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Low attendance means UMass football program $700,000 short of expectation,...
McCutcheon says the department expects to recoup at least some of that money next year from games at Wisconsin and Kansas State Empty seats at Gillette Stadium have cost the UMass athletic department...
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Pathfinder football remains perfect with 30-8 win over Belchertown, handing...
The Pioneers played their best football of the season while Belchertown was at its worst, Thanksgiving morning. Pathfinder's Bradley Lord gets tackled in a game earlier this season. - (Republican File...
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First-place Springfield Falcons sticking with successful game plan
The Falcons are off to their best start in franchise history. Springfield Falcon Curtis McElhinney enjoys a pre-Thanksgiving skate with his daughter Jaxen, 2, and his son, Trenten, 4, right, at the...
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Video: Watch Detroit Lion Ndamukong Suh kick Texans QB Matt Schaub in the groin
Suh twice has been named dirtiest player in the NFL in Sporting News polls. Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub picks himself up after a hit by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh on...
View ArticleWelcome to MetLife Stadium, where news just broke that Greg Salas has been...
The Patriots play the Jets tonight. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- We arrived at MetLife Stadium just in time to learn that the New England Patriots released WR Greg Salas and activated OL Markus Zusevics...
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Houston Texans top Detroit Lions in overtime after misplay by coach Jim Schwartz
Schwartz was called for unsportsmanlike conduct when he threw a challenge flag on a touchdown play. Houston Texans kicker Shayne Graham (17) is mobbed by teammates after kicking the game-winning field...
View ArticleUMass-Central Michigan football: Game time, ticket information, game previews...
Everything you need to know for Friday's game. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-6, 3-4 MAC) at Massachusetts Minutemen (1-10, 1-6 MAC) Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Mass. Friday, November 23 at 3:00 p.m....
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New York Jets coach Rex Ryan: Humiliating loss to New England Patriots 'hard...
The Jets have lost 4 of 5, but Ryan remains defiantly optimistic New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan reacts after quarterback Mark Sanchez fumbled and New England Patriot Steve Gregory returned it for a...
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Springfield Armor open fourth season Saturday at Canton Charge
The Charge open Friday vs. Maine, but neither they nor the Armor have had much time to prep for Springfield's first game. Armor coach Bob MacKinnon says his team is ready to play its first game...
View ArticlePatriots pass first test without Rob Gronkowski
Aaron Hernandez showed signs of life in his first game back from an ankle injury. By the time the second quarter – and a bizarre 52-second span that included three New England touchdowns – was over...
View ArticlePatriots cornerback Kyle Arrington fined $21,000 for hit on Andrew Luck
The NFL fined New England Patriots cornerback Kyle Arrington $21,000 for unnecessary roughness against the Indianapolis Colts last Sunday. The fine was for making helmet-to-helmet contact with Colts...
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100 years ago, Jim Thorpe faced off on football field against "YMCA College"...
The school that played so hard against the Carlisle Indian Industrial School of Pennsylvania became Springfield College. Jim Thorpe practices his drop-kicking in a 1912 photo. Associated Press It was...
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UMass football drops final game as Central Michigan rallies with 28...
UMass true freshman A.J. Doyle tossed a pair of touchdown passes in his first start. UMass tight end Rob Blanchflower goes into the end zone after catching a pass from A.J. Doyle in the second...
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The Fantasy 413: Saints' Drew Brees is locked in for major points
Be sure to stay competitive not just this season but into the future. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees throws Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. Associated Press For the past couple of weeks, we...
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Family, friends of former boxer Hector 'Macho' Comacho continue deathbed vigil
Police said very few witnesses of the shooting have been cooperating. Widniel Adorno, the son-in-law of Hector Comacho, speaks to reporters in San Juan Wednesday about his father-in-law's condition....
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Mark Martin's plan for Springfield high school hall of fame takes off
Anyone who attended last Saturday’s sold-out enshrinement of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012 would tell you there’s nothing quite like it. Springfield athletic director Mike Martin, shown with Mayor...
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UMass football seniors say emotional goodbye in season finale
For Minutemen seniors, saying goodbye to the field is only the beginning. UMass coach Charley Molnar greets Hafis Williams during Senior Day festivities at Gillette Stadium before Friday's game versus...
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UMass football tight end Rob Blanchflower ends season on high note
Blanchflower set career highs in catches and yards. Rob Blanchflower stretches for an extra yard as Central Michigan's Sharami Benton holds on Friday in Foxborough. Dave Roback | The Republican...
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Wounded boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho to be taken off life support, mother says
His mother said Camacho 'died 3 days ago and he's only alive now because of a machine.' Hector Camacho of Puerto Rico, right, lands a punch on the chin of Sugar Ray Leonard during a 1997 bout. AP file...
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Springfield Falcons fall in overtime to Portland Pirates
The Pirates scored four goal on the power play, ending the night for Falcons netminder Curtis McElhinney. Goaltender Curtis McElhinney gave up four power play goals and the Springfield Falcons fell...
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