Providence was selected as a No. 3 seed in the NIT.
Providence basketball’s season isn’t over just yet. The Friars will face another New England team — a one-time Big East rival, Boston College — in the NIT tournament.
Providence was snubbed in Sunday night’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show, being left out of the 68-team field despite winning a pair of Big East Tournament games. Later, at 9:30 p.m., Providence was selected as a No. 3 seed in the first half of the 32-team NIT bracket and will host the first-round game.
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Boston College compiled a 19-15 overall record, 8-12 in the ACC — good for an 11th-place finish in the 15-team conference. First-round play is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. Time and date of the Providence-Boston game was not announced immediately. Like the Friars, the Eagles, a founding member of the Big East, won two games, against Miami and Clemson, in their conference tournament before being eliminated.
In the last matchup between the two schools, Providence won, 100-95, in overtime at Conte Forum on Dec. 4, 2018. The Friars lead the all-time series with BC, 62-50 — a rivalry that dates back to 1946 when they first met at the Boston Garden.
The Friars were last NIT entrants in 2019 and lost, 84-72, in the first round to Arkansas. The NIT championship is set for April 4 in Indianapolis.
“No Kings” rallies are scheduled in Boston and across Massachusetts on Saturday and are expected to draw large crowds, organizers said.
Organized by the ACLU of Massachusetts, Indivisible Mass Coalition, and Mass 50501, the event is a mass mobilization in protest of the Trump administration.
The No Kings theme was created by the 50501 Movement, a national movement made up of Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.
“The Trump administration is trying to shred the Constitution; the No Kings movement is an unequivocal statement that we, the people, will not let that happen. This will be the third global No Kings Day, and it’s not just about protesting what’s wrong—it’s about building something better. We intend to show our power, build our power, and power a democracy that advances freedom, equality, justice, and dignity for all,” organizers wrote.
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The rally, one of thousands scheduled across the country this weekend, is planned for the Boston Common from 2 to 4 p.m. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend Boston’s rally. Other events are scheduled in Pittsfield, Northampton, Lancaster, Worcester, Framingham, Methuen, Lexington, and towns in southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape. For a map of No Kings events near you, click here.
Speakers include elected officials Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and civic leaders Hessann Farooqi Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, Darlene Lombos, president of the Greater Boston Labor Council, Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU of Massachusetts, Jessica Tang, president of the American Federation of Teachers of Massachusetts, and others. It will be moderated by Rahsaan Hall, president and CEO of Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
There will also be performances by the Dropkick Murphys, Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians, BVOCAL Chorus, and Jimmy Tingle.
A previous No Kings rally in October drew massive crowds estimated in the tens of thousands.
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An aerial view of the crowd at Boston’s “No Kings” rally on the Common on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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