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Boston Globe
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Garden Party: Again! Again!
Right, so, more of that Game 3 stuff, maybe? The recipe for success for the Celtics in Shooting 50 percent from three certainly helped, but do the Celtics need all that to beat the Knicks? Probably not. Anything but the 25-percent horror shows/late-game meltdowns/handing-the-ball-directly-to-Mikal-Bridges-on-final-possessions nonsense Boston managed in the first two games and we'd probably be talking about brooms tonight instead of a potentially tied series. But hey, them's the breaks, and here we are. Advertisement Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up That said: tonight's Game 4 is a big one, with the outcome determining whether the Celtics return to Boston Wednesday with home-court advantage restored or with zero margin for error left in their title defense. No pressure, guys. Let's get into it. About last night and what's on deck Cleveland? Are you there? The Cavaliers got smoked by the Pacers on Sunday. Michael Conroy/Associated Press Here's what you need to know about Sunday's games: 🏀 The Cavaliers' dream season looks ready to come crashing down, as Cleveland trailed by as many as 44 points in falling behind 3-1 in the series to the Pacers in a 129-109 loss to Indiana. Advertisement 🏀 The Thunder ground out an important win on the road, tying their series with the Nuggets in a rock fight in Denver that OKC took, 92-87. 🏀 The Warriors host the Timberwolves for Game 4 of a Western Conference series Monday (10 p.m., ESPN), with Stephen Curry still sidelined. Can Golden State stay alive long enough for Curry to return? 🏒 The Stars blitzed the Jets with a three-goal third period to take a 2-1 lead in the series. 🏒 Brad Marchand's Panthers (that still feels wrong to say out loud) tied that series against the Maple Leafs with a 2-0 win at home. 🏒 A pair of Game 4s are on tap Monday, with the Hurricanes looking to take a 3-1 lead over the Capitals (7 p.m., TNT) before the Oilers look to do the same against the Golden Knights (9:30 p.m., TNT). 🗓️ Up next: The Celtics will face the Knicks for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m., ESPN). In the know Witches, Vikings, Knicks — oh my! Salem High boys' basketball coach Tom Doyle played high school basketball at Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse with New York Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson when both were students at Salem High. Matt Porter A great story to start the week: Amin: What was the most interesting or surprising thing you learned through your reporting for this story? Advertisement Matt: I hadn't been to Salem High's field house before, so I was not aware of the rubber court. The new one, which is sand-colored, was laid over an old red one (you can still see the red in a few worn-through spots). All of which is laid over cement. I imagine the combination of that floor and a young Rick Brunson made some opponents limp out of there 35 years ago. Amin: Did you get the sense that Brunson and Thibs are still really remembered and discussed by folks in Salem for their basketball exploits, or are they mostly just known by those (like Tom Doyle) who were around them at the time? Matt: Who knows (though I lean toward the latter). That was a long time ago. One thing a few people mentioned was there were — are? — Basketball Junkies on the North Shore, who roamed in the same pack, showing up to the summer league and to winter games in Danvers, Peabody, Salem, Lynn, etc. ... if they're still out there, I bet they're having flashbacks this morning. For the group chat We need a tarot reading, stat! [PHOTO] Are the Celtics and Cavaliers cosmically linked? Well, you better hope not. But Entered the second round as heavy favorites having won 60-plus games in the regular season, facing fairly middling teams in the Eastern Conference semis; Fell behind 0-2 at home in stunning fashion with late-game collapses; Blew at least one 20-point lead in a home loss (the Celtics did it twice for extra credit); Restored order with a blowout Game 3 road win by exactly 22 points. Coincidence? Divine intervention? The NBA rigging games for TV ratings like that one guy in my email inbox every week swears is happening? (We see you Larry!) If you're a Celtics fan, you're hoping this trend does not hold for Game 4, seeing as the Cavaliers were absolutely throttled in historic fashion last night, trailing by 41 at the half in one of the most lopsided playoff games in NBA history. Advertisement Perhaps we all considered a Celtics-Cavaliers Eastern Conference finals to be too much of a foregone conclusion and fate is punishing us. Perhaps Boston and Cleveland are just star-crossed opponents, destined not to meet this year. Perhaps this is the universe trying to spare Northeast Ohio native and Garden Party co-author Emma Healy from my jokes about the city of Cleveland after a Celtics sweep. Could be anything. In any case, Boston might be up against the very cosmos this evening. Read your horoscopes, align your chakras, and buckle in — if the Knicks lead by 40 at halftime, don't say I didn't warn you. Go deeper Three stories you shouldn't miss Knicks guard Josh Hart (left) said New York needs to show more urgency. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff 🏃➡️ Searching for urgency: Tom Thibodeau said it best: The Knicks can't be indecisive in this series. 🧙 From Salem to MSG: Rick Brunson and Tom Thibodeau were basketball icons in Salem, dividing some loyalties in the Witch City. ⭐ Star power: Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown still haven't delivered their best performances. Could Game 4 be the one? Amin Touri can be reached at
