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BOSTON (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 22 points and Benny Gealer added 21 to lead Stanford to a 70-64 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night. Jayden Hastings scored four points in a 6-0 surge to pull Boston College to 65-62 with 1:53 remaining. Gealer answered with a 3-pointer and then Jeremy Dent-Smith made two free throws with 22 seconds left to seal it. Okorie shot 8 of 14 from the floor with two 3-pointers, and made 4 of 5 free-throw attempts to go with five assists. He has 515 points this season, one shy of Todd Lichti’s (1985-86) program…

A. Oh, my friend, you are just like the rest of us. Or many of us, at the very least. Something joyful happens and we think, “How can I keep this? What if I can’t? Is there something I can do to prepare myself for loss and pain?”  Perhaps an evolutionary biologist would tell us it’s human nature to prepare for possible grief (I have no idea if that’s true). All I can say is that often, when I panic, it’s because I’m experiencing something great. It’s as if everything everything good … is too good to be true. My…

College athletic departments are now spending big on their communication departments. NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Ellyn Briggs, a contributor to Front Office Sports, about why. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: I’m going to play a little bit of a commercial for you.(SOUNDBITE OF AD)SHAQUILLE O’NEAL: What if I told you there’s a place, a place so special, so unique, that three letters tell a thousand words?DETROW: That is former NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal doing something he is quite familiar with – selling something. But he is not promoting Gold Bond or Icy Hot or JC Penney. Shaq is selling a university.(SOUNDBITE…

MOSCOW, November 4. /TASS/. The world’s governing body of swimming sports, World Aquatics, has permitted Russian water polo players to compete at international tournaments from January 1, 2026. According to World Aquatics, Russian athletes will be allowed to take part in competitions in a neutral status and will be banned from associating themselves with Russia in any way. The same criteria will be applied to water polo players from Belarus. World Aquatics is the first organization to clear Russian athletes to compete as neutral in team sports. “These Guidelines are in respect of athletes: (i) having a sport nationality from…

Massachusetts is experiencing a significant increase in deer-related vehicle accidents. State crash data compiled by AAA and shared with Boston 25 News shows a more than 50% rise in collisions in the last 10 years. In November alone, which marks the peak of deer mating season, the state recorded 803 deer crashes for an average of nearly 27 accidents per day.The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources is currently reviewing several bills aimed at managing the state’s deer population through updated hunting laws. State Sen. Becca Rausch, who chairs the committee, said the topic is part of an ongoing…

Chestnut Hill, Mass. – Boston College softball continues its southern stint in Tampa Fla. at the Fonseca Memorial Tournament hosted by the University of South Florida. Starting Thursday, the Eagles will face Kansas, DePaul, Yale, Indiana State and the host South Florida over three days at USF Softball Stadium. A Look at Fonseca Memorial Tournament at USF Kansas opened the 2026 season with the USF-Rawlings Invitational earning two run-rule victories over Bethune-Cookman and Illinois State, scoring 25 total runs across both games. Strong outings in the circle, including an eight-strikeout performance from Chloe Barber vs. Michigan. The Jayhawks defeated FGCU…

The Men’s Ice Hockey Olympics in Milan-Cortina finally get underway today. After a 12-year wait, the world’s greatest best-on-best ice hockey tournament finally gets underway.Of course, the women have been killing it already. Just yesterday, the US Women’s Team trounced Canada (missing Marie-Phillip Poulin) 5-0, a resounding victory.AdvertisementToday’s just day one, and there will be two games for us to all enjoy. First, with puck drop coming at 10:40 on the East Coast, Finland takes on Slovakia to begin the tournament.The Boston Bruins have some players in both games today.Henri Jokiharju will make his Olympic debut, with Jokiharju expecting to…

NASCAR has changed its championship format several times over the years. Each version reflected the sport’s growth, competition, television influence, and evolving fan expectations, shaping how …

Each edition captures global interest because it blends competition, national pride, history, and drama into a single extended narrative. As an evergreen sporting theme the tournament consistently shapes sports conversations, media coverage and fan engagement across continents. What makes the cricket World Cup unique Unlike many annual competitions the cricket World Cup arrives after years of anticipation. This long buildup increases emotional investment. Teams qualify through demanding processes and fans track form injuries and strategy long before the first ball is bowled. The tournament format also allows for surprises where underdogs can challenge established powers creating moments that remain part…

MA State House: Watch out for the ‘Sacred Cod’Meet Margie Cullen, New England Politics Reporter, and get introduced to the Massachusetts State House – including the ‘Sacred Cod.’Healey’s FY27 budget, which she proposed on Jan. 28, is about $63 billion.On Feb. 11, legislators on the Ways and Means Committee asked her questions on what Healey did and did not file in the budget, and spoke about other challenges facing the state this year.The final budget for FY27 is due by July 1.Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, state officials and the legislature bashed the federal government and hashed out policy details on…