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The National Weather Service issued a report at 12:30 a.m. on Monday for fog until 5 a.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.”As of 12:30 a.m. Monday, many locations in Southern New England were reporting visibilities between one-half and 4 miles with fog and areas of drizzle. Visibilities will remain reduced into the Monday morning commute and could make for more difficult travel. Very slow improvement is anticipated into Monday morning. Travelers overnight into early Monday morning should expect sudden changes in visibility…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College women’s basketball earned a convincing 82-53 win over UMass Lowell on Sunday afternoon in Conte Forum.The Eagles are now 2-1 on the season, while UMass Lowell falls to 1-1.It was a balanced offensive effort with seven players scoring at least seven points and four in double figures. Teionni McDaniel led the way with 15 points and grabbed five rebounds. Athena Tomlinson poured in a career-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and dished out seven assists. Jocelyne Grier scored 12 points off the bench (10 in the second half), and Erin Houpt netted a season-high 11…

The Berkshire County high school soccer season came to a close over the weekend with three losses in the Round of 16 of respective MIAA State Tournaments.Friday afternoon on Cape Cod, the Hoosac Valley boys were beaten by Saint John Paul II.On Saturday, both the Mount Greylock girls and Monument Mountain boys were eliminated from the Division IV brackets. The Hoosac boys were seeded 19th and had to make their second trip of the week down the Cape. Hoosac had knocked off No. 14 Upper Cape Cod RVT 2-1 in the opening round. That brought about Friday’s tilt at No. 3…

Fraser Minten scored against his former team and Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the sloppy Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Saturday night for their sixth straight victory. Morgan Geekie, with a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson, Michael Eyssimont and David Pastrnak provided the rest of the offense for Boston. Mason Lorei added two assists for the Bruins, who were missing top defenseman Charlie McAvoy because of a personal matter. Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli and John Tavares scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz allowed four goals on 19 shots before getting pulled. Dennis Hildeby finished with 19 saves…

BELOIT, Ohio (WKBN) – It’s no secret, West Branch’s girls basketball program has been one of the bench marks in the area. The Warriors closed out the season with their second straight Eastern Buckeye Conference championship and another 20-win campaign.“Our expectations are always very high,” said coach Walt DeShields. “We think that we have several girls that are capable of competing at the varsity level this season, which will make our team exciting to watch.”AdvertisementThe Warriors return six letter winners including a pair of starters from last year’s 22-win team in center Tallie Muniz (7.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg) and guard…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Olympic medalist Alex Shibutani issued an apology after footage emerged of him berating his younger sister and ice dancing partner Maia.”I feel terrible about it,” Alex told reporters Friday. “Unfortunately, I lost my temper in training, and it shouldn’t have happened. I apologized to Maia right after our practice.”In the video that leaked on social media last month, Alex can be heard directing an expletive-laced rant at his younger sister.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States perform in the Ice Dance…

Massachusetts officials have unveiled a new report that lays out recommendations for ways the state can protect coastal communities as sea level rise worsens.ResilientCoasts — a 144-page document released Thursday by the Healey administration — aims to make it easier for towns and regions to access funding, share data and coordinate projects. It also outlines steps to protect property and strengthen infrastructure, such as preserving natural buffers like salt marshes, elevating houses, and requiring home sellers to disclose their property’s flood risk to prospective buyers.“What the plan does is it really lays out a foundation for how the state can…

For a moment, it looked like the top of the Big Ten could be thrown into chaos. Instead, Week 11 plunged only the top of the ACC into complete and total confusion.And yet, neither conference race actually changed. As hard as that may be to believe after both Louisville and Virginia were upset, the same likelihoods await the ACC now that awaited the ACC before Saturday’s mess.AdvertisementObviously, the same is true of the Big Ten after both Indiana and Oregon avoided upset bids, but should either the Hoosiers or the Ducks be doubted a bit more because of those close…

Analyzing high school football brackets on South Shore Sports ShowHosts Chris McDaniel, Ryan Vermette and Jason Snow discuss all South Shore football teams in the upcoming MIAA state tournaments.The MIAA high school football playoffs are officially upon us.On Friday, Nov. 7, 122 teams competed in 61 Round of 16 matchups across all eight divisions. With just 14 teams in the Division 2 bracket, No. 1 Catholic Memorial and No. 2 Bishop Feehan both earned first-round byes.One Div. 8 Round of 16 matchup is slated for Saturday, Nov. 8, as No. 5 Hoosac Valley hosts No. 12 Blackstone-Millville for a noon…

By not making a move before the NFL’s trade deadline, the New England Patriots sent a few important messages of their own.With a surprising 7-2 record, tied for the best in the NFL, conventional wisdom said the Patriots would spend Tuesday tinkering with their roster and, at a minimum, adding depth at a few key spots.Instead, the Patriots stood pat as the division rival New York Jets initiated a fire sale; the Indianapolis Colts, another surprising 7-2 team, acquired star cornerback Sauce Gardner; and the Dallas Cowboys gave up a haul for defensive lineman Quinnen Williams after trading away Micah…