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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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STROINSKI: The myth of apolitical sports

STROINSKI: The myth of apolitical sports

Anna Stroinski September 18, 2017

We can try over and over to divorce our cultural institutions from our political ones, but the fact of the matter is that we’re never going to be successful. American history is a history of parts, and...

Ronda Rousey has risen to fame as one of the faces of the UFC. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Why We Play: Where the UFC fits into the sports landscape

Simon Kienitz Kincade November 20, 2016

For decades, combat sports in America were said to have been on the decline. Far removed are the days of radio and early television when boxing dominated the news and millions upon millions would...

Fish and Chipps: Winning isn’t everything

Fish and Chipps: Winning isn’t everything

Isaac Chipps February 15, 2016

As opening day approached, the 2005 Reds were talked about as the odds-on favorites to win the New Albany Little League World Series in Ohio. The team was stacked with young talent, and somehow the...

Going for Two: The Brady vs. Manning Legacy

Going for Two: The Brady vs. Manning Legacy

David Souza January 27, 2016

In 2001, then-Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe took a hard hit from New York Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. The hit caused Bledsoe to suffer from internal bleeding and thrust Tom Brady into his first regular...

Fish and Chipps: On Football, Religion and Being “Different”

Fish and Chipps: On Football, Religion and Being “Different”

Isaac Chipps January 20, 2016

Looking over the city of Jerusalem this past December, I couldn't help but think of Husain Abdullah and the persecution of his faith. I was on a Jewish organized trip in one of the holiest cities in...

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