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Boston College men’s basketball beats Georgia Tech with 20-point game from Donald Hand Jr.
Boston College needed a strong home game to beat a bad road team.
Donald Hand Jr. continued his torrid scoring pace with 20 points to lead the Eagles to a convincing 69-54 upset victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday Senior Day at Conte Forum.
BC improved to 12-15 overall, 4-12 in the ACC and avenged an 85-64 loss to the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta on Jan. 5. Georgia Tech fell to 13-14 overall, 7-9 in the conference and 1-8 on the road.
BC shot 42% from the floor, made nine 3-point shots with 35 rebounds and 15 assists. BC held Tech to 32% from the floor and 5-for-23 from behind the arc. In consecutive home wins over Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, the Eagles defense limited the opposition to 90 combined points.
“We wanted to be gritty, not pretty and this is a hard worker place, a fighter’s place with a blue-collar mentality,” said BC coach Earl Grant. “Now we are starting to believe but it’s late in the year and there is still some season left. They are starting to believe and buying into the scheme and the system and talking more.”
Hand has been one of the hottest scorers in the conference in the past month and has twice earned ACC Player of Week honors. Hand has scored 179 points in the last eight games for a 22.38 per game average with 56 field goals and 30 from downtown.
“He has got a lot of equity built up and he has made a lot of investments into the program so he can draw from that,” said Grant. “He has the green light but sometimes it’s too green and I have to get him back to yellow.
“It has been an accelerated growth for him and the opportunity and the minutes have helped him. He is the first recruit we signed here and we signed him to be gritty. “
Up by five at the half, Vanning powered up a pair of put-back layups to give BC a 36-27 lead at 18:11. The surge prompted Georgia Tech coach Damon Stoudamire to call a timeout.
After BC made three defensive stops, Vanning rainbowed a jump hook and sank two from the line to give BC a 40-27 lead with 15:40 to play. Vanning had two rebounds and two blocked shots on the defensive end in the opening five minutes and he finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.
“I thought Chad Venning was a junkyard dog, he cleaned up a lot of mistakes when the ball was getting downhill,” said Grant. “He had some crucial blocks.”
BC opened the half with a 15-8 run and led 47-35 at the second media timeout. Georgia Tech methodically cut into the Eagles and trailed 58-52 with 3:27 to play. BC went up 64-52 on a pair of free throws by Hand and Roger McFarlane with 1:37 on the clock.
“We weathered the storm and the guys were poised enough to continue to execute and get the stops that we needed at the end,” said Grant.
Both camps were efficient in transition and long-range shooting from the opening tap. Hand got off to another hot start scoring five to give the Eagles 11-9 advantage into the first media timeout.
The Eagles got a scare when starting junior guard Dion Brown slammed his head on the floor while contesting a defensive rebound with Baye Ndongo with 13:58 to play in the half. Brown was gingerly assisted to his feet and exited the floor accompanied by the BC medical staff. Brown was examined and returned to the floor before the end of the half
Tech took its first lead, 14-13, on two from the line by Ndongo with 11:18 to play. BC responded with three straight treys by Joshua Beadle, Hand and Elijah Strong and led 22-18 at the third media timeout.
BC took its biggest lead of the half, 25-18, on a corner three by Strong with 7:13 to play. Hand nailed his third 3-ball of the half with 1:29 to play and BC led 32-27 at the break.
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Boston has one of the best public markets in the country, says USA TODAY
Brockton’s Moyzilla food truck offers up Asian comfort food on the go
Moyzilla is a jewel of MA food trucks. Founded by Jon Moy — son of Brockton culinary royalty — it offers Asian comfort food from Brockton to Boston.
Looking for a new marketplace to shop at this spring? You’re in luck – Boston is home to one of the best public markets in the country, according to USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.
The annual 10BEST awards highlight the best in travel, food and lifestyle, and winners are chosen by a public voting poll after being nominated by industry experts. In the 2026 food awards, highlighting the top food tours, food cruises, farmers markets and more from across the country, Boston Public Market ranked third in the best public market category.
Here’s what to know before you go to Boston’s top-ranked public market.
Why Boston Public Market ranked third
A year-round indoor marketplace in Downtown Boston, Boston Public Market celebrates the bounty New England has to offer with fresh groceries, prepared meals, crafts and specialty items from over 30 local artisans and food producers, with a focus on seasonal items.
Along with browsing through groceries and goods, guests are invited to join the public market for a variety of special events, including trivia, live music, magic shows and face painting.
Boston Public Market is located at 100 Hanover St. on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, directly above the Haymarket MBTA station. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday or 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
What other markets made the list?
Here is USA TODAY’s full ranking of the top 10 public markets in the country:
- Reading Terminal Market – Philadelphia, PA
- Milwaukee Public Market – Milwaukee, WI
- Boston Public Market – Boston, MA
- Eastern Market – Detroit, MI
- West Side Market – Cleveland, OH
- Essex Market – New York City, NY
- Lancaster Central Market – Lancaster, PA
- Midtown Global Market – Minneapolis, MN
- Grand Central Market – Los Angeles, CA
- North Market Downtown – Columbus, OH
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MBTA Green Line trains out from Kenmore to Boston College on B branch through April 30
The Green Line B branch trains will not run between Kenmore and Boston College through April 30, according to the MBTA.
