SportsThe Boston Marathon is every runner's dream, including mineBarbara Moran, 53, has run five marathons, but the last one was 20 years ago. She gave up running regularly when arthritis began eating away at her knees. What if...Resume07:46Apr 12, 2024My time with the Scrabble kings of LiberiaLike many refugees adrift in the world today, the Liberians Sasha Chanoff met in Ivory Coast were not allowed to work, and for most there was no school. With nothing...Apr 11, 2024Well, Red Sox fans: At least we have Josh Kantor on the organFenway Park is part of the fabric of my life, writes longtime Red Sox fan Jim Sullivan. And organist Josh Kantor’s clever mind and musicianship is one of the best...Apr 9, 2024There are 1,000 Caitlin Clarks out there, if you're paying attentionLaura Everett has been moonlighting as a sports reporter in Boston, covering women's sports leagues. She's delighted that the NCAA women's tournament is finally having its moment, but says there...Apr 5, 2024New Patriots coach Jerod Mayo sees in color. That's importantAs the first Black head coach of the New England Patriots, Jerod Mayo is making history. Rather than trying to minimize himself and his experience, Mayo has chosen to embrace...Feb 7, 2024AdvertisementI’ve been a Red Sox season ticket holder for more than 30 years. Should I stay or should I go?In the dead of winter, Jim Sullivan had to imagine what a summer without the Red Sox would feel like. His heart said yes, while his brain said no.Jan 26, 2024What Bill Belichick taught us about winningGoodbye, dark cloud. Goodbye, hoodie. Goodbye, international man of misery. After 24 years, Bill Belichick has issued his final, gruff pronouncement in a Patriots sweatshirt, writes Joanna Weiss. Jan 11, 2024Bill Belichick is a legend — and a relicBill Belichick is a relic of a Patriots era that no longer exists and can no longer be recreated, writes Khari Thompson.Resume04:30Jan 9, 2024'You belong here': That's what I tell other Black women who rowBaylor Henry rowed in the first all-Black, all-female eight boat in the Head of the Charles in 2022. She's created an Instagram account, blackgirlsrow, to encourage other young women of...Oct 20, 2023Parenting teens is a dance of hope and dreadA recent high school prank reminded writer Oona Metz about the emotional complexity of both holding onto our children and letting them go.Sep 27, 2023There’s no one way to be a Boston sports fanAt the heart of being a sports fan is hope, writes Cloe Axelson. When a game begins, we don’t know how it will end – or when it will start...Resume04:57Sep 12, 2023For my son, who has autism, softball is more than a gameFor Susan Senator, moving her 33-year-old autistic son into a group home was a huge leap of faith. But as she watched him score a run in a recent softball...Sep 7, 2023These women know what they want. LFGThe U.S. women's national soccer team may be the closest thing we have to a sports dynasty. To me, they are magic, writes Cloe Axelson. Jul 21, 2023You're never too old to play: The 'Soccer Grannies' go internationalSixteen teams of women, all of us over 50 years old, participated in this inaugural event in South Africa -- the Grannies International Football Tournament, writes Jean Duffy. Like the...Jul 19, 2023The role of luck — in hoops and lifeBasketball is a game of inches. Sometimes the ball falls in the cylinder, sometimes it bounces out, writes Alastair Moock. Why do we struggle so much to accept the role...May 31, 2023Kara Goucher is running for herselfI loved running before I knew I was good at it, and I'm glad I was good at it — it completely changed my life, writes American distance-running great Kara...Resume08:03Apr 14, 2023I’ll go for a run. That’s how I’ll mark this somber anniversaryI left before the bombs exploded. But I love Boston and the marathon, so what happened is personal, writes Alex Ashlock, who covered the marathon for WBUR in 2013.Apr 13, 2023On Marathon Monday, I’ll be cheering the runners in the back of the packTova Mirvis didn't think she could be a runner. Finishing a half-marathon, she writes, nudged her "toward an alternate idea of who I might be."Apr 12, 2023We want to hear from you: 10 years after the Boston Marathon bombingWe're working on a project reflecting back on the 10 years since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. How do we reclaim something we love, when it's forever marked by tragedy?...Mar 24, 2023Life and death on the gridironSending thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin, who nearly died during a nationally televised football game, won’t make the sport any safer, writes Steve Almond.Jan 4, 2023Next Page
