World Cup games set for Foxborough after deal with town reached

An agreement between the owners of the New England Revolution and New England Patriots, the regional World Cup organizing committee and the town of Foxborough, Mass., will allow the town's planned World Cup games to move forward.

The sides announced the deal on Wednesday, ending a standoff in which the town had threatened to deny the necessary licenses unless it was assured of receiving $8 million for security. Foxborough was steadfast in refusing to foot the bill with public money.

A joint statement regarding the agreement read in part, "As part of this arrangement, the Town of Foxborough will not incur any cost or financial burden related to the FIFA World Cup, with Boston Soccer 2026 providing advance funding for security-related capital expenditures and the full extent of deployment that public safety officials have determined is needed to execute the event with Kraft Sports + Entertainment's backing."

The Kraft Group, fronted by Robert Kraft, owns the Foxborough-based NFL and MLS teams as well as their home venue, Gillette Stadium.

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Seven World Cup games are scheduled to be played in Foxborough, including England-Ghana on June 23, Norway-France on June 26, a round-of-32 contest on June 29 and a quarterfinal on July 9.

The town of Foxborough is now expected to approve FIFA's license on March 17.

Town Select Board chair Bill Yukna said in a statement, in part, "On behalf of the Town of Foxborough, I'm very pleased to say that all of our funding concerns have been addressed. I want to personally thank KSE and Robert Kraft for his involvement in bringing the funding concerns to a resolution. We expect that any open issues in the license will be resolved before the 17th public hearing and we look forward to a very successful and safe World Cup event."

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Canada advances past World Baseball Classic first round for first time, beats Cuba 7-2

Canada advanced past the first round of the World Baseball Classic for the first time, beating Cuba 7-2 Wednesday in a winner-take-all game at San Juan, Puerto Rico, behind Abraham Toro's homer and Otto Lopez's two-run single.

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Brothers Bo Naylor and Josh Naylor drove in runs, Owen Caissie had two RBIs and reliever James Paxton struck out six over 2 2/3 scoreless innings for Canada (3-1), which eliminated the Cubans (2-2) and won Group A over Puerto Rico (3-1). Cuba was knocked out in the first round for the first time.

Canada and Puerto Rico will play quarterfinals in Houston this weekend.

Cuba finished with three errors, and left fielder Ariel Martinez allowed Toro's catchable fly starting the seventh to fall for a double. The Canadians broke open the game with a three-run sixth inning that included a dropped popup, a foul pop that fell, a wild pickoff throw and a catcher's interference call on Andrys Perez, whose passed ball led to Canada's first run.

Later Wednesday, Mexico and Italy were to play at Houston in a Group B game that will determine whether the U.S. advances.

Cuba escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first when Matt Davidson hit an inning-ending popout off loser Livan Moinelo, but Canada went ahead in the third on Caissie's sacrifice fly. Toro homered in the fifth on a splitter from Yariel Rodríguez, a 420-foot drive to right.

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Cuba scored in the bottom half on Yoelkis Guibert's run-scoring groundout off winner Cal Quantrill, who allowed an unearned run and two hits over five innings.

Canada opened a 3-1 lead in the sixth on Bo Naylor's RBI double.

Martinez drove in a run in the bottom half with his third hit and Josh Naylor had an RBI single in the seventh on a soft fly to left that popped up of the glove of Martinez, who tried for a sliding catch.

Cuba went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position. Adam Macko escaped a bases-loaded jam in the sixth when Yiddi Cappe swung over a curveball and James Paxton struck out Moncada in the seventh to leave runners at the corners.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Is a “Jersey Shore” Fan and Once Asked to Be Introduced to the Cast at a Club, Says Simon Rex

Simon Rex revealed during the taping of the March 12 Drew Barrymore Show episode how he learned Leonardo DiCaprio is unexpectedly a fan of Jersey Shore

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• Rex explained that he learned of the Oscar winner's interest after DiCaprio asked Rex to introduce him to the cast following Jersey Shore's 2009 debut

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Leonardo DiCapriois apparently a fan of at least one reality TV show.

The Oscar winner knew all about the MTV classicJersey Shore,Simon RextoldDrew Barrymoreduring the taping of her March 12Drew Barrymore Showepisode.

In a sneak-peek clip, Barrymore, 51, tried to guess whether a group of statements about Rex, also 51, were true or false. The game began with: "I introduced Leonardo DiCaprio to theJersey Shorecast at a club."

Barrymore hesitated before accurately guessing "true," and Rex simply replied, "That happened, yeah." TheE.T.actress then asked him to tell her "about that moment."

The former MTV video jockey obliged and explained that he was out at a club, and that DiCaprio, now 51, was there as well. He clarified they had a friendly dynamic, "I'm not friends with Leo, but I'd say what's up to him."

As theTowstar was greeting DiCaprio at his table, theJersey Shorecast was at a nearby table. "[DiCaprio] goes, 'Is that theJerseyShore guys over there?' " Rex said before asking him, " 'Did you watch that?' "

TheTitanicstar confirmed he did and said, " 'I wanna meet them," " Rex recalled.

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"So I brought him over," Rex said. "They were just blown away like, 'He knows who we are,' and it was just this funny moment where he was talking to them."

"I just sat back, like, I did my work. I'm done here," Rex joked, to which Barrymore added, "Pop culture meets pop culture."

