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Dan DeLuca   Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily NewsAndre Agassi, Anna Leigh Waters team up at US Open Pickleball ChampionshipsTennis legend Andre Agassi and pickleball star Anna Leigh Waters describe how they formed their partnership for the US Open Pickleball Championships.Some of the top professional players in the world, along with thousands of amateurs, will be competing in the 10th annual U.S. Open Pickleball Championships. Matches begin April 11 at East Naples Community Park. CBS Sports Network will broadcast the tournament from noon to 6 p.m. on April 17 and will show all of the pro finals live from 5 to 9…

The BriefRegistered fans outside of Southern California began accessing ticket windows this week for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.High-demand events like the Opening Ceremony are seeing prices exceed $5,000, though more tickets are expected to be released in the coming months.Although organizers promised tickets as low as $28, many fans are finding limited availability and significantly higher prices due to dynamic pricing models.WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Olympic fans across the world are beginning the high-stakes process of securing seats for the Los Angeles 2028 Games.Non-LA purchasesWhat you can doStarting this week, sports fans outside of Southern California who registered…

A Massachusetts high court ruled Friday that the state attorney general’s social media addiction case against Meta Platforms can move forward.The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled the case can proceed as Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s (D) case targets Meta’s alleged conduct in designing a social media platform, rather than the content posted by third-party users.Social media platforms have largely been able to avoid litigation related to their platforms because of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects technology companies from being held legally responsible for third-party or user content.Meta asked the state’s high court to dismiss…

The end of the college basketball season gives us a chance to review how well various college sports programs performed in both football and basketball — men’s and women’s — over the past several months. How did this college sports cycle stand out? Which schools were great? Which ones were horrible? Two of the worst schools might shock you: Auburn and Florida State.The futile fiveFive Power Four conference schools — over the past several months — failed to make a bowl game and failed to make the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments in college basketball. Those five schools: Auburn, Florida…

ST. LOUIS (AP) Dustin May pitched six strong innings, Ramón Urías hit a double and scored twice, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.Jordan Walker hit a one-out single and, after Urías walked, scored on a single by Thomas Saggese.Urías and Saggese moved into scoring position on a wild pitch by Zach Kelly before José Fermín hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Urías and gave the Cardinals a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning.Masataka Yoshida had an RBI groundout and Trevor Story stole home when…

The Murray boys soccer team has been on the road to a state championship before.For the last 20 years under coach Bryan DeMann, the Spartans have had many talented teams. However, they’ve never returned home without that coveted trophy.The top-ranked Spartans  have that feeling again — or perhaps DeMann does —  and they took another step forward Friday afternoon as Colton DeMann and Carlos Nieto-Rosales scored second-half goals in a 2-1 comeback victory over East.The two sides played evenly to a 0-0 draw for 40 minutes, and then the Leopards took the lead less than a minute into the second half.“All the players…

Men’s defending circuit champions Emircan Haney (Türkiye) and Brady Ellison (USA) will compete in this historic season opener, as will nine-time Hyundai Archery World Cup Champion Sara Lopez (Colombia).The winners in Puebla automatically qualify for the 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final and a shot at the CHF 300k+ prize fund. Points towards the circuit ranking, the second qualification method, are also on offer.  

The developer of a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm is suing its turbine manufacturer seeking to force it to stay with the project.Vineyard Wind filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Massachusetts against GE Renewables. That comes after the parent company for GE Renewables said it would be terminating its contracts for turbine services and maintenance at the end of April. GE Vernova says Vineyard Wind owes it $300 million for work it performed. But Vineyard Wind counters that the manufacturer remains on the hook for about $545 million to make up for a catastrophic turbine blade collapse in July 2024 and…

Chestnut Hill, Mass. – The Boston College softball team (11-27, 2-10 ACC) welcomes ACC opponent Syracuse (12-16, 1-9 ACC) for a three-game weekend series that starts at 4 p.m. on Friday at Harrington Athletics Village and on ACCNX. The series will also feature special events at Harrington Athletic Village. Saturday’s 3 p.m. game will be followed by the program’s first-ever Hit-A-Thon, while Sunday will host the Eagles’ annual Strikeout Cancer Game. Last Time Out Boston College hosted UConn in a midweek matchup Tuesday night, falling 6–5 in a close contest. Emma Knight led the offense, going 2-for-3 with an RBI…

Local News A new U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee analysis finds fuel costs surged for state motorists and home heating after the conflict started in late February. The cost of gas in Boston at some stations on March 9. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the U.S., the highest since 2022 Energy assistance runs out amid spiking oil prices A new report shows that people across the nation have already paid $8.4 billion extra for gasoline since the Iran War began, after the average price of gas rose from under $2 a gallon to more…