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Gomez Laleau, director and founder of the Little Haiti Football Club, received a phone call during the holiday season from two high school students interested in raising money to donate equipment to his nonprofit soccer club organization. “I thought it was a prank call,” he said. “You normally see these efforts from organizations or adults, not kids their age.” Max De Witte, 17, and Stefano Marconi, 16, both juniors at…

Princeton University announced Thursday that it will cancel the rest of the season for the men’s swimming and diving team following findings of “misogynistic and racist” content shared by team members. The team will not compete in its two final meets of the regular season, scheduled to take place against Navy on Jan. 7 and Harvard and Yale on Feb. 5. The team will also not compete in the Ivy…

“I had take off social media before the Olympics. Then after team finals in Rio, I Googled myself and there was just so much noise,” Douglas told Teen Vogue’s editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth. “First it started with me not having my hand over my heart, then my hair, then me not being supportive. I was like oh my God, I have no idea where this is coming from. It was hard.”

Authorities released actor Alan Thicke’s official cause of death Wednesday, revealing the that the 69-year-old suffered a ruptured aorta and a standard type A aortic dissection. The Canadian native had been playing hockey with his youngest son, when he complained of chest pains, leaving some to question whether the sport contributed to his demise. “People can have aortic dissections when they’re at rest or when they’re active,” Dr. Jean…

Plans to redo the soccer fields and build a new clubhouse at Pioneer High School are in the early stages of discussions, according to the San Jose Unified School District. Informal conversations have taken place in recent months between district and San Jose city officials and representatives of Almaden Soccer. If all goes well, students, Almaden Soccer members and the public someday will get to share the facilities behind the school….

Only 17 drivers in premier series history have won 40 races — and just one, Jimmie Johnson, will be an active driver in 2017.   It’s a story that bears watching in 2017 as three drivers have 40 in their sights. It’s worth noting that of the 17 drivers, from Richard Petty (200 wins) to Mark Martin (40), everyone eligible for the NASCAR Hall of Fame has either been inducted,…

Officials at Keefe Regional Technical School and Marian High School in Framingham have canceled the boys’ hockey season for their joint team after administrators were informed of anti-Semitic comments and actions by players against a teammate, the schools said Wednesday. School officials declined to give details about the behavior, but a letter to Marian High players and their parents said an investigation into the allegations found “a pattern of locker…

Soccer is changing fast. Here are some trends that I think will shape the game in 2017 and beyond, on and off the field. 1. The march of the statisticians They have been gaining influence at top clubs for about a decade now. In 2016, they had a hand in the most surprising triumph in European club soccer in our generation: Leicester City’s Premier League title. Stats guided Leicester to…

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Richard Childress Racing has stacked the deck in its efforts to return to the forefront of NASCAR in 2017. The legendary Chevrolet organization announced on Wednesday that it would run eight full-time teams across the Monster Energy Cup Series and Xfinity Series respectively. Austin Dillon, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman have each been retained from their 2016 assignments and will work with crew chiefs Slugger Labbe, Matt Borland…

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reader comments 34 Jabra, the audio company that has an impressive line of fitness tracking earbuds, has embraced wireless technology. The $250 Jabra Elite Sport wireless buds are similar to Samsung’s Gear IconX and the Bragi Dash earbuds in that they are made of two modules that stick in your ears without any wires connecting them. They all use embedded heart rate monitors to track both cardio and strength workouts, making…

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SAN JOSE — Mariah Serratos shows little emotion when recounting the terrifying day that still makes little sense. The day she suddenly could no longer walk. But in a quiet moment, the soft-spoken teenager lets go while explaining how the wheelchair game of Power Soccer has given her direction. “It meant a lot just to play it again,” the one-time goalkeeper said. Then came silence — followed by tears. “It…

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RELATED: New premier series mark, name revealed DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR today unveiled a new official brand identity which will replace the bar mark used by the sanctioning body since 1976. The announcement was made in conjunction with the news that Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™will be the new name of the sport’s premier series beginning January 1, 2017. The new brand mark and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series…

Noriana Radwan was an 18-year-old freshman soccer player at the University of Connecticut when her team won the 2014 American Athletic Conference championship game. An ESPNU television camera focused on Radwan as she cheered and hugged her teammates on the field, and she enthusiastically threw up her left middle finger. She never imagined this one gesture ― for which she says she has since “profusely apologized” ― would destroy her career…

RELATED: New premier series mark, name revealed DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR today unveiled a new official brand identity which will replace the bar mark used by the sanctioning body since 1976. The announcement was made in conjunction with the news that Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™will be the new name of the sport’s premier series beginning January 1, 2017. The new brand mark and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series…

The slip was innocent enough. Bob Bradley, the American manager of Swansea City, was bemoaning a defeat last weekend in a post-game interview with the BBC when he accidentally referred to a penalty kick as a “PK.” He corrected himself to say “penalty,” but the damage was done. A slice of English soccer fans on social media seized on it immediately. Bradley had committed what they saw as a cardinal…

Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens said he opposes public funding for a Major League Soccer stadium in downtown St. Louis, according to a statement released by his transition team Monday. “This project is nothing more than welfare for millionaires,” Greitens said. “Right now, because of reckless spending by career politicians, we can’t even afford the core functions of government, let alone spend millions on soccer stadiums. “This back-room…