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Oliver Ames star Landon Sarney won the Div. 1 boys championship race at the Meet of Champions in Devens with a time of 15:33.28. Natick’s John Bianchi and Hopkinton’s Sean Finnegan rounded out the top three with times of 15:33.54 and 15:40.59 respectively. Brookline won the team championship (67), with the duo of Theodore Butty and Liam Hartmann leading the way with times of 15:53.91 and 15:55.54, respectively. Natick (87) and Concord-Carlisle (137) finished second and third, respectively. In Div. 2, Falmouth’s Silas Garner ran to the title in 15:43.55. Newburyport’s Michael Mohoric and Walpole’s Luke Zahurak rounded out the top…

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The New England Patriots made one final roster change ahead of their showdown with the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Gillette Stadium. On Saturday afternoon, the team announced running back Terrell Jennings has been placed on IR, while running back D’Ernest Johnson has been signed to the active roster from the practice squad. Jennings has been used as the Patriots’ third running back and in a special teams role since Antonio Gibson tore his ACL in the first matchup of the year against the Bills. Jennings suffered a concussion in the Patriots’ most recent game against the New York Giants,…

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During February’s NBA All-Star weekend, much of the chatter in league circles centered on how to improve the product. Or, to put it more bluntly, how to get the players to care about the All-Star Game itself again. All this talk was going on while a large number of viewers at home were drawn to the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-off, which had star players going all out on the ice — even dropping the gloves at points — to represent their nation.Add in the fact that NBC will broadcast next year’s All-Star Game and it falls right in the middle…

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article FILE – A man is using a special electric saw to cut a granite counter in a residential kitchen in preparation for installing a new range top. Getty Images A Massachusetts man has been diagnosed with a life-altering lung disease linked to popular kitchen countertops.  The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed this week that its first case of silicosis had been diagnosed in a Hispanic man in his 40s who, for the past 14 years, worked for stone countertop fabrication and installation companies.  What is silicosis?  Big picture view: Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhalation…

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Red Sox’s search for first base sluggers has finally led them to most obvious solution originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.With the MLB offseason well underway, the Boston Red Sox have been active but have yet to officially land a marquee addition.AdvertisementOutside of their deal for pitcher Sonny Gray, Boston has positioned itself in conversations surrounding virtually every major free agent and trade candidate as the club looks to build on its first postseason appearance since 2021.But while the spotlight has focused on big-ticket names, the Red Sox may…

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Harry Kane and England now know their path to glory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final after learning their group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games. When is the World Cup? How to Watch?The World Cup will run from June 11–July 19, 2026. Spread across three countries, the tournament will culminate with the final on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The FOX family of networks and the FOX Sports app are your complete home for World Cup content, including live matches, complete highlights, commentary…

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Massachusetts General HospitalMore than 11,000 jobs were cut in Massachusetts in September 2025, according to a report from the state’s Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD). Retail, biotech and healthcare were hit particularly hard. The release of the agency’s report was delayed due to the federal government shutdown that ended in November.This marks the largest monthly loss of jobs since the onset of the COVID pandemic in early 2020. It also represents a sharp downturn from earlier reports. Prior to September, the state showed a net loss of 2,100 jobs. With the inclusion of September’s figures, job losses for 2025…

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Highest-rated Class of 2026 men’s basketball recruits from MassachusettsFrom the roaring crowd to squeaking sneakers on the hardwood, high school basketball is a beloved American pastime.The sport’s school roots date back to its 19th-century beginnings. After all, James Naismith invented basketball as a physical education activity. The concept of a state championship for high school basketball soon followed. Illinois, for example, held a state championship as early as 1908. Other states with early high school basketball championships include Indiana (first championship in 1911) and Wisconsin (1916).AdvertisementNow, the sport is etched into the ethos of the American high school. Almost 900,000…

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