Boston Globe
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Thanks to Rick Brunson and Tom Thibodeau, Salem's perspective on Celtics-Knicks isn't so clear
The coach didn't know if he could get Brunson to join him. Advertisement Tom Thibodeau just wanted to beat him. 'His story is he used to kill me,' Brunson Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up According to comments made by both, those ferocious fights on the blacktop started a partnership that now threatens the playoff life of the Celtics. Brunson, the former NBA journeyman and 'I don't think anyone remembers me as a former player,' mused Brunson, who played for eight NBA teams in nine seasons, including a seven-game stint with the Celtics in 2000 where he wore the same No. 40 that Thibodeau wore at Salem State. 'They remember me as Jalen's Dad.' Advertisement It's different in the Witch City. Glory days Salem High School's Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse looks mostly the same as it did in Brunson's day. It's big, bright, and airy. The court is rubber, not hardwood, and laid double-thick over a cement floor, which is to say there's no give. Players have to work hard for their bounces. 'I'd be there every chance I got,' said Nate Bryant, who refereed some of Brunson's games and retired last April as Salem State's vice president. 'He was an attraction. He was a star in every sense of the word.' In the team lounge last week, Salem High boys' basketball coach Tom Doyle tapped and swiped a video board, taking a visitor 35 years back in time. In grainy footage, edited in sync with WESX-AM local radio broadcasts, Brunson, Doyle, and their teammates are stomping teams. Salem High boys' basketball coach Tom Doyle played high school basketball at Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse with New York Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson when both were students at Salem High. Matt Porter Salem High went 89-8 with Brunson leading the show, with four Northeastern Conference titles. The 1990 team, which beat Gardner for the Division 2 state title at the Worcester Centrum, captured Salem's first crown since 1926. A few years back, Brunson, who then went by Eric, put up 34 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 steals in that junior-year postseason. As a senior, he averaged 33.4 points, 12 boards, 10.2 assists, and 6 steals. He was East MVP of the McDonald's All-American Game, held that year in Springfield. Advertisement He won Globe All-Scholastic Player of the Year both seasons. He finished with a school-record 1,780 points despite missing some 20 games due to injuries. Scoonie Penn – later of Boston College and Ohio State – passed him a few years after. 'He ate, drank, and slept basketball,' Bryant said. 'Nobody outworked him.' Rick Brunson, who went by Eric in high school, made the Globe's All-Scholastic team twice. Boston Globe Archives Doyle tried to. Playing for rival middle schools, they became fast friends after Brunson moved in from Syracuse in the seventh grade. Doyle's father, Peter, was principal at Bates Elementary, in North Salem near the Brunsons' home, and would unlock the door often. 'Morning, noon, or night,' Doyle said. 'He'd spent a lot of the summer there. He would go down three times a day. He certainly had the drive.' In his NBA stints, Brunson lasted a maximum of 97 games with one team (Portland, where he scored a career-high 19 points in 16 minutes) and spent as little as three (Toronto). In that, Doyle said, 'he saw what it took. He came up with a great blueprint for Jalen to succeed, if he wanted to.' The younger, smaller Brunson has his father's fire and a far more lethal skillset. 'I don't even think he's 6-feet tall, but he's so smart. He's two or three steps ahead,' Bryant said. 'Think about it: other than Steph Curry, who can shoot, there's not a lot of players that size who score 20-plus. Just a smart, heady player, and there's no doubt where it comes from.' All-in on basketball Thibodeau scored 26 points per game as a junior in 1979-80, when Salem State made the NCAA Division 3 tournament for the first time. He coached there four seasons after graduating, and was the Vikings' rookie head coach in 1984-85. Advertisement When he arrived from New Britain, Conn., he moved in across the street from the Doyles in South Salem, near campus. He would come over and shoot. When the young coach invited Doyle to his Salem State basketball camp, Doyle's future came into focus. Thibodeau's reputation as a basketball junkie with few other interests has been stated, and possibly exaggerated. 