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Boston Red Sox Even after adding Curtis Mead, Boston could still use another thumper in the middle of its lineup. Hunter Goodman would be an impact bat in the heart of Boston’s lineup. AP Photo/David Zalubowski The Red Sox added some much-needed power to their lineup on Saturday night, acquiring infielder Curtis Mead from the Nationals in exchange for young southpaw starter Connelly Early.It stands as a sizable gamble for the Red Sox, who are banking on both Mead’s breakout season in Washington being the norm moving forward and Boston’s own track record as of late when it comes to…

College athletics have changed drastically over the last few years, and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz recently wrote an op-ed in USA Today calling on Congress to fix what’s been broken before college sports “cease to exist.”Name, image, and likeness (NIL) was a new concept a few years ago, but it has quickly taken over college athletics. With more money involved in the game and the lack of rules in place for what can and can’t be done, conferences are dividing, and there’s a threat of college sports falling altogether.AdvertisementU.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Sends Warning Regarding College SportsCruz is a senator…

If one thing characterizes the past few years of major app releases, it’s “features users didn’t ask for.” I did not ask for a chatbot inside my email inbox. Nor did I ask for my Instagram search bar to become an A.I. prompting tool, my Google search results to give way to a summarizer bot, or the new iPhone to come with something called “Image Playground.” Tech companies have preferred a ship-first, sort-it-out-later approach. I am not even an anti-A.I. maximalist and have found these and dozens more examples to be annoying. This includes sports apps, of which I have…

Massachusetts is sending a team of wildland firefighters to Minnesota to help battle a series of wildfires that have contributed to poor air quality across New England.Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday that a 10-person crew from the Department of Conservation and Recreation and MassWildlife will deploy this weekend to assist with firefighting efforts near the Canadian border.The firefighters will spend about two weeks helping contain fires, building fire breaks, securing fire perimeters, and protecting homes and other structures.Smoke from the Minnesota and Canadian wildfires has drifted into Massachusetts in recent weeks, prompting air quality concerns and creating hazy skies across…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College’s 2026-27 non-conference schedule is officially complete, announced by The Clement and Elizabeth Izzi Family Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Luke Murray, on Friday.BC will play a home exhibition prior to the start of the season, hosting MIT on Oct. 25.   The Eagles non-conference slate features the second all-time matchup with Georgia as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 1 in addition to a trip to Orlando, Fla. for multi-team event action on Nov. 26-27. BC is among a four-team field, with opponents, matchups, tip-off times, and ESPN network designations set to be announced at…

The Bruins are still a good five weeks away from training camp and roughly two months away from the start of the NHL regular season, so there is still ample time for a lot of different things to happen. But it feels like there are most definitely some forgotten players mixed between the returning incumbents, the young players expected to make a move to the NHL this season, and a Bruins team that clearly needs to upgrade in a number of areas coming off a playoff season.One of those forgotten players is absolutely 29-year-old Mikey Eyssimont, who finished with eight…

Noah Lyles equalled his lifetime best with a world-leading 9.79 (0.8m/s) to win the men’s 100m at the US Championships in New York on Friday (24). The Olympic champion won by a comfortable margin from Ronnie Baker and Kenny Bednarek, who both clocked 9.88 with Baker finishing just 0.005 ahead to take second place. In the semifinals just moments earlier, Lyles had sped to a marginally wind-assisted 9.76 which would have been a lifetime best had it not been for the wind (2.1m/s). “I think that was technically the best race I’ve had so far,” said Lyles, the four-time world…

Saudi Arabia’s emergence as a global sporting destination is reshaping far more than its events calendar. As the Kingdom prepares to host a growing portfolio of international tournaments, from Formula 1 and international football to golf, boxing and e-sports, sport is increasingly recognised as a powerful driver of tourism demand, investment attraction and long-term destination positioning. As David Thomson, Senior Vice President – Development, The First Group Hospitality, puts it: “Mega-events can put a city on the map. When managed well, they reposition a city in the minds of investors and travellers.” Four leading hospitality executives share their perspectives ahead…

Area men’s basketball fans, circle Nov. 6 on your calendar. Position Sports and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Boston College will battle UMass at the TD Garden in Boston. The TNT Sports Hall of Fame Series is now a doubleheader. Previously announced was a UConn-Michigan matchup. Tickets for both Hall of Fame Series Boston events at TD Garden go on sale, Wednesday, July 29, at 10 a.m. at hofseries.com. One ticket provides admission to both Nov. 6 games. Boston College and UMass will open the event, their first meeting at TD Garden since 2014, followed by a…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass — The defensive line proved to be a major area of strength for the New England Patriots last season, with Milton Williams anchoring down the middle. But among them, many players emerged and made names for themselves, including Cory Durden.That’s someone in particular who truly impressed Williams.”Man, just a guy who came in and took advantage of this opportunity,” Williams told reporters on Saturday after training camp. “Vrabes said you’re going to get everything you work for on this team, and ever since he came in, he started on scout team, doing what he’s doing on scout team.…