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UMass RB Marquis Young has high expectations for himself as he becomes an upperclassman

04-07-2017 10:03 PM

By MATT VAUTOUR

AMHERST — As he prepares for year No. 3, UMass running back Marquis Young said the first two years have been valuable for him in different ways.His true freshman season in 2015 gathered momentum as the year went on, capped by 240 yards and three...

Guard Donte Clark to test NBA waters, preserve eligibility with plans to stay at UMass or transfer

04-06-2017 10:14 PM

By MATT VAUTOUR

UMass junior guard Donte Clark said he has declared for the NBA Draft. He will not sign with an agent preserving his fifth year of eligibility. He said he has not ruled out returning to UMass for his senior year.Clark said Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports...

PODCAST: One last look back at Matt McCall’s introduction

04-03-2017 11:58 PM

With a couple days to reflect, Kyle Grabowski and I look back one more time on UMass’ hiring Matt McCall.We talk about the press conference and what lies ahead for the Minuteman program. </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-football-assistant-Wissman-savors-homecoming-9029731"> UMass football assistant Dave Wissman savors Western Mass homecoming</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 04-02-2017 2:59 PM</div> <p>By JEFF LAJOIE</p> <p>It’s 39 minutes, door to door, from Dave Wissman’s home in Guilford, Vermont, to McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst. Since taking a coaching job with the UMass football team earlier this month however, Wissman could just as easily float back and forth... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/Zach-Lewis-Zach-Coleman-transferring-from-UMass-Donte-Clark-likely-declaring-for-NBA-draft-without-agent-9024632"> Donte Clark considering declaring for NBA draft without signing with an agent; Zach Lewis, Zach Coleman transferring</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 03-31-2017 6:28 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>The day after new UMass coach Matt McCall’s introductory press conference, Zach Lewis and Zach Coleman are both transferring, while Donte Clark is reportedly leaning toward declaring for the NBA draft.According to multiple sources close to UMass,... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-moving-forward-9008370"> Vautour: UMass puts Pat Kelsey affair in the rearview mirror</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 03-31-2017 12:48 AM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>Slight variations of the same joke seemed to carom around the Champions Center Thursday like an electron.“Would the coach show up this time?” “Will there actually be a press conference?” The ghost of last week’s canceled press conference was still... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-football-player-Michael-Boland-dies-suddenly-7962790"> UMass football program mourns death of former lineman Michael Boland</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 02-07-2017 7:01 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>AMHERST — The UMass football program is mourning the death of senior offensive lineman Michael Boland.Boland, 23, who completed his playing career and his degree in the fall semester, was at home in Rockville, Maryland when he died Saturday. His cause... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/Baylor-emerges-as-unlikely-No-1-7372765"> Matt Vautour: Baylor, an unlikely No. 1</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 01-09-2017 10:56 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR</p> <p>Baylor didn’t get a vote in the preseason poll. None in the first regular season poll either. Heck, it was picked fifth in the Big 12’s preseason poll.But with the season around it’s midpoint, not only do all 66 voters have the Bears ranked, but 55 of... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-George-Mason-game-7228051"> UMass misses opportunities, falls 86-81 to George Mason</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 01-05-2017 12:46 AM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>FAIRFAX, Va. — There were a couple of moments late when UMass looked like it might produce a sequel to their wild 2014 come-from behind win at George Mason.But while the Minutemen had several good looks at a would-be game-changing 3-pointers, none of... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/Wednesday-s-colleges-7262537"> Wednesday’s colleges: UMass stops URI in 68-67 women’s basketball win</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 01-04-2017 11:27 PM</div> <p>Staff Reports </p> <p>Ryan Holder’s steal with a second left sealed a 68-67 win for the UMass women’s basketball team over Rhode Island Wednesday at the Mullins Center. Hailey Leidel scored a career-high 27 points, including four points that gave the Minutewomen (7-9, 1-2... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-George-Mason-Notes-7228084"> UMass notebook: Derek Kellogg changes starting lineup, inserts freshman Brison Gresham</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 01-04-2017 11:18 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>FAIRFAX, Va. — In an effort to shake up his team after Friday’s loss to St. Bonaventure, UMass coach Derek Kellogg changed his starting lineup Wednesday, replacing junior forward Seth Berger with freshman Brison Gresham, who made his first career... