By Justin McKinney & Matt Litchfield, Sports Editor & Contributing Writer Although the sports section of The Torch is traditionally filled with articles on how UMassD teams and  New England’s professional teams are faring, this week The Torch is recognizing a UMass Dartmouth Alum and a former Torch writer in his personal athletic endeavors as well as the big impact he is generating. Matt Litchfield … Continue reading Alum fights cancer through biking

By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor In the wake of Ben McAdoo being fired by the Giants one has to wonder when Andy Reid’s day of reckoning will be coming with the Chiefs. What started out as a banner year for the Chiefs given their 5-0 record and the thrashings they have doled against the Patriots and Eagles, has quickly become a living nightmare for Chiefs … Continue reading Follow up: Chiefs stick with Reid, lose to Jets

By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor The time has now come for the Kansas City Chiefs organization to make what will be sure to be a very controversial choice; that choice is whether or not to stick with Andy Reid as their head coach or cut ties with him either now or at the end of the season. While many hail Andy Reid as one of … Continue reading K.C. done with Reid? They should be

By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor It is extremely evident that the Patriots are like a fine wine: they only get better as the season goes on. This past Sunday, the Patriots routed the Broncos 41-16 and the defense has continued its romp of the NFL as it hasn’t let up more than 17 points in a game since September. Despite the fact that Tom Brady … Continue reading Patriots buck Broncos

By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor After Gordon Hayward went down for the season less than a quarter in the 2017 campaign for the Celtics it seemed that all hope was lost and the Celts were destined to another year of an Eastern Conference finals push with nothing to show but a loss to the Cavs. Given their second game went just as poorly against the … Continue reading Celts cruise to 8-2

By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor Despite a tough loss in the LEC tournament semi-finals match to Bridgewater State, the UMass Dartmouth women’s tennis team had a fantastic season finishing with an overall record of 10-5 and an LEC record of 6-2. It is worth noting that the women’s tennis team had the best overall winning percentage out of any UMass Dartmouth fall sport as they … Continue reading Women’s tennis shines bright in Fall 2017

By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor What more could you have asked for from the Patriots this Sunday? On their biggest game of the year thus far, against a very talented Falcons team they came up with their best game of the season. Winning 23-7 it was a great night for quarterback Tom Brady and a much needed boost for the struggling defense. In a game … Continue reading Pats ground Falcons

By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor It was a wild weekend in the NFL to say the least, an unbeaten fell, the Jets gave the Patriots a hell of a game, and frankly if you looked at the score of the Saints v. Lions game you’d think it was being played in the NCAA rather than the NFL. But what does it all mean for the … Continue reading Blitz for six: Patriots NFL round-up

By Justin McKinney, Sports Editor While the Patriots 19-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday may have seemed far from impressive, the fact is is that that win was huge. It is no secret what the Patriots weak link has been this season is the defense. In each of the Patriot’s two losses this season they have let up over thirty points and … Continue reading Big win in Tampa