By Sam Robb O’Hagan Boston University Women’s Basketball (9-6, 4-0 PL) defeated the American University Eagles (3-12, 2-2 PL) 73-63 to win their fourth straight game in Patriot League play. With about 5:30 left in the third quarter at Case Gymnasium, BU senior guard Sydney Johnson held the ball surrounded by multiple opposing defenders, deep […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan This column is supposed to be on NFL topics that aren’t getting enough attention. It’s supposed to surprise, to bring to light crucial developments across the league that are falling under the radar. There is no surprise this week, for there is nothing else to write about. The NFL is in […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan There was something so satisfying about George Pickens’ 14-yard game winning touchdown catch against the Las Vegas Raiders last Saturday night. It was the aesthetic quality of it all — the gorgeous uniform matchup between the Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of the NFL’s most historic rivalries, under the floodlights […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan If this was the end, it was perfectly appropriate. The New England Patriots, now 7-7 on the season, are officially on the outside of the playoffs looking in after a devastating and equally uncomfortable loss at the Las Vegas Raiders. Last Friday, the Patriots had a 46% chance to make the […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan When second-year Detroit Lions’ offensive tackle Penei Sewell lined up as a jumbo tight end on a 3rd-and-7 deep in the fourth quarter of his team’s win over the 10-3 Minnesota Vikings, you couldn’t miss him. There he was — all 6-foot-5, 335 pounds of him — charging across the formation […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan With 29 seconds left in regulation at Case Gymnasium, BU graduate guard Fletcher Tynen dived to the floor in pursuit of a loose ball off an errant pass from Dartmouth junior guard Jaren Johnson. Tynen won the scrum, popping up a pass as he laid on the floor. Graduate wing Walter […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan There was a throw in the San Francisco 49ers’ 33-17 win over the Miami Dolphins that stood out in even the most over-stimulating of Sundays on NFL RedZone. It was a desperate heave in the face of a devastating hit from a free rusher, the type of situation that would usually […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan Mid-way through the second half at Lawler Arena in North Andover, BU senior guard Ethan Brittain-Watts drained a corner three to give the Terriers an eight-point lead. A blown kiss to home fans in the front row followed. There was no looking back for Boston University Men’s Basketball (5-4), who silenced […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan “There is no more time to f— around.” Those were the words of Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury in his team’s first meeting following their nail-biting Week 8 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, revealed to the world in the first episode of HBO’s Hard Knocks: In Season, which aired on […]
By Sam Robb O’Hagan Boston University Men’s Basketball (4-3) lost their second game of the Cream City Classic 67-46 to the Milwaukee Panthers (4-3) in a thoroughly inferior offensive performance. The Terrier offense looked convincingly outmatched throughout the game, scoring just 13 points in the first half on four made field goals. BU found some […]