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High school girls flag football teams hit the field at Gillette Stadium for end-of-season tournament

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

The inaugural season of a trailblazing flag football league in New England wrapped up Friday with eight teams competing in a tournament-style bracket on the field at Gillette Stadium. The high school girls flag football teams have been playing this year as part of an initiative to expand women’s flag football across New England and beyond. The players on the league’s teams come from communities including Chelsea, Fitchburg and Peabody.Speaking this week, players said they were excited for the opportunity in Foxboro.“Playing on this field where the Patriots play, this is something,” said junior Angelina Buonopane. “I’m excited.”  “I want to play on the team but girls can’t join the actual football team at my school because we get made fun of for it, so I was like, ‘This is my chance to play football,” said freshman Daniella Andruskiewicz.Girls participation in sports has been steadily growing over the last five years, according to the Massachusetts Int...

‘Slavery in Boston’ exhibit opens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

A new exhibit, “Slavery in Boston,” digs deep into the city’s role in slavery — and has renewed the debate about Faneuil Hall.Protesters with the New Democracy Coalition protested the event to rename the tourist attraction named after Peter Faneuil, a wealthy 18th-century slave owner.The two-story exhibit chronicles enslaved African and Native American people.“This exhibit lays a crucial foundation for Boston to address our legacy of enslavement and support the healing process for our descendant communities,” said Mayor Michelle Wu, in prepared remarks.“As we continue our work to combat racial and economic inequity, it is essential to address our past in ways that create space to process grief, uplift resilience, and repair the harm,” added Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space.The exhibit shares the stories of the enslaved and freed people in Boston through research and archaeological artifacts found under Faneuil Hall. That include...

Yankees Notebook: Harrison Bader’s return delayed, Carlos Rodon to begin rehab assignment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

BOSTON — The Yankees initially planned on having Harrison Bader in the lineup for their series opener against the Red Sox on Friday, but the two sides agreed to delay the centerfielder’s return.Bader’s first rehab game at Double-A Somerset went well from a health standpoint — he went 0-for-4 on Wednesday — per Aaron Boone. But Boone said the team and player felt it would be best for Bader to play in one or two more rehab games before coming back from a hamstring strain suffered on May 29.Boone noted that Bader relies heavily on his legs and that hamstrings can be tricky, so the speedster wants to be “100% when patrolling centerfield” and running the bases. Boone said that Bader will play the field in Somerset on Friday and Saturday or Sunday, depending on the weather.Bader would then rejoin the Yankees on their upcoming homestand. Boone expected him to be active Tuesday, but he didn’t rule out Bader returning sooner than that.“We...

Red Sox notebook: Sox-Yankees games fewer and farther between with new balanced schedule

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

This weekend’s Red Sox vs. Yankees series is likely one fans have had circled on the calendar for a while.It’s the first time the Yankees have come to Fenway Park this season and lands at the perfect time on the calendar. The days are getting longer, the weather is (theoretically) getting better, school is winding down and Father’s Day is coming this Sunday. If there’s a time of year to head down to the ballpark, this is it.Oh, and if you want to see the Yankees, it’ll also be your last chance until September.This season MLB switched to a more balanced schedule that features fewer games between division rivals and ensures everyone plays every other club at least once. The change has largely been a net positive, with less disparity between clubs’ strength of schedule and more opportunities for fans to see different teams come to town, but it has also meant traditional rivalry games are less common occurrences, with divisional opponents now playing ...

Comedian Pete Davidson charged with reckless driving after Beverly Hills crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

By STEFANIE DAZIO (Associated Press)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors charged former “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson with reckless driving Friday, three months after authorities said he crashed into a Beverly Hills home.The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed one misdemeanor count of reckless driving against the actor and writer but did not release details about the March 4 collision in Beverly Hills.“We believe that Mr. Davidson engaged in reckless driving, which ultimately resulted in his involvement in a serious collision into a home,” the DA’s office wrote. “Luckily, no one was seriously injured as a result of this collision.”Davidson’s arraignment is set for July 27. His representatives and Beverly Hills police did not immediately return requests for comment.Prosecutors used the high-profile case to highlight the “devastating consequences” of reckless driving.“In 2022...

