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CHESTNUT HILL – Boston College cannot put last season in the past fast enough. The Eagles struggled in Bill O’Brien’s second season at the helm, going 2-10 and raising questions about the future. The football staff worked quickly to turn the page to 2026 as the Eagles will feature 27 transfers and fresh play-callers. The team took the practice field behind Fish Field House for the opening day of training camp Wednesday morning. The Eagles featured early looks at new faces who could be immediate impact additions. QB1 in action Mason McKenzie holds plenty of weight on his shoulders as…

The fragility of the New England Patriots offensive line situation stepped to the front on Thursday at training camp.Sure, Mike Vrabel and Co. made offseason moves to solidify the top six, adding free agent Alijah Vera-Tucker and for the second straight year expending their top draft pick on a tackle, Utah’s Caleb Lomu.But the Patriots have hit a bump or two this summer up front, and it came to a head on Thursday.Campbell sits out much of practiceStarting left tackle Will Campbell sat out the team portion of practice, sporting a brace on his left arm. The team did not…

Olympic gold medalist Hezly Rivera leads a field of the best American gymnasts, who compete this week at the 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Phoenix, Arizona, from Thursday, August 6 to Sunday, August 9. Fans can stream the whole tournament live on Peacock, or Championship round coverage with a 5-day free trial of DIRECTV similar streaming offer. Here’s how to watch the U.S. Gymnastics Championships today.What are the U.S. Gymnastics Championships streaming on?The 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships will air on NBC and Peacock, which means you can stream it on any streaming service that includes NBC in its channel lineup,…

Every four years, the FIFA World Cup captures the imagination of millions of football fans across India. That scale is built entirely on appreciation for the game rather than any stake in the outcome. It marks a distinct category of fandom, one now proving to be the strongest driver behind young Indians converting from spectators into players. “Watching” Is Turning Into Participation This marks a departure from how sport has traditionally been consumed domestically. Cricket fandom in India is inseparable from national identity; every innings is read against collective mood and pride. Olympic viewership follows a compressed version of the…

Massachusetts has made efforts to modernize some of its laws. Under former governor Charlie Baker, more than 1,700 executive branch regulations were reviewed, and 67 percent were removed or changed. The Negating Archaic Statutes Targeting Young Women Act repealed outdated state laws regarding abortion, adultery, and contraception. Most recently, Governor Maura Healey signed legislation that replaces offensive language in state laws for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Get The GavelA weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr.While those efforts should be applauded, they are limited in their reach and take a long time. Luckily, there is now…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – After nine weeks of summer lifting, conditioning and player-led practice sessions, the 2026 Boston College Football program returned to the Chamberlin Practice Fields on Wednesday morning for their first official training camp practice. After practice, Gregory P. Barber ’69 and Family Head Coach Bill O’Brien met with the media, along with running back Evan Dickens and safety Carter Davis. “These guys are here year round. I feel like we’re on the right track. These guys have done a really good job of learning the systems and working to be in shape,” O’Brien said. The new quarterback room, led…

Dodgers go all in, Yankees come up short as MLB trade deadline passesBob Nightengale breaks down why the Dodgers won the MLB trade deadline after landing Tarik Skubal, plus other winners and losers.Sports PulseIt still doesn’t make much sense. Not that the Boston Red Sox are trying to quantify it all.The most unstoppable team in baseball, now owners of the hottest stretch in the 126-year history of the franchise, have morphed from a 32-46 disaster to a team nobody wants to face come October.They earned their way to a buyer’s position at Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, made some of…

Dan DeLuca   Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily NewsFlorida spring football: Cape Coral defeats Fort MyersThe Cape Coral High School football team defeated Fort Myers 56-21 in a spring football game on Friday, May 22, 2026.The 2026 Southwest Florida high school football season schedule has been released.The schedule features many high-profile matchups and traditional rivalries.Here are the weekly Southwest Florida high school football schedules for the 2026 season. This year’s slate features plenty of high-profile matchups and traditional rivalry clashes. Team schedules are subject to change based on weather and other factors.Games are subject to change times and dates…

BARCELONA, Spain — The junior partner of Spain’s government wants Spain to reconsider hosting the next World Cup with Morocco after the migration crisis in Ceuta, when tens of thousands of people surged across the Moroccan border and into the European enclave last week.Sumar, a small left-wing party that shares Spain’s government with the leading Socialists, presented a motion in the country’s Parliament on Wednesday asking Spain’s sports authorities to revisit its plan to co-host the 2030 soccer tournament with Morocco and Portugal.Sumar only has 26 seats in the 350-member Parliament, but its voice is important because it holds ministerial…

Economic growth in Massachusetts was moderate in the second quarter but outpaced the growth rate of the US economy, while inflation in the Boston metropolitan area ran “meaningfully hotter” than the nation, according to a new report.The Aug. 3 snapshot from MassBenchmarks, which is published by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute with contributions from other public and private research institutions, found real gross state product in Massachusetts increased at an annual rate of 2 percent in the second quarter, down from 2.4 percent in the first quarter.US GDP rose at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the…