Keeping Patriots fans fired up
9/24/2010FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Their uniforms aren't uniform. They stand behind the end zones at Gillette Stadium, their jackets a medley of tans, browns, blues and even a singular salmon. Some have matching knee breeches, but most don't. CONTINUE
BC not giving Hokies special treatment
9/23/2010CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College safety Wes Davis said that coming off an early bye week, the Eagles are treating Saturday's matchup against Virginia Tech like any other game. CONTINUE
Dave Shinskie ready for Virginia Tech
9/23/2010CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- A lot can change in a year. Boston College quarterback Dave Shinskie hopes that a lot has changed since the last time he faced Virginia Tech. CONTINUE
Patriots' O-line rises to first challenge
9/13/2010FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- In the end, if you didn't know any differently, you wouldn't have been able to tell anyone was missing at all. CONTINUE
End Zone Militia to Ochocino: Don't try it
9/12/2010The other patriots -- the ones with a lowercase 'p' -- on the field for the Patriots' home opener may step into the spotlight suddenly if one Bengal has his way Sunday. CONTINUE
BC's Coleman shows promise, progress
9/10/2010NEWTON, Mass. -- Johnathan Coleman has traveled a long road on his way to Boston College. CONTINUE
Kent State will test BC defense
9/09/2010NEWTON, Mass. -- The Boston College defense had some trouble stopping the Weber State offense in the teams' season opener Saturday. Perhaps more trouble than the Eagles had expected. CONTINUE
BC's Mark Herzlich off to strong start
9/09/2010NEWTON, Mass. -- Through it all, it's where he hoped he would be again. CONTINUE
Tackling a silent epidemic
8/24/2010As a sophomore at Austin Prep in Reading, Mass., James Orrigo suffered two concussions in the first half of a varsity lacrosse game. CONTINUE
Pogo resurges as action sport
8/23/2010The pogo stick as we know it bounced into existence around 1918, and it's been thrilling kind of entertaining kids ever since. But in the past 10 years or so, the pogo stick has experienced an unexpected renaissance, and a new use has sent its popularity -- at least among a certain set -- increasing by leaps and bounds. CONTINUE
Ultramarathon runner slows down after 50 states
7/5/2010Lisa Smith-Batchen isn't running anymore. She can't. CONTINUE
A journey of body and mind
5/21/2010Leo Rosette has always respected the ocean. Feared it, even. And that blend of respect and fear may have saved his life. CONTINUE
Fishing has cheating like any other sport
5/11/2010Imagine that Alex Rodriguez had to hook himself up to a polygraph after every home run. That Shawne Merriman had to pass a lie detector test after every sack. That Alex Ovechkin had to pass one every time he lit the lamp.
That's essentially what happens in professional bass fishing. Anglers with a prize-winning catch are routinely rigged for a polygraph, to make sure they didn't, you know, rig their catch. CONTINUE
Crusader takes his chances with Giants
4/27/2010Former Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph didn't hear his name called in the last rounds of the 2010 NFL draft, but then even if it had been called on Day 3, the standout signal-caller wouldn't have heard it. CONTINUE
Sister Mary Beth is no ordinary nun
4/26/2010When is a habit more than a habit? When it's made of a special wicking material to better allow the nun wearing it to complete whatever ultrarun she's currently competing in. CONTINUE
Marshall Ulrich, the man without toenails
11/23/2009Seventeen years ago, Marshall Ulrich paid a man to pull out all his toenails. He's not sure why so many people are fascinated by that fact. CONTINUE
Chmiel's five-day Sahara run the race of his life
11/17/2009It sounds like a nightmare.
You've been dropped off in the middle of the Sahara Desert. Over the next six days you will have to run, jog, walk or crawl 155 miles through the incredible, incessant heat -- temperatures routinely reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit -- across soft sand and hard-parked gravel, over sand dunes multiple stories high and down rocky hills. You must do this carrying everything you need to survive -- clothes, food, sunscreen, emergency medical supplies, sleeping bag -- in a pack on your back. CONTINUE
Dominic Randolph of Holy Cross opening NFL scouts' eyes
10/28/2009WORCESTER, Mass. -- The game had been over for more than 10 minutes, but College of the Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph was still on the field, directing teammates. CONTINUE
Disc golf has a pro tour, and momentum
8/19/2009LEICESTER, Mass. -- In many ways, Avery Jenkins and disc golf have grown up together. His parents picked up the sport in the '80s, planned family vacations to places where they could catch a tournament on the weekends and bought disc golf baskets for the backyard. Now Jenkins, 31, is closing in on his 10th year of traveling on the pro disc golf tour, making a living playing the sport. CONTINUE
No better way to get season tickets
7/28/2009Jon Lester no-hit the Kansas City Royals last season. It was chilly, and maybe the Royals' bats just never warmed up; or maybe Lester's stuff was so hot it cooled off the K.C. swingers. Either way, the Royals didn't get a hit that night, and I was there for every out. But I didn't see every out. In fact, I didn't even know Lester had a no-hitter going until the top of the eighth inning. CONTINUE
Forget the movie ... try Quidditch
7/22/2009There it was, in the January edition of the Boston University alumni magazine. Headline, "Stranger than fiction." Subhead, "BU Quidditch team faces toughest opponent -- gravity." Wait, BU Quidditch team? As in, the game Harry Potter plays? CONTINUE
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