Amaka Ubaka

BOSTON (WHDH) - If you’re looking to get your feet wet with a new hobby, this one is making waves. 7’s Amaka Ubaka shows us why rowing has gained Mass Appeal. It’s beauty and grit and grace — all in one stroke. At Community Rowing in Brighton, anyone can learn to row, row, row their boat down the Charles River. The river has been a proving ground for generations of rowers. The Head of the Charles Regatta draws thousands of athletes to the city every October.

BOSTON (WHDH) - AJ Dybantsa made history this week when he became the first person born in Massachusetts to become the NBA’s number one pick. Now the Brockton phenom is back home from the draft and talking exclusively with 7’s Amaka Ubaka. And if Dybantsa is a “wizard” on the basketball court, it’s because his hometown helped him hone his powers. “I want to kind of put Brockton on the map,” said the 19-year-old Brockton native who is officially moving to DC to play for the Washington Wizards.

BOSTON (WHDH) - A health care program in Boston is aiming to ensure that homeless women in the area are getting the care they need and each week they have an event that goes way beyond that. Every Saturday, the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program holds Her Saturday at the Barbara McInnis House in the South End. Patient Susie Perullo said, “They become my family. These women, they care about you. You’re not just in and out, if you’re not here, they’ll come looking for you.