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The Daily Free Press

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CUMMINGS: Insults, drinks will fly at Beanpot

By Daily Free Press Admin February 8, 2011

Well, it’s that time of year again, when hockey fans from all over Boston convene in a legendary arena to face off against hated rivals, throw drinks at each other and yell demeaning insults at Boston...

FLAGLER: Waiting anxiously for March

By Daily Free Press Admin February 3, 2011

There is no city in the country I’d want to live in more than Boston. But every February, I wish I went to school somewhere else. By February, the novelty of the snow has worn off. Snowball fights,...

HAYES: Defending HE champs lack support

By Daily Free Press Admin February 2, 2011

On Friday night, I went searching for a free hat. What I found was a quiet, desolate place. This particular Friday began like the many that came before it and will come after it. Class until noon, a...

CUMMINGS: Bad luck, injuries plague BU

By Daily Free Press Admin February 1, 2011

Back in November, when I excitedly pronounced that college basketball was officially back, I said that this would be a fascinating season because of the fresh talent and the Boston University  men’s...

FLAGLER: Beanpot a chance at redemption

By Daily Free Press Admin January 31, 2011

This past weekend was a strange one for a Boston University's men's hockey team that has gone through an incredibly strange season. BU picked up one of its biggest wins of the year when it took down...

HAYES: BC sweep painful, inevitable

By Daily Free Press Admin January 26, 2011

There are a variety of subjects I could write about this week. I could write about the weather, and how much we all hate this wintery mix. It’s raining! Then it’s snowing! Then it’s windy! Then...

CUMMINGS: W. basketball deserves more attention

By Daily Free Press Admin January 25, 2011

The BU women’s basketball team just won their seventh game in a row. Did you know anything about the women’s basketball team until you just read that sentence? I’m not exactly the biggest follower...

FLAGLER: Women’s teams are primed to play into March

By Daily Free Press Admin January 24, 2011

It’s hard to imagine a college sports team falling faster than last season’s University of Texas men’s basketball squad. The Longhorns won their first 17 games of the season and were ranked No....

HAYES: Hockey team has some growing up to do

By Daily Free Press Admin January 19, 2011

A team, by definition, is a cohesive group of people working toward achieving some greater common goal. They work together, overcoming whatever obstacles are thrown into their way. The best teams never...

CUMMINGS: Second-half surge could be on the way

By Daily Free Press Admin January 18, 2011

Welcome back, fellow sports lovers! I know it’s been a long and thankfully mind-numbing winter break for you all (who else watched the entire series of “Lost”? Just me? OK, moving on then), but...

FLAGLER: No break upcoming for BU sports

By Daily Free Press Admin December 9, 2010
For most of us, winter break is a time to celebrate the holiday of our choosing, sleep until sundown and, after the second week of January or so, become fantastically bored. The break is a nice change of pace after the chaotic and exhausting finals period, and it’s the only time you can stay on your couch for 10 or 11 straight hours watching sitcom reruns without feeling like a complete waste of life.

HAYES: Sweep by BC is cause for concern

By Daily Free Press Admin December 8, 2010
Finals are a stressful time of the year. You have massive exams to cram for, most of which count for a high percentage of your grade. Plus, the holiday season is approaching, so add in the stress of buying gifts and traveling home. And, lest we forget, there’s always Boston University ice hockey to worry about.
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