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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 4, 2:08 AM
UMass stuns Rutgers with upset win; snaps 16-game skid
UMass football ended a 16-game losing streak, the longest streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
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UMass stuns Rutgers with upset win; snaps 16-game skid
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What happened UMass football ended a 16-game losing streak, the longest streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
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Left / center-leftUMass ends its 16-game losing streak with a 37-21 win over Rutgers
Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
CenterUMass stuns Rutgers with upset win; snaps 16-game skid
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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Sep 4, 2:00 AM
UMass ends its 16-game losing streak with a 37-21 win over Rutgers
Pop Watson III passed for 197 yards and three touchdowns as UMass ended a 16-game losing streak with a 37-21 win over Rutgers in the season-opener for both teams on Thursday night
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0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 14 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 14 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.