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Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.By Nate Weitzer, Globe correspondentWESTWOOD — To be continued.Catholic Conference rivals Xaverian and St. John’s Prep battled to the final play on Thanksgiving, with the host Hawks hanging on for a 21-18 victory and their first league title since 2018, but the programs will meet again Dec. 6 in the Division 1 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium.Xaverian’s Dave Chiavegato (1) and Jackson Holmes break up a pass in the end zone intended for St. John’s Prep’s Pierson Scala on the final play of the game.Winslow…

Which team returned to the WNC high school power rankings ahead of the third round NCHSAA playoffs on Nov. 21?

Listen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Local favourite Christina Black has a berth in the women’s final of the Canadian curling trials in Halifax.She upset second-ranked Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., 6-3 in today’s semifinal at Scotiabank Centre.The 21st-ranked Black, from Halifax, scored three points in the ninth end and ran Einarson out of rocks in the 10th.She will meet world No. 1 Rachel Homan of Ottawa in a best-of-three final starting Friday.The men’s semifinal between Mike McEwen’s Saskatoon team and Matt Dunstone’s Winnipeg side is…

Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November, and this year it falls on Nov. 27, one of the latest dates it can possibly be.The holiday is a time for friends, families and communities across the United States to come together to give thanks, enjoy a meal together and, for many, to take a break from their everyday lives and work.Americans should anticipate that most businesses and public services will not operate or be open due to the holiday.Here’s a list of what is open and what is closed in Massachusetts for Thanksgiving day 2025.GovernmentFederal Courts: ClosedState Courts: ClosedFederal Offices:…

When Boston College forward Boden Kapke drained a tying, 35-foot shot off an inbounds pass with three seconds left in regulation, Tulane could have folded in a consolation game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday.Curtis Williams had other ideas.Williams, a 6-foot-6 junior transfer guard from Georgetown, scored the last five of his career-high 32 points in overtime, including a driving layup with 1:08 left that gave the Green Wave (4-2) the lead for good in a bounce-back 93-90 victory after consecutive losses by more than 20 points. It was his second masterpiece in six games. He opened the season by…

We recently highlighted several of the year’s top defenders in Massachusetts high school girls soccer.Now, we want to hear from you: Which high school defender in Massachusetts girls soccer was the best of the best in 2025?Read the write-ups on every defender here, and then vote in the poll at the bottom of this page.The voting will conclude Friday, Dec. 19, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Later, we will publish the “fans’ all-star team” based on the vote of the readers. Note: MassLive’s polls are intended to be fun. You can vote as many times as you want, but we discourage…

The Bruins will always aim for more than breaking even. But on a trip like the one the Bruins just embarked on — beginning in California last Wednesday before Wednesday’s finale in New York — breaking .500 may have been the best realistic result for Marco Sturm’s squad. And they made sure they ended it with a bang, too, as the Bruins got themselves back in the win column and at 2-2-0 on the trip with a 3-1 final over the Islanders. The Bruins made their shots and saves count in this one, too, as the Bruins won despite being…

Feast Week is among one of the best stretches in the sports calendar. College basketball is on television seemingly all day, every day, giving us plenty of results to digest. Watching high-level foes square off makes the action that much better. CBS Sports is right there with the rest of us, taking in games across the country. They have also compiled the latest top 25 and 1 to reflect the early portion of Feast Week. Some major movement takes place throughout, mainly due to results at the Players Era Festival. Let’s check out the full rankings, beginning in the desert.…

article ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – NOVEMBER 20: A general view of the FIFA World Cup trophy on display prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament and European Play-Off Draw at Home of FIFA on November 20, 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Marcio Ma WASHINGTON, D.C. – The countries filling up the groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be decided next week, when FIFA holds its official World Cup Final Draw in Washington, D.C.  The draw will determine which of the 48 qualified nations face off in the opening round of the biggest tournament in soccer history…

Felix Morgan, CEO of Trucordia, said the acquisition enables the company to provide “expanded solutions, more competitive pricing, and exceptional service to even more communities in New England and beyond.” Charles River Insurance works with over a dozen top carriers to offer a full spectrum of insurance products, including auto, home, business owner’s, commercial auto, business interruption, and directors and officers coverage. Clients can engage with local producers both virtually and in-person at offices in Framingham and Leominster.