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Something had to change for the Boston College men’s basketball team Wednesday night. The Eagles trailed by as much as 14 points in the first half against LSU and was staring down a 12-point deficit in the early minutes of the second half.After graduate student Chase Forte picked up his third foul at the 18-minute mark, head coach Earl Grant subbed in sophomore Luka Toews to handle the point guard duties.Coming into the game, the second-year guard’s playing time had been erratic, playing as much as 20 minutes versus Hampton, and five against Tulane.With his team needing a spark against…

Boston College QB Dylan Lonergan plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos has learned. He started his college career at Alabama.Lonergan arrived at Boston College this year after two seasons in Tuscaloosa. He appeared in 10 games, throwing for 2,025 yards and 12 touchdowns, to five interceptions.AdvertisementLonergan played in three games across his two seasons at Alabama. He then won Boston College’s quarterback competition ahead of his first season with the Eagles. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram…

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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Saturday morning, local law enforcement will hold their annual fundraiser, “COP ON TOP” to raise money for Special Olympics programs.Community members had the chance to visit the Chicopee Walmart to show their support and give back during the holiday season. Law enforcement officers were on top of the store’s rooftop, raising awareness and funds for their torch-run program, benefiting the Special Olympics of Massachusetts.This event is being organized by volunteers from both the Chicopee Police Department and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office. All proceeds go directly to the Massachusetts Special Olympic athletes, and you’ll be able…

Conference Championship week begins on Friday with four Group of Five contests, with at least one of these four conference champions guaranteed a spot in the College Football Playoff. The current College Football Playoff rankings would indicate that team is most likely the winner of the American Athletic Championship between No. 24 North Texas and No. 20 Tulane, as the two highest-ranked teams playing on Friday from the CFP polls. North Texas is a 2.5-point favorite in the latest college football odds despite being the lower-ranked team in the CFP polls. The other Friday conference championship games feature Kennesaw State (-2.5) vs.…

JUMP TO:The 2026 FIFA World Cup is now just months away, with anticipation now in full-swing for one of the biggest global sporting events of the year — and perhaps ever.A total of 48 teams will compete in this year’s tournament, meaning there will be more action than ever to keep up with in the summer of 2026 across matches in the United States, Canada and Mexico.At the 2026 World Cup draw, four teams will be placed into Group E, with a total of six in-group matches set to be played in Philadelphia, Houston, Toronto and more. Either two or…

Last year, voters decided to throw out the MCAS test as a graduation requirement, leaving Massachusetts to rethink how students demonstrated readiness for a high school diploma. Now, Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled a proposed framework. It brings back tests in the form of end-of-course exams, but adds a graduation project requirement, emphasizing pathways to demonstrated competency and real-world skills.Supporters say it modernizes how we assess learning; critics worry it could be inconsistent or create new gaps, and some teachers who were glad to see the MCAS go aren’t happy about the new tests. Amanda Seider, regional executive director of OneGoal…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Senior goaltender Grace Campbell has been selected as the Hockey Commissioner’s Association Goalie of the Month for November, marking her first national accolade from the HCA.Campbell backstopped the Eagles to a 5-2-1 record during the month while posting a .957 save percentage, the second-highest mark in the nation among goaltenders with at least eight starts and a 1.49 goals-against average, ranking among the NCAA’s elite. She recorded two shutouts, tied for the national lead in November, and allowed just 12 goals across 483 minutes of action.Across eight appearances, Campbell turned aside 269 shots, the most in…

Wellesley fans celebrate the one, and only, goal of the 2018 state finals game at the Garden in Boston   It wasn’t so long ago that the Wellesley High School girls’ hockey team was a powerhouse. It won Division 2 state titles in 2018 and 2019, and shared honors in 2020 after the championship game was nixed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.So it might come as a surprise that just a handful of years later, the Raiders don’t have enough players to fill out a roster of their own. One email we received had a subject line that simply asked:…

After 13 weeks of NFL action, users trading on prediction markets like Kalshi agree that the pro football MVP race is down to two names: 23-year-old Drake Maye and 37-year-old Matthew Stafford.Monday Night Football propelled Maye, the New England Patriots QB, into the favorite position. Maye threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns in a dominant performance by his team in defeating the Giants. Meanwhile, Stafford threw two interceptions, including a pick-six in the Los Angeles Rams’ surprising loss to the Carolina Panthers.When the NFL MVP odds betting market opened at the best Massachusetts sportsbooks during the offseason, a lot…