Author: BostonSportsNews

The North American hard-court swing is under way with Emma Raducanu in action against Naomi Osaka at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington – live on Sky Sports Tennis.Raducanu began her build-up towards next month’s US Open with an impressive straight-sets win over seventh seed Marta Kostyuk and next faces former world No 1 Osaka for the very first time from 6pm on Thursday. “I think it’s a great match for a lot of spectators, which is great to be a part of,” Raducanu said. “I felt the same way when I played Aryna [Sabalenka] at Wimbledon. That atmosphere…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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