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With rise of the Big Three, pitchers now get spotlight when it comes to Red Sox prospect pipeline

Several members of last year's draft class have made huge leaps in velocity and their performances on the mound so far this season.

Game 99: Lineups and preview for this afternoon's Red Sox-Cubs matchup at WrigleyHow much — or how little — of the Red Sox’ success can be attributed to trading Rafael Devers?

Dan Shaughnessy

Are the 2025 Red Sox destined to play meaningful games in October?

The Red Sox’ long winning streak could be a clear indication that this season will indeed be memorable, and other thoughts

The Sox were all the rage at Atlanta’s All-Star week. Respected national media members Ken Rosenthal and Jeff Passan spoke of Boston as a serious World Series contender.

Chad Finn: Last weekend felt like October baseball at Fenway Park. Ownership needs to respond accordingly at the trade deadline. Starting Point: Fans are excited about the streaking Sox. But should they be?

WNBA
What Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeaways
The second WNBA game held in Boston was another huge success, sparking talk of when the city will get its own team — or will they get a relocated Sun franchise instead?

WNBA players say league’s proposal for new CBA falls short after All-Star bargaining meeting

Patriots positional preview: offensive line
Patriots offensive line preview: Will offseason upgrades, including drafting Will Campbell fourth overall, pay off?
New England’s offensive line was among the worst in the league last season.

Here are three Patriots players (and a position group) facing pressure to perform in training camp Lloyd Howell steps down as executive director of NFL Players Association

fleet

Aerin Frankel’s workload may not be sustainable. That could be good news for some of the Fleet’s new additions.

Top PWHL players, including Aerin Frankel, will represent their countries at the Rivalry Series in November and December, the Milan Olympics in February, and the Women’s World Championship in April.

Red Sox
The Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admiration
This season, especially lately, Rafaela has been great. Crow-Armstrong has been even better.

Five story lines that will dominate the remainder of the Red Sox’ season

CELTICS
Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers
The 6-foot-7-inch swingman, in his first season on a two-way contract, slammed home four buckets en route to 11 points as the Celtics beat the Lakers, 87-78, in Las Vegas.

Chad Finn | Sports Media
Fox Sports and Barstool Sports announce comprehensive partnership
The deal will include a new two-hour daily studio show on FS1 and collaborations across college football and basketball programming and other properties.

NESN launching upgrades to its NESN 360 app on Friday

LATEST HEADLINES

Game 99: Red Sox at Cubs lineups and notes for matinee at Wrigley

What Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeaways

The Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admiration

Revolution failed to refocus after mistakes in loss to Red Bulls, and now they’re feeling heat of playoff race

Patriots offensive line preview: Will offseason upgrades, including drafting Will Campbell fourth overall, pay off?

With rise of the Big Three, pitchers now get spotlight when it comes to Red Sox prospect pipeline

The Red Sox’ long winning streak could be a clear indication that this season will indeed be memorable, and other thoughts

Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers

Sunday notebooks

Rockies have bottomed out, and they have to gauge their climb beyond the standings
Colorado went into the weekend on pace to lose 125 games and allow 1,008 runs.

The NFLPA actually proved the NFL wanted the owners to collude. So why are they trying to bury it?
The NFLPA ultimately lost, but its case was compelling.

Mark Cuban sees a bright future for Mavericks with Cooper Flagg
The drafting of Flagg has reinvigorated Cuban, who sat courtside for Flagg’s summer league debut in Las Vegas.

For Bruins draft pick Will Moore, hockey always has been music to his ears
Moore chose the ice over the pitch, but piano was his first love.

Red Sox & MLB

Game 99: Red Sox at Cubs lineups and notes for matinee at Wrigley

Lucas Giolito will be on the mound when the Red sox open a three-game series with the Cubs Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Natalie Greening, right, a Fenway Park concessions worker for 20 seasons, and Tammi Nunez, left, who has worked for 29 seasons, chat after the Unite Here! Local 26 voted on June 15 to authorize a strike.

Senator Bernie Sanders calls for Red Sox and Aramark to ‘immediately bargain in good faith’ with unionized Fenway Park workers

Concession employees overwhelmingly voted last month to authorize a strike after months of stalled negotiations over wages and the use of automation, such as self-checkout machines.

Red Sox

Since May 28, Ceddanne Rafaela has a .331/.362/.662 slash line with 12 home runs and 29 RBIs.

The Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admiration

This season, especially lately, Rafaela has been great. Crow-Armstrong has been even better.

