UMass is flying in first class
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It was their moment, and they would not be denied. Playing a meaningful late-season basketball game for the first time since many of their players hit puberty, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen rose to the occasion in a huge way, overwhelming Rhode Island, 77-55, before a supercharged crowd of 8,358 at the Mullins Center last night.
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UMass-Boston hasn't had a great start to the hockey season, but a retooled Beacons team beat Fitchburg State, 6-2, last night in the first round of the Codfish Bowl at UMass-Boston's Clark Athletic Center to earn a spot in tonight's championship game.
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AMHERST -- When the Commonwealth Classic was born, it more than lived up to its name. In 1995, the occasional basketball battles between Boston College and the University of Massachusetts were codified into a yearly series. On a snowy December day, 18,974 people, paying $35 or $50 a ticket, packed the newly christened FleetCenter to watch a Final Four-bound UMass ...
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AMHERST -- On a post-card-perfect New England day -- sun sparkling, foliage nearing its peak -- the University of Massachusetts football team delivered a fall classic. Dominating all aspects of the game, the Minutemen rolled to a 48-7 victory over William &amp; Mary yesterday .
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Technically, UMass is the home team for tonight's Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision final against Appalachian State at Finley Stadium (ESPN2, 8 p.m.). However, the Minutemen won't have home-field advantage.
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At the beginning of the season, Maura Crowell wondered which player or players would step up and provide offensive punch for her hockey team at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Last year's one-two scoring punch of Melissa Belmonte and Andrea Ciarletta graduated, leaving the ice with a combined 43 goals and 82 points. Enter sophomore Maria Nasta of Andover, ...
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One might assume there was little reason for optimism. The University of New Hampshire, a once-mighty Division 1-AA program that has posted just one winning record since 1997, entered last night's game against defending Division 1-AA national champion and top-ranked Delaware battling staph infections that sidelined many of its players.
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The University of New Hampshire football team is going dancing -- the Wildcats will be playing in the NCAA Division 1-AA playoffs for the first time since 1994.
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AMHERST - Yesterday's Homecoming meant a victory for the University of Massachusetts - as well as a potentially huge loss.
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DOVER, Del. -- University of Massachusetts coach Don Brown watched the Minutemen's season opener against Delaware State yesterday from the visiting stands, as he served the first game of a three-game suspension. But the charismatic first-year mentor could have stayed home in South Hadley, Mass., and listened to the game on the radio, and the outcome likely would have been ...
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Stacey Moragne poured in 33 points as UMass-Lowell opened its defense of the Northeast-10 Conference title yesterday with an 87-74 victory over Pace at Costello Gym. The River Hawks (2-1, 1-0), who have won the last two conference regular-season and tournament championships, placed four players in double figures, led by Moragne, who finished 11 of 15 from the field and ...
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Cleve Kinley's goal at 16:36 of the second period sparked UMass-Lowell to a 2-1 win over Northeastern last night in Lowell.
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Some of Brandon London's numbers are down. But London's football career is on the way up as the University of Massachusetts prepares for a visit to Montana for an NCAA Division 1-AA semifinal game Friday.
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Senior Kim Corbitt scored a career-high 17 points yesterday as the University of Maine registered a 68-65 America East victory over host Northeastern.
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Tim Galligan, a former All-New England soccer goalie at Framingham High School, has made an impressive freshman debut at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
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There's a sophomore at UMass-Boston with a familiar last name and the scoring touch to match it.
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Scott Crowder and Shawn Saunders scored early third-period goals yesterday at the Mullins Center in Amherst, sparking No. 15 UMass to a 4-3 victory over UConn.