Ye Olde Baseball Hall of Fame voter tries again with Bonds and Clemens
As an emeritus member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, I still get to vote in the National Baseball Hall of Fame's annual election. That's quite an honor, but in recent Decembers it...
View ArticleStrong first period lifts top-seeded AIC ice hockey over Army; take 1-0...
SPRINGFIELD -- During the opening night of the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, the top-seeded AIC men's ice hockey team jumped out to an early lead against No. 10 Army and did not look back en route to...
View ArticleMitchell Chaffee scores double OT game-winner in UMass' 5-4 Game 1 win over...
AMHERST -- No deficit is too big for the University of Massachusetts hockey team. Trailing three separate times, including a 3-0 hole, in Game 1 against New Hampshire in the Hockey East quarterfinals,...
View ArticleUMass hockey completes series sweep of New Hampshire to advance to Hockey...
AMHERST -- The University of Massachusetts hockey team is TD Garden bound. No. 3 UMass (28-8-0) blanked New Hampshire, 6-0, in Game 2 of the Hockey East quarterfinal series at Mullins Center to sweep...
View ArticleDalton MacAfee's late goal leads No. 10 Army hockey over AIC; forces Game 3...
SPRINGFIELD -- With the No. 10 Army men's hockey team on the brink of elimination, it battled back from a one-goal deficit en route to a 2-1 win over top seeded American International College at the...
View ArticleBlake Christensen's two goals lead top-seeded AIC hockey to first-ever...
SPRINGFIELD -- Coming into Game 3 of the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals against No. 10 Army, top-seeded American International College men's hockey coach Eric Lang admitted his team was nervous. "I...
View ArticleUMass men's lacrosse rides 13-goal run to 16-2 win over Utah (photos)
The UMass men's lacrosse team scored 13 straight goals en route to a 16-2 win over Utah on Sunday at Garber Field. Sophomores Chris Connolly and Kevin Tobin led the way offensively with career highs...
View ArticleAnthony Greco's hat trick leads Springfield Thunderbirds over Binghamton...
Behind a four-point performance from Anthony Greco, one that included his second hat trick of the season, the Springfield Thunderbirds defeated the Binghamton Devils by a final score of 7-2 at the...
View ArticleSpringfield Thunderbirds fall in overtime at Pucks N' Paws night (photos/video)
SPRINGFIELD -- Following their second consecutive meeting to have eclipsed the 60-minute mark, Xavier Ouellet's late score once again, lifted the Laval Rocket to a 3-2 victory over the Springfield...
View ArticleUMass hockey beats Harvard, 4-0, in Northeast Regional semifinal (photos)
The University of Massachusetts hockey team defeated Harvard, 4-0, Friday afternoon in the NCAA tournament Northeast Regional semifinal game. MANCHESTER--The University of Massachusetts hockey team...
View ArticleUMass hockey blanks Notre Dame, punches ticket to first ever Frozen Four
The University Massachusetts hockey team punched its ticket to the 2019 Frozen Four with its 4-0 victory over No. 12 Notre Dame in the Northeast Regional Final, Saturday night at SNHU Arena. By Ryan...
View ArticleIt's open season for golf courses in Western Massachusetts
It's that time again ... April is here and with it comes golf course openings in Western Massachusetts: Among open courses: East Mountain CC in Westfield Oak Ridge GC in Feeding Hills St. Anne's CC in...
View ArticleStrong first period lifts Springfield Thunderbirds over Hartford Wolf Pack at...
SPRINGFIELD -- During their 10th and final meeting of the season, the Springfield Thunderbirds defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack by a final score of 5-2 at the MassMutual Center on Wednesday evening....
View ArticleRachel Robinson of Easthampton softball named MassLive Athlete of the Week
Rachel Robinson is the MassLive Athlete of the Week MassLive High School Sports coverage is presented by Baystate Health - Advancing Care. Enhancing Lives. Rachel Robinson, of Easthampton softball is...
View ArticleWorcester Railers playoff hopes dashed in 4-2 loss at Maine
Portland, ME- The Worcester Railers HC (30-29-7-4, 71pts) had their slim playoff hopes terminated in a 4-2 loss to the host Maine Mariners (36-31-2-1,75pts) in front of 3,244 fans at the Cross Arena...
View ArticleStrong offense leads Springfield Thunderbirds past Bridgeport Sound Tigers at...
SPRINGFIELD -- The Springfield Thunderbirds kicked off their final weekend of the season at home with a 7-2 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in front of a sellout crowd of 6,793 fans at the...
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