Minutemen show true grit
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Call this one deja new. A year ago, Tommie Liddell of Saint Louis hit a shot with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Billikens to a 50-48 victory over the University of Massachusetts in a defensive struggle in the nation's midsection.
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The Huskies opened conference play on a high note Thursday night at the Prudential Center, in a game that turned into a mismatch in the second half.
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VILLANOVA, Pa. -- The University of Massachusetts football team is known for its stingy defense. The Minutemen held opponents to 13.3 points per game last season, and suffocated Navy's lethal option offense last Saturday.
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A good team knows how to put its opponent away, and that is exactly what the top-ranked Stoneham boys' soccer team did yesterday in a 4-0 win over visiting Wakefield, although it took a while.
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Andover wanted to make a strong impression last night against Haverhill. It didn't wait long.
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SALEM -- Brandon McCombs does not take a single tick for granted. From a 33-point blowout at home to a 2-point win on the road, each second he's on the court counts. Garbage time does not exist.
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David Dubois scored a game-high 17 points as Maine held on for a 58-52 men's basketball victory over Dartmouth last night at Hanover, N.H.
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Maybe it was the flu that hit the Minutemen following last week's win over Saint Joseph's and wiped out practices leading up to the Atlantic 10 tournament. Maybe it was a tough opponent, playing a physical game, or maybe it was just bad karma.
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Depleted but not defeated, the University of Massachusetts scored a dramatic 67-65 victory over Boston University last night at the Mullins Center.
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Northeastern has developed an outstanding first line, and the Huskies were able to hold off the University of Massachusetts, 2-1, at Matthews Arena last night on the strength of a power-play goal by top-line center Jason Guerriero and a shorthanded score by linemate Mike Morris. Jared Mudryk, the third member of the line, assisted on Guerriero's goal.
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Rashaun Freeman hit a layup 11 seconds into the game, and the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team never trailed en route to a 72-49 victory over host Savannah State last night.
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AMHERST - For University of Massachusetts men's basketball end coach Travis Ford, yesterday's 88-77 victory over Saint Louis provided more than a much-needed win. It offered a sense of vindication.
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In the first meeting between Boston University and Maine this season, sophomore John Curry proved his fine start to the season was no fluke with a 25-save performance in a 2-1 victory.
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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots had built a spotless reputation for clutch play by always doing the right thing at the right time, for always being able to make the plays that count with the game on the line.
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&quot;It&#39;s almost impossible to get him for negative yardage. He hardly ever loses yardage when he carries the ball.&quot;. FOXBORO, Mass.
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Last Saturday against Minuteman, the North Shore offense looked unstoppable in a 63-32 win. Meanwhile, the St. Mary's defense has held opponents under 15 points in 10 of 11 games.
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PHILADELPHIA -- It had been seven years since the University of Massachusetts had won a basketball game in the Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, which is either intimate or claustrophobic, depending on your bias. It had been even longer since the Minutemen had so much at stake.