Author: BostonSportsNews

Exxon has a small chance to show Massachusetts is withholding information related to alleged hypocrisy – that the State sued oil companies over climate change but ignored its own emissions rules. The case in Boston state court sought public records that were eventually turned over. They showed regulators failed to report the annual greenhouse gas emissions of state vehicle fleets, even as Massachusetts was one of dozens of local and state governments to sue companies like Exxon and Chevron over global warming. The documents revealed Massachusetts never complied with regulations the Department of Environmental Protection was charged with enforcing under…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 17 Boston College men’s hockey team heads to TD Garden Friday night to face the No. 13/14 UConn Huskies in the semifinals of the Hockey East Tournament. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on NESN+ and ESPN+ and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM.   SETTING THE SCENE • The Eagles are 20-14-1 overall and are the No. 4 seed in the tournament • The Huskies are 19-11-5 overall and are the No. 3 seed in the tournament • BC is ranked No. 17 in both of the national polls • UConn is…

The Boston Bruins return home after a 1-0-2 road trip, in which every game went beyond regulation.They’ll welcome in the Winnipeg Jets, who are 6-2-1 in their last nine games, now just four points outside the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.AdvertisementThe Bruins’ latest addition will make his debut. Lukas Reichel is a former first-round pick from the 2020 NHL Draft.Reichel, 23, a fellow German like Head Coach Marco Sturm, has played 19 NHL games this season with both the Vancouver Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks. He’s posted two goals and five points in those games.In the AHL, he’s…

MIAMI — They sat in the clubhouse late Tuesday evening still numb, with several stars so distraught that tears streamed down their faces.Team USA spent only two weeks together, but they bonded quickly in Arizona, hung out for 10 days in Houston, and by the time they reached Miami, it felt like they’ve been teammates their entire careers.This is why it stung so badly, losing 3-2 to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic title game. Several players were so angry that when they were given their silver medals on the field, they yanked them off their neck before even getting…

Iran will not participate at the 2026 North American World Cup, according to the country’s sports minister Ahmad Donyamali.Iran’s participation in the tournament co-hosted by the United States has been in doubt after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran starting on Saturday, Feb. 28.The military campaign killed the nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of top officials. Iran has responded with attacks on several U.S. military facilities and other targets around the Middle East.Amid the growing conflict, Donyamali said that it was not feasible for Iran to send a team to the United States in just three…

Massachusetts has received more than $46 million in federal money for World Cup preparations, a long awaited windfall that will ease money woes plaguing the effort. The state confirmed receiving the money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency late Wednesday. The infusion is part of a tranche of $625 million to support the 11 cities hosting World Cup matches this summer. It will help pay for security measures, including police and emergency response, operational exercises, background checks, and cybersecurity, FEMA said in a statment. “This grant program provides valuable funding to host cities, helping them strengthen security operations and protect…

College football’s coaching carousel has been spinning at warp speed over the last two seasons with over 60 head-coaching changes at the FBS level. Despite the significant turnover in recent years, hot seat talk and coaching changes aren’t expected to slow in 2026.Several big-time coaches enter spring practice squarely on the hot seat, including Florida State’s Mike Norvell, Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell, and Baylor’s Dave Aranda. Pressure is also building on South Carolina’s Shane Beamer and USC’s Lincoln Riley to deliver on high expectations. In the Group of 6 conferences, Middle Tennessee’s Derek Mason and Georgia State’s Dell McGee headline the…

Illustration: Todd Franson/Gemini A Massachusetts-based LGBTQ advocacy group is warning of a reported surge of anti-LGBTQ harassment in local high school sports, particularly hockey teams. In a March 3 open letter to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, the group, Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston (LCR), warned that identity-based bullying of LGBTQ youth remains a problem on some high school sports teams. The letter says the behavior is exacerbated by “team hierarchies, locker room culture, and competitive dynamics.” LCR said reports of bullying and harassment targeting youth who are gay or perceived to be gay have spiked within school hockey programs,…

Was Tyler Lockett the player for the New England Patriots with the No. 64 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft? There’s a strong case to be made that he should have been.However, the Patriots were resolute on selecting safety Jordan Richards at No. 64 overall. The Stanford product played in two stints for the Patriots from 2015-17, as well as in 2019. Richards recorded a total of two forced fumbles and three passes defended in a Patriots uniform.AdvertisementNew England was in a position to go in a different direction than Richards to add to their wide receiver room in…

If there is one thing we’ve learned over the last decade, it’s that President Donald Trump loves a good executive order. Add in a room with the head of the NCAA, power conference commissioners and legendary coaches like Nick Saban, and the president is in his element.Recently, Trump convened a summit titled “Saving College Sports,” where he lamented the destruction of the American collegiate system and promised an “all-encompassing” executive order to fix the horrible mess of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) and revenue sharing.AdvertisementThose of us who love collegiate sports should be concerned.Trump’s summit combined nostalgia for the bygone…