Some shrug off Philadelphia as a perennial tease that can’t get it done in the postseason, and I find myself vacillating between two questions: do they have a chance to capture the team’s first title in 40 years? Or will they crash out in the second round as they did last year and the year before? 

Trump has filed lawsuits challenging the validity of mail-in ballots in battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, some of which have been dismissed by judges.

Throughout the summer, Bostonians who traverse downtown streets are familiar with the sight of giant metal boats carrying bundles of tourists from land to water for the true Boston experience. Duck boats...