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By HOWARD HERMAN

AMHERST — The finish wasn't what Frank Martin and the UMass men’s basketball team might have hoped for.The Minutemen dropped a 75-71 overtime thriller to undefeated Hofstra Saturday night at the Mullins Center. But it wasn't the final five minutes,...

By HOWARD HERMAN

AMHERST — The decision was the right one. It did not pay off.In a tie football game, UMass kicker Jacob Lurie had a chance to be the hero. All he had to do was boot a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give his team a hard-fought victory over...

By HOWARD HERMAN

ATHOL — Midway through the second quarter of Friday’s game, Athol running back Sawyer Lefsyk had given his team momentum with a 64-yard touchdown drive.On the next series, Lee quarterback Omari Smith was picked off by Raydin Sousa and the Bears were...

By HOWARD HERMAN

AMHERST – There have been former National Football League players and All-Americans all over the history of the Amherst-Williams rivalry.Saturday afternoon, a first-year member of the Mammoths put his name squarely in that prestigious...

By HOWARD HERMAN

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Everyone sitting in the rain at Beaver Stadium knew that in order for visiting Massachusetts to have any chance against sixth-ranked Penn State, the Minutemen were going to need more than a few breaks.UMass actually got one when...

By HOWARD HERMAN

CHESHIRE – The Pioneer girls basketball team had already beaten one Berkshire County team in the Western Mass. Class D tournament.Taking down top-seeded Hoosac Valley proved to be a bridge too far.Hoosac, winners in last year’s inaugural Class D...