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Getty Analyst rips Bruins offseason moves. The Boston Bruins lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and were looking to build off that this offseason.However, Boston has been relatively quiet to begin the offseason, outside of a couple of moves. The Bruins emphasized improving their blue line, and they went out and signed Connor Clifton and traded for Will Borgen.Yet, NHL analyst Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic doesn’t like the additions as he doesn’t think either improves the blue line.“The Bruins improved their offense by acquiring JJ Peterka for two first-round picks,” Shinzawa wrote. “Peterka, 24, should…

Editor’s note: As the World Cup continues in the United States for the first time since 1994, The Athletic is looking back at college sports in the 1990s and how much has changed since then. Join us for a couple of weeks of offseason football and basketball nostalgia.For anyone born between 1978 and 1986, it is not hard to identify the moment when college football reached its cultural zenith.College football peaked in the latter half of the 1990s, the era of puffy Starter jackets, the voice of Keith Jackson bellowing “Whoa, Nellie!” and the dawn of EA Sports’ NCAA Football…

If the comments had come from anyone else, they may have seemed ill-timed and ill-informed. For two weeks, the United States national men’s basketball team had struggled to find its form against squads with considerably less starpower, prior to finally stomping Serbia to take the gold medal in Rio. And here was someone saying that, rather than the U.S. making apologies for continuing to reign atop the world, “we just need to see these other countries get their acts together and become more competitive.” Nor could these be mistaken for the rantings of an arrogant, ignorant American exceptionalist. The speaker…

BOSTON (SHNS) – As the governor declared in New Bedford on Wednesday that Massachusetts is where offshore wind was “born in this country, and where it’s going to take off from,” the Senate advanced a series of policies that could be key to a potential revitalization.Healey joined labor leaders, union workers and offshore wind industry representatives to cheer the completion of the Vineyard Wind 1 project, the first offshore wind farm selected to serve Massachusetts under a 2016 clean energy law. It is also likely to be the only Massachusetts offshore wind project to become a reality this decade as…

Oscar Hemming did not get a normal first season in North America. He got four months of waiting, lifting and wondering when he would be allowed to play again, and by the time the Boston College freshman left wing arrived in late December, he was stepping into one of the sport’s toughest environments without the usual runway. The stat line at Boston College in 19 games (one goal, seven assists) only tells part of the story. The youngest player in NCAA Division I men’s hockey joined a loaded lineup in December after not playing live games since the summer, and…

Over five seasons with Mike Vrabel as his head coach on the Tennessee Titans, Jeffery Simmons became a Pro Bowl defensive lineman who was part of three playoff teams, two AFC South-winning squads and one run to an AFC Championship Game.In 2025, though, Simmons was part of a second straight three-win campaign for the Titans, watching afar as his former head coach guided the New England Patriots from last place to a Super Bowl berth.How did that sit with Simmons? Well, he was admittedly astonished – and very envious.”Was I surprised?” Simmons replied on a recent episode of Terron Armstead’s…

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Fox Sports has announced its lineup of anchors, analysts and in-studio talent for this summer’s FIFA World Cup. The soccer tournament, which starts next month, has an expanded field compared with prior editions and will be hosted at multiple sites in North America. The home-field element for Fox, plus the growing popularity of soccer in the U.S., are expected to add potency to its weeks of live telecasts. Fox Sports will host a media day Thursday in New York to elaborate on its coverage plans. The Cup opens June 11 and will run through July 19 at 16 sites in…

Representatives of Boston Dynamics and Hyundai Motor Group with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey From left to right: Paul Lee, Chief Manufacturing Officer at Boston Dynamics; Heung Soo Kim, Hyundai Motors Corp Executive Vice President; Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts; Amanda McMaster, Interim Chief Executive Officer at Boston Dynamics; Jason Fiorillo, Chief Legal Office at Boston Dynamics. (Photo: Boston Dynamics)Global mobile robotics company Boston Dynamics plans to invest $100 million to transform a 323,000-square-foot facility in Waltham, Massachusetts into an advanced robotics and AI center. The facility is located near the company’s existing headquarters, approximately 12 miles outside Boston. The new…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College Football placed four players on the 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason ACC All-Conference Team, as tight end Kaelan Chudzinski, defensive back KP Price, running back Evan Dickens and kicker Luca Lombardo earned recognition from the publication, it was announced Wednesday. Chudzinski emerged as one of the nation’s top freshman tight ends in 2025, appearing in all 12 games with two starts. He finished the season with 24 receptions for 313 yards and four touchdowns. His 24 catches and 313 receiving yards led all freshman tight ends nationally, while his four touchdown receptions tied for…