Akeem Richmond scored 19 points and Lamonte Ulmer 17 as Rhode Island defeated Massachusetts 93-85 on Saturday. The Rams (19-3, 7-2 Atlantic 10 Conference) led 69-45 with 9:55 left, then withstood a late comeback by the Minutemen (8-15, 2-7). Anthony Gurley scored all 15 of his points in ...

Jordan Crawford scored 25 points to help Xavier defeat Massachusetts 87-79 on Wednesday night, staying on top the Atlantic 10 Conference and winning its fourth straight. The Musketeers (16-6, 8-1) trailed 69-68 with 4:37 to go, before scoring nine unanswered points. Jamel McLean's free throw put Xavier ahead ...

Bob Pickett, a former football coach at Massachusetts who led the Minutemen to four Yankee Conference championships, has died. He was 75. The school said in a statement Wednesday that Pickett died Tuesday in Florida. UMass associate athletic director Jason Yellin said Pickett's family informed ...

Ricky Harris scored 23 points and Massachusetts used a second-half run to pull away from Saint Joseph's 87-80 on Wednesday night, snapping a five-game skid. The Minutemen (8-12, 2-4 Atlantic 10 Conference) squandered an early 12-point lead. Trailing 56-54 with 13:06 left, they went on a 15-2 run, keyed ...