Starting Point

Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela reacted to an ice bucket shower delivered after he hit a soaring, two-run walkoff home run over the Green Monster to beat Tampa Bay last Friday.

Fans are excited about the streaking Sox. But should they be?

The team’s been mired in mediocrity since they last won it all in 2018. But let yourself believe in this run. It’s more fun that way.

Celtics & pro basketball

WNBA

Fans applaud with Blaze, the Connecticut Sun mascot, during the third quarter of the game against Indiana Tuesday at TD Garden.

What Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeaways

The second WNBA game held in Boston was another huge success, sparking talk of when the city will get its own team — or will they get a relocated Sun franchise instead?

CELTICS

Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers

The 6-foot-7-inch swingman, in his first season on a two-way contract, slammed home four buckets en route to 11 points as the Celtics beat the Lakers, 87-78, in Las Vegas.

WNBA

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers (left) and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark were among the 40 or so players who took part in face-to-face talks with WNBA officials about a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday in Indianapolis, site of this weekend's WNBA All-Star Game festivities.

WNBA players say league’s proposal for new CBA falls short after All-Star bargaining meeting

All-Stars Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, and Angel Reese were among about 40 players who took part in the first face-to-face meeting featuring players since December.

WNBA

A forlorn-looking Caitlin Clark had to watch the final minutes of the Indiana Fever's win over the Connecticut Sun from the bench after re-aggravating her groin injury Tuesday at TD Garden.

Caitlin Clark pulls out of WNBA All-Star weekend because of groin injury

Clark, who re-aggravated her injury during Tuesday's Fever win over the Sun at TD Garden, posted on social media that she had to rest and recover.

Bruins & pro hockey

fleet

Aerin Frankel suffered an injury during the gold medal game of the 2025 Women's World Championship.

Aerin Frankel’s workload may not be sustainable. That could be good news for some of the Fleet’s new additions.

Bruins

Bruins to open season Oct. 8 against Alex Ovechkin and Capitals, followed by home opener the next night vs. Blackhawks

The Blackhawks game will kick off a three-game homestand (Sabres and Lightning) followed by the first of three trips west in Las Vegas (Oct. 16), Colorado (Oct. 18), and Utah (Oct. 19).

Bruins

Viktor Arvidsson's production took a dip last season, with 15 goals and 27 points for the Oilers.

Can Viktor Arvidsson give the Bruins much-needed scoring punch?

Signed through 2025-26 in Edmonton at an agreeable $4 million cap hit, the 32-year-old winger opted to waive his no-movement clause to approve a trade to the Bruins.

Bruins

Bruins re-sign winger John Farinacci to a one-year, two-way contract

The former Harvard standout has spent the majority of the last two seasons with Providence, where he collected 22 goals and 76 points in 129 AHL games.

Patriots & NFL

Patriots positional preview: offensive line

Fourth overall pick Will Campbell got extensive work at left tackle during spring workouts.

Patriots offensive line preview: Will offseason upgrades, including drafting Will Campbell fourth overall, pay off?

New England’s offensive line was among the worst in the league last season.

NFL

Late Thursday night, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell tenured his immediate resignation of duties, stepping away after two years in charge of the players' union.

Lloyd Howell steps down as executive director of NFL Players Association

Several stories have put Howell under intense scrutiny recently, leading to his resignation Thursday night.

Patriots

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who is coming off a torn ACL, appeared to be moving extremely well during the non-padded spring practices.

Here are three Patriots players (and a position group) facing pressure to perform in training camp

The expectation is that quarterback Drake Maye can take a leap in Year 2, with help from an improved coaching staff and supporting cast.

NFL notebook

T. J. Watt, who leads the NFL with 73.5 sacks in the past five seasons, didn’t report to the Steelers’ mandatory minicamp in June as the two sides worked through the negotiations. He is expected to report to the team's training camp in Latrobe, Pa., on Tuesday.

Steelers show T.J. Watt the love — and the money — with $123 million, three-year extension

The Steelers ended a contentious negotiation with their disgruntled edge rusher, making him the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

high schools

Today's scoreboard and schedules

Lefthanders Caleb Leys (Maine), Jordan Gottesman (Northeastern) among locals taken in MLB Draft

That began a busy day for locals in the draft, with Rounds 4 through 20 taking place Monday.

Diamond debuts, a pair of UCLA football commitments, and more among six high school sports takeaways

While we were putting the finishing touches on Sunday’s All-Scholastic special section, the high school sports world didn’t sleep, so let’s catch up on all the happenings.

