Boston College can’t finish job against Florida State

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/17 6:00P By Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Deondre Francois threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to Tamorrion Terry with 1:49 left and Florida State beat No. 22 Boston College 22-21 yesterday to keep its bowl hopes alive. Francois was 19-of-39 for 322 yards, shaking off two...

Boston Pride captain Dempsey savors hockey journey

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/17 6:00P By Marisa Ingemi

Like many members of the Boston Pride, Jillian Dempsey has seen it all. From the time she began competing at the Rivers School and Assabet Valley program, to Harvard and to the Four Nations Cup, the Pride captain didn’t think she’d still be...

Harvard beats Yale 45-27 as The Game sets scoring record

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/16 6:00P By Associated Press

BOSTON — Tom Stewart threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns before being wheeled off on a stretcher in the fourth quarter, leading Harvard to a 45-27 victory over Yale on Saturday at Fenway Park in the highest-scoring matchup in the 143-year...

NHL notebook: Familiarity breeds confidence for young Bruins

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/16 6:00P By Marisa Ingemi

For a team with such youth and little NHL experience, the Bruins roster has quite a bit of familiarity with each other. The trio of former Boston University Terriers — Jakob Forsback Karlsson , Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy — is the most...

Worcester Blades breaking new ice

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/16 6:00P By Marisa Ingemi

WORCESTER --- Women’s professional hockey still has a long road ahead of it. For the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, that long road takes it to China. The Worcester Blades — formerly of Boston — faced the Vanke Rays on the other side of the world...

MLB notes: Red Sox’ future plans all start with Chris Sale

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/16 6:00P By Jason Mastrodonato

Before the Red Sox make any trades or free agent signings this offseason, one of the first things they can do, one of the most obvious and important things they can do, is to figure out what it will cost to extend Chris Sale. Sale could be the key...

Situation with Bruins' defense even worse than we thought

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/15 6:00P By Steve Conroy

DALLAS—If you thought the Bruins' situation on defense was bad, just wait a day. It'll get worse. That has to be what coach Bruce Cassidy has to be thinking these days. Not only are the B's without Zdeno Chara, back home in Boston getting his...

Red Sox sign World Series MVP Steve Pearce to one-year contract

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/15 6:00P By Jason Mastrodonato

The World Series MVP is coming back to Boston. The Red Sox announced the signing of Steve Pearce to a one-year contract on Friday afternoon. The deal is worth $6.25 million, a source confirmed to the Herald. There are no performance bonuses or...

Boston University gaining power, beats Maine

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/15 6:00P By John Connolly

Boston University continued to shake the cobwebs from its early season doldrums, registering three power play goals to turn back Maine, 3-2, in the opening game of a weekend series in front of 2,883 Agganis Arena fans last night. It was the third...

Justice scores 29, IUPUI stuns BC, 76-69

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/14 6:00P By Associated Press

BOSTON — Cameron Justice scored five of his game-high 29 points in the closing three minutes, carrying IUPUI to a 76-69 upset of Boston College on Wednesday night. Evan Hall added 16 points for IUPUI (2-1). Justice, a junior transfer from...

McCoy with 18 points leads Boston University past Albany 71-61

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/14 6:00P By Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — Javante McCoy scored 18 points and Boston University beat Albany 71-61 on Wednesday night. McCoy was 7 of 12 from the field including four from distance for the Terriers (3-1). Tyler Scanlon added 11 points, five rebounds and five...

Boston College has eyes on bowl prize

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/14 6:00P By Rich Thompson

College football in November is about scoreboard watching and bowl speculation. No. 22 Boston College (7-3, 4-2) and Florida State (4-6, 2-5) will clash in an ACC Atlantic Division game tomorrow (3:30) at Doak Campbell Stadium with bowl...

Keegan: Boston Herald gig a dream job realized

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/13 6:00P By Tom Keegan

A whisper came my way that George Steinbrenner had called up a player from Triple A without telling either the general manager or manager, making for an extremely awkward baptism with the ballclub. It also made for an interesting story angle. The...

Tom Keegan: Boston Herald gig a dream job realized

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/13 6:00P By Tom Keegan

A whisper came my way that George Steinbrenner had called up a player from Triple A without telling either the general manager or manager, making for an extremely awkward baptism with the ballclub. It also made for an interesting story angle. The...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Boston Herald Top 25

Boston Herald (Sports) 11/12 6:00P By Dan Ventura

1. St. John's Prep (9-1) 2. North Andover (10-0) 3. Duxbury (10-0) 4. Catholic Memorial (8-2) 5. Central Catholic (7-3) 6. Everett (9-1) 7. Xaverian (7-2) 8. King Philip (8-2) 9. Mansfield (8-2) 10. Tewksbury (9-1) 11. Hingham (7-2) 12....