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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Tre Donaldson scored 15 points, Miami took control with a huge first-half run, and the Hurricanes defeated Boston College 76-54 on Saturday.Miami trailed 13-6 early in the first half but the Hurricanes outscored the Eagles 30-6 over the final 15 minutes to lead 36-19 at halftime. BC missed 12 of 13 shots in one stretch.A 13-2 run near the midway point of the second half helped the Hurricanes push their lead to 55-31. Later in the half, reserve guard Noam Dovrat drilled 4 of 5 3-pointers and Miami’s lead reached 27 points.Ernest Udeh Jr. had 11…

A Massachusetts girls’ high school basketball coach is accused of pressuring a student into drinking alcohol — and giving her tequila shots — before he allegedly raped the 18-year-old, according to authorities and news reports. The man, Scott Marino, was arrested Wednesday, February 25, on two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery and one count of furnishing alcohol to a person under 21, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release shared that day. Marino, 54, who lives in Stoneham, coaches at Malden High School and teaches math to seventh graders at the…

Roman Anthony wasn’t expecting to be part of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He knew Team USA’s roster was set, and he was focused on preparing for spring training with the Boston Red Sox. However, it was ultimately revealed that Arizona Diamondbacks star Corbin Carroll suffered an injury and would not be able to participate in the WBC. It was an unfortunate update for Carroll, but the news opened the door for a Team USA replacement. Sure enough, Anthony got the call.“First of all, came back in the clubhouse one day and saw the unfortunate news about Corbin, hope he’s…

High school athletes from around the country will converge next year to compete in a new athletic competition as part of the United States’ 250th birthday celebration, President Trump announced Thursday. The newly minted “Patriot Games” will be a “first-of-its-kind” athletic event, spanning across four days and featuring “one young man and one young woman” from each state and territory. “In the fall, we’ll host the first-ever ‘Patriot Games,’ an unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes,” Trump said in a speech from the Oval Office on Thursday — assuring that there would be no co-ed competition.…

Zach Werenski has added another unforgettable golden moment to a collection that began with his assist on the winning goal to notch a gold medal for the United States a week ago.More: Zach Werenski’s Olympic gold: A hero’s welcome homeAdvertisementAfter defeating Canada 2-1 in overtime of the gold medal game Feb. 22 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Werenski has partied like a rock star, toured the White House, attended the State of the Union, was honored before a Feb. 26 game in Boston and returned to find his yard redecorated by neighbors in red white and blue.1 /…

The all-Democratic Massachusetts federal delegation is demanding that Congress return to session immediately to reassert its authority to declare war, as the United States and Israel attack Iran, which President Trump says is meant to eliminate imminent threats from the Iranian regime. The demand comes as Bay State politicians react to the ongoing joint-military action, which Trump confirmed Saturday afternoon has killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump has urged the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising against the leadership that has brutally ruled the nation since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The president released a…

The National Football League (NFL) Combine is specifically designed for players like former Boston College football defensive end Quintayvious Hutchins.A fifth-year senior last year, Hutchins only made 16 starts in his collegiate career, but his game was still recognized as one that boasts NFL-level potential.While Hutchins is not a projected day-one or day-two draft pick, and his NFL.com prospect grade is 5.86 — which places him in the tier of “average backup or special-teamer” — participating in the combine gives him an opportunity to improve his draft stock and prove that he could develop into a starter one day.“Speed,” Hutchins…

Local News The janitorial business owner has pleaded not guilty to 10 tax charges, including tax evasion and filing false returns. A Woburn man has been indicted on multiple tax charges for allegedly underreporting more than $20 million in business income and evading over $1.2 million in personal income taxes, prosecutors said.Jean Brito, 47, pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Wednesday in Middlesex Superior Court to five counts of tax evasion and five counts of making or subscribing false tax returns related to his business, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office.Brito was released on conditions that he surrender…

President Donald Trump has invited a panel of dignitaries from across the sports and business worlds to the White House next week for a roundtable addressing the future of college sports.The reported invitees span former Alabama coach Nick Saban to NCAA president Charlie Baker to NBA commissioner Adam Silver to, um, Tiger Woods. There will be conference commissioners, university presidents and athletic directors, TV executives and private equity magnates — pretty much every logical voice imaginable save for a single current college athlete. (As of this writing.)A friend of a friend of a cousin of mine caught wind that the…

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Emma Aicher dominated the first women’s super-G since the Olympics to earn her fifth career World Cup win Saturday as the fight for the season discipline title got fresh impetus.The German allrounder posted the fastest split times in the first two sections of the Aliga course in Soldeu, Andorra, and became the first skier with multiple super-G wins this season.”Feels pretty good, to be honest. I had really fun…