Congratulations to the Globe’s All-Scholastics! Meet the 2025 spring athletes and coaches of the year.

The Globe recognizes more than 300 of the top athletes and coaches from the spring season. Find the section in print on Sunday, July 13.

Girls’ rugby All-Scholastics for Spring 2025

Meet the athletes and coaches of the year and all our honorees.

editor's picks

Casey Brown was Boston University's women's soccer coach from 2022 to 2024.

‘I needed to escape my coach’: A second Boston University women’s soccer coach faced complaints, then resigned

Lovell Arena in Rockland features three NHL-sized rinks, a full-service restaurant, four bowling lanes, two golf simulators, a pro shop, and a live video feed — everything a hockey-obsessed family might need as they spend their weekends watching their children skate.

Boys' high school hockey is ‘having an existential crisis.’ It starts with the rinks.

Bernie Corbett (right) spent a year campaigning to get his old friend, former Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker (left), into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Parker will be inducted in November.

How BU’s Jack Parker made the Hockey Hall of Fame: A yearlong pursuit by an old friend results in much-deserved nod

Rohan Shukla suffered a catastrophic brain injury playing football for Sharon High School. His mother, Deepika Talukdar, was there when he got back from physical therapy to his room at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

A Mass. football player’s catastrophic brain injury shattered his life — and perhaps could have been prevented

Women's sports

What Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeaways

The second WNBA game held in Boston was another huge success, sparking talk of when the city will get its own team — or will they get a relocated Sun franchise instead?

WNBA players say league’s proposal for new CBA falls short after All-Star bargaining meeting

All-Stars Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, and Angel Reese were among about 40 players who took part in the first face-to-face meeting featuring players since December.

Caitlin Clark pulls out of WNBA All-Star weekend because of groin injury

Clark, who re-aggravated her injury during Tuesday's Fever win over the Sun at TD Garden, posted on social media that she had to rest and recover.

Aerin Frankel’s workload may not be sustainable. That could be good news for some of the Fleet’s new additions.

College sports

men's college hockey

Jay Pandolfo is 81-35-4 in three seasons as head coach of the Boston University men's hockey team.

Jay Pandolfo signs multiyear extension to remain men’s hockey coach at Boston University

Pandolfo is the only active head coach to win an NCAA Tournament game in each of the last three years.

MLB Draft

Northeastern's Jordan Gottesman was taken by the Giants on Monday.

Lefthanders Caleb Leys (Maine), Jordan Gottesman (Northeastern) among locals taken in MLB Draft

That began a busy day for locals in the draft, with Rounds 4 through 20 taking place Monday.

COLLEGES

Quinshon Judkins and Ohio State won the national championship in January, the first awarded via a 12-team playoff.

College Football Playoff might not be expanded due to big conferences disagreeing on changes

The CFP contract provides the SEC and Big Ten with the ability to impose changes they both want, but that doesn't matter if the conferences can't agree on those changes.

Jim McBride | Sunday hockey notes

Will Moore, who attended Bruins development camp, was the team's 51st pick in the draft.

For Bruins draft pick Will Moore, hockey always has been music to his ears

Moore chose the ice over the pitch, but piano was his first love.

Soccer

Frank Dell'Apa | On soccer

Revolution failed to refocus after mistakes in loss to Red Bulls, and now they’re feeling heat of playoff race

The Revolution have won only once since May 3, but despite a losing record, the Revolution have rarely had their confidence shaken.

nwsl

Boston Legacy sign two more players to bolster back line

The signings bring the Legacy’s player total to four, following the additions of Annie Karich and Aïssata Traoré this month.

RED BULLS 5, REVOLUTION 3

Revolution melt in second half as winless streak stretches to seven with loss at Red Bulls

The five goals conceded were a season high for New England.

Soccer

Revolution captain Carles Gil added to MLS All-Star roster

The 32-year-old is set to make his fourth career MLS All-Star appearance after initially being passed over.

Golf, tennis, Olympics, and more

Matt Fitzpatrick handled the notorious “Calamity Corner” par-3 16th by chipping in for birdie and was among three players from the morning wave who posted hard-earned 4-under 67s at Royal Portrush.

British Open

Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler among the leaders in first round of British Open

Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 player who has not finished out of the top 10 in the last four months, a stretch that includes another major among three wins.

British Open

The British Open, golf’s oldest major, is always a new experience

Another element that makes this major stand out from the US Open and PGA Championship: the true joy of playing links golf.

