COLLEGES

UNE women stay perfect with a 3-2 soccer win

Becca Murphy scored her second goal of the game to break a 2-2 tie with 9:16 left in regulation and the University of New England stayed unbeaten with a 3-2 women’s soccer win over Colby on Tuesday in Waterville.

UNE (5-0) scored first on Kara Hecker’s goal with 2:46 left in the first half. Maddie Tight tied the game for Colby (1-3) 14 minutes into the second half.

The Nor’easters regained the lead on a goal by Murphy in the 70th minute, but Colby tied the game 2:35 later on a goal by Janie O’Halloran.

• Goals in the first 20 minutes by Micole Collette and Sahara Brown helped New Hampshire Technical Institute (1-0-0, 1-0-0 Yankee Small College Conference) top Southern Maine Community College (1-3-1, 0-2-1) 4-2 in South Portland.

MEN’S SOCCER: Eric Goitia scored with 2:39 left in the second overtime to lift Bowdoin (2-2, 1-2) to a 2-1 win over Bates (0-4-1, 0-3) in a NESCAC game in Brunswick.

FIELD HOCKEY: Peyton Dostie had four goals and two assists as Southern Maine (3-3) cruised by New England College (0-8) 11-1 in a non-conference matchup in Gorham.

FOOTBALL: Miami announced QB Kevin Olsen’s departure a day after he was arrested for DUI.

Olsen never played for Miami. He was redshirted in 2013.

OLYMPICS

RIO DE JANEIRO: Organizers announced the basic outline of ticket prices for the 2016 Olympics.

Organizers said 7.5 million tickets will be issued for the Rio Games. Half of them – 3.8 million – will be priced under $30. Organizers said the cheapest ticket will be about $20.

The most expensive ticket will be about $2,000 for the opening ceremony.

BASKETBALL

NBA: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said he has already talked with six potential buyers for the Atlanta Hawks and expects a sale of the team to move quickly after racially charged comments by owner Bruce Levenson and GM Danny Ferry.

• The Kings will retire Peja Stojakovic’s No. 16 jersey when they host Oklahoma City on Dec. 16.

INTERNATIONAL: International basketball’s governing body said players will be allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis in some competitions.

AUTO RACING

INDYCAR: Rookie driver Mikhail Aleshin was released from an Indianapolis hospital and is expected to make a full recovery from injuries suffered in a crash last month.

Aleshin was diagnosed with a concussion, chest injuries, fractured ribs and a broken clavicle after a crash in practice in Fontana on Aug. 29.

TENNIS

KOREA OPEN: Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska began her title defense in comfortable fashion by beating Polona Hercog 6-3, 6-3 in Seoul, South Korea.

SOCCER

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Real Madrid started its title defense with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Basel, and Liverpool celebrated its return to Europe’s top club competition with a dramatic 2-1 win against Bulgarian side Ludogorets.

GOLF

PGA: Rory McIlroy is the Vardon Trophy winner and the PGA of America’s player of the year for the second time.

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