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Ticket Trouble, Trouble: Fans scramble after Commuter Rail tickets for Taylor Swift Gillette show sell out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

It’s a problem Taylor Swift fans in New England know all too well at this point – trouble getting tickets for the singer’s “Eras Tour.”If the slog of getting tickets for the shows themselves was not enough, though, some Swift fans are now dealing with travel issues after Commuter Rail tickets for trains servicing Swift’s three shows at Gillette Stadium on May 19-21 sold out online soon after becoming available. “The @taylorswift13 tickets for Friday, May 19th are completely sold out on the mTicket app & in Boston Stations!” the MBTA Commuter Rail Twitter account posted Friday morning around 10 a.m., just hours after first announcing that tickets for $20 round trips to Foxboro station were available via the mTicket app.“A limited number of tickets will remain for Saturday & Sunday at South Station ONLY!” the tweet stated.Nearly three hours after that, even those limited number of tickets were gone, the rail...

King Charles III surprises crowd outside Buckingham Palace ahead of coronation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III surprised cheering fans who started gathering outside Buckingham Palace on Friday, a day ahead of his coronation, as final touches were made in preparation for an occasion that London hasn’t celebrated in 70 years.People in the crowd screamed his name as Charles stepped from a chauffeur-driven Bentley wearing a blue suit. One person could be heard yelling “God save the king” as the British monarch approached the throng lined up behind a barricade.Charles thanked the well-wishers for coming, shaking hands as he slowly moved along the line.Theresa Iredale, wearing a plastic crown, said she trembled when the king approached her after she screamed his name.“I saw his hand coming out to mine and I was like, ‘I can’t believe I’m shaking the king’s hand,’” she said.Prince William, heir to the throne, and his wife, Kate, also greeted the public during the walkabout, talking to fans on the opposite side of The Mall, posing for selfies and chit-c...

Spectator tumbles over railing into Red Sox bullpen during game in Philadelphia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A spectator fell over a protective railing and into the Red Sox bullpen while reaching for a baseball in the first inning of Boston’s game against Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night.The fan was taken to the trauma center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, according to medical personnel on the scene, after he tumbled one level from an open concourse into the Boston bullpen in right-center field.The injury occurred when the fan reached over a railing in an attempt to retrieve a ball thrown his way, the Phillies said in a statement. The Phillies said the fan was conscious and responsive upon leaving the ballpark. His injuries were not disclosed.Later in the game, a Phillies employee was cleaning blood off the concrete in the area where the fan fell.Masataka Yoshida, Boston’s second batter, was facing Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler when Phillies reliever José Alvarado ran from the bullpen into the outfield to call attention to the...

Needham defeats fellow volleyball powerhouse Westfield, 3-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

NEEDHAM – In each of the past two state title-winning seasons, one constant within Needham volleyball’s multi-faceted identity was Raymond Weng orchestrating the attack as its premier setter.Not anymore.Adding to a long string of games as the No. 1 Rockets’ Swiss Army knife, Weng delivered one of his best performances of the season as part of a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-17) nonleague sweep of No. 7 Westfield (12-2) on Friday evening. Eight of his 15 kills came in the third set, pairing with 12 assists and two aces to help lead Needham (13-0) to its 59th straight win.Weng, a two-time All-Scholastic, has been a primary leader in the majority of those 59 games. He has impressed head coach Dave Powell in this transition to a heavy-hitting role all year, but this one – against the reigning Div. 2 state champions – certainly stood out.“He’s a hitter,” Powell said. “He’s a really good server, he’s a really good hitter. If he’s in the front row, we try to feed him in certain situations. He’s a ...

Pandemic era turns a page at CDC, WHO

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

Boston’s own Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced she’s leaving the CDC just after the WHO said the coronavirus pandemic is no longer an emergency.It’s a one-two punch that lit up inboxes early Friday signaling an end to the nightmare the world just dragged itself through. It’s been evident the spread of COVID has cooled for months.“The world has changed. The pandemic is evolving into endemic — but it will be with us for the rest of our lives,” said Davidson Hamer, a Boston University School of Public Health infectious diseases specialist.He said the world “made some mistakes and learned from them.” That, he added, should prove vital if and when the next pandemic hits.“Keep your masks in your drawers,” he advised, adding mRNA breakthroughs could keep offering protection and possibly help with other diseases.He said Walensky’s departure as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was “a surpris...

