The day after a disappointing loss to BU on the ice Friday night, the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue took to the courts in a Saturday matinee at Chestnut Hill. Considering the Terriers men basketball team hadn’t defeated the Eagles since 1974, this was sure to be an easy one, right? Boston College dropped to 2-6 [...]
The Boston College football team won by default on Saturday, defeating the North Carolina State Wolfpack 14-10 in an ugly one in Chestnut Hill. After getting out a quick start, the Eagles offense stalled in the second half, and the defense came up late to preserve the win in front of 34,000 at Alumni Stadium [...]
The Boston College men’s football team enjoyed their first ACC win of the season over an FBS opponent on Saturday, defeating the Maryland Terrapins by the score of 28-17 on a frigid afternoon in College Park. Rolandan “Deuce” Finch put the Eagles on his back, rushing for 243 yards and 2 touchdowns, solidifying the win [...]
The Boston College football team enjoyed a victory last Saturday, losing to the Clemson Tigers by just 22 points. In all seriousness, it could have been a lot worse in Death Valley. To this point, BC has shown zero signs of anything representing a Division I football team, as they dropped to 1-5 on the [...]
If college basketball is played in mid-March but not in the NCAA Tournament, does it really make a sound? Such is life in the NIT (National Invitational Tournament, also known as “Not In Tournament”). Following an embarrassing 23-point defeat to fellow bubble team Clemson in the ACC Tournament, Boston College’s fate was sealed. They would [...]
Let me take you back 11 months ago. On March 30, 2010, Al Skinner was fired as the men’s basketball coach at Boston College after a few mediocre years. A week later, athletic director Gene DeFilippo announced that Cornell’s head coach Steve Donahue would be his successor. On the surface, this looked like a terrific [...]
The Boston College men’s basketball team regained their pride but was unable to improve the win column, falling to a sizzling North Carolina squad in a heartbreaker on Saturday afternoon at Chapel Hill. Reggie Jackson’s deep three-point attempt rimmed out with just seconds to go, sealing the 19th-ranked Tarheels’ 48-46 victory. Reggie Jackson and Joe [...]
As the Boston College men’s basketball team heads into the last month of the regular season, each game magnifies in importance. In this past week, they faced two very difficult conference foes at home in North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Despite a heroic effort from senior Joe Trapani (25 points, 15 rebounds), the Eagles got [...]
As the regular season winds down for the Boston College men’s ice hockey team, the importance of each game only magnifies. Coming off of an upsetting 3-2 defeat by the Huskies at Matthews Arena to begin the weekend, the Eagles sought revenge at home. Someone forgot to tell Northeastern that there was a game on [...]
Just about every February, the Beanpot opening round remains a simple formality, a mere prelude to the inevitable Boston College-Boston University, “Battle of Comm. Ave,” that the finals have become. Take away the last 2 years, and BC has gone up against BU in six out of the previous eight Beanpots. Yesterday, the Eagles opened [...]