The Boston Marathon is every runner's dream, including mineBarbara Moran, 53, has run five marathons, but the last one was 20 years ago. She gave up running regularly when arthritis began eating away at her knees. What if...Resume07:46Apr 12, 2024
My time with the Scrabble kings of LiberiaLike many refugees adrift in the world today, the Liberians Sasha Chanoff met in Ivory Coast were not allowed to work, and for most there was no school. With nothing...Apr 11, 2024
Well, Red Sox fans: At least we have Josh Kantor on the organFenway Park is part of the fabric of my life, writes longtime Red Sox fan Jim Sullivan. And organist Josh Kantor’s clever mind and musicianship is one of the best...Apr 9, 2024
There are 1,000 Caitlin Clarks out there, if you're paying attentionLaura Everett has been moonlighting as a sports reporter in Boston, covering women's sports leagues. She's delighted that the NCAA women's tournament is finally having its moment, but says there...Apr 5, 2024
New Patriots coach Jerod Mayo sees in color. That's importantAs the first Black head coach of the New England Patriots, Jerod Mayo is making history. Rather than trying to minimize himself and his experience, Mayo has chosen to embrace...Feb 7, 2024
I’ve been a Red Sox season ticket holder for more than 30 years. Should I stay or should I go?In the dead of winter, Jim Sullivan had to imagine what a summer without the Red Sox would feel like. His heart said yes, while his brain said no.Jan 26, 2024
What Bill Belichick taught us about winningGoodbye, dark cloud. Goodbye, hoodie. Goodbye, international man of misery. After 24 years, Bill Belichick has issued his final, gruff pronouncement in a Patriots sweatshirt, writes Joanna Weiss. Jan 11, 2024
Bill Belichick is a legend — and a relicBill Belichick is a relic of a Patriots era that no longer exists and can no longer be recreated, writes Khari Thompson.Resume04:30Jan 9, 2024
'You belong here': That's what I tell other Black women who rowBaylor Henry rowed in the first all-Black, all-female eight boat in the Head of the Charles in 2022. She's created an Instagram account, blackgirlsrow, to encourage other young women of...Oct 20, 2023
Parenting teens is a dance of hope and dreadA recent high school prank reminded writer Oona Metz about the emotional complexity of both holding onto our children and letting them go.Sep 27, 2023
There’s no one way to be a Boston sports fanAt the heart of being a sports fan is hope, writes Cloe Axelson. When a game begins, we don’t know how it will end – or when it will start...Resume04:57Sep 12, 2023
For my son, who has autism, softball is more than a gameFor Susan Senator, moving her 33-year-old autistic son into a group home was a huge leap of faith. But as she watched him score a run in a recent softball...Sep 7, 2023
These women know what they want. LFGThe U.S. women's national soccer team may be the closest thing we have to a sports dynasty. To me, they are magic, writes Cloe Axelson. Jul 21, 2023
You're never too old to play: The 'Soccer Grannies' go internationalSixteen teams of women, all of us over 50 years old, participated in this inaugural event in South Africa -- the Grannies International Football Tournament, writes Jean Duffy. Like the...Jul 19, 2023
The role of luck — in hoops and lifeBasketball is a game of inches. Sometimes the ball falls in the cylinder, sometimes it bounces out, writes Alastair Moock. Why do we struggle so much to accept the role...May 31, 2023
Kara Goucher is running for herselfI loved running before I knew I was good at it, and I'm glad I was good at it — it completely changed my life, writes American distance-running great Kara...Resume08:03Apr 14, 2023
I’ll go for a run. That’s how I’ll mark this somber anniversaryI left before the bombs exploded. But I love Boston and the marathon, so what happened is personal, writes Alex Ashlock, who covered the marathon for WBUR in 2013.Apr 13, 2023
On Marathon Monday, I’ll be cheering the runners in the back of the packTova Mirvis didn't think she could be a runner. Finishing a half-marathon, she writes, nudged her "toward an alternate idea of who I might be."Apr 12, 2023
We want to hear from you: 10 years after the Boston Marathon bombingWe're working on a project reflecting back on the 10 years since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. How do we reclaim something we love, when it's forever marked by tragedy?...Mar 24, 2023
Life and death on the gridironSending thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin, who nearly died during a nationally televised football game, won’t make the sport any safer, writes Steve Almond.Jan 4, 2023