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Boston signs Aissata Traore, first Mali player in NWSL
Boston Legacy FC signed striker Aissata Traore to a three-year contract through the 2028 NWSL season on Friday. The deal makes Traore, 27, the expansion club’s first international signing and the league’s first player from Mali. Traore will remain...

Boston Legacy adds second player, signing forward Aïssata Traoré
Sports Boston Legacy FC will play its first NWSL season in 2026, and that league campaign begins on March 13. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff By Emma Healy, The Boston Globe July 11, 2025 | 10:07 AM 1 minute to read Share Close Send this article to your...

Music Notes July 2025
Lunch at Levis Celebrate Summer Thursdays with Food, Music & Fun Mark the 20th year of Lunch at Levis, a beloved summer lunchtime tradition featuring live music, food trucks and activities every Thursday through October 2. July highlights include...

Sports on TV for July 12 – 13
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, July 12 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 —… (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, July 12 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL...

Massachusetts Resident Bitten By Shark (Video)
Many Massachusetts residents know that areas of the ocean around Cape Cod have shark activity. As a matter of fact, several great white sharks have been spotted off the coast of Cape Cod this month. Be careful where you swim. A Massachusetts Man...

Raveena Emanates Calm, Wholeness at Boston Show
Seeing Raveena live is a special experience. Her performance at the Paradise Rock Club on May 15 not only featured her signature silky voice, but also immersed the audience in an atmosphere steeped in romance, mysticism, and high-femme energy....

Today in Sports – Novak Djokovic defends his title for 3rd Wimbledon crown; beats Roger Federer
July 12 1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th game with a 5-3 victory over… July 12 1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th game with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia A’s. 1930 — Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open....

One dead after early morning crash near Boston’s Sumner Tunnel
BOSTON — One person is dead following a crash near the Sumner Tunnel in Boston early Friday morning. Troopers with Massachusetts State Police responded to a serious crash where the Sumner meets I-93 North near Government Center around 3:30 a.m....

Massachusetts Lawmaker Saving Lives With Narcan
Fewer people are dying from drug overdoses in Massachusetts, and one state lawmaker is working to bring the number even lower. State Representative Kate Donaghue of Westborough is on a mission in memory of a son lost to drugs. The Community...

SPORTS SHORTS | Soccer: Japan Men Look to Maintain High-Scoring Output
The Japan men's national soccer squad began defense of its East Asian Football Federation E-1 Championship with a 6-1 thrashing of Hong Kong on Tuesday, July 8. Also competing in the tournament's four-nation final round, which was most recently...

Document discovered in Massachusetts shows Baptist ministers took early stand against slavery
By Courtney Cole Click here for updates on this story GROTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A scroll where Baptist ministers took an early stand against slavery has been rediscovered in Groton, Massachusetts. The document was written in 1847 and signed by...

From ‘The Net’ to ‘M3GAN,’ real-life technological fears rule the movies
Several familiar movies also wouldn’t exist without technology-based terror creeping into our daily lives. Just this year, we’ve had The Entity, the evil AI program bent on world domination, in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” Tom...

New stamp honors Boston World Expo
For one week in May 2026, the world capital of stamp collecting will be Boston, host to the 2026 World Expo, the 12th international philatelic exhibition of the United States. From May 23-30, 2026, the Boston 2026 World Expo will fill the halls...
EdVestors Announces $537,700 in Arts Expansion Grants to Boston Public Schools
EdVestors, a Boston-based school improvement organization, awarded $537,700 in grants to over 35 nonprofits working with 63 Boston Public Schools (BPS) to support equitable, quality arts education for the 2025-2026 school year last week. Since its...

2025 BIG3 Week 5: Where to watch Joe Johnson's return, schedule, live stream, online, TV channel
The BIG3 returns from a week hiatus due to the Independence Day holiday, with Week 5 action taking place in Boston's TD Garden. There are no undefeated teams remaining after the Dallas Power beat the Detroit Amps, 51-30, two weeks ago, handing Joe...

Are Cell Phones Going to Banned in Massachusetts Schools?
A hot topic that tends to pop up in the news every so often is whether cell phones should be banned in schools. In a recent development, lawmakers are pushing for a statewide ban on cellphones in Massachusetts public schools. Distraction in...

Ryan Reynolds’ forgotten 90s TV series finally streaming in the UK
Two Guys and a Girl is available on streaming in the UK (Picture: Sky TV/Fox) A 1990s comedy series starring Ryan Reynolds that fans thought had been lost to time has resurfaced on a British streaming service. Two Guys and a Girl, which ran for...

Sports scoreboard for Thursday, July 10, 2025
Thursday's Scoreboard MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 6 Seattle 5 (10 innings) Boston 4 Tampa Bay 3 Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, ppd Texas 11 L.A. Angels 4 National League Cincinnati 6 Miami 0 St. Louis 8 Washington 1 San Diego 4 Arizona 3...

Champion lumberjack, reality TV star and Cabinet secretary: Who is Sean Duffy, NASA's new interim chief?
NASA has a new leader, at least for now. On Wednesday evening (July 9), President Donald Trump named Sean Duffy interim chief of the space agency. Duffy takes over from Janet Petro, who had served as acting NASA administrator since Trump was...

Nonprofit veteran to take reins at Amherst Media
AMHERST — A Pelham resident and Hampshire College graduate who brings extensive experience as a leader of nonprofits is Amherst Media’s new executive director. Rachel Figurasmith, a disability inclusion advocate and longtime educator who serves on...