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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men’s basketball team defeated the UMass Minutemen, 63-54, in a charity exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Redshirt-junior Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) led the Friars’ offense with a game-high 19 points.   “This game was great,” said Head Coach Kim English. “It served as a dress rehearsal for our regular season opener next Monday against Central Connecticut State. It’s a great opportunity for us to learn and improve.”  FIRST HALF:  •Wesley Cardet Jr. (Tallahassee, Fla.) opened the game scoring with an open three in the Friars’ first possession…

The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools. The Joint Education Committee redrafted legislation combining seven different Senate bills including legislation supported by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell.”A bell to bell phone free school policy keeps students focused throughout the full school day,” Campbell said. “This includes instructional time, as well as passing periods, lunch, and other non-instructional time.”Campbell said it’s a commitment to both young peoples’ education and their mental health. “Major barriers to student growth””Today’s action means that Massachusetts is one step closer to making schools cell phone-free,” said…

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There’s still no word yet on what caused the tragic deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts.Nine residents, all over the age of 60, were killed in the fire late Sunday night. Thirty were hurt and one remained in critical condition Tuesday. The Fall River fire is the deadliest in Massachusetts since 15 people were killed in 1984 in a rooming house fire in Beverly.At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon deferred all questions about the fire investigation to the state Department of Fire Services.”A full investigation is underway…

Banner Sports Sponsored by the Patriots Foundation With hundreds of names on the 2024-25 Boston Globe All-Scholastic awards list, we highlight the following young men and women from that list. Our sincere apologies to any of the athletes who aren’t mentioned in this article. Girls Track and Field Natick’s Emmanuella Edozien won the 55m hurdles in a state meet record of 8.05. PHOTO: BAY STATE RUNNING Emmanuella Edozien, a junior sprinter from Natick High School, won the 55-meter hurdles in a state record time of 7.96 seconds. Senior Breanna Braham of Dennis Yarmouth High School was the winner of the…

EIGHT children singing in a choir concert have been hospitalized after suddenly suffering seizure-like symptoms during the show.The kids said they smelled a mysterious odor that made them feel sick before seizing.4Eight children suffered seizure-like symptoms during a choir concert on Monday eveningCredit: Cambridge MA Fire Department4All eight kids were hospitalized after the incident in Cambridge, Massachusetts, unfoldedCredit: Cambridge MA Fire DepartmentThe shocking mass health emergency happened after paramedics responded to a call about a child having a seizure at a church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday evening.When paramedics arrived, they saw the child sitting on the front steps of…

Image: https://www.globalnewslines.com/uploads/2025/07/1753277599.jpgCNC Offers [https://cncoffers.com/] announces an expansion into all Massachusetts markets. CNC Offers has provided access to quick and easy home sales throughout neighboring markets and due to customer demand expanded quickly into all major markets in the region. Furthermore, CNC Offers has introduced a helpful service that allows homeowners to sell their properties for cash before relocating. Homeowners in the area who want cash for their home can receive a free offer.CNC Offers, headed by Craig Sutherland and Christopher Martin, buys houses in all Massachusetts counties. The company that buys houses gives cash for properties anywhere in Massachusetts and…

LIAM MCKEONELiam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been…

The wrestling world lost an icon Thursday. Superstar wrestler Hulk Hogan died at 71 years old, WWE confirmed. Medics were dispatched to the WWE’s legend’s Florida home for a reported cardiac arrest before Hogan was taken on a stretcher and into an ambulance, per TMZ. Hulk Hogan was a superstar in WWE. Getty Images Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, was one of the most influential wrestlers of all time, and plenty took to X to remember the former champion. “I Am Absolutely Shocked To Hear About The Passing Of My Close Friend,” fellow WWE and WCW legend and longtime industry…

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