Who would have thought that the gifted athlete that led his Hoover Middle School football team to two Brevard County Championships.

We’re talking plays that couldn’t possibly be duplicated, calls that can’t be explained, huge leads blown and/or great seasons squandered.

It’s called the “Flutie Effect” after former Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie’s “hail mary” pass led to a 30 percent increase in applications to Boston College the following year. The exposure ...

The virtual appearance of the celebrated alumnus resulted from an online conversation that Heidi Zhang ‘23, a Carroll School of Management student from California, had struck up with Flutie, whom she ...

Thunderstorms, hail and localised downpours were forecast for swathes of the country today. MetService issued a warning at 2.55pm for the Richmond Range, Okaramio and Waihopai, in Marlborough.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings will be issued if the storms are expected to produce any of the following: Damaging wind gusts (90 km/h or more) Large hail (2cm diameter or more) Very heavy rainfall ...