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On-Deck Circle: Japan wins WBC as MLB Opening Day nears

Brendan Galvin March 30, 2023
Columnist Brendan Galvin breaks down Japan's victory at the World Baseball Classic and predicts award winners for the upcoming MLB season.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen on TV: ESPN made a “Highly Questionable” decision to cancel their most original show

Brian Foisy September 19, 2021
ESPN's "Highly Questionable" always remained a rule-breaker even amongst the most innovative shows on the network
bee on a pink flower

Capturing the springtime

Thalia Lauzon April 29, 2021
Warmer days move my nature-photographer heart to get outside and capture something new.
Poets Ricardo Calleja, center, along with María Marrero and Tanya Montás Paris shared their work at the Brighton Allston Congregational Church Sunday afternoon. HANNAH EDELMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Poetry reading shines spotlight on multicultural literary arts

Hannah Edelman March 8, 2019

Ricardo Calleja said he was 12 years old when he left the political unrest of Cuba behind to immigrate to the United States. Faced with the task of learning English, adapting to strange foods and...

A “Rally to Close Guantanamo and Give it back to Cuba!” was held in Boston on Saturday afternoon. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIPEDIA

Ralliers call to give Guantánamo Bay back to Cubans

Kaylie Felsberg February 25, 2018
Protesters gathered Saturday afternoon on Park Street to support the shutdown of Guantánamo Bay and the return of the land to the Cuban people.

BU alumni and faculty among winners of Boston’s first Artist Fellowship Awards

Kiran Galani February 5, 2018

Two Boston University alumni and a current BU professor were three out of the five $10,000 grants for the city’s inaugural Artist Fellowship Awards, awarded by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture...

Mayor Martin Walsh rejects Christian group Camp Constitution’s request to fly their flag at City Hall Plaza, citing issues related to the separation of church and state. PHOTO BY LEXI PEERY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Hall faces lawsuit after denying request to raise Christian flag

Shannon Larson September 20, 2017

Camp Constitution, a Christian organization focused on studying the nation’s heritage, is threatening to file a lawsuit against the City if officials deny the group’s demand to fly a Christian...

Miguel Fraga, the first secretary of the Cuban Embassy, speaks Thursday afternoon at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies about U.S.-Cuba relations. PHOTO BY BRIANNA BURNS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pardee holds discussion on U.S.-Cuba relations

Noor Adatia April 28, 2017

Fifty students and faculty gathered at the Pardee School of Global Studies for a conversation on relations between Cuba and the United States Thursday afternoon as part of Pardee’s Beyond the Headlines...

JOHNSTON: Freedom-fighting Castro doesn't deserve a farewell

JOHNSTON: Freedom-fighting Castro doesn’t deserve a farewell

Andrew Johnston December 2, 2016

Some good news emerged on Nov. 25 with the death of an iconic dictator, tyrant and socialist comrade. Fidel Castro seized on an opportunity to secure his lasting control of Cuba in the ‘50s during the...

After just four years in the league, Jose Fernandez died tragically on Sunday. PHOTO COURTESY ARTURO PARDAVILA III /FLICKR

Fernández’ death a reminder of the fragility of life

Tyler Oringer September 29, 2016

Sometimes people do not realize how precious life is until the unthinkable happens. Fans of Miami Marlins All-Star pitcher José Fernández learned this the hard way after he died in a boating accident...

Going For Two: What American-Cuban relations mean for baseball

Going For Two: What American-Cuban relations mean for baseball

David Souza March 25, 2016

Barack Obama recently stepped foot on Cuban soil for the first time since former U.S. president Calvin Coolidge did so in 1928, according to The Guardian. A short while later, history was made again...

KING: In understanding world events, we must first understand individual stories

KING: In understanding world events, we must first understand individual stories

James King November 24, 2015

There is more media than ever in the world, and we can be linked to more places than ever as information travels across the globe. In many ways, we are more informed of distant places and events than any...

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