Just a few quick updates from the Talkie around Yawkey Way.
BC surprises everyone. Just when people might have been giving up hope, BC gets themselves a key win. They defeated #21 Clemson 75-69 last night. This gives them their third ACC win (the other two against Miami) and they are now tied with Clemson 3-4 in the ACC. Just a few weeks ago Clemson took the game far away from BC, beating them 72-56. The real question is whether Clemson (on a three game losing streak) is just slumping or is BC finally showing some spark?
X-Red Sox gets dumped: He gets boo’d every time he’s at Fenway Park. Johnny Damon, who left Boston for the dark side (Yankees) is currently without a job. The Yankees seem to be pretty set with their outfield, leaving Damon hoping someone else picks him up. KARMA’S A BITCH, MAN. At least now maybe he can grow that beard back?
Bad, Bad Bruins. The Bruins have dropped to 10th in the Eastern Conference and are on a five-game losing streak. They are currently one-point out of a playoff spot.

By: David Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
Perhaps this writer should think twice about calling BC’s season over before it had barely begun.  After five games against ACC opponents, the Eagles are sitting just one game under .500 at 2-3.  Wait, scratch that.
If the team from Chestnut Hill could play the University of Miami Hurricanes every game this season, they probably would.  The Eagles have now won their two ACC games against Miami.  After losing three games last week (Clemson, Duke and Maryland, in case you missed my last article) by a combined score of 52 points and not breaking the 60 point barrier at any point of the week, junior forward Joe Trapani wouldn’t have any more of it as he led the way with 31 points.
The best part of the game (for BC fans, at least) was not just the fact that the Eagles won.  They finally showed some heart doing so.  For the first time in a long time, the team finally looked like they actually wanted to be on the court.  They looked like they actually wanted to win.  Most importantly, they looked hungry and they played hungry.
The game looked like the typical BC basketball game this [...]

By: Dave Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
If any BC basketball fans went into the opening week of conference play with an optimistic attitude, chances are their hopes died as quickly as each of the games ended.  Early this season, BC managed to squeeze out a 61-60 win against ACC foe Miami.  Since then, BC has lost their last three conference games by a combined score of 52 points, and the Eagles never managed to break the 60 point barrier in any of the losses.  BC is now the lowest team on the totem pole and is tied for last in the ACC with Miami and North Carolina State.
In case any of the readers out there missed any of the games, here’s a quick recap.  Trevor Booker led Clemson with 19 points and BC forward Joe Trapani did his best trying to keep up leading the Eagles with 13 but it was all for naught as the Tigers handed the Eagles their first conference loss of the season.  The Duke Blue Devils crushed (sorry, there really is no other word that fits appropriately here) the Eagles by 20 points in a 79-59 loss.  On a positive note, BC’s Reggie Jackson scored [...]

By: Jess Lander, YawkeyTalkies Editor
What’s the talkie saying about Boston sports today?
Celtics still injured. Dock Rivers said that KG will still be out for the next 10-14 days, but more likely ten, due to not being able to keep Garnett still. KG got kicked twice last month causing his repaired knee to hyperextend. Apparently it was almost impossible to get Garnett to stop physical activity entirely (love the dedication) but the rest has done him good and he should hopefully come back strong.
Replacing KG was Rasheed Wallace, now also hurt. Wallace sat out Monday with a hurt foot and could be out for up to a week. So, now replacing him is Brian Scalabine. The fantastic four are down to a Trying Two. The Celts are 3-4 since KG’s injury but sit at a respectable third place in the league behind LA and Cleveland. Let’s hope they get healthy fast. They play the Nets tonight.
Pat’s Draft Picks. The only good thing about the Patriots losing to the Ravens is that they get a better first-round draft pick. They will now pick 22nd. They also have three second-round picks. Hopefully Belichick takes full advantage of this, because we could sure use [...]

By: Dave Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer

Just when hockey fans thought it was all over.  The hometown Boston Bruins had defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime to take the crown in the 2010 Winter Classic on New Years Day.  Then NCAA hockey did something just as great.  They gave fans Duke and UNC.  Well, at least the college hockey version of it.
Duke and UNC have been college basketball rivals for as long as most people can remember and are separated by just eight miles on Tobacco Road.  Boston College and Boston University are just down Commonwealth Ave, but hockey is where their hearts lie.
In a rematch of last years national championship game, BU once again got the best of BC in front of the beloved Green Monster and in front of over 38,000 screaming fans and took the game 3-2.  The story was not so much the game itself, however, but instead where it was being played: an iced over Fenway.
“It was really a terrific venue for the BC-BU rivalry. And I think it was a terrific atmosphere to play a game in,” BC coach Jerry York said through ESPN.  “We told our [...]

By: Dave Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
It is the time of the season that college basketball fans have been waiting for.  As the calendar turns into the new year, college basketball fans are looking forward to one thing: conference play.  In the coming months, the Boston College Eagles (1-0 ACC, 9-5 overall) will square off against powerhouses like defending national champion North Carolina and those hated Duke Blue Devils.  Even Georgia Tech, who finished with just two conference wins last year, has a heavily improved team due to a stellar freshmen class that includes the heavily recruited and highly touted Derrick Favors.
Out of the twelve teams that are in the ACC, the Eagles are being picked by most to finish near the bottom of the conference.  The optimistic fans will say that the football team wasn’t expected to make a bowl game this year either, let alone put up a fight against USC.  Other fans realize it’s going to be a long season for these Eagles.  Sure, they already have a head start on the conference after squeezing out a one point win against Miami (0-1 ACC, 14-1) early last month.  They will also pull out a few upsets here and [...]

By: Jess Lander, YawkeyTalkies Editor.
If there is one sport in Boston that is lacking championship trophies, it is college football. For a city with more than a hundred colleges and universities, college football is an unusually small deal.
Today, it was announced that Northeastern is cutting its 74-year old football program after a 3-8 losing season, making it the 6th losing season in a row for the Huskies. These six unsatisfactory seasons come after the Huskies first Atlantic-10 title in 2002. However, this year, the 3 million dollar program was deemed too expensive considering its lack of success. Northeastern home games averaged 1600 fans a game. To put this in perspective, Women’s Professional Soccer team the Boston Breakers, drew more fans in their inaugural 2009 season.
That’s right. Women’s soccer.
Northeastern follows Boston University, who cut their losing football program in 1997.
The only successful college football team in Boston is the Boston College Eagles, now the only remaining Division 1 football team in the area. This season, they are 7-4 with one game remaining. They still aren’t even ranked in the top 25.
But why is one of the best sport’s towns in America one of the worst for college football?
One obvious reason is [...]