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AMHERST — Heartbreak struck the UMass men’s basketball team for the second time in three games on Tuesday night at the Mullins Center.Clinging to a one-point lead with 12.5 seconds left after Rahsool Diggins’ acrobatic layup put the Minutemen ahead,...

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AMHERST — UMass freshman guard Jayden Ndjigue stripped George Washington’s Zamoku Weluche-Ume, Jaylen Curry picked up the loose ball, and sprinted the other direction – leading a four-on-two fastbreak.Instead of taking it himself, which he certainly...

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Josh Cohen stepped to the line with his UMass men’s basketball team tied against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday night. The Minutemen were trying to avoid consecutive losses for the first time this season, and despite free throws being the weakest link in...

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AMHERST — For the third consecutive game, the No. 13/10 UMass hockey team was on the wrong end of a close game that couldn’t be decided in just 60 minutes.The Minutemen held a 3-2 lead over UConn with under three minutes to play in regulation, looking...

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AMHERST — There’s no question UMass head coach Frank Martin would’ve been content with the following scenario ahead of Wednesday’s Atlantic 10 Conference opener against Duquesne: his two best players would play 12 and eight minutes, respectively, in...

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AMHERST — The UMass women’s basketball team returned home from Richmond, Va. late Saturday night following a 20-point loss to VCU in its first Atlantic 10 Conference bout of the season.On Sunday, head coach Mike Leflar put the Minutewomen right back...

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Atlantic 10 Conference play began for the UMass women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon, as the Minutewomen traveled to Richmond, Va. to take on VCU in the conference opener.UMass hung around for as long as it could – only trailing by six points...

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AMHERST — For the second time this season, the UMass men’s basketball team responded to a loss in style.After dropping a road game to Towson on Wednesday, the Minutemen completely flushed that from their system as they led by as many as 28 points in a...

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AMHERST – Three of the four remaining independent FBS football teams (including Army, which is joining the AAC next season) are located in the northeast region of the country.UMass (3-8) defeated the Black Knights 21-14 earlier in the season, so its...

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For the sixth consecutive season the UMass football team matches up with Liberty, as the Minutemen come into Saturday’s contest in Lynchburg, Va. with the undefeated Flames fresh off a bye week. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN-Plus.The second...