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When Michael Suski (Avon, Conn.) decided to transfer from Boston College, he wanted a new challenge.
Actually, he needed it.
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The University of Massachusetts men’s soccer team was unbeaten through 12 games this season, with a 6-0-6 overall record and finished as one of the last seven Division 1 teams without a loss.
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Dan Gaspar is writing the last chapter of his extraordinary and often nomadic coaching career close to home.
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