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Jeff Goodman on D&C: Syracuse assistant coach Mike Hopkins could be good fit...

ESPN’€™s Jeff Goodman joined Dennis & Callahan on Thursday to talk about coaching changes at Boston College and March Madness. To hear the full interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on...

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Would Tommy Amaker succeed at Boston College? Track record raises doubts

With Boston College firing Steve Donahue this week, speculation has centered on Harvard’s Tommy Amaker as the leading candidate to take over the Eagles. Harvard coach Tommy Amaker reportedly is a...

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Harvard upsets Cincinnati in first round of NCAA tourney

For the second straight year, Harvard completed a first-round NCAA tournament upset, as the No. 12 seed dispatched East Regional No. 5 seed Cincinnati with a 61-57 victory in Spokane, Wash. Harvard...

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Former UConn coach Jim Calhoun reportedly interested in BC opening

Jim Calhoun, who won three national championships at UConn before stepping away in 2012, is interested in the Boston College vacancy, according to multiple reports. However, Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian...

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UMass routed by Tennessee in NCAA tournament

UMass’ first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1998 was a short one, as the sixth-seeded Minutemen were routed by Tennessee, 86-67, on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C. Tennessee (23-12), an 11th seed...

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UMass-Lowell advances to Hockey East title game with blowout win over Notre Dame

Notre Dame was the lowest seed at TD Garden for Hockey East’€™s championship weekend, but you could have easily made the case that the Fighting Irish were the favorites to win it all. They entered...

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UNH beats Providence to reach first Hockey East title game since 2007

The 2008 and 2010 New Hampshire teams that won the regular-season title didn’€™t get here. The 2009, 2011 and 2013 squads that had a spot in the NCAA tournament locked up didn’€™t get here either. But...

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UMass-Lowell dominates UNH, wins second straight Hockey East title

Making mistakes is bad. Making them against UMass-Lowell, a structurally sound team that rarely makes any mistakes of its own, is even worse. And making them in a conference championship game against...

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Harvard’s tourney run ends vs. Michigan State

Harvard rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to take a two-point lead with just over seven minutes to play, but fourth-seeded Michigan State recovered and ended the Crimson’s season with a 80-73...

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Celtics assistant Walter McCarty expresses interest in BC job

Celtics assistant coach Walter McCarty is not hiding his interest in the Boston College coaching vacancy. McCarty, a University of Kentucky product who played 7 1/2 of his 11 NBA seasons in Boston,...

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UMass football to leave MAC after 2015 season

UMass’ football team will leave the Mid-American Conference after the 2015 season, the school announced Wednesday. Athletic director John McCutcheon said the decision was made after the MAC exercised a...

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Vermont falls to Union in first round of NCAA tournament

Vermont’s first NCAA tournament game since 2010 didn’t go well at all. The Catamounts took eight penalties and got outshot, 39-25, as they fell to Union, 5-2, Friday afternoon at the East Regional in...

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Providence advances to regional final with blowout win over Quinnipiac

Providence reached the NCAA tournament for the first since 2001 this season, and now the Friars are heading to the national quarterfinals for the first time since 1989 after beating Quinnipiac, 4-0,...

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Johnny Gaudreau, Kevin Hayes lead BC to blowout win over Denver in NCAA opener

WORCESTER — Call it a showcase. Call it a statement. Whatever it was, it was incredible to watch. Boston College‘€™s top line of Johnny Gaudreau, Bill Arnold and Kevin Hayes has been the best line in...

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Tommy Amaker to remain at Harvard

Tommy Amaker will remain at Harvard, the school announced Saturday. His name had been mentioned as a possible replacement for Steve Donahue at Boston College, but Saturday’s announcement closes that...

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Connor Hellebuyck stays hot, UMass-Lowell advances to regional final with win...

WORCESTER — The Connor Hellebuyck show keeps on rolling. After winning his second straight Hockey East tournament MVP award following back-to-back shutouts at TD Garden, the sophomore netminder stopped...

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BC earns thrilling win over UMass-Lowell to advance to 7th Frozen Four in 11...

The opening faceoff of Sunday’s regional final set the tone for the dog fight that followed. (WEEI) WORCESTER — The Boston College hockey team is full of stars, and Teddy Doherty is not one of them....

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BC basketball coaching search: Mike Hopkins, Mark Schmidt, Jim Christian...

While other jobs get filled, Boston College continues its basketball coaching search. The latest reports are that longtime Duke assistant Steve Wojciechowski will be the next coach at Marquette, and...

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BC basketball coaching search: Mark Schmidt no longer in running, Mike...

The Boston College basketball coaching search appears to be nearing a conclusion, as St. Bonaventure announced that Mark Schmidt would be staying at the upstate New York school, and multiple reports...

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Maurice Watson Jr. to transfer from Boston University basketball team

Just a few weeks after a disappointing end to the team’€™s season, the Boston University men’€™s basketball team will lose one of its most important players. BU coach Joe Jones confirmed Wednesday that...

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