BRITISH OPEN

Scottie Scheffler is chasing the claret jug at the British Open and searching for what it all means

Two Masters green jackets, the Wanamaker Trophy he won at the PGA Championship, the three Jack Nicklaus Awards as PGA Tour player of the year, or the FedEx Cup aren't what drive top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler.

BRITISH OPEN

Rory McIlroy returns home for the British Open ready to embrace the love

McIlroy remembers being ill-prepared for the wave of emotions that hit him on the first tee in 2019.

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BLOOD ON THE STREETS: A THREE-PART SERIES

part 1
A stabbing in Dorchester ignites an all-out war. One family becomes the perpetrators — and the victims.
The story of Boston's Cape Verdean war has never been fully told or understood, in large part because the players involved haven’t talked much about it — until now.

part 2
Their brother’s death in the Cape Verdean gang war sparks another violent chapter. When would it end?
Alex DoSouto was in the midst of turning his life around and blossoming in basketball when he was gunned down, prompting his oldest brothers to reconsider their actions.

part 3
‘I don’t want to fight no more’: Members of the Outlaws take stock of the destruction — and seek atonement
They discovered allegiances and enemies as tormented youths on the streets of Dorchester. Now, as adults, they find the spark of hope more appealing than violence.

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In this special podcast miniseries, the Globe revisits the team of misfits and underdogs known as the “Idiots” who defied the odds to break the curse that had loomed over Fenway Park for 86 years. Hear from Terry Francona, Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar, Dan Shaughnessy, and others who were there.

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Watch ‘Three Kings’: The story of Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and the 2004 Red Sox

Baseball is part of the fabric of the Dominican Republic. But for the hundreds of thousands of Dominicans who call Massachusetts home, their adopted team didn’t always seem like a natural fit. The 2004 Red Sox changed everything.

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Celtics owner Walter Brown (center, with Bob Cousy on the left and Ed Macauley on the right receiving sterling silver tea services in 1952) is said to have landed on the name for his pro basketball team after a burst of inspiration.

How each major Boston sports team got its nickname

The NWSL team set to play in Boston in 2026 made a splash with its "BOS Nation FC" moniker. So we wondered: What are the stories behind the nicknames of Boston's other teams?

Terrence Clarke died three years ago. A tidal wave of elite Mass. basketball players is keeping his memory alive.

The 19-year-old basketball celebrity from Boston was killed in a car crash in California while preparing for the 2021 NBA draft.

The making of AJ Dybantsa, the most exciting basketball prospect in Massachusetts history

He’s already making millions. He’s worked out with LeBron James. But the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft has his family — and his Brockton roots — to keep him grounded.

No URI softball team has posted a winning record since 1997.

After a ‘trauma dump’ and abuse complaints, URI’s softball coach resigned and the athletic director is under fire

Whitney Goldstein was the third consecutive URI softball coach hired by athletic director Thorr Bjorn to be accused of various forms of abuse.

The sprawling area near a horse track in East Santo Domingo — known as the Hippodrome — is home to the modest academy where Brayan Bello honed his craft, putting in 12-hour days as a teenager.

‘An inspiration and a north star’: Brayan Bello’s journey from the Dominican Republic to $55 million man

The righthander's climb was an uphill battle from the age of 15, when he left home to train, and now he stands as an example for other young Dominicans.

Arthur Medeiros is now a little more than 80 years removed from landing in Normandy on D-Day.

He stormed the beaches of Normandy and survived the Battle of the Bulge. Now, at 105, he’s still golfing three days a week.

Arthur Medeiros, who was decorated with three Purple Hearts and Bronze and Silver stars, returned from Europe with harrowing tales. He still shares them, saying “there’s so few of us left.”

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Red Sox & MLB news

Lucas Giolito has gone 5-0 with a 0.70 ERA and 37 strikeouts in his last six starts.

Game 99: Red Sox at Cubs lineups and notes for matinee at Wrigley

The Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admiration

With rise of the Big Three, pitchers now get spotlight when it comes to Red Sox prospect pipeline

The Red Sox’ long winning streak could be a clear indication that this season will indeed be memorable, and other thoughts

Patriots & NFL news

Patriots offensive line preview: Will offseason upgrades, including drafting Will Campbell fourth overall, pay off?

