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Boston College women’s lacrosse’s run of eight straight trips to the Division 1 final four ended on Sunday afternoon, as host Stony Brook knocked out the Eagles, 10-9, in the second round of the NCAA tournament.Boston College (10-8), which won national titles in 2021 and 2024 during a run of seven straight berths in the championship game, was unseeded in this year’s tournament. Fifth-seeded Stony Brook (19-2), which knocked out first-time NCAA entrant Stonehill on Friday, raced to a 7-1 lead midway through the second quarter and led, 9-3, two minutes into the second half.The Eagles battled back, with Kylee…

Among the other pleasant surprises were the development of younger players Fraser Minten and Marat Khusnutdinov; the bounce-back seasons for Jeremy Swayman and Viktor Arvidsson; and the emergence of career AHLer Jonathan Aspirot into a sturdy and dependable NHL defenseman. The Bruins finished with 100 points in the ultra-competitive Eastern Conference.Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.The surprises, however, are likely over.There will be no rest for the weary. There is very little time to exhale in the NHL. Lots of work was done throughout the 2025-26 season. Lots more is…

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With a gag the FIFA president first tested at the World Economic Forum’s comedy festival in Davos this year, Gianni Infantino had them rolling in the aisles at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Beverly Hills last week.The sports administrator-turned-clown was doing one of his “conversations” in front of an audience of capital allocators and international thought-leaders, when he was asked what he tells investors when they question why they should put money into football.“Let me tell you one thing,” he started, with a twinkle in his eye. “Do you know what the definition of FIFA is? Well, FIFA is the…

The two Massachusetts Republican National Committee members are calling on gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve to drop out of the GOP primary in order for the party to “unite” behind fellow GOP candidate Mike Minogue. Minogue won the MassGOP endorsement in a landslide by gaining 70.4% of votes from delegates at the state Republican Convention. “Through caucuses, straw polls, and the results on the convention floor, Mike Minogue has commanded the field and demonstrated what we all know to be true: he is the strongest candidate our party can put forward to the voters in November,” Massachusetts Committeewoman Janet Fogarty and…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College lacrosse downed Yale, 10-4, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, hosted by Stony Brook.With the win, the Eagles improved to 10-7 and extended their winning streak against Yale to 10 straight games.Boston College will face No. 5 seed Stony Brook in the second round on Sunday at 12 p.m. for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.It was a career day for Kylee Colbert, who scored a career-high six goals on eight shots to lead the offense,…

The New England Patriots are still supporting head coach Mike Vrabel despite the growing controversy involving former NFL reporter Dianna Russini. New photos and videos appeared this week showing Vrabel and Russini together during a 2021 boat trip in Tennessee. The new images brought even more attention to a story. The controversy first started in April after photos showed Vrabel and Russini holding hands at an adults-only resort in Arizona. More videos later surfaced from a bar in New York City in 2020. Both denied rumors about an affair at first. Later, Vrabel apologized for his “actions,” but he did…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential committee asked to find solutions for spiraling costs in college sports recommended creating a task force to look at pooling media rights, limiting coaches salaries, and rewriting eligibility and transfer-portal rules, along with at least a dozen other ideas.A draft document of the committee’s proposals, obtained by Yahoo Sports, wants Congress to quickly pass legislation that would create the task force, which would receive the antitrust exemption and the right to override individual state laws that the NCAA and other collegiate sports leaders are seeking.The committee is the product of a White House summit called…

School Assembly News Headlines: Kickstart your day with a brief round-up of major updates from India and around the world, followed by top sports stories and important education-related developments.  If you’re handling the news segment at your school assembly today, there’s no need to stress. We’ve curated a clean and organised list of key national, international, and sports headlines. These updates will help students stay aware of the latest happenings in the country, globally, and in the sporting arena.  ALSO READ: Delhi NIOS Admission 2026: Failed Class 9, 10 Students Get Second Chance, Direct Link Soon National News    BJP Set To Form Bengal Government; Three Big Names Emerge As Frontrunners For CM Post  Fake Number…

“We always say libraries are for everyone, and when we say everyone, we literally mean everyone,” said Helen Lee, supervisor of adult services at the Newton Free Library. “So being able to meet the needs of people in different ways is very important to us.”These services are also being used at a time when towns and cities across Massachusetts are facing budget constraints that some worry could result in cuts.Maureen Amyot, director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, said budget tightening in some towns — in places such as Marblehead and Chilmark — could affect services libraries provide to…