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Northampton's Joel Bierwert seeks second diving championship

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

As Joel Bierwert ascends the diving board, the JFK Middle School natatorium draws silent.

UMass hockey enters weekend needing points for postseason bid

mattyv424 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts hockey coach Toot Cahoon didn't try to pass off Saturday's game against Providence as just another game. He knows better. So do his players and the fans. As the Minutemen try to pull out of their recent skid to get back into the playoff race, Saturday's 7 p.m. game at the Mullins Center is a big game.

Victor Cruz wins Super Bowl showdown for former UMass football players

Ashley Blais — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

INDIANAPOLIS - Victor Cruz got to salsa. James Ihedigbo could do nothing but pack up his name plate and a couple of other mementos from a game whose result he'd rather forget. The two former University of Massachusetts players left Lucas Oil Stadium on opposite ends of the Super Bowl experience. Cruz, the second-year wide receiver for the Giants, caught four passes for 25 yards and the first touchdown of the game while the Patriots and safety Ihedigbo once again fell victim to late-game heroics by quarterback Eli Manning in a 21-17 Giants victory in Super Bowl 46.

Armstrong says he's happy investigation over

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

AUSTIN, Texas - As far as Lance Armstrong is concerned, it's all over.

The stress, the waiting, the whispers about whether he doped during his stellar cycling career, all of it ended when - after nearly two years - federal prosecutors closed an investigation of him last week without bringing any charges.

Dirk, Pierce All-Stars; runs end for KG, Duncan

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

NEW YORK - Dirk Nowitzki's streak survives, despite one of the worst seasons of his career.

Two other old stars are no longer All-Stars.

Nowitzki was chosen Thursday to his 11th straight All-Star game, with coaches overlooking the lowest scoring average since his second NBA season in favor of his long-term excellence.

Oil Can Boyd says he used cocaine

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Former Red Sox pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd says he probably pitched under the influence of cocaine "at every ballpark" during his 10-year career.

Johnson in 3-way tie at Pebble; Tiger starts well

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Twenty months later, Dustin Johnson finally hit the drive he wanted at Pebble Beach. Ten years later, Tiger Woods must have wondered what kept him away from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.