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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The 41st annual Tucson Senior Olympic Festival is set to run Jan. 3–Feb. 1, 2026, and features a long lineup of sports and activities for adults 50 and older. Registration for the event, sponsored by the Pain Institute of Southern Arizona, opens Monday, Nov. 3, Tucson Parks and Recreation announced Monday.Organizers expect more than 2,000 participants to take part in a wide range of events promoting fitness and an active lifestyle. Competitions include volleyball, bowling, bridge, racquetball, basketball shoot, pickleball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton and more.The registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, though individual…

On Saturday, Curry College’s Montie Quinn put together one of the greatest single game performances by a running back in college football history.The senior back ran for 522 total yards and seven touchdowns on just 20 carries in a 71-27 win over Nichols College. It was the first time in NCAA history that anyone had even ran for at least 500 yards in a single game.The previous record was 465 yards, set by Cartel Brooks of Heidelberg University in a game against Baldwin Wallace in 2013.“I’m just humbled and grateful,” Quinn said after the contest. “Breaking the record is something…

STORRS, Conn. – The reigning national champion UConn women’s basketball team will face Boston College in the Hall of Fame Exhibition Game on Monday at 2 p.m. in Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. As part of a split doubleheader, the UConn and Boston College men’s teams will face each other at 7 p.m. at Mohegan Sun. Monday’s games will air locally on NBC Sports Boston and will stream for free everywhere on UConn+. The games will be broadcast through the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97.9). Tickets for Monday’s women’s game are available here. UConn is 37-14…

The top performers from the sectional meets hailed from Acton-Boxborough, BC High, Xaverian, Old Rochester, Foxborough, Shrewsbury, Wellesley, Scituate, Masconomet, and Natick.

This story originally appeared in the Globe’s Sunday Baseball Notes. Read the rest here.Alex Bregman’s decision to opt out of his heavily deferred, three-year, $120 million deal with the Red Sox comes as no surprise. In signing the deal, Bregman employed a strategy previously employed by other clients of agent Scott Boras: Take a short-term deal, opt out after one year, then return to the open market without the albatross of a qualifying offer that would require a signing team to forfeit a top draft pick.After the 2023 season, third baseman Matt Chapman signed a three-year, $54 million deal with…

Beth McDermott  |  Reporter assisted by AIThe Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra will host a fall fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 24, at the Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North St.The event, titled “Shadows and Serenades: An Enchanted Evening of Music and the Unexpected,” aims to blend music, art and mystery, according to a community announcement.The evening starts at 6:30 p.m. with a VIP candlelight concert featuring a performance by a string trio, led by Eleanor Blake on cello. The concert will take place in the galleries of the Plymouth Center for the Arts, which will be transformed with candlelight and artistic…

AUSTIN, Texas — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in four races Sunday at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, while McLaren’s Lando Norris took a huge chunk out of teammate Oscar Piastri’s championship lead by finishing second.Piastri was a distant fifth, allowing Norris to pull within 14 points with five grand prix and two sprint races to go.Verstappen also is closing fast with his late-season charge. Verstappen now trails Piastri by 40 points, and Norris by 26, in third place, and has put the McClarens on notice he intends to chase…

Rabat – Fouzi Lekjaa, head of Morocco’s football federation, said the U20 World Cup win was the result of King Mohammed VI’s broad plan to improve football, which began with the Skhirat Symposium that set a clear path for developing the sport in the country. In a televised statement following Morocco’s 2–0 victory over Argentina, Lekjaa said: “Congratulations to the Moroccan people, and to the Arab and African nations for this global victory. But above all, we dedicate this trophy to the first sportsman of the nation, His Majesty the King—may God protect him.” He continued: “Thanks to His Majesty’s…

Ed Lambert is executive director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education.Massachusetts is fortunate to have one of the best public education systems in the country. Our students consistently outperform their peers in other states. Unfortunately, our achievements are threatened by lowering standards, declining math and reading scores, the widening of socioeconomic achievement gaps, and now the loss of a common high school assessment that ensures all students are meeting a minimum standard to earn a diploma.To ensure all students have attained the academic skills and knowledge that are necessary for their success in work and life, the state should…

The ever-changing College Football Playoff race underwent a host of changes during an entertaining Week 8 slate.