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Week 7 high school football preview: St. John’s Prep-Catholic Memorial battle figures to be a dandy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

Something will give on Saturday when the team with the state’s longest winning streak squares off against a team which hasn’t lost against in-state competition since 2019.Defending Div. 1 state champion St. John’s Prep (6-0) has won 13 straight game since a 28-17 loss last Oct. 15 to the team it will host this weekend, Catholic Memorial (4-1). The last Massachusetts team to knock off the Knights were the Eagles (21-14) in the 2019 Div. 1 state championship game.There may be no love lost between the programs, but the level of respect they have for one another is off the chart. St. John’s Prep coach Brian St. Pierre and his Catholic Memorial counterpart, John DiBiaso, know this is going to be a gridiron battle.“They’re so talented on both sides of the ball as well as special teams,” St. Pierre said. “They’re tremendous up front and so well coached. They have players who are capable of putting you in a bind.”St. John’s Prep might not have the s...

Week 7 high school football schedule

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

FRIDAY’S GAMESEnglish/New Mission at O’Bryant, 4Nashoba Tech at Lynn Tech, 5:30Rivers at Brooks, 5:30Braintree at Walpole, 5:45Bishop Stang at Archbishop Williams, 6Brighton at Randolph, 6Chelmsford at Westford Academy, 6Dighton-Rehoboth at Nauset, 6Durfee at Dennis-Yarmouth, 6Foxboro at Canton, 6Latin Academy at East Boston, 6Lynn English at Somerville, 6Marshfield at Plymouth North, 6Mashpee at Cohasset, 6Medford at Chelsea, 6Newton North at Barnstable, 6Norwell at Sandwich, 6St. John Paul at Martha’s Vineyard, 6Stoneham at Burlington, 6Wakefield at Wilmington, 6Xaverian at Malden Catholic, 6Apponequet at Greater New Bedford, 6:30Cambridge at Acton-Boxboro, 6:30Case at Bourne, 6:30Dexter Southfield at New Hampton, 6:30Essex Tech at North Reading, 6:30Franklin at Attleboro, 6:30Holbrook/Avon at Cape Cod Tech, 6:30Hull at Carver, 6:30Lawrence Academy at St. Sebastian’s, 6:30Lowell Catholic at Manchester-Essex, 6:30Masconomet at Danvers, 6:30Medway at Dedham, ...

The last time the Ravens played the Lions, Justin Tucker made history. He ‘put a lot of value on that particular kick.’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

Justin Tucker had made field goals to win the AFC championship game and give the Ravens a cushion in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. He was the most accurate kicker in NFL history, already talked about as the rare specialist worthy of selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.He didn’t need a signature moment, but he had a chance to create one as he lined up to kick a 66-yard field goal at Detroit’s Ford Field on the afternoon of Sept. 26, 2021.The Ravens will play the Lions again Sunday. The last time they did, Tucker put his stamp on football history.His field goal set a record and handed the Ravens a victory. More than that, it gave the New York Times Magazine and “60 Minutes” a hook as they lined up to profile Tucker, proclaiming him the greatest ever at his unusual trade.“Look, I’d be lying to you if I said I didn’t put a lot of value on that particular kick,” Tucker said Thursday. “It was a special moment for all of ...

Christine Sinclair hints at retirement in short video post on social media

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

One day after Canada coach Bev Priestman gingerly handled a question about Christine Sinclair’s future, the Canada captain offered a hint on social media Thursday.Sinclair posted a short teaser video showing a pair of soccer boots tied to a crossbar, gently swinging in the wind to a soundtrack of kids playing. The video then morphs into a black screen with a white Maple Leaf over Sinclair’s No. 12. The Maple Leaf turns red as Sinclair’s signature appears below.<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cymg0_NskOL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.i...

Male driver killed in crash involving two transport trucks on Brampton-Caledon border

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

One person is dead following an early morning multi-vehicle crash involving two transport trucks near the border of Brampton and Caledon.Emergency crews were called to the area of Mayfield Road and Goreway Drive around 5 a.m. Friday for reports of a collision.Paramedics tell CityNews it was a three-vehicle crash involving two transport trucks and a passenger vehicle.The male driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. One of the truck drivers was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The other truck driver was not injured.There is no word on the cause of the crash. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Caledon detachment are on scene investigating. The Caledon OPP say they are also on scene of a separate nearby collision that has closed Old School Road between Bramalea and Dixie roads.#CaledonOPP is on scene at 2 separate serious collisions. Please note the following closures:Mayfield Rd between Dixie Rd & McVean DrOld School Rd between Bramaea Rd and Dixie...

