AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack In a game that seemed ready to go their opponents’ way, defense and Rajon Rondo saved the day for the Boston Celtics in an 86-77 win over the Orlando Magic on Christmas Day. Paul Pierce was suddenly sidelined for two weeks or less after a surgical procedure on his knee...

Photo courtesy MSPCA The Boston MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center is open Tuesday through Sunday; from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 1 to 5 p.m. all other days. Adoption rates vary, but you can find all adoption information and policies here. Not able to adopt? The MSPCA always needs volunteers...

Photo courtesy MSPCA The Boston MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center is open Tuesday through Sunday; from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 1 to 5 p.m. all other days. Adoption rates vary, but you can find all adoption information and policies here. Not able to adopt? The MSPCA always needs volunteers...

Image by Kyle Cassidy from Wikimedia commons Ah, Sharon, Mass. Birthplace of Nick Zinner. A place where Bernstein summered. Home of Lake Massapoag. And… uh… some other stuff. (Not model babies , certainly.) But, thanks to the internet, we now see that Sharon brings the steampunk, in the...

Lynne Sladky / Associated Press Is it the home/road thing? Is it true that the Patriots can’t win any road game, unless it’s a neutral site game on another continent against a winless team? Or is it just that the Pats really aren’t that great, and we should be thankful that at least...

Lynne Sladky / Associated Press Is it the home/road thing? Is it true that the Patriots can’t win any road game, unless it’s a neutral site game on another continent against a winless team? Or is it just that the Pats really aren’t that great, and we should be thankful that at least...

8:00. And we’re live! We’re at the Bostonist Sports Headquarters in Cambridge with beverages and an entire thing of candy beans from Hidden Sweets in Harvard. We recently learned that both New Orleans starting CBs are out; that sound you heard was that of Brady and Moss’ eyes turning...

Michael Flaherty and Tom Menino have both tried everything in the past few months to knock people’s socks off. Unfortunately for them, many Bostonians remained thoroughly socked, and some have not even made up their mind yet whom to vote for. Over at the Globe, Alex Beam runs through 10 reasons...

The chatter has been rampant for months, and today’s the big day. Not only will Tom Menino and Michael Flaherty face off in the race for mayor of Boston, but there are many other municipal elections going on around the state. Find out if your town is having an election today and, if so, where...

Photo from the Boston Celtics The Celtics are beating good teams by double digits. They’re ticking off All-Star opponents. They’re 4-0 after dispatching the Hornets last night at the Garden. And most importantly, they seem to have locked up their point guard for a few more years. The C’s...