Boston College freshman defenseman Brian Dumoulin, seen Sunday, during the Golden Eagles’ 9-7 win over Yale, in the NCAA Northeast Region championship game at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The former Biddeford High standout will head with his teammates to Detroit for the NCAA Frozen Four, to be played Apr. 8 and 10 at […]
March 2010
Little miracles: NICU Web cam connects family
Ryan McCaffrey, right, watches over son, Zachary, with girlfriend Lindsey Shannon, center, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Ark. this week. Shannon gave birth to Zachary more than three months before his due date while heading home to Maine after a road trip in January. Thanks to a new program […]
Playing on the big stage
WORCESTER, Mass. — From a sport that can bring you hat tricks of all descriptions ”“ “the Natural,” “the Gordie Howe,” “the Three-Way,” Brian Dumoulin and his Boston College teammates have registered a “hattie” of a different kind. One that defies description because in the long history of hockey, this three spot has never been […]
Letters to the editor: March 29, 2010
Plan for Maine train: Pain or plain? Much has been made of the $30 million coming to Maine to provide passenger rail service from Portland to Brunswick. Politicians and civic leaders are grabbing the microphone from each other to extol the benefits of slow rail, a third-world infrastructure. I could understand if the train were […]
Tilting crane operator’s license pulled
No injuries are reported after the crane hit the ledge on a 25-story building near Wall Street.
Maine at Work: Polite middle schoolers? Appetizing presentation? Who knew?
Reporter Ray Routhier gets lessons in mustard and peppers as he dishes up school lunches.
NCAA Women’s Basketball: UConn again makes it look easy
DAYTON, Ohio — Maya Moore made a 3-pointer from the top of the key for Connecticut’s first basket. Then she hit one from the left corner. Just like that, another Huskies rout was on. Moore scored 16 of her 25 points in the opening 9 minutes and UConn rolled over Iowa State 74-36 in the […]
NCAA Men’s Basketball: Duke restores some order
Duke ends Baylor’s tournament run and becomes the only No. 1 seed to reach the Final Four.
NCCA Men’s Basketball: Familiar destination for Spartans
Michigan State advances to the Final Four for the second year in a row, and the sixth time since 1999.
NCAA Hockey: Eagles outscore Bulldogs
WORCESTER, Mass. — One bounce, and Boston College was on its way to another Frozen Four. Cam Atkinson had three goals and Carl Sneep scored a 170-foot short-handed goal to help the Eagles beat Yale 9-7 on Sunday in the Northeast Regional final for their ninth trip to the national semifinals in 13 seasons. With […]