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Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien along with Lewis Bond, Bam Crouch, Logan Taylor and KP Price spoke with the media for the first time at ACC Media Days in Charlotte,…

Louisville Cardinals Women’s Volleyball face the Boston College Eagles at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 26, 2025, at 7 p.m. This intense Atlantic Coast Conference matchup pits two…

Former Boston College starting quarterback Thomas Castellanos lost his starting job in the middle of last season, ultimately leading to the decision for the two-year starter to enter the transfer portal.Castellanos, a senior this year, landed at Florida State, where he is expected to start this fall.When Castellanos left Boston College, the predominant narrative coming out of the situation was that he quit on the team. The former Eagles quarterback pushed back on that thought at ACC Kickoff this week.”There’s so many narratives saying, ‘Oh, he got benched or he quit,’ right? Nobody knows what happened in that, you know,…

Thomas Castellanos hasn’t held back since transferring from Boston College to Florida State in December. Whether it’s doubling down on his trash talk toward Alabama, the Seminoles’ Week 1 opponent, or challenging the narrative around his departure from Chestnut Hill, the quarterback has been rather outspoken. At ACC Media Days this week, Castellanos defended his decision to leave BC and pushed back on the narrative that he quit. Boston College coach Bill O’Brien, meanwhile, offered his own perspective.”Tommy can think what he wants,” O’Brien told ESPN’s David Hale. “We supported the hell out of Tommy. We coached Tommy, we taught…

This isn’t going to happen again for most of you young athletes. No more team dinners or inside jokes on the team bus. Maybe you’ll go away to college, or a job, or some other new life far from here. Maybe you’ll stick around. Maybe join the armed forces or get married. The only thing for sure is that this is the last time you get to be a high school senior playing organized sports with your friends.I thought of this last week when I was doing the old-guy thing — getting my daily steps in, walking the perimeter of…

ROUNDUP   BASEBALL Connor Grieve went the distance and also helped his own cause with three hits and four RBI as No. 8 Braintree (16-8) defeated fourth-seeded King Philip 8-3 in a Div. 1 state semifinal. Matt Toland drove in two runs on two hits, and Pat Clair pitched three scoreless innings of relief as No. 11 Arlington Catholic (17-6) edged No. 7 Sandwich 5-4 in eight innings in a Div. 3 state semifinal. BOYS LACROSSE Joey McCarthy (assist), Oliver Rice (assist) and Teddy Glynn netted hat tricks to power third-seeded Norwell (16-6) past No. 7 Manchester-Essex 16-5 in a…

With the end of any school year, comes lots of memories. For the high school athletes, coaches, parents, friends, and fans across the state, they can be thankful the Globe’s high school photojournalism program helped capture so many of them.Some 250 students from 140 Massachusetts high schools signed up to participate in this unique (and free) program in 2024-25. Throughout the school year, their submitted work was used to supplement the Globe’s online high school coverage. Down below, work from more than 50 of them is on display, representing the best of spring sports. We thank the students for all…

Team Massachusetts is helmed by Braintree coach Bill O’Connell and assisted by BC High’s Steve Healy, Walpole’s Chris Costello, and Blackstone Valley Tech’s Mike Denise. The roster: Mac Bianchi (Nobles), Matt Blanusa (Dexter Southfield), Max Boehm (Wellesley), Owen Byrnes (Dexter Southfield), Alex Cantwell (Dexter Southfield), Chase Edgar (Austin Prep), Morrie Fried (Pittsfield), Brett Gallo (St. Sebastian’s), Luke Joyce (Braintree), Quincy Kerr (IMG), Bradley McCafferty (Austin Prep), Ryan Moreschi (Austin Prep), Braden Place (Roxbury Latin), James Rabuse (Wahconah), Nick Ranaldi (Austin Prep), Nolan Rappoli (Xaverian), Ryan Ruggiero (Winchendon), Brian Seo (Belmont Hill), Conor Secrist (St. John’s Shrewsbury), and Andrew Shute (Bishop…

The Boston Globe’s high school sports photojournalism program is special in many ways … and we have the pictures to prove it.For one, the program is unlike any other in the country. It is open to any high school student in Massachusetts, and costs nothing for them to participate.Some 250 students from 140 schools signed up in 2024-25, providing nearly 2,000 photos of an incredibly wide variety of sporting events.The best of those from the year are on display below.Of special note, members of the Globe’s Photo and Sports departments chose 16 images as the Best of the Best for…

While we were putting the finishing touches on Sunday’s special section, the high school sports world didn’t sleep, so let’s catch up on all the happenings, from significant signings to that ever-rotating coaching carousel. It’s been quite a week in the big-leagues for former MIAA baseball stars.There was Cam Schlitter turning the town of Walpole into Yankees fans, if only for a night. The 2017 Globe All-Scholastic and 24-year-old former Northeastern ace delivered a win for New York in his major league debut Wednesday. The 6-foot-6-inch righthander struck out seven in 5⅓ innings. Get Starting PointA guide through the most…