Top of page one, today’s Boston Globe

Today’s Boston Globe features, prominently, a report on the state of athletics at BC. Essentially — the article attests and records in football and basketball show — it’s not good. Attendance is down, recruiting is suffering, management of the overall program is questionable.

Thank goodness for hockey. The women’s team is in the Frozen Four next weekend, the men play Vermont this afternoon and a win sends the Eagles to the Hockey East Tournament semifinals next weekend. (UPDATE: BC won in overtime Sunday and will play Northeastern Friday at 5 pm PT.) The Eagles are already assured a berth in the NCAA tournament.

Not all media coverage focuses on the dismal records of football and basketball at BC. The New York Times had a very nice article on the star of the women’s team, Alex Carpenter.

Go Eagles!