TOPSHAM — Good friend and Mt. Ararat High School athletic director Colin Roy received an early, early Christmas present this year. The affable 59-year-old was recently inducted into the Maine ASA Softball Hall of Fame as a pitching extraordinaire with numerous nohitters and national- tournament exposure. The inaugural group also included former Brunswick Recreation Department director […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kris Humphries shrugged off loud booing to finish with 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Deron Williams had 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, helping the New Jersey Nets beat the Washington Wizards 90-84 Monday night in the season opener for both teams. The Nets trailed by as many as 21 […]

NEW ORLEANS After Drew Brees broke an NFL passing record that stood for nearly three decades, his teammates called on him to make a speech in the Saints’ locker room. “This record isn’t about one person. There might be just one name that goes in ledger under the record, but it’s really about the team,” […]

NEW YORK ( AP) — Carl Hagelin scored twice for his second multigoal game in the NHL and Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 28 shots he faced as the New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 3-0 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory. Hagelin, in just his 16th career game, scored in the […]

WATERVILLE — The Brunswick High School boys hockey team shook off a two-man disadvantage in the second period and scored a shorthanded goal in a 3-1 Eastern A victory over Waterville on Monday in the annual Waterville Capital City Classic at Colby College. Dylan Towle scored the shorthanded marker and dished out two assists as […]

Brunswick frosh boys now 5-0 BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School freshman boys basketball team turned back Mt. Ararat 56- 36 on Thursday. Cedric Lewis led the 5-0 Dragons, who are scheduled to visit Lewiston next Friday, with 19 points, while Alex Bandouveres had 11 and Pearson Cost eight. Cam Glover led the way defensively […]

Today Basketball —Brunswick boys at Bangor, 6:30 p.m.; Bangor girls at Brunswick, 6:30 p.m. Hoops tournaments — Freeport and Lisbon girls at Central Maine Community College in Auburn, with Falcons facing Lewiston at 2:30 p.m. and the Greyhounds at 5:30 p.m.; the Freeport and Lisbon boys are at the St. Dom’s Tournament, with the Falcons […]

TUESDAY AFTERNOON3:30(ESPN) NFL Live (Live) (CC)4:30(ESPN) College Football Little Caesars Bowl — Purduevs. Western Michigan. From Detroit. (Live)EVENING6:00(NESN) Red Sox Hot Stove (Live)7:00(FSNE) Celtics Pregame Live A preview of BostonCeltics action. (Live) 8:00(ESPN) College Football Belk Bowl — Louisville vs.North Carolina State. From Charlotte, N.C. (Live)(NESN) English Premier League Soccer Liverpool vs.Blackburn. (Taped)(TNT) NBA Basketball […]

College Basketball ScheduleBy The Associated PressTodayEASTProvidence at St. John’s, 7 p.m.SOUTHWinthrop at Georgia, 7 p.m.Md.-Eastern Shore at Virginia, 7 p.m.Belhaven at Southern Miss., 8 p.m.MIDWESTPittsburgh at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Illinois, 7:30 p.m.Texas Southern at Saint Louis, 8 p.m.Eureka at W. Illinois, 8:30 p.m.Wisconsin at Nebraska, 9 p.m.SOUTHWESTNew Orleans at North Texas, 8 p.m.CS […]