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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Foul Shots: Smoked

Daily Free Press Admin April 30, 2014

Mitch McGary was the breakout star of the Michigan Wolverines’ run to the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball championship game. As a true freshman playing in his first March Madness tournament, McGary scored...

Foul Shots: No more Mo

Daily Free Press Admin April 16, 2014

The fact that guard Maurice Watson Jr. even came to Boston University is a bit of a surprise to begin with. Coming out of high school, Watson was one of the top-100 players in the country, according to...

Foul Shots: On Calipari

Daily Free Press Admin April 9, 2014

I think I’ve made it abundantly clear that I hate the one-and-done rule in college basketball. I won’t rehash why, but here’s a quick summary: It sucks. There’s no plainer way to say it than that. That...

Foul Shots: Experience matters

Daily Free Press Admin April 2, 2014

Like everyone else in the good old United States of America, my bracket is crap. I have one Final Four team still alive, and it’s the top overall seed in the tournament, the University of Florida Gators. So,...

Foul Shots: March sadness

Daily Free Press Admin March 20, 2014

In the modern history of the NCAA men’s basketball Tournament (since 1979), the Final Four has been made up of the top four seeds in the tournament exactly one time, in 2008. Every single year other...

Foul Shots: A look back at the BCS

Daily Free Press Admin December 10, 2013

The BCS, since its inception in 1998, has been a contentious and controversial system. Indeed, it will be replaced next season. Since this is the last year of the BCS, I would like to take a look back,...

Foul Shots: Auburn vs. Alabama: Best game ever?

Daily Free Press Admin December 3, 2013

Eight hundred and eighty-eight yards of combined total offense. 62 total points scored. A senior kicker who was suddenly incapable of making a field goal. A quarterback who used to be a cornerback leading...

Foul Shots: Kevin Ware Returns to Louisville

Daily Free Press Admin November 19, 2013

Even if you’re not a college basketball fan, you’ve seen a video of Kevin Ware’s injury. During an Elite Eight game in the NCAA Tournament on March 31, Ware suffered a compound fracture of his right...

Foul Shots: The problem with Heisman voting

Daily Free Press Admin November 12, 2013

The Heisman Trophy is awarded annually to college football’s best individual player. Texas A&M University quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the trophy last year, defeating...

Foul Shots: Is Andrew Wiggins ready for NBA?

Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2013

“Wiggins has an unreal amount of potential and he’ll be under the eye of every scout over the next few years ... Considered the top player in his class by most recruiting services, and has first overall...

Foul Shots: Pro Prospects

Daily Free Press Admin October 28, 2013

We’ve gotten to the point in the college football season when NFL draft pundits begin to make mock drafts, and it’s an annoying time. Guys such as Mel Kiper Jr. saturate our heads with their ideas...

Foul Shots: Mid-Majors

Daily Free Press Admin October 22, 2013

Colleges and universities that do not belong to the six “major” NCAA conferences (AAC — formerly the Big East — ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) are known as “mid-majors.” It’s colloquial...

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