Men’s hockey facing tall order vs. BC

There are higher-stakes games than this in college hockey — though not many — but the No. 17 Boston University men’s hockey team must win Friday before it can worry about those. At 8 p.m. at TD Garden, the Terriers (20-15-2, 15-10-2 Hockey East) will face No. 4 Boston College in their first win-or-go-home game [...]

Consistency key to BU track and field’s success

For much of the Boston University track and field team’s indoor season, its coaches have stressed one thing: Consistency. At the New England Championships hosted Friday and Saturday at the Track and Tennis Center, several athletes proved an ability to perform consistently — even breaking a couple records in the process. “I think that [consistency] [...]

Noonan, men’s hockey team set for crucial home-and-home with UMass-Lowell

With seven games remaining in the regular season, this weekend’s matchups against No. 12 University of Massachusetts-Lowell are crucial to the No. 13/15 Boston University men’s hockey team. Against the surging River Hawks (16-9-2, 10-8-2 Hockey East), everything must go right — including junior assistant captain Garrett Noonan avoiding the costly mistake he made last [...]

BU Alum John Thomas dies at 71

John Thomas, a 1963 graduate of the Boston University School of Education and one of the best high jumpers in American history, passed away at the age of 71 on Jan. 15. As a 17-year-old freshman at Boston University, Thomas became the first person ever to clear seven feet (2.13m) in the indoor high jump [...]

BU prepares for tough weekend

Of the Boston University men’s hockey team’s 16 remaining games, four — 25 percent — are against Northeastern University. They’ll meet the Huskies (6–10–2, 3–8–2 Hockey East) for the first time this season on Friday at Agganis Arena, then host the University of Massachusetts-Lowell for the first time on Saturday. The last time the Terriers [...]