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Boston Marathon Here are all of the famous faces you’ll see out on the race course during the 2026 Boston Marathon. Zdeno Chara crosses the Finish Line of the Boston Marathon in 2023. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff By Kevin Slane April 16, 2026 | 12:26 PM 6 minutes to read It will be hard to spot a face in the crowd of 32,000 participants at the 2026 Boston Marathon on Monday. But if you search hard enough, you may spy a couple of famous faces along the 26.2-mile race course.Each year, a handful of celebrities head to Boston to try their luck at…

Upcoming Boston Marathon fundraising events for Special Olympics New Hampshire Updated: 12:17 PM EDT Apr 13, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WMUR’s Alanna Flood is running the Boston Marathon for Special Olympics New Hampshire. Donate to her cause here.There are upcoming fundraisers to help her in her journey.Previous events:Thursday, March 12 Event name: Tip-A-Runner EventLocation: Applebee’s Grill & BarAddress: 7 Fresh River Rd, Epping, NH 03042Date: Thursday, March 12th Time: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Thursday, March 26Event name: Tip-A-Runner Event Location: Applebee’s Grill & BarAddress: 1273 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH 03106 Date: Thursday, March 26Time: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Wednesday, April…

High school sports in South Carolina could soon see major changes as lawmakers move forward with a bill to restructure the state’s high school league and add new rules aimed at fairness and accountability.The proposal would keep the current system in place but increase government oversight of the South Carolina High School League, which sets rules for everything from eligibility to competition. It was passed by the House and advanced out of a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday.AdvertisementLawmakers say they have received complaints for years from parents who argue the league has not upheld safety standards or enforced rules fairly, including…

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Sport invited contractors to prequalify for early works on the 92,000-plus seat King Salman International Stadium in Riyadh, marking a shift from design to on-site execution ahead of the 2034 FIFA World Cup, according to industry reports.Planned near the King Abdulaziz Park master plan in north Riyadh and designed by architecture firm Populous, the arena is set be among the region’s largest and is central to Saudi Arabia’s plan to leverage sports infrastructure for tourism and urban development under Vision 2030.Why It MattersThe latest development advances one of Saudi Arabia’s flagship venues for the 2034 FIFA…

Though it may just be a slip in the rankings, and Massachusetts startups could pull back ahead for the rest of the year, the news comes as the state is dealing with several major challenges. And it continues the narrative of decline for the state that invented venture capital investing and ranked behind only California as recently as 2013, when New York’s position as a capital of finance and media helped it pull ahead.The Trump administration’s budget and tax cuts, along with wild policy zigzags, have crushed once-surging climate-tech companies and some of the life sciences research that fed the…

Nebraska men’s basketball hosted forward Boden Kapke on Tuesday. The Boston College transfer averaged 10.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game last season. He measures in at six-foot-11, 255 pounds.Kapke played two seasons at Butler from 2023 to 2025, where he made 16 starts as a sophomore, before transferring to Boston College. It was a top candidate for the ACC Most Improved Player Award, as he averaged over 20 points per game during the final month of the season.AdvertisementThe Huskers are still looking for a big man, with Boise State transfer Drew Fielder having visited Washington over the weekend. Kapke…

Matt Dolloff and Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub discuss the Boston Bruins in the playoffs in the latest edition of the Sports Hub Underground podcast. The guys discuss various topics surrounding the team and the greatest time of year in the NHL.2:03 — It could be a busy night next Thursday between the Bruins and the NFL Draft, but Ty isn’t having the football talk!12:10 — The experience factor in Bruins-Sabres.19:55 — Why the Bruins are built to wear down the Sabres defense.27:48 — Key Bruins are getting hot at the right time.31:53 — Discussing James Hagens’ game…

President Donald Trump has signed a second executive order aimed at fixing college sports, this time laying out specific transfer and eligibility rules, limiting how athletes can be compensated for their name, image and likeness and threatening schools that violate rules with financial penalties, the White House announced Friday.The order was signed on Final Four weekend for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and less than a month after the president convened a roundtable of college sports and business leaders to discuss concerns, big-picture solutions and potential federal legislation.Whether many aspects of the order could stand up to legal…

TAIPEI, April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Asian Sports and Leisure Online Exhibition 2026 (ASLE 2026) will officially open on April 16, 2026, offering global buyers a one-stop sourcing platform to connect with verified Asian suppliers across the sports, fitness, and leisure industries. Running until August 31, 2026, the exhibition adopts a hybrid online and offline integration model, providing nearly five months of continuous sourcing opportunities and business engagement. The exhibition focuses on connecting Asian suppliers with global importers and exporters, streamlining cross-border procurement processes, enhancing supply-demand matching efficiency, and enabling businesses to expand into international markets more effectively.Since its…

Patriots’ Day is about as Massachusetts as it gets.The April holiday is only celebrated by Massachusetts and Maine. It marks the first battle of the American Revolution, and has also become synonymous with the running of the Boston Marathon. The day is always commemorated on the third Monday of the month; this year, that’s April 20.The unique holiday has a patchwork of schedule changes. Here’s what you need to know about what’s open and how to get around on Patriots’ Day.Federal offices: Open. This day is only a big deal in Massachusetts.Federal courts: Open.Post offices: Open.State offices: Closed.RMV: Closed.State courts: Closed.Municipal offices:…