Paul Dainton Named UMass/Dinn Bros. Athlete Of The Week Nov 18, 2008
Paul Dainton Named UMass/Dinn Bros. Athlete Of The Week :: Men's hockey goalie makes 52 saves in split weekend which included upset win over No. 1 Boston University. (Umassathletics.com)
Men's Soccer To Host NCAA First Round, Saturday At Noon Vs. Harvard Nov 18, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Soccer. Ben Arikian has been a key to UMass tremendous turnaround this year. (Umassathletics.com)
Robots may come to aging boomers' rescue Nov 18, 2008
"So, if I'm at work, and it's lunch hour and I want to poke in on Dad, I can get on the Internet and basically 'step inside' the robot," said uBOT-5 co-inventor Rod Grupen, who directs the Laboratory for Perpetual Robotics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. With their face appearing via video on the front of the robot's head, the virtual visitor can converse with their loved one while moving the robot around, doing some cleaning, for example, or retrieving a dropped TV remote. (Yahoo News)
BU drops to No. 2; BC, NU gain ground Nov 18, 2008
The Big Green (11-5-1) will face the winner of Friday's game between Colgate and host Boston College (9-8-2) Nov. 25 in Hanover, N.H. Also earning berths were Boston University (11-5-3), which will host Fairleigh-Dickinson Friday; and Harvard (11-5-0) and Massachusetts (10-7-3), who play Saturday in Amherst. Late-model stock car drivers will race in New Hampshire Motor Speedway's inaugural American-Canadian Tour Invitational during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 weekend next... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss Nov 18, 2008
"If people are going to go out and exercise to benefit their health, they should not be eating back the calories immediately upon finishing, or within a couple of hours of finishing," said Barry S. Braun, director of the Energy Metabolism Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. "In order to maintain the benefits, you need to be in this calorie deficit.". (MEDLINEplus)
Port named director of planning and community development Nov 18, 2008
He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1999 with a bachelor s degree in landscape architecture and earned a master s degree in city planning from MIT in 2004. Prior to his work in Hanover, Port served as Peabody s planner from June, 1999 to September, 2004. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Patti Daly named Canton Club's general manager Nov 18, 2008
A native of Stamford, CT and a 1985 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she received her degree in Fine Arts with a minor in exercise science, Daly most recently served as the General Manager of the Boston Athletic Club (BAC). Daly began her employment at the BAC in 1988 working as the program director of aerobics. (Canton Journal, MA)
UMass soccer goalie Piekos called to protect Nov 17, 2008
In Iraq or Amherst, Piekos has mates' backs. Even in his Amherst room, Chris Piekos is not far from Iraq: There he keeps the dog tags of Sergeant Mark T. Smykowski, who was killed in a roadside attack ... AMHERST - When University of Massachusetts goalie Chris Piekos talks about sudden death, he means the horrors of war, not an overtime soccer game. (Boston Globe)
Cigarette smoking may worsen PMS woes Nov 17, 2008
Women 27 to 44 years old who smoke are twice as likely to develop premenstrual syndrome over the next two to four years, especially hormonally-related symptoms like backaches, bloating, breast tenderness and acne, Dr. Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and her colleagues found. "Our findings lend further support to the idea that smoking increases the risk of moderate to severe PMS, and provides another reason for women, especially adolescents and young... (MSNBC -- Health)
Suffolk's Sargent tops pay scale for college presidents Nov 17, 2008
Among leaders of public universities, last year University of Massachusetts president Jack M. Wilson earned $473,200; UMass Lowell chancellor Martin T. Meehan earned $351,900; UMass Boston chancellor J. Keith Motley earned $318,300; and interim UMass Amherst chancellor Thomas W. Cole Jr. earned $367,500. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Father and 14-year-old son write about rare bird Nov 17, 2008
(AP) -- The lead author of an article about finches nesting on a Peruvian glacier in a scholarly bird journal is affiliated with the Geosciences Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The other's affiliated with the Marion W. Cross School. (Concord Monitor)
