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Jack Parker's Terriers are doing their best to avoid the sort of nail-biting finish they experienced last season.
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A.J. Brooks did all the right things and, after he set a Boston College freshman rushing record with 160 yards on 23 carries, with two touchdowns, in yesterday's 29-7 victory over the University of Massachusetts, he said all the right things, too.
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Katie McNamara hit the go-ahead basket with a minute remaining, lifting Vermont to a 69-66 America East victory over Boston University yesterday in Burlington, Vt.
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Stock prices are gaining some ground in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 23 points in today&#39;s early going.
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Picked to finish fifth in the Big East coaches' preseason poll, the Boston College men's basketball team yesterday earned a ranking as the fifth-best team in the nation.
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Future growth prospects for the Boston-based financial service provider may not be robust.
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Jovan Robinson wanted to bring intensity early and get BC High off to a good start in last night's boys' basketball game against Malden Catholic.
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On one bench, that of Boston College, there was a high-scoring offense, plenty of experience, and one of the top power plays in the nation. On the other, that of UMass-Lowell, was a roster filled with youth and inexperience but teeming with determination.
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Following is the Globe's preseason Top 20. For the Boston.com 100, go to Boston.com/schools. School Last year
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The first few months of the year are  an ideal time for rising acts to grab their share of attention  and, they hope, sales. That's true for upcoming releases and  new promotional boosts for sets already on hand.
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He begins work days by rising at 3:17 a.m., and he doesn't go to bed until he thinks the job is done. When his Tampa Bay Buccaneers fail to perform up to expectations, as they have often lately, he takes it personally.
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The attitude is positive, upbeat, and confident. "If you would have told me at the start of the season that after nine games we would be 8-1, I would have said, 'I'll take it,' " said Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo yesterday.
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HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Opposing running backs are beginning to enjoy playing against the University of Massachusetts.
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An early leader out of the gate faces stiff competition in the stretch.
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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 window doesn't open any wider than this. May is turning out to be one of the hottest months in years for Massachusetts companies that want to go public. Five companies have already made it onto public markets and raised $459 million selling shares this month.
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With the biggest America East game of the season on tap at rival Vermont Sunday, Boston University ran the risk of overlooking the University of Maryland-Baltimore County last night.