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The Boston Red Sox have a decision to make with outfielder Jarren Duran this offseason. If you’re a Red Sox fan who has been following the club over the last few years, or simply a baseball fan in general who has followed trade rumors, you’ve likely seen Duran’s name a lot. His name was out there as a trade candidate before the 2025 season, ahead of the 2025 trade deadline, before the 2026 season and before the 2026 trade deadline. In every scenario, the Red Sox kept the speedster. The offseason is now here for Boston and there surely will…

International sports organizations are making or considering rules concerning competition by transgender athletes. Last week, the international swimming group, FINA, announced a rule that would bar most transgender women from competing. The measure requires transgender people to have begun their transition medically before the age of 12. A transgender woman is a person who was born with male sex organs but identifies as female. Some transgender people take medicine to lower their male or female hormones. The hormones greatly affect how the body develops. Follow the leader After FINA announced its decision, other organizations followed. The organizations that run field…

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts State Exposition Building will welcome visitors during the 2026 Big E with food, products and experiences from 42 Massachusetts businesses and organizations. New rides and returning Alpine Bobs set to debut at The Big E The fair runs from Friday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 4. The Massachusetts Building will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.The building will feature locally grown food, agricultural exhibits, handmade products and other offerings from across the state.”The Big E is a New England tradition and a great opportunity to show off everything Massachusetts has to offer,”…

Boston College men’s basketball will face Georgia in the 2026 ACC/SEC Challenge, per CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein.The game is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1, including 10 additional matchups between the two conferences. On Wednesday, five more contests will be played. Tipoff times and television details will be released at a later date.The Eagles are 1-2 in this inter-conference event. In the inaugural year (2023), BC defeated Vanderbilt 80-62 on the road, but they fell to South Carolina 73-51 at home in 2024, and lost to LSU 78-69 in overtime last season.AdvertisementNext year’s matchup in the event will…

New England Patriots The Patriots might be without their top corner entering a key matchup against Josh Allen and the Bills. Christian Gonzalez is dealing with a shoulder injury. AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper By Conor Ryan October 1, 2026 | 6:55 PM 3 minutes to read The New England Patriots’ injury woes are not improving going into a daunting Week 4 road matchup against Josh Allen and the Bills.New England’s latest injury report listed 11 players, with four missing Thursday’s practice: cornerback Christian Gonzalez (shoulder), defensive lineman Christian Barmore (shoulder), offensive tackle Morgan Moses (foot), and fullback Reggie Gilliam.Edge…

A bipartisan bill that aims to fix spiraling spending, frequent lawsuits, and a string of other issues affecting college sports cleared a major hurdle after a Senate vote on Sept. 15. The Senate voted 74–24 to stop the filibuster, moving the Protect College Sports Act one step closer to a final up-or-down vote.Last month, the Trump administration gave its support to the bill, which is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.).Cantwell said the size of the margin in the Senate vote left her “cautiously optimistic” that the legislation could get through the House, which has repeatedly…

India will begin their 2027 ODI World Cup campaign against Australia on October 7 in Cape Town, with the ICC announcing the schedule for the 14-team tournament.India have been placed in Group A along with Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Qualifier A. The much-awaited India-Pakistan clash will take place on October 10 in Johannesburg.India will play five group-stage matches in the World Cup, starting with Australia and ending against Zimbabwe.India vs Australia: October 7, Cape TownIndia will open their World Cup campaign against Australia on October 7 at Cape Town.The match will be India’s first outing in the tournament and…

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — Massachusetts does not have a death penalty. The state’s highest court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional in 1984, citing a law that imposed a death sentence only on defendants who chose a jury trial while sparing those who pleaded guilty.The state has a history of capital punishment dating to the Salem Witch Trials in the 1600s. The last executions in Massachusetts took place in 1947, when gangsters Philip Bellino and Edward Gertson were put to death in the electric chair for murder.After that, successive governors declined to sign death warrants as public sentiment in Massachusetts shifted toward…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College Volleyball team is back for its second weekend of ACC action. The Eagles first welcome No. 2 Pittsburgh on Friday, October 2, at 7 p.m., then take on No. 5 SMU on Sunday, October 4, in the Morgan’s Message Game. Both contests will be streaming on ACCNX.   Inside the Match-Up   vs. Pittsburgh The Eagles will host Pittsburgh at the Margot Connell Recreation Center on Oct. 2. The matchup will mark the 42nd meeting between the two programs, with the series dating back to 1983. Pittsburgh holds a 40-1 advantage in the…

This weekend’s big storm might have played havoc throughout the region, but it couldn’t prevent students across the state from covering high school sporting events.And their work sure did pay off.Games played late Friday afternoon featured skies of pink and red as the storm approached. When the clouds finally opened up Friday and the rains continued into Saturday, the student photgraphers were still on the job covering their teams.The best of their work — submitted as part of the Globe’s one-of-a-kind (and free) sports photojournalism program — can be seen below in this week’s photo gallery. More than 75 pictures…