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An event that's sure to draw tens of thousands, if not more, into New Bedford gets it's start this Thursday night. The 100th annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, also known as the Portuguese Feast, will feature a wide variety of entertainment, and all of the food that has been associated with the feast for an entire century...

Cristiano Ronaldo set up Varela for a late equalizer on a hot and humid night in the jungle Sunday to give Portugal a 2-2 draw with the United States and hope for a spot in the second round of the World Cup. Ronaldo, who has been playing despite a left knee injury, sent in a cross in the fifth minute of stoppage time and Varela scored with a diving header in the last seconds of the match... Read M

Costa Rica is the latest side to advance to the knockout round at the 2014 FIFA  World Cup in Brazil. The Costa Ricans defeated Italy 1-0 in Group D action. The Italians and Uruguay each have three points while England has been eliminated...

Forward Clint Dempsey is considering wearing a protective mask to guard his broken nose when the U.S. men's soccer team plays again on Sunday. Dempsey was hurt in Monday's 2-1 win over Ghana in the World Cup. Forward Jozy Altidore also left that match with a hamstring injury and his status for Sunday's game against Portugal is uncertain...

Thomas Muller netted a hat trick as Germany opened Group G play by shredding a 10-man Portugal team in a 4-0 rout from Salvador. Portugal defender Pepe was shown a straight red card following an altercation with Muller.  The Germans got off  the mark after just 11 minutes when Muller converted a penalty  kick...

The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil kicks off on Thursday with a match between Brazil and Croatia, but there are plenty of story lines to cover before the first game.

It all kicks off tomorrow in Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup! From now until July 13th, you get to cheer on and hope your team makes it all the way. Who will win?

Thiago Silva and Neymar scored first-half goals to propel Brazil to a 3-1 victory over Portugal in a friendly match before 62,310 at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday night.

Portugal's statistics agency says the bailed-out country's unemployment rate has fallen for the first time in two years.

The smells of cacoila, linguica, malasadas and more are wafting through the North End of New Bedford as the 99th annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is underway. The Portuguese Feast opened with traditional ceremonies Thursday night, with area politicians, feast committee members and more providing remarks...