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Men’s basketball coach Joe Jones huddles up with players during a game in February. Jones, who is entering his fifteenth year as head coach, shared his excitement about the team’s participation in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase against Harvard University Nov. 22.

Men’s basketball set to participate in Hall of Fame showcase

By Kailyn Smith June 6, 2025
For the first time since 2017, the Boston University men’s basketball team will face off against the Harvard University Crimson in the annual Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase on Nov. 22.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: WNBA players have ample reasons to strike, and they should

By Kailyn Smith March 26, 2025
WNBA players are entertaining the idea of a lockout, and the iron is hot. Last October, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association announced players were opting out of the WNBA/WNBPA collective bargaining agreement.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

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

By 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.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Free Brittney Griner, liberate women’s sports

By Editors March 24, 2022
Brittney Griner has earned the right to be a topic of conversation with every sports junkie or basketball fan. But, because she’s a woman, her achievements and abilities are regarded as trivial. 
Numbers Roundup: Silver Linings

Numbers Roundup: Silver Linings

By Hannah Yoshinaga April 6, 2020

I’ll admit, it’s easy to find things to complain about when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on sports — and life, as we know it. But on the bright side, pro athletes are coming...

Stick to Sports: Nontraditional sports receive broadcasting limelight

Stick to Sports: Nontraditional sports receive broadcasting limelight

By Marisa Ingemi September 29, 2016

For most of the past century, four sports have reigned supreme for American viewers: baseball, football, basketball and hockey. Whether at the professional or collegiate level, those sports, primarily...

Taj McWilliams-Franklin named women’s basketball assistant coach

By Daily Free Press Admin July 18, 2014

New Boston University women’s basketball coach Katy Steding added yet another prestigious assistant coach to her staff Thursday with the announcement that Taj McWilliams-Franklin will join her on the...

Blodgett named women’s basketball assistant coach

By Daily Free Press Admin June 26, 2014

It didn’t take long for Boston University women’s basketball coach Katy Steding to add to her staff. Steding named Cindy Blodgett, a former All-American and WNBA veteran, as one of BU’s assistant...

EDIT: Commendable commentary

By Daily Free Press Admin January 27, 2014

During Saturday’s Brigham Young University-Gonzaga University game in Spokane, Wash., ESPN threw its viewers a 180 and placed two women, Beth Mowins and Kara Lawson, as the game’s commentators. Despite...

EDIT: Coming out in the (W)NBA

By Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2013

Washington Wizards center Jason Collins has revealed his homosexuality in a Sports Illustrated article. This is the first time an active professional athlete in a major sport has come out during their...

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