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McCARTHY: 5 things to watch for in the Sweet Sixteen

By Daily Free Press Admin March 21, 2012

Despite the nauseating amount of Facebook statuses and Instagram pictures to the contrary, the arrival of spring has nothing to do with the blooming cherry blossoms in D.C., the number of frisbee games...

MARASCO: Madness, indeed

By Daily Free Press Admin March 8, 2012

They call it March Madness for a reason. The atmosphere is pure pandemonium. It’s that magical time of the year when college basketball teams from all over the country that you’ve barely heard of begin...

McCARTHY: Hoosiers’ dream still lives in March Madness

By Daily Free Press Admin March 7, 2012

From the very moment moviegoers watched Jimmy Chitwood surge around the picket fence and knock down the midrange jumper to put away the state championship for Hickory High, basketball was seemingly forever...

MARASCO: Wild, Wild East

By Daily Free Press Admin March 1, 2012

What happens when the final home-and-home series of the regular season is against a 12-15-5 squad? You go to the games, you’re invested, but you start looking ahead to the postseason. You just can’t...

McCARTHY: BU hockey scandal part of nationwide problem

By Daily Free Press Admin February 29, 2012

For almost the last two weeks, the BU campus has been consumed by the allegations against former men’s hockey player Max Nicastro, and the debate as to whether the allegations are indicative of a larger...

McLAUGHLIN: BU alum’s perspective on Nicastro arrest

By Daily Free Press Admin February 28, 2012

The following column is the third in a series written by former Daily Free Press sports editors. Scott McLaughlin, who was the sports editor during the Spring 2009 semester, wrote today’s column. McLaughlin...

MARASCO: It’s over, Charlie Brown

By Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2012

355 days. That’s how long the Binghamton University’s men’s basketball team went without winning a single game. Touting an astounding 0-26 record this season, it finally broke through in unlikely...

McCARTHY: BU investing wisely in lacrosse’s bright future

By Daily Free Press Admin February 22, 2012

Long the sport embodied by tough, hardworking and often unheralded student-athletes, the image of lacrosse was irreversibly changed on March 13, 2006. When Crystal Gail Mangum accused three members of...

CAMMAROTA: Don’t be afraid to drop the pass

By Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2012

The following column is the second in a series written by former Daily Free Press sports editors. Today’s column is written by Nick Cammarota, who was the sports editor during the Fall 2007 and Spring...

MARASCO: Beanpot Hangover

By Daily Free Press Admin February 16, 2012

A mere 6.4 seconds were all that were left in the first overtime period Monday night, when Bill Arnold beat Kieran Millan to his glove side to give Boston College a 3-2 victory over Boston University in...

McCARTHY: Beanpot cements Beantown’s college town status

By Daily Free Press Admin February 15, 2012

There are two distinct types of college towns in this country. The first is the one that we all know well. Defined by school colors and fight songs, they dot each and every state across the nation. Each...

MARASCO: Finding the greatest sum

By Daily Free Press Admin February 9, 2012

To many Boston University hockey fans, the end of the fall semester brought confusion, anger and grief. With Corey Trivino, the team’s leading scorer, suddenly dismissed from the team, and Charlie Coyle,...

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