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The Daily Free Press

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Crosse-Eyed: Boston dominates professional lacrosse with some hometown help

Chris Larabee March 31, 2025
The 2025 Lexus Championship Series crowned champions in both the men’s Premier Lacrosse League and the brand-new Women’s Lacrosse League Feb. 17.
Vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Baker announces next phase of vaccination efforts, changes to vaccination sites

Rin Velasco May 18, 2021
The state will offer walk-up options at mass vaccination sites and will close four sites by June.
boston children's hospital

Massachusetts vaccine distribution contributes to long-term health care inequities

Sam Trottenberg March 11, 2021
The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
reggie lewis track and field center at roxbury community college

Mass vaccination site opens at Roxbury Community College

Isabella Abraham March 3, 2021
CIC’s operations opened with an initial dosage capacity of 800 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations per day, with plans to increase that number to 2,500 daily appointments in a month’s time —half will be reserved for local residents.
Fenway Park vaccination site

State extends vaccination appointments to residents 65 plus, those with certain health conditions

Molly Farrar February 23, 2021
An additional 1 million people are now eligible to schedule appointments, according to the press release, but due to “extremely high demand for appointments and limited vaccine supply,” it could take some residents more than a month to schedule one.
Shots are extracted from Pfizer vials at the Samuel Adams Bar at Fenway. LILY KEPNER/DFP STAFF

PREVIEW: Fenway Park to become second mass vaccination site in Massachusetts

Lily Kepner January 30, 2021
At Fenway Park, you can’t order any souvenirs, popcorn or peanuts. But you can get a shot from the bar. This Monday, Boston's beloved ballpark will officially open as the second mass vaccination site in the state, after a "soft launch" Friday.
Massachusetts designated Fenway Park a mass COVID-19 vaccination site Tuesday. Vaccine distribution at the ballpark will take place from February to April. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

State names Fenway Park mass vaccination site, creates pharmacy partnership

Madison Mercado January 24, 2021
Fenway Park will become the second mass vaccination site in the state, joining Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, which first began offering shots mid-January. Vaccines will be distributed at Fenway Park from Feb. 1 until baseball season starts in early April.
First and Goal: The listless Patriots

First and Goal: The listless Patriots

Chris Larabee October 29, 2020
After the New England Patriots' loss to the San Francisco 49ers, it is clear their passing attack is severely suffering.
At the end of the 2016-17 season, Charlie McAvoy made the jump from BU to the Bruins. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Welcome to the hub: Boston sports

Lily Betts June 5, 2018
It has never been better to be a Boston sports fan, and getting in on the action is as easy as train ride for BU students.
Germany, the 2014 World Cup champions, celebrate. Boston is on the list of cities that will be considered to be one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Boston on shortlist of cities to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

Kiran Galani March 19, 2018
Boston was included as one of the 23 host city candidates in the United States, Mexico and Canada “United Bid” for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Beantown Buzz: Super Bowl rematch lives up to the hype

The Beantown Buzz: Super Bowl rematch lives up to the hype

Chris Picher November 15, 2016

The goal-line disaster that haunted the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX doomed the New England Patriots in Sunday night’s 31-24 loss. Comparing a Super Bowl to a November regular season contest...

The Beantown Buzz: No Brady, no problem

The Beantown Buzz: No Brady, no problem

Chris Picher September 13, 2016

Brady and Belichick. Never "Brady or Belichick." The success of the Patriots dynasty will forever be accredited to the inseparable duo. The spoiled Boston fan base has never had to choose between...

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