While Rex didn't specify the year this occurred, the hit MTV series first premiered in 2009 and ran for six seasons until its conclusion in 2012. The first cast includedAngelina Pivarnick,DJ Pauly D,Jenni "JWOWW" Farley,Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino,Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi,Ronnie Ortiz-Magro,Sammi "Sweetheart" GiancolaandVinny Guadagnino, with the addition ofDeena Cortesein its third season.

The show became a cultural phenomenon chronicling the summers of a group of 20-somethings living and partying in a Seaside Heights, N.J., beach house. In the years since its initial debut, MTV has expanded theJersey Shoreuniverse into a pop-culture force, creating multiple spinoffs with nearly 300 episodes.

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Over almost two decades of filming, the roommates have grown up on camera, navigating relationships, marriages, sobriety, parenthood, and career reinventions — all while maintaining the chemistry that first made them famous.

The latest iteration,Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, will come to a closewith its eighth season premiering on May 7. MTV announced on March 4 that the upcoming season will be the farewell season and the "last hurrah for a cultural icon."

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Cowboys' Dak Prescott faces lurid allegations as wedding abruptly called off

Dallas Cowboys starDak Prescottand his former fiancée Sarah Jane Ramos called off their luxurious Italian wedding a month before it was set to take place and details poured out about the reason.

While Prescott and Ramos have not commented on the reasoning behind the decision to cancel their nuptials, aPage Sixreport on Tuesday detailed an issue that popped up in their relationship.

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Ramoscalled off the weddingover his alleged "ongoing infidelity issues," a source familiar with the situation told Page Six. Ramos reportedly believed that Prescott talked to other women during their relationship and stayed with him hoping he would change his ways.

She confronted Prescott with the allegations and the two decided to call off the wedding, according to the report. TMZ Sports reported things came to a head during their joint bachelor and bachelorette parties. Ramos posted photos from her party, and Prescott was not included.

Fox News Digital reached out to reps for Prescott and Ramos for comment.

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A rep for Ramostold Peoplethat the two were "heartbroken that they're not getting married."

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"There wasn't any rockiness in the lead up, and there was no big argument or blow up. It was a mutual decision," the rep told the magazine.

The two were engaged in October 2024 andshare two childrentogether.

"They love their girls, and they're committed to raising their children together in the most loving and positive way," Ramos' rep added. "It's still shocking for them since this happened so recently, and they ask for privacy while they sort everything out."

Prescott and Ramossent a joint noteto their wedding guests announcing the cancellation of their wedding.

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"As many of you know, our wedding is currently scheduled to take place in Lake Como, Italy, on Friday April 10, 2026. It is with heavy hearts that we have made the very difficult decision to cancel our wedding," the note read, according toTMZ Sports. "We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and we welcome your prayers."

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WNBA player Rickea Jackson reportedly files for protective order against Falcons DE James Pearce Jr.

Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson has filed for a petition for protective order against her ex-boyfriend, Atlanta Falcons defensive end James Pearce Jr., according toESPN.

The court reportedly granted her initial request for protection, with a hearing for a permanent injunction scheduled for April 21. For now, Pearce is forbidden from having any contact with Jackson, going within 500 feet of her home or workplace and going within 100 feet of her vehicle.

Per ESPN, Jackson claims in the filing she is "in fear of my life" and that "James will kill me" if the legal system doesn't intervene. She reportedly alleges Pearce "verbally and physically abused me on more than one occasion" and threatened to kill, harm and injure her and to place a bag over her head.

The filing comes aftera highly publicized incident in South Florida last month in which Pearce was arrested on a litany of charges following a car chase.

Jackson reportedly added more details in the filing, claiming she called 911 and started driving toward a police station after seeing Pearce following her in his vehicle. Pearce is accused of chasing her at high speed, blocking her car at a traffic light, trying to enter her car, jumping on top of her car and striking her car multiple times while moving to get her to spin out.

After reaching the station, Jackson reportedly says she flagged down an officer as Pearce rammed her car, leading to the officer attempting to arrest Pearce, who left the scene.

Pearce now faces five felony charges: two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, one count of aggravated stalking, fleeing and eluding police officers, and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. He also faces nine traffic citations and a misdemeanor count of resisting an officer without violence to his person.

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If convicted of all charges, Pearce faces decades in prison.Jackson has notified the authorities she is willing to testify against him.

Pearce has claimed innocence, with his legal team releasing a statement saying he "maintains his innocence and urges the public to understand that while allegations have the power to shape a narrative, that it is hardly the full, complete story."

In the time since Pearce's arrest, more details have come out about previous incidents.At least seven 911 calls were made to police about his alleged harassing and stalking in the weeks leading up to his arrest, and ESPN reports of a new incident in Davie, Florida on Jan. 28, when Jackson and Pearce reportedly got into an argument about his belief she was cheating on him.

In another incident in January, Jackson reportedly claims in her filing that Pearce, thinking she was cheating on him, took her cell phone, pulled her hair and snatched her belongings, then responded to her attempt to break up with "a campaign of threats, physical assaults and abuse" against her.

The Falcons have so far declined to cut ties with Pearce, releasing a statement after his arrest saying they were "in the process gathering more information.

Pearce was selected 26th overall by the Falcons in the 2025 NFL Draft after two first-team All-SEC seasons with Tennessee. He posted 26 combined tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks in his rookie year and finished in third place for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Jackson, who also went to Tennessee, is entering her third WNBA season this year and averaged 14.7 points per game in 2025. She recently finished her second Unrivaled season as well, competing for Breeze BC.

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