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The Daily Free Press

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Graduate student Foster Malleck (left) and junior Vera Sjöberg (right) pose with their NCAA trophies. Malleck and Sjöberg will compete at the Wold Indoor Athletic Championships in Nanjing, China March 21. COURTESY OF EAMONN RYAN/BU ATHLETICS

Running around the world: Sjöberg and Malleck to compete at World Indoor Athletic Championships

By Toby Moses March 21, 2025
The last time Boston University track and field athletes were named First Team All-American in Indoor Track and Field was in 2014 when Rich Peters and Monica Adler were given the nod in the mile. More than a decade later, two Terriers did it again, and then some.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

After the Whistle: What to make of the remaining teams in the Champions League

By Ryan Abazari March 20, 2025
The quarter finals of the Champions League is officially set, with eight teams vying for Europe's most glorious prize. While a favorite isn’t clear yet, the underdogs definitely are. Let's rank the remaining contenders.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The excitement coming out of the Eastern Conference is paywalled

By Kailyn Smith March 19, 2025
While the Western Conference boasts most of the league’s largest markets and superstars, the talent in the Eastern Conference is often overlooked because of unequal broadcast distribution.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The Bruins are boring and it’s not just because of their underwhelming new additions

By Annika Morris March 19, 2025
The Boston Bruins came into the season with high hopes. They’ve made the last eight consecutive Stanley Cup Playoffs and 15 of the last 17. Just two seasons ago, they broke the NHL record for most points in a single season.
Holly Gustavsen | Co-Photo Editor

Cut the Chicane: I spent $99.4 million on a Formula 1 team

By Holly Gustavsen, Photo Co-Editor March 18, 2025
Move over March Madness brackets, F1 Fantasy is back. The 2025 Formula 1 season is officially underway, which means so is the F1 fantasy league.
Sophomore Tyler Fox (71) runs past a Loyola Maryland player during the men’s lacrosse game Saturday. Fox, senior Jimmy O’Connell and junior Jimmy Kohr each had hat tricks in Boston University’s 13-7 win over Loyola Maryland. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Three hat tricks prove more than enough for men’s lacrosse victory over Loyola

By Jose Rodriguez March 17, 2025
Senior attack Jimmy O’Connell and sophomore attack Tyler Fox scored four goals each to lead the Boston University men’s lacrosse team to a 13-7 victory over Loyola Maryland Saturday.
The Boston University women’s lacrosse team celebrates a goal during the game against Bucknell University Saturday. The Terriers scored 10 goals in their win over Bucknell. COURTESY OF ERIN BUSH/BU ATHLETICS

Women’s lacrosse edges past Bucknell supported by Stevenson’s second hat trick of the season

By Jose Rodriguez March 17, 2025
The Boston University women’s lacrosse team netted four goals in the fourth quarter as they inched past Bucknell University to the tune of a 10-8 win Saturday at Nickerson Field.
Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Pound-for-Pound: UFC 313 as experienced live from Las Vegas

By Kyle Appleby March 17, 2025
The tension in T-Mobile Arena was palpable as Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev faced off in the octagon ahead of UFC 313’s main event. The night had already delivered electrifying action, and every fan in attendance — myself included — was anticipating a firefight in the final bout.
Sophomore guard Audrey Ericksen (21) dribbles the ball away from an opposing player in a game against Loyola Maryland Feb. 1. The Boston University women’s basketball team fell 44-62 to Lehigh University in the PL Quarterfinals Monday. TALIA LISSAUER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Women’s basketball sees postseason run end in defensive defeat at Lehigh

By Jose Rodriguez March 13, 2025
The eighth-seeded Boston University women’s basketball team bowed out in the second round of the Patriot League Tournament to top-seeded Lehigh University in a 62-44 loss Monday night.
Sophomore forward Sisi Bentley (94) tries to block a pass during a game against Loyola Maryland Feb. 1. The Boston University Terriers won against Loyola Saturday in a 75-51 victory. TALIA LISSAUER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Women’s basketball uses home court advantage to advance to Patriot League Quarterfinals

By Kailyn Smith March 9, 2025
In the last home game for the Boston University women’s basketball team this season, "The Roof" was practically on fire. BU and Loyola Maryland both struggled in-conference during the regular season, but the Terriers were unphased as the first round of the Patriot League championship tournament unfolded.
Graduate guard Miles Brewster (24) races to the net during a game against Loyola Maryland Feb. 19. The Boston University Terriers fell short of a comeback against No. 5 Navy in the 2025 Patriot League Quarterfinals with a score of 86-78. JOHN DOWNES/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Men’s basketball comeback effort stifled, postseason push falls short

By Jason Asvestopoulos March 9, 2025
The fourth-seeded Boston University men’s basketball team left it all on the floor, but eventually fell short of a comeback against fifth-seeded Navy in the 2025 Patriot League Quarterfinals.
Junior defense Siri Hodgins (25) and junior midfielder Leah Hodgins (26). The Hodgins twins are both on the Boston University women’s lacrosse team. COURTESY OF BU ATHLETICS

Seeing double: Twins Siri and Leah Hodgins reflect on more than a decade as teammates

By Jose Rodriguez March 6, 2025
It’s not often that you see twins attending the same school — let alone playing the same sport at the Division I level — but that is the case with defender Siri Hodgins and midfielder Leah Hodgins, junior twins on the Boston University women’s lacrosse team.
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