Overton beats hometown favorite
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On a day when it would&#39;ve been easy to lose, Evansville&#39;s Jeff Overton instead advanced to the semifinals of the 104th US Amateur Championship.
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AMHERST - Despite tipping off just 45 minutes before the Patriots game, the University of Massachusetts basketball contest against intrastate rival Boston University drew a season-high 4,482 fans to the Mullins Center last night.
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Something had to give last night at Marshall Field. Woburn had taken down Acton-Boxboro, and Billerica had handled Burlington on opening day. Woburn had won the past three matchups with Billerica, including a 20-12 victory last year.
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Justin Fry scored the first 5 points of a 15-0 first-half run and Maryland-Baltimore County led for the final 37 minutes to cruise to a 62-40 victory over Boston University last night at Case Gym.
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ACTON -- In a mostly defensive battle last night, Acton-Boxboro and defending Division 1A champion Woburn showed they will be formidable teams again.
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Several things transpired last night on Malcolm X Boulevard. First, No. 1 Madison Park remained undefeated with a 75-70 win over visiting No. 4 East Boston (the Cardinals clinching the Boston City title for the first time since the 1989-90 season). Second, Madison Park played its best game of the season, according to coach Dennis Wilson.
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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In a season-opening contest of Dual County League contenders, Lincoln-Sudbury came through with a 1-0 soccer victory over No. 13 Wayland in Sudbury yesterday.
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Four years ago, Osbourn celebrated the end of a 32-game losing streak. On Saturday, the Eagles celebrated a state title after a 42-20 win over Chantilly.
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Since losing to East Boston last month, fourth-ranked Charlestown has been out to prove it is still the best of the Boston City League.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Wyatt Sexton threw three touchdown passes in his starting debut and Leon Washington ran for 153 yards and a touchdown as No. 9 Florida State defeated North Carolina, 38-16, yesterday.
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Stop us when this sounds familiar. Top-ranked Acton-Boxboro continued its winning streak last night thanks in large part to the Abare brothers, who had a hand in all three Colonial touchdowns in the 21-7 victory at Chelmsford.
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BURLINGTON -- The ball couldn't be bouncing any better for the Woburn Tanners this season.
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Welcome home to Springfield, Vermont,  Homer and Marge Simpson. The Vermont town on Tuesday beat 13  other Springfields from around the United States in an online  vote for the right to host the premiere of the upcoming  Simpsons movie featuring the popular television cartoon family.
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PITTSBURGH -- A year ago, Mark Whipple was walking out of a high school outside Orlando, Fla., wondering if his sales pitch to a recruit had enticed the player to consider the University of Massachusetts. Whipple was pondering whether Amherst was for him as well.
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Said Ahmed went out for a run in his old neighborhood last night. The blue turf of the Reggie Lewis Center track was as familiar as an old shoe: Ahmed ruled this oval in high school, as he ruled Massachusetts track. He ran for Boston English, setting Massachusetts and New England records for the 1,000 meters indoors and winning the ...
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Amateurs Triumphs in Tarlow Frank Vana Jr. of Shrewsbury shot 3-under-par 137 to win the annual Tarlow Invitational at Thorny Lea GC in Brockton, edging John Hadges of the host club by one. Andy Drohen shot 143 to finish third. In the women's division, Karen Richardson of Haverhill CC shot 151 to roll to a seven-stroke triumph over Cheryl Krueger ...