After initial push, UMass gets jumbled
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In a game that seemed to mirror the season, the University of Massachusetts started strong, but failed to finish last night and fell to Fordham, 76-72, before 4,521 at the Mullins Center.
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In a season in which the University of Massachusetts has flirted with the possibility of an NCAA Tournament appearance, the Minutemen continue to look ahead to their seeding in the Atlantic 10 tournament as the opportunity for an at-large bid dwindles.
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The game came about because both sides had wants and needs. Boston College wanted a fifth home game; the University of Massachusetts needed to pump revenue into its cash-strapped football program.
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Down by 10 points at home for the first time this season, No. 1 UCLA eventually got its act together.
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What was shaping up as a subpar season for Holy Cross has turned into a surprising tournament run.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13 - It started poorly for Harvard, even before the game. When its marching musicians were introduced by the public address announcer -
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With no students yet on campus and a sporadic rain falling on Boston University's Nickerson Field, there wasn't much of a turnout backing the home team at last Sunday's soccer game against UMass-Amherst.
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When a major upset happens early in the season, a Mid-American Conference team is often the one pulling it.
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AMHERST -- University of Massachusetts coach Don Cahoon is being cautiously optimistic after guiding the Minutemen to their first 20-win season. UMass took a 5-2 victory over Maine last night, sweeping the best-of-three Hockey East playoff series, but a semifinal berth in the tournament does not satisfy Cahoon.
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When the University of Massachusetts squared off against Montana in last night's Division 1-AA semifinal, it was billed as matchup of tough defenses.
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AMHERST -- The canvas is perched in front of him; only he can see it. A film of charcoal covers it; you have to imagine that as well. In the deserted University of Massachusetts football locker room, he's wielding an invisible eraser, sweeping away the veneer in precise arcs and circles and lines.
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When Robbie Miller enters the game for Boston College, it's never a good sign for the University of Massachusetts.
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A team starting four sophomores, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen have played with a certain playground style all year. They climb the ladder, then go down the slide. They spend many hours on the seesaw. The big wins have been followed by big losses.
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For 25,000 students and faculty on the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts, last week's start of the new term was even more hectic than usual, thanks to a computer malfunction that prevented many students from signing up for classes.
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AMHERST -- Deval Patrick couldn't be present for the presentation of the Governor's Cup at the end of Boston College's 84-73 victory over Massachusetts in last night's Commonwealth Classic. So the job fell upon UMass athletic director John McCutcheon, who had hoped to hand the hardware to his basketball coach, Travis Ford.
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AMHERST - After pausing for a week of final exams, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen submitted to an eminently manageable test last night in the form of the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. They wound up passing with flying colors, if not quite acing it, coming away with a 79-55 victory.
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AMHERST - Yesterday's Homecoming meant a victory for the University of Massachusetts - as well as a potentially huge loss.