Refugee children’s education in Rwanda under threat because of reduced UN funding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.N. funding cuts to refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education for children in more than 100,000 households who have fled conflict from different East African countries to live in five camps.A Burundian refugee, Epimaque Nzohoraho, told The Associated Press on Thursday how his son’s boarding school administrator told him his son “should not bother coming back to school,” because UNHCR had stopped paying his fees.Nzohoraho doesn’t know how much the U.N. refugee agency had been paying, because funds were directly paid to the school, but he had “hoped education would save his son’s future.”Last weekend, UNHCR announced funding cuts to food, education, shelter and health care as hopes to meet the $90.5 million in funding requirements diminished.UNHCR spokesperson Lilly Carlisle said that only $33 million had been received by October, adding that “the agency cannot manage to meet the needs of the refugees.”Rwanda hosts 134,519 refugees — ...

Protesters march to US Embassy in Indonesia over Israeli airstrikes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Protesters marched from several mosques to the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy in Indonesia’s capital Friday to denounce the staunch American support for Israel and demand an end to Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.Similar protests also took place in front of the United Nations mission, a few kilometers (miles) from the embassy, and in the compound of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Authorities estimated that about 1,000 people participated in the rallies across Jakarta following Friday prayers in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.A brutal incursion into southern Israel by Hamas fighters on Oct. 7 provoked Israel to declare war against the militant group that rules Gaza. The Israeli siege of and airstrikes on the Palestinian territory were the focus earlier this week of demonstrations at Egyptian universities, inside a congressional office building in Washington, outside the Israeli Embassy in Bogota and near the U.S. Embas...

Australia decides against canceling Chinese company’s lease of strategically important port

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced Friday it has decided not to cancel a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that the foreign control could be used to spy on its military forces.The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet said it decided after an investigation of the eight-year-old lease that current monitoring and regulation measures are sufficient to manage security risks for critical infrastructure such as the port in the northern garrison city of Darwin.“Australians can have confidence that their safety will not be compromised while ensuring that Australia remains a competitive destination for foreign investment,” it said in a statement.Landbridge Industry Australia, a subsidiary of Rizhao-based Shandong Landbridge Group, signed the lease with the debt-laden Northern Territory government in 2015. That was three years after U.S. Marines began annual rotations through Darwin as part of the U.S. p...

Taylor Swift academic conference to be held in Indiana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WXIN) — Indiana University announced Thursday that the "world's first" academic conference focusing on the phenomenon that is Taylor Swift will be held next month in Bloomington.The event, titled "Taylor Swift: The Conference Era," will be held on Nov. 3 and 4 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater near the IU-Bloomington campus. The university also said that adjacent events will be held on Nov. 2 and 5 on campus.The conference, IU said, will "gather Swifties and scholars to speak on pertinent topics through the lens of the star" as she performs on her worldwide Eras Tour."A brainchild of the IU Arts & Humanities Council, the conference includes speakers who will reflect upon the icon’s cultural relevance and her influence on pop culture, the economy, gender, fandom, politics, music theory, history and more," IU said in a news release. NEXT: Taylor Swift bringing ‘Eras Tour’ to Lucas Oil Stadium in November 2024 According to the university, over 1,000 attendees hav...

Five takeaways from Biden’s Oval Office address 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:42:51 GMT

(The Hill) - President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office Thursday evening. The main topics of the 15-minute speech were the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, and the war in Ukraine. The Middle East has entered a horrific new phase since Hamas killed about 1,400 Israelis in a surprise attack on Oct. 7. Israeli reprisals have killed around 3,800 Palestinians. A ground invasion of Gaza by Israel could come at any moment. On Ukraine, polls show American public commitment to the war wavering as the price tag for aid keeps rising. Biden’s speech was also delivered against a backdrop of dysfunction on Capitol Hill, where the House has been without a Speaker since Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted on Oct. 3. Here are the main takeaways from Biden’s speech. An attempt to weave together Ukraine, Israel and Gaza The central point of the speech was to make the case for new tranches of aid to Ukraine and to Israel.  B...