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Glory Days: The Best in High School Sports is a year-long installation brought to you by The Boston Globe in partnership with The Sports Museum. It celebrates the most thrilling moments in Massachusetts’ high school sports. Throughout the year, the installation will feature three rotating selections of nine photographs. On view at The Sports Museum, the images showcase moments of intense competition, teamwork, and celebration, as documented by Boston Globe photographers.Boston Globe’s high school sports coverage celebrates the best and brightest athletes, on and off the field, across Massachusetts. You can view all their work at Globe.com/Schools.Sign up for the…

A. “My thought is to keep my house down here (golf course) …” “I’m very comfortable in small groups …” “.. play golf, pickleball, tennis, etc.  I love theater, museums, dining out, etc.” “I also still have my Celtics season tickets …” Sir, I think you’re going to be just fine. If you sign up for three pickleball teams and a few museum tours, you will meet friends your age. You will thrive.  It might take some time, but you won’t have to be very patient. I foresee a few events and activities leading to a full social life, one…

Bills suffer another heartbreaking loss, Rams win OT thriller v. BearsPrince Grimes reacts to a chaotic NFL divisional round, highlighted by Bo Nix’s season-ending injury and heartbreaking losses for the Bills and Bears.Only four teams remain in the race to a Super Bowl 60 championship. Which teams are they, and when do they play?All four teams will face off in their respective conference championship game on Sunday, Jan. 25. The AFC title game will start off the championship round schedule in the late afternoon before the NFC championship game determines the other Super Bowl 60 contender in the evening.In the…

In April 2025 — nearly 11 months before the 2026 World Baseball Classic — Mets superstar Francisco Lindor proudly declared his intention to participate in the triennial tournament. Lindor would serve as Puerto Rico’s team captain, an honor he carried during the 2023 event. But the 2026 edition would have added significance for Lindor, with Puerto Rico set to host WBC games in San Juan for the first time since 2013.But on Friday, less than a week before the WBC roster announcement coming Thursday, news broke that Lindor had been denied the necessary insurance coverage due to a “cleanup procedure”…

SPENCER, Massachusetts — A suspect died after a Massachusetts police officer was shot multiple times Tuesday night during an investigation in Spencer, Mass. Millbury, Mass. Police Chief Brian S. Lewos said the officer, who is also a member of the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council SWAT team, was shot at 7:40 p.m. During a press briefing, police said the suspect died after an exchange of gunfire with police. The officer was taken to the hospital and is in “stable condition,” police said. Spencer police said in a Facebook post at 6:05 p.m. that an investigation was underway in the Big…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Boozer had 19 points and 12 rebounds as No. 4 Duke took control early in beating Boston College 67-49 on Tuesday night for its 10th straight victory.Isaiah Evans scored 12 for the Blue Devils (21-1, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who posted their fewest points in a league game this season but still rolled to a comfortable win ahead of Saturday’s showdown with rival North Carolina.Boston College (9-13, 2-7), which has lost three in a row and seven of nine, matched its season-low point total. Fred Payne had 14 points for the Eagles, who are 0-4…

The Boston Bruins (32-20-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference) visit the Florida Panthers (28-24-3, 13th) in conference action on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.Florida’s most recent game was a 5-3 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 2.Boston played on the road in its last game on Feb. 1, and fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 in a shootout (1-0).To prepare for this matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s action.Watch Panthers vs. Bruins on Sling!Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins odds and betting linesNHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 5:52 p.m.…

JAMESTOWN — Shawnee Hansen’s career began with an injury in her sophomore year of high school. “It was an overuse injury because I was a three-sport athlete,” said Hansen, one of Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s (JRMC) athletic trainers. “My athletic trainer was the one who got me back playing again. I am from a very small Class B school so growing up, we didn’t have athletic trainers at our school every single day, but I spent a lot of time with them when they were there and asked them a lot of questions about what they do and that’s why…

A general view of the Rose Bowl entrance prior to the game between the Oregon Ducks and the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2012 Rose Bowl game.Soccer will be one of the biggest sports be played during the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. This will be the first time in Olympic history that there are more women’s soccer teams than men’s soccer teams competing in the tournament.AdvertisementThe Olympics will host 16 women’s teams from around the world and 12 men’s teams in 2028. The 28 teams will be spread across six different venues during tournament play. Then, the Women’s Gold Medal…

Local Cape Verdeans and Brazilians have condemned Trump’s decision to pause visas to their countries, calling it biased and harmful to families.