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Boston College men’s basketball has hired UConn assistant coach Luke Murray as the program’s 14th head coach.  Murray has served as an assistant coach under Dan Hurley at UConn since 2021. He helped lead the Huskies to back-to-back national titles in 2023 and 2024.  “Today marks a turning point in Boston College Men’s Basketball,” BC Athletic Director Blake James said in a release from BC Athletics.  He began his college coaching career in 2007 at Quinnipiac and has served as an assistant coach at Post, Arizona (Graduate Assistant), Wagner, Towson, Rhode Island, Xavier, and Louisville before landing at UConn.  Murray…

Mittelstadt had a solid year on the Bruins’ second line this season, posting 15 goals and 42 points in 71 games. Yet, with Mittelstadt having a $5.75 million cap hit through next season, it is fair to wonder if the Bruins could shop him this off-season if they do not view him as a long-term part of their plans. Moving on from Mittelstadt’s $5.75 million would help open the door for the Bruins to make a splash elsewhere. However, it would also create a hole in their top six that the Bruins would need to fill. 

Clyde, The Captain, The Pearl, Big D and Dollar Bill, you finally have company.For the first time in more than half a century and only the third time ever, the New York Knicks have won the NBA championship. And they did it with one of the most remarkable playoff runs in league history.Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and company ripped through the 2026 playoffs, reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 with 13 consecutive victories that closed out Atlanta, included sweeps of Philadelphia and Cleveland, and built a 2-0 lead over San Antonio. Then the Knicks…

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world. International sport in 60 secondsInternational sport takes place when two or more countries compete against each other in any sport, with the most well-known examples including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.The competition between the two nations may take place in one of the two countries, for example a football match involving the England team at Wembley Stadium, London, or on neutral territory, such as the Rugby World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand that took place in France…

After assessing the brutal toll of a nationwide opioid addiction crisis for the better part of a decade, we have been fortunate to note in recent years that the crisis seems to be abating across the country and here in Western Massachusetts.In 2024, we wrote about “seizing a glimmer of hope” as annual fatal opioid overdoses decreased in America, Massachusetts and Berkshire County. A year later, as those numbers continued moving in a hopeful direction in Massachusetts, we expressed cautious optimism that the glimmer of hope was a light at the tunnel signaling a genuine downward trend in the…

US LBM Coaches Poll: Indiana Hoosiers finish season ranked No. 1The latest US LBM Coaches Poll has arrived and Blake Toppmeyer breaks down all the storylines.Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas, Georgia and Indiana round out of the top five of USA TODAY Sports’ post-spring NCAA Re-Rank 1-138.The Buckeyes get the nod atop the Big Ten and Bowl Subdivision thanks to a ridiculous collection of offensive skill talent led by quarterback Julian Sayin and wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. Indiana isn’t far behind after adding TCU transfer Josh Hoover as the replacement for Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza.Teams projected to take a…

A consistent pattern showed itself to be prevalent throughout the 2025 NFL season for the New England Patriots.Hunter Henry and DeMario Douglas were the two players that most often broke the game open for New England last season. Henry scored the first touchdown of the game for the Patriots four times in 2025. Douglas did so three times.Henry and Douglas will once again be key contributors in the Patriots’ passing attack in 2026. Henry will be behind A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs in the pecking order next season, while Douglas is in line for an increased role in the offense,…

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.The U.S. college sports system, which generates billions of dollars and draws millions of fans and viewers every year, is a rarity across the globe.Other nations are puzzled about the concept of student amateurism, and how college students can compete in front of full stadiums and have their jerseys sold, but don’t receive a salary. Even in England, where rowing…

The 2026 World Cup is officially underway, and with so much action happening, there will be many eyes on FIFA’s updated world rankings.In case you missed it, defending World Cup champs Argentina own the No. 1 spot at the top of FIFA’s June rankings. Argentina moved up two places, leapfrogging Spain. Spain remained unchanged at No. 2, while France, which previously held the top spot, fell to No. 3.Further down the list, the United States fell one spot to No. 17 globally.FIFA’s new rankings could come into play in this year’s World Cup tournament, as it is used as the final tiebreaker should two or more teams…

A routine traffic stop in Lawrence, Massachusetts turned violent Tuesday evening when a passenger jumped behind the wheel of a stopped vehicle and accelerated away with a police officer literally caught in the middle. Officer Ariel Cruz, just eight months into his career on the force, ended up being dragged approximately two blocks along the pavement before being separated from the car and slamming into a parked vehicle. He was airlifted to a Boston hospital in critical condition.What began as a straightforward stop for a revoked license quickly revealed itself to be something more complicated. The passenger in the stopped…