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By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Just two games separate the No. 4 team in the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball standings – surprising Fordham –  and No. 12 Rhode Island.UMass and its Wednesday opponent George Mason (7 p.m. ESPN-Plus) are among the glut of six teams with 4-5...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

GRANBY – Eliza Speek raced down the stairs and launched herself into her father John’s arms. His wife Christine tipped the Mahar wrestling coach off with a text from Granby’s wrestling dual match against Franklin Tech.Eliza earned her first...

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AMHERST – RJ Luis turned out the lights, locked the door, and sent Duquesne home.The UMass freshman guard sank eight free throws in the final 1 minute, 13 seconds against the Dukes on Saturday, as the Minutemen sealed an 87-79 victory at the line....

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AMHERST – Wildens Leveque’s right index finger pointed to the Mullins Center roof twice in less than a second.Dyondre Dominguez eyed it through the Richmond defense as he pump faked a 3-pointer in the final two minutes of a tie game. After a dribble...

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AMHERST – The trip to UMass Lowell’s Tsongas Center has never been a pleasant or simple one for the UMass hockey program, even when it was firing on all cylinders.UMass has beaten the 18th-ranked River Hawks just twice there in the past decade. That...

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GREENFIELD – Size didn’t matter much to the Greenfield boys basketball team Tuesday against Frontier Regional.The Green Wave controlled the Hampshire League South matchup from the opening tip in a 73-45 victory at Nichols Gymnasium despite giving up a...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Richmond’s offense might be one of the last things a struggling UMass men’s basketball defense wants to see. The Spiders, which visit the Mullins Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday (NESN), use a version of the Princeton offense with constantly churning...

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STORRS, Conn. – Ryan Lautenbach marked the UMass hockey program’s first visit to UConn’s Toscano Family Ice Forum with a goal just 12 seconds in on Saturday.He skated up the right boards unmolested after winning a puck battle at the blue line and...

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An identity crisis cost the UMass men’s basketball team another Atlantic 10 road game.The Minutemen fell 74-68 at Saint Joseph’s in Philadelphia on Saturday, squandering late opportunities in a tight game.“Our individual attention to detail on games...

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AMHERST – A pair of Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers replica pads seduced Henry Graham.Graham’s parents had finally allowed the UMass junior goalie and his brothers to play hockey. His mother Victoria eventually convinced his father Mark, and they...

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AMHERST – The pillars of the UMass hockey program – its experienced seniors and graduate students – haven’t been providing any stability lately. Senior captain Eric Faith, assistant captains Reed Lebster and Jerry Harding and four-year player Cal...

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The second half rolled away from the UMass men’s basketball team and snowballed against VCU at the Siegel Center on Tuesday. UMass fell 83-55, as it was outscored 43-22 after halftime in Richmond, Va. It was the Minutemen’s worst-ever loss against the...

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AMHERST – An assertive first period pointed at an upturn for the UMass hockey team.The Minutemen doubled New Hampshire’s shots in the first period Sunday and controlled 61.5 percent of the faceoffs. Not just a goal, but several goals appeared...

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AMHERST – Noah Fernandes scored 15 points, but his last-second shot fell well short, as the UMass men’s basketball team dropped a 78-77 decision against La Salle on Wednesday at the Mullins Center.“I wasn’t sure what they were going to do defensively,...

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AMHERST – Winning elicits a different level of intensity from opponents. After a 9-3 start in nonconference play, the UMass men’s basketball team hasn’t always matched what its first three Atlantic 10 foes have brought.“When you lose games, it's easy...

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BOSTON – Potential rewards far outweighed the risk.The No. 15 UMass hockey team trailed Boston College by a goal with 1 minute, 4 seconds left and challenged a high hit against Aaron Bohlinger as he crossed the blue line. UMass coach Greg Carvel...

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Once George Washington got away, the UMass men’s basketball team couldn’t reel the Colonials back in Saturday.The Minutemen dug a 19-point hole in the first half and fell 81-73 at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington.George Washington (8-8, 2-1...

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Baseball has always held a special place in UMass hockey coach Greg Carvel’s heart. It might ruffle Minutemen or Red Sox fans that come to see UMass play Boston College at Fenway Park on Saturday (6 p.m. NESN), but his greatest baseball memory...

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AMHERST – Noah Fernandes sensed the gravity of the moment.After opening Atlantic 10 play with a frustrating loss at Saint Bonaventure over the weekend, the UMass men’s basketball team welcomed Saint Louis, picked second in the preseason conference...

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AMHERST – Tyson Dyck pointed across the ice at Cal Kiefiuk. The UMass hockey freshman was credited with the opening goal on the score sheet in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Brown at the Mullins Center, but he recognized the puck wouldn’t have left his stick...