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UConn men’s basketball assistant coach Luke Murray will soon leave the Huskies’ sidelines.Boston College announced Thursday that it has hired Murray as its next men’s basketball head coach.Murray will remain with UConn for the remainder of the NCAA Tournament and then relocate to Chestnut Hill, Mass.AdvertisementThere, he’ll look to rebuild a program that has long been at the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference and hasn’t appeared in March Madness since 2009.Since joining UConn in 2021, Murray has played a critical role in the program’s success, which includes back-to-back national championship victories.Head coach Dan Hurley has credited Murray with modernizing…

Drake Maye is quickly rising up the NFL’s pecking order. After an incredible sophomore season that saw him lead the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl, the quarterback is well on track to become a household name and a popular figure. That will, naturally, include doing some promotional stuff.Maye was back in North Carolina to watch the Charlotte Hornets at home play the New York Knicks. During one of the timeouts, the stadium announcer acknowledged the Patriots star’s presence. Maye also gave the fans a little treat by throwing footballs to the crowd during the timeout. Drake Maye is…

Two Milford High School students have been named ambassadors for the Massachusetts Special Olympics’ March fundraising event.Trevor Dupre and Miguel Herpin-Hernandez will serve as ambassadors during Jersey Mike’s “Month of Giving,” according to a community announcement.The two students are scheduled to visit local Jersey Mike’s locations, meet with staff and customers, and raise awareness about the Special Olympics in Massachusetts. They will also share the importance of inclusion and community as they prepare to compete in the upcoming Special Olympics games.AdvertisementAdvertisementSpecial Olympics is the 2026 beneficiary of “Month of Giving.” Throughout March, Jersey Mike’s locations in the U.S. and Canada…

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…