UMass Minutemen

NCAA Tournament: Temple holds off North Carolina State, 76-72

2013-03-22 13:40:00

DAYTON, Ohio --- No one-and-done for Temple on this day. Their best player pulled it off with six clinching free throws that were oh-so-painful but still perfect. Khalif Wyatt scored 31 points, finishing the game with an injured left thumb that had...

Law of probability may catch up to some college football unbeatens

2012-09-29 00:00:00

The only thing more endangered than being Arkansas' head coach is being undefeated. Stanford found out Thursday night what others will discover Saturday. The Cardinal sin of losing at Washington leaves 26 unbeatens as the season winds toward an Agatha...

A healthy dose of American history

2011-07-10 00:00:00

Paul Revere was captured on April 18, 1775, before he could warn the residents of Concord, Mass., that the British were coming. (He did make it to Lexington, Mass.) No Revolutionary War battle was ever fought at Valley Forge, Pa., even though Gen. George...

Elon joins CAA, brings membership to 10 in 2014

2013-05-23 16:41:00

Elon University officials found an appealing blend of history, geography and exposure, while the Colonial Athletic Association was attracted to an upward trajectory and location. Both sides consummated a six-week courtship with official word Thursday...

Maryland receives No. 1 seed in NCAA Division I lacrosse tourney

2013-05-05 19:35:00

Navy earned its first seeded spot in the NCAA women's Division I lacrosse tournament and Loyola's late surge was enough for an at-large bid when the selections to the newly-expanded 26-team bracket were announced Sunday night. As expected, Maryland, the...

Roundup: McCarty leads Towson men past No. 15 Drexel in CAAs

2013-05-01 20:17:00

Ben McCarty (South Carroll) scored a career-best six goals to lead Towson to an 11-8 victory over Drexel in a Colonial Athletic Association men's lacrosse semifinal Wednesday night at the Penn State Lacrosse Field. The Tigers (9-7) face the host, top-...

House Named UK Hoops Assistant Coach

2013-05-01 21:05:00

LEXINGTON, Ky. –�Former Women’s National Basketball Association assistant coach Jeff House has been hired as an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky women’s basketball program, UK head coach Matthew Mitchell announced...

Lacrosse roundup: Holman, Emala lead UNC to first ACC title since 1996

2013-04-28 22:37:00

Led by Gilman alumnus Marcus Holman, second-seeded North Carolina won its first Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse tournament since 1996 by outlasting Virginia, 16-13, on Sunday in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels held at least a two-goal lead...

Sports on TV

2013-04-28 00:00:00

SUNDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || MLB || Toronto@Yankees || TBS1 || || Cincinnati@Washington || MASN1:30 || || Tampa Bay@White Sox || WGN-A2 || || Orioles@Oakland || MASN24 || || Atlanta@Detroit || ESPN8 || || C. base. || South...

Sports TV and radio: Sunday's 4/28 log (updated Saturday PM)

2013-04-27 12:09:00

8 a.m.�� Tennis: Porsche Grand Prix final: Maria Sharapova vs. Na Li.--Tennis Ch. 8:25 a.m.�� Soccer: Queens Park Rangers vs. Reading.--Fox Soccer Ch. 9 a.m.�� Golf: Ballantine’s Championship final round (d. in Seoul, South Korea).--Golf 9 a.m.��...

Lacrosse roundup: No. 1 Terps women knock off Virginia in ACC semifinal

2013-04-27 00:27:00

Top seed and No. 1 Maryland beat Virginia, 13-9, on Friday at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C., to advance to its sixth straight Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse championship game. The Terps (18-0) were led by Katie Schwarzmann, Kelly...

College Football Countdown: No. 123 UMass

2013-04-24 13:45:00

The Orlando Sentinel’s college insider Matt Murschel has ranked all 125 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country entering the 2013 season. The Sentinel staff will take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 125 to our...

Wascavage has fueled Towson's four-game winning streak. The 5-foot-9, 189-pound goalkeeper made a season-best 20 saves in the Tigers' 9-5 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday. Wascavage, who also scooped up five ground balls, ranks fourth in Division I in save percentage (.

2013-03-30 00:00:00

The Colonial Athletic Association leader in points (77) and goals (44) in 2012 also tied for eighth in the nation in assists (2.06) per game. Manny led the Minutemen to a 15-0 regular season, but they were upset at home in the first round of the NCAA tournament by Peter Baum and Colgate.

2012-03-06 00:00:00

Will Manny, attackman, Massachusetts (11-0) UMass, which played for the NCAA title in 2006, has a gritty, senior-laden squad. Manny has 54 points, fourth-best in the country. Manny, a junior from Long Island, is listed at 5-9, 160 pounds. I'm taking the under.

2012-03-06 00:00:00