Basketball always came easy to Marvin Barnes. Once he stepped outside the gym, it was a different matter. “He struggled with life,” says Mike Tranghese. “He really did.” The colossal ...

Bobby Orr is 65 now and still widely considered the greatest hockey player who ever lived. But if a man’s true greatness can be measured by the deeds he does when no one is looking, then Orr has ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — New Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo acknowledged his involvement in a 2015 incident in Arizona that led to police investigating the alleged sexual assault of a minor by ...

Get more out of your Globe subscription: Sign up to text with Patriots writer Ben Volin during the NFL playoffs. Click here to learn more. SAN MATEO, Calif. — It’s mid-morning and 75-year-old ...

Red Sox veteran Joe McDonald, also a former ticket-taker and big league GM, retires as ‘a living encyclopedia’ of the game’s history.

Retired NHL player Geoff Courtnall, who played four-plus seasons for the Bruins, looks fit and trim in Vancover, B.C., 10 years into his recovery from alcoholism. Bob Frid For the Globe ...

LONDON — Mookie Betts met one of his relatives for the first time before the Red Sox and Yankees played at London Stadium on Saturday. It was Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and they shared a hug. It ...

STAN GROSSFELD John Farrell goes lobstering The former Red Sox skipper is happily pursuing his other passion, which he calls “a lifelong dream.” ...

Being the first American woman to win Boston in 33 years brought her celebrity and new opportunities. And this veteran runner is also keeping her eye on the road ahead of her.

ATLANTA — He is Tom Hagen in “The Godfather.’’ He is Doug Stamper on “House of Cards.’’ He is Berj Najarian, consigliere to Bill Belichick. He is The Man To See if you want to see Bill.

To those who knew Reggie Lewis best, fond memories are always front and center ‘He was one of the nicest people you could ever meet,’ Donna Harris Lewis told the Globe in an exclusive interview ...

By Nick Cafardo Globe Staff,November 24, 2018, 10:14 a.m.