MIAMI — Norris Cole stepped to the foul line with 9.3 seconds left, set to clinch the game as cries of “M-V-P” rained down upon him from the sold-out stands. No, this wasn’t a scene from his days at Cleveland State. Taking over in just his second NBA game — and with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Mike Glennon threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns and David Amerson returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown as North Carolina State defeated Louisville 31-24 in the Belk Bowl. T.J. Graham made the most of his final game at N.C. State with seven catches for 116 yards and two […]

BRUNSWICK — Visiting Bangor held off a Brunswick rally as the Rams came away with a 45-42 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference girls high school basketball victory on Tuesday. “ We got it down to two points (44-42), and we had the ball with eight seconds left with a chance to tie it, but the shot […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The New England Patriots have one major goal remaining in the regular season: clinching home- field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. All they need to do is beat the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. That doesn’t seem so difficult for a team that has won its last seven games and will be at home […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Marvin Williams had 14 points and nine rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks opened a double digit lead early and cruised to a 106- 70 victory over the sluggish Nets in their final home opener in New Jersey. Jeff Teague added 13 points, Joe Johnson had 11 and the Hawks got big […]

DETROIT ( AP) — Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall scored 56 seconds apart in the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Datsyuk added an assist, and Nicklas Lidstrom also scored for Detroit, which won its 11th consecutive home game. Ian White […]

Today Basketball — Belfast boys at Morse, 7 p.m.; Morse girls at Belfast, 6:30 p.m.; Telstar boys at Wiscasset, 2:30 p.m. Capital City Classic — Held at the Augusta Civic Center, with the Brunswick boys basketball team facing Gardiner at 9 a.m. and Lawrence at 6 p.m. Portland Expo Christmas Tournament — The Richmond girls […]

NEW YORK The usual names — Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Troy Polamalu, Tony Gonzalez — are headed for Hawaii, barring a trip to the Super Bowl. Joining them at the Pro Bowl will be the not quite so familiar, from Rob Gronkowski to Jimmy Graham, from Marshal Yanda to Earl Thomas. The thrill is equal, […]