“To a lot of people she was Tim’s wife, but to us she was definitely her own powerhouse,” recalled Lisa Scherber, who has been the director of patient and family programs at Dana Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic for 31 years.
Paul Abramowitz
Pastrnak gets a hat trick as Bruins beat Avalanche, 5-2
Boston wins its third straight and improves to 8-1-3 in its last 12 games.
MLB notebook: Ryan Flaherty hired as bench coach on Manager Craig Counsell’s first staff with Cubs
Ryan Flaherty, a Portland native, worked for the Padres for the past four years, spending the 2023 season as the team’s bench coach/offensive coordinator.
Friday’s college basketball roundup: UMaine routed by Richmond, 77-43
Women’s basketball: The Black Bears endure a miserable shooting performance in the first of three straight games in Iowa.
Magic use big second-half surge to surprise Celtics, 113-96
Orlando is in strong position to advance in the In-Season Tournament after charging back from a 12-point deficit.
Bruins again fall to Red Wings, 5-2
Boston loses in regulation for only the second time this season, both against Detroit.
NFL notebook: Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after sloppy loss to Denver
The Bills have lost 4 of 6 to drop to .500 after 10 games.
Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
Bob Knight, who won three NCAA titles at Indiana, was among the winningest coaches in the sport, finishing his career with 902 victories in 42 seasons at Army, Indiana and Texas Tech.
Vikings confirm Cousins is done for the season with a torn Achilles tendon
Kirk Cousins, has never missed a game in the NFL to injury, will have surgery on a to-be-determined date, the Vikings said.
MLB notebook: Dusty Baker tells newspaper he is retiring as manager of the Houston Astros
Dusty Baker tells USA Today he’d like to move into an advisory role in baseball, either with the Astros or a team closer to his Northern California home.