Super Bowl finish asks whether rules are different on the final plays
Whistles get swallowed with the game on the line. Is that right? Baltimore Ravens' Corey Graham (24) and Jimmy Smith (22) break up a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael...
View ArticleUMass Football Signee Profile: OL Richard Queen
Get the scoop on offensive lineman Richard Queen. Richard Queen Quick Facts Position: OL Height: 6'4" Weight: 270 lbs. Hometown: Oradell, N.J. Most Recent School: Bergen Catholic What They're Saying •...
View ArticleUMass Football Signee Profile: Terrel Correia
Get the scoop on Terrel Correia. Terrel Correia Quick Facts Position: TE/OL/DL Height: 6'7" Weight: 265 lbs. Hometown: Nantucket, Mass. Most Recent School: Nantucket What They're Saying • Correia...
View ArticleUMass Football Signee Profile: RB Daquan Mack
Get the scoop on running back Daquan Mack. Daquan Mack Quick Facts Position: RB Height: 6'1" Weight: 245 lbs. Hometown: Fairless Hills, Pa. Most Recent School: Pennsbury Twitter Handle: @DJ_Mack45...
View ArticleUMass Football Signee Profile: TE Sharif Custis
Get the scoop on tight end Sharif Custis. Sharif Custis Quick Facts Position: TE Height: 6'3" Weight: 197 lbs. Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Most Recent School: St. John Neumann What They're Saying •...
View ArticleAdvocates: Student athletes need bill of rights
Student athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups recommended Wednesday in a call to action aimed at protecting the...
View ArticleNational Signing Day looms large for Charley Molnar, UMass football
Wednesday is the most important day of 2013 for UMass football. Wednesday is National Signing Day, giving Charley Molnar a chance to bring in up to 25 scholarship players for next season. File / The...
View ArticleMIAA cancels Western Massachusetts swimming championships despite protests...
MIAA cancels all swimming sectionals statewide due to "facility and time constraints." The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association canceled all sectional swimming championships statewide. -...
View ArticleSpringfield Falcons sign defenseman Mike Banwell, release forward Chris Collins
Banwell scored his first professional goal earlier this season for Worcester. SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Falcons announced Thursday that they have signed defenseman Mike Banwell to a professional...
View ArticleBoston Celtics trade rumors 2013: Danny Ainge says Paul Pierce and Kevin...
Ainge said it's "by far the most likely" scenario that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce remain with the team past the Feb. 21 trade deadline. AP Disclaimer: This time of year, be wary of anything said...
View ArticleUMass men's lacrosse team ready for Sunday's season opener
The Minutemen have been ranked No. 1 in the CAA in the preseason coaches' poll. Will Manny of UMass battles Colgate goalie Conor Murphy last May in the NCAA playoffs in Amherst. Michael Beswick / The...
View ArticleRusty Wallace and his favorite car "Midnight" headed into NASCAR Hall of Fame
Wallace, winner of 55 races and the 1989 Cup championship will be inducted Friday night along with champions Buck Baker and Herb Thomas; championship car owner Cotton Owens; and innovative crew chief,...
View Article2013 Spring Training: Grapefruit League team by team look
Boston's first workout for pitchers and catchers is Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. The Associated Press A team-by-team look entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost,...
View ArticleBoston Bruins gain cap relief with trade of Tim Thomas to New York Islanders
The suspended goalie is unlikely to play for the Islanders, who moved above the cap floor. NEW YORK – Veteran goalie Tim Thomas, who has said he won’t play this season, was traded by the Boston Bruins...
View Article2013 College Softball: Defending champion Alabama favorite again
Defending champion Alabama and runner-up Oklahoma are among the favorites to contend in the Women's College World Series.. In this June 6, 2012 photo, Alabama celebrates after defeating Oklahoma to...
View ArticleSpringfield Armor unable to hold back Maine Red Claws in 108-94 loss
The Armor dropped their sixth game in seven tries against the Red Claws. Armor forward Willie Reed is boxed in between Maine's Scott VanderMeer, left, and Chris Wright Thursday at the MassMutual...
View ArticleNorth Carolina's Sylvia Hatchell joins 900-win club in NCAA women's basketball
The Tar Heels beat Boston College to give Hatchell the milestone. North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell, right, is greeted by Boston College assistant coach Yvonne Hawkins before their game Thursday....
View ArticleShocker: Illinois upsets top-ranked Indiana in men's basketball
The Illini erased a 41-29 halftime deficit against the Hoosiers, making it five weeks in a row the nation's No. 1 team lost. Illinoisâ Brandon Paul (3) steals the ball in front of Indianaâs Remy...
View ArticleBoston Celtics continue to win without Rajon Rondo, beat Los Angeles Lakers
Boston won its sixth straight game since their point guard went down with a torn ACL. BOSTON – Paul Pierce scored 24 points and led a third-quarter surge as the Boston Celtics routed the Los Angeles...
View ArticleRajon Rondo's agent says guard's ACL just partially torn, but Danny Ainge...
In typically Rondo fashion, the All-Star has been thoroughly researching his options for what type of surgery he wants done and which doctor he wants to do it, according to his agent. A six-game...
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