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Successful UMass softball coach battling cancer

BostonHerald.com College News

AMHERST - Longtime University of Massachusetts softball coach Elaine Sortino, one of just five active coaches with... »

BABC to host the George “Trigger” Burke tournament this weekend

High School Insider

 The Boston Amateur Basketball Club (BABC) is set to host the 2012 George “Trigger” Burke Tipoff Tournament this Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1 in Boston. The tournament will feature 43 teams competing across 6 age divisions for players in gr... »

Stafford: UMass 'a perfect fit for me'

ESPN.com High School Report

The University of Massachusetts football program has never landed a recruit like quarterback Todd Stafford before. When Stafford told UMass coach Charley Molnar that he wanted to be a Minuteman last Thursday he became the first player to commit to UMas... »

From Spring Break To Quadriplegia, And Building A New Life

CommoNHealth

By Dr. Annie Brewster On March 19, 1991, Larry Brennan broke his neck. He was 18 years old and suddenly paralyzed. He’s had to use a wheelchair ever since. At the time of the accident, Larry was a freshman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst; he... »

14 Arrested At UMass-Amherst After Super Bowl

Boston Weather, Breaking News And Sports From WbzTV

14 people were arrested on campus after police in riot gear were forced to disperse hundreds of students when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl. »

New poll: Elizabeth Warren has the edge over Scott Brown, 43-39

Blue Mass Group Front Page

A new poll just released by UMass-Amherst shows that Elizabeth Warren has continued to gather strength and is now slightly ahead of Scott Brown. The poll shows Warren with 43% of the vote to Brown’s 39%, a 4% lead that is barely inside the poll’s margi... »

Ben Cherington’s Task List: Hire a Manager, Replace Papelbon & Drew

Sports Of Boston

With the end of the Theo Epstein era in Boston comes the beginning of Ben Cherington’s reign as general manager. Born in New Hampshire, Cherington was raised as a Red Sox fan throughout his childhood, often imitating the batting stances of favorite pla... »

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UMass shuts down lab of deceased scientist Lynn Margulis

Boston.com Education News

Scientist’s death ends her unique research The University of Massachusetts Amherst is shutting down a prominent laboratory after the death late last year of the high-profile scientist who oversaw the research. In most fields, that would be the end of t... »

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