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New in Terrier town: Men’s soccer newcomers find their footing and fuel the team’s offense

By Gabby Church October 26, 2025
The last time a true freshman contributed to the Boston University men’s soccer team’s season-opening goal, most of the current players weren’t alive. 
Title Town Takes: Mike Vrabel gets the best of his former team, the Celtics fall short in their season-opener

Title Town Takes: Mike Vrabel gets the best of his former team, the Celtics fall short in their season-opener

By Troy Bolduc, DFP Columnist October 26, 2025
New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel returned to his old stomping grounds where he defeated the Tennessee Titans 31-13 on Sunday. It was the Patriots' fourth consecutive victory and fifth overall on the season, surpassing their number of wins from each of the last two seasons. 

Massachusetts’ own Brendan Fitzgerald is on his path from Cape Cod to the UFC booth

By Kyle Appleby, Associate Sports Editor October 26, 2025
“How about that view?” Brendan Fitzgerald panned his camera from his hotel room to the sunrise-bathed skyline of Vancouver, Canada. He was in the Great White North to call UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen, the latest stop on his winding journey to the apex of mixed martial arts.
The Heat Check: West is best this season, and it’s not close

The Heat Check: West is best this season, and it’s not close

By Derek Olson, DFP Columnist October 21, 2025
Get that “Roundball Rock” ready: The 2025-26 regular season of the NBA opens tonight. Following another offseason of roster changes, new developments and incoming rookies, all 30 teams are set to go. After inspecting each team, one trend is now apparent more than ever: conference disparity.
Let the Games Begin: The Winter Olympics will be better with NHL players

Let the Games Begin: The Winter Olympics will be better with NHL players

By Jenny Chen, Layout Co-Editor October 16, 2025
The NHL is back, but the 2025-2026 season looks very different than its past 11 years. For the first time since the 2014 Winter Olympics, NHL players will be allowed to represent their country at the quadrennial sporting spectacle.
Payoff Pitch: The American League East has a new generation of aces

Payoff Pitch: The American League East has a new generation of aces

By Ethan Pott, Associate Sports Editor October 16, 2025
Three American League East teams stared each other down in the 2025 MLB postseason. After dispatching the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees advanced to a Division Series matchup with the division-winning Toronto Blue Jays. Baseball is at its best when rivals play to win or go home. And with such high stakes, players in those rivalries, especially rookies, are put to baseball’s ultimate test.
Junior forward Andrea Di Blasio (7) attempts to shoot the ball on goal, but his shot is blocked. On Tuesday night, Boston University men’s soccer lost 3-2 to Northeastern.

Men’s soccer fumbles another local derby in the final four minutes

By Gabby Church October 15, 2025

Despite the Boston University men’s soccer team riding into the match on a four-game winning streak, the Terriers (8-4, 4-1 Patriot League) fell victim to another late-game comeback, falling 3-2 to Northeastern...

Chasing Points: An early look at the Premier League title race

Chasing Points: An early look at the Premier League title race

By Adi Jalan October 15, 2025
It all comes down to this: 38 matchweeks. One shot at glory. One shot at the Premier League trophy. And for Tottenham Hotspur fans, one more year of continual disappointment. How fun. Realistically, only three teams are likely to win the league this year: Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester City.
The Extra Point: In chaos, Tampa Bay finds the clutch

The Extra Point: In chaos, Tampa Bay finds the clutch

By Anthony Gasowski, DFP Columnist October 15, 2025
I’ll be honest — it was tough to choose what to write about this week. There were some obvious topics to choose from: Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence stumbling twice to score the game winning touchdown to stun the Chiefs, the Bills’ and Eagles’ flaws costing them their first losses of the season or the Cardinals finding the most entertaining way to choke a 21-6 lead over the Tennessee Titans.
Number 2, senior Ryan Lau winds up for a pass into the midfield. The Boston University Terriers defeated Colgate 1-0 in the men’s soccer game on Friday.

Men’s soccer extends win streak to 4, Saadat earns first-career shutout

By Gabby Church October 14, 2025

The Boston University men’s soccer team entered on a three-game winning streak in which it scored at least three goals per game before taking on Colgate University Friday night. The latter part...

Full Court Press: A'ja Wilson is the WNBA goat — she’s not done yet

Full Court Press: A’ja Wilson is the WNBA goat — she’s not done yet

By Christian Marshall, DFP Columnist October 14, 2025
A’ja Wilson is inevitable. A’ja Wilson is unstoppable. A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are once again WNBA champions after sweeping the Phoenix Mercury in four games, giving the Aces their third championship in four seasons.​
Number 19, senior forward and assistant captain Clara Yuhn. Following the Boston University women’s ice hockey team’s 1-0 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Friday, Yuhn informed The Daily Free Press that the team was looking forward to continue to grow during the rest of the season, and the score didn’t reflect the confidence they possessed during the game.

Women’s ice hockey drops home opener to Minnesota, loses 5-0

By Ryan Abazari October 9, 2025

The No. 3 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Ice Hockey Team (3-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) came up to Boston Oct. 3 to beat the No. 13 ranked Boston University’s women’s ice hockey team (0-1-0, 0-0-0 HE)...

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