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AMHERST – Rahsool Diggins showed a glimpse, rather a full examination of how good he can be on the offensive end of the floor on Monday night.The UMass junior guard poured in a game-high 22 points to pace the Minutemen in their 102-81 non-conference...

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AMHERST — Josh Cohen’s second three-pointer of the night splashed through the hoop to put the UMass men’s basketball team ahead by 28 points midway through the second half. He turned and smiled while nodding his head, holding three fingers up in the...

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AMHERST — The largest crowd at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in at least the last two seasons was treated to a second straight UMass football victory for the first time in five years. The Minutemen started slowly, trailing 7-0, but ripped off the game’s next...

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HOLYOKE — Ashlie Galenski was in the right place at the right time, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the Frontier field hockey team.Early in the fourth quarter with the Redhawks deadlocked at zero with Greenfield, they set up to take a...

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AMHERST — It may have taken a lot longer than they hoped for, but the UMass football team finally earned that coveted second win they’ve talked about since defeating New Mexico State way back in August.UMass scored on its first two offensive...

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CHICOPEE – Sean MacDonald’s illustrious career coaching the Frontier girls volleyball team just added another achievement to an ever-expanding list of them, and the already jam-packed trophy case outside Goodnow Gymnasium in South Deerfield will have...

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BELCHERTOWN — When this year’s Franklin Tech field hockey senior class were freshmen way back in 2020, the Eagles won just one game.Fast forward to 2023, and Franklin Tech is headed to its third consecutive Western Mass. championship. The No. 3 Eagles...

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The Massachusetts men’s basketball team showed flashes of what’s to come this season, as the Minutemen excelled on both sides of the ball in an 85-41 exhibition victory over Western Connecticut State at the Mullins Center on Wednesday night.Freshman...

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AMHERST — In front of their friends, family, and fans, the UMass men’s and women’s basketball teams took to the hardwood inside the Mullins Center publicly for the first time this season for ‘Mullins Madness.’Both teams participated in a three-point...

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Atlantic 10 hosted its men’s basketball media day at Barclays Center on Tuesday afternoon. Coaches and players gathered to share their expectations for their teams and their thoughts from around the conference.Representing UMass...

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Massachusetts men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin and senior forward Matt Cross made the trip to Brooklyn for Atlantic 10 Media Day on Tuesday afternoon at Barclays Center.First seasons are always difficult to navigate for head...

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AMHERST — The UMass football team hits the road one last time before its much-needed bye awaiting them next weekend.But before that off week, the Minutemen have to get through their toughest test of the season against No. 6 Penn State (5-0) on...

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Saturday stands as the seventh time in the last four years — including the second time this season alone — that the UMass football program will be paid more than $1 million to travel to play at a Power 5 program.The Minutemen hit the road for State...

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AMHERST — Taisun Phommachanh’s football story can’t be told without him clashing head-on with hardship to earn the position he’s in right now.The UMass quarterback has had a long road to earn a starting job at the Division 1 level, but ever since...

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AMHERST — The UMass football team heads into the final leg of a three-game homestand on Saturday, as the Minutemen (1-5) host arguably their best non Power-5 opponent on the schedule in Toledo. The game kicks off at noon on ESPNU.The Rockets (4-1)...

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SOUTH DEERFIELD — Facing a second-and-11 at the Frontier 33-yard line with three seconds remaining in the game, Easthampton quarterback Colin Hogan awaited the shotgun snap already knowing where he was going with the ball on the final play of the...

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The “High School Basketball Podcast” is now two episodes in, and host Joshua Morse couldn’t be more excited with the trajectory of the show.Morse, who will enter his second season as head boys basketball coach at Frontier Regional this winter, started...

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AMHERST — The UMass football team faced more of the same struggles on Saturday evening at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, as the Minutemen found themselves in an early 14-0 hole against New Mexico. Slow starts have plagued them throughout their first five...

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AMHERST – Standing tall in the shotgun at his own 21-yard line with 1:39 left to play down by eight points was UMass true-freshman quarterback Ahmad Haston.Haston had yet to play a single snap all season long, and was being asked by his head coach,...

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AMHERST — Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between UMass and New Mexico, as the Minutemen approach the midway point of the season in terms of games played.The matchup against the Lobos is already UMass’ fifth game, and its sixth will come before...