Search for UMass sports voice put on hold

With less than two months remaining until the start of football season, the University of Massachusetts is going to hold off on a full search for its next play-by-play voice for a year. Instead the school will hire a temporary broadcaster for one season and run a complete search after the completion of the 2008-09 basketball season.

Lang is latest to transfer from UMass

Trey Lang will to be the next University of Massachusetts men's basketball player to transfer, joining Papa Lo and Max Groebe among last year's freshmen to depart.

Soccer year starts with lofty goals for UMass

Expectations already are starting to rise for the University of Massachusetts men's soccer team, which will try to repeat last year's run to the Men's College Cup, college soccer's version of the final four.

The Atlantic 10 released its preseason all-conference teams for men's and women's soccer Tuesday. Four Minutemen are on the men's squad, the most of any A-10 school.

UMass to lose voice of sports

When the University of Massachusetts football team kicks off its season at the end of August, fans listening to the radio will hear an unfamiliar voice calling the action for the first time since 1999.

Bob Behler accepted an offer Monday to become the play-by-play announcer at Boise State University, ending his nine years at UMass.

Former Minuteman Forbes has high hopes for NBA draft

At 2 p.m., Wednesday afternoon, the workouts and traveling were over, and Gary Forbes was ready for the waiting to be over too. Since finishing his University of Massachusetts basketball career in
early April, Forbes has worked out for NBA teams from Miami to
Portland, Ore., and he's hoping it leads to being
selected tonight when the NBA holds its annual draft starting at 7:30.

UMass, Memphis in talks to meet on court

One of Derek Kellogg's first games as the University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach could come against former boss John Calipari if the University of Massachusetts and Memphis succeed in scheduling a game in November.

Kellogg fills out his staff

With just over two weeks left until the first July recruiting period, University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg officially completed his staff by hiring Antwon Jackson as an assistant coach.

Jackson joins former Pepperdine head coach Vance Walberg and Adam Ginsburg, a holdover from Travis Ford's staff, as Kellogg's assistants.

Kellogg has put plenty on his plate

AMHERST - The walls of the men's basketball head coach's office at the Mullins Center are still empty.

New University of Massachusetts coach Derek Kellogg's schedule has been hectic and decorating has not been atop his priority list.

Change in league on horizon for UMass lacrosse

The shift in conference alignment across Division I men's lacrosse is expected to land the University of Massachusetts program in the Colonial Athletic Association in 2010 and could end the annual game between the Minutemen and Syracuse.

Forbes gets attention at NBA draft camp

While NBA scouts remain tight-lipped about Gary Forbes' performance in the NBA pre-draft camp in Orlando, the former University of Massachusetts forward has impressed the media at the event and could have improved his chances of getting selected in the June 26 draft.