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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Pound-for-Pound: Jon Jones’ title reign is far from undisputed

By Kyle Appleby March 24, 2025
Tom Aspinall will officially become the longest-reigning interim champion in UFC history April 29, passing Renan Barao’s record of 534 days. The end to Aspinall’s streak is nowhere in sight.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

After the Whistle: What to make of the remaining teams in the Champions League

By Ryan Abazari March 20, 2025
The quarter finals of the Champions League is officially set, with eight teams vying for Europe's most glorious prize. While a favorite isn’t clear yet, the underdogs definitely are. Let's rank the remaining contenders.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The excitement coming out of the Eastern Conference is paywalled

By Kailyn Smith March 19, 2025
While the Western Conference boasts most of the league’s largest markets and superstars, the talent in the Eastern Conference is often overlooked because of unequal broadcast distribution.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The Bruins are boring and it’s not just because of their underwhelming new additions

By Annika Morris March 19, 2025
The Boston Bruins came into the season with high hopes. They’ve made the last eight consecutive Stanley Cup Playoffs and 15 of the last 17. Just two seasons ago, they broke the NHL record for most points in a single season.
Holly Gustavsen | Co-Photo Editor

Cut the Chicane: I spent $99.4 million on a Formula 1 team

By Holly Gustavsen, Photo Co-Editor March 18, 2025
Move over March Madness brackets, F1 Fantasy is back. The 2025 Formula 1 season is officially underway, which means so is the F1 fantasy league.
Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Pound-for-Pound: UFC 313 as experienced live from Las Vegas

By Kyle Appleby March 17, 2025
The tension in T-Mobile Arena was palpable as Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev faced off in the octagon ahead of UFC 313’s main event. The night had already delivered electrifying action, and every fan in attendance — myself included — was anticipating a firefight in the final bout.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

After the Whistle: The Champions League knockout stage lives up to its reputation

By Ryan Abazari March 6, 2025
The knockout round of the Champions League began Tuesday — a reminder of the absolute glory of the European competition, and a few matchups stood out against the rest.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The “face of the league” debate is a negative distraction from exciting rookie class

By Kailyn Smith March 5, 2025
We can’t keep exclusively fixating on what we’ll do when active NBA legends retire or who’s the greatest and why — we should be paying more attention to “who got next?”
Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Pound-for-Pound: The UFC is prioritizing popularity over merit

By Kyle Appleby March 3, 2025
It’s no secret that the UFC awards some privileges to their money-making superstars. Israel Adesanya was granted an immediate rematch for the middleweight belt after suffering the worst loss of his career to a short-notice Sean Strickland.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: Bobby Portis’ suspension is a wake-up call for National Basketball Players Association

By Kailyn Smith February 26, 2025
Last Thursday, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. was suspended 25 games for violating the league’s anti-drug policy. Portis tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, which he used to treat an elbow injury.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

On the Hill: Mikaela Shiffrin’s Career reaches new heights with 100th World Cup Win

By Logan Severance February 25, 2025
Sestriere Resort in Italy hosted its World Cup slalom event over the weekend, and it would come to feature a historic moment in alpine ski racing.
Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Pound-for-Pound: The UFC is fixing double champions at the wrong time

By Kyle Appleby February 24, 2025
It’s not often that the UFC alerts its fans of an impending announcement. So when they took to social media to announce that president and CEO Dana White had big news on Wednesday night, over 40,000 people tuned in to the boss’s Instagram Live, where he detailed a series of landscape-altering matchups alongside other news.
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