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Watch: Scottie Scheffler on LIV golfers returning to PGA TourScottie Scheffler spoke about the potential for some LIV Golf players to return to the PGA Tour during a press conference at the BMW Championship.The Tour Championship is a winner-take-all event once again in 2026, even though drastic changes to the PGA Tour’s season-ending event are on the horizon in a couple years.For the second year in a row, there will be no staggered scoring system at the Tour Championship. The top 30 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings after last week’s BMW Championship made the field at East Lake Golf…

Dallas officials will discuss an undisclosed major international sporting event Tuesday as the city works toward an agreement with an unnamed international sports organization and separately considers whether an economic-development incentive could be offered in connection with the initiative.The Dallas City Council Committee on Finance is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. September 22 at Dallas City Hall. Its posted agenda includes two items tied to what the city describes as a “future major international sporting event initiative.”One item concerns a proposed agreement that would allow Dallas to participate in and support the event.A separate item permits committee members to…

Brad Senkiw • News Editor 16+ years betting experience Updated: Sep 22, 2026 , 10:15 AM ET • 4 min read The Bay State’s online and retail operators generated a $571.2-million handle, but gross revenue was the lowest in two years.  Photo By – Reuters Connect. Despite not having a full weekend of college football like last August, Massachusetts sports betting still grew by 5.3% in the late-summer month.  Key Takeaways Massachusetts sports betting produced its 13th consecutive $500-million handle.  Year-over-year gross revenue fell 8.4% in August.    Just one online sportsbook produced a double-digit hold.  With the way the…

Boston College was part of a three-way tie for the No. 31 spot in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings, released Monday evening, jumping five places to its highest rank since 2016. The annual rankings tied BC with New York University and neighboring Tufts University.  U.S. News determines its ranking of 1,700 colleges and universities across the country by evaluating schools on 17 measures of academic quality and graduate success. The criteria weighted highest in the rankings were student outcomes (52 percent), peer assessment (20 percent), and faculty resources (11 to 15 percent). According to the release, the…

Welcome back to the Globe’s weekly high school photo gallery, today kicking off coverage for the third fall season.The gallery below features more than 70 photos from 27 students at high schools around the state. The Globe’s free sports photojournalism program is open to any high school student in Massachusetts. Now is a great time to join. The first step: Simply sign up here. Questions? Please send them along to John Vitti of the Globe sports department at john.vitti@globe.com.The Newton South defense digs in, awaiting the first offensive play of the game from Newton North at the start of the…

The New England Patriots will be without starting right guard Mike Onwenu for at least the next four weeks after he was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury on Tuesday. New England signed punter Mitch Wishnowsky to fill Onwenu’s spot on the 53-man roster. Onwenu left late in the first quarter of the Patriots’ 20-3 win over Pittsburgh after having his right ankle rolled up on by T.J. Watt as he assisted on a sack of Drake Maye. The TV replay showed a gruesome twisting of the ankle. Onwenu got up on his own power, but had to…

Team USA stepped up to the occasion on Wednesday evening by earning Gold and setting a NEW World Record in the Mixed 4x400m Relay in the first day of competition at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.The Team of Joshua Shelton, Taylor-Nicole Overton, Jaelen Hunter and Olivia Harris posted an unbelievable 3:15.31 to claim top honors over the Czech Republic (3:18.16) in second and Australia in third (3:18.45)AdvertisementTeam USA’s 3:15.31 broke its own U20 World Record – previously a 3:17.69 set at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.Joshua Shelton got the team out to a solid start but it was…

Mike Burton, who won three Olympic swimming gold medals between 1968 and 1972, has died at age 79, according to USA Swimming.“My heart is broken this morning. My Dad, Mike Burton has passed away after a grueling battle with Alzheimers and Dementia,” was posted on son Eric’s social media on Friday. “My dad was by far the toughest man to have ever lived. He always inspired me to greatness. I will forever miss him, his stories and just having him around. He will definitely live on through all of us. This is not goodbye, but see you later.”The International Swimming…

Have you received your 87-page “Information for Voters” booklet in the mail yet to help you decide how you’ll vote during the Nov. 3 midterm elections yet?Authored by Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin, the booklet has details of proposed laws voters will decide on, related to single-family housing, recreational marijuana, firearm laws, and other state administration laws.Historically, voters in the state vote on about 2-4 questions, but there will be 9 on this year’s ballot, meaning the information booklet –– which includes the legislative texts of all the proposed laws –– is longer than normal this year.Nov. 3…

BRIGHTON, Mass. — The Boston College Baseball team has added 10 transfers entering the 2027 season as announced by head coach Todd Interdonato. The class includes six position players and four pitchers.  Nick “Sarge” Quagliato, a native of Neptune, N.J., dominated at Fairleigh Dickinson and was recently named All-NECBL, playing for the Upper Valley Nighthawks. The right-handed hitting catcher slashed .331/.405/.557 with 12 extra-base hits, seven home runs, and 35 RBIs at FDU. He also recorded 10 stolen bases and finished with an OPS of .962. On the defensive end, Quagliato caught nine runners stealing last season. Corner infielder/outfielder Jeremy…