Minutemen's quest is ended by Buckeyes
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The University of Massachusetts men's soccer team took its game to another level in the NCAA Tournament. But the Minutemen could not find another gear in the semifinals, falling, 1-0, to Ohio State last night.
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Three yards separated Rutgers from a Big East title and a berth in the Bowl Championship Series. But a failed 2-point conversion in the third overtime gave West Virginia the game.
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- The loss ended Miami&#39;s six-game winning streak and prevented the Red and White from repeating as MAC Champions for the first time since 1973-75.
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The college basketball season officially ended just over six months ago when Connecticut left the Alamodome with its second national championship trophy.
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Some say your college days are the best years of your life. Butch Davis isn&#39;t likely to dissent. Davis&#39; inglorious tenure as coach of the Cleveland Browns came to an end on Monday, one day after his team gave up 58 points to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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This time, Ohio State needed four whole plays to reach the end zone in the BCS national championship game. Mirroring its quick start in last year's final game, Chris "Beanie" Wells broke off a 65-yard run on the first possession and the top-ranked Buckeyes and No. 2 LSU were tied 10-10 in the second quarter of the title game.
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Four hours and twenty minutes later the latest rendering of the Boston Massacre mercifully came to an end. Never in Bostonâs history had they been so shabbily treated by an opponent in the playoffs.
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Before the season began, the Virginia Cavaliers knew the road to an ACC title would go through the University of Miami. The Cavaliers just didn&#39;t know that when the two teams met it would be the Hurricanes who would be doing the chasing.
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AMHERST -- Now comes the hard part. After yesterday's 72-56 victory over last-place Richmond, the University of Massachusetts basketball team has one month and eight games left in the regular season. The Minutemen have put themselves in position to realize some of their hoop dreams. At 16-6 overall and 6-2 in the Atlantic 10, they have a legitimate shot at ...
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The scene at the end of Colorado's victory Saturday night probably was not what the university was looking for after a tumultuous off-season.
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Teams with aspirations of winning a national championship can't afford to wilt in the final minutes of a close game.
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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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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Troy Smith threw for 241  yards and two touchdowns and ran for 145 yards and a score to  lead the Ohio State Buckeyes to a 37-21 victory over No. 7  Michigan in the final game of the regular season for both  teams.
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FOXBOROUGH -- In the end, the Patriots had to bow up to make the Buffalo Bills bow down.
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Well, at least it won't be Boise. That may not be much of a consoling thought, but it's about the best anyone can come up with after the Boston College Eagles eliminated themselves from ACC championship consideration by losing a 17-14 decision to Miami at the decrepit Orange Bowl last night.
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The week that was is now over for the Boston College men's basketball team. Dickie V., Digger, and the "College GameDay" gang are gone.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The University of Massachusetts stood on the brink of a meltdown early in the fourth quarter yesterday. The Minutemen had twice shown signs of pulling away in their Colonial Athletic Association game against William &amp; Mary but fumbled on two straight possessions to turn a 10-point lead into what was about to become a 4-point deficit in ...