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This story was originally published on Smart Cities Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Smart Cities Dive newsletter.Massachusetts homebuilders will have a smaller hill to climb when submitting variance requests following new reforms included in the state’s fiscal 2027 budget.Instead of having to prove “substantial hardship” in a request for an exception to a local zoning ordinance, petitioners must demonstrate only a “practical difficulty” in adhering to the local ordinance or by-law, according to an analysis by law firm Bowditch.The measure tasks local zoning authorities with considering the potential benefits to both the applicant…

FIRST-AND-10» Boston College Football travels to Syracuse, N.Y. for their final game of the 2025 season on Saturday, November 29 at 3:00 p.m. at the JMA Wireless Dome.» The game will be televised on The CW. Thom Brennaman (play-by-play) and Will Blackmon (analyst) are on the call with sideline reporter Wes Bryant.» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI 93.7 FM. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) is joined on the call by former BC linebacker Pete Cronan in the booth and Scott Mutryn on the sideline.EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS» Through 11 games, Boston College…

New England Patriots One ESPN writer said Maye would be worth at least six, so here’s a look at notable QB trades from the past. Drake Maye warms up at Mile High Stadium ahead of the AFC Championship game. Ashley Landis ESPN ranks A.J. Brown as a top-10 wide receiver Patriots 2026 position preview: Defensive Line edition Trading a quarterback as young and accomplished as Drake Maye is practically unheard of. At age 23, he has been to a Super Bowl, finished as runner-up for MVP, and earned a pair of Pro Bowl nods. The NFL has seen its share…

TULSA, Okla. -Two Olympians and a number of U.S. and world champions are in Tulsa to compete at the 2026 USA Gymnastics Championship, running Thursday, June 26 through Saturday, June 27 at the BOK Center and Arvest Convention Center.Among the competitors is Kayden Brown, a 10-time world championship medalist and six-time defending U.S. tumbling champion.Brown joined News on 6 at 4 p.m. to share more about the competiton.Q: How big is this competition in the world of competitive gymnastics?Brown said the event is one of the most significant meets on the calendar.“This is really big,” he said. “It’s three basically…

Michael Gregoritsch of Austria celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammate Marcel Sabitzer (right) during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov. 18, 2025, in Vienna, Austria.Getty ImagesEvery four years, the World Cup becomes one of sport’s ultimate global spectacles — a cultural juggernaut, in fact, that draws more viewers than the Olympics. That scale sits at the heart of a new editorial experiment from Sports Illustrated ahead of this year’s tournament, which has expanded to 48 teams for what will be the largest World Cup ever when it kicks off…

(Kevin Whitsitt/Dreamstime)Massachusetts lawmakers are once again at the center of a national debate over climate policy and personal mobility.This time the issue hits close to home for anyone who relies on a car to live and work.The Massachusetts Senate’s “Freedom to Move Act” has cleared its first legislative hurdle, winning approval from the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.The measure now awaits consideration by the Senate Ways and Means Committee, where it remains pending as of July 13.Supporters describe it as a forward-looking climate initiative. Critics see it as a step toward government-managed travel.Either way, the bill raises important…

With Boston College football’s season opener just 57 days away, Boston College Eagles On SI continues revealing its poll of the Eagles’ top 20 players heading into Bill O’Brien’s third year with the program.The poll was constructed from the opinions of fellow media and BC football support staff — including my final say, I must admit — and a list of honorable mentions will be released in addition to the top 20 once all has been revealed.Returning O-line starter Michael Crounse took the No. 20 spot, but this next player is the first transfer on the list, one who had…

Getty Pavel Zacha of the Boston Bruins. The Boston Bruins fell out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs race entirely in 2024/25, and with several departures of long-time stars, many believed this team could be in danger of heading towards a complete and total rebuild.However, to the surprise of many, they bounced back in a huge way, and led by their veteran core, this team made it back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and with a squad that’s a blend of great experience and rising stars, the future is starting to look bright. The Atlantic Division is the toughest in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2024-25 school year in the U.S. was beset by a series of controversies involving trans athletes playing for girls’ sports teams. Many of these incidents have garnered national attention and ignited heated debates. President Donald Trump took aim at this issue on Feb. 5 when he signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order, but multiple Democrat-controlled states defied it. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAs the school year and spring sports season come to a close, here is a breakdown of all the incidents that shook the nation over…

MOSCOW — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) “provisionally” lifted its suspension of Russia on Tuesday — a decision laced with controversy amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine that nonetheless opens a path for Russian athletes to compete as full-fledged participants in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and beyond. The decision effectively overturns the IOC’s decade-long ban on Russian athletes from international sport — the price of a state-sponsored doping scandal dating back to the Russian-hosted Sochi Games of 2014 as well as the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor eight years later. In doing so, the IOC argued…