Strong Second Half Carries Women's Basketball Past Manhattan, 71-68 Nov 17, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball. Senior Sakera Young had a career-high 10 points against Manhattan on Sunday. (Umassathletics.com)
UMass Hockey Falls To UMass-Lowell 2-0 Nov 16, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Ice Hockey. The Minutemen will have a home and home series against Boston College next weekend. (Umassathletics.com)
ESPN's College Hoops Marathon Kicks Off With UMass at Memphis Nov 16, 2008
In each of his stops after being in Amherst he coached against the Minutemen once ... While in Amherst, Calipari made it commonplace for a midnight game for his Minutemen. (Umassathletics.com)
FEATURE: A Look At UMass Coaching Debuts Nov 16, 2008
A Look At UMass Basketball Coaching Debuts :: By Michael Shelton. University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball. (Umassathletics.com)
UMass pounds No. 1 BU Nov 15, 2008
Alex Berry scored a pair of goals and Cory Quirk added a goal and an assist, helping Massachusetts stun the top-ranked Terriers, 5-1, last night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. Paul Dainton finished with 30 saves for the 20th-ranked Minutemen (5-2-1, 3-2-1 Hockey East), who spoiled BU's first game since climbing to the top spot in the national rankings this week. (Boston Globe)
Local student makes big impact with energy audit Nov 15, 2008
UMass at Amherst student Tim Olsen ... Amesbury resident Tim Olsen, a junior mechanical engineering major at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, is doing his part to head off a climate crisis ... At the request of the Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Amherst, Olsen recently completed an energy audit of that organization s building. (Amesbury News, MA)
#17 UMass Field Hockey Heads To #3 Syracuse For NCAA First Round On Saturday Nov 15, 2008
17 UMass Field Hockey Heads To #3 Syracuse For NCAA First Round On Saturday :: The Minutewomen will look to avenge a 5-4 loss to the Orange in September. University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Field Hockey. (Umassathletics.com)
One Down, One To Go! Men's Soccer Shuts Out Saint Louis; Advances To A-10 Finals Nov 15, 2008
This is the 13th season that UMass won 10-or-more games in Koch's 18 seasons in Amherst. The Minutemen are 2-1-0 this season against team's ranked in the NSCAA Top 25 Poll. (Umassathletics.com)
UMass Hockey Blitzes No. 1 Boston University 5-1 Nov 15, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Ice Hockey. Alex Berry had two goals for the Minutemen. (Umassathletics.com)
UMass Softball Signs Three To NLI During Early Signing Nov 15, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Softball. UMass In The Top 25 Polls. (Umassathletics.com)
Shiyi Zan Named Atlantic 10 Cross Country Student-Athlete Of The Year Nov 15, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Women's Cross Country. Women's Cross Country. (Umassathletics.com)
Minutewomen Kick Off 2008-09 Season With Weekend Games Against Vermont And Manhattan Nov 14, 2008
to play Vermont at 6:00 p.m. Then on Sunday, the Minutewomen will return to Amherst for their home opener against Manhattan at 2 p.m. in the Mullins Center ... Before travelling to Amherst, the Lady Jaspers will kick off their 2008-09 campaign at St. Francis (N.Y.) on Friday at 6 p.m.. (Umassathletics.com)
Lifelong friendship for the birds Nov 14, 2008
DiPaolo estimates his collection numbers between 300 to 400 birds ranging from mandarin and buffethead ducks to red golden and lady Amherst pheasants. At one time Bucco, who s called Nonno grandfather in Italian by his grandchildren, said his collection at one time numbered about 1,000 birds in 100 cages. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Arikian Named National Men's Player Of The Week Nov 13, 2008
Ben Arikian Named NSCAA Men's National Player Of The Week :: Arikian garners fifth weekly award for performance against Saint Louis, Charlotte. University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Soccer. (Umassathletics.com)
No. 20 UMass Hockey Hosts No. 1 Boston University, UMass Lowell This Weekend Nov 13, 2008
20 Massachusetts (4-2-1, 2-1-1 HEA) vs. #1 Boston University (6-1-0, 3-1-0 HEA) Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 7:00 P.M. (ET) Mullins Center (8,373] Amherst, Mass ... 20 Massachusetts (4-2-1, 2-1-1 HEA) vs. UMass Lowell (3-4-0, 1-2-0 HEA) Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 7:00 P.M. (ET) Mullins Center (8,373] Amherst, Mass ... He finished his first season in Amherst with nods to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and the Hockey East All-Academic Team. (Umassathletics.com)
Staff Editorial Nov 13, 2008
