

Russell Westbrook misses cut for NBA All-Star reserves

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Jay Groome (77) throws the ball as a medical worker with a face shield near a testing site watches the players during spring training baseball practice on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Red Sox SS Bogaerts ready to step up as clubhouse leader

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

A LabCorp worker holds up the door and greets a person, right, at an entrance to a COVID-19 vaccination site, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Natick, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New mass vaccination sites opening; high school sports begin

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Atlanta Hawks guard Treveon Graham drives to the basket ahead of Boston Celtics defenders during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Kemba Walker scores 28 in return, Celtics down Hawks 121-109

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Key player in Boston’s pandemic response working from Hawaii

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FILE- In this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo, former FBI agent John Connolly listens to the testimony during his trial in Miami. The imprisoned former FBI agent serving a 40-year prison sentence for alerting former Boston mobster Whitey Bulger that he could implicated in a mob murder wants to be released from prison on medical grounds. Connolly will ask the Florida Commission on Offender Review Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 to release him. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Ex-FBI agent linked to Whitey Bulger to be freed from prison

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Wally the Green Monster, the team's mascot, right, waves as a Boston Red Sox baseball equipment truck departs Fenway Park, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Boston on its way to the team's spring training facility, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Sawamura eager to follow Uehara’s footsteps to Red Sox

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, fans watch the NHL Winter Classic hockey game between the Dallas Stars and the Nashville Predators at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Outdoor games have become the the marquee event of the NHL season ever since the league staged the first Winter Classic in Buffalo in 2008. None of the 30 previous outdoor games had quite a setup like this season when the league will stage two games this weekend on the 18th fairway of a golf course on the shores of Lake Tahoe, with the Sierra Nevada Mountains towering in the background. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)

Tahoe outdoor NHL games could lead to more picturesque sites

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, left, shoots over Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) and guard Facundo Campazzo, center, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Brown scores 27, Celtics outlast Jokic, Nuggets 112-99

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle (7) skates to the bench after scoring a goal past Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Pageau, Barzal help Islanders top hot Bruins 4-2

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Boston Celtics' Semi Ojeleye (37) shoots against Toronto Raptors' Chris Boucher (25) and Kyle Lowry during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Ojeleye scores career-high 24, Celtics down Raptors 120-106

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Latest rail plan would put tunnel under Long Island Sound

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press