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UMass Newsstand for June 2004
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July 1, 2004
Welcome to "UMass NewsStand," a daily listing with links to stories from around the country on the Minutemen and Minutewomen. While we'll try to have most stories to you early each morning, be sure to check back throughout the day as we add links at all hours when we find them.
We hope you enjoy the links below to some of the top feature stories from the month of June.
Sunday, June 27, 2004
FOOTBALL: Whipping them into shape
Boston Globe / By Michael Smith
Other than a few "fines" for using old Minuteman terminology, former University of Massachusetts coach Mark Whipple has had a solid first five months as the Steelers' quarterbacks coach. . .
Saturday, June 26, 2004
FOOTBALL: Hasselbeck transfers from BC to UMass
Boston Globe / By Joe Burris
AMHERST - Nathanael Hasselbeck, who announced May 28 he was leaving Boston College, has landed at the University of Massachusetts, coach Don Brown said yesterday. Hasselbeck, a 5-foot-11-inch, 196-pound defensive back and special teams player, is the brother of NFL and former BC quarterbacks Matt and Tim Hasselbeck. . .
FOOTBALL: Steelers' new coach to be put to the test
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / By Ed Bouchette
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Mark Whipple could have been given less responsibility on his first job in the NFL. The Steelers might have asked him to fly Dan Rooney around in his plane, manage the salary cap, pick new uniforms for the team and make sure Plaxico Burress gets to training camp on time. . .
Friday, June 18, 2004
FOOTBALL: Agreement signed, Brown moving on
Boston Globe / By Joe Burris
AMHERST - University of Massachusetts football coach Don Brown, the former Northeastern mentor whose hiring at UMass drew opposition from NU officials, said yesterday he has signed an agreement between the schools enabling him to coach at UMass, and has moved on to preparing the Minutemen to defend their Atlantic 10 Conference title. . .
FOOTBALL: UMass adds defensive lineman
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST - New University of Massachusetts coach Don Brown's defensive line got a little bigger as former Ball State defensive tackle Justin Schweighardt has transferred to UMass. The 6-foot-1, 265-pound Schweighardt, who has two years of eligibility left, played in 11 of the Cardinals' 13 games last year. He started four games and made 13 tackles (three for losses) and one sack. . .
Thursday, June 17, 2004
BASEBALL: Demers a bulldog on mound
Springfield Republican / By Mike Bogen
Easthampton's Jeremy Demers showed Holyoke Giants coach Joel Southern something the first time he took the ball. . .
UMASS ATHLETICS: Classy exit for Strickland
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
For much of the 1990s, he was one of the key sports figures on a University of Massachusetts campus that had the entire nation buzzing. . .
Wednesday, June 9, 2004
UMASS ATHLETICS: Strickland to depart; Curreri taken in draft
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - UMass sophomore catcher Frank Curreri was drafted in the 41st round (1,226 overall selection) of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Additionally, Bill Strickland, the longtime University of Massachusetts associate athletic director, is leaving Amherst to become the vice president of sales and business development for Collegiate Images. . .
Sunday, June 6, 2004
BASEBALL: Curreri awaiting news on a shot at big leagues
Boston Globe / By Paul Harber
WEYMOUTH, Mass. - Frank Curreri of Weymouth has a big month ahead. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst sophomore, who had a tremendous spring for the Minutemen baseball team, has a couple of dates circled on his calendar. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2004
BASEBALL: Holyoke Giants like their roster
Springfield Republican / By Mike Bogen
HOLYOKE, Mass. - It did not take a yeoman's effort to build the Holyoke Giants. And that, according to Giants owner Cal Moffie, is an indication of the popularity among college baseball players and coaches of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. . .
Tuesday, June 1, 2004
BASEBALL: SHS outfielder Tuetken taking his swing to UMass next season
Woonsocket (R.I.) Call / By Mike Parente
SMITHFIELD - The art of hitting a baseball has always come natural to Smithfield High outfielder Andy Tuetken. Choosing a college was much more difficult. After weighing his options carefully and mapping out his future this past summer, Tuetken signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Massachusetts on a partial baseball scholarship. . .
For links to stories from previous months, please look here:
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003