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Matt Legros, Patriots WireSat, May 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM UTCPatriots captain’s honest reaction to Super Bowl rematch with SeahawksNew England Patriots safety Brenden Schooler has a candid outlook for the team’s Super Bowl rematch against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.According to Patriots Wire’s Sophie Weller, Schooler views the Seahawks matchup as one to take with the utmost severity.”I think it’s a great opportunity… I think you always have a chip on your shoulder when you’re going up against someone you previously lost to the year before,” Schooler said.Schooler approaches his fifth season with…

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — The Big Ten is flexing, subtly but perceptively.The College Football Playoff trophy sits front and center on a pedestal bearing the Indiana logo at the league’s annual spring meetings. It is flanked by two wooden NCAA championship trophies, one for UCLA’s women’s basketball title and another for Michigan’s men’s basketball—both of which ended a quarter-century’s worth of frustration for the conference on the hard court just over six weeks ago. If they wanted to, they could have expanded the display with a half-dozen other awards in numerous other sports.As it stands, this is plenty. Shuffling…

Two of the most recognizable athletes of the modern era are officially joining forces, and the sports world is already buzzing about the possibilities.NFL legend Tom Brady and soccer icon Zlatan Ibrahimovic are teaming up with FOX Sports for the network’s coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, creating one of the most unexpected and entertaining partnerships in recent sports media history.Fan rewrites World Cup history by reimagining iconic momentsXThe collaboration is part of FOX Sports’ massive buildup to the World Cup, which will be hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico.Ibrahimovic was recently announced as a studio analyst…

Massachusetts towns yet to comply with the MBTA Communities Act and lack direct service will not be granted additional time to come into compliance, as they continue to lose state grant funding. The state Senate has rejected a budget amendment seeking a two-year compliance extension for small towns and adjacent communities without direct MBTA service. Sen. Kelly Dooner, a Taunton Republican who represents a handful of small towns in Bristol and Plymouth counties, authored the amendment. She based the need for an extension on a lack of infrastructure to support development and a lack of cooperation from the state housing…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Theodor Schucht, Colin Peattie, and Mateo Bianchi of the Boston College Men’s Track and Field qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division I East First Round, hosted at the UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Action begins on Wednesday, May 27, and can be seen on ESPN+.   The top 12 competitors from each individual event and the top 12 teams from each relay event advance from each first round.   Schucht is set to compete in the 5000m Semifinal on Friday, May 29, at 8:10 p.m. EST. He enters with the 19th-fastest time…

BOSTON — The Red Sox have started exploring the trade market to bolster a lineup that has scored the fewest runs in the American League. According to a league source, Boston’s front office has been making calls and canvasing the league to see what might be available.A second league source noted that, given the team’s widespread offensive struggles, the team isn’t seeking to bolster offense at one specific position. The club is looking to add any offense in general, with a preference for a right-handed bat. The Red Sox have been without Roman Anthony for the past three weeks and…

Team USA honors late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau after Olympic gold winAfter winning Olympic gold, Team USA hockey honored late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau by carrying his jersey and inviting his kids onto the ice.The United States is in danger of going from a 2025 gold medal to missing the quarterfinals after Latvia pulled off a big upset at the men’s hockey world championships.Latvia (six points) moved past the Americans (five) into fourth place − the cutoff line to advance − with a 4-2 victory on Saturday, May 23.The USA badly outshot Latvia in the first two periods, tying the…

The Fireman’s Association is hosting two fundraisers: a spaghetti dinner and a bake sale. — The spaghetti dinner will be held 4-7 p.m. next Saturday, May 30, at the Rockport Central Fire Station. http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a11ac2ea2694b01ac399478538bc4a0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gloucestertimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal_news%2Ffirefighters-fundraising-for-fourth-events-in-rockport%2Farticle_810b404f-2ec6-40f2-a30f-f75dd6a0adbf.html&c=14687100509942848905&mkt=en-us

Adam Rippon praises figure skater Alysa LiuFormer Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon shares his admiration for Alysa Liu and her mentality as a figure skater.Sports SeriouslyANAHEIM, CA — Alysa Liu is scared to go back home.Not in a bad way. She’s been able to return a few times since the 2026 Winter Olympics. Rather, the next time she’s back and settled in, it will likely be much different than what she’s known for most of her 20 years of life.“I’m scared it won’t feel like home anymore, because all of a sudden everyone’s gonna know me,” Liu told USA TODAY…

EVERETT, Mass. – At least nine children were hurt after a school bus crashed into another vehicle in Everett, Massachusetts, on Thursday, May 21, according to authorities. Dig deeper: Video captured by a nearby business shows the bus making a left turn at the intersection of Broadway and Langton Street before colliding with a black sedan traveling along Broadway in the opposite direction. What they’re saying: In a joint statement, Everett Police Chief Paul Strong and Everett Public Schools Superintendent William Hart said emergency crews responded to a crash “involving a school bus” carrying 11 children. Officials said nine of…