Ticker: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle part ways with Spotify; Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

The production company founded by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, is splitting ways with Spotify less than a year after the debut of their podcast “ Archetypes.”It is unclear why the podcast, hosted by Meghan, is leaving the platform but Spotify and Archewell Audio said in a joint statement that the decision was mutual.Archewell landed a multiyear partnership with Spotify in 2020 to create podcasts and shows that would tell stories through diverse voices and perspectives.The podcast premiered in August last year with tennis great Serena Williams as a guest and it was an instant hit.It topped Spotify charts in seven countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., and it won the top podcast award at the People’s Choice awards last year.Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strainThe next round of COVID-19 vaccines will target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.FDA’s decision came one da...

Central Catholic quarterback Blake Hebert commits to Clemson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

LAWRENCE — One of New England’s top quarterbacks is officially off the board.Surrounded by friends and family, Central Catholic sophomore quarterback Blake Hebert announced his verbal commitment to Clemson University on Friday morning at the high school.Hebert’s commitment caps off a rigorous few weeks that saw the Boxford resident pick up notable offers from Connecticut, Boston College, Auburn and Clemson.“It was just all about the feeling I had when I was there,” Hebert said. “I had a blast visiting with the coaching staff and the campus. After I left the feeling of excitement lasted longer. I mean, ‘why not Clemson?’ ”Central Catholic coach John Sexton has been fielding calls on the Raiders’ signal caller for the better part of two months. The Lawrence school became a revolving door in recent weeks as coaches walked in to meet Hebert and get a look at his size and physicality. At 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Hebert became of instant ...

Man exhibiting mental crisis charged in unprovoked shooting of pregnant woman in Seattle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A man who police say was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis after he shot and killed a pregnant restaurant owner in her car in downtown Seattle this week was charged Friday with first-degree murder in her death, and prosecutors said they are seeing whether they can also charge him for the death of the baby girl the woman was carrying.Cordell M. Goosby, 30, was arrested Tuesday soon after witnesses said he ran up to a car occupied by Eina Kwon, 34, and her husband, Sung Kwon, 37, the owners of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market, and started firing a stolen gun into the vehicle without provocation. Eina Kwon, who was eight months pregnant, was killed. Sung Kwon suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and the fetus died soon after emergency delivery. The King County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that state law allows murder charges to be brought if the victim was “born alive”; it is reviewing medical records to determine whet...

Republicans tout conservative credentials in lieutenant governor primary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and state Sen. Chris McDaniel, the fellow Republican trying to unseat him in a primary challenge, each sought to burnish their conservative credentials in speeches at the Mississippi Press Association convention on Friday.Hosemann, of Jackson, is seeking reelection for a second term as the state’s second-highest-ranking official. Hosemann served three terms as secretary of state before winning the lieutenant governor’s race four years ago. McDaniel, of Ellisville, is a four-term Mississippi legislator who has lost two races for U.S. Senate in the past decade, including a bitter 2014 election that he refused to concede. In Mississippi, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately. Public education funding, the rate at which to lower the state’s income tax and efforts to shrink the size of government featured prominently in both Republicans’ speeches. Hosemann portrayed himself as an austere steward...

Brittney Griner misses Mercury’s game at Mystics with hip injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brittney Griner missed the Phoenix Mercury’s game at the Washington Mystics on Friday night because of a hip injury.Griner was ruled out roughly 20 minutes before tip-off. It’s the first game she has missed this season since returning from her imprisonment in Russia.Griner was nevertheless embraced by opponents in the nation’s capital down the road from many of the folks in the U.S. government who worked to get her home. She was freed in December as part of a high-profile prisoner exchange after spending eight months in jail on drug charges, when Russian authorities said Griner carried vape canisters with cannabis oil into the country.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsStephen Whyno, The Associated Press