Sports News The Directors’ Challenge entry, assembled from around the country, rowed together in memory Alex Manfull and to help raise awareness of PANDAS/PANS. The Alex Manfull Fund rowing team at the 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta. Geneve Hoffman/16 Hoops LLC In the final race of the 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta, one … [Read more…]
Court documents reveal details of alleged Boston College swim team hazing
Schools Upperclassmen allegedly pressured freshmen to binge drink at a team event, instructing them to vomit into bags tied around their necks. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe New court documents submitted by Boston College allege that members of the swimming and diving team told freshmen to binge drink, and that some freshmen vomited into bags they … [Read more…]
‘I’m an underdog’: How Joe Jacques turned his childhood Yankees fandom into a love for pitching in Boston
Red Sox “It doesn’t really get much better than Fenway.” Joe Jacques just finished up his rookie season with the Boston Red Sox. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo Joe Jacques was sitting in a barber chair on a cold December day when he heard his phone ring. Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo among ex-Red Sox drafted to new … [Read more…]
Guide to the 2023 MLS playoffs: Revolution preview, new format, players to watch, and more
New England Revolution The fifth-seeded Revolution will head to Philadelphia with perhaps a bit of a mental edge: The Revolution beat the Union in the final game of the season Saturday, 2-1, to set up this first-round playoff matchup. LAFC won last year’s MLS Cup in the most dramatic fashion imaginable. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo … [Read more…]
Here’s how Arroyo wants to amend Wu’s Mass. and Cass tent plan
Local News Boston City Council is set to vote on Wu’s plan for clearing tents from Mass. and Cass this week. Tents line the area known as Mass. and Cass. Michael Dwyer/AP, File Days before Boston City Council is set to vote on Mayor Michelle Wu’s plan to clear encampments from Mass. and Cass, Councilor … [Read more…]
Massachusetts, Vermont, other states sue Meta for harming young people’s mental health, collecting data on children
National News “Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame.” The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, on June 14, 2023. AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File By BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press October 24, 2023 | 12:16 PM A … [Read more…]
This Southern city beat out Salem as the spookiest city in the U.S.
National News It’s “often named the most haunted city in America,” according to Viator. People walk across Bourbon Street on Sept. 4, 2021, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Associated Press The historic city of Salem, world-renowned for its monthlong celebration of Halloween and the birthplace of the Salem Witch Trials, is not … [Read more…]
Widowmaker Brewing officially opens in Brighton this week
Restaurants The Brighton location will feature menu items from Bone and Bread. Widowmaker Taproom & Kitchen in Brighton. Photo courtesy of Widowmaker Taproom & Kitchen Fans of a popular brewery will be excited to hear that they will be officially opening a much anticipated location in Brighton, their first permanent spot in Boston. For Noah … [Read more…]
Tom Brady was asked by Shaquille O’Neal who he sees as his NFL successor
NFL Brady also explained why a recent quarterback trend will make it even harder for anyone to replicate his unprecedented career. Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes after a Patriots-Chiefs game in 2019. Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff As Tom Brady looks back on his 21-year NFL career — a run that included an unprecedented seven Super … [Read more…]
Missing woman and dog found in NH woods after extensive overnight search
Local News Fish and Game officials located Kimberly Kerr in Clough State Park about 12 hours after she was last seen by her family. A missing woman and her dog were located in New Hampshire’s Clough State Park early Monday morning after an hours-long, overnight search, authorities said. Kimbery Kerr, 52, was last seen by … [Read more…]