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UMass baseball sweeps doubleheader from Temple

Friday, May 17, 2013

A pair of sophomores and hot bats carried the University of Massachusetts baseball team to a doubleheader sweep of Temple in Ambler, Pa. Friday. Conor LeBlanc earned the win in Game 1, which the Minutemen won 4-3. LeBlanc struck out three and worked around six hits over seven innings. Andrew Grant won the second game 6-3 for UMass. Grant fanned five, walked one and allowed eight hits over six innings. … 0

UMass hockey signs Brandon Wahlin

Friday, May 17, 2013

The University of Massachusetts hockey team, which had trouble scoring at times last year, officially added a player who did plenty of it in juniors. Brandon Wahlin, a 5-foot-9 forward from White Bear Lake, Minn., signed with the Minutemen Thursday and will be a freshman in the fall. Wahlin is the Austin (Texas) Bruins’ all-time leading scorer with 33 goals and 76 assists … 0

New England Basketball Hall of Fame to induct John Calipari, Derek Kellogg

Friday, May 17, 2013

The New England Basketball Hall of Fame’s annual army of inductees includes several people with University of Massachusetts ties. Former men’s coaches John Calipari, Bruiser Flint and Ray Wilson will be joined by former players Lou Roe, Mike Pyatt and Peter Trow. Derek Kellogg, the current coach, and former coach Tom McLaughlin will be honored in the Ronnie Perry category for their combined … 0

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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

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

Wednesday’s colleges: UMass baseball holds on to beat Quinnipiac

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

The University of Massachusetts baseball team jumped out to an early lead then held on to beat Quinnipiac 11-8 in Hamden, Conn., Wednesday. UMass led 3-0 after three innings, but the Bobcats tied it with two runs in the fifth. A five-run sixth gave the Minutemen an 8-3 … 0

UMass finds momentum heading into CAA men’s lacrosse semifinal

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

AMHERST — All season long, University of Massachusetts men’s lacrosse coach Greg Cannella thought his team was better than it was playing. “I’ve been asking the guys all year, ‘What are you waiting for?’ In the fall, in the preseason. In the middle of the season,” he said. … 0

Tuesday’s colleges: Tiffany Meeks hits four homers for UMass in doubleheader sweep of URI

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Tiffany Meeks hit two home runs in both ends of the doubleheader as the University of Massachusetts softball team steamrolled Rhode Island, 7-0 and 10-0, Tuesday in Kingston, R.I. Meeks finished with seven RBIs in the two games and has nine home runs this season for UMass (17-22, … 0

University of Massachusetts junior point guard Chaz Williams announced late Sunday night that he will return for his senior season. Williams was thinking about entering the NBA draft.

Chaz Williams returns, Javorn Farrell leaves UMass basketball program

Monday, April 29, 2013

AMHERST — Chaz Williams will remain part of the University of Massachusetts men’s basketball program, but Javorn Farrell will not. Farrell has received his release and will take advantage of the NCAA’s fifth-year transfer rule. The rule allows … 0

One bad inning sinks UMass bid for second straight baseball Beanpot championship

Monday, April 29, 2013

BOSTON — Standing on the mound at one of the most storied stadiums, University of Massachusetts pitcher Aaron Plunkett was living out a ballplayer’s dream. He was pitching at Fenway Park. And he was pitching quite well. But a laser shot over the Green Monster to jumpstart a … 0

Members of the University of Massachusetts lacrosse team hold up their Atlantic 10 championship trophy after defeating Duquesne Sunday at McGuirk Stadium. JERREY ROBERTS

UMass wins fifth straight A-10 women’s lacrosse title

Sunday, April 28, 2013

AMHERST — The script for the Atlantic 10 women’s lacrosse championship game Sunday read an awful lot like the semifinal for the University of Massachusetts. After squeezing out a one-goal halftime lead over Duquesne, the Minutewomen found another … 0

University of Massachusetts running back Michael Cox (5) was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the NFL draft Saturday.

New York Giants draft UMass running back Michael Cox

Sunday, April 28, 2013

When Michael Cox decided to transfer from Michigan to the University of Massachusetts for his final collegiate season, he wanted to prove he could be a featured running back for a Football Bowl Subdivision team. He did it … 0

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