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Lindsey Vonn arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala on Monday celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition in New York City. The U.S. alpine skier is still recovering from a horrific crash at the Winter Olympics in February. Evan Agostini/Invision via AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision via AP NEW YORK — Was it crazy? Was it dangerous? Was it even possible? For nine days last winter, the question of whether Lindsey Vonn should race in the Winter Olympics on a freshly torn ACL was the talk of sports TV shows, TikToks, Instagram…

In a few short months, Massachusetts voters will head to the polls to cast their vote for U.S. senator. Incumbent Senator Ed Markey faces off against a younger challenger once again in Seth Moulton, a congressman from Salem, who will attempt to unseat the 79-year-old in the September Democratic primary. According to a poll from the University of New Hampshire, Markey leads Moulton by 13%, pulling 46% of the vote compared to Moulton’s 33%. Markey, a Malden native, was elected to the House in 1976 and has served in the Senate since 2013. He would be 86 by the end…

The Boston Bruins will miss out on a Top 10 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Although the Bruins made the playoffs this season, a trade from last year resulted in Boston being a part of this year’s draft lottery which took place on Tuesday night. In 2025, Boston traded defenseman Brandon Carlo to the Toronto Maple Leafs for forward Fraser Minten, a fourth-round pick in last year’s draft, and a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 draft. The first-round pick from the Maple Leafs was top-five protected so the Bruins would only get it if it fell outside of the top five…

Coach Steve’s new book guides parents through youth sportsUSA TODAY Sports’ Steve Borelli (a.k.a. Coach Steve) has a new book to help parents through the tough moments parents face when their kids play sports. Get your copy here: Coachsteve.usatbook.comBOSTON — The value of a captain to a team, just like the value of sports in one’s life, can be understated and overlooked.Heisman and the Aspen Institute are combining forces in an effort to exemplify the virtues of both across high school athletics.A new national initiative, to be announced Tuesday May 5, aims to develop high school team captains into civic…

United States midfielder Weston McKennie, the 2026 FIFA World Cup logo, and Argentina forward Lionel Messi. — FIFA (logo) and Wikimedia Commons – Bryan Berlin (left), Hossein Zohrevand (right)If you can’t wait to watch as much soccer as possible this summer, you might be qualified to make it your job.Fox Sports and Indeed are launching a nationwide search for one fan to become the “Fox One Chief World Cup Watcher Hired Through Indeed.” The temporary job, which promotes the Fox One streaming service, will pay a lucky fan $50,000 to watch all 104 matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The role runs…

Anyone who has done that work knows how hard it is to get people to vote in communities too often ignored by political systems. It takes trust, language access, and conversations in neighborhoods, businesses, on radio, in newspapers, online, and face to face. That is why the 15 percent rule, requiring candidates to earn at least 15 percent of delegate votes at the party convention to make it onto the primary ballot, is so troubling. In communities like Boston, Chelsea, Revere, Everett, Lynn, and Lawrence, many voters are unenrolled and balancing work, family, language access, and daily pressures. They are…

For the first time in five years, the New England Patriots have a true fullback back on their roster. In free agency the team signed Reggie Gilliam to fill the role after converted tight end Jack Westover handled it last year. During his six years in Buffalo, Gilliam was mainly used as a lead blocker lining up in the backfield. That’s a big part of the role those like James Develin and Jakob Johnson had in New England, but Gilliam is preparing to have more on his plate too.”I’m learning the entire the entire offense. I’m not just learning fullback,”…

A $50K World Cup job is open now — but you’ll watch all 104 matches from a glass box in Times Square while creating content. NEW YORK — Someone is going to get paid to watch the World Cup. Yes, this is real. No, it is not a scam.  FOX Sports, which holds the U.S. broadcasting rights for the 2026 World Cup, announced Friday a job titled “FOX One Chief World Cup Watcher” will be paid $50,000 to watch all 104 matches across the 39-day tournament.  One caveat: they’ll be watched, too. The person selected will essentially be a World…

Massachusetts state Senate leaders are proposing a $53 million increase in flexible funding for the state’s 351 cities and towns.The increase is part of a $1.376 billion local aid proposal, which the Senate Ways and Means Committee described as the highest “in state history.” It appears in the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget recommendation, which is due to be released Tuesday. Senate leaders say that every municipality would see an increase in Unrestricted General Government Aid under their proposal. Local leaders can decide how to prioritize projects and spend the money. “This funding gives local leaders the flexibility to meet…

Red Sox’s trade of Rafael Devers actually looks genius, and this one stat proves why originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Boston Red Sox have made a lot of wrong decisions over the past decade, with the Mookie Betts trade obviously being the biggest one.AdvertisementThe Red Sox didn’t do what was needed in that trade, and as a result, have really suffered from that. It’s unfortunate that Boston made the decisions it did a few years ago, but there’s no going back now.Some of the other questionable moves the…