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On This Day in History, June 7: Mahatma Gandhi train incident, Vatican City's creation, Battle of Midway, Harry Potter's stage debut, Boeing 777's intro and many more events

On This Day in History, June 7, the world witnessed several landmark events that shaped politics, warfare, sports and social change. The date is associated with Mahatma Gandhi's defining train incident in South Africa, the founding of the Basketball Association of America, which later became the NBA, the Battle of…

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A crowd scientist is helping the Boston Marathon manage a growing field of 30,000-plus runners

Running the Boston Marathon is tough enough without having to jostle your way from Hopkinton to Copley Square

The Independent UK

How Many NBA Teams Are There? A Brief History of Expansion and How We Got to 30

There are plenty of rumors that the NBA is looking to add even more teams in the very near future.

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Boston Marathon Qualifying Time Standards, Broken Down by Age & Gender

For runners worldwide, there are few achievements more exciting than qualifying for and running in the Boston Marathon. In order to qualify, a runner must complete a certified marathon in a certain amount of time. What are those times?

Sports Illustrated

NBA Champions by Year: Complete History and Results of the NBA Finals

Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors are one of the NBA dynasties that enjoyed long reigns atop the league as champions.

Sports Illustrated

John McNeill obituary

Other lives: Former secretary of the British Archaeological Association and one of the UK’s foremost scholars of romanesque architecture

The Guardian - UK

Mysterious, city-size 'centaur' comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than three years.

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Boston Marathon lowers qualifying times for most prospective runners for 2026 race

Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace

The Independent UK

How To Track Boston Marathon Runners Online And In The BAA Tracking App

Find out how to use the BAA’s Boston Marathon app and website to follow the elite race and runner’s you know

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BAA Announces Finalists for British Animation Awards, Major Industry Recognition

Get ready for the British Animation Awards! Finalists have been announced, featuring top contenders in various categories, from feature films to short film...

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City-size 'devil comet' headed for Earth loses its iconic horns and turns green after latest volcanic eruption

The latest eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.

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On this day: Shelden Williams, Gene Englund born; Philips, Butler, Barnett, Graham debut; Hazen passes

On this day in Celtics history, Shelden Williams and Gene Englund were born, a number of players debuted and John Hazen passed.

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Who are the 10 WORST draft picks in Boston Celtics history?

Plenty of ink has been spilled about the worst draft picks made by the Celtics -- this is our view.

USA Today Sports Media Group

How To Run The Boston Marathon

Want to get a place in one of the world’s most prestigious road races? Here’s how to qualify for the Boston Marathon

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Giant leap for women: early ‘lady’ astronomers have asteroids named in their honour

19th-century trailblazers Annie Maunder and Alice Everett finally earn due recognition for decades of largely unattributed work

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On this day: ex-Boston big man Dickie Hemric born, wing John Janisch passes

On this day in 1933, former Boston Celtics big man Dickie Hemric was born in Jonesville, North Carolina, and wing John Janisch passed away in 1992.

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On this day: NBA founded; Mercer, Moïso dealt; Overton born; Hemric RIP

On this day, the Celtics became part of the NBA after the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball League merger in 1949.

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On this day: Tony Lavelli, Ed Sadowski, Woodrow Sauldsberry born

On this day, former Boston big men Tony Lavelli, Ed Sadowski, and Woodrow Sauldsberry were born in 1926, 1917, and 1934 respectively.

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On this day: Tatum, Zizic signed; Ehlers, Hewson, Stump drafted

On this day in 2017, the Boston Celtics signed All-Star swingman Jayson Tatum and center Ante Zizic to multi-year contracts.

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Australia’s Best Pie For 2023 Has Just Been Announced & I’m Dying To Stuff My Face In That Crust

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Boston Herald

Boston Athletic Association meets with Black running groups after Boston Marathon police presence: ‘We did not deliver on our promise’

BOSTON — The head of the Boston Athletic Association is admitting that the Boston Marathon organizer must “do better” after Pioneers Run Crew and another racially diverse running group were blocked by police officers at their cheering spot in Newton on Marathon Monday.

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In a 1st, scientists predicted that volcanic comet was due to pop 'like a Champagne bottle' — and it did

Astronomers accurately predicted that the icy volcanic comet 29P would erupt after noticing changes in its brightness leading up to its latest explosion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bank of America becomes new Boston Marathon sponsor

The bank has sponsored the Chicago Marathon for the last decade. Unlike that race, which is officially named the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, the Boston Marathon will keep its name, with the “presented by Bank of America” tagline.

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On this day: Celtics Connie Simmons, Brady Walker, Jim Janisch, Jabari Parker born; Coty Clarke debuts

On this day, Celtics Connie Simmons, Brady Walker, and Jim Janisch came into this world, and Coty Clark made his Boston debut.

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On this day: Last game before pandemic pause; Murphy, Ehlers born

On this day, Boston played their last game for months as the pandemic interrupted the season, and a pair of Celtics O.G.s were born.

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