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New England Patriots “It was very much the same old Vrabel that we observed a season ago.” Mike Vrabel is back on the field for Patriots rookie minicamp ahead of OTAs. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff) Mike Vrabel has had an eventful offseason, but not for the reasons Patriots fans would have hoped.New England made a number of high-profile signings this offseason, and is reportedly on the verge of trading for wide receiver A.J Brown. But Vrabel has been dominating headlines for his alleged years-long relationship with NFL insider Dianna Russini.That scandal cast a dark cloud over the Patriots’ offseason, and caused…

Kilpatrick Partner Robbie Poplin recently presented on the topic of “Turbulence and Change in the World of College Sports.” Robbie offers up these key takeaways from his presentation: 1. Globally, sports is a $3 trillion industry and asset class broadly organized into multiple domains that have core areas and that all break-down into numerous revenue-generating segments. 2. In the US, while professional sports leagues, teams and athletes constantly are tweaking their operating models to expand their footprint, commercialize their intellectual property, improve the fan experience and, at the end of the day, generate higher revenue, they reflect an acute level…

Michael Jordan has been named the biggest icon in American sports history by fans around the world, research shows. A study of 10,000 fans of US sports found the NBA star ranked first in the poll, closely followed by basketball player Kobe Bryant, baseball pitcher and hitter Shohei Ohtani and LeBron James. Other stars to appear on the list include Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, his teammate Travis Kelce and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. The study also found that 88 percent of fans worldwide said individual players were what first sparked their interest in US sports, and 47 percent said they…

“This is a massive win for Boston,” said Ryan Durkin, a vice president of Whoop who works on AI at the maker of health-tracking wristbands. PathAI and Whoop belong to the recently formed Massachusetts AI Coalition, a group of more than a dozen local tech companies seeking to spur AI growth here. “Andy Beck walked away from a tenure-track position at Harvard Medical School in 2016 to start PathAI right here. He didn’t go west. He bet on Boston.”Beck, 45, is a former researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and one-time associate professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School.While…

The ACC has announced the dates, location, and team schedule for 2026 ACC Football Kickoff. The event will take place from July 15-17 at Hilton Charlotte Uptown in Charlotte, N.C. Boston College will take the podium on Thursday, July 16. The Eagles will join Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech in speaking on the second day. On Wednesday, July 15, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips will hold his annual forum to start things off and then Florida State, Miami, NC State, Stanford, and Virginia will take the podium. The final day, Friday, July 17, will consist of Cal, Duke, North Carolina, Pitt, SMU, and…

The MIAA high school football tournament could have a new look in 2027 and beyond. At Thursday’s MIAA Football Committee meeting, the group approved a proposal to add a Div. 1A tournament, also commonly known as the Super 8, to the postseason slate for the 2027-28 season. This would line up with an adjustment in division alignment that will run from 2027 to 2029. The vote was 13-4 in favor of the change, and came a day after the MIAA’s Board of Directors approved a Super 8 tournament for baseball as well as boys and girls hockey, The proposed Div.…

The 2026 IIHF World Championship continued on Saturday in the second day of the event in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland. In Group A, Team Austria defeated Team Great Britain 5-2 on Saturday morning followed by Team Slovakia beating Team Norway 2-1 in Group B. The second set of games featured three Bruins players that helped their teams to victory. Team Finland came out on top over Team Hungary 4-1 for Group A. In the victory, Boston defenseman Henri Jokiharju recorded an assist on a second period goal by Janne Kuokkanen at 16:03. Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo notched nine saves on 10 attempts in…

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — On Monday afternoon, as the first day of annual ACC spring meetings concluded here, the College Sports Commission got a sweeping victory in its first serious challenge in this new era of college athletics.And it just so happened that moments after news broke of the big win, the commission’s own CEO, Bryan Seeley, was here speaking before coaches and athletic directors. Around 6:30 p.m. Monday, minutes after the news emerged, he rounded the corner of a hallway in this beachside resort hotel glowing as he approached a group of reporters.“Today’s decision shows the arbitration system works,”…

San Diego may create a special multimillion-dollar fund to attract high-profile sporting events it hopes would elevate the city’s global image and potentially pay for itself by boosting tourism. City officials say the timing is ideal with some major global events on the horizon, the recent addition of Snapdragon Stadium as a venue and the possibility of getting a replacement for the sports arena in coming years. Major events coming soon to the U.S. include the men’s World Cup soccer in 2026, the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in 2028 and rugby world cups for men in 2031 and women in 2033.…

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Boston College rowing team closed day one at ACC Championships Friday morning at Lake Wheeler.   “Some good pieces this morning in an incredibly competitive field,” said head coach Grace Hollowell. “We are excited to have our best piece of the year tomorrow and show the work and effort this team has put in over the last eight months as a group. Looking forward to going stroke for stroke and continuing to push our speed!”   The Eagles opened the day in the Third Varsity Eight, placing fifth in a strong field with a time of…