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Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR’s daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Today marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. WBUR’s Andrea Shea reports that ceremonies honoring the 2,977 victims are planned today at the State House and beyond. A moment of silence will be held at 8:46 a.m., the time the first hijacked plane out of Logan Airport hit the World Trade Center’s North Tower. Logan will also rededicate its 9/11 memorial and Fenway Park will host a blood drive.At dusk, dozens…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – In the 13th annual Red Bandanna Game to honor Welles Crowther ’99, on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, the Boston College football team defeated Rutgers, 28-21, in front of 40,000+ people at Alumni Stadium to pick up their first win of the season.   Mason McKenzie finished the night 18-of-29 for 252 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions along with 94 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown. Evan Dickens finished with 56 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, while Dawson Pough caught four passes for 106 yards and a touchdown.   The Boston…

Getty BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 03: Interim manager Chad Tracy of the Boston Red Sox looks on during a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on June 03, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images) The Boston Red Sox lost another outfield option at a critical point in the season. Boston placed Eli White on the injured list Friday with a right foot ligament injury, just five days after Ceddanne Rafaela landed on the IL with a right quad strain.White got hurt Tuesday crashing into the center-field fence during a 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles…

The USA women’s basketball team dominated Hungary in the quarterfinal of the FIBA World Cup on Thursday morning, beating them 108-56.Just a few hours after that big win, Team USA already has its next assignment in the FIBA World Cup: a matchup against Spain in the semifinal round, on Saturday, September 12, at 2 PM ET.AdvertisementSpain is coming off a dominant 89-66 victory over Australia in the quarterfinal round. They went 2-1 in the group stage, producing a 30-point blowout win against Germany in their first game, then suffered a surprising upset defeat to Mali in their second game, and…

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BC honors alumnus Welles Crowther — who heroically helped rescue as many as 18 people inside one of the World Trade Center towers — with its Red Bandanna Game every year. Crowther, who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, is still very much on the minds of those who know his story.Those who don’t will learn about it Friday night inside Alumni Stadium or on ESPN2.“It means a lot to BC,” said O’Brien. “It means a lot to the BC alums. It means a lot to the fans. It will be a great atmosphere. I think…

Local News Facial comparison technology could allow travelers to walk through an e-gate without showing their license or boarding pass. Passengers walk towards the security checkpoint at Logan Airport in East Boston, Massachusetts November 11, 2025. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) By Annie Jonas September 11, 2026 | 3:36 PM 2 minutes to read New facial comparison technology could eventually allow travelers at Logan to pass through security without showing a driver’s license or boarding pass.TSA Administrator David Cummins, who was sworn in as the agency’s eighth administrator last month, told CBS Boston on Tuesday that Logan will see new security technology…

By WILL GRAVES The phone calls started coming long before the lights at “The Pit” flickered on for the first time this fall. “When will the senior citizen passes be available?” Aliquippa High athletic director Jennifer Damico’s office heard more than once as the latest season of Quips football inched forward. At the school about 30 minutes northwest of downtown Pittsburgh, the passes have been a longstanding tradition — a way for the community’s past to connect with its present. A lot has changed in the century-plus since Aliquippa first opened its doors. The Aliquippa Works steel mill, which employed…

Team USA entered the knockout stage of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup with questions about its offensive consistency.It answered every one of them before the first quarter was over.The United States overwhelmed Hungary 108-56 in Thursday’s quarterfinal at Berlin Arena, advancing to the semifinals with its most complete performance of the tournament. Team USA scored 36 points in the opening quarter, shot 59 percent from the field and led for nearly the entire game.It was an emphatic response after the Americans needed a late push to escape Italy with a 55-52 victory during group play.There was no such…

Massachusetts commemorates 25 years since 9/11 attacks with ceremonies throughout daySenior Digital Editor/Producer, WCVB.comBOSTON —Gov. Maura Healey on Friday will lead Massachusetts as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people.A moment of silence will be observed at 8:46 a.m., marking the time the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Healey and other state officials will join Massachusetts 9/11 families for the annual State House commemoration and reading of the names of victims with ties to Massachusetts.”Twenty-five years ago, our country changed…