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Live Coverage this Saturday and Sunday Begins at 8 a.m. ET on PeacockMeet Serves as a Qualifying Event for Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships Later this Year and 2027 World Athletics ChampionshipsSTAMFORD, Conn. – April 29, 2026 – Olympic gold medalists Letsile Tebogo, Andre De Grasse, and Elaine Thompson-Herah headline NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 2026 World Athletics Relays from Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana, this Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, at 8 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.Reigning Olympic 200m gold medalist and Botswana native Letsile Tebogo, who was part of Botswana’s gold medal-winning 4x400m relay…

Massachusetts employers returned to hiring mode in March, posting the biggest monthly job gain in nearly two years.Payrolls rose by 6,800 after falling by 7,100 jobs in February, according to federal data released Friday by the Healey administration. It was the largest one-month hiring spurt since May 2024.The state’s unemployment rate ticked down to 4.7 percent in March from 4.8 percent in the prior month. The national jobless rate was 4.3 percent in March. Monthly employment data are prone to swings, especially at the state level, so looking at longer time periods can offer a more useful picture of the…

Great-grandmother graduates from Mt. San Jacinto College in CaliforniaCheers erupted as 90-year-old Rita Victoria Hernandez received her degree from Mt. San Jacinto College. She’s the school’s oldest student to graduate.It’s already that time of year: college move-out season in Massachusetts.You may notice the streets of Boston growing busier as graduation ceremonies get underway and college students move out of their dorm rooms for summer break. Moving carts and U-Haul trucks are just part of the ambience.The bulk of the moving happens in May, when most local student residence halls close.Want to plan ahead? Here’s a list of general move-out dates…

Why Red Sox Pitching Staff Is Being Seriously Underrated originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Boston Red Sox are off to a poor start, finishing April last in the AL East with a 12-19 record.AdvertisementThe Red Sox have underperformed both at the plate and on the mound. Entering play on Thursday, they ranked 25th in runs per game and 21st in ERA.While much of Boston’s lineup is struggling, most of the pitching staff has actually been pretty good. The team’s elevated ERA is largely due to Brayan Bello’s 9.12 ERA in 25 2/3 innings.If you…

FAMU basketball coach Charlie Ward discussed President Donald Trump’s executive order to save college sports after attending March’s White House roundtable.

Australia’s most infamous breakdancer, Raygun, has announced a shock new venture following her axing as a uni lecturer at one of the nation’s top universities. Rachael Gunn, better known as Raygun, is now available as a speaker, host, MC, panellist, and even for a “fireside chat.” In a post to her Instagram story on Wednesday, Gunn posted two words: “It’s official.” On the same story, she also shared a link to her new website, which boasts a picture of Gunn in a spinning wheel, and the site’s cursor appears in the shape of Gunn’s infamous kangaroo dance move. According to…

Massachusetts families eyeing senior care are getting hit with some brutal math. A new industry report pegs median memory care at $9,840 per month, assisted living at $7,250, and in-home help at about $39 an hour. Independent living is no bargain either, with a median cost of roughly $3,600 a month. All of it is based on actual move-ins and agency rates from 2025 and January 2026, and it is forcing many households to weigh whether they will raid savings, sell a home or lean on public benefits to cover the bills. Those numbers come from the 2026 “Costs of…

Chestnut Hill, Mass. – The Boston College softball team (13-35, 3-18 ACC) will host No. 10 Florida State University (43-8, 18-3 ACC) this weekend for their final 2026 ACC series. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. on Friday night and can be found on ACCNX. Saturday and Sunday’s games will be broadcast on ACCN at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. The team will recognize their four seniors Halie Pappion, Janis Espinoza, Meghan Schouten and Maycee Hilt on Saturday before the game. Last Time Out Boston College dropped all three games in South Bend against the Fighting Irish. Alyx Rossi…

Crime Susan Rose’s older sister presented a victim impact statement during Wednesday’s hearing and described her as adventurous, intelligent, and motivated, with dreams of becoming a lawyer.  A man from Oregon pleaded guilty Wednesday to a 1979 murder in Back Bay, a crime he confessed to in 2023, authorities said. John Irmer, 71, was charged with first-degree murder of 24-year-old Susan Rose, whose body was found in an apartment at 285 Beacon St. on Oct. 30, 1979, according to a statement from Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden. In August 2023, Irmer confessed to the murder at an FBI field office in Portland,…

Sports betting is legal in 39 states and Washington DC as of April 2026, with 30 states offering legal online sports betting through licensed apps. The remaining states either limit betting to retail sportsbooks, operate under tribal-only markets, or do not allow sports betting at all.The landscape changed after the Supreme Court overturned PASPA in 2018, allowing each state to legalize and regulate sports betting independently. Since then, new states have launched nearly every year, with more expected to consider legalization in 2026.This page breaks down every sports betting state, including where online betting is available and which states still…