'One of our friends used to say to him: 'Thibs, there are only so many ways you can defend a screen and roll. Come out and have a beer,'' Don Doucette, his college coach, Tom Thibodeau has been the Knicks' coach since 2020. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Bryant, who played for Thibodeau at Salem State, recalled some busy Thursday nights lacking Thibodeau's presence. But as some of his college friends have chuckled over the years, the guy who hardly stopped anyone on 'D' has become a defensive mastermind. 'When guys were out at the watering holes, Thibs was at home with his VHS tapes,' Bryant said. 'Some coaches know someone who knows someone, and they get a break. He didn't know anyone. He wrote letters to coaches and teams. He studied film. He sent them things. 'Nothing was handed to him. I will always appreciate that.' Related : Still connected Walking the Salem High halls the day after 'Not even a thought,' he said, smiling, when asked if the Celtics' pair of blown 20-point leads gave him pause when putting it on. 'It made it better to walk in here today.' Advertisement Doyle keeps an eye on the Knicks' schedule when he charts the Witches' yearly course. Brunson makes at least one seven-hour round trip from New York every year to watch them play, and has guided heaps of players over the years. Salem High boys' basketball coach Tom Doyle was a member of the school's 1990 state championship team that also included New York Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson. Matt Porter He has also contributed, the coach said, when the athletics budget is running dry. 'His give-back,' Doyle said, 'is much more than money.' But like a Salem hardcourt, he doesn't give in. After sophomore The reply came fast: 'Forty-six through three quarters.' Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson (second from right) and his high school teammate Tom Doyle (second from left) were joined by Mike Giardi (left) and Pedro Jimenez at a recent Celtics-Knicks game. Tom Doyle Matt Porter can be reached at
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Is It The End of Belle and Shawn on Days of Our Lives?
Belle and Shawn's relationship on Days of Our Lives has been a long and complicated one, marked by young love, interference, betrayal, and numerous attempts at reconciliation. Here's a detailed timeline: High School Sweethearts: Shawn-Douglas Brady (then Jason Cook) and Belle Black (then Kirsten Storms), the children of supercouples Bo (Peter Reckell) and Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and John (the late Drake Hogestyn) and Marlena (Deidre Hall), began their romance as teenagers at Salem High. They were depicted as deeply in love, experiencing typical high school milestones like romantic dates and school dances. Jan Spears' Interference: Their young love faced a significant challenge when Shawn's classmate, Jan Spears (Heather Lindell), claimed he fathered her baby after a school trip to Puerto Rico (the baby was conceived through a rape). To protect Jan from further trauma, Shawn claimed paternity, devastating Belle and leading to their breakup. The Truth Revealed and Tentative Reunion: Eventually, their friends proved Jan's miscarriage was an accident after Belle had left. Shawn begged Belle for another chance, but she refused due to the hurt and betrayal. After some time and effort from their friends, Shawn and Belle finally reunited. College Years: They headed off to Salem University together, committed to waiting until marriage to be intimate. Jan's Miscarriage and Manipulation: Jan later miscarried after an argument with Belle at Shawn's house. Jan falsely blamed Belle for the miscarriage, and Shawn initially believed her, further hurting Belle. Philip Kiriakis Enters the Picture: During this time, Philip Kiriakis (then Kyle Brandt) also developed feelings for Belle, creating a love triangle. Amnesia and Another Woman: After escaping Jan's clutches, Shawn had a motorcycle accident and suffered amnesia. Jan manipulated him into believing they were a couple. Upon his return to Salem, Shawn saw Belle with Philip and mistakenly believed Belle had moved on. Belle and Philip's Relationship: Hurt by Shawn's apparent relationship with Jan, Belle found comfort in Philip's support, and they eventually decided to marry. A Night of Passion and A Pregnancy: During a blizzard, Belle and Shawn sought refuge in a barn and made love, though neither remembered due to hypothermia. Belle later became pregnant and assumed Philip was the father. Realization and Another Engagement: Belle realized her true feelings were for Shawn and wanted to be with him. However, Shawn, tired of pursuing her, proposed to Mimi Lockhart (Farah Fath), and they became engaged and eventually married. Belle focused on her marriage to Philip and their daughter, Claire (who was secretly Shawn's). Paternity Revealed and a Broken Marriage: A DNA test revealed Shawn was Claire's biological father, leading to the end of his marriage to Mimi. Belle also left Philip after the truth came out. Loss and Misunderstanding: Belle became pregnant again, but doctors informed her the baby