Boston College looks for another &#39;road&#39; victory
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Coach Tom O&#39;Brien knew what to expect as soon as Boston College accepted an invitation to play North Carolina in the Continental Tire Bowl.
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They are soaring now. After flying beneath the radar for much of the nonconference phase of its schedule, the Boston College men's basketball team has registered more than a blip. The Eagles, at 14-0 (3-0 Big East), have entered the conference phase of their campaign as one of four undefeated teams in the nation.
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It was a mismatch on paper and a mismatch on the ice. Boston College, ranked No. 1 in the country and leading Hockey East, overwhelmed Merrimack, winner of one game in the league and last in the conference, 8-3, last night at Conte Forum.
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What? You were expecting a decision in regulation? When it's Boston College and Boston University in the Beanpot, it seems only fitting that the contest should continue beyond three periods.
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It is all a matter of perspective. For Boston College, a trip to Disney World and Friday's Champs Sports Bowl against Michigan State had to be sold a different way. The Eagles, who have won seven straight bowl games - but none of them New Year's Day quality - had their sights set on the ACC title and an Orange ...
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The Boston College women's soccer team doesn't want to wait a year to begin a rivalry in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Boston College would clinch its first Bowl Championship Series berth by beating Syracuse on Saturday. The Orange have a very different kind of goal &#151; saving their coach's job.
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Having gone to five consecutive bowl games, and off to an impressive 3-0 start this season, there is no question the caliber of athlete in the Boston College football program has improved as the team stands on the verge of joining the ACC next season.
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The floundering Orange were supposed to roll over Saturday, allowing Boston College to earn its first spot in a B.C.S. game.
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For one last time, it will be flying under the banner of the Big East Conference. But you won't find any sign of it -- or any logos -- on a single stitch of clothing Boston College's football team will don today against North Carolina in the Continental Tire Bowl.
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Boston College turned a broken bone into a game-deciding play yesterday, knocking off North Carolina 37-24 in the Continental Tire Bowl at Bank of America Stadium.
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It wasn't quite the 44-point licking Harvard got last season at Case Gym, but Boston University's road show continued in impressive fashion last night at Lavietes Pavilion, where the Terriers raced to a 21-point halftime lead and poured it on for most of the second half en route to a 92-55 victory over the Crimson.
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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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So what will Boston College's football team do for an encore? After posting back-to-back home victories in double overtime against Clemson (34-33 ) and Brigham Young (30-23 ), how do the 20th-ranked Eagles expect to top that tonight at North Carolina State?
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Cathy Inglese thought her Boston College women's basketball team would be preparing to play North Carolina tonight in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals. Never a doubt in her mind, especially when Mickel Picco drove down the lane with time running out and a clear path through the Virginia Tech defense for the game-winner.
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By Lenox Rawlings, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 18--CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.   With its national stature and ACC standing on the line, North Carolina fought off Boston College 77-72 last night and grabbed a share of first place.
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It was a perfect day all around for Boston College. No. 14 BC went 18 for 18 from the free throw line and beat West Virginia for the 14th time without a loss, rolling past the Mountaineers, 69-56, yesterday in Morgantown, W.Va.