INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish. Uh-uh, Tom. Not in this city, and not in this game. Indianapolis is a Manning town, whether it’s Peyton or Eli pulling out the wins. And the Super Bowl is suddenly the province […]

BOSTON ( AP) — Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers could see that Kevin Garnett was looking and feeling spry. Running the floor and looking strong on the glass, the 35- year-old Garnett matched his season- high with 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Celtics to their fourth straight win, a 98-80 victory […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Brady was one of the last ones out of the shower, perhaps hoping some extra hot water would help take the sting out of a crushing Super Bowl loss. In a nearly deserted New England Patriots locker room, he sat wearily pulling on his boots, the pained look on his face never changing. […]

AUGUSTA As expected, Class B Camden Hills cruised from the get-go in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Wrestling Championships, held at Cony High School on Saturday. Midway through the match, Camden Hills led with 75 points, followed by Mt. Blue (60), Cony (53) and Belfast (41.50) However, as the semifinal round closed, Camden had picked […]

TOPSHAM There is no easy way to sugarcoat what the undefeated Cony Rams did to the Mt. Ararat High School girls basketball team on Friday in a battle of the top two teams in Eastern Maine Class A. Cony outrebounded, outhustled and did everything right in rolling to a convincing 56-21 victory in front of […]

BRUNSWICK — In a key Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys basketball tilt on Friday, Brunswick High School came up short against Lewiston, 47-46. “ We had the last possession,” said Brunswick coach Todd Hanson. “We had a shot partially blocked and the ball went out of bounds. On the in- bounds play we had a […]

KITTERY — The streaky Freeport High School girls basketball team, after suffering through six consecutive Western Maine Conference losses, has found its stride again after downing Traip Academy on Friday night, picking up a second consecutive victory, 62-58. The game was tied at 57 with 30 seconds remaining. Falcon guard Leigh Wyman hit a 3-pointer […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend is set to begin in Charlottesville. Jury selection is scheduled to start today in the trial of George Huguely V. The 24- year-old from Chevy Chase, Md., faces firstdegree murder and several other charges in Charlottesville Circuit […]

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Despite a game-high 25 points and 10 rebounds by Bowdoin’s Jill Henrikson, the Williams College women’s basketball team defeated the Polar Bears for the just the second time since 2000, 67-55 on Saturday afternoon. Henrikson led all players with her 25 points, including a 10-for-11 effort from the free throw line, and […]