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Matthew Tkachuk said in early May that Team USA wasn’t going to Switzerland for a vacation.He wasn’t kidding.The United States beat Austria, 4-1, Tuesday at the IIHF World Championship, punching its ticket to the quarterfinals and setting up exactly what the hockey world wanted: USA vs. Canada.Again. Team USA’s Matthew Tkachuk celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Austria during the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Robert Hradil/RvS.Media/Getty Images)Just three months after Team USA beat Canada in overtime to win its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since the 1980 Lake Placid team finished off its “Miracle…

Boston is getting a $1.2 million boost from the state to cover public safety costs for the FIFA World Cup watch parties and events the city is hosting this summer. The grant was awarded to the city by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s Sports and Entertainment Events Fund, according to a document sent to the city and obtained by the Herald. “This grant round was made available for public safety expenditures in communities hosting official FIFA activities, including World Cup games, Fan Fest, and team home bases, as well as communities that border the stadium in Foxboro,” the…

A Massachusetts police chief is unloading on critics of his department’s social media posts about crime in his small South Coast town, which he says are not meant to “win popularity contests.” Rochester Police Chief Michael A. Assad Jr. is backing his department’s Facebook posts, highlighting the importance of community policing after some critics labeled the PD’s social media presence as “weird.” “To all the haters out there…yes, if you get arrested in Rochester, there is a good chance your booking photo and the reason for your arrest will be posted,” Assad wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday. “We may…

Every May, the college baseball landscape shifts as the postseason begins. The day-to-day grind of the regular season transforms, and the “Road to Omaha” – the NCAA Division I Men’s Baseball tournament – begins with its grueling and multi-tiered structure designed to punish teams with an unforgiving emotional roller coaster that remains one of the most unique structures across the intercollegiate athletics universe.To win a national championship, teams must conquer a marathon shifting between different formats and phases: a multi-team Regional, a head-to-head Super Regional and a historic College World Series that includes separate double-elimination and best-of-three formats. Kicking off…

Amid the proms and graduations, the high school postseason is about to launch into full swing with the upcoming releases of the rest of the MIAA’s tournament brackets. And there’s no better way to stay on top of the previews, scores, and stories than by reading the Globe’s high school coverage.And speaking of excellent sports writing . . . here’s the final call for entries into the 2026 Will McDonough sports writing contest. Deadline is Wednesday (May 27).The contest is again free to enter and open to any high school student (in grades 9-12). Taking part is easy: First, an…

Victor Soderstrom’s time with the Boston Bruins organization has officially come to a close. EHC Biel-Bienne of Switzerland’s National League has announced that they have signed Soderstrom to a …

The remainder of the high school postseason, which will begin Friday, is playing from behind after the show that the tennis championships provided.

Strictly speaking from a sports viewpoint, when you think about London, you think about all of the fabulous soccer that’s been played over there.A driving locational force behind the Premier League, London has produced a bevy of clubs that compete for the title each and every year. Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham and West Ham make up the main clubs that play in the London area.Each team has rabid fans that need soccer to quench their thirst for sports.London also has hosted the Olympic Games three times, the most recent being in 2012. It’s a city that…

Make a gift in honor of the good that comes from BDN journalism in your hands, and help raise $60,000 this spring to support our reporting. Make a donation now.  A trio out of Massachusetts was arrested Friday night after they allegedly rammed a Lewiston police cruiser with a stolen vehicle. Antonio Moralespijoan, 23, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, has been charged with reckless conduct, aggravated criminal mischief, refusing to submit to arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, theft by receiving stolen property and theft by unauthorized use of property; Angelika Almeida, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been charged with theft by…

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) – Despite running out of steam in the Conference USA finals, Liberty will have another chance to show they belong with the best teams.Liberty baseball defeats Sam Houston in the Conference USA tournament, 10-4(Liberty Athletics)The Flames (41-19) received an at large bid to the NCAA tournament, and will travel to the Athens, GA regional to face Boston College (36-21) Friday afternoon. The 2026 Flames became the fourth team in program history to win 41 or more games in a season. The last to win 41 games was the 2019 team, which tied the school record with 43…