AMHERST

The University of Massachusetts football players said they had a good team. They declared they were better than the preseason prognosticators predicted and promised to shock William & Mary.

Incoming UMass freshman likely NHL pick

AMHERST - Although Mike Pereira does not expect to begin his professional hockey career for a few years, on Saturday he should know what organization he will play with.

Pereira, a 5-foot-11 wing who will begin his career at the University of Massachusetts in the fall, is a likely candidate to be drafted during the second day of the NHL draft on Saturday.

Minutemen upset William & Mary

Photo: Minutemen upset William & Mary

AMHERST - For most of Saturday's game, it looked like the university of massachusetts football team's mistakes were going to define its 2010 opener.

Fumbles, missed tackles, penalties, mental and physical errors cost the Minutemen yardage, momentum and almost the game against fourth-ranked William & Mary at McGuirk Stadium.

Dawley brings winning tradition to UMass

Photo: Dawley's vision: lots of victories

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts athletic director John McCutcheon has enough confidence that Sharon Dawley can turn around his struggling women's basketball program that he gave her the longest contract of any coach he's hired at UMass.

UMass Sports Blog

FCS Top 25- Sept. 5

Perspective is hard to come by early in the season when it comes to voting. I won't fault a team for losing to an FBS school and I won't give much credit for beating a Division II school. No matter what the score in either case.

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Matt Vautour
Gazette UMass beat writer Matt Vautour shares his thoughts in this blog about the Minutemen and college sports. E-mail him questions (to be published here), suggested restaurants in UMass travel cities or recomended reading links at: mvautour@gazettenet.com

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