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Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
College Sports FILE – Texas Tech coach Bob Knight yells from the sidelines in the first half of a college basketball game against Houston, Dec. 14, 2001 in Houston. AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File By MICHAEL MAROT, Associated Press November 1, 2023 | 7:17 PM BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach […]
Harvard student sails the Charles River in a giant pumpkin
Local News Ben Chang had two goals this semester: to raise money for his student-lab and to float in a giant pumpkin. Ben Chang set sail on the Charles River in a giant pumpkin this weekend, WBZ radio reported. WBZ Radio A Harvard student crossed the Charles River this weekend with nothing but an oar, […]
Harvard student crosses the Charles River in a giant pumpkin
Local News Ben Chang had two goals this semester: to raise money for his student-lab and to float in a giant pumpkin. Ben Chang set sail on the Charles River in a giant pumpkin this weekend, WBZ radio reported. WBZ Radio A Harvard student crossed the Charles River this weekend with nothing but an oar, […]
True North and the Topsfield Fair are serving a new Giant Pumpkin Ale
Beer Plus: A new Braintree beer garden on the South Shore. Giant Pumpkin Ale, a collaboration between True North Ales and the Topsfield Fair. Handout So as not to leave out either shore, this week’s beer news comes from both north and south of the city. It’s fair season, and since first hosting a cattle […]
Giant pumpkin grown in Mattapan community garden draws attention at Vermont weigh-in
Neighborhoods The gardener, from Boston, grew the 376-pound gourd in a 240-square-foot plot. Michael DeMarco brought a 367-pound pumpkin to a Vermont weigh-in on Sept. 16, 2023. He said he grew the pumpkin at a Mattapan community garden. Courtesy of Michael DeMarco When the New England air begins to turn crisp and leaf-peeping plans are […]