The nine-day outage will allow T officials to work on several infrastructure improvements and maintenance, the installation of Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) infrastructure, replacement of 130-year-old wooden overhead catenary wire “trough” near the Green Line portals and more.
The MBTA announced free, accessible shuttle buses between the two stops, Kenmore and Boston College during the outage. The buses will not stop at Griggs Street, Allston Street, and Packard’s Corner due to “accessibility issues,” T officials said.
During the weekend of April 25 and 26, the outage will extend through Copley, and shuttle buses will skip Griggs Street, Allston Street, and Packard’s Corner during the same weekend.
Throughout the shutdown all Green Line frequency will be reduced between Copley and Government center.
The MBTA urged riders to use the Orange Line at Back Bay during the outage. The agency also noted riders can transfer to Copley from Back Bay, an approximately five-minute walk.
The route 57 bus will also be free from April 22 through 24 and April 27 through 30 for alternate service between Kenmore and Packard’s Corner, the MBTA stated. During the April 25 and 26 weekend, the T noted the bus will not be a good alternate with not Green Line service at Kenmore.
During the shutdown, riders taking shuttle buses should budget extra travel time, the T said.
“For example, a rider travelling to Park Street from Boston College should budget at least an additional 10 minutes of travel in additional to their regular commute,” the MBTA stated.
More information is available on-site through transit ambassadors and T staff, virtually through T-Alerts or following the MBTA on X @MBTA, or via the mbta.com/GreenLine.
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Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe flex in Boston: Takeaways from Celtics-76ers Game 2
Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe combined for 59 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers looked like a completely different team against the Boston Celtics in Game 2.
And unlike Game 1, the Sixers’ defense also showed up, holding Boston to 43 second-half points and 39 percent shooting for the game in a 111-97 road win to tie this Eastern Conference first-round series at 1-1.
Edgecombe scored a team-high 30 points on 12-for-20 shooting, and Maxey added 29 points and nine assists. The Sixers’ backcourt duo combined to shoot 11-for-22 from 3-point range. The Sixers were 19-for-39 from 3 after going 4 of 23 from that distance in Game 1.
Boston was led by Jaylen Brown’s game-high 36 points, but Jayson Tatum was the only other Celtics player who scored in double figures with 19. Boston shot 13-for-50 from 3-point range.
Here are some takeaways with Game 3 set for Friday in Philadelphia.
Celtics offense falls flat
The Celtics knew to expect a different effort from the 76ers.
One adjustment from Philadelphia likely didn’t take Boston by surprise. After taking just 23 3-pointers in Game 1, the 76ers sought out more long balls in Game 2.
Maxey called his own number more often. Edgecombe was aggressive from the start. As a team, the 76ers played with more freedom, firing plenty of shots that they might have turned down in the series opener. Philadelphia made plenty of those looks while shooting 48.7 percent from behind the arc.
Still, the Celtics would have been all right if they had played their usual offensive game. Instead, their offense was their biggest issue. They shot just 39.3 percent on field goal attempts. They missed 37 of 50 3-point attempts. They committed an atypical 13 turnovers.
Trying to come back in the fourth quarter, they had too many empty offensive possessions. Jaylen Brown got blocked while trying to beat the shot clock buzzer and picked up an offensive foul while hitting Maxey in the face. Jayson Tatum missed a contested pull-up 3-pointer early in the shot clock on one possession and threw away a pass on another. Derrick White was left wide open in the left corner but couldn’t find the bottom of the net. The 76ers left the door open early in the fourth quarter by missing several shots, including a couple of layups, but the Celtics couldn’t fully capitalize. Eventually, Maxey sank a series of baskets to create more separation for Philadelphia, and the Celtics largely went away down the stretch. — Jay King, Celtics beat writer
Sixers bounce back in Boston
This is the way the 76ers have to play if they want to extend this series as far as possible.
Maxey and Edgecombe have to dominate their guard matchups, which is exactly what they did in Tuesday night’s Game 2. Paul George needs to be a deterrent to Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. He doesn’t have to eclipse them, because that would be difficult. But he does have to give them a bit of pause. Most of all, the 76ers have to play the focused brand of basketball they exhibited in Game 2 rather than the sloppy and slapstick kind of hoops they played in Game 1.
The Celtics are such a good team that the above equates to near-perfect basketball. But that’s the task the Sixers are facing, particularly without star center Joel Embiid. On Tuesday night, this was a team up to the task. They were focused. They executed on both ends of the floor. They got much better play from their role players. Maxey and Edgecombe were absolutely dominant.
Overall, on both ends of the floor, this is the best game the 76ers have played in months. And they got it at just the right time. Now we have a 1-1 series heading back to Philadelphia. — Tony Jones, Sixers beat writer
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