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Needham and Wellesley face off to continue their historic football rivalry
Rockets vs. Raiders it’s more than the oldest rivalry in the country. It’s an event that goes back to the late 1800 and has tied generations to a single, yearly game.
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Needham and Wellesley face off in the oldest high school football rivalry
You can’t have Thanksgiving without the yearly tradition of the Needham-Wellesley football game.
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid, ESPN reports
Despite a storied career as the owner of the Patriots for the last three decades, Robert Kraft will reportedly not be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2025 class.
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Robert Kraft reportedly snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid
The owner of the New England Patriots will not make the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, ESPN reported Thursday.
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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott knocked out of game vs. Falcons with hamstring injury
Cooper Rush replaced Dak Prescott against the Falcons when the Cowboys’ starting QB left with a hamstring injury.
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‘The legacy I want to leave': How a Maine teen is helping with concussion research
A high school senior from Bangor, Maine, has decided that when the time comes, he will donate his brain to science. Fionn Parker-Cummings is the youngest person to donate his brain to the University of Pittsburgh National Sports Brain Bank. Researchers will check in with him every year for the rest of his life. Parker-Cummings said he hopes the contribution…
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How a Maine high school senior is helping with concussion research
Finn Parker Cummings is donating his brain to researchers aiming to protect fellow athletes.
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Backup quarterback's late TD toss lifts Boston College to 21-20 win
Backup quarterback Grayson James hit Jerand Bradley with an 8-yard scoring pass late, and Boston College rallied with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for a 21-20 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday. BC’s starting quarterback Thomas Castellanos was sidelined with an undisclosed injury. James, a junior transfer from Florida International, completed 19-of-32 passes for 168 yards with an inception…
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Is it time for the ‘Latinification' of American sports? These Latino execs think so
New research shows Latinos will account for $1 of every incremental $3 spent on U.S. sports by 2050.
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Patriots defeat Bengals to open season, Jerod Mayo's head coaching career
The expectations are low this year for the New England Patriots, but they started the season off with a victory in Cincinnati.
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Los Angeles-area high school student dies after injury at football game
A Los Angeles-area high school student who was recently injured during a football game has died, the high school’s principal said in a letter to the community last week.
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It's football season! Before you buy tickets, look at for these scams
With football season kicking off, many fans will be buying tickets to catch their favorite teams in action. But before you hit “Purchase,” be warned: Scammers want to cash in on your excitement. You don’t want to lose money to a scammer and miss a game you were looking forward to. The Better Business Bureau received over 100 reports to…
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It's football season! But before you buy tickets, look out for these scams
The Better Business Bureau received over 100 reports to its scam tracker about sporting event ticket scams last year, and there were likely many others that went unreported. Here’s how you can make sure what your buying is the real deal.
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Wrong number: Well wishes for 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall sent to Arizona boy's phone
A 12-year-old boy in Arizona received hundreds of text messages with well wishes after 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in an attempted robbery on Aug. 31.
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Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. says vegan diet has helped him excel
Deatrich Wise Jr. of the New England Patriots, who is 6’5 and 280 pounds, eats 5,000 calories a day on a 100% vegan diet.
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Tom Brady and Peyton Manning praise each other after careerlong rivalry
In the history of football, few names have been as intertwined as those of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. The rivalry between Brady’s Patriots and Manning’s Indianapolis Colts was must-see football. It carried on when Manning moved on to the Denver Broncos. The two superstar quarterbacks shared a stage Wednesday at the ceremony enshrining Brady into the Patriots Hall...
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Dartmouth to honor memory of winningest football coach by renaming its athletic complex
Dartmouth College will honor the memory of its winningest football coach by adding his name to its athletic complex next fall. Buddy Teevens, known nationally for his efforts to make football safer, died in September of injuries he had sustained in a bicycle accident six months earlier. The Ivy League school announced Wednesday that it will host a community celebration…
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Why are children still playing tackle football, despite brain risks?
Tackle football offers children as young as 5 the chance to make friends, learn teamwork and maybe win a college scholarship. But growing research shows it can also cause injuries that damage developing brains.
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Flag football gives female players a sense of community and scholarship options — and soon a shot at the Olympics
Flag football’s inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles only enhances the profile of a sport that’s growing rapidly on the women’s side.
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2023 NFL Christmas Games: Teams, schedule, how to watch
There are 16 NFL games slated for the holiday weekend. Here’s when they will air and how you can watch them.