Author: BostonSportsNews

Name: Will TraegerPosition: ForwardYear: SeniorNumber: 23Height: 5’8”Hometown: Mendota Heights, MNLast Season: Traeger played in four games for Boston College last season, but did not record any points.AdvertisementSeason Outlook: Traeger figures to be a depth piece for BC again in his fourth season on the Heights.Fun Fact: Traeger played four years at Shattuck-St. Mary’s and recorded 73 goals and 88 assists in 216 games.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Trevor Story hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Saturday night to keep pace in a crowded American League playoff race.Boston remained two games behind the New York Yankees for the top AL wild card and is a game ahead of Cleveland and Houston for the second of those three spots. Tampa Bay has dropped four consecutive series, and eight straight games to the Red Sox.Rays third baseman Junior Caminero committed his second error of the game in the ninth. Ceddanne Rafaela reached…

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Join two of the Star-Telegram’s sports writers, Steven Johnson and Mac Engel, live on Thursday as they share insights and answer your questions ahead of the TCU-SMU football game.The “Ask Me Anything” livestream starts at 6 p.m. here on star-telegram.com. You’ll be able to send us your questions through a live chat during the broadcast.AdvertisementJohnson covers the TCU Horned Frogs, and Engel is a longtime Star-Telegram columnist.As TCU begins the toughest part of its schedule, the Horned Frogs will aim for a signature win that could propel them into the top 25 and cement their status as Big 12 contenders.…

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Para-snowboarder Kate Delson and aerial skier Kyra Dossa were added to Team USA this year.Both women were at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard USANA Center of Excellence Friday training with around two dozen athletes, from bobsledders to alpine and moguls skiers.20-year-old Delson said her journey to competitive sport started when she was three and her family visited Mammoth Lakes, California. Born with a congenital disability, Delson is missing most of the muscles in her right leg, including her calf, and it wasn’t clear if she would be able to participate in outdoor sports.Her parents had her try skiing, but it…

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Massachusetts has unveiled the finalists for the new state seal, flag and motto, after creating a commission to decide on new symbols to represent the state.The Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Committee decided on three finalists for each category. More than 1,150 submissions were sent in from the public.The decision to review the state flag and seal was approved back in 2020. The seal, which was adopted in the 1700s and is featured on the flag, has a Native American man and above his head is an arm holding a sword. Local tribes have been calling for a change to the…

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Boston Red Sox The national media rights deal is changing, and different subscriptions will be required if you don’t want to miss a single Red Sox game in 2026 and beyond. Without a variety of subscriptions, Red Sox fans will be in the dark next season when it comes time to watch the team. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff By Chad Finn September 20, 2025 | 3:12 PM 4 minutes to read Here’s the good news: The Red Sox have just one remaining regular-season game that will be carried on a channel or streaming service other than NESN.On Friday, the first game…

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Ivan Ronaldson, who has died of a heart attack aged 51, was one of the most accomplished and influential Real Tennis professionals of his generation.He was the eldest son of former world champions Chris and Lesley Ronaldson, widely regarded as the co-founders of the modern game, and his childhood playground was the historic Real Tennis court at Hampton Court Palace.AdvertisementReal Tennis, the ancient forerunner of lawn tennis, began as a medieval street version of handball, but was later adopted as an aristocratic racket sport, played in cloister-style courtyards in monasteries and royal courts across Europe. Henry VIII, one of its…

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Robinhood has sued the Massachusetts attorney general and gaming commission aiming to block the state from applying its gambling laws to sports prediction markets. Trading platform Robinhood is looking to block Massachusetts from applying its gambling laws on the prediction markets it offers. This week, Robinhood filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Attorney General and Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) in the US District Court in Boston. Robinhood’s move is a response to the Massachusetts attorney general filing a suit in Suffolk Superior Court against prediction market platform Kalshi last week. Robinhood began offering Kalshi’s football prediction markets this season. Robinhood…

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BOSTON — Competition is approaching. On Saturday, Group A will scrimmage Group B at Boston Bruins training camp. The next day, the team opens the preseason against the Washington Capitals. NHL paychecks are up for grabs.“They have to come in and take that job,” general manager Don Sweeney said of his players. “We’re not in the business of keeping players who can help us in the NHL out of it and not give them the opportunity to have success.”Our first preseason roster projection identified who is in the best position to break through at camp. All of them have teammates who…

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