NORTHAMPTON - The parents of a 2-year-old boy struck and killed by a school bus in Amherst are asking a judge to approve a settlement with the town and the bus driver.
He still needs to be admitted to school, but UMass is the preferred destination of 6-foot-8 forward Luke Cothron.
Cothron, who is ranked among the top 17 power forwards in the country by ESPN, Rivals and Scout, had signed a letter of intent with Auburn. But Cothron didn't meet the NCAA's minimum eligibility requirements and the SEC doesn't allow nonqualifiers.
I've noted on numerous occasions that the listed heights and weights of college athletes are always to be taken with a grain of salt and used for amusement purposes only.
Sometimes I'm not sure if they even bother to measure.
I bring this up because wide receiver Dan Sheeran is listed at 211 pounds on UMass' two-deep chart. Why is that interesting?
Two Aspire Project members will soon gather with parents interested in helping to instill habits of self-protection in their children. The free workshop will be held in Florence Sept. 28.