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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Ava Thomas and Madelyn Murphy have been invited to participate in the 2026 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival, USA Hockey announced Monday. Thomas and Murphy will take part in the festival, which is scheduled for Aug. 2-9 in Lake Placid, N.Y.At the conclusion of the festival, a 25-player roster will be selected for the U.S. Collegiate Women’s Select Team. The team will then face Canada in a three-game series from Aug. 12-15 at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, British Columbia.

Boston Red Sox “Lopez is a contact hitter, which would make him a fit for the sort of player that Craig Breslow has targeted in the past.” Otto Lopez leads the majors in batting average so far this season. Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images On Monday, ESPN MLB writer Buster Olney noted on X that the Red Sox were still in the market for a shortstop with less than a week to go until MLB’s trade deadline on August 3. The following day, Olney reported that the Red Sox are kicking the tires on one of the top shortstops in the game in…

17 Hours of Live Coverage are Most-Ever Presented for USATF Outdoor Championships During Non-Olympic YearLive Coverage on NBC and Peacock on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET and Sunday at 4 p.m. ETLive Coverage from Icahn Stadium in New York City Begins This Thursday, July 23, at 12 p.m. ET on PeacockSTAMFORD, Conn. – July 21, 2026 – Olympic gold medalists Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson headline NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 2026 Toyota USATF Outdoor and Para National Championships from Icahn Stadium in New York City across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN this week. Live coverage on NBC and Peacock…

Rain is expected to spread across Massachusetts beginning Monday afternoon and continuing through Tuesday, with widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches likely and some parts of the state at risk of up to 6 inches.The heavy rain prompted National Weather Service forecasters to issue a flood watch, which is in effect through Tuesday afternoon for southeast Massachusetts.Forecasters note this is a particularly challenging forecast because computer models agree on the potential for extreme localized rainfall but disagree significantly on exactly where the heaviest bands will set up. Some model guidance places the worst rainfall south of Massachusetts, while…

Boston College brought in Kenyatta Watson as its new general manager and his plan for the Eagles is already taking shape.

Getty Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand In March of 2025, the Boston Bruins shocked their fans by trading their captain Brad Marchand to the divisional rival Florida Panthers, the same club that had eliminated them from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the previous two seasons.In return for Marchand, the Bruins received a conditional 2027 second-round draft pick (which upgraded to a first-round pick after the Panthers advanced past the second round of the playoffs en route to the Stanley Cup) and retained 50% of Marchand’s salary.The move paid off tremendously for the Panthers, who won their second straight…

Why is IMG Academy our Preseason High School Football No. 1?USA TODAY Sports national high school sports reporters Logan Newman and Alex Martin break it down.USA TODAY Sports highlights the top high school football matchups in the Southeast for the 2026 season.Several games are rematches from previous state playoffs or championship games.Many of the featured teams include nationally ranked players and future SEC talent.In the lead up to the start of the 2026 high school football season, USA TODAY Sports is taking a look at all aspects surrounding the game entering the new campaign.From the release of the preseason Super…

The 2026 World Cup put virtually every facet of the North American sports ecosystem to the test: facilities, event operations, broadcast reach, corporate support, consumer demand and security at every level. The execution was not flawless, but by almost any measure, the industry delivered.By now, you’ve heard the top-line numbers: 6.8 million fans in attendance; 104 matches at 99.7% capacity; 62.8 million viewers for the World Cup final. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said the governing body could top $15 billion in revenue for the four-year cycle ending in 2026. There’s an endless supply of other data points, too, with…

Fishermen on Cape Cod were recently busted for violating Bay State recreational fishing laws, as more than 100 fish were seized. A Mashpee Natural Resources officer was conducting a proactive shellfish enforcement patrol at Callie’s Beach last week when he saw “suspicious activity,” according to the agency. The officer, Christopher Lucier, spotted a group of recreational fishermen leaving the shoreline with a heavily loaded cooler. “Trusting his instincts, Officer Lucier initiated an investigation that uncovered a significant number of fish that were both undersized and in excess of Massachusetts recreational fishing regulations,” Mashpee Natural Resources posted. “After consulting with the…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Former Boston College men’s golfer Muzzy Donohue ’23 made his PGA Tour debut this past weekend at the 3M Open, recording a top-35 finish.   After shooting a 73 in the opening round, Donohue logged a second-round score of 63, eight-under par, to make the cut and battle amongst the best golfers in the world. He went on to finish the event at 11-under par, sharing a tie for 34th place.   Donohue, a native of Mendota Heights, Minn., played four seasons of golf at Boston College, all of them as a starter. In his senior…