Sports

August 6, 2012

Beach to Beacon Notebook: For Gorman, a tumble can't take away from a run with friends

August 6, 2012

Wheelchair winners meet the tough challenges

Craig Blanchette controls a strong men's field, and Cheri Blauwet's experience shows in the women's race.

August 6, 2012

Steve Solloway: Forced to walk but never, ever forced to quit

August 6, 2012

Past Beach to Beacon Winners

August 4, 2012

Phelps collects 18th gold medal in final race

Michael Phelps swims the butterfly as the U.S. wins the 4x100-meter medley relay,

August 6, 2012

Beach to Beacon wheelchair finishers

August 4, 2012

SLIDE SHOW: Beach to Beacon 10K road race

August 4, 2012

Elite Women: Wangari-Muriuki survives strange finish

Margaret Wangari-Muriuki stops just shy of the finish line but hangs on to win by six-tenths of a second.

August 6, 2012

Maine Women: Piers survives heat to defend her title

Sheri Piers is less than thrilled with her time on a hot, muggy day, but still wins for the third time overall.

August 4, 2012

Maine Men: Shaw surges ahead to get his first win

Ethan Shaw gets past Jonny Wilson, his former teammate at Falmouth, to post the top time by a Maine man.

August 6, 2012

Elite Men: Biwott gets victory, and also helps his friend

Stanley Biwott hands off a cup of water to his last challenger, then goes on to win in one of B2Bs slowest winning times.

August 4, 2012

Olympics: Serena wins gold

Serena Williams routs Maria Sharapova, 6-0, 6-1.

August 4, 2012

Olympics: LeBron rescues US in fourth quarter

LeBron James delivers in the clutch as the Americans, who trailed in the fourth quarter, rally to beat Lithuania, 99-94.

August 6, 2012

Beach to Beacon: Kenyans romp as runners, and medics, beat the heat

Sheri Piers and Ethan Shaw top all Maine competitors in a race in which about 70 needed treatment.

August 4, 2012

Olympics: Double-amputee makes it to the 400 semifinals

Oscar Pistorius finishes second in his heat and will race in Sunday night's semifinals.

August 4, 2012

New England Babe Ruth: Portland's winning start: a 2-1 victory in 8 innings

Portland beats a Rhode Island opponent and will meet a Connecticut team in the winners' bracket.

August 4, 2012

A Quick Look at 16 Elite Runners

August 4, 2012

NFL Notebook: Pats again need runner

August 4, 2012

Beach to Beacon: Samuelson chooses her running mates

Joan Benoit Samuelson will run with two legendary marathoners and the L.L. Bean chairman of the board.

August 4, 2012

Olympics: Logan, U.S. team fulfilled forecasts

The U.S. women's eight went into the Olympics as the gold medal favorite and didn't disappoint.

August 4, 2012

Legion tournament: Post 51 remains alive by eliminating Bangor

August 4, 2012

Legion tournament: Westbrook out with loss in 10

Pastime Club of Lewiston gives up a run in the ninth, then scores four in the 10th to remain alive.

August 4, 2012

Beach to Beacon: The elite are ready to make their runs

An impressive list of runners will be at the front of the Beach to Beacon approaching the finish line.

August 4, 2012

Kehrt remains impressive in Sea Dogs' win

Jeremy Kehrt pitches six shutout innings and lowers his ERA to 1.33 in his last five starts.

August 4, 2012

Olympics: Phelps finishing with a flourish

Michael Phelps wins his last individual race, and U.S. teens Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky also earn gold medals.

August 4, 2012

Bulletin Board

August 4, 2012

American Legion tournament: First Title remains perfect

First Title is the only unbeaten team remaining in the state tourney by downing Windham, 9-4.

August 4, 2012

Senior League: Rough start for Scarborough

The Maine champions suffer a 35-0 loss in their first game at the Eastern Regional.

August 4, 2012

Sox build big lead, then let it slip away

Minnesota overcomes a four-run deficit, then wins it in the 10th on Jamey Carroll's RBI single.

August 4, 2012

Sports Digest

August 4, 2012

It's not London, but Beach to Beacon is a celebration

A significant portion of the invited runners in Maine today harbored dreams of competing in this year's Olympics. Julia Lucas, left, missed London by four-hundredths of a second.

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