Chicago White Sox outfielder Billy Hamilton enjoys visiting ‘where it all started’ while with the Cincinnati Reds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

Billy Hamilton stood near third base before Friday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.“Billy!” a fan yelled from the stands.More cheers came while Hamilton took some swings during batting practice.“Let’s go, Billy!” another fan said.He later tossed a couple of baseballs to kids.The Chicago White Sox reserve outfielder enjoyed visiting where his career began.“I know we came back here in ‘21, but every time I come here it’s the same feeling, it’s great,” Hamilton told the Tribune before the opener of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park. “You hear fans say ‘Welcome home,’ that’s always a good feeling. It’s always good to be back here every single time.”Hamilton, in his 11th season, played six seasons with the Reds (2013-18), hitting .245 with 277 stolen bases in 690 games.Reflecting on his favorite moments with the Reds, the 32-year-old said, “All of them. This is whe...

Billy Eppler confident Mets will turn it around: ‘There’s too much track record’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

Steve Cohen sat in the Mets dugout before his club opened up the home slate for the 2023 season a month ago. At the time, the Mets were 3-4 and were coming off a sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers. His message: It’s too early to panic.General manager Billy Eppler sat in that same spot Friday afternoon before the Mets started a series against the Colorado Rockies. The team was 16-16 and this time, they had just been swept by the Detroit Tigers. His message was somewhat similar, though he didn’t exactly frame it in the same way the owner did. Eppler’s message was this: The club believes in the players on this roster and their ability to turn this season around.“Not kind of succumbing to the recency bias, but kind of taking a step back and trying to look at it from a 10,000-foot view, I believe in this roster, I believe in this team and players that are here,” Eppler said. “There’s too much track record, there’s too much these gu...

Bruins notebook: Jim Montgomery named Jack Adams finalist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

Jim Montgomery had his eyes on another prize, but he may have to settle for the Jack Adams Award.To no one’s surprise, Montgomery was named one of the three finalists for the Adams – given to the top coach in the National Hockey League – in his first year with the Bruins.Though the B’s historic season ended in early and bitter disappointment, there is little doubt that Montgomery is the favorite for the award after the B’s set the NHL record for wins (65), besting the 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning and 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings, and points (135), surpassing the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens.The B’s also led the league in regulation wins (54), road wins (31) and goal differential (plus-128).While the season ended far sooner than anyone hoped, the regular season exceeded the expectations of even the most optimistic Bruin fans. Starting the season with Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy and Matt Grzelcyk all on the shelf after offseason surgeries, the B’s...

Lou Tozzi track meet: Ava Bullock, Jack Graffeo shine in spotlight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

MIDDLEBORO — Ava Bullock looks for a personal best every time she toes the starting line in the mile and that’s surely going to continue this season for the talented Barnstable sophomore. She had her best race of the season at Friday’s MSTCA Lou Tozzi Freshman-Sophomore Meet.Racing in near perfect conditions, Bullock switched gears and surged into the lead with 400 to go and powered her way to a huge personal best time of 5 minutes, 13.47 seconds. That time destroyed her previous mark of 5:22 and established a school record along with being the fourth-fastest performance in Massachusetts this spring.The stunning new best definitely gave her a lift.“I knew I had it in me to do that,” said Bullock. “I took the lead going into the last lap. I just want to go faster from here. I did what I wanted to today. I didn’t know I’d have that much left on the last lap.”Westford Academy’s Jack Graffeo came into the boys meet with top seed in t...

Bodycam video shows suspect shot after charging at deputies with bedframe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:32:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego County Sheriff's Department on Friday released bodycam video of a suspect who was shot by a deputy at a home near the Spring Valley area.The shooting occurred on the evening of April 26 in the 3600 block of South Barcelona Street, according to authorities.Law enforcement were called to the scene after a report of a man who had picked up a bedframe and threatened to kill another roommate, Lt. Adam Sharki with the San Diego Police Department said. Former FOX 5 anchor Paul Bloom dies The bodycam video shows the 45-year-old suspect, identified as Santo Marac, in the bathroom refusing to follow the deputies' commands. A taser was used on the suspect, but that did not affect him.Moments later, the suspect is seen charging toward deputies when gunshots are fired from a patrol deputy with the Rancho San Diego substation, who was identified as Benjamin Blake. The shots struck Marac and he fell to the ground.The suspect was taken to the hospital in stable but seri...