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Off the Post: Western Conference playoff preview

Belle Fraser April 19, 2023
Following yesterday's breakdown of the Eastern Conference, Belle Fraser takes a look at the playoff series in the West for a follow-up edition of Off the Post.
Men's Ice hockey

Men’s ice hockey downs Cornell, punches ticket to Frozen Four in Tampa Bay

Belle Fraser March 27, 2023
After winning Hockey East and defeating Cornell in the NCAA regional final, the men's ice hockey team is Tampa bound to face the University of Minnesota in the Frozen Four semifinal.
Anne Winkler-Morey

Author used a ‘loaded bike’ to talk to strangers and document stories

Maggie Wen November 27, 2022
After getting laid off from her job, Anne Winkler-Morey decided she needed a change. So, she took a bike trip and wrote a book.
Drew Marrochello, Boston University's director of athletics, brought on a number of former Terriers when positions for head coaches opened up. PHOTO BY CLINTON NGUYEN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Ties run deep with BU Athletics’ three new head coaches

Josh Rothstein September 6, 2018
The Boston University Athletics Department named three new head coaches leading into the 2018-19 academic year, but the BU campus won’t be new to them.  
Burn the Boats: Last team in, last team standing, still not Cinderella

Burn the Boats: Last team in, last team standing, still not Cinderella

Matt Dresens April 8, 2018
The University of Minnesota Duluth joins Yale University (2013) and Providence College (2015) at the ball, holding the title of Last Team in last team standing, but let’s not call this a Cinderella story.
Senior outfielder Emma Wong will be a key player in BU's upcoming tournament in San Diego. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Softball heads west for San Diego Classic

Liam O’Brien March 2, 2018
Once classes finish up, the Terriers (4-4) will be headed out to California to soak in some sun and play 12 games over the span of nine days in two separate tournaments in Southern California.
Burn the Boats: Huskies finally get their beans

Burn the Boats: Huskies finally get their beans

Matt Dresens February 14, 2018

Congratulations Northeastern. You did it. You won the Beanpot, a tournament that is held every year between the same four schools, and it took you 30 years to win one. Do you know how much has...

Jake Oettinger says that being selected in the NHL draft is a dream come true. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Seven Terriers skate into NHL

Liam O’Brien June 26, 2017

The Terriers exited a busy weekend in Chicago at the National Hockey League Draft with a total of seven commits and current players alike hearing their names called by NHL organizations. Two of...

Sophomore forward Sammy Davis scored twice in the weekend set with UConn. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Women’s hockey’s offensive depth key in weekend set with UConn

Nicole Havens December 4, 2016

Despite coming up short of its seventh consecutive win in its second game against the University of Connecticut on Saturday night, the Boston University women’s hockey team’s offensive depth was...

A study about online dating featured in the journal Management Science found that in a sample of 100,000 random subjects, men had four times more matches than women. ILLUSTRATION BY SAVANAH MACDONALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s online dating habits more bold than women’s, study finds

Olivia Deng February 9, 2016

With the social acknowledgment of popular dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble, online dating has quickly gained traction in recent years. But when human interaction moves online, according to a recent...

PHOTO BY FALON MORAN/DFP FILE PHOTO

No. 7 women’s ice hockey hosts Penn State for two-game weekend set

Jonathan Sigal October 9, 2015

Hockey East and College Hockey America teams seldom clash, but that will change this weekend when the No. 7 Boston University women’s hockey team welcomes Pennsylvania State University for a doubleheader. Walter...

PHOTO BY MICHELLE JAY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Brian Durocher finds destiny with women’s hockey

Justin Pallenik October 8, 2015

[rawr] .full-width h1 { font-family: "intro_regular", "Helvetica", sans-serif; width: 100%; }[/rawr] Five national championships, 22 Frozen Fours, 30 Beanpot titles — the Boston University men’s...

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