Massachusetts Sports News

It was a high-noon shootout that truly lived up to its billing. Both Villanova and Holy Cross came out with guns blazing, each moving the ball downfield almost effortlessly. Dominic Randolph and his receivers on their side, Villanova had a...

Chaisson Allen threw in a halfcourt shot at the buzzer and Northeastern beat Wright State 70-67 on Saturday. Allen, who had a game-high 21 points with eight rebounds and six assists, grabbed a rebound with 4 seconds to play and...

Rasheed Wallace rips refs after getting fifth technical of season The way Rasheed Wallace sees it, his latest technical foul call was a flop. The Boston big man said Friday that Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu duped the referees into giving...

New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur became the NHL's all-time minutes leader during his team's 2-1 shootout win against the Boston Bruins on Friday. Canadian Brodeur overhauled Patrick Roy's mark of 60,235 minutes played early in the second period before...

Philadelphia 76ers guard Lou Williams will miss eight weeks after having surgery on his jaw Thursday morning. Williams broke his jaw in Philadelphia's loss to Washington on Tuesday night. His averages of 17.4 points and 5.1 assists are second-highest on...

Jeremy Lin scored 18 points and Christian Webster added 15 in his first start as Harvard coasted to a 78-60 victory over New Hampshire on Wednesday night. The Crimson (4-1) made 60.9 percent of their first-half shots (14-for-23) compared to...

John Holland scored four points in the final 6 seconds in overtime and Boston defeated Northeastern 69-64 on Wednesday. The Terriers (2-4) began the overtime period on an 8-1 run for a 61-54 advantage before Northeastern answered with a 10-2...

Anthony Gurley scored 18 points and four other Massachusetts players scored in double figures to beat St...Terrell Vinson and Sampson Carter each scored 13 points, Freddie Riley had 12 and Ricky Harris added 10 for the Minutemen (2-2). UMass used...

The brain trust of the New England Patriots has lopped some slop on the New Orleans Saints talking about their talent, their poise and how big of studs they are. Don’t fall for Saints. After watching Bobby Bowden aw shucks...