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BC swimmers and divers push back on suspension for alleged hazing
Nearly 30 team members have requested that the university immediately lift the program’s indefinite suspension. 2 hours ago
YANKEES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4
Yankees rally past Diamondbacks not once, but three times as they look to avoid first losing season in 30 years
New York needs three wins in its final six games to avoid its first losing season since 1992.
Dennis Eckersley and Doc Rivers will be among the 2023 honorees at The Tradition
Briana Scurry, Bob Sweeney, and Dana White also will be celebrated Nov. 29 at TD Garden as part of the Sports Museum's annual event.
NASCAR
William Byron advances to NASCAR’s round of 8 with win at Texas
The series point leader took the lead for the first time after the final restart with six laps left to win at Texas Motor Speedway, advancing to the round of eight in the NASCAR playoffs while giving Hendrick Motorsports its 300th victory.
NFL
Usher to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
The R&B singer will hit the Super Bowl stage as a headliner for the first time in February.
Running
At Berlin Marathon, Tigst Assefa shatters women’s world record, Eliud Kipchoge wins fifth men’s title
Assefa, of Ethiopia, broke the women’s world record by more than two minutes, lowering the mark to 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds.
NASCAR
Tyler Reddick now in NASCAR’s playoff mix at Texas after missing cut last year and then winning there
With a win at Kansas and a runner-up at Darlington in the playoffs, Reddick is already is thinking about what he needs to do to make it past this three-race round in his first season with 23XI Racing.
Abuse by binge-drinking, vomiting cited in alleged Boston College hazing
Freshmen on the Boston College swimming and diving team were allegedly directed to binge-drink alcohol, then consume their own vomit, the school’s student news outlet reported.