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Tatum sets Game 7 record with 51 points, Celtics beat 76ers 112-88

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 51 points – the most in a Game 7 in NBA history — and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year.One game after missing 14 of his first 15 shots only to awaken in the fourth quarter, Tatum got off to the fast start the Celtics needed. He scored 25 in the back-and-forth first half and 17 more in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter that turned a three-point lead into a runaway.The Celtics, who lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals last year, will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, which begin on Wednesday in Boston.Tatum broke the Game 7 record that Stephen Curry set with 50 points two weeks ago against Sacramento and added 13 rebounds.Jaylen Brown scored 25 points for the Celtics, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven series to keep alive their hopes for an unprecedented 18th NBA championship. Tatum was subbed out of t...

Boston police investigating South End stabbing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

Boston police are investigating a stabbing in the South End early Sunday morning.Officers responding to a reported stabbing on Haymond Street around 1 a.m. found a victim suffering from non-life-threatening injuries.No additional information was immediately available.Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston police.

Fire crews battling multi-alarm blaze in Wakefield

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

Fire crews from several communities worked to contain a multi-alarm blaze that broke out in a building on Main Street in Wakefield on Sunday.Firefighters responding to a reported structure fire at Charlie’s Pizza around 4 p.m. found smoke coming from the second floor of the building. Crews could be seen using ladder trucks to extinguish the flames.There was no one inside the building when the fire broke out.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Police: Man pronounced dead after being pulled from Cape Cod Canal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

 An investigation is underway after a person pulled from the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne by a Good Samaritan on Sunday was later pronounced dead.The Massachusetts Environmental Police received a report of a person pulled from the water by a Good Samaritan on Sunday. He was taken to Falmouth Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

‘Cultivating cycles of peace:’ Community gathers to walk with homicide victims’ families

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

Dorchester streets flooded with the families of homicide victims, their supporters and the Boston community in an annual show of solidarity in peace and healing early Sunday morning.The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace, organized by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, brings the community together on the holiday to “to empower survivors, Generation Peace and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief and loss to cultivate cycles of peace and healing,” the institute’s website details.The event has brought advocates and those impacted by violence together for 27 years — going virtual for two years during the pandemic — and was originally inspired after institute-founder Clementina “Tina” Chery lost her 15-year-old son Louis Brown in 1993.The walk kicked off at Town Field Park at 8 a.m. and followed a 4.3 mile loop through Dorchester. Ahead of the event, organizers estimated around 5,000 attendees.Marchers held signs with the faces and name...

Red Sox notebook: Ceddanne Rafaela stealing his way towards promotion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

Catch him if you can.Ceddanne Rafaela is known for his Gold Glove-potential defense and serious speed, but he took the latter to the next level over the weekend. On Saturday, the Double-A Portland standout set a franchise record when he stole six bases in one game. He was originally credited with seven, but his ninth-inning grab was later changed to defensive indifference.According to Major League Baseball, only four players in American and National League history have stolen six bases in a game, the first of whom had significant ties to Boston baseball. Philadelphia Athletics star Eddie Collins had a 6-steal game in 1912, 21 years before new Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey hired him to be his club’s vice president and general manager. Collins famously signed Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams during the same scouting trip, but is also infamous for his involvement in the organization’s decision to pass on Jackie Robinson.But back to Rafaela, because the 22-year-old showed up for Sund...

Tom Brady praises exes Gisele Bündchen, Bridget Moynahan in Mother’s Day Instagram post

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

Tom Brady included exes Gisele Bündchen and Bridget Moynahan in an Instagram post celebrating Mother’s Day.The seven-time Super Bowl champion, 45, gave a shoutout to “all these amazing women who have given our family so much throughout their lives.”“Thank you all for your love, compassion and kindness, and for setting such an amazing example for all of our little ones,” Brady wrote. “We are all so grateful for your support and helping us all achieve our dreams. I wish all the mothers in the world a special day with the people that love them the most.”The post included a slideshow of photos that featured his own mom, Galynn, along with Moynahan and Bündchen in a series of Brady family photos.Moynahan and Brady dated from 2004 to 2006, and Moynahan is the mother of Brady’s oldest child, 15-year-old Jack.Bündchen and Brady were married for 13 years and share two children, Ben and Vivian. Their highly publicized divorce was ...

Chicago Bears won’t play in Germany this year — and the rest of the NFL schedule will be released Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

The Chicago Bears will not play in Germany during the 2023 season.The NFL announced its five-game international slate Wednesday morning, and the Bears were not part of the lineup.Rumors and news reports this spring suggested the league was considering sending the Bears to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Frankfurt, Germany. But NBC Sports’ Peter King reported this week the Chiefs requested the Bears not be their international opponent.The Chiefs will play the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt on Nov. 5 and will host the Bears at Arrowhead Stadium this season. The date and time of that matchup will be announced Thursday when the full NFL schedule is released.The Bears’ 2023 opponents already are set. At home, they will play the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals. The Bears will go on the road to play the Lions, Packers, Vikings, Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Bucca...

Jayson Tatum’s epic Game 7 performance leads Celtics past 76ers, back to Eastern Conference Finals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

Jayson Tatum corralled a rebound late in the third quarter, dribbled up court and had the matchup he wanted. With De’Anthony Melton guarding him, Tatum took a few steps back to size up his defender.There was almost no doubt how this possession would end.Tatum took a few dribbles and went to work. He crossed over between his legs a few times. He took a step to his left and unleashed another 3-pointer. Swish.Upon draining yet another shot on a day full of them, Tatum turned to where his mom and son Deuce typically sit courtside and posed a one-word question.“What?”There wasn’t much else to say. On one of the biggest stages of his basketball life, Tatum delivered the best game of his career and one of the greatest in Celtics playoff history. Tatum scored 51 points – an NBA Game 7 record – with 13 rebounds and five assists to lead the Celtics to a blowout 112-88 victory to dispatch the Philadelphia 76ers and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals once again.Game 1 against the Miami He...

Election count shows Turkey’s Erdogan may go to a presidential election runoff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:32 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Voter support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dipped below the majority required to win reelection outright with the unofficial ballot count from Turkey’s national election nearly completed Sunday, making it more likely the country is headed toward a May 28 presidential runoff.With almost 95% of ballot boxes counted, Erdogan had 49.6% of the vote, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. His main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, had 44.7% after the gap between the two shrank as the night went on. If neither candidate secures more than 50%, the two will compete head-to-head in two weeks. Turkey’s election authority, the Supreme Electoral Board, said it was providing numbers to competing political parties “instantly” but would not make the results public until the count was completed and finalized. The majority of ballots from the 3.4 million eligible voters living abroad still needed to be tallied, according to the board, and a runoff...