Author: BostonSportsNews

At a time of increased ICE arrests in the Boston-area, the field means more than just soccer for youth like Kimberly, who is among 1,000 newcomer and immigrant students in the program. As families are having frank conversations with their children about potential arrests, the soccer coaches are trying to make the field a safe place for the children and their families.The national program, founded in Pennsylvania in 2005, came to the Boston area in 2012. The coaches aim to build students’ confidence and nurture sportsmanship, while offering a community space where participants, who range in age from 7 to…

Celebs “Sharing this moment of peace and beauty on the Connecticut River at sunrise,” Dratch wrote on Instagram. An animated Ma laughs and jokes at the Community Music Center of Boston on June 16, 2022. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) By Annie Jonas October 23, 2025 | 4:51 PM 1 minute to read SNL’s Rachel Dratch took to social media on Wednesday to share a stunning sunrise performance by acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma in Hanover, New Hampshire.“Sharing this moment of peace and beauty on the Connecticut River at sunrise. Listen in and calm your spirit!” Dratch wrote on Instagram.Dratch, a Lexington-native and…

The first time the FBI rocked the modern age of pro basketball, its agents waited until six days after the San Antonio Spurs swept LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals to call the NBA commissioner with some very bad news.When David Stern appeared at a news conference a month later to discuss allegations that one of his referees, Tim Donaghy, had bet on NBA games, Stern, the man who had built the league into a global juggernaut and ruled it unforgivingly, was a ghostly shade of pale.The titan looked like a broken man.“I can’t believe it’s happening…

Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia won’t be around for Game 1 of the World Series. With the Fall Classic set to start Friday, Los Angeles announced on Thursday that Vesia, 29, will be “away from the team.” “It’s with a heavy heart that we share that Alex Vesia is away from the team as he and his wife Kayla navigate a deeply personal family matter,” the Dodgers said in a statement posted to X. “The entire Dodgers organization is sending our thoughts to the Vesia family, and we will provide an update at a later date.” It remains unclear what exactly the…

Top Democrats in the Massachusetts Senate offered a full-throated denial Thursday that county sheriffs gave them a heads-up on multi-million-dollar budget overruns.The pushback comes as the Legislature presses forward with a multi-billion-dollar spending bill that requires the Inspector General’s Office to investigate sheriff’s departments’ spending and sets up an oversight council to monitor their finances.Senate President Karen Spilka said sheriff’s departments “suddenly notified” the House, Senate, and Gov. Maura Healey’s office they had overspent their fiscal 2025 budget appropriations. Sheriffs overran their budgets by $121 million, Healey administration data shows.“Just think, if all other agencies did the same, the state…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 9 Boston College returns to Kelley Rink for one game this weekend, hosting No. 7 Denver on Friday evening. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+. A radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM begins 15 minutes prior to puck drop.   SETTING THE SCENE • The Eagles improved to 2-1-1 after defeating RPI in its lone game of the week • Denver sits at 2-1-1 overall • Boston College remained at No. 9 in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey national polls • Denver is No. 7…

It’s Week 8 in Rochester area high school football. Here are our choices to win four of the top games this week, including sectional playoff matchups …

After getting off to a hot start, the Boston Bruins have struggled over the last handful of games. They started the season 3-0-0 and have since lost five games straight, which has raised some eyebrows as to just how well the team will do this season. At the start of the season, there was thought from around the league that the Bruins could be a sleeper team. However, in their recent five game slide, it doesn’t look like they are going to be a sleeper team. Instead, it looks like they could turn out to be a lottery team again…

Basha is ranked No. 18 nationally by MaxPreps, and Hamilton is No. 53. The season has proven a three-team race to the Open Division championship between Basha, Hamilton and two-time defending state …

ndonesia vowed Thursday to play an “active role” in global sports after the IOC urged federations not to stage events there following the country’s ban on Israeli gymnasts.The International Olympic Committee’s executive board said Wednesday it would “recommend to all international federations not to host any international sports events or meetings in Indonesia” until it provided guarantees over access for all participants in competitions. The board said it also ended dialogue with the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation on hosting any future Olympic events. It came after Indonesia denied visas for Israelis to compete at the on-going world artistic gymnastics…