Lloyd Howell steps down as executive director of NFL Players Association

Here are three Patriots players (and a position group) facing pressure to perform in training camp

Steelers show T.J. Watt the love — and the money — with $123 million, three-year extension

celtics & NBA news

Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers

Report: Damian Lillard to sign three-year deal with Trail Blazers

The person putting the most pressure on Hugo González to perform is González himself

Guard Bradley Beal, 3-time All-Star, agrees to buyout with the Suns, AP source says

bruins & nhl news

Bruins to open season Oct. 8 against Alex Ovechkin and Capitals, followed by home opener the next night vs. Blackhawks

Can Viktor Arvidsson give the Bruins much-needed scoring punch?

Bruins re-sign winger John Farinacci to a one-year, two-way contract

For Bruins draft pick Will Moore, hockey always has been music to his ears

college sports news

Jay Pandolfo signs multiyear extension to remain men’s hockey coach at Boston University

College Football Playoff might not be expanded due to big conferences disagreeing on changes

Collective system on the outs as schools adapt to new athlete-payment environment in college sports

How BU’s Jack Parker made the Hockey Hall of Fame: A yearlong pursuit by an old friend results in much-deserved nod

soccer news

Coach Caleb Porter and the Revolution have a crucial home game against Orlando City SC on Saturday.

With rise of the Big Three, pitchers now get spotlight when it comes to Red Sox prospect pipeline

The Red Sox’ long winning streak could be a clear indication that this season will indeed be memorable, and other thoughts

WNBAWhat Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeawaysThe second WNBA game held in Boston was another huge success, sparking talk of when the city will get its own team — or will they get a relocated Sun franchise instead?

Patriots positional preview: offensive linePatriots offensive line preview: Will offseason upgrades, including drafting Will Campbell fourth overall, pay off?New England’s offensive line was among the worst in the league last season.

Aerin Frankel’s workload may not be sustainable. That could be good news for some of the Fleet’s new additions.

Red SoxThe Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admirationThis season, especially lately, Rafaela has been great. Crow-Armstrong has been even better.

CELTICSMiles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over LakersThe 6-foot-7-inch swingman, in his first season on a two-way contract, slammed home four buckets en route to 11 points as the Celtics beat the Lakers, 87-78, in Las Vegas.

Chad Finn | Sports MediaFox Sports and Barstool Sports announce comprehensive partnershipThe deal will include a new two-hour daily studio show on FS1 and collaborations across college football and basketball programming and other properties.

LATEST HEADLINES

Game 99: Red Sox at Cubs lineups and notes for matinee at Wrigley

What Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeaways

The Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admiration

Revolution failed to refocus after mistakes in loss to Red Bulls, and now they’re feeling heat of playoff race

Patriots offensive line preview: Will offseason upgrades, including drafting Will Campbell fourth overall, pay off?

With rise of the Big Three, pitchers now get spotlight when it comes to Red Sox prospect pipeline

The Red Sox’ long winning streak could be a clear indication that this season will indeed be memorable, and other thoughts

Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers

Sunday notebooks

Rockies have bottomed out, and they have to gauge their climb beyond the standingsColorado went into the weekend on pace to lose 125 games and allow 1,008 runs.

The NFLPA actually proved the NFL wanted the owners to collude. So why are they trying to bury it?The NFLPA ultimately lost, but its case was compelling.

Mark Cuban sees a bright future for Mavericks with Cooper FlaggThe drafting of Flagg has reinvigorated Cuban, who sat courtside for Flagg’s summer league debut in Las Vegas.

For Bruins draft pick Will Moore, hockey always has been music to his earsMoore chose the ice over the pitch, but piano was his first love.

Game 99: Red Sox at Cubs lineups and notes for matinee at Wrigley

Senator Bernie Sanders calls for Red Sox and Aramark to ‘immediately bargain in good faith’ with unionized Fenway Park workers

The Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admiration

Fans are excited about the streaking Sox. But should they be?

What Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeaways

Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers

WNBA players say league’s proposal for new CBA falls short after All-Star bargaining meeting

Caitlin Clark pulls out of WNBA All-Star weekend because of groin injury

Aerin Frankel’s workload may not be sustainable. That could be good news for some of the Fleet’s new additions.

Bruins to open season Oct. 8 against Alex Ovechkin and Capitals, followed by home opener the next night vs. Blackhawks

Can Viktor Arvidsson give the Bruins much-needed scoring punch?

Bruins re-sign winger John Farinacci to a one-year, two-way contract

Patriots offensive line preview: Will offseason upgrades, including drafting Will Campbell fourth overall, pay off?

