No. 6 Baylor suffers two tough losses during rivalry Week.
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Syracuse surrenders top spot, Kentucky new No. 1
The Syracuse men’s basketball team fell from grace after suffering its first loss of the season.
Tags: Kansas, March Madness, NCAA, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Texas
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UMass 2nd-half surge falls short in road loss to Explorers
The Massachusetts men’s basketball team’s six-game winning streak was snapped on Sunday afternoon as it suffered an 82-75 road loss to La Salle.
Tags: Atlantic 10, Derek Kellogg, Jesse Morgan, La Salle, Men's Basketball, NCAA
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Oklahoma State athletics faces tragedy yet again
Taylor Snow looks at Oklahoma State’s recent tragedy, an airplane crash in which members of its athletic staff lost their lives, including head women’s basketball coach, Kurt Budke.
Tags: Kurt Budke, NCAA, Oklahoma State, Women's Basketball
Posted in Blogs, News Blogs, Sports Blogs | 1 Comment »
Minutemen in thick of A-10 postseason picture
With a three-game homestand starting this weekend that will conclude the regular season, the Massachusetts men’s soccer team can come one step closer to making the Atlantic 10 tournament.
Tags: A-10, NCAA, Sam Koch, UMass men's soccer
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UMass looks to make claim as prominent program
With a strong season thus far, the Massachusetts women’s soccer team has vaulted itself into the conversation as one of the better teams in the state, alongside Boston University and Boston College.
Tags: Conference, NCAA, UMass Women's Soccer
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Pay-for-play, the only way
NCAA athletes are technically amateurs, but that doesn’t stop them from seeking out improper ways to cash in on their worth.
Tags: Miami, NCAA, ohio state
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Halftime leads work for Minutemen’s basketball team
So far this season, the Massachusetts men’s basketball team is undefeated when going into halftime with a lead.
Tags: Derek Kellogg, Javorn Farrell, Men's Basketball, NCAA
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St. John’s pulls off upset
Ohio State hung on against Northwestern on Saturday, while, in New York, St. John’s upset No. 3 Duke
Tags: Basketball, Blue Devils, college basketball, Duke, NCAA, St. Johns, upsets
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NCAA needs to balance conference, non-conference games
The Massachusetts field hockey will play 12 of its 19 games against non-conference opponents in 2010. Collegian columnist Adam Miller believes that with the NCAA tournament being as small as it is, there should be a heavier emphasis on conference games.
Tags: Atlantic 10, Field Hockey, Justine Sowry, minutewomen, NCAA, UMass
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