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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- With a pair of long touchdown passes, Boston College picked up its first victory in almost a year and may have changed its reputation as a run-first offense in the process.Patrick Towles hit former quarterback Jeff Smith on back-to-back, one-play TD drives, and substitute Mike Knoll connected on a pair of field goals on Saturday as the Eagles beat Massachusetts 26-7 for their first win in 10 games.BC was trailing 7-0 late in the second quarter when Towles, taking over at the UMass 46-yard line, found Smith on the first play of the drive. After the Minutemen fumbled at their own 36, Towles again hit Smith on the first play to give the Eagles the lead for good.Totally turned the game around, BC coach Steve Addazio said. Now we have the ability to go and strike it (big).BC has long been known as a rushing team, sending backs like Heisman Trophy finalist Andre Williams to the NFL, along with enough run-blockers to staff a couple of offensive lines. But when Addazio saw UMass trying to crowd the line of scrimmage to take away the ground game, he decided it was time to go for it.People dont expect those shots on first down, especially from us, said Towles, who completed 12 of 22 passes for 191 yards for the Eagles (1-1) and also ran 12 times for 66 yards. Well take that.Smith had five catches for 98 yards, and Jon Hilliman ran 22 times for 54 yards and a 15-yard touchdown for BC, which last won on Sept. 25, 2015, against Northern Illinois. The Eagles lost their final eight games last season and their opener last week, 17-14 to Georgia Tech in Ireland.You need to enjoy the wins, Addazio said. This is a tough game, a tough business were all in. This easily could have been a different scenario, when youre coming off what we came off of.Colton Lichtenberg missed a pair of short field goals last week; Addazio said he was unavailable on Saturday because of a strain in his kicking leg. Knoll, who had been used exclusively in kickoffs, missed his first point-after attempt but converted the second time to make it 13-7.He added third-quarter field goals of 40 and 37 yards.Its unfortunate Colton went down, Knoll said. But hell be back and well all be kicking lights out.UMass (0-2) put a scare into No. 25 Florida last week, trailing just 10-7 into the fourth quarter. Returning to their sometime home at Gillette Stadium, the Minutemen took a 7-0 lead on a 58-yard pass from Ross Comis to Adam Breneman late in the first quarter.Comis went 11 of 28 for 145 yards and a touchdown. But he also had a pair of first-half fumbles and threw an interception in the third quarter; the turnovers led to 10 BC points.I can give you the old adage, `Ill look at the tape. But, yeah, he lost the game, UMass coach Mark Whipple said. As the quarterback, you dont like to lose. Weve only got two touchdowns in two games.NICE TO BE HEREWith BCs kicking troubles the past few years, Knoll was one of the players requested to the postgame interview area.Yeah, you dont get called up very often. Its good, Knoll said, breaking into a smile. Thanks for bringing me in.Reminded that a kicker is usually asked to speak after missing a field goal, he said: Yeah, thats true. Thats the life we chose.SETTLE DOWNThe Eagles trailed 7-0 and had just 55 total yards in the opening quarter. The touchdowns 84 seconds apart in the second quarter helped the offense relax, Smith said.Being down, that was a real surprise, he said. But I think scoring those two touchdowns quick, really picked (us) up and helped the defense, too. It really gave us confidence to come out in the second half.THE TAKEAWAYBC: In light of BCs struggles to win in the conference, finishing off the Minutemen gives them an FBS win before heading into the ACC opener against Virginia Tech next week.UMASS: After staying close against No. 25 Florida, the Minutemen put another scare into a major college team. But Whipples independent team needs to finish off a victory if it is going to attract an invitation from a conference.UP NEXTBC: Plays at Virginia Tech on Saturday.UMASS: Hosts Florida International on Saturday.Reggie White Eagles Jersey . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Wes Hopkins Jersey . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. 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Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months.The New York Red Bulls won the Eastern Conference and scored 61 goals in the regular season.New York is on the brink of being eliminated from the postseason.The Montreal Impact can knock out the Red Bulls in the second leg of the conference semifinals on Sunday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.The Impact defeated New York 1-0 last Sunday in Montreal during the first leg of the aggregate format.To advance to the conference finals, New York would have to win by a margin of at least two goals. The Impact can move with a draw.The Impact are the first team to beat the Red Bulls in MLS competition since a 2-0 loss to New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on July 3d.Matteo Mancosu has emerged as the star of the postseason for Montreal. The former Serie A forward scored the deciding goal on Sunday and it was his third strike in two playoff games.He sent a laser off a volley just outside the box in the 61st minute.Were showing that we can play (in these playoffs) even though they were calling us the underdogs, Mancosu said through an interpreter to MLS.com. Now were showing that were on the same level as the others.So were very happy and its a great emotion. And then the public was so involved. Their affection was felt. They cheered us on all game and we owed them this win.The storyline will be different for the Impact at Red Bull Arena. Montreal has never won there in seven matches and could be without mercurial striker Didier Drogba, who has been battling a back injury, but hasnt played in over month since refusing a spoot on Montreals 18-man roster.ddddddddddddDroga, who has 10 goals, told reporters this week his back is feeling better and he may come off the bench.I started in my career as a sub so I dont know why it should be difficult for me to be on the bench, Droga said to MLS.com. I dont think its difficult for people to understand I can be on the bench and without making it a big drama. Anyway, Im not the type of guy to justify what Im doing or not.The Red Bulls need better form from their two top players if they hope to move on. Striker Bradley Wright-Phillips and midfielder Sacha Kljestan, the team-leader in goals and assists, respectively, were held to just two shots apiece against Montreal.Wright-Phillips won the leagues Golden Boot for the second time in three years with 24 goals.We were too satisfied with trying to play long balls and find Bradley off the first play, Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch said. By playing more, I think we could have really pushed them (Montreal) back and at 0-0 in the second half really started to put more pressure on them.But because we made some decisions to try and play long when they werent there, it meant that we cheaply gave the ball away, which allowed them to get out on the counter and ultimately led to the goal that they got.The Red Bulls will be without forward Omer Damari who received a red card in the first leg for a tackle on Montreals Callum Mallace. ' ' '