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National Sports

Are the Yankees’ “Torpedo Bats” Good for Baseball—or Bad?

April 3, 2025

A photo of the facade of Fenway Park

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Tour Fenway Park

June 21, 2024

Photo: A black and white photo of two baseball players talking. The one on the right is holding a baseball bat

Sports

MLB Is Including Negro League Stats in Its Record Books. Is It Too Little, Too Late?

June 13, 2024

Photo: A wide shot of fans cheering at a game at Fenway stadium.

Sports

POV: Baseball Needs to Shake Up the Game—or Risk a Slow Death

April 17, 2024

Photo: Large trees with orange, yellow, and red leaves frame students on BU's campus as they sit and chat on and around a campus lawn on a sunny, warm autumn day in Boston.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: September 21 to 24

September 20, 2023

Photo: A young white woman with a red collared shirt and khakis leans on a blue fence in front of stadium seats. She smiles for the camera.

Internship

Finding Passion and Purpose in a Male-Dominated Industry: A Buffalo Bisons Minor League Baseball Team Internship

August 25, 2023

Photo: Boston University athletic honorees gather at the annual Scarlet & White Honors banquet. Caitlin Weimar (from left), Emily Gant, Caitlin Coker, Kayla Roncin, Rachel Borzymowski, Megan Mastrorilli, Walter Whyte, Phil DeCarlo, Lane Huston, Domenick Fensore, Roy Meyer, and Maggie Lohrer. Photo by Matt Woolverton

Accolades

Terrier Athletes Celebrated at Annual Scarlet & White Honors Dinner

May 8, 2023

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

Photo of David Ortiz on stage with Questrom Prof. Susan Fournier in the Questrom auditorium during a one-hour Q&A on May 5. Fournier, a white woman who wears a black skirt and black and white blouse, claps her hands and smiles. Ortiz, a middle-aged Black man, is seen seated and smiling wide; he wears ripped jeans, a gray graphic tee and sunglasses. Next to Fournier on the ground is a canvas bag with the number 34, Ortiz's number, and behind them is a large red backdrop that reads "Insights@Questrom: LIVE"

Questrom Speaker

Big Papi Visits BU: “I Am So Proud of This Town”

May 5, 2022

photo of Nathan Eovaldi of the Boston Red Sox pitching against the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The photo is snapped mid-pitch, as he wears a blue Red Sox uniform and blurry fans fill the background.

Red Sox

POV: Bad Umpiring Hurt Baseball in 2021, Especially in the Playoffs. It’s Time for Change

November 9, 2021

Professor Andy Andres dangles a baseball stuck to his finger with Spider Tack adhesive, a commonly used sticky substance in Major League Baseball

Baseball Physics

The Science behind MLB’s Sticky Stuff Scandal [Video]

September 17, 2021

Spectators watch fireworks explode in the sky along the Boston Harbor waterfront

Things-to-do

What To Do Labor Day Weekend in Boston

September 2, 2021

A destroyed baseball lays on the ground

Baseball

POV: Winning Is Great—but at What Cost?

January 15, 2020

Yan Gomes #10 of the Washington Nationals argues a call with Home Plate umpire Lance Barksdale #23 during Game 5 of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals

Sports

POV: World Series Umpires Did Not Have World-Class Performances This Year

November 21, 2019

The Red Sox's Mookie Betts (right) is in disbelief as homeplate umpire C.B. Bucknor (left) calls him out on strikes.

Arts & Culture

MLB Umpires Missed 34,294 Ball-Strike Calls in 2018. Bring on Robo-umps?

April 8, 2019

Catcher Christian Vazquez hugs Chris Sale on the pitchers mound celebrating after the Red Sox made the last out to win the 2018 World Series

Boston

Red Sox Nation Celebrates World Championship with Parade Today

October 31, 2018

Sports

9 Things You Need to Know As the Red Sox Enter the World Series

October 23, 2018

Pawtucket Red Sox

Baseball

PawSox Take On the Columbus Clippers Tonight

July 25, 2018

Fenway Park, historic home of the Boston Red Sox

Arts & Culture

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

June 7, 2018

Professor Tom Whalen poses for a photo in front of Fenway Park

Faculty

Revisiting the Spirit of ’67

August 29, 2017

Revisiting the Spirit of ’67