Driving The Lane: Curse Reversed
Sadly, I was at the TD Garden for the Terriers’ 1-0 loss at the hands of UMass-Lowell in the Hockey East Championship game. As far as I can tell, it was a very well-played hockey game on both sides. This made the defeat that much harder to swallow. Because a couple of my friends from [...]
Over The Fence: Already Paid
It’s Saturday and you are playing in front of thousands of fans. It’s Sunday and you’re writing the paper due at midnight. It’s Monday and you’re practicing for next weekend’s games and writing that other paper due at the end of the week. College athletes have a lot on their plates. With at least 12 [...]
The Inner Edge: You Motivated?
Extra innings, trailing by one, runner on second base. You can feel your heart beating, the blood rushing through the veins spidered throughout your body. You hear the subtle roar of rival fans booing you as you glance at the pitcher tossing spins in the circle, the bright stadium lights engulfing you. You kick away [...]
Driving The Lane: Bracket Hysteria
It’s that time of year. That glorious time of year when you get to flex your sports knowledge muscles and pick all sixty seven games of the NCAA college basketball tournament. You lay down that fresh bracket — still warm from the printer — and you begin making your picks. The college names flow from [...]
The Inner Edge: On The Road
Being a freshman softball player, I can honesty tell you that I underestimated the strenuous commitment it takes to live the life of a Division I Boston University Terrier. The life of a college athlete isn’t all Nike attire and free tutors as one may think. It’s more like five-hour training days, 6 a.m. practices, [...]
