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The USA TODAY Network is kicking off the high school sports rush with an opportunity for Daytona Beach News-Journal readers to get a discount on a yearly subscription to the NFHS Network.All year, fans will be able to stream their favorite teams live on the platform, while also having a chance to rewatch games on demand — including 2026 high school football.AdvertisementAnd now, because you’re part of the USA TODAY Network, you’ll be able to get 15% off a yearly subscription.Subscribe to NFHS Network todayHow to sign up for NFHS NetworkFirst, head to NFHS Network and hit the “Subscribe” button…

It starts in a place mostly inhospitable to human life, under a small, pyramid-shaped gate with just a handful of people standing on a craggy mountain peak, all of whom look as if they’re one wrong step away from falling off. The finish line is somewhere down below, past unspoilt snow and wild terrain that doesn’t look suitable for what they’re about to do. How they get there is anyone’s guess until it’s happening.This is freeride skiing and snowboarding — an exercise in imagination and creativity, the newest addition to the Winter Olympics, and a sport you may not have…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Day seven of training camp for the 2026 Boston College football team concluded Thursday morning, marking the Eagles’ second consecutive day of practice. The connection between the quarterbacks and wide receivers picked up where it left off Wednesday, with Johnathan Montague Jr. hauling in a deep ball while falling on his back near the sideline to kickstart the offense. In the running back room, second-year returner Bo MacCormack III made the most of his opportunities, breaking off several long runs as the offense continued to build momentum. “Between Evan [Dickens], Nolan [Ray], Bo [MacCormack…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With most of the New England Patriots’ starters sidelined for the preseason opener, there weren’t a ton of standout plays in their 13-13 tie Thursday against the Indianapolis Colts. But the team got what you’d generally hope for out of a preseason game.They mostly stayed healthy. Some young players had some nice moments. And now they can turn the page to a pair of joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles next week before their second preseason game next Saturday. If the Patriots starters — like Drake Maye — play in any of the three exhibition games, it’ll…

The PIAA has announced where it will hold its spring championships the next four years and there are no surprises, as all championships will stay at the same locations. Track and field will remain at Shippensburg University, and tennis will stay at the Hershey Racquet Club. The rest of the spring sports – lacrosse, boys volleyball, softball and baseball – will be at Penn State. The team championships in softball, baseball and lacrosse have occupied the same weekend over the last four years, with baseball and softball on Thursday and Friday and a lacrosse quadruple-header at Panzer Stadium on Saturday.…

Why the USWNT gets half of the men’s World Cup prize moneySam Cardona-Norberg breaks down the reason why the US women’s soccer team is getting half of the men’s World Cup prize money, and how it will go both ways.Sports SeriouslyGet your calendars ready, soccer fans.FIFA said Friday, Aug. 14, it will release the match schedule for next summer’s World Cup in Brazil on Thursday, Aug. 20. In addition to announcing which games are at the eight venues for the women’s tournament, where host Brazil will play its group-stage matches also will be revealed.The schedule will be released during the…

Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.Homeownership has long been the primary key to wealth building in the United States. The relative accessibility of long-term mortgages allows buyers to pay for valuable assets over the course of decades. But in what has become a vicious cycle for tenants, many can’t save for a down payment on a house because of soaring rent prices, and yet they can’t build wealth through home equity because their housing expenses are effectively money they will not get back. In fact, more than 60 percent of…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College senior rower Regan Rock will represent Team USA at the 2026 FISU World University Rowing Championships, Aug. 13-15, at Fanshawe Lake in London, Ontario, Canada.A native of Mattapoisett, Mass., Rock will race in the 2- (coxless pair) and 8+ (coxed eight) for Team USA. The championships feature more than 300 student-athletes from more than 20 countries and mark the first time the FISU World University Rowing Championships have been held in Canada.”We are so excited for Regan to represent Boston College and Team USA at the World University Games,” said Boston College rowing head…

Getty The Red Sox announced a Ceddanne Rafaela decision before the Pirates series opener as Boston looks to get back on track. Ceddanne Rafaela is out of Friday’s lineup for the Red Sox, the team announced, as Boston opens a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Trade-deadline acquisition Eli White is set to start in center field in the 2025 Gold Glove winner’s place. The timing raises an obvious question: is Boston simply resting its All-Star center fielder, or is Thursday’s hit-by-pitch off his right hand behind the move? As of Friday afternoon, nothing pointed to an injury.…

Many Massachusetts families find themselves on strong financial footing, but nearly 16% have zero or negative net wealth.That’s among the findings of a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that examines household wealth across the state. The results reveal enduring wealth gaps across race, education and home ownership — gaps that appear to be widening.“The gap in wealth is broad,” said Keith Mahoney, a spokesman at The Boston Foundation, which co-sponsored the study. “Those who have assets, whether the assets be a home that they own, money in the stock market, insurance policies, even education — those assets…