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The Amherst Regional girls ultimate team has found widespread success in the Pioneer Valley and beyond. This year’s crop of Hurricanes is looking to continue that tradition.

High School & Youth

Spring sports preview: Amherst girls ultimate holds the crown

by Zach Perry For the GazetteApril 7, 2016

Alex Zimbalist will play No. 1 singles for Northampton this season. It’ll be his fourth year playing for the Blue Devils.

High School & Youth

Spring sports preview: Northampton boys tennis aiming for Western Mass finals

by Philip Sanzo For the GazetteApril 7, 2016

Anaheim Ducks' Brandon Montour skates before the start of an NHL preseason hockey game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

UMass

Notebook: UMass women’s lacrosse on the verge of history; Hockey alumni honored by AHL

by Matt Vautour @MattVautourDHGApril 7, 2016

Members of the grounds crew pull the tarp on the field after a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians was postponed due to inclement weather, Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Red Sox-Indians game postponed by inclement weather

by Staff Report April 7, 2016

FILE - In this May 8, 2013 file photo, Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps, owner of the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb, is interviewed at his Rockefeller Center office in New York. Phipps, a prominent American financier, thoroughbred owner and breeder, and former chairman of The Jockey Club, has died. He was 75. The Jockey Club said Thursday he died Wednesday night, April 6, 2016, at a New York hospital. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Ogden Mills Phipps, owner and horse racing giant, dies at 75

by Staff Report April 7, 2016

This Feb. 11, 2016 photo provided by SCP Auctions shows the 1857 documents titled “Rules of Base Ball.” Baseball may have found its birth certificate. And with it a new birth date, and new founding father. Coinciding with the start of the professional baseball season, a set of game-changing documents went up for sale this week. Their authenticity and significance are verified by experts including John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s official historian. (Leslie Larsen Bird/SCP Auctions via AP)

Who’s your Daddy? Modern baseball may have new founder

by Andrew Dalton Associated PressApril 7, 2016

Two young women dressed in costume occupy luxury seats behind home plate in the second inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros in New York, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The women are among a group of fans who were awarded luxury seats in the Yankees Legends Suites section as part of a stunt by television personality John Oliver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

John Oliver sends more ‘riff-raff’ to Yankee Stadium

by Staff Report April 7, 2016

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2014 file photo, Louisiana Tech women's basketball coach Tyler Summitt, center, talks strategy with his players during a time out in an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. Tyler Summitt has resigned as Louisiana Tech women’s basketball coach and acknowledged having an inappropriate relationship, Thursday, April 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Tyler Summitt admits inappropriate relationship, resigns

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressApril 7, 2016

Fans cheer for Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant, below, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Los Angeles. When Kobe Bryant announced his impending retirement four months ago, the Los Angeles Lakers essentially turned their otherwise miserable season into a farewell showcase for the third-leading scorer in NBA history. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour finally reaches its last 4 shows

by Greg Beacham Associated PressApril 7, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015, file photo, Simone Biles of the U.S. performs on the balance beam during the women's all-around final competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The three-time defending world gymnastics champion begins her drive to the 2016 Olympics this weekend at the Pacific Rim Championships, where she'll unveil new upgrades designed to make her that much harder to catch. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

World champion Simone Biles begins run-up to Rio at Pac-Rims

by Will Graves Associated PressApril 7, 2016