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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The “face of the league” debate is a negative distraction from exciting rookie class

Kailyn Smith March 5, 2025
We can’t keep exclusively fixating on what we’ll do when active NBA legends retire or who’s the greatest and why — we should be paying more attention to “who got next?”
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: Bobby Portis’ suspension is a wake-up call for National Basketball Players Association

Kailyn Smith February 26, 2025
Last Thursday, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. was suspended 25 games for violating the league’s anti-drug policy. Portis tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, which he used to treat an elbow injury.
Then-graduate student defender Patrick Morrison (77) gets ready on the field in a game against Army on March 22. The Boston University men’s lacrosse team won 15-6 against Monmouth on Friday. BELLA JONES/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Men’s lacrosse steamrolls Monmouth 15-6, Kohr scores six

Jose Rodriguez February 16, 2025
On Valentine's Day, Boston University’s men’s lacrosse team had a date with Monmouth University at Nickerson Field. The Terriers (2-0) emerged victorious Friday evening with a final score of 15-6, thanks to junior attacker Jimmy Kohr’s career-high six goals.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The 2025 All-Star Weekend has potential to be the best of this era

Kailyn Smith February 12, 2025
This year’s NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco is sure to make Valentine’s Day even more sweet. The weekend is so much bigger than Sunday night’s big game, and it truly is a showcase of the best of basketball.
Women's basketball

Women’s basketball falls to undefeated St. Josephs, snapping four-game win streak

Brendan Galvin December 5, 2022
The women's basketball team snapped their five-game winning streak in a competitive loss against undefeated St. Joseph's University.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

The Fast Break: First round NBA playoff predictions

Ethan Biddle April 13, 2022
Columnist Ethan Biddle makes his picks for the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
Senior infielder and outfielder Jilee Schanda had three hits and one run against Central Connecticut State on Sunday. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU sweeps in impromptu Nor’easter Invitational

Gabe Mosse March 26, 2018
Six wins in six games over the past weekend in the impromptu Nor’easter Invitational saw the Boston University women’s softball team raise its win percentage to .533 and push its record to 16-14.
BU will try and capture its first Patriot League win when Navy visits. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE/DFP FILE PHOTO

Navy visits men’s lacrosse, Patriot League slate kicks off

Elise Frankera February 26, 2016

After suffering its first loss of the season against the University of Hartford last weekend, the Boston University men’s lacrosse team will look for redemption when No. 16 United States Naval Academy...

Junior Sam Talkow netted one goal against the Hawks. PHOTO BY ABBY FREEMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Hartford casts aside men’s lacrosse, learning moments surface

Jonathan Sigal February 22, 2016

A common theme reverberated throughout Boston University head coach Ryan Polley’s postgame press conference after the BU men’s lacrosse team fell 16-10 Saturday afternoon to the University of Hartford...

Junior Jack Beall, a defensive midfielder, as one goal and one assist on the year. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE/DFP FILE PHOTO

Men’s lacrosse aims for fourth-straight win against Hartford

Elise Frankera February 19, 2016

The Boston University men’s lacrosse team will look to continue its undefeated season when it takes on the University of Hartford at Nickerson Field Saturday afternoon. After a 13-10 victory over...

The Blue Line: The rise and fall of sports cities

The Blue Line: The rise and fall of sports cities

Mike Benedykciuk January 28, 2016

The world of sports has recently seen some unfamiliar faces hoist championship trophies. The Los Angeles Kings won their franchise’s first Stanley Cup in 2012, then won again two years later 2014....

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