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Bingles, knuckleballs and ‘Beer Barrel Polka’ – hundreds of forgotten works showcase the eclectic world of baseball scholarship

Today’s fans may associate baseball research with cutting edge analytics. But long before data-driven tools like Statcast and FanGraphs, university students were conducting research about baseball.

The Conversation · Jun 9

Karen Read’s prosecutor asked for $1 million in funding for second trial that ended in acquittal

The Norfolk DA described Read’s trial as the ‘ perfect storm’ to strain his office’s resources

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Charges are dropped against 2 men in connection with Patriots fan's death in 2023

Charges have been dropped against two Rhode Island men in connection with the death of a fan following an altercation at a New England Patriots game in 2023

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Two Rhode Island men charged with assault and battery in death of Patriots fan

Two Rhode Island men have been charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by police in connection with the death of a fan at a New England Patriots game in September

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

Vatican shares investigation into child abuse allegations against an Australian bishop with police

The Catholic Church says the Vatican has shared with police findings of an internal investigation of a former Australian bishop over child sex abuse allegations and will fully cooperate with criminal investigators

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Patriots Fan Who Died After Fight at Game Had ‘Medical Issue,’ Autopsy Showed

Witnesses say the fan was punched twice in the head during a brawl.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 20, 2023

Prosecutor draws scrutiny with dismissal of ‘outrageous’ Karen Read conspiracy theory

Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey condemned the ‘absolutely baseless’ harassment and vilification of witnesses in the case

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Husband charged in Massachusetts slaying of wife even though body remains elusive

BOSTON — Brian Walshe is now set to be charged with the murder of his wife, Ana, in the high-profile missing-persons case out of Cohasset in a turn that comes even as her body hasn’t been found — though there’s precedent out of the local district attorney’s office for such…

Boston Herald · Jan 18, 2023

Massachusetts man charged with murder of missing wife

BOSTON — Brian Walshe has been charged with the murder of his wife, Ana, in a new turn in the case that has captured local and national headlines for the past two weeks and the first hard acknowledgment that this has moved from a missing-persons case to a homicide investigation.

Boston Herald · Jan 17, 2023

Husband of missing Massachusetts woman faces murder charge

A Massachusetts man already facing a charge of misleading investigators searching for his missing wife who has not been heard from since Jan. 1 now faces a murder charge in her disappearance

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023