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...
View ArticleWould 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...
View ArticleHarvard 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...
View ArticleFormer 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...
View ArticleUMass 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...
View ArticleUMass-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...
View ArticleUNH 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...
View ArticleUMass-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...
View ArticleHarvard’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...
View ArticleCeltics 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,...
View ArticleUMass 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...
View ArticleVermont 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...
View ArticleProvidence 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,...
View ArticleJohnny 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...
View ArticleTommy 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...
View ArticleConnor 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...
View ArticleBC 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....
View ArticleBC 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...
View ArticleBC 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...
View ArticleMaurice 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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