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Photo: Workers painting the 2025 Boston Marathon starting line, which features blue and gold coloring

Marathon

These Seven Terriers Are Running the Boston Marathon to Help Others

April 17, 2025

Photo: Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics jumping up to dunk a basketball during a 1984 game

Books

Sports and Politics Collide in BU Prof’s New Book about 1984 Boston Celtics

November 18, 2024

Photo: A picture of a man in a tank top that reads "2024 Dana Farber Marathon Challenge"

Marathon

Six BU Runners Share Their Boston Marathon Charity Stories

April 11, 2024

Photo: view of the historic architecture of the Fenway Park Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, USA showcasing its sings and red brick walls on a sunny winter day. Text reads "Fenway Park, Home of the Boston Red Sox"

In The City

Red Sox Ticket Buying Tips

May 2, 2023

Photo: James Sawler, of RoadSafe Traffic Systems, paints the starting line for the Boston Marathon. A man wearing a white hard hat, neon shirt, and work gear paints on the light blue and yellow finish line on the road.

Boston Marathon 2023

Members of BU Community Run the Boston Marathon to Support Others

April 13, 2023

BU men’s ice hockey players and new head coach Jay Pandolfo (CAS’96), who says his players are driven going into the 2022-23 season opener: “We had a lot of guys come back that maybe could have moved on. I don't think they want to leave anything on the table this year.” Photos by Jenna VanSickle

Varsity Sports

BU Men’s Ice Hockey Opens Season under New Leadership

September 29, 2022

Black and white photo of Bill Russell, of the Boston Celtics, driving to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers in the teams' final NBA playoff game in Los Angeles, May 5, 1969.

Boston Sports

POV: Remembering Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell (Hon.’02)

August 1, 2022

Photo of flags on Boston Common in Boston, which are placed there for Memorial Day, on a sunny day. Small American flags are planted in the ground in neat rows. in the distance tall city buildings can be seen, as well as people waling on a pathway below the flags.

Things-to-do

How to Spend Memorial Day Weekend in Boston

May 26, 2022

Boston

Five Terriers Running for a Cause

April 14, 2022

Composite image of 6 Boston University faculty, students, and alumni who are running the 125th Boston Marathon.

Boston Marathon

26.2 for a Cause: Terriers Running the Boston Marathon with a Mission

October 8, 2021

A photo of Michael Holley and Michael Smith. Text reads "A Peacock Original. Brother From Another."

Sports

BU’s Michael Holley Debuts New Sports Show, Brother from Another

September 16, 2020

A photo of Bobby Orr scoring the game-winning goal in the 1970 Stanley Cup Championship

Boston Sports

Mining Bobby Orr

May 20, 2020

Portrait of Sammy Davis, BU women's ice hockey co-captain and no. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWHL draft, on the ice at Walter Brown Arena at Boston University

Ice Hockey

Sammy Davis Is No. 1 Overall Pick in NWHL Draft

April 29, 2020

A photo of Tom Brady leaving the field after his last game in a Patriots uniform

Voices & Opinion

POV: Tom Brady Leaving New England Patriots

March 17, 2020

BU Women's lightweight rowing team

Head of the Charles

Head of the Charles Regatta This Weekend

October 17, 2019

The BU women’s lightweight rowing team practices on the Charles River

Boston Sports

Your Guide to the Head of the Charles

October 16, 2019

the Pru light up with "Go Pats"

Boston Sports

Welcome to BU. It’s Time You Learned about Boston Sports

September 11, 2019

Alumni

Edgy Julian Edelman Documentary Stars BU Alums behind the Camera

June 28, 2019

Red Sox shot by Billie Weiss

Sports

Big Shot

March 11, 2019

Chris Stokum (GRS’21) (left) and Red Sox team historian Gordon Edes at Fenway Park

Research

A PhD in the Humanities? It’s Not Just for Teaching Anymore

January 29, 2019

A PhD in the Humanities? It’s Not Just for Teaching Anymore