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Former UMass Stars Get a Shot at the NBA

By Ty Scheiner ⋅ July 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

When you think of former UMass Minutemen who succeed in the NBA, only a handful of names come to mind: Julius Erving, Marcus Camby and Al Skinner, to name a few. It is very difficult to get a shot at playing in the NBA while not coming from a major conference.
In last week’s draft, UMass had two [...]

BU-BC to Play at Fenway Park

By Jeff Christenbury ⋅ June 29, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The newest edition of the Winter Classic will reportedly feature one of the oldest rivalries in college hockey. Reports are coming out that Boston University and Boston College will square off at Fenway Park during a doubleheader for the Winter Classic next winter.
According to the Daily Free Press – BU’s independent student run newspaper – [...]

The FBS vs. FCS

By Ty Scheiner ⋅ June 28, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Each year there are a number of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) teams who are paid a hefty sum to travel and play a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly D I-A). These games are usually played within the first couple of weeks of the season and in most cases are considered [...]

Local Prospects to Play in NBA Summer League

By Mike ⋅ June 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As boston.com reported Saturday, two more local guys will be in the NBA system. Boston College senior point guard Tyrese Rice will be assigned to the Washington team and Connecticut’s Jeff Adrien is part of the Memphis squad. This follows the two locals drafted Thursday: Hasheem Thabeet, also to Memphis, and A. J. Price to [...]

BC QB Position Takes Another Hit

By Mike ⋅ June 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Joe Boisture, the purported future of the program at the position, backed out of his verbal commitment to the school, citing distance concerns. The Saline, Michigan native has switched his commitment to Michigan State, where his grandfather once coached. BC lost Matty Ryan two seasons ago to the NFL and relied on senior Chris Crane [...]

LSU Wins College World Series

By Mike ⋅ June 25, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Louisiana State won its first National Championship since 2000 by beating top ranked Texas two games to one in the College World Series Final. This is the Tigers’ sixth title, tying them with the Longhorns for second-most all time, behind only USC’s 12.
LSU, the third ranked team, was a buzzsaw in the CWS, winning its [...]

A New Era of BU Basketball

By Jeff Christenbury ⋅ June 18, 2009 ⋅ One comment

For the first time since 1994, the Boston University men’s basketball bench will be patrolled by someone other than Dennis Wolff. After 15 seasons and a school record 247 wins, Wolff was dismissed as head coach in March following another first round exit in the America East tournament. After a nation-wide search of qualified candidates, [...]

Jake O’Brien Returning to BU

By Jeff Christenbury ⋅ June 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The first recruiting score for new Boston University men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers came from within the program. Sophomore-to-be Jake O’Brien – who had previously asked for his release from BU when former coach Dennis Wolff was fired – has decided to return to the Terriers instead of transferring.
O’Brien, a 6′8″ forward from Weymouth, MA, [...]

BC Adds Another QB to Roster

By Mike ⋅ June 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Eagles search for a quarterback continues as they recieved a commitment from 25 year old David Shinskie. Shinskie, who was going to play football and baseball at Football Championship Subdivision’s Delaware, instead opted to pitch in the Minnesota Twins minor league system. After six years in Double-A, he signed with the Toronto Blue Jays system this [...]

BC QB Up for Grabs After Davis Transfer

By Mike ⋅ June 2, 2009 ⋅ One comment

“Seeking: student at Boston College, quarterback experience not necessary. If interested, please see Head Coach Frank Spaziani for your uniform.” That may as well be BC’s next move to settle the most prominent position on the gridiron in the wake of the latest unstable turn for the program, Dominique Davis’ transfer out of the school. [...]

Eagles Fall to Army, Out of CWS

By Mike ⋅ May 31, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The Eagles fell to Army by a 4-3 score in a Sunday afternoon contest, hours after losing an NCAA record 25 inning marathon to #1 Texas. With their second loss in the double elimination regional, the Eagles trip to the College World Series was brief and now over. The game ended with a double play with [...]

Longhorns Outlast Eagles in Longest NCAA Baseball Game

By Mike ⋅ May 31, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Update: Eagles lose to Army 4-3, and are eliminated from the College World Series.
Regional host and overall #1 seed Texas needed 25 innings to defeat Boston College 3-2 in the College World Series. Texas is 2-0 in the regional after the win and the Eagles fell to 1-1 and face Army in a loser goes [...]

Will This Be the Year for BU Basketball?

By Guest Writer ⋅ May 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Since the 2002-2003 season, Boston University basketball has been shut out from the elusive automatic bid guaranteeing entry into the 65-team NCAA tournament, which is a single elimination tournament that takes place in the greatest month of the year, culminating the end of the college basketball season.
There are several other tournaments that signify the end [...]

ACC Defensive Player of the Year Mark Herzlich Has Cancer

By Mike ⋅ May 14, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Boston College Senior Linebacker Mark Herzlich sought tests to determine the source of some leg pain he had been having and the results must have shocked him even more than us: he was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, which is a malignant tumor primarily affecting children and young adults.
Herzlich is 21 and coming off a stellar [...]

UConn’s DE Cody Brown to the Cardinals

By Mike ⋅ April 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Connecticut is having a draft field day, landing its fourth prospect in the NFL, just one behind USC’s five picks so far. The latest pick was the penultimate selection of the second round, going to Super Bowl runner up Arizona Cardinals, who look to improve their defense to complement their explosive offense. Brown, who hails [...]

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