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On the Celtics off day, Anfernee Simons gave back to the Boston community and hosted the 2025-26 ‘Fit For a Cause’ event at the Auerbach Center. The purpose of the program is to encourage individuals to lead healthy and active lifestyles, while simultaneously raising money for their communities.Simons was joined by fifty Boston Scientific employees, and thirty youth from the Boys & Girls Club of Boston, Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest, and YMCA of Greater Boston. After the event, Simons took questions from reporters on a multitude of topics from trade rumors, his defensive improvements, and giving back to…

The NCAA wants the CFTC to tighten rules on college sport prediction markets, including age and advertising restrictions and anti-harassment measures.The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to suspend college sports prediction markets until rules are implemented to protect student athletes.NCAA president Charlie Baker asked CFTC chair Michael Selig in a letter on Wednesday to “suspend collegiate sport prediction markets until a more robust system with appropriate safeguards is in place.”Baker said that the “growth and haphazard nature” of sports prediction markets has contributed to more harassment directed at student athletes by bettors,…

The Netherlands’ national soccer team is scheduled to play its final 2026 World Cup group-stage match in Kansas City, but “The Orange” also could have a warm-up game here.That’s according to Jaap de Groot, a sports reporter for BNR Newsradio in the Netherlands. He reported the team picked Kansas City as a base camp. The team had also considered a spot in Texas, because it plays two matches there.AdvertisementThis is from a story on the BNR website: “Missouri is located in the so-called Midwest, and in the summer it’s much cooler than Texas, with lower humidity. The Dutch national team…

Massachusetts residents, labor groups and businesses are getting ready for another weekend of protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The events are organized in solidarity with calls from groups in Minnesota, who are calling for a day of “no work, no school, no shopping.”Rallygoers in Minnesota have been taking to the streets for weeks, and last Friday hundreds of businesses also shut down amid a general strike to protest the thousands of ICE agents in Minnesota.The latest actions in Massachusetts come after last weekend’s killing of protester Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis and how the federal…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the 2025 Men’s Soccer All-ACC Academic Team on Thursday afternoon and two Eagles were named to the list.   Senior Ask Ekeland and junior Moritz Gundelach earned the recognition for the second-straight year.   Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team include a 3.0-grade point average for the previous two semesters and 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career, while being enrolled at the institution for at least one year and being classified as an undergraduate student. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s athletic…

Eleven years after they faced off in Super Bowl XLIX, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are set to meet on the NFL’s biggest stage once again in Super Bowl LX. On February 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Patriots have a chance to kickstart a new, post–Tom Brady championship era with MVP candidate Drake Maye under center. The Seahawks, meanwhile, have a chance to shock the league as a team that opened the season at +6000 odds to make the Super Bowl, led there by a quarterback in Sam Darnold that multiple other NFL teams have…

Where to watch NCA High School Nationals: Schedule, channel, live stream for 2026 cheer championship originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Returning for another year, the 2026 NCA High School Nationals will crown the country’s best cheer squads in Fort Worth this weekend.AdvertisementOrganized by the National Cheerleaders Association, this event is often referred to as the premier championship for high school cheerleading teams. Each team heading to Texas has qualified by earning a bid at local and regional competitions.This weekend, squads will be fighting for national titles in categories like…

Winning championships is the goal, but for the front office, the real scoreboard is the balance sheet. In an era where media rights, luxury suites, and global branding have turned franchises into financial powerhouses, some teams are simply playing in a league of their own. We’ve crunched the numbers from Forbes and Boardroom to bring you the definitive countdown of the sports world’s biggest earners; the organizations that are generating massive operating income regardless of whether they hoist a trophy at the end of the season.10. Toronto Maple Leafs (Tie)NaNOperating Income: $191MThey call it the “Centre of the Hockey Universe”…

Jan 29 (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor ​Maura Healey ‌introduced legislation on ‌Thursday that would make it unlawful for ⁠another ‌state to deploy its ‍National Guard to Massachusetts without the ​governor’s permission.The ‌move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump deployed troops ⁠to several ​major ​cities last year, including Chicago ‍and ⁠Los Angeles.(Reporting by Jasper Ward ⁠in Washington; ‌Editing by Doina ‌Chiacu)

Live Stats | ACCN Broadcast | Radio Broadcast | NC State Notes | BC Notes | Media Central RALEIGH – NC State will head back on the road, this time to face Boston College at Conte Forum on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network. ABOUT NC STATE ​​NC State has started the ACC season 7-2 and is third place in the league standings halfway through play The Wolfpack played its second consecutive overtime game, first time since 2017, and came out with a different outcome with a 78-76 win at Virginia …