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-struggles-in-Atlantic-10-opener-7193431"> UMass basketball struggles in Atlantic 10 ‘street fight’ against St. Bonaventure</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 12-30-2016 9:05 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>AMHERST — The young UMass basketball team found out quickly that conference play figures to be a little tougher than what it had seen so far.St. Bonaventure’s veteran backcourt outplayed the Minutemen’s young guards, and UMass couldn’t keep up in a... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/Two-players-ejected-in-UMass-loss-7193663"> UMass basketball notebook: two players ejected in St. Bonaventure loss</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 12-30-2016 9:02 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>AMHERST — UMass and St. Bonaventure has been a good rivalry in recent years, but the matchup got extra heated when Minuteman center Brison Gresham and St. Bonaventure big man Jay Ayeni were each ejected in the first half of the Bonnies 89-77 win at... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/Podcast-UMass-basketball-Atlantic-10-7175950"> PODCAST: David Jablonski on Dayton basketball and the Atlantic 10</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 12-29-2016 11:44 PM</div> <p></p> <p>Verified Twittter user David Jablonski joins Matt Vautour on the show this week to discuss the beginning of Atlantic 10 basketball play.<iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no"... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/Donte-Clark-grabs-milestone-en-route-to-UMass-win-7061076"> Donte Clark grabs milestone en route to 78-67 UMass win over Rider</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 12-22-2016 11:20 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>AMHERST — Donte Clark didn’t want his 1,000th career point to come in a loss. The UMass junior guard made sure it didn’t happen.On a night when a lot of his teammates were struggling to score, Clark put the Minutemen on his back to get a 78-67 victory... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/Some-big-time-teams-in-danger-of-missing-tournament-6987892"> Vautour: Some big-name teams in danger of missing NCAA Tournament</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 12-19-2016 7:50 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>So far, the 2016-17 season has been rightfully hailed as the year of the blue blood in college basketball. The sports traditional powers like UCLA, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and Indiana have all played like championship contenders. Those... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-squeaks-past-N-C-A-T-6879232"> UMass squeaks past lowly North Carolina A&T, 65-59</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 12-14-2016 12:55 AM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>AMHERST — There was far more relief than joy on the faces of the UMass men’s basketball players as they walked off the Mullins Center court Tuesday.The Minutemen played from behind for most of the game against a much peskier-than-expected North... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-pulls-away-from-Pacific-6783455"> UMass pulls away from Pacific in Gotham Classic opener, 72-48</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 12-08-2016 11:07 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR </p> <p>AMHERST — In the first half, the UMass men’s basketball team looked like it thought Thursday was going to be an easy win and struggled. In the second half, the Minutemen came out like they had a fight on their hands and then cruised to that easy... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/UMass-vs-Wagner-men-s-basketball-6505517"> Bench carries UMass to 62-55 win over Wagner</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 12-01-2016 12:36 AM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR</p> <p>AMHERST — On a night when the UMass starters never got into rhythm, the bench picked up the slack.C.J. Anderson and Malik Hines led the second unit, which scored 40 points in a 62-55 win over Wagner, Wednesday at the Mullins Center.With just under 5... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> <section> <h2><a class="articleheadline" href="/Former-UMass-WR-Neal-Brown-is-a-rising-coaching-star-at-Troy-5742948"> UMass alum Neal Brown a rising coaching star at Troy</a></h2> <div style="align:right;"> 11-01-2016 10:50 PM</div> <p>By MATT VAUTOUR</p> <p>Neal Brown’s life-changing decision came somewhere on the 5-hour bus ride between Lexington, Kentucky, and Wheeling, West Virginia, in early 2003.Back then, the recently graduated UMass wide receiver had just finished the season for the Lexington... <hr style="clear: both;"> </section> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="col-xs-12" style="text-align:center;">    <div class="adunit 300x250 center-block" id="V2-Section-300x250-Top" data-dimensions="300x250" data-targeting='{"page_name":"Section","section":"Sports/UMass"}'></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12" style="text-align:center;">    <div class="adunit 300x600 center-block" id="V2-Section-300x600-Top" data-dimensions="300x600" data-targeting='{"page_name":"Section","section":"Sports/UMass"}'></div> </div> <div class="row" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 360px; margin-top: 1%; border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px"> <h1><a class="articleheadline" href="/Puzzles">Your Daily Puzzles</a></h1> <div class="puzzleblock"> <a href="/Puzzles/crossword">Cross|Word <img src="/static/images/puzzle/Recirc-crossword-ratio1x1_480.webp" style="width:30%; height:auto; float: right;"></a> <p>An approachable redesign to a classic. 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