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Arts Boston’s mayor played a duet with the world-famous cellist as part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Celebrity Series. Yo-Yo Ma perfoms during at Symphony Hall during a 2024 Celebrity Series concert. Robert Torres/Celebrity Series of Boston By Darin Zullo November 23, 2025 | 11:12 AM 1 minute to read Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma shared the stage Friday night at Symphony Hall for a duet.Wu joined Ma to perform “Ave Maria,” an 1853 piece by French composer Charles Gounod based upon German composer Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Prelude No. 1.” Ma’s concert, which consisted of six…

As the regular season begins to come to a close around the high school football world, teams are struggling to reach the finish line and one of Massachusetts’ annual rivalry games has been canceled because of a lack of available players.According to a report by the Vineyard Gazette, Marthas Vineyard Reg (2-4) will not be playing rival Nantucket (7-0) in the annual Island Cup due to a lack of players, with a forfeit being awarded to the Whalers.AdvertisementVineyarders’ head coach Tony Mottola made the call in calling off the game, which the team had a planned parade that was supposed…

The Republic breaks down ASU football’s road win over ColoradoThe Republic’s Michelle Gardner analyzes how the Sun Devils kept their Big 12 championship hopes alive with a 42-17 win over Colorado.Can the Arizona State Sun Devils still win the Big 12 conference championship?Yes, they can, but Kenny Dillingham’s team needs help in the final week of the regular season.Here’s a look at the Big 12 standings, odds, projections, scenarios and tiebreakers for the conference entering college football Week 14, which is a big one for the Big 12, with four teams still in the conference title race.Those four teams? Texas…

This is an updated version of this article, published with one year to go until the start of the 2026 World Cup.The next men’s FIFA World Cup is now 200 days away and 42 nations — including its co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico — have secured their places in the expanded 48-team competition.Seventy-five per cent of matches will be played in the U.S. across 11 cities. Mexico will host the opening matchday in Mexico City and Guadalajara, but the involvement of both it and Canada, in terms of venues anyway, will cease after the round of 16, with…

Firefighters say two people were seriously hurt following a wrong-way crash on Interstate 495 in Mansfield, Massachusetts on Sunday.The crash happened around 2:20 a.m.Massachusetts State Police first received a call to the Foxboro barracks reporting someone driving north on the southbound side of I-495 in Mansfield. Police said that “immediately” after that call, multiple people called 911 to report there had been a head-on crash.State police troopers and local first responders from Mansfield rushed to the scene of the crash. The road was temporarily shut down following the collision.The Mansfield Fire Department said that two people were involved in the…

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Nov. 23, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.On Nov. 23, 1984, Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie completed one of the most famous passes in college football history, connecting with Gerald Phelan for a 48-yard touchdown with no time left on the clock as Boston College defeated the Miami Hurricanes 47-45.AdvertisementThe “Hail Flutie” pass play, 40 years old today, remains what most game-winning heaves are measured against.The play also generated a phenomenon, the Flutie effect or Flutie factor, which is the increase in fame of…

Hopedale made its first appearance in a boys soccer state final against Boston International. The Blue Raiders will grow from the experience.

“Probably one of the best days of my life.”That’s how Jonathan Aspirot described his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins on October 28th, following a 5-2 comeback win over the New York Islanders.AdvertisementA few weeks earlier, Aspirot had been having a fine 2025 training camp with the Bruins after signing with the organization over the summer. Some observers even felt he was a decent bet to make the team, but when the final cuts came, Aspirot was sent to the American Hockey League for his seventh straight season there.But as he got to work again in Providence, Rhode Island, with…

College football Week 13 straight-up picksBefore The Snap’s Week 13 picks include USC-Oregon, BYU-Cincinnati, Pitt-Georgia Tech, Missouri-Oklahoma and Utah-Kansas State.The NCAA rescinded its previously approved rule change on Friday, Nov. 21, that allowed student-athletes and athletics staff to sports bet on professional sports.The NCAA had at least two-thirds of its Division I schools vote to rescind the rule change, which occurred after a 30-day procedural period, according to the announcement. The ban on professional sports betting remains in place for Division I, II and III, along with every sport in which the NCAA sponsors a championship.REQUIRED READING: Lane Kiffin’s Mississippi…

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) wrapped up its 15th Global Sports Summit, FICCI TURF 2025, in New Delhi, under the theme ‘Indian Sports: Forging the Path to Global Excellence.’ The event, held at Federation House, brought together policymakers, athletes, international partners, and industry leaders to chart a collaborative strategy aimed at propelling India toward greater success in the world of sports, according to FICCI’s press release.A significant highlight was Australia’s involvement as a partner country, indicating strengthened ties and cooperation in areas such as sports technology, high-performance training, and infrastructure development. Notable attendees included…