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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Stick to Sports: Twitter streaming is plus for all niche sports

Stick to Sports: Twitter streaming is plus for all niche sports

Marisa Ingemi February 23, 2017

Two Saturdays ago, a college lacrosse game between Loyola University Maryland and the University of Virginia was streamed on Twitter. The game had perks that appealed to any lacrosse fans: Loyola is...

Stick to Sports: Julien goes from Bruins to Habs, spices up rivalry

Stick to Sports: Julien goes from Bruins to Habs, spices up rivalry

Marisa Ingemi February 16, 2017

It’s about time the Boston-Montreal rivalry was great again. After hitting their peak in their 2011 Stanley Cup run and an eventual loss to the Canadiens in the 2015 Eastern Conference semifinals,...

Stick to Sports: The traditional lacrosse market is changing

Stick to Sports: The traditional lacrosse market is changing

Marisa Ingemi January 27, 2017

With nine teams competing in the National Lacrosse League for the 2017 season, there are at least 30 markets being considered for expansion, four or five of which are being seriously considered. Two...

Stick to Sports: After Sale trade, In Dave We Trust?

Stick to Sports: After Sale trade, In Dave We Trust?

Marisa Ingemi December 9, 2016

Trader Dave is at it again. When Dave Dombrowski took the reigns of the Red Sox baseball operations in August 2015, big moves were expected. In the aftermath of the Drew Pomeranz trade at this past...

Stick to Sports: What’s next for the Red Sox?

Stick to Sports: What’s next for the Red Sox?

Marisa Ingemi November 22, 2016

The Boston Red Sox certainly have a lot to address. After going from worst to first in the AL East this year, the Red Sox made an early exit from the postseason after an ALDS loss to the Cleveland...

Stick to Sports: Boston Pride, Beantown’s best-kept hockey secret

Stick to Sports: Boston Pride, Beantown’s best-kept hockey secret

Marisa Ingemi November 18, 2016

One of the best hockey teams in the world plays in Boston, and no, I’m not talking about the Bruins, who drive hockey coverage in this market and have started off the NHL season better than many...

Stick to Sports: Harvard men’s soccer scandal latest example of sexism in sports

Stick to Sports: Harvard men’s soccer scandal latest example of sexism in sports

Marisa Ingemi November 9, 2016

The Harvard men’s soccer team was en route to an Ivy League Championship run, but its hopes of winning the league quickly vanished — not after a rash of injuries or a run of bad luck, but because...

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...

Russell Wilson threw for 225 yards Sunday, but his team failed to score a touchdown. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Stick to Sports: Time to talk ties

Marisa Ingemi October 26, 2016

A game with only field goals that ends in a tie in primetime. Yup, that’s the way to get ratings up. As we’ve talked about in this column, the NFL has a ratings problem. There have been some...

Stick to Sports: Women deserve to be in broadcasting, no questions asked

Stick to Sports: Women deserve to be in broadcasting, no questions asked

Marisa Ingemi October 13, 2016

“Don’t look at the comments.” Those are the words heard by female commentators and media members once they hit the spotlight. Once a woman makes it in the industry, looking at the comments...

Stick to Sports: National Lacrosse League makes preseason changes

Stick to Sports: National Lacrosse League makes preseason changes

Marisa Ingemi October 7, 2016

With the National Lacrosse League announcing a few weeks ago that its season would begin on Dec. 29, the league has made several key moves defining its identity. It made some waves when the Toronto...

Stick to Sports: Nontraditional sports receive broadcasting limelight

Stick to Sports: Nontraditional sports receive broadcasting limelight

Marisa Ingemi September 29, 2016

For most of the past century, four sports have reigned supreme for American viewers: baseball, football, basketball and hockey. Whether at the professional or collegiate level, those sports, primarily...

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