wouldn't survive. Philip made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy, devastating Belle and further complicating her relationships. Shawn, misunderstanding a conversation, believed Belle wanted nothing to do with him and sought solace with Willow Stark (Annie Burstede). Reconciliation and a Proposal: After several challenges, Shawn broke things off with Willow, and he and Belle started to reconnect. Shawn proposed marriage to Belle on July 25, 2007. Betrayal and Marriage: Grieving the loss of her father, Belle slept with Philip (then Jay Kenneth Johnson). Despite this, Belle and Shawn married on November 23, 2007. Truth and Departure: On December 31, 2007, Belle confessed her infidelity to Shawn. In March 2008, they reconciled and decided to sail around the world with Claire to strengthen their marriage, mirroring Shawn's parents. This led to their departure from Salem for several years. Return to Salem: Belle (Martha Madison) and Shawn (Brandon Beemer) returned to Salem with a teenage Claire (Olivia Rose Keegan). Continued Struggles: Their relationship continued to face difficulties, often involving other people and past issues. Another Marriage and Divorce: Belle and Shawn remarried at some point between their return and 2024. However, their marriage ended again on December 4, 2024. The reasons included Shawn's guilt over accidentally shooting his father, Bo, and the emotional distance that grew between them. They both admitted they still loved each other, but it wasn't enough to save their marriage. Shawn's guilt and the pain they had caused each other over the years, involving others like Talia (Aketra Sevillian), Jan, and EJ (Dan Feuerriegel), contributed to their final decision to divorce. Moving On: Following their divorce, Belle has been involved with EJ. And Shawn has moved on with Jada (Elia Cantu). However, their history suggests that a reconciliation between Belle and Shawn is always a possibility in Salem. Do you think the couple is done for good or do you think they will make their way back to each other, especially considering Belle will soon be dealt the blow of her father's death.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
This Georgia Teen Lost Her Would-Be Prom Date to a Shooting, How She Honors Him on Prom Night Will Have You Reaching For Tissues
A Georgia teen did not deserve to have her excitement of going to senior prom soiled by the senseless killing of her prom date. However, she still made a decision to make sure he was honored in his absence. The tribute will bring you to tears. Justin Etienne and his date, Reyaa, were set to attend their senior prom hosted by Salem High school. However, on March 19, the school's 'Senior Skip Day,' tragedy struck:The Newton County Sheriff's Office said 18-year-old Etienne was gunned down in Denny Dobbs Park in Conyers, Ga. where a group of other students met. His family asserted that he didn't live a rough life but was a dedicated soccer player who kept up with his studies and looked forward to going to college, per Atlanta News First. The family said he was just accepted into Georgia State University. 'He had such a bright future. He had so many plans. I already know he was going to be good. His attitude said it all,' said Hugh Neil, the teen's father, per the report. His parents weren't the only ones left grieving the teen. Reyaa was left without her companion and prom date. However, she refused to allow the incident turn her biggest high school moment sour. She decided to celebrate the life of Etienne with the most dazzling part of the occasion: her dress. Photos from the teen's social media show her donning a bedazzled slick back ponytail accompanied by a stunning custom rose gold gown designed by her uncle. Printed onto the front of the dress is a class photo of Etienne. On the shoulder straps accenting the gown was a message: 'So, in case this is the last letter I write to you, Will you make Heaven a place on Earth?' The designer said the theme of the gown was inspired by Etienne's promposal to Reyaa, via social media. Multiple social media videos displayed Reyaa being presented with her gown as well as the tear-jerking moment when Etienne's mother presented her with the corsage in her son's honor. 'A Night I'll Never Forget With a Person I'll Always Remember💔🕊️#LLJUSTIN #Prom2025 Thank you to everyone who was a part of making the moment so memorable!' Reyaa wrote on Instagram. 'The world knows his name and that warms my heart!! And Justin, mann we DEFINITELY showed out in our rose gold! I miss you so much man so much, but I know you were with me🥹!!' The teen's post was flooded with comments of support - even one by music artist Mariah the Scientist who wrote 'Reya & Justin 4ever.' While Reyaa did her late friend justice by bringing him to prom, the sheriff's office is working to bring justice to his family. Police announced the arrest of Jarvis Hinton Jr., a 16-year-old suspect in Etienne's been charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a person under the age of 18 and reckless conduct. Hinton isbeing held in the Newton County Detention Center. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
