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Vanderbilt's Conrad Gregor (55) is congratulated by teammates after scoring on a throwing error by South Carolina pitcher Jordan Montgomery in the second inning of a Southeastern Conference tournament college baseball game at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Starting pitcher Kevin Ziomek of Amherst gets no decision in tournament win by Vanderbilt baseball 

Thursday, May 23, 2013

HOOVER, Ala. — Amherst native Kevin Ziomek did not factor in the decision, but his top-ranked Vanderbilt baseball team stayed alive in the Southeastern Conference tournament Thursday afternoon. Conrad Gregor singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Commodores a 4-3 win over No. 17 South Carolina in an elimination game at the … 0

Ryan Horstman of South Hadley pitches in relief as St. John’s ousted from Big East baseball tournament

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Ryan Horstman of South Hadley threw two innings of relief in the St. John’s baseball team’s season-ending 7-2 loss to Seton Hall in the Big East tournament Thursday in Clearwater, Fla. Horstman, a redshirt freshman who started nine games this season, entered to pitch the sixth inning and allowed two runs on six hits and induced two double plays for the Red Storm … 0

Amherst men, women fall in NCAA Division III tennis semifinals

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

It was a tough day for Amherst College at the NCAA Division III tennis championships in Kalamazoo, Mich., Tuesday. The top-ranked women’s team fell behind, rallied to take a lead but eventually fell 5-4 to No. 4 Emory in the semifinal round. Meanwhile, the third-ranked men’s team never recovered from difficult doubles matches and fell 5-0 to No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the semifinals. … 0

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NCAA hoops semifinal games moving to cable in 2014

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

NEW YORK — The Final Four’s first two games are moving to cable next year. The national semifinals will air on TBS in 2014 and 2015, with the title game remaining on CBS, the companies said Tuesday. Under the 14-year deal that CBS and Turner Sports signed with … 0

Members of the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

College Football Hall of Fame The 10 players and two coaches selected Tuesday for the College Football Hall of Fame: PLAYERS Ted Brown, North Carolina State. Atlantic Coast Conference’s career leader in yards rushing (4,602) and touchdowns (51). Tedy Bruschi, Arizona. Had 52 sacks as part of Arizona’s … 0

The University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse team will play Connecticut in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday. The Minutewomen are seen here with their Atlantic 10 championship trophy after defeating Duquesne April 28 at McGuirk Stadium. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

UMass women's lacrosse to play UConn in NCAA tourney 

Sunday, May 5, 2013

AMHERST — In its first-round opponent in the NCAA tournament, the University of Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team gets a game with rivalry, personal connections and a chance to win for the first time since 1984. The Minutewomen (17-2) … 0

UMass softball team misses Atlantic 10 tournament for first time

Sunday, May 5, 2013

AMHERST — As they sat in the dugout for the final time in the 2013 season, the University of Massachusetts softball players seemed unsure what to do next. There was an autograph session to get to as part of the program’s annual fanfest, but for a while they … 0

UMass baseball loses home finale in 15th inning

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Fordham scored twice in the top of the 15th inning to finally upend the University of Massachusetts baseball team, 11-9, Sunday in the Minutemen’s final home game of the 2013 season. Rich Graef (two runs, RBI) and Nik Campero (run, RBI) each had three hits for UMass (11-28, … 0

Friday’s colleges: UMass softball team suffers critical loss to Butler

Friday, May 3, 2013

The University of Massachusetts softball team left the tying runs on base in the bottom of the seventh as the Minutewomen fell 4-2 to Butler, Friday at Elaine Sortino Field. UMass (17-23, 11-8 Atlantic 10) has yet to sew up a spot in next week’s conference tournament, which … 0

UMass softball team has some work to do to reach postseason

Thursday, May 2, 2013

With the final weekend of the season upon it, the University of Massachusetts softball team has a little work to do just to assure itself a spot in next week’s six-team Atlantic 10 tournament, which starts Wednesday at Elaine Sortino Field. The Minutewomen (17-22, 11-7 A-10) are tied … 0

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive, center, ESPN President John Skipper, left, and ESPN Senior Vice President, Programming, Justin Connolly agrees the media during a news conference announcing the launching of the Southeastern Conference Network in partnership with ESPN, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Atlanta. The network will produce 1,000 live events each year, including 450 televised on the network and 550 distributed digitally. (AP Photo/John Amis)

SEC’s new network with ESPN to debut in 2014

Thursday, May 2, 2013

ATLANTA — The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said the SEC network will produce 1,000 live … 0

UMass men’s basketball lands suburban Memphis shooting guard Demetrius Dyson

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

The University of Massachusetts men’s basketball coaching staff’s connections in Tennessee paid off Wednesday when the Minutemen received a verbal commitment from Demetrius Dyson, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from the Memphis suburb of Brighton. Dyson originally committed to Lipscomb. Since withdrawing that commitment, he received interest from Tennessee, … 0

UMass falls to Penn State in CAA men’s lacrosse semifinal

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

University of Massachusetts men’s lacrosse coach Greg Cannella thought the final game of the 2013 season embodied the entirety of it. The Minutemen missed opportunities and struggled to finish on offense as they fell 10-7 to Penn State, Wednesday in the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament … 0

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