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The Boston College men's basketball team could be without junior power forward Craig Smith and senior guard Jermaine Watson for Friday night's season-opener against the University of Maine at Conte Forum.
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Basketball A nonconference date with Kansas and the always-grueling Atlantic Coast Conference slate highlight Boston College's men's schedule for the 2007-08 season, which was released yesterday. The Eagles open against New Hampshire Nov. 10, and end the month at Michigan to face the Wolverines in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. December features three nonconference matchups with local ties -- Dec. ...
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Boston College, which is organizing a youth movement on its offensive line, is counting on sophomores Shadu Moore and Jim Marten. They are young, but don't be surprised if the talented underclassmen block everything Penn State throws at them Saturday night at Alumni Stadium in the Eagles' home opener.
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Boston College's football team held its first of three preseason scrimmages last night at Alumni Stadium, but the 80-play exercise seemed to reveal little about who would earn starting jobs at quarterback and running back.
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Boston College will open its 2008 football season Aug. 30 against Kent State at Cleveland Browns Stadium, but the Eagles are still looking for a replacement for Army on the schedule Sept. 13. The Black Knights asked for and received a release from the game.
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Jared Dudley had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Sean Williams added 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocked shots to lead Boston College to a 73-62 victory over No. 23 Maryland on Sunday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
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The contest took place after practice Tuesday. Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski wasn't asking for much. "If you can keep it between the lines, you've got the job," he told freshman Billy Bennett and junior Steve Aponavicius before watching a series of kickoffs from his two kickers and wide receiver Brandon Robinson , who was looking to expand his duties.
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Hosting Duke and North Carolina in the same week was an opportunity for Boston College to show it belonged among the Atlantic Coast Conference elite. Instead, losses to the Tobacco Road rivals dropped the Eagles from the top spot in the conference and proved that while they can play with the ACC's uberprograms, they are not one of them yet.
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If yesterday's 43-17 loss to Syracuse weren't disappointing enough for Boston College, which had hopes of its first Bowl Championship Series berth, more bad news could be coming in the next several days.
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They could have been excused for doing a little California dreaming. With a game upcoming against UCLA in Anaheim, Calif., in the Wooden Classic Sunday, it would have been natural for the Cali Contingent of Boston College's men's basketball team -- junior Craig Smith of Los Angeles, sophomore Jared Dudley of San Diego, and sophomore Sean Marshall of Rialto -- ...
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Boston University women's basketball coach Kelly Greenberg admitted that practices haven't been easy lately with only eight healthy players. One is out with mononucleosis, another suffered a concussion during a game last week, and another is out for the season after ankle surgery.
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For the Boston College women's basketball team, last night's game could not come soon enough. Providence might have preferred that it not come at all.
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BC HIGH Coach: Ron St. George (second year at BC High, 25th overall, 182-81-4). Last year's record: 6-5. Playing surface : Artificial turf. Football website: bchigh.edu. Returning starters (9): Jake Bradley, OT, 6-3, 300, Sr.; Tim Smith, OT, 6-2, 270, Sr.; Liam Regan, RB, 6-1, 185, Sr.; Brian Sullivan, RB, 5-8, 160, Jr.; Brian Merrigan, DB, Sr., 6-0, 165, Sr.; ...
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Florida State and Miami may have to wait a few days before playing their season opener. School officials were strongly considering postponing the game five days from Monday to Sept. 11 because of Hurricane Frances. They were expected to announce a decision Thursday.
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Laura Harper, left, and Kristi Toliver are happy to hear No. 2 Maryland will face No. 15 Harvard as the Terrapins begin their defense of the NCAA women's basketball championship.
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He is listed as questionable for Boston College's nationally televised home opener against Penn State tomorrow night. But yesterday, Jeremy Trueblood expressed his intent to play against the Nittany Lions after the junior left tackle practiced for the first time since injuring his left knee and ankle in the second quarter of BC's 19-11 victory last Thursday at Ball State.
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Less than an hour before tipoff, news trickled into the visitors' locker room that Tracy McGrady would miss last night's game with flulike symptoms. And with Yao Ming still rehabbing from a leg injury, the Celtics faced a team playing without two of its top players for the second game in a row. The Jazz defeated the Celtics, ...