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Olympic champion Sifan Hassan has withdrawn from April’s London Marathon because of an Achilles injury.The Dutch athlete, who won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics in a Games record time, sustained the injury when training on a treadmill six weeks ago.AdvertisementShe hoped to recover in time to race in London but has accepted defeat.”To compete at that level, you need to be in perfect condition,” said Hassan, who won the women’s race at the 2023 London Marathon.”After the incident, I hoped the injury would settle, but as training progressed it became clear that I wasn’t able to prepare at the…

A Hyde Park man who was convicted in a pizza delivery driver’s killing and was sentenced to life without parole less than 12 years ago has been granted parole. The Massachusetts Parole Board recently OK’d the release of 35-year-old convicted murderer Michel St. Jean, who was 20 years old when he and two others were charged in the slaying of 58-year-old Richel Nova. This decision to grant St. Jean’s freedom comes after the Parole Board OK’d the release of 18 convicted murderers earlier this month. St. Jean and his co-defendants — Alexander Gallett and Yamiley Mathurin — lured Nova to…

On Sunday night, Boston College athletics announced its decision to part ways with women’s basketball head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, who is on the final year of her contract. Bernabei-McNamee had a 113-131 overall record at Boston College over eight seasons, including a 5-25 campaign in 2025-26.After a promising start to her tenure at BC in which the team finished above .500 in two of three seasons, the program eventually lost its way in the midst of constant roster turnover and locker room issues. Key players rarely stayed on the Heights for more than one or two seasons, a trend that…

Red Sox trade idea swaps Jarren Duran with Diamondbacks for 35.5 bWAR infielder originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Boston Red Sox have been synonymous with trades and trade rumors for the last year or so. While this offseason, they made a ton of moves, acquiring Willson Contreras, Sonny Gray, Johan Oviedo, and Caleb Durbin in trades, more could be on the horizon.AdvertisementCraig Breslow and company have been no strangers to trades, and it would not be a surprise if they made a few more deals in the coming…

Distributed by EIN PresswireNike Tennis Camp Returns with Top Collegiate Coaches and World-Class Instruction Summer sports are meant to be fun. Camps are where dreams start and passion for sport grows.” — Justin Hoeveler, President of US Sports Camps SAN RAFAEL, CA, UNITED STATES, March 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — This summer, youth athletes will have the rare opportunity to train inside a nationally ranked Division I program as US Sports Camps’ Nike Tennis Camp returns to the University of Oklahoma. Led by NCAA Singles Champion Audra Cohen and veteran Division I coach Nick Crowell, the camp offers overnight and day…

Bukayo Saka has been out of form for some time now. Despite Arsenal being top of the league and potentially being on for a treble, it has been one of Bukayo Saka’s worst seasons in an Arsenal shirt.It would be harsh to pin the recent Carabao Cup final loss on one individual player, except Kepa Arrizabalaga, of course, Saka hardly covered himself in glory. Saka, along with his frontline teammates, went missing at Wembley Stadium, and the only reason we aren’t talking about Arsenal’s attack is that they refused to show up… This is arguably worse than Kepa’s goalkeeping errors.AdvertisementBukayo…

Gov. Maura Healey pledged to make transparency a centerpiece of her administration. But when it comes to One Commonwealth — a so-called dark money nonprofit she and her allies launched to advance her housing agenda — Healey has refused to disclose its donors, or call on the group to do so. The law doesn’t require it.WBUR found two anyway: Peckham Industries, a New York road paving firm that’s won millions in state contracts from Healey’s transportation department, and DraftKings, the sports betting giant her administration regulates. Neither has any obvious stake in Massachusetts housing policy.“It immediately rings bells,” said Maurice…

CHESTNUT HILL – Boston College held its pro day on Monday, and the New England Patriots had a solid group in attendance to take a closer look at the athletes.Among them was head coach Mike Vrabel, offensive line coach Doug Marrone, linebackers coach Mike Smith, VP of Player Personnel Ryan Cowden, director of college scouting Tony Kinkela, and assistant director of college scouting Brian Smith.“Mike’s done an unbelievable job at the Patriots in a very short time, turning that around,” Eagles head coach Bill O’Brien said. “We try to recruit guys that are tough, that are smart, that are dependable, and…

Boston Red Sox Boston’s ceiling may not be reached this season if the Red Sox don’t get key contributions from players like Marcelo Mayer, Brayan Bello, and others. Marcelo Mayer has plenty of upside entering the 2026 season. Barry Chin/The Boston Globe ​Expectations are high for the 2026 Red Sox.​On paper, there’s a lot to like about this Red Sox team, be it a stout starting rotation or an influx of young talent sprinkled across the depth chart.​But, the promise rooted in Boston’s roster does not guarantee sustained success of a 162-game slate this summer.​The Red Sox might have to…

The 2025-26 high school boys basketball season is seeing state-by-state championship games take place and as new and repeat champions are being crowned. Of course many of the top programs in the nation are being crowned as they seek the opportunity for the No. 1 spot in the country.The Massey Ratings’ latest Top 25 National high school boys basketball rankings remains entirely unchanged with the top four teams with Sierra Canyon (Calif.), Paul VI Catholic (Va.), SPIRE Academy (OH), Dynamic Prep (TX) in order. What other elite hoops squads should be are under consideration as among the top high school boys basketball squads in the land in our latest…