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Experiencing a sports spectacular as vast as the Milan Cortina Olympics can feel a little overwhelming at times, from keeping up with Team USA’s world-class athletes to carving out time to watch each event play out on NBC and Peacock.Luckily, help has arrived to make the 2026 Winter Olympics easier to navigate and enjoy.AdvertisementNBCUniversal is harnessing the latest technology to deliver the second version of OLI, its AI-powered Olympic guide that was first introduced during the 2024 Paris Olympics. The goal is to make watching the Games and taking in all the info and stats as accessible as possible.RELATED: Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun…

Apparently not — or at least not yet. Out-of-state movement surged in 2025, per the latest numbers released by the Census on Tuesday: a net loss of around 33,000 people to other states in the 12 months that ended on July 1. That’s up from 19,000 the previous year, and more in line with the year before that. (At least the 19K number was revised downward from the 27,500 figure for 2024 that came out a year ago.) Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.Governor Maura Healey brought Paley, a prominent…

On Friday night, the BC men’s hockey team traveled down Comm Ave to face their archrivals from Boston University. The Eagles and Terriers played this one-off game on Friday just before the Beanpot begins on Monday, and aren’t set to face each other again until the end of the season. Boston College defeated their red and white rivals, 4-1.Boston College took an early lead at Agganis when Andre Gasseau scored in under four minutes after the opening whistle. Another BC goal was called off for offsides, but the Eagles still managed to hold off the strong Terrier attack in the…

While speaking to reporters, including Boston.com’s Conor Ryan, Boston Bruins head coach Marco Sturm shared that both Elias Lindholm and Pavel Zacha won’t be traveling with the team for their upcoming Florida road trip.According to Ryan, Sturm also shared that he does not believe Lindholm and Zacha are in jeopardy of missing the Olympics due to their injury, but will have more tests.AdvertisementWith this news, the Bruins are expected to be without their top two centers for both the Stadium Series against the Tampa Bay Lightning and their following contest against the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. This…

On the Celtics off day, Anfernee Simons gave back to the Boston community and hosted the 2025-26 ‘Fit For a Cause’ event at the Auerbach Center. The purpose of the program is to encourage individuals to lead healthy and active lifestyles, while simultaneously raising money for their communities.Simons was joined by fifty Boston Scientific employees, and thirty youth from the Boys & Girls Club of Boston, Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest, and YMCA of Greater Boston. After the event, Simons took questions from reporters on a multitude of topics from trade rumors, his defensive improvements, and giving back to…

The NCAA wants the CFTC to tighten rules on college sport prediction markets, including age and advertising restrictions and anti-harassment measures.The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to suspend college sports prediction markets until rules are implemented to protect student athletes.NCAA president Charlie Baker asked CFTC chair Michael Selig in a letter on Wednesday to “suspend collegiate sport prediction markets until a more robust system with appropriate safeguards is in place.”Baker said that the “growth and haphazard nature” of sports prediction markets has contributed to more harassment directed at student athletes by bettors,…

The Netherlands’ national soccer team is scheduled to play its final 2026 World Cup group-stage match in Kansas City, but “The Orange” also could have a warm-up game here.That’s according to Jaap de Groot, a sports reporter for BNR Newsradio in the Netherlands. He reported the team picked Kansas City as a base camp. The team had also considered a spot in Texas, because it plays two matches there.AdvertisementThis is from a story on the BNR website: “Missouri is located in the so-called Midwest, and in the summer it’s much cooler than Texas, with lower humidity. The Dutch national team…

Massachusetts residents, labor groups and businesses are getting ready for another weekend of protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The events are organized in solidarity with calls from groups in Minnesota, who are calling for a day of “no work, no school, no shopping.”Rallygoers in Minnesota have been taking to the streets for weeks, and last Friday hundreds of businesses also shut down amid a general strike to protest the thousands of ICE agents in Minnesota.The latest actions in Massachusetts come after last weekend’s killing of protester Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis and how the federal…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the 2025 Men’s Soccer All-ACC Academic Team on Thursday afternoon and two Eagles were named to the list.   Senior Ask Ekeland and junior Moritz Gundelach earned the recognition for the second-straight year.   Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team include a 3.0-grade point average for the previous two semesters and 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career, while being enrolled at the institution for at least one year and being classified as an undergraduate student. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s athletic…

Eleven years after they faced off in Super Bowl XLIX, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are set to meet on the NFL’s biggest stage once again in Super Bowl LX. On February 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Patriots have a chance to kickstart a new, post–Tom Brady championship era with MVP candidate Drake Maye under center. The Seahawks, meanwhile, have a chance to shock the league as a team that opened the season at +6000 odds to make the Super Bowl, led there by a quarterback in Sam Darnold that multiple other NFL teams have…