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Ranked No. 2 worldwide and No. 1 in Florida, program directors credit mentorship, collaboration and industry partnerships for its rise. ORACLE PHOTO/RACHELL ROSS USF’s Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program reached its highest milestone yet — ranking No. 2 in the world and No. 1 in Florida this September in the 2025 SportBusiness Postgraduate Rankings. SportBusiness measures sports programs across the globe using surveys of “course leaders” and alumni from each program to compare curriculum and partnerships, according to its website. Michelle Harrolle, the program’s director, said it has steadily gained recognition over the years, moving from No. 4 in…

As usual, Healey is surfing the gentler wind currents in the middle. While she supports the commission that’s considering change, she appears to be in no hurry to see it happen, or to weigh in on old flag versus new. As governor, she said, she has more important issues to resolve. And while Healey has a point about priorities, she is also dodging a potential wedge issue in the 2026 governor’s race.Given the relentless attacks on democratic norms that are happening under President Trump, the design of the state flag does seem like a relatively minor concern. But for Kennealy…

BOSTON (AP) — Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele hit tight end Mason Mini on 51-yard TD with 1:30 to play and Luke Ferrelli picked off a pass in the end zone with 15 seconds left, sending California to a 28-24 victory over Boston College on Saturday. Sagapolutele completed 22 of 34 passes for 254 yards and a score for Cal (4-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Kendrick Raphael rushed for 113 yards and a TD. “I think that was the most positive lesson we’ll learn from this game: We don’t have to be perfect to win,” Cal coach Justin Wilcox said. “We certainly weren’t,…

NEWPORT – Airport’s boys cross country team didn’t have any of the top four finishers in the second Huron League jamboree of the season.But the Jets walked away from Sterling State Park with the trophy that mattered most on Tuesday, Sept. 30.Airport claimed the team trophy with 57 points.New Boston Huron was second with 68 followed by Flat Rock with 85, Jefferson 92, St. Mary Catholic Central 106, Grosse Ile 127, Milan 173 and Riverview 208.High School Football: Who is the Monroe County Region’s MVP for season’s first half?Airport runners Easton Danic, Will Dobertin, Hunter Rodak, Andrew Bell and Hayden…

pinnedRED SOX: Refsnyder DH, Story SS, Bregman 3B, Gonzalez 1B, Narváez C, Eaton RF, Duran LF, Rafaela CF, Sogard 2BYANKEES: Goldschmidt 1B, Judge RF, Bellinger LF, Stanton DH, Rosario 2B, Grisham CF, Volpe SS, Wells C, Caballero 3BTV, radio: ESPN, WEEI-FM 93.7Red Sox vs. Fried: Alex Bregman 5-9, Jarren Duran 0-10, Nate Eaton 2-3, Romy González 2-7, Carlos Narváez 0-3, Ceddanne Rafaela 2-10, Rob Refsnyder 2-8, Nick Sogard 2-3, Trevor Story 4-16, Connor Wong 3-10Yankees vs. Crochet: Cody Bellinger 5-14, José Caballero 0-7, Jazz Chisholm Jr. 0-4, Jasson Domínguez 0-6, Paul Goldschmidt 2-15, Trent Grisham 0-3, Aaron Judge 3-15, Ryan…

The fight against cancer has taken many forms over the years. At Concord-Carlisle, the annual Lois Wells Memorial Kicks for Cancer day has become an annual fundraising and awareness event, one that fills the fields with dozens of teams and many hundreds of fans, friends, and family — all awash in sea of pink.Concord-Carlisle student Aidan Moroney covered the event this year, with a few of his pictures from the day featured in this week’s photo gallery. Aidan is one of more than 20 students whose pictures are being showcased this week.If you are a Mass. high school student and…

Johnny Manziel envisions what his career would look like in NIL eraJohnny Manziel discusses the NIL era with college athletes and how that would’ve changed his experience at Texas A&M.Sports SeriouslyThe next domino in college athletes’ rights and Name, Image and Likeness legislation tipped Monday night.U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement (SAFE) Act, aiming “to codify athletes’ rights and protections in law, expand revenue for all schools, support women’s and Olympic sports and bring much-needed stability to the college sports system.”The key provisions in the bill provide…

Global Megastar to Reprise His Universally Lauded Performance in Paris and Share His Unique Perspective for Winter Olympic Primetime Show on NBC and PeacockMilan Cortina Olympic Winter Games begin with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, on NBC and Peacock STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 28, 2025 – Following his universally lauded performance at the Paris Olympics last summer, Snoop Dogg is returning to NBCUniversal’s Olympic coverage for Milan Cortina 2026. The global megastar will explore northern Italy, from the vibrant streets of Milan to the breathtaking Dolomites, providing his unique perspective to viewers during NBCUniversal’s Winter Olympic primetime…

The Powerball jackpot’s climb to and above the $1 billion mark in August fueled sales that kept the Massachusetts Lottery in the black for the month, officials said Tuesday.Executive director Mark William Bracken told the Lottery Commission that August sales totaled $570.2 million, an increase of $16.9 million or 3.1 percent over August 2024. Driving the month’s results were $30.3 million worth of Powerball tickets purchased here as the game’s jackpot topped $1 billion by the end of the month. The jackpot continued to grow into September, and tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.787 billion grand prize…

HAMPDEN, Mass. – The Boston College Men’s Golf Team continued its strong play through the third round of action at the UConn Invitational at Greathorse, with junior Markus Lam taking home the individual championship after finishing the three-round event at 4-under par (212). As a team, the Eagles finished runners-up at 3-over par (867), shooting 2-under par in the final round to close the gap to three strokes from hosts and champions UConn.   Lam, who led the Eagles from start to finish, battled his way into a playoff with UConn’s Bradley Sawka. After both players bogeyed the par-4 first…