UMass dismisses football coach Charley Molnar
UMass has dismissed head football coach Charley Molnar, athletic director John McCutcheon announced Thursday. The Minutemen finished this season with a 1-11 record and were 2-22 in Molnar’s two seasons...
View ArticleWesley Saunders leads Harvard past Boston College
Wesley Saunders scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead Harvard to a 73-58 victory over Boston College on Wednesday before a sellout crowd of 2,195 at Lavietes Pavilion. Kyle Casey added 11...
View ArticleFrozen Fenway Wraparound: Boston College holds off Notre Dame; Merrimack,...
Fenway Park played host to the first of two Hockey East doubleheaders on Saturday. (WEEI) It took longer than expected, and the play, like the ice, was often sloppy, but ultimately the first of two...
View ArticleFlorida State overcomes 18-point deficit to beat Auburn in final minute and...
Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston drove Florida State 80 yards in the final 1:19 to give the Seminoles a 34-31 win over Auburn in Monday night’s BCS national championship. The Seminoles overcame an...
View ArticleHarvard falls to UConn; UMass rallies past Saint Joseph’s
Shabazz Napier scored 21 points and UConn held off Harvard, 61-56, on Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn. Harvard point guard Siyani Chambers also had 21 points, including five 3-pointers. The Crimson...
View ArticleBC beats Providence in top-10 showdown
Boston College extended its winning streak to six games with a 5-2 win over Providence in a matchup of top-10 teams Friday night. Johnny Gaudreau led the way with two goals and two assists, extending...
View ArticleLonnie Jackson lifts BC over Va. Tech; UMass rallies past St. Bonaventure;...
Lonnie Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 27 seconds remaining for the winning basket as Boston College knocked off Virginia Tech, 62-59, on Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va. With the Eagles trailing by...
View ArticleSources: Blues draft pick Sam Kurker leaves BU
Sophomore forward Sam Kurker has left Boston University, according to sources close to the team. Kurker was a second-round pick of the St. Louis Blues in the 2012 NHL Draft. Kurker, a Reading native...
View ArticleBoston College unable to keep pace with No. 2 Syracuse
Trevor Cooney scored 21 points and second-ranked Syracuse rallied after trailing by eight points early in the second half to grab a 69-59 victory over Boston College on Monday night at Conte Forum....
View ArticleMark Whipple introduced as UMass coach: ‘We will win championships here’
Mark Whipple Mark Whipple was introduced as UMass’ new football coach Tuesday at a press conference in Amherst, a decade after he left the school for an assistant coaching job in the NFL. “A long time...
View ArticleBoston College confirms arrival of former Florida QB Tyler Murphy
Quarterback Tyler Murphy has transferred from Florida to Boston College. (AP) Boston College on Wednesday announced that former Florida quarterback Tyler Murphy has enrolled at Boston College and will...
View ArticleNo. 16 UMass rallies to escape with victory over George Mason; BU, HC,...
Derek Gordon hit the game-winning layup with eight seconds remaining as No. 16 UMass rallied in the final minute to take an 88-87 victory over George Mason on Wednesday night in Fairfax, Va. Chaz...
View ArticleJerry York gets win No. 950 as BC holds off BU to extend unbeaten streak to...
Boston University made things interesting, cutting a three-goal deficit to one with 3:28 to go, but heavily-favored Boston College hung on for a 6-4 win in the archrivals’ second meeting of the...
View ArticleBC falls at North Carolina, loses Dennis Clifford for rest of season
Marcus Paige scored 21 points to lead North Carolina past Boston College, 82-71, on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C., avoiding the Tar Heels‘ first-ever 0-4 start in ACC play. Olivier Hanlan...
View ArticleBC can’t catch Georgia Tech; Harvard falls at Florida Atlantic
Trae Golden scored 24 points to lead Georgia Tech to a 68-60 victory over slow-starting Boston College on Tuesday night at Conte Forum. Olivier Hanlan scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting for the...
View ArticleBC announces 2014 football schedule, featuring home games vs. USC, Clemson
Boston College announced its 2014 football schedule Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles will play seven of their 12 games at home, highlighted by matchups with USC on Sept. 13 and Clemson on Oct. 18. The...
View ArticleUMass rally falls short at Richmond; BU suffers first league loss
UMass’ rally from a nine-point deficit fell short when Chaz Williams‘ 3-point try went long, and Richmond escaped with a 58-55 home victory over the 13th-ranked Minutemen on Wednesday night. Sampson...
View ArticleNortheastern, BU, Holy Cross post wins
Demetrius Pollard scored 25 points, including 6-of-8 3-pointers, and dished out six assists to lead Northeastern to a 70-57 victory over Hofstra on Saturday in Hempstead, N.Y. Scott Eatherton added 18...
View ArticleChaz Williams leads No. 13 UMass in rout of Fordham
Chaz Williams scored 18 points and dished out eight assists as 13th-ranked UMass jumped out early and never let up in a 90-52 blowout of Fordham on Sunday in Amherst. Playing before a sellout crowd of...
View ArticleHockey East Power Rankings: BC on top; Lowell, UNH battling key injuries
The Beanpot is a week away and everyone in Hockey East has completed more than half of their league schedule, so this is a perfect time for some power rankings as we gear up for the stretch run. 1....
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