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Cavaliers too much for Celtics, 104-93

CLEVELAND — Leon Powe has seen the Boston Celtics at their best. They aren’t there anymore. After coming off the bench and helping the Cleveland Cavaliers put away the Celtics 104-93 on Sunday, Powe, who won an NBA title with Boston in 2008, took a moment to reflect on his former team, a squad showing […]

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Activist ‘Granny D’ remembered as an inspiration

DUBLIN, N.H. — Hundreds of people gathered at a church on Sunday afternoon to remember political activist Doris “Granny D” Haddock, who at age 89 walked across the country to raise awareness of campaign finance reform. Haddock, who died last week at age 100 of respiratory failure, surprised many political observers in 2004 when she […]

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Varitek returns, Sox rally to a win

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis drove in fifth-inning runs to help the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday Kevin Slowey threw three perfect innings for Minnesota. After missing the last half of last season with a right wrist injury that required […]

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College Women: Stanford captures Pac-10 crown

LOS ANGELES — Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Jayne Appel added 15 points and No. 2 Stanford rolled to a 70-46 victory over 23rd-ranked UCLA on Sunday, winning its eighth Pac-10 women’s basketball tournament championship in nine title-game appearances. The Cardinal (31-1) earned the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, where […]

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College Men: No. 2 Kentucky rallies to win SEC final

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Wall scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, and No. 2 Kentucky rallied from five down with 2:28 left to beat Mississippi State 75-74 Sunday in the Southeastern Conference men’s basketball final. It was the 26th SEC tournament championship for the Wildcats, who were named the top seed in the […]

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Bulletin Board

The Harlem Rockets, who combine basketball skills with comedy, will face the Sanford Townies at Sanford Veterans Memorial Gym at 3 p.m. April 11. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door and are available at Nasson Community Center between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays. For information, call Tom Mitchell at […]