Lloyd Howell steps down as executive director of NFL Players Association

Here are three Patriots players (and a position group) facing pressure to perform in training camp

Steelers show T.J. Watt the love — and the money — with $123 million, three-year extension

Lefthanders Caleb Leys (Maine), Jordan Gottesman (Northeastern) among locals taken in MLB Draft

Diamond debuts, a pair of UCLA football commitments, and more among six high school sports takeaways

Congratulations to the Globe’s All-Scholastics! Meet the 2025 spring athletes and coaches of the year.

Girls’ rugby All-Scholastics for Spring 2025

editor's picks

‘I needed to escape my coach’: A second Boston University women’s soccer coach faced complaints, then resigned

Boys' high school hockey is ‘having an existential crisis.’ It starts with the rinks.

How BU’s Jack Parker made the Hockey Hall of Fame: A yearlong pursuit by an old friend results in much-deserved nod

A Mass. football player’s catastrophic brain injury shattered his life — and perhaps could have been prevented

Women's sports

What Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeaways

WNBA players say league’s proposal for new CBA falls short after All-Star bargaining meeting

Caitlin Clark pulls out of WNBA All-Star weekend because of groin injury

Aerin Frankel’s workload may not be sustainable. That could be good news for some of the Fleet’s new additions.

Jay Pandolfo signs multiyear extension to remain men’s hockey coach at Boston University

Lefthanders Caleb Leys (Maine), Jordan Gottesman (Northeastern) among locals taken in MLB Draft

College Football Playoff might not be expanded due to big conferences disagreeing on changes

For Bruins draft pick Will Moore, hockey always has been music to his ears

Soccer

Revolution failed to refocus after mistakes in loss to Red Bulls, and now they’re feeling heat of playoff race

Boston Legacy sign two more players to bolster back line

Revolution melt in second half as winless streak stretches to seven with loss at Red Bulls

Revolution captain Carles Gil added to MLS All-Star roster

Golf, tennis, Olympics, and more

Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler among the leaders in first round of British Open

The British Open, golf’s oldest major, is always a new experience

Scottie Scheffler is chasing the claret jug at the British Open and searching for what it all means

Rory McIlroy returns home for the British Open ready to embrace the love

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What Connecticut Sun players and the WNBA commissioner said about a team in Boston, and other takeaways
The second WNBA game held in Boston was another huge success, sparking talk of when the city will get its own team — or will they get a relocated Sun franchise instead?

Patriots positional preview: offensive line
Patriots offensive line preview: Will offseason upgrades, including drafting Will Campbell fourth overall, pay off?
New England’s offensive line was among the worst in the league last season.

Red Sox
The Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela and Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong have similar skill sets — and mutual admiration
This season, especially lately, Rafaela has been great. Crow-Armstrong has been even better.

CELTICS
Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers
The 6-foot-7-inch swingman, in his first season on a two-way contract, slammed home four buckets en route to 11 points as the Celtics beat the Lakers, 87-78, in Las Vegas.

Chad Finn | Sports Media
Fox Sports and Barstool Sports announce comprehensive partnership
The deal will include a new two-hour daily studio show on FS1 and collaborations across college football and basketball programming and other properties.

Rockies have bottomed out, and they have to gauge their climb beyond the standings
Colorado went into the weekend on pace to lose 125 games and allow 1,008 runs.

The NFLPA actually proved the NFL wanted the owners to collude. So why are they trying to bury it?
The NFLPA ultimately lost, but its case was compelling.

Mark Cuban sees a bright future for Mavericks with Cooper Flagg
The drafting of Flagg has reinvigorated Cuban, who sat courtside for Flagg’s summer league debut in Las Vegas.

For Bruins draft pick Will Moore, hockey always has been music to his ears
Moore chose the ice over the pitch, but piano was his first love.

part 1
A stabbing in Dorchester ignites an all-out war. One family becomes the perpetrators — and the victims.
The story of Boston's Cape Verdean war has never been fully told or understood, in large part because the players involved haven’t talked much about it — until now.

part 2
Their brother’s death in the Cape Verdean gang war sparks another violent chapter. When would it end?
Alex DoSouto was in the midst of turning his life around and blossoming in basketball when he was gunned down, prompting his oldest brothers to reconsider their actions.

part 3
‘I don’t want to fight no more’: Members of the Outlaws take stock of the destruction — and seek atonement
They discovered allegiances and enemies as tormented youths on the streets of Dorchester. Now, as adults, they find the spark of hope more appealing than violence.