Michael Silverman

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Michael Silverman

Sure, there are five games left to play this month and the sample size of 27 games is still small. Still, May can’t come soon enough for Rafael Devers. An 0-for-4 effort in Thursday’s 4-3 loss to Seattle offered more evidence that Devers has not found his high gear in the batter’s box yet. Two strikeouts and a weak lineout and pop-up to the opposite field highlighted how the new designated hitter has not located his comfort zone.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Michael Silverman

Jess McClain looked absolutely thrilled to step on the podium in the Fairmont Copley Plaza’s Grand Ballroom after finishing as the top American woman in her first Boston Marathon. What will bring her more joy will be to one day reach the podium of a major marathon as one of the top three overall. Monday’s result gave the 33-year-old Phoenix resident belief that she can do what’s needed to make that climb.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Michael Silverman

At the half-century mark for wheelchair entrants at the Boston Marathon, Swiss wheelchair racer Marcel Hug re-established his credentials as one of the best-ever champions in the 26.2 mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston. “It feels incredible, I still can’t believe it,” said Hug. In the women’s wheelchair division, Susannah Scaroni of Urbana, Ill., Illinois, was the champion with a time of 1:31:19. It was Scaroni’s second victory at Boston, which she won in 2023 with a time of 1:41:45.

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Michael Silverman

The chase for runners is never-ending when it comes to finding relief from chafing, the next great gel pack, or that perfect nudge to help them get out the door for a long run on a rainy morning. Thanks to the spread of running influencers, runners — whether or not they’re in next week’s Boston Marathon — have never had so much help along the way.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Michael Silverman

Standing in a drenching rain while backhoes and dump trucks trundled back and forth at the demolition site in Franklin Park, Wu struck an equal parts defiant and hopeful note over the long-fought over public-private project.