This topic has been on every Massachusetts college student's mind from Amherst to Back Bay. But as for those who don't take this seriously, we pass along a warning:Please, everyone, do not screw this up. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
UNH football team has little room for error Nov 13, 2008
Coach Don Brown, who's beaten UNH in four of five meetings since coming to Amherst in 2004, denied that would be an issue. "Guys aged 18 to 22 just want to play football," he said. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Cut wire causes fire Nov 13, 2008
Beverly firefighters cut a ventilation hole in the roof of a home at 18 Amherst Road on Wednesday morning while they fight a fire in the ranch-style house ... The attic of an Amherst Road was damaged in a fire on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Donovan top US player for fifth time Nov 12, 2008
Colleges UMass reaches NCAAs in field hockey The University of Massachusetts field hockey team, ranked 17th in the country, received a 48th-minute goal from Jill Powers and prevailed, 1-0, over No. 19 Kent State in an NCAA Tournament play-in game in Amherst. The Atlantic 10 champion Minutewomen (17-4) will travel to Syracuse (20-1) for a first-round game Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Connecticut (17-3), the other New England team among the field of 16, takes on Duke (14-5) Saturday at 2 p.m. in College... (Boston Globe)
NCAA BOUND! #17 Field Hockey Defeats #19 Kent State, 1-0, In Play-In Game Nov 12, 2008
On a cold, overcast day in Amherst, the Atlantic 10 champion Minutewomen utilized a strong defense, led by freshman goalie four saves, and a relentless press to keep the MAC champion Golden Flashes on their heels for much of the game. The shutout was Widdall's third-straight and seventh this season. (Umassathletics.com)
New England's Best Football Rivalry: UMass Vs. UNH, Saturday At Noon Nov 12, 2008
Last year UMass easily handled UNH 27-7 in Amherst on Nov. 10, 2007. Back in 2006, UMass won both games against the Wildcats: a 28-20 win at Durham during the regular-season on Nov. 4, 2006 and 24-17 in the NCAA Quarterfinals in Amherst on Dec. 4, 2006 ... The Minutemen stand at 22-11-1 against UNH in Amherst and 14-7 all-time in McGuirk Stadium. (Umassathletics.com)
Robert Rafferty, 85; active in Littleton's town affairs Nov 11, 2008
He wanted to farm," his wife said.To prepare, he enrolled at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he earned an associate's degree in animal husbandry in 1950. He and Charlotte, who grew up on a farm in Vermont, met through a friend of her sister. "It was love at first sight, and it never stopped being love at first sight," she said.The couple married in 1950.Once the chicken industry relocated, she said, her husband worked for a textbook... (Boston Globe)
Blue Ribbon: Massachusetts Nov 11, 2008
He's even had the opportunity to revisit some of his favorite Amherst institutions, telling a reporter that the chicken wings at a well-known restaurant near campus are, "the best in the world.". Kellogg, however, knows that the nostalgic feelings associated with him, and, by proxy, the iconic UMass teams of the 1990s, will eventually degrade into feelings of frustration if he can't produce the type of results that Ford did the last couple of years. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
#18 Field Hockey Hosts #20 Kent State In NCAA Play-In On Tuesday Nov 11, 2008
18 Field Hockey Hosts #20 Kent State In NCAA Play-In On Tuesday :: The Atlantic 10 champion Minutewomen and MAC champion Golden Flashes meet at 1 p.m. at Garber Field. University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Field Hockey. (Umassathletics.com)
Ben Arikian Named A-10 Co-Player Of The Week & UMass Athlete Of Week Nov 11, 2008
Ben Arikian Named A-10 Co-Player Of The Week Athlete Of Week :: Arikian earns second league honor of his career. University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Soccer. (Umassathletics.com)
Coach Don Brown's Weekly CAA Teleconference Nov 11, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Football. Jeromy Miles had 22 tackles and an interception against Maine last Saturday. (Umassathletics.com)
Bromage & Cook Earn A-10 Honors Weekly Honors After Performances Against Binghamton Nov 11, 2008
and freshman diver (Amherst, Mass. have earned Atlantic 10 Conference weekly honors. (Umassathletics.com)
Intermediate Genealogy talk at library on Nov. 15 Nov 11, 2008
Brophy holds a bachelor s degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA degree from Suffolk University. His website is www. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Men's Soccer Wins A-10 Regular Season Title With 1-0 Shutout Of Charlotte Nov 10, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Soccer. Minutemen earn first league season title since 2002; earn first seed in A-10 Tournament. (Umassathletics.com)
UMass Swimming & Diving Teams Defeat Binghamton Nov 10, 2008
Freshman (Amherst, Mass. led the way for the men's diving team as he remains undefeated in the three-meter dive and won his third straight one-meter with scores of 310. (Umassathletics.com)
For some high school athletes, early decision on college comes this week Nov 9, 2008
Last fall, she made a nonbinding verbal agreement to attend Boston College, which nosed out the Uni versity of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Virginia ... ""I think that you're seeing fewer multi-sport athletes," said Sortino, entering her 30th season in Amherst."We're having dialogue right now with juniors; I can feel their level of stress. (Boston Globe)
No. 13 UMass Drops Heartbreaker To Maine, 21-20 Nov 9, 2008
The missed extra point proved to mark the third straight UMass-Maine game in Amherst decided by a botched PAT. Back in 2004, UMass won in overtime, 35-34, as the Minutemen blocked an extra point in the extra session. Then in 2006, Maine's Devin McNeill missed a PAT with 1:44, on what would have been a game-tying kick in a 10-9 loss to UMass. (Umassathletics.com)
Kellogg Era Kicks Off With 2K Sports Classic In Illinois Nov 9, 2008
The last time UMass advanced to finals of a bridged tournament was the 1993-94 Preseason NIT as UMass beat Cleveland State and Towson in Amherst before heading to Madison Square Garden beating No. 1 North Carolina in the semifinals and losing to No. 7 Kansas in the championship game. Series Notes UMass has only faced Southern Illinois of the three teams in the Carbondale Region of the 2K Sports Classic. (Umassathletics.com)
Maine makes its point... Nov 9, 2008
AMHERST - For the University of Maine, yesterday's 21-20 victory over the University of Massachusetts was a delicious example of poetic justice, of the fair play that comes with turnabout, of the payback for which it long had an itch ... Eerily, almost spookily, yesterday marked the third straight game the teams have played in Amherst that has been decided by the narrowest possible margin after the late miss of an extra point. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Questions grow after Uzi death of child Nov 8, 2008
The outdoor event in Westfield was organized by COP Firearms & Training, an Amherst company run by Pelham Police Chief Ed Fleury that organizes machine gun shoots regionwide. At the time, some dismissed the incident as a freak accident. (Boston Globe)
Marijuana law advocates seek wider change Nov 8, 2008
The group's main effort in recent years has been passing laws in municipalities such as Amherst, Mass. Seattle; Oakland; Denver; Columbia, Mo. (Boston Globe)
Guess who's not coming to dinner? Nov 8, 2008
Rebecca is a freshman studying to be a physician's assistant at Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y. McMahon, a homemaker, said this year's heating oil bill ruled out the $400 round-trip airfare from New York. "We had the tank filled a month ago for $3.46 a gallon and we bought 150 gallons - there's the plane tickets right there," McMahon said. (Boston Globe)
14-year-old helps dad solve avian mystery Nov 8, 2008
Douglas Hardy / UMass AmherstNest of a Diuca Finch on the Quelccaya Ice Cap of Peru ... "Since he was seven, Spencers always had a fascination with studying birds and their different species," said Douglas Hardy, who works with the University of Massachusetts Amherst Climate Systems Research Center ... Douglas Hardy / UMass Amherst Spencer Hardy, now a high school freshman, was in grade school when he followed his curiosity to learn more about bird nests his father found high in the Andes of... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Hot Start Helps UMass Women's Basketball Defeat Bishop's, 75-44, In Exhibition Nov 8, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball. Sophomore Cerie Mosgrove had 20 points and five rebounds in UMass' win over Bishop's on Friday night. (Umassathletics.com)
#19 UMass Heads To Merrimack Looking to Keep Streak Alive Nov 8, 2008
He finished his first season in Amherst with nods to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and the Hockey East All-Academic Team ... UMass captured the ECAC crown with an 8-1 win over Buffalo on March 11, 1972 in Amherst. (Umassathletics.com)
Men's Soccer Earns Postseason Berth With 2-1 Double OT Win Over #10 Saint Louis Nov 8, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Soccer. Minutemen will play for Atlantic 10 Regular-Season title on Sunday at 1 p.m.. (Umassathletics.com)
Forbes Selected Fourth Overall By Sioux Falls In NBA D-League Draft Nov 8, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball. Minuteman All-American set to play in NBA's developmental league. (Umassathletics.com)
Tackling success Nov 7, 2008
AMHERST - Before the play, Josh Jennings is a portrait of complete focus. His hands are on his hips. (Boston Globe)
A look at how Obamas election affects race issues in America Nov 7, 2008
But will the election of a biracial president — with the blessings of much, but not yet a majority, of white America — find the country concluding that it has finally overcome its race thing. 8221; said Christian Crandall, a social psychologist at the University of Kansas. (Kansas City Star)
Orlando A-10 Offenive Player Of Week; UMass Collects Tons Of Honors Nov 7, 2008
Now in her second season in Amherst, Sowry garners her second consecutive A-10 Coach of the Year honor after leading UMass to the No. 1 seed in the 2008 Atlantic 10 Championship with a 6-0 Conference ledger. Her squad claimed the league's regular season crown, the program's first outright title since 2001, and the Minutewomen's 14 overall wins have matched their total from 2007. (Umassathletics.com)
Women's Basketball Plays Host To Bishop's In Exhibition On Friday Night Nov 7, 2008
"Diatiema (Hill) who arrived in Amherst at the same time as Kim, but sat out last year with a season-ending knee injury. When healthy, she has the ability to be a stingy defensive player and does a nice job disrupting the other team's tempo. Tiema has an uncanny way of getting touches offensively. When you look at her, she's small, but when the ball goes up she has a way of playing above her size. The dribble drive offense seems like a good fit for Tiema and I expect her sophomore year to be a... (Umassathletics.com)
UMass Swimming & Diving Return To New York To Face Binghamton Nov 7, 2008
UMass Swimming g Return To New York To Face Binghamton :: The men's team looks for it's fourth straight win while the women chase their third of the season. University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Swimming. (Umassathletics.com)
Men's Soccer Hosts #10 Saint Louis, Charlotte In Crucial Final Weekend Nov 7, 2008
His career win total in Amherst stands at 194, while his overall coaching win total is 252 games. Among active NCAA coaches, Koch ranks 21st in overall career wins. (Umassathletics.com)
Teen jumps into business with skateboarder's shop at Burlington Mall Nov 6, 2008
The dream could have been derailed when Polianites started at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2007, but while he was a freshman there he learned that the kiosk was closing ... While still in Amherst, the budding entrepreneur placed calls to skateboard distributors and insurance companies. (Boston Globe)
Unofficial results have Massachusetts breaking voter turnout records Nov 6, 2008
Other communities that came out overwhelmingly for Obama included Cambridge (88 percent), Provincetown (88 percent), Amherst (87 percent), Shutesbury (85 percent), and Pelham (85 percent). McCain won 48 communities, according to unofficial returns. (Boston Globe)
Melrosian makes mad dash to cast her first vote Nov 6, 2008
Angelica Carey, an 18-year-old Melrose native and UMass-Amherst student who apparently has a strong sense of civic duty, got worried when she didn t receive her absentee ballot at school ... Thus began a mad dash to on Tuesday make it from Amherst to Melrose before the polls closed at 8 p.m. A friend agreed to drop Carey off in Boston on her own way home, and Carey decided she would then just take the subway to Melrose from there. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
UMass Basketball Downs Dowling, 91-87, In Exhibition Nov 6, 2008
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball. David Gibbs had eight points and six rebounds. (Umassathletics.com)
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University of Rhode Island Official Athletic Site. vs. Boston University. (Gorhody.com)
UMass Basketball Set To Host Dowling On Wednesday At 7 p.m. Nov 5, 2008
In his first season in Amherst, Coach Kellogg will look to implement the dribble-drive motion offense ... Junior comes to Amherst from UConn and the dazzling point guard is the heir apparent to Lowe, once he graduates after this season ... 3), UMass returns to Amherst for its annual Commonwealth Classic against Boston College on Dec. 6 at 8:30 p.m. The Minutemen knocked off the Eagles last season in Chestnut Hill to reclaim the crown for the first time since 1999. (Umassathletics.com)
