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WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — The National Football League announced Tuesday that the third annual NFL Flag Championships Presented by Toyota will be held in Westfield from July 23–26, marking the first time the world’s largest youth flag football tournament will take place in Indiana. The event will be staged at the Droplight Grand Park Sports Campus, a 400-plus-acre complex in the Indianapolis metropolitan area featuring more than 30 multipurpose fields. Championship games are scheduled for Sunday, July 26. The NFL Flag Championships are the largest youth flag football tournament in the world and will reach a new high-water mark this…

A nearly completed stadium in Mansfield, Texas, is vying to become a training base for World Cup teams, even as no squads have officially chosen North Texas for the 2026 tournament.The $40 million Texas Health Mansfield Stadium must be finished by May to qualify as a FIFA base camp, city officials told Fox 4 KDFW. Construction crews installed fresh grass last week and expect to complete the video board next week.AdvertisementThe timing matters because North Texas will host nine World Cup matches — more than any other city. Yet prominent teams, including England, Germany, and Argentina, have already selected base…

MA State House: Watch out for the ‘Sacred Cod’Meet Margie Cullen, New England Politics Reporter, and get introduced to the Massachusetts State House – including the ‘Sacred Cod.’The bill requires that any audio or video political ad that uses “synthetic media” must contain a message reading “contains content generated by AI.”Similar efforts have been made in other states.The House also passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit candidates or other political groups from distributing “deceptive communications” within 90 days of an election.The Massachusetts House passed a bill Feb. 11 to ban the use of artificial intelligence in political advertisements without a disclosure.“If you watched…

CHESTNUT HILL — National rankings and a favorable placement in the Hockey East tournament were the source of contention when No. 12 Boston College hosted No. 10 UConn on Friday night at Conte Forum.With Providence College entrenched atop the Hockey East standings, BC and UConn began the home-and-home weekend series lodged in a contentious battle for second place.AdvertisementAll the Eagles needed in the moment was for their best player to step up in a big way.Boston Bruins 2025 first-round draft pick James Hagens recorded his second career hat trick that included the game winner in a 5-2 victory over the…

Monroe County Region high school sports calendar for Feb. 23-March 1.MONDAYBOYS BASKETBALLDistrict QuarterfinalsMore: Monroe County Region basketball roundup for games of Feb. 17Bedford at Trenton, 5:30 p.m.AdvertisementMonroe vs. Gibraltar Carlson at Trenton, 7 p.m.Airport vs. Flat Rock at Jefferson, 5:30 p.m.Ida vs. Dundee at Jefferson, 7 p.m.Milan vs. Brooklyn Columbia Central at Tecumseh, 7 p.m.SMCC vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard at Erie Mason, 7 p.m.GIRLS BASKETBALLRiverview at SMCC, 7 p.m.Jefferson at Milan, 7 p.m.Grosse Ile at New Boston Huron, 7 p.m.Britton Deerfield at Summerfield, 4:30 p.m.Maddie Kwiatkowski handles the ball for Bedford during a 48-42 Whitmer win in overtime on Tuesday,…

National News Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this incident. This is an aerial view of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) AP By ASSOCIATED PRESS February 22, 2026 | 9:11 AM Less than a minute to read WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service announced Sunday that an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was…

College football Week 7 straight-up picksWeek 7 picks include Indiana-Oregon, Alabama-Missouri, Texas-Oklahoma and more.The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee has adopted a recommendation that would bring a significant change to its sports betting policy for student-athletes and athletics department staff members, the organization announced Wednesday, Oct. 8.The change would allow for student-athletes and athletics department staff members to bet on professional sports. It would not change the NCAA prohibiting student-athletes and athletics department staff members from making bets or sharing information with bettors on college sports.There remains some redlining to be figured out before the change goes into effect, as it…

Clint Dempsey on measure of success for the US in upcoming World CupUSMNT legend Clint Demspey breaks down what he considers to be the measure of success for the team as they prepare to host the upcoming World Cup.Sports SeriouslyFox Sports has unveiled the full broadcast schedule for the 2026 World Cup.The World Cup, hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, will feature 48 teams for the first time, meaning there will be a record 104 matches in the competition.Of those matches, 70 will air on Fox’s broadcast channel with the other 34 to air on FS1. Every match…

Meteorologists are dropping the B-word into their forecasts for Sunday night’s winterstorm into Monday, warning of heavy snow and winds that could cause power outages across eastern Massachusetts. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning that will go into effect Sunday afternoon and last until Tuesday morning, as meteorologists expect this storm to be more impactful than January’s, from which the region is still clearing out. Portions of eastern, northeastern, and southeastern Massachusetts are included in the blizzard warning, covering the Boston-to-Providence corridor. It is set to go into effect at 4 p.m. Sunday and expire at 7…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College Women’s Track and Field gears up for its final indoor meet of the regular season, as they take on the Saucony Battle for Boston at the BU Track & Tennis Center on Sunday, February 22. The event will be streamed on FloTrack.   The Eagles took on three meets last weekend, with their best success coming at Washington University’s Husky Classic. The DMR group of Hanna Hollins, Sydney Segalla, Iris Bergman, and Imogen Gardiner highlighted the first day of the meet by setting a new school record. Running a 10:47.53 to finish second overall,…