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By MATT VAUTOUR

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...

By MATT VAUTOUR

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...

By MATT VAUTOUR

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...

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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...

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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...

By MATT VAUTOUR

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...

By MATT VAUTOUR

Patty Freedson planned to wear her new jacket for a night out with friends and again to a football game on Saturday.After that, she wasn’t sure. But knowing it’ll be hanging in her closet will be a source of happiness, pride and a lot of good...

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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...

By MATT VAUTOUR

AMHERST — He’s the tallest dance dad now. Or the best shot-blocking barber shop owner.But most of the time, Marcus Camby, who visited the Derek Kellogg Basketball Camp at UMass Wednesday, is just enjoying being retired.For now.Camby still loves the...

By MATT VAUTOUR

WEST SPRINGFIELD To the people watching at the Olympia Thursday, Frank Vatrano is the guy with the heartwarming success story that landed him with the Boston Bruins.He’s also the kid that grew up nearby in East Longmeadow playing a men’s league game...

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It’s easy to miss the familiar face that appears for just a few moments on Brandon Ingram’s pre-draft video blog on The Players Tribune.But there, behind Ingram, an almost certain top-two pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, is Ross Burns feeding him the...