Colonials Hit the Jackpot
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George Washington makes the NCAA tournament for the third straight time after securing a bid with a 78-69 win over Rhode Island in the final.
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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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KINGSTON, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island's 27-24 victory over the University of Massachusetts yesterday at Meade Stadium was the sort of game the 4,376 on hand for Homecoming Day could savor.
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PGA Event: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Schedule: Today- Sunday. Course: Colonial Country Club (7,343 yards, par 70) at Fort Worth. Purse: $6 million. Winner's share: $1.08 million. FedExCup points: 25,000. Winner's share: 4,500. Television: Golf Channel (today-tomorrow, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.) and Channel 4 (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
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With the biggest America East game of the season on tap at rival Vermont Sunday, Boston University ran the risk of overlooking the University of Maryland-Baltimore County last night.
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One minute and 17 seconds. That was how much time stood between Chelmsford and a home-opening victory over Acton-Boxboro. But the Colonials came up with a spectacular play to win, 15-14, last night and add to the Lions' frustration in this rivalry.
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Say what you like about the West Indies cricketers, but they know how to celebrate a triumph. One of world cricket&#39;s most famous and colourful sides, the West Indies awakened from their lengthy
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The difficult game with prep-school roots is gaining a small bounce outside the East Coast.
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A $3.5 million lottery jackpot in Connecticut is set to join other unclaimed multimillion prizes nationwide.
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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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Any team that has a date with the Acton-Boxboro boys' soccer team could learn a lesson from Concord-Carlisle. When playing the second-ranked Colonials, leave mistakes at home. A poor clearance, a cheap foul, or a mistimed pass will not go unpunished, as exhibited in A-B's 3-0 victory over the third-ranked Patriots.
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By GERRY CALLAHAN  There is, of course, no telling how the Ping-Pong balls will bounce come lottery day, but something unusual happened to the Boston Celtics last year. They got lucky.
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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.
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Deron Washington had 22 points and 10 rebounds, A.D. Vassallo also scored 22 points, and Jamon Gordon had 15 points and six assists as Virginia Tech beat visiting Virginia, 84-57, yesterday, giving the Hokies their first win in five meetings.
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George Washington looks to go for its 17th straight win as the Colonials play host to a Saint Joseph's team that's coming off of a tough loss to Dayton.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Maybe this one will come back to haunt the Celtics on the day the ping-pong balls fall, but in the here and now, yesterday's 96-88 overtime victory over the Nets had an unmistakable feel-good quality about it.
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The University of Massachusetts made its Atlantic 10 opener yesterday one for the record books, blowing out Rhode Island, 91-53, for its most points in 27 years and its best offensive output ever in 14 years of playing at the Mullins Center in Amherst.