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Running: You Can Do It Too
Running can be quite an interesting concept. For some, it is a way of life. For others, it is an enjoyable activity. For others still, it is the highest order …
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The Sudden Rise of the 76ers: True or False?
With the NBA season finally under way, there is a plethora of story lines going on. From the Los Angeles Lakers’ rebuilding after the retirement of hall-of-fame coach Phil Jackson …
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Who Are You and What’ve You Done With the Detroit Lions?
If one was to task a sports fan with creating a list of perennially bad sports franchises, this list would inevitably feature at least some of the following teams: MLB’s …
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Ice Ice Baby! Bruins Beat Toronto at TD Garden
I am no longer a hockey virgin. Despite my knowledge of BU being a hockey lover’s paradise, I never felt drawn to the sport. That all changed Thursday night. Seeing …
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BU Soccer Team Beats Providence Friars 1-0
If there was anything that the Boston University soccer team could take away from a hard won victory, it was that they were improving. This is how Coach Neil Roberts, …
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Oh NBA Lockout, When Will You End?
The beginning of autumn is here, and sports are finally starting to get interesting again. The Red Sox are in an amazing decline, the NFL is more entertaining than ever, …
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What’s Next? NFL Lockout Edition
As we all know, a season-long NFL lockout is a definite possibility. The players union has decertified and there is presently a lockout that NFL players and fans hope will …
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Quidditch, Complete with Broomsticks and Bruises
The intricacies of one of Boston University’s latest intercollegiate sports fill the international league’s official 54-page rule book: each team must have seven players on the field; scoring hoops and …
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Subtract Football: Add…?
Ho-hum. That’s my Sunday now, every Sunday. Now that NFL’s season has ended, there’s a gigantic football-shaped hole in my heart that even Arnold’s head couldn’t fill. I simply don’t …
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And Then There Were None: Beanpot 2011
Monday night saw the final demise of the Boston University Men’s Hockey team in the annual Beanpot Tournament. A Boston tradition, BU has won 29 titles since the tournament began, …
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Sunday’s Other Football Game
Before the highly anticipated matchup on Sunday, about 100 enthusiastic fans packed the Phoenix Landing Pub in Cambridge, as two storied franchises met on the football field. But these supporters …
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John Holland: Recent Inductee To The 2,000 Point Club
After losing to the Boston University men’s basketball team Tuesday night, even University of Maine coach Ted Woodward was dumbfounded by Boston University senior John Holland, who scored his 2000th career …
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