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Liam Ohgren was the only one to score in a seven-round shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.Ohgren had tipped in the tiebreaking goal 7:34 into the third period before Andrew Peeke’s shot from the point hit the post, bounced off the back of goalie Kevin Lankinen’s arm and went into the net, tying it at 4-all with 3:44 left in regulation.Linus Karlsson had two goals and Max Sasson also scored for the Canucks. Lankinen, playing his first game since Dec. 8, made 38 saves in regulation to stop…

The U.S. now has legal sports betting in 40 states (with Missouri set to come online later this year) thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Professional Sports and Amateur Protection Act (PASPA) in May 2018.The increase in available outlets for big bettors and the prevalence of social media has led to an increase in large wagers reported by different sportsbooks. Previously, those wagers could (legally) be made only in Nevada, and speaking with many veteran Vegas bookmakers for this story, there certainly were plenty of seven-figure wagers made before legalization.AdvertisementHowever, there’s little doubt that we hear more…

Championship gold isn’t cheap.  Fresh off taking down the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, the back-to-back defending champs are set to cough up a record $169.4 million in competitive balance tax (CBT) for the 2025 season, the Associated Press reported Friday. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. AP The stunning cost stems from LA’s whopping $417.3 million CBT payroll, which is calculated based on the average annual value of player contracts rather than year-to-year salary.  According to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, the Dodgers’ actual cash payroll for 2025…

article FILE-A sign at a supermarket entrance with text that says We Welcome EBT customers and a SNAP logo in Lafayette, California, November 13, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Two store owners were arrested in an alleged $7 million Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits scheme, according to federal prosecutors in Boston. Antonio Bonheur, 74, and Saul Alisme, 21, were each charged with one count of food stamp fraud. Bonheur owned the Jesula Variety Store and Alisme owned Saul Mache Mixe Store in a Boston neighborhood.  RELATED: Trump must fully fund SNAP benefits in November, federal judge orders What happened in…

Getty (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) The Boston Red Sox have yet to make a significant splash in free agency this MLB offseason. However, they could be brewing a swoop of one or possibly two Japanese players to bolster their lineup for the 2026 season.Boston are likely looking to retain free-agent hitter Alex Bregman, but it seems they might not want to put all their eggs in that basket. As a result, they may be considering other options.On December 20, MassLive’s Chris Cotillo reported that the Red Sox have “kicked the tires” on Kazuma Okamoto and Munetaka Murakami. Cotillo followed…

Another winter high school sports season is upon us in the Greater Taunton area. See all of the scores, stats and highlights from the first 10 days.

Team USA’s Ashley Farquharson competes in the 2023 FIL luge World Cup in Lake Placid. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien) LAKE PLACID — The international luge elite will be competing at Mount Van Hoevenberg today and Saturday. In all, 38 women, 44 men, 14 women’s doubles and 20 men’s doubles teams from 16 nations have registered for the FIL Luge World Cup. In addition to the World Cup races, the 15th America-Pacific Championships will be held in race-in-race mode. The second of three mixed World Cups is also on the program for Saturday. Luge athletes last…

We’ve reached the holiday break in the USHL so it’s time to look back on some notable performances from the first stage of the season. First up, Lincoln Stars forward Alex Pelletier. The native of Granby, Connecticut has 25 goals and 14 assists (39 points) through 24 games played this season, resulting in an impressive 1.63 points per game mark. On December 9th, Pelletier surpassed his point total from the 2024-25 season (37), with a 3 point performance as the Stars bested the Sioux Falls Stampede 5-3 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.On November 3rd, Pelletier announced his commitment to…

Bryson Mercedes had 13 points along with the game-winning three as time expired while Mathaios Stamm led the scoring with 20 as Newton North topped St. John’s Prep, 55-54, in a nonleague boys basketball thriller. Boys hockey In the Middlesex League, Declan McLean scored twice as Melrose defeated Lexington, 5-1. … In a MVC/DCL 2 clash, host Tewksbury received two goals and two assists each from Jake Cunha and Tyler Bourea during an 8-0 victory over Acton-Boxboro. Girls hockey Avalina Coffey scored twice as Winthrop defeated Newburyport, 5-0, in nonleague play. In Bay State Conference action, Emma Fair and Catherine…

Boston Red Sox Imai has been one of the top pitchers in Japan over the last couple of years. Tatsuya Imai has been one of NPB’s best pitchers over the last couple of years. (Kyodo News via AP) By Conor Roche December 20, 2025 | 4:40 PM 3 minutes to read The Red Sox seem to be in the mix for another notable free agent.Boston has been connected to Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai and is believed to be one of the clubs most interested in the pitcher, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand recently reported. Imai, 27, has pitched for NPB’s Saitama…