From the Pops fireworks to a World Cup quarterfinal and Sail Boston, Boston is about to cram its biggest summer events into just 9 days.

Romy Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI as the Red Sox topped the Angels 5-2 on Friday. The triple was a liner in front of Jose Siri in center that should have been caught or turned into a single at worst.

Two Boston area residents had to go to the hospital after being bit by raccoons. One person was bitten June 26 at Jamaica Pond while the other individual was bitten June 27 near Kenton Road in Jamaica Plain, according to a Facebook post from the City of Boston Animal Care and Control.

Paul George made a heartfelt post to Instagram on Thursday. He was recently traded to the Boston Celtics (via the 76ers).

Gasseau, who spent the last four seasons in Chestnut Hill, Mass., signed with the Sharks on Wednesday.

Depiction of the occasion on July 18, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was read from the balcony of Boston's Old State House. Located at Washington and State streets, and built in 1713, it stands as one of the oldest public buildings in the United States. (Boston Public Library and Christian Kantosky for the Boston Globe)

Dalzell pushes back on the narrative that Boston President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens and company held firm for a two-year, 30 percent extension.

Boston hit a new record temperature on Thursday as a heat wave continued to cook the region, with triple digit heat indices and little relief expected to continue into the start of the holiday weekend.