BU kicks into second gear
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The Boston University men's soccer team is making the most of its penalty kicks -- and the Terriers are on their way to the second round of the NCAA Division 1 tournament. BU (10-7-3) eliminated Dartmouth (7-3-7) on penalty kicks, 4-3, after a 2-2 regulation deadlock last night at Nickerson Field. The Terriers play at St. John's Tuesday at 4 ...
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The stage is set. No. 24 Boston College (6-2, 2-1 Big East) improved its position for a showdown against league-leading West Virginia with yesterday's raggedy 21-10 victory over Rutgers before an Alumni Stadium crowd of 41,162.
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The result of Saturdayâs game against Rutgers offered some respite for a troubled Connecticut team that is accustomed to being not only a Big East power, but also a national contender.
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Fundamentals. Basics. Square One. The Boston College football team, after improving to 4-1 in Saturday's 22-0 shutout of Division 1-AA Maine, will use its upcoming week off to revisit those things before resuming action Oct. 12 against Atlantic Coast Conference foe Virginia Tech in a Thursday night game at Alumni Stadium.
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Separation Saturday seemed to have precisely that effect for Boston College's football team, which gained some distance between itself and several of its Atlantic Division opponents in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Any team that has a date with the Acton-Boxboro boys' soccer team could learn a lesson from Concord-Carlisle. When playing the second-ranked Colonials, leave mistakes at home. A poor clearance, a cheap foul, or a mistimed pass will not go unpunished, as exhibited in A-B's 3-0 victory over the third-ranked Patriots.
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As is tradition, the Boston University Terriers came onto the ice for warm-ups last night in ascending order, by uniform number.
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HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Opposing running backs are beginning to enjoy playing against the University of Massachusetts.
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Craig Smith made sure Boston College kicked off its final Big East season with a bang Wednesday night.
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Boston University started yesterday in first place in Hockey East, but when only one Terrier showed up for last night's game against Boston College at Agganis Arena, BU coach Jack Parker knew his team's top spot was in jeopardy.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Threes were the charm for Vermont yesterday in its showdown with Boston University at Patrick Gym.
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On the heels of its 69-58 setback Sunday at Vermont that left the Catamounts alone in first place in America East, Boston University's men's team hits a much shorter road tomorrow night for a meeting of second-place teams at Matthews Arena. The BU and Northeastern women's teams open the doubleheader at 5 p.m., with the men's game scheduled for 8.
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AMHERST - For University of Massachusetts men's basketball end coach Travis Ford, yesterday's 88-77 victory over Saint Louis provided more than a much-needed win. It offered a sense of vindication.
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AMHERST -- In an up-and-down season characterized by nail-biting victories and exasperating losses, the University of Massachusetts found some new territory yesterday afternoon -- winning a laugher, 74-58, over lowly St. Bonaventure. The Minutemen led wire to wire, and pushed the margin to as many as 28 points in the second half.
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Travis Ford punished his University of Massachusetts team the past week. He also punished himself.
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There was a time when Boston College was the No. 2 team in the country. Now it's come to this: the Champs Sports Bowl.
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Nineteen years into it, and nearing the end, Tom Brennan identified the full meaning of what took place at Boston University's phenomenal new athletic showplace yesterday afternoon.