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The MIAA state tournaments are bringing out the best in the students participating in the Globe’s unique sports photojournalism program.Down below, you can enjoy more than 40 pictures which capture the highs and lows of tournament action across the region. This high school photojournalism program is free for any high school student in the state to join. To join for the rest of the school year, simply sign up here.If you have questions, please send them to John Vitti at john.vitti@globe.com.Tabor sophomore running back Lucas Fickeisen follows his blocking during a 42-21 win over visiting Buckingham Browne & Nichols in…

Local News The former president of Harvard regularly emailed with Jeffrey Epstein from 2017 until his death, according to documents released by the House Oversight Committee. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers at his home in Brookline on June 22, 2021. David Degner/The New York Times Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University, said he will be “stepping back” from public commitments as some of his regular email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein became public.“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,” Summers said in a statement Monday, according to The Boston Globe. “I take…

Keith Hearle, a healthcare finance consultant tapped by the IRS to help implement the tax provisions of the ACA, was in the room for formative early conversations about the new tax return forms.The reforms enacted under the ACA helped increase the level of public disclosure, he said, but did not go far enough in asking nonprofit hospitals to explain their charity care spending.”More transparency is better than less transparency,” Hearle said. “The hospitals shouldn’t be embarrassed about shedding light on these policies and how they’re carried out,” he said.But experts say the IRS should be doing more with the newly-reported…

In search of Cinderella in Kansas high school sports, columnist Eric Thomas searched this fall’s online playoff results for the Kansas State High School Activities Association. (Illustration by Eric Thomas/Kansas Reflector)I root for the underdog.AdvertisementMaybe you’re like me, urging a touchdown from a winless team or hoping for a goal from a cash-strapped squad. Sure, FanDuel says they will lose by six touchdowns — and that’s exactly why I’m cheering for them. I’m a sucker for it all: “Hoosiers” and Leicester City and the Miracle on Ice. To identify the underdogs, we create power rankings for baseball seasons that are months…

Ademola Lookman was staring into space when Chancel Mbemba stepped up to take the penalty which broke the hearts of 230million Nigerians. The reigning African Footballer of the Year reluctantly craned his neck to watch the exact moment his country’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup were extinguished.When Mbemba’s effort hit the back of the net, just above Stanley Nwabali’s outstretched right hand, everybody’s emotions came pouring out. The Democratic Republic of Congo squad darted across the pitch to celebrate with their heroic captain, while Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi put his head in his hands. His team-mate — star…

As families scrambled to get food on the table when SNAP benefits were withheld during the government shutdown, a teenager in the suburbs of Boston stepped in with an innovative new tool: a map.Seventeen-year-old Sami Juma of Wellesley created MySnapMap, an online guide to restaurants and small businesses offering free or heavily discounted meals. Now, even with the federal government back up and running after the longest shutdown in American history, the issue of food insecurity isn’t any less acute. For many, the fight to end hunger is far from over.That’s why this week’s edition of the Joy Beat is…

▪ Patience has been the key word in Chestnut Hill, whether it applies to this Eagles squad coming together after key departures from last year, or the specific case of sophomore forward Dean Letourneau.After failing to register a goal as a freshman, the 2024 Bruins first-round pick (25th overall) has lit the lamp four times in the first 11 games, while also collecting five assists. After tallying three goals on the road, he scored his first in front of the Conte Forum crowd Friday night to get the Eagles on the board in a game they went on to win…

Former NBA player Jason Williams claimed that his high school basketball team in 1994 could beat the 2025 WNBA All-Star team. The “White Chocolate” appeared on Patrick Beverley’s “Hoopin’ N Hollerin'” podcast on Wednesday when he made the claim. While discussing the WNBA, the 2006 NBA champion said that he was “not a fan of the WNBA,” and checked Beverley for claiming that the WNBA teams could beat an NBA team. When Beverley later claimed that he believed the Las Vegas Aces team could beat the NBA’s bench, Williams quipped that the free agent NBA player had been drinking “real…

The Carolina Hurricanes (12-5-1) face the Boston Bruins (12-8-0) Monday. Puck drop from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Hurricanes vs. Bruins odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.Season series: Boston leads 1-0 after a 2-1 home win Nov. 1The Canes dropped the second of a back-to-back Saturday with a 4-3 OT loss to the Edmonton Oilers. They were -119 home favorites as the Over 6.5 cashed. LW Nikolaj Ehlers lit the lamp for the fourth time. Carolina has lost 2 of 3 at…

Vanderbilt football moved up one spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll to No. 13 after its off week and up to No. 12 in the AP Poll.The Commodores (8-2, 4-2 SEC) most recently defeated Auburn in overtime on Nov. 8. They will next host Kentucky (5-5, 2-5) at FirstBank Stadium on Nov. 22 (2:30 p.m. CT, ESPN).With Vanderbilt not playing this week, its movement depended on others. The Commodores were previously ranked seventh among SEC teams but are now ranked sixth after Texas’ loss to Georgia. An Oklahoma win over Alabama, however, kept both teams ahead of Vanderbilt.Other teams…