Sports
Pioneer Valley runners prepare for 121st Boston Marathon
By JAMIE CUSHMAN
The Boston Red Sox will host the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park Monday morning, while at night the Bruins will battle the Senators in Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series at TD Garden.Prior to those games, all eyes in Boston that day will be...
Fairfield transfer Curtis Cobb chooses UMass
By MATT VAUTOUR
Curtis Cobb wanted a chance to play at a higher level and wanted to use his year sitting out as a transfer to get better. The former Fairfield guard liked the combination new UMass coach Matt McCall offered.“The coach talked a lot about helping me...
NBA star Isaiah Thomas’ sister killed in car accident
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — NBA star Isaiah Thomas’ sister has died in a one-car accident.The Washington State Patrol said Saturday that 22-year-old Chyna J. Thomas died at the scene on Interstate 5 in Federal Way after the accident about 5 a.m. The...
Ex-NFL star Hernandez, serving life, acquitted in 2 slayings
By DENISE LAVOIE
BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a drink spilled at a nightclub.The former New England...
Rays hit 4 HRs off Porcello; Archer ends long skid vs Bosox
By KEN POWTAK
BOSTON — Logan Morrison hit a grand slam and Shane Peterson homered in his first big league at-bat since 2015, two of the career-high four homers allowed by Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 10-5 victory over the Boston Red...
UMass receivers Sadiq Palmer, Brennon Dingle confident with spring performances
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST — UMass wide receiver Sadiq Palmer didn’t have a lot of chances to flash his potential in the fall.The freshman was behind older players on the depth chart and battled injuries. But his leaping touchdown catch at the sideline late to keep...
Leila Kouakou scores 4 goals for Mount Holyoke lacrosse in win over Coast Guard Academy
Staff reports
Northampton’s Leila Kouakou scored four goals with an assist for the Mount Holyoke lacrosse team in a 11-6 win over Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday in New London, Conn.Kaitlin Braz and Mary Lavigne each added two goals for the Lyons (2-10).Mia...
Sam Dorman and Amherst’s Michael Hixon win 3-meter at USA Diving Synchronized National Championships
Staff reports
Add another event to Michael Hixon’s program at the 2017 FINA World Championships.The Amherst native and his sychronized diving partner Sam Dorman will represent team USA in Budapest after winning the men’s three meter at the USA Diving Synchronized...
Tuesday’s high school baseball/softball: Jon Morrison fans 13 to pace Hopkins Academy
Staff reports
In his first start of the season, Jon Morrison struck out 13 in a 9-3 win for the Hopkins Academy baseball team over Pioneer Regional, Tuesday in Northfield.Morrison pitched six innings and gave up three earned runs.Noah Scanlon-Dean and Nate Kelley...
Northampton knocks off rival Amherst Regional in girls tennis
By GAGE NUTTER
NORTHAMPTON — Both teams sat side by side to watch the final singles match of the day between Caitlyn Richmond, of Northampton, and Nya Saunders, of Amherst. The two showed flashes of why they were deserving of the No. 1 singles matchup with their...
New UMass coach Matt McCall has hit the ground running
By MATT VAUTOUR
Matt McCall is calm. Or at least he sounds calm sitting in his Champions Center office late into Monday evening.He knows the scope of what he’s taken on. The new UMass men’s basketball coach’s family is still in Tennessee as he’s living out of a...
Monday’s high school softball/baseball: Defending state champ Hampshire blanks Chicopee in opener
Staff reports
The Hampshire Regional softball team began its state title defense with a 10-0 win over Chicopee on Monday at home.Pitchers Alana Mohan (4 innings, five strikeouts) and Emily Halket (three innings, two strikeouts) allowed a combined six hits and no...
Sergio Garcia wins the Masters, ends drought at the majors
By DOUG FERGUSON
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sergio Garcia finally showed he has what it takes to win a major, and he has a green jacket to prove it.Needing his best golf on just about every shot in the final hour at the Masters, Garcia overcame a two-shot deficit with six holes...
Weekend colleges: UMass women’s lacrosse holds off Richmond for 49th straight Atlantic 10 victory
Staff reports
The UMass women’s lacrosse team answered every Richmond run as it won its 49th straight Atlantic 10 game, 19-13, Sunday at Garber Field.Richmond (8-4, 3-1) led 2-0 and 3-2, but UMass (9-3, 4-0) scored five straight for a 7-3 edge.The Spiders closed...
UMass forward Seth Berger transferring to Oregon State
By MATT VAUTOUR
As was expected, Seth Berger is following his fellow juniors out of UMass.The Seattle native is transferring to Oregon State for his final season. Berger will have his degree at the end of the semester, allowing him to take advantage of the NCAA’s...
Capitals beat Bruins 3-1 in possible playoff preview
By JIMMY GOLEN
BOSTON — The Washington Capitals were so dominant this season that they had nothing left to play for with two games left in the NHL schedule.That’s precisely why the Bruins want to avoid them in the playoffs.“In retrospect, it’s over and we’re through...
Friday’s colleges: UMass beats Davidson for 48th straight A-10 women’s lacrosse victory
Staff reports
The UMass women’s lacrosse team won its seventh straight game Friday, 16-6 over Davidson in North Carolina.It was the 48th straight Atlantic 10 win for UMass (8-3, 3-0).Hannah Murphy scored four goals for the Minutewomen. Ashley Faulhaber and Kiley...
UMass RB Marquis Young has high expectations for himself as he becomes an upperclassman
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST — As he prepares for year No. 3, UMass running back Marquis Young said the first two years have been valuable for him in different ways.His true freshman season in 2015 gathered momentum as the year went on, capped by 240 yards and three...
Florence native Gabby Thomas ties Olympian Veronica Campbell-Brown for world’s fastest 200 time in 2017
By MOLLY CLANCY
The IAAF lists the top track & field times in the world.In the women’s 200-meter dash, No. 1 is Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica. She won Olympic gold in the event at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008.Also No. 1 is Florence native and Harvard...
Guard Donte Clark to test NBA waters, preserve eligibility with plans to stay at UMass or transfer
By MATT VAUTOUR
UMass junior guard Donte Clark said he has declared for the NBA Draft. He will not sign with an agent preserving his fifth year of eligibility. He said he has not ruled out returning to UMass for his senior year.Clark said Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports...
