Articles by Robert Vogel
BC’s Harris dismissed from team
The Boston College Eagles football team will take the field this fall without its all-time leading rusher. Senior running back Montel Harris was dismissed in early May for repeated violation of team rules. The 5-foot-10, 207-pound [...]
Boston College beats Ferris State 4-1, wins fifth National Championship
Sometimes, it’s good to be Goliath. The heavily-favored Boston College Eagles dispatched the pesky Ferris State Bulldogs 4-1 on Saturday night in Tampa, securing the Eagles’ fifth national championship. It is the third national title in [...]
Boston College routs Minnesota, moves on to NCAA Hockey Finals
Boston College is playing the most dominant hockey that the NCAA has seen in a long time. Everything the Eagles touched Thursday night turned to gold, as they squashed a very good Minnesota team 6-1. The [...]
Ohio State Buckeyes oust Cincinnati Bearcats, move on to Elite 8
It’s well known that basketball is a game of runs. In this contest, Ohio State got the run it needed, and Cincinnati was unable to return fire. The No. 1 seed Buckeyes used a 17-1 spurt [...]
Pain vs. Pillow: The toughest and easiest roads to the Final Four
Any time a group- or bracket-based tournament rolls around, inevitably the questions arise: Which is the toughest group? Who has the easiest road to the title game? Where are the lower seeds more dangerous? If the [...]
Boston University hockey team rocked by 2nd sexual assault charge
Two separate incidents. Two valuable players. Two sexual assault cases. One hockey team. The Terriers are certainly in the doghouse. Boston University was rocked today as junior defenseman Max Nicastro was arrested and charged with the [...]
Who wins the Commonwealth Cup … and the ACC Coastal division title?
With one more victory this Saturday, the Virginia Tech Hokies will be headed to the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte. But first they have to escape Charlottesville. The people who developed the ACC schedule must be [...]
Paterno’s Legacy*: Pride Comes Before the Fall
“Joe Paterno is Penn State.” Growing up a sports fan, I have heard this statement my entire life. Indeed, no one under the age of 50 could expect to remember watching any other head coach man [...]
When a 7th-grade party trumps the Game of the Century: a running diary
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. You’re looking live at the five-star accommodations of Rubenstein Hall at Boston College (by that, I mean we’re sitting on standard-issue stained BC couches in our common room with a fabulous [...]
Vontaze Burfict: the legend grows
The Arizona State Sun Devils are currently 6-2 overall and 4-1 in conference. They have a very real chance of running the table the rest of the season. They rank 18th in the country in passing [...]




