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On-Deck Circle: Why hitting a baseball is the most difficult skill in sports

Brendan Galvin September 28, 2023
Deion Sanders recently said hitting a baseball was the most challenging part of his athletic career, and he's not the only athlete to say that. Turns out, baseball is much more difficult than it looks.
Brett Abrams | Graphic Artist

It’s time to go all in on the Philadelphia 76ers | Minority Report

Lincoln Son Currie March 15, 2023
Some shrug off Philadelphia as a perennial tease that can’t get it done in the postseason, and I find myself vacillating between two questions: do they have a chance to capture the team’s first title in 40 years? Or will they crash out in the second round as they did last year and the year before? 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Supreme bliss

Lincoln Son Currie April 28, 2022
Let’s all take a moment to share in Judge Jackson’s moment of bliss.
USA Today deputy Florida sports editor Ed Reed and USA Today event content creator & digital host Robyn Neal were featured guests in the College of Communication’s virtual panel Wednesday titled “Innovation Beyond Isolation: Creating news content in a post-pandemic world.” COURTESY OF BU ALUMNI & FRIENDS

Experts talk creating content and newsgathering post-pandemic

Seamus Webster November 19, 2021
COM alum Ed Reed and content creator Robyn Neal discussed how COVID-19 is changing reporting.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Off the Post: Patrick Marleau proves durability is a skill as new NHL games played leader

Chad Jones April 22, 2021
Chad Jones discusses Patrick Marleau's new record for most NHL games played.
Eastbound and Down: No place in the NBA for Zaza Pachulia

Eastbound and Down: No place in the NBA for Zaza Pachulia

Aaron Halford March 1, 2018
When Golden State center Zaza Pachulia made what looked like a deliberate attempt to injure Russell Westbrook Saturday night on national television, I was not happy.
Eastbound and Down: Take celebrities out of the dunk contest judges’ panel

Eastbound and Down: Take celebrities out of the dunk contest judges’ panel

Aaron Halford February 22, 2018
But as the dunk contest has evolved throughout the years, so has the integration of pop culture within the event. And this past year’s dunk contest evidenced that the merge must cease.
In the Paint: Devin Booker is the NBA’s next great MVP shooting guard

In the Paint: Devin Booker is the NBA’s next great MVP shooting guard

Andrew Mason February 20, 2018
Devin Booker is the NBA’s “gluten.” No one is exactly sure what the heck he really is, how dangerous he can be, or if they should actually watch out for him.
Between the Lines: Feb. 4 will remain a historical day

Between the Lines: Feb. 4 will remain a historical day

Michael Alcaraz February 6, 2018

Feb. 4, 2018, is a day that will be remembered forever. Not only did we find out that Kylie Jenner had given birth, but we also found out Eli Manning is not the only one who can take down Tom Brady...

Between the Lines: The best TV drama we won’t see

Between the Lines: The best TV drama we won’t see

Michael Alcaraz January 18, 2018

We have just passed the halfway point in the NBA regular season, and All-Star weekend is less than a month away. This season, the NBA decided to shake up the All-Star Game, abandoning the East vs. West...

Instant Replay: Basketball season? I’ll pass

Instant Replay: Basketball season? I’ll pass

Sophia Lipp March 15, 2017

I hate basketball. There, I said it. Go ahead, tell me I’m not a real sports fan or that I don’t know what I’m talking about or that I just don’t understand it. It won’t change my mind. I...

Stick to Sports: Some cities are winners in ways you’d least suspect

Stick to Sports: Some cities are winners in ways you’d least suspect

Marisa Ingemi November 3, 2016

With the Chicago Cubs making history this week by winning their first World Series since 1908, it begs the question of which cities have the longest championship droughts. Though the Cubs struggled...

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