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There was no shortage of vitriol as Canada and Team USA went head to head at BCF Arena (Fribourg) in the quarterfinals of the 2026 IIHF World Championship. In the end, however, only one could make it through to the semifinals, and that was the Great White North.Because winning teams will be reseeded after the quarterfinal stage and there is no fixed bracket, Canada did not learn who it would play next until all games of the round had been completed. The Canadians did not have to wait too long, though. Once the second slate of the quarterfinals games come…

FIFA World Cup 2026 US host city travel tipsSave on World Cup travel with smart lodging and transportation tips across the U.S. host cities.The Federal Aviation Administration has announced it will ban drones during the 2026 World Cup near games, fan festivals and team training sites in the United States.The U.S. will serve as co-host of the 2026 World Cup along with Mexico and Canada. The competition kicks off on June 11 and will run through July 19. Of the 16 host cities, 11 are in the United States.In a news release, the FAA said it would coordinate with the…

BOSTON, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Boston Business Journal has named RapDev to its annual list of the Largest Software Developers in Massachusetts, ranking the Boston-based firm #17 statewide. The list ranks firms by total Massachusetts employee headcount and recognizes the companies building the software that powers the Commonwealth’s technology economy. (PRNewsfoto/RapDev) “Massachusetts has always been a place where innovation thrives, and being recognized among the companies driving it here means a lot to us,” said Tameem Hourani, Founder of RapDev. “We’ve built RapDev around depth of expertise, depth of partnership, and depth of commitment to the outcomes our customers…

Coming off a program-best regular season with 36 wins, which tied for the most in BC history, and a 17-win mark in ACC play, which was the most, Boston College baseball was looking to add to its season accolades and attempt to win its first ACC Tournament title. The Eagles came up short in that quest. The No. 4-seeded Eagles went one-and-done in the tournament after receiving a double bye, losing their quarterfinal game to No. 5 Miami 8-2 on Thursday evening at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C. Boston College had just five hits in the game, most of them coming in the…

The Boston Bruins basked in a lot of victories, both moral and literal, during this past season when they pushed to 100 points during the regular season and then made it back to the Stanley Cup playoffs after a painful hiatus during the previous season. But the 2024-25 dumpster fire of a hockey campaign and the obvious talent gap that the Black and Gold faced this past season can be traced back to a period of fallow drafts from 2018-2021 that featured first-round busts, few NHL players produced and a handful of draft picks that never even signed with the…

(Bloomberg) — Saint Francis University was out of its league, and Father Malachi Van Tassell knew it. Most Read from Bloomberg Bigger, richer universities were raiding its men’s basketball team, luring away one star player with a six-figure deal, and Van Tassell, the school’s president, worried that his athletic department was just turning into “a farm team for larger conferences.” “We simply cannot compete” with those top schools, said Van Tassell. So he and his board did something that only a handful of schools have done in the last 25 years: They pulled Saint Francis, a small Catholic school in…

HARRISON, N.J. (May 6, 2026) — Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, today announced a comprehensive summer schedule that will make the venue the premier entertainment destination in the New York metropolitan region. From international friendlies in early May and late June featuring World Cup-bound nations, to a summer-long series of watch parties, live concerts and fan activations running through mid-July, Sports Illustrated Stadium will serve as the gathering place for fans across the region throughout the biggest summer that soccer has ever seen in America. The summer at Sports Illustrated Stadium encompasses multiple distinct programming pillars: pre-tournament international…

BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft celebrated Tuesday after Massachusetts became the first state to recognize their union, a milestone in the growing effort to organize gig-economy workers classified as independent contractors under federal labor law.The victory could provide a model for similar campaigns gaining traction in states including California and Illinois, where labor organizers are increasingly targeting app-based industries as drivers also grapple with the rapid expansion of self-driving technology.As drivers waved signs and chanted with the gold dome of the Massachusetts State House providing a backdrop, labor leaders described Friday’s certification as…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Kickoff times and network designations for Boston College’s games in Weeks 1 through 3 were announced Wednesday afternoon by the ACC. The 2026 season opener at Cincinnati on Sept. 5 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on FOX. The Eagles will play in Cincinnati for the first time since 1996 after the programs last met at a neutral site during the 2019 season. The Eagles’ home opener vs. Rutgers on Friday, Sept. 11, will be played at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2. The game will serve as Boston College’s annual “Red Bandanna Game,” taking place on…

Speaking to the media in a formal setting for the first time since revealing he would miss the final day of the NFL draft, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said he is keeping his focus narrow.One month since the scandal broke involving Vrabel and former NFL reporter Dianni Russini, the Patriots assembled as a team on Wednesday for the start of voluntary team activities.Photographs and video of Vrabel, 50, and Russini became public prior to the NFL draft. Vrabel said he had “difficult conversations” and announced during the draft he would be away from the team on Saturday, during rounds…