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In Massachusetts, election season is in full swing. Fifty-five cities and towns in Massachusetts are holding their biennial municipal elections November 4th of this year. See if yours is one of them.But successful political campaigns understand that progress does not begin (or end) on election night. Cambridge Bike Safety, a volunteer group of residents who advocate for safer street design and infrastructure to build a safe bike network for people of all ages and abilities, has emerged as a strong force in Cambridge’s elections. But the group has earned that influence with years of organizing between elections, delivering testimony at public…

Louisville’s Jeff Brohm talks win over Miami, previews Boston CollegeLouisville head football coach Jeff Brohm talks about the win over Miami and what his team needs to do to gain a victory over Boston College.The night before Louisville football’s ACC game against then-No. 2 Miami, the Cardinals watched clips of Muhammad Ali’s Thrilla in Manila fight. It was a foreshadowing for the kind of fight the team would display against the Hurricanes.Louisville weathered the storm of UM’s comeback attempt and left South Florida with its second win over Miami in three years. The No. 22 Cardinals’ next fight will come…

Find all of Wednesday’s scores and recaps here. ▪ With 29 assists in a 3-1 win over Shrewsbury, Andover junior Tina Zheng reached the 1,000-assist mark for her career. In the same game, senior Jessie Wang recorded her 200th career ace, among seven in the match. ▪ Dartmouth senior Chloe McKinnon, who on Monday became the school’s all-time kills leader, reached 700 career kills with 23 in a 3-2 win over Dennis-Yarmouth on Wednesday. ▪ Braintree senior Norah Downey became the second player in Wamps history to surpass 400 kills, which she did with 18 in a 3-2 win over…

ESPN’s New England Patriots trade rumor highlights roadblocks for deadline deal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The New England Patriots are 5-2 and figure to be buyers at the NFL trade deadline, but there is an avenue for them to sell off at least one player.AdvertisementThat player is none other than safety Kyle Dugger, who has had trade rumors swirling around him since he lost his starting job before the season.ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that people around the NFL think Dugger would have been moved before the start of…

b”Anyone labouring under the impression that it was still a two-horse race for this year’s title, between the two McLaren drivers can put that idea firmly to bed. A perfect, star-spangled weekend for Max Verstappen ended with the Dutchman claiming a dominant win in the United States Grand Prix, to go with his sprint race victory the previous day.AdvertisementWhat a run-in we have in store. With Lando Norris eventually claiming second place, passing Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the final laps, it ended up being a  decent weekend for the Briton, at least relative to his team-mate Oscar Piastri, who finished…

Could a dartboard take its place alongside athletics or swimming on the biggest sporting stage on the planet? For some, the idea still seems far-fetched. But for others, especially in the Netherlands, the time for darts has come. Dutch MP Jimme Nordkamp has reopened the debate with a proposal that has not gone unnoticed. For him, it is time to make darts an Olympic sport.”In my opinion, it’s time to take the next step: darts should become an Olympic sport. It is now a high-level competition,” the 29-year-old politician told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. His words have not fallen on…

While Erik Bruun has run SoCo Creamery in the heart of downtown Great Barrington for around a decade, his role in the community stretches back far longer- and much wider.“He, for the majority of his time here, has been the advocate for the underdog,” said Betsy Andrusm executive director of the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, the nominating committee of which unanimously dubbed Bruun Business Person of the Year.“When he went into business, he worked for Chris Hodgkins, our Massachusetts legislator. He worked to drive funds back to the Berkshires, which, for so many years, we received nothing. We handed…

Saturday Afternoon Games4 of 5No. 4 Alabama (6-1) at South Carolina (3-4), 3:30 p.m. ETAmong the more disappointing teams in 2025, South Carolina’s offense has not clicked as hoped. All four of the Gamecocks’ losses are to current Top 25 programs, and they scored more than 10 points in only one of those setbacks. Alabama, one of the nation’s hottest teams, is not a forgiving opponent.Prediction: Alabama 31, South Carolina 14No. 11 BYU (7-0) at Iowa State (5-2), 3:30 p.m.Iowa State is favored here, which isn’t a surprise. BYU has earned its undefeated record, but three of the Cougars’ four…

On Tuesday, Trevor Hass covered an intense girls’ soccer season opener between Duxbury and Norwell, and Sam Robb O’Hagan delivered a look at how Dover-Sherborn boys’ soccer plans to repeat in Division 3.Start of the season caught you napping? No worries, we’ve got you covered with previews of every sport (and plenty more football previews coming this week):Golf: Feature | Players to watchCross-Country: Feature | Top 20 | Runners to WatchGirls’ volleyball: Feature | Top 20 | Players to WatchGirls’ soccer: Feature | Top 20 | Players to WatchBoys’ soccer: Feature | Top 20 | Players to WatchField hockey: Feature…

The Boston Red Sox spent much of 2025 in search of a third catcher to back up rookie starter Carlos Narváez. After the season, it turned out that incumbent starter Connor Wong was trying to play through a hand injury, which he had repaired via “right hand carpal boss excision” surgery following the Red Sox’s elimination from the postseason in the American League Wild Card round.The Red Sox cycled through Blake Sabol and Ali Sanchez as their prospective third catcher, as well as veteran Yasmani Grandal, who was signed to a minor league contract only to simply quit in June, apparently…