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President Trump predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly — something some sports leaders who joined him Friday at a White House summit agreed could only happen by raising more money to pay players.   Trump suggested he would write an “all-encompassing” executive order within a week in hopes it would spark action from Congress. He also said he expected the order to trigger a lawsuit that could put the issue back in front of the court system that approved industry-changing payments to players for their name, image…

The International Olympic Committee has officially banned transgender women from competing in women’s sports, starting with the Los Angeles 2028 Games. KTLA’s Kareen Wynter reports.

For the last few years, covering the NCAA basketball tournaments in Massachusetts has fallen into a familiar pattern.It goes something like this: Of the nine Massachusetts schools that have Division I basketball programs, just one team gets an invite on Selection Sunday. This year, it was Holy Cross’ women’s team. Last year, it was Harvard’s women’s squad. Before that it was the Crusaders’ women’s team in back to back years, and the UMass Minutewomen. But in the state where basketball was invented, the men’s teams are struggling to even make it into the bracket. None have made it for six…

Germantown native and Saint Frances graduate Jude Bowry is making his mark in the NFL Draft process after a standout career as an offensive lineman at Boston College. Bowry’s story is one of perseverance and preparation, traits that are rooted in his ties to Saint Frances in Baltimore. He comes from a family of athletes and credits his parents, Dale and Howlynn, for his success. “I got to give it to my parents, especially my mom. She played soccer when she was younger,” Bowry said on Glenn Clark Radio March 17. “Growing up, I was playing all types of sports…

Two of the Downriver area’s top high school girls soccer programs in recent years met up for a big early-season clash Wednesday night when New Boston Huron hiked its way over to Trenton. Huron came in looking to make it back-to-back wins this week overall after dropping its season opener back on March 19. Trenton meanwhile was hoping to avoid an 0-2 start to the spring after falling in its first game of the season on March 20. No stranger to facing each other in big-time games, the two programs have squared off the district portion of the Division 2…

Red Sox-Reds Series Preview: Boston Pitching Staff Gets First Chance To Shine originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.It’s time for Opening Day!The Boston Red Sox will kickstart their regular season schedule against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Thursday — with full coverage beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on NESN. If you want to know what’s coming and what to expect, check out our full series preview:AdvertisementRED SOX (0-0) @ REDS (0-0)Dates: March 26, March 28, March 29Location: Great American Ball ParkSeries Record (All-Time): 22-11THREE STORYLINES1. ROTATION IN THE ROTATIONThe Red Sox…

The US women’s hockey team plays in the women’s hockey gold medal game Thursday, Feb. 19, and there are four Olympic men’s hockey games today on the men’s hockey schedule, but does the US men’s hockey play today?According to the 2026 Winter Olympic schedule today, the men’s US hockey team plays next on Wednesday, Feb. 18, with high betting odds it’ll be USA vs Sweden in the men’s ice hockey quarterfinals, according to prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi.AdvertisementTeam USA men’s hockey will play the winner of today’s men’s qualifying game, Sweden vs Lativa — with a 90% probability Sweden wins…

Thursday hits the newsstands with a wide variety of topics, especially in Spain. While in Madrid the main talking points are Mbappé and the World Cup playoff, in Barcelona the women take center stage after a historic result.The 2-6 thrashing of Real Madrid Femenino not only puts qualification for the Champions League semi-finals firmly on track, but also sends a statement across Europe ahead of the upcoming rounds of the continent’s top competition.AdvertisementElsewhere in the world, it is World Cup playoff day. And one country in particular, Italy, is on edge. Twelve years without reaching a World Cup is far…

Those numbers have improved slightly in recent years — wait times over 12 hours for mental health patients accounted for 37.5 percent of emergency department visits in 2024, down from nearly 40 percent in 2022. Still, bottlenecks at every step of a patient’s journey through the mental health system are slowing down their access to care, the report said. The causes of boarding “are both from patients coming to the emergency department in the first place, as well as challenges with discharging patients once they’re ready, either for a community-based care or to be placed into inpatient care,” said Laura…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College lacrosse hosts No. 2 Stanford in a 5 p.m. clash on Thursday inside Alumni Stadium on ACC Network. About the Eagles Last Time Out BC suffered a 21-12 loss to No. 1 UNC on Saturday. Lily Kondas paced the offense with five goals. Giulia Colarusso, Casey Colbert, and Marissa White each recorded three points, with Colarusso and White scoring twice. Colbert added a team-high two assists.A Win Would – Give BC a 6-5 mark and a 5-3 record in the ACC. – Hand Stanford its first loss of the season.  – Give the Eagles their highest-ranked win of the…