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UMass football: Minutemen QB Taisun Phommachanh out for the season due to injuries
11-11-2024 2:30 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass football head coach Don Brown confirmed Monday that Minutemen starting quarterback Taisun Phommachanh will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an injury against Mississippi State on Nov. 2.UMass had a bye this past...

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UMass Football: Minutemen lose to Northern Illinois 34-20
10-05-2024 6:25 PM

By GARRETT COTE

Don Brown essentially made the decision that he was fine with once again playing an opponent close and losing, as that was clear at the end of the first half with his UMass football team facing a 4th-and-1 inside the Northern Illinois 10-yard line.The...


UMass Football: Minutemen take on NIU looking for first FBS win of season
10-04-2024 8:20 PM

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass football team spoiled its best chance at an FBS win last weekend, losing to Miami (Ohio) after leading by three in the final minute. Not only did the RedHawks march down the field to tie the game and send it to overtime with a Dom Dzioban...


‘UMass is like my second home now’: Healthy again, 2nd-year QB Taisun Phommachanh feeling comfortable with Minutemen
08-08-2024 6:45 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST – Last year must have felt like a whirlwind for UMass quarterback Taisun Phommachanh.On his third school in three seasons but in his first starting job, Phommachanh injured his knee against Auburn just six quarters into the campaign on Sept....


UMass football: Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery settling in to new role with Minutemen
08-07-2024 4:14 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Wednesday marked the fifth practice of the summer for the UMass football team, and also stood as practice No. 5 for new offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery – who stepped in to fill Steve Casula’s role after Casula took a tight...


UMass football: Minutemen quarterback Taisun Phommachanh healthy heading into preseason camp
08-02-2024 5:40 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — After UMass football coach Don Brown, the Minutemen’s training staff and starting quarterback Taisun Phommachanh mutually agreed on the decision to shut Phommachanh down for the spring season, the Bridgeport, Conn. native went right to work...


MAC to add women's rowing upon UMass’ entrance in 2025-26, men's lacrosse to stay in A-10
07-19-2024 3:31 PM

CONNOR PIGNATELLO

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) will add women’s rowing as its 23rd sponsored sport when UMass joins the league in 2025-26. “We're extremely excited about the creation of the MAC Rowing Championships, beginning in the Spring of 2026,” said...


The Real Score: May the best marketers take the golds
07-18-2024 2:25 PM

With the Summer Olympics in Paris upon us, expect the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to start complaining about ambush marketing. Ambush what, you ask? Ambush marketing – it’s a term unique to the business world of sport. History has it that...


Mount Holyoke’s decision to cut tennis program “really shocking,” according to players
05-31-2024 4:03 PM

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Earlier this month, the Mount Holyoke College tennis team say they were blindsided by an email from the school’s administration announcing that the program is being dropped.On May 13, exactly two weeks following the end of the Lyons’...


UMass football: Minutemen cancel 10 future games to make room for MAC schedule
05-14-2024 6:43 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — With the UMass football team’s return to the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Minutemen have canceled 10 future football games to make room for their built-in conference games – FBSchedules.com reported on Monday.Those games, four of which...


Miami University football coach Chuck Martin says getting to play for a MAC title should motivate UMass: “That is our big dance”
03-08-2024 5:59 PM

CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST – One of the benefits for the UMass football program’s transition to the MAC will be potential entrance into a conference championship game, something the Minutemen have not been able to play for in eight years as an FBS independent.The Daily...


Move to the MAC a relief for Don Brown, UMass football schedule-makers
03-08-2024 5:58 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Don Brown moseyed his way up to the table in front of a packed house inside the Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center adjacent McGuirk Alumni Stadium.The UMass football head coach cracked a smile as he gave his opening remarks about...


Men’s basketball coach Frank Martin supporting UMass’ decision to join MAC: “They believed in me, and they haven’t lied to me since I’ve been here”
03-08-2024 2:38 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — From a basketball perspective, Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said it was a no-brainer to add UMass to his conference.The men’s basketball program was perhaps the most appealing of the school’s athletic teams given its...


What made UMass an appealing option for the MAC to offer its first full membership spot since 1998?
03-08-2024 12:43 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — About a decade ago, the UMass football program wrapped up its four-year stint (2012-2015) in the Mid-American Conference having started, and finished, as one of the least successful programs during its time in the conference.Given that the...


MAC basketball coaches hope the addition of UMass raises the bar for rest of the league
03-07-2024 9:30 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST – UMass director of athletics Ryan Bamford confirmed on Thursday that UMass will increase its men’s basketball budget upon entrance to the Mid-American Conference for the 2025-26 academic year. UMass spent $4.5 million on men’s basketball last...


Exploring the timeline of events that ultimately led UMass to the MAC
03-07-2024 6:53 PM

CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST – Though UMass only officially announced its transition from the Atlantic 10 to the MAC at Thursday’s press conference, it’s a move that’s been in the works for months, if not years.UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford came into the job in...


A moving MAC moment: UMass formally introduced as 13th member of the Mid-American Conference
03-07-2024 5:54 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — After more than a week since the news first broke, University of Massachusetts athletic department officials held a press conference Thursday morning to celebrate their joining the Mid-American Conference.UMass Chancellor Javier Reyes,...


UMass’ NIL Collectives excited about move to the MAC: “If we get this right, we have a bright future”
03-02-2024 5:05 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — All signs pointed to something happening soon, but Corey Schneider had no idea it would be that soon.At a Feb. 22 event held at the UMass Club in Boston, nearly the entire UMass Board of Trustees was in attendance – which is fairly unusual,...


Local briefs: NEWMAC becomes second NCAA Div. 3 conference to sign media rights deal
02-29-2024 5:33 PM

By GARRETT COTE

The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) this week announced a five-year media rights agreement with FloSports, a global independent sports media company and streaming platform that will become the exclusive media partner of the...


UMass confirms move to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as 13th member
02-29-2024 4:09 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — As of Thursday afternoon, it’s officially official.The UMass athletics department released a press release at 3:30 p.m. confirming its move to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a full member, as the baseball, men’s and women’s basketball,...


Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette McGlade responds to UMass’ decision to leave the Atlantic 10: “This news does not alter the mission of the A-10”
02-27-2024 3:14 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — For nearly half a century, University of Massachusetts athletics have been an integral part of the Atlantic 10 Conference in a variety of sports – ranging from basketball, to lacrosse, to swimming and much more. The institution was one of...

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