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The Daily Free Press

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MAZUREK: The wonderful weekend that was

By Daily Free Press Admin November 15, 2011

With basketball having begun on Friday, Boston University athletics are now in full swing. For any fan of BU sports, the winter months are probably the best time of the year – when hockey and basketball...

McCARTHY: The shame of Happy Valley

By Daily Free Press Admin November 9, 2011

Well, we now know the depths of despair in college athletics today. For years, the standard bearer of programs misbehaving has been the cash laden antics of Southern Methodist University football in the...

McCARTHY: True basketball fans luck out in midst of lockout

By Daily Free Press Admin October 25, 2011

In his column last week on Grantland, Bill Simmons wrote “two weeks (and counting) of canceled NBA games. And as we’re finding out, nobody except die-hard NBA junkies care. Everyone else? They’re...

McCARTHY: BC’s moves indicative of a desperate school, not a power player

By Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2011

Quick! Everyone review your human sacrifice manuals and prepare your houses for air assault via locust. I’m not quite sure what we did to anger good ole Zeus, but apparently the apocalypse is upon us....

Hockey East reaches out, formally adds Notre Dame

By Daily Free Press Admin October 6, 2011

The University of Notre Dame, in a joint press conference with Hockey East and Boston University representatives, officially announced today that the Irish will join Hockey East beginning during the 2013-14...

McCARTHY: It’s time to recognize the new ambassadors of quan

By Daily Free Press Admin October 5, 2011

Upon reading my inspired and emotional column from last week, a friend of mine simply shrugged and said “excuse me for not being moved by this.”  For those of you that chose (unwisely) to forgo reading...

COUGHLAN: Conference realignment: Hockey East edition

By Daily Free Press Admin September 29, 2011

One of these things is not like the others: Syracuse University to the Atlantic Coast Conference, Nebraska University to the Big Ten Conference and University of Notre Dame to Hockey East. That’s right,...

McCARTHY: College sports matter, because I say so

By Daily Free Press Admin September 27, 2011

Greetings, fledgling fan base. As this is my first column, and the strongest relationships are those built upon a foundation of honesty and trust, I feel the need to get something out in the open. Right...

MAZUREK: Best place for Lynch is at BU, not as America East commish

By Daily Free Press Admin September 26, 2011

Quick pop quiz: what conference does Boston University play the majority of its sports in? If you answered Hockey East, you probably should take a seat and question why that answer is incorrect. The...

HAYES: Become a part of Terrier Nation

By Daily Free Press Admin September 1, 2011

At around 4 p.m. on March 12, Agganis Arena lay mostly empty. Only the cleaning crews remained moving from row to row, picking up read-through programs and uneaten food. In the center of the building,...

Legends of the Fall: Previewing the 2011 season for BU fall teams

By Daily Free Press Admin September 1, 2011

Men’s soccer In many ways, 2010 was a season of great strides for the Boston University men’s soccer team, yet in other ways, though, it was a season of disappointment. After rolling over AE competition...

The Cream of the Crop

By Daily Free Press Admin September 1, 2011

In what was an eventful 2010-11 athletic year for Boston University, here are the past year’s top storylines: 1. Skating to greater heights She was the star forward who netted both goals for the...

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