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PEABODY – It wasn’t how head coach Scott Boyle and the Lowell High football team wanted to start the preseason. Lowell – who posted a 4-7 season on the turf last fall while missing the state tournament – suffered an 0-4 showing at last summer’s Northeast 7-on-7 tournament. The Red Raiders are hoping their East Regional Open Division championship on Saturday at Bishop Fenwick will be the first domino to fall in a comeback campaign this fall. Anchored by quarterback Seth Ly, Lowell stormed to a 3-1 record in pool play before climbing to the title match against Woburn and…

What to KnowSaturday’s practice marked the final ramp-up session before the pads come on.DeMario “Pop” Douglas had the play of the day with a 50-yard touchdown grab.Javon Baker also caught a long touchdown pass from Drake Maye.Patriots rookies — including Will Campbell, Kyle Williams, and TreVeyon Henderson — spoke after practice.Training camp will resume Monday at 10:30 a.m. ET. The New England Patriots took the practice field Saturday for their final ramp-up practice before they put on the pads. It was an exciting day for the many Pats fans in attendance. While it wasn’t the most efficient day for Drake…

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe insisted Saturday that Alexander Isak is still a Newcastle player despite speculation around a move to either Premier League champions Liverpool or Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

In an offseason full of painful departures for the Boston Celtics, there’s one change that actually might make the 2025-26 season more enjoyable than most currently anticipate: the absence of expectations. After multiple seasons weighed down by championship-or-bust outlooks, a new-look Celtics squad is set to enter a season where it will be virtually impossible not to exceed most prognostications. The pendulum has swung so viciously that the team can endure the obvious bumps ahead in the road but embrace the little victories along the way. You have to go back to the 2016-17 season to find the last time…

“Our world stopped”: Josh Hines Allen opens up about a life-changing moment with his son Wesley (Image Via X) NFL player Josh Hines-Allen and his wife Kaitlyn told their fans and followers on July 25, 2025, news about their son Wesley that was quite tragic. Seven months earlier, all came to a sharp stop when little Wesley was found to have acute promyelocytic leukemia. Though they went through terrible days of sobbing, protracted visits, and almost infinite treatment, the family persisted strongly. Now they say there is hope on the horizon. The way their lives turned from fear toward hope…

Saturday, May 10, 2025 12:05 PM Sruthi Gopalakrishnan, Concord Monitor Email, LinkedIn, and more After a nearly hour-long tour through The Nash Casino, where the bright lights flickered and the celebratory sounds of gaming machines rang out with each win, state Rep. Thomas Schamberg had just one thing to say: The casino seems to have “the right philosophical approach.” On Wednesday evening, New Hampshire legislators toured the 130,000-square-foot space at the state’s border in Nashua — part of the casino’s parking lot is in Massachusetts — to better understand how charitable gaming establishments have evolved. The visit comes as lawmakers…

Sports News Vermont Green FC has connected with its community on and off the field. The Vermont Green FC crowd erupts after a goal in the comeback win over FC Motown. Via Vermont Green Football Club By Hayden Bird July 25, 2025 | 2:14 PM 5 minutes to read After achieving an undefeated regular season — a run of dominance in which the team barely trailed at any point across 14 games — Vermont Green Football Club found itself facing a 2-0 deficit against FC Motown in the USL League Two Eastern Conference semifinal matchup this past Sunday.But spurred on…

In an all-Indian contest, Koneru Humpy (L) will take on Divya Deshmukh (R) in the FIDE Women’s World Cup. (Image: X) Indian chess history will be made at the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, as Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh face each other in the final on Saturday, ensuring the first-ever Indian winner of the tournament. Both players have already secured spots in the Women’s Candidates tournament next year.Humpy, 38, advanced to the final after defeating China’s Tingjie Lei in a tiebreaker during Thursday’s semifinals. Deshmukh, 19, secured her spot by beating former world champion Zhongyi Tan of…

Colin A. Young  |  StateHouse News ServicesMultiple dead after fire engulfs Massachusetts retirement homeA fire broke out at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, leaving multiple residents dead and several injured.unbranded – NewsworthyFollowing a fatal fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced new fire safety measures for all assisted living facilities in the state.Within five business days, all 273 facilities must send residents and families a letter detailing fire safety protocols and complete a fire safety assessment survey.The survey will assess compliance with fire safety requirements, including sprinkler systems, fire…