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Governor Maura Healey is recruiting business leaders from across the state to form an “Advisory Council on Competitiveness” to recommend ways to make Massachusetts a more attractive place to live and do business.The competitiveness council, which Healey announced on Wednesday, will be co-chaired by Harpoon Brewery cofounder Dan Kenary and Mark Nunnelly, former managing director of private equity firm Bain Capital. It will consist of around 20 people, largely pulled from chambers of commerce and other business groups across the state, along with three of Healey’s Cabinet secretaries and four appointees from the Legislature. The membership is still being formed…

During interviews with the USA TODAY Network, ACC basketball players answered questions in an anonymous poll. Which coach would you want to play for?

Upsets can be plenty of fun. Or they can be devastating, depending on which side of the scoreboard your group falls on. Week 6 had a bevy of them, some of which were featured in last Thursday’s Pickorama. West Bridgewater entered as an underdog and responded with a 47-43 shootout win against Fairhaven. Swampscott followed suit, returning to its old winning ways with an impressive 28-22 victory over a previously undefeated Gloucester squad. With only three weeks remaining before postseason play, the Herald presents its latest set of picks for the top games this weekend: Tri-County vs. South Shore Tech…

Lindholm last Thursday, playing his second game in as many nights, exited the lineup after skating only a half-dozen shifts (4:26 ice time) against the Blackhawks in the first game at TD Garden this season. He said that it was not a contact play or a blocked shot that knocked him out of the lineup, but rather a “grabbing” sensation in one of his legs that he felt might have been triggered by too much skating too soon after missing most of last season due to a fractured left kneecap.“I kind of overextended myself a little bit and kind of…

When Gavin McKenna made his recruiting visit to Penn State University in July, coach Guy Gadowsky ensured the Nittany Lions made their best pitch for college hockey’s top recruit.They toured the campus, getting an especially close look at their Pegula Ice Arena and its plush facilities. McKenna was very interested in the nutrition and strength and conditioning program, Gadowsky said, so they focused on that. They talked about Penn State’s run to the Frozen Four in April — stunning for a team that had gone on a six-game losing streak earlier that season, snuck into the national tournament, and had…

SEQUIM — The Sequim volleyball team played Bainbridge tough early, but the Spartans showed why they are undefeated and ranked No. 6 in the state, going on to win 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-13). “We wanted to at least take a game from them,” said coach Jennie Webber-Heilman. “We played well in that first game, but we also missed four serves,” Webber-Heilman said. She said the team strives to serve 90 percent and served just 83 percent in this match. She also said the team needs to work on its passing. “We weren’t getting the ball to our setter,” she said.…

See deadly plane crash debris on the median of Interstate 195Two people have died after a plane crashed on a major Massachusetts highway, according to state police.Two people have died after a plane crashed on a major Massachusetts highway during a nor’easter on Oct. 13.At around 8:15 a.m. local time, a fixed-wing airplane crashed on the median of Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, a city in southwestern Massachusetts, just miles from the Rhode Island border. The plane caught fire on the ground, according to a statement from Massachusetts State Police.Two people on board the plane died in the crash. One person…

Data Skrive Two of the nation’s top passing attacks meet when the Boston College Eagles (1-5) take college football’s 23rd-ranked passing offense into a matchup with the UConn Huskies (4-2), who have the No. 22 passing offense, on Saturday, October 18, 2025. The Eagles are just 1.5-point favorites. The game has an over/under of 58.5 points.The Eagles lost to the Clemson Tigers, 41-10, in their last game. The Huskies won against the Florida International Panthers in their most recent game, 51-10.Keep up with college football all season on FOX Sports.Boston College vs. UConn Game Information & OddsWhen: Saturday, October 18,…

The Globe’s unique sports photojournalism program not only showcases the work of high school students from across Massachusetts, but it also highlights their versatility.Many of the 120+ students actively participating in this program are also shooting pictures for their school’s newspapers, websites, social media, and yearbook. And they’re not only covering one sport.For example, Sophie Ziomek, a senior at Amherst-Pelham Regional High School, has pictures in this week’s photo gallery of football, field hockey, golf, and volleyball. All told, there are 17 students represented among the photos down below, with nearly 50 photos.The Globe’s photojournalism program is free of charge…

Tennessee Titans and interim coach Mike McCoy face the PatriotsThe Tennessee Titans have a new coach with an old coach coming back to town.The Titans play the New England Patriots at noon CT on Oct. 19 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. It’s the first game for Titans interim coach Mike McCoy, who replaces Brian Callahan. Brian Callahan was fired the day after the Titans (1-5) suffered its latest loss, a 20-10 defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders.The Patriots (4-2) are led by first-year coach Mike Vrabel, who was the Titans coach from 2018-23. Callahan replaced Vrabel. Callahan managed a 4-19…