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This page may contain affiliate links. If you click and sign up, make a deposit, or place a wager, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Winning a U.S. Open is never easy, even when holding a six-shot lead entering the final round. Wyndham Clark felt every bit of that pressure at Shinnecock Hills but nevertheless emerged victorious on Sunday afternoon after grinding out a final-round 73 to post 4 under, beating Sam Burns by one stroke to claim his second national championship.With the victory, Clark became the 23rd man to win multiple U.S. Open titles…

The year 2025 was remarkable in the world of sports, featuring historic achievements, thrilling comebacks, and record-breaking performances across multiple disciplines.  From football and basketball to cricket, motorsport, and American football, the global sporting calendar offered unforgettable moments that kept fans on the edge of their seats. Champions emerged through resilience, tactical mastery, and peak performance, leaving their mark on the year with victories that resonated across continents.  This review provides a detailed account of the major sports events of 2025, highlighting who won, where the competitions took place, and how they achieved success. Across all levels of competition, 2025…

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR’s daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It’s Monday. We’re staring down the final stretch of the Massachusetts State House’s two-year legislative session. The list of 2026 ballot questions is getting finalized. And the Sept. 1 state primary is already less than two months away. (For that matter, the Nov. 3 midterm elections are just 120 days away. But who’s counting?)To help you navigate what will inevitably be a noisy political news cycle (and keep you up to speed through…

By the end of the 2025-26 season, Letourneau was second on the team in points, with 39 (22 goals, 17 assists) in 36 games, just one goal behind forward James Hagens, also a Bruins draft pick, at the top of the team’s statistics. He had regained his status as an intriguing prospect, regained his confidence as a hockey player. “Freshman year was a huge jump for him — to skip junior hockey altogether, you don’t see that anymore,” BC coach Greg Brown said. “So to jump straight from Canadian prep school and play against older, stronger, faster guys was a…

Even after they’ve rescued themselves from the lowest trenches of their season, the Boston Red Sox can’t seem to catch a clean break.After sinking to a brutal low point—falling 15.5 games out of first place and sitting 14 games under .500—Boston showed real resilience by rattling off eight wins in their next 10 games. While they remain anchored to the bottom of the division, the hot streak has at least put fourth place within striking distance. Yet, a shadow has been cast over this resurgence. Second-year left-hander Connelly Early was recently diagnosed with elbow inflammation. Despite initial “good news” on…

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. I’m Eric Sondheimer. It’s time to begin a weekly look at players to watch by position in Southern California high school football. First up is quarterback. Get our high school sports newsletter Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic winter sports’ top official at the IOC said they are ready to move ice-rink events to Lyon from Nice for the 2030 Winter Games.The persistently slippery path toward the French Alps Olympics saw organizers lose patience with Nice’s new far-right mayor Éric Ciotti, with a key dispute over using the city’s soccer stadium for ice hockey.Moving ice events north to Lyon, 186 miles closer to Paris than the palm tree-fringed Riviera city, “now appears to be the best solution,” the French Alps organizing committee said.“For me, having the ice sports in the one city is a…

Leading state nonprofit calls on policymakers to recognize rigorous, college-level course as a credit-worthy pathway to financial literacy education BOSTON, July 06, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Massachusetts Council on Economic Education (MCEE) today announced its endorsement of the Advanced Placement (AP) Business with Personal Finance course, calling on Massachusetts education leaders to promote and adopt it as a course that sets the standard for high-quality financial literacy education. Doing so would raise academic standards, expand student access to rigorous financial education, and better prepare Massachusetts graduates for financial life in the real world. Every Massachusetts student deserves to graduate with the financial…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Former Boston College women’s hockey goaltender Grace Campbell has signed a one-year Standard Player Agreement with the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women’s Hockey League.Campbell, a native of Kensington, Md., recently completed her fourth season on the Heights, serving as a captain for the Eagles during the 2025-26 campaign before declaring for the 2026 PWHL Draft.Over four seasons at Boston College, Campbell appeared in 109 games, posting a .926 save percentage and a 2.35 goals-against average. She earned 54 wins and recorded 13 shutouts during her collegiate career. Campbell posted a save percentage of .923 or higher…

WORCESTER — Twelve straight baserunners. Eleven runs. All with two outs.By the time Catholic Memorial’s stunning fifth-inning rally ended Saturday night, it was clear that the crowd at Polar Park had witnessed one of the greatest innings in Massachusetts high school baseball history.With that mind-boggling rally, the fifth-seeded Knights toppled No. 2 Bishop Feehan, 13-4, to earn the program’s second state title, and first since 1973, in the Division 1 title game.The 11-run fifth tied Cohasset’s total from the first inning of the 2010 Division 4 championship